Also, why do you think people are voting more for socialists now? Hmmm, sooo hard to figure that one out Paul!

Another one angry that people are voting for politicians who are proving through actions that you can get shit done for the working class.

Someone's angry that people are voting for politicians who are proving through actions that you can get shit done for the working class.

Defragging was cool.

“I’ve been eating BBQ since before Ken Paxton’s first indictment” is a great joke. I’d love to see Talarico swap out the punchline each time he tells it. “…since before Ken Paxton cheated on his wife” “…since before Ken Paxton was impeached by his own party” There are hundreds of options.

Makes me sad to see people on here claiming +2.7°C is now the worst case scenario. Because that’s just…not true? It’s the *most likely* scenario, sure, but worst case is still hovering around +3.2°C. The opposite of doomerism is not foolish optimism.

A society that stops reading becomes easy to manipulate.

The work of Diana Catchpole, contemporary UK based illustrator and printmaking #Womensart

Puddle portal, New Orleans

The world is a dynamic mess of jiggling things.

A reminder that this is why we make fun of The Odyssey. The book would not exist if Odysseus was not such a complete chaos goblin who was busy causing problems for himself by arguing with Gods and being a shit navigator. There is no way to make an extremely serious movie out of this material.

I love New Orleans because I just walked out of a bar trying to find my way to my car and went the wrong way and found a bookstore that stays open all night. I just dropped an irresponsible amount of money on books. Flawless business model on the book stores behalf can’t even lie.

Hell fucking yeah!

If you are in London, go see Cynthia Erivo's one person show of Dracula. Now. Go buy tickets. Now. Transcendent is the word I would use to describe it. Her performance would make Olivier know there was a new king of the castle.

This Congress woman is a gawd damned American hero!

I imagine nearly every news cycle @barackobama.bsky.social just walks around the house going, "Tan suit, Michelle. Tan. Fucking. Suit."

I had Shingles at 46. I would not wish it on my wordt enemy because it would qualify as torture/war crime. Get the damn vaccine as soon as you can. 2027 will be my year.

Seriously! I am in awe thinking about it!

I can't believe Katherine Johnson used to do these sorts of calculations and simulations BY HAND. I'm flabbergasted.

Fun fact: security can't cover their face at TSA checkpoints or in secure areas AND the DOT requires, by law, that all individuals with access to a secure area wear a SIDA badge w/their legal name & pic visible and above the waist at all times on duty.

Notes for String Theory by artist Candace Hicks.

I don't think nations, especially the US, are ready for internal climate refugee migration. Climate was in the top 5 reasons we left Texas. I wanted out while we still were able to afford it. Not a lot of folks will have that privilege.

Dear god. The lack of a liberal arts education is glaring. Also, a liberal arts education is the keystone of Western Civilization back to the Greeks, hell I'd posit that it's the keystone of ALL civilization. And the lack of it today, is one of the key factors in our decline.

"Yes IF...."

And now your moment of zen.

oh it's going to be a Recession recession

A really good funnel cake might fix me

Hang in there, y’all.

When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.

Just remember: historically the vast majority of technologies entering the Trough of Disillusionment just…disappear. The Hype Cycle is astrology for business bros. It has no predictive or analytical value. Good sales tool, though.

For readers who are about to lose care, I have been told that the Trans Youth Emergency Project is helping the families of trans youth contingency plan to access that care. www.transyouthemergencyproject.org

Doing some cute calligraphy

📚🎁 Reminders for everyone looking for specific books to purchase online as gifts: 1. If you haven't called your local independently-owned book shop, try there first. (If you don't have one, try Bookshop.org) 2. Don't put it off - shipping time for Media Mail can be 12 days. Priority is 5 📦

After episode 1 of Ken Burns' American Revolution, I'm left with two takeaways: 1) The Great American Experiment has been a hot mess since day one. 2) You don't fuck with Boston.

May I recommend a new end of year holiday tradition? In this season of email onslaught, join me in my annual celebration of The Great Unsubscribing. Do 2026 you a favor and help unclutter your Inbox!

You didn’t have to hear anybody’s opinion about literally anything unless they were within slapping distance

If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing

It’s been said that everyone should work a service job for a year after high school, and I think that’s true but I think it should be a five-year plan including… - living in another country for a year - caring for the elderly for a year - teaching for a year - surviving as an artist for a year

Black people have been asking this question for a very long time.

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We don't have the talent! Our nation has let its education system be defunded a little bit more each budget cycle for the past 40 years.

Imagine being a political party and not immediately getting on every outlet possible to scream about how the opposition party just got a show with 1.6 million viewers canceled because a president with a 30% approval rating didn't like it.

Well, that was a new one - I wrote overdue and spell check changed it to ovaries. That would have been a really F'd up business email.

Hey if the witches were thinking about maybe gathering in the wood at all, now would be a good time 🤞

No. F#ck heroic. Don't romanticize this. We allow our kids to be killed because our country values the 2nd amendment more than a life itself.

Don’t outsource confusion. Before you outsource, name the constraint: Capacity/skill/churn/speed/compliance/ETC. Act strategically, not reactively. Learn more from @thetraciecantu.bsky.social on Modern Learning on the Air. 🎧 youtu.be/r2lUIgi7GEI?... #learninganddevelopment #outsourcing

Fiction: Rivers of London Series by Ben Aaronovitch Non-fiction: "Whose Middle Ages? Teachable Moments for an Ill-Used Past." and "A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Spy Who Helped Win World War II"

In response to this, name the last book that you read that you would recommend. abcnews.go.com/Health/ameri...

So the freshman has debilitating social anxiety, to the point she had to do all of 8th grade online last year. We thought things had gotten better with medication and some therapy. Day 2 of high school in a new state just showed us how deluded us parents were.

In the original box too!