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An inspiring skim for a Saturday morning!

One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.

Same pattern for personal courage btw. Start small, keep doing things that put you out of your comfort zone and slowly but surely your spine gets stronger and you become more brave

Absolutely loving this trope.

Today is the 30th anniversary of Hackers

Hey, so...Covid rates have gotten real high. Maybe change your behavior to fit this new risk profile? Stop eating indoors at restaurants, mask on mass transit, that kind of thing?

Lexapro

It's a lovely afternoon to go hang out on the lawn and support your students, UVA people.

Witnessed this with my own eyes: student was asking (and not receiving) justification for his removal from public property and the cop began to forceably push him down. That cop caused an escalation which absolutely could have been avoided. Kudos to students for keeping their heads.

On the eve of his retirement: "John Unsworth on Libraries, Higher Education, and Anti-Facism" I've been grateful for John's leadership over these eventful years, and hope we can keep this spirit going.

Here is the Virginia Department of Health standing order that can used to get a pharmacy based covid vaccine for those 65+ or 18-64 with at least one underlying condition. Your pharmacy should have a copy as well. www.vdh.virginia.gov/content/uplo...

TOMORROW. Student-led action (25+ student groups)! Organizers ask community members to SHOW UP in solidarity + bringing signs if possible.

A genuine timeline cleanser. The Free Book Bus is people at their best.

Manager of the Rings

Like in the Time of Cholera

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering

RFK Jr. went on Fox News today to claim that HHS has had “no successes” in the past 40 years. I beg to differ. Figure from Lei et al., NEJM 2020. Link below.

But you have to be willing to show up. Inaction strengthens an autocratic regime

Yes DC!

Spouse: Who is this on the radio? Me: Oh it's... It's who you think it is. It's who they sound like. Aw crap what's their name... ----- Friends, who was it? No wrong answers. But double points if you guess who it actually was.

if i had the opportunity to ask a question of anyone in the administration, given this "war in chicago" messaging, i would ask them how many americans the president intends to kill in his war

This 👇🏽 is a much needed statewide public higher-ed governance reform. Other good ideas include 6-yr terms, terms starting after general assembly approval, and adding voting positions for faculty, staff, students, and local municipality reps who are all appointed by their representative bodes

“If I had to guess what kind of shot we would make sure schoolchildren got, I would have guessed wrong.” Alexandra Petri with a satirical roundhouse kick to the head.

What a day, America.

Every time I see someone in a public place wearing a mask (because I often forget mine), I think: "My goodness that's smart." ...I'm case you ever feel self conscious about it. Just saying.

My kingdom for some breathable women's dress clothes

Now is a good time to email city council!

I set a reminder to send a note about this first thing tomorrow morning. (Join me!) Criminalizing sleeping outside doesn't give someone a safe place to go. We can do better than this!

I hope you’ll take a few minutes (or more) to speak up to stop the city from criminalizing being homeless. The fact that the city cited the Grant’s Pass decision in 2024 by the conservative Supreme Court majority to justify this ordinance is incredibly problematic and concerning.

Cav Daily, knocking it out of the park once again.

This should be the lead story in all major national news outlets. Public health people prefer to stay out of the limelight unless there is no other choice. I can’t overstate how bad things have to be for 9 former CDC directors to band together and pen an op-ed in the NYT warning the entire country.

If you enjoy… Weekends Safe working conditions Retirement benefits Paid vacations Breaks at work Sick leave Paid holidays … then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.

Join us in celebrating the people who labor in the fields to put food on our tables. Únase en celebrar a la gente que trabajan en los campos para poner comida en nuestras mesas. #WeFeedYou #LaborDay

Tried making pozole (-ish) today, it was excellent... But not quite as excellent as @brazos.bsky.social 's version, which was the inspiration.

UVA marching band killed it tonight. Totally great! Nice follow through after watching your calisthenics on Carr's Hill field on my way to work, and I'm sorry for how creepy that sounds I promise it's simply on my route. Football also! (Men's)

The public, students, faculty, and staff are invited to gather in an urgent, peaceful one-hour teach-in with speakers explaining the current crisis in UVA governance, + and plans for action! PARKING at UVA Central Grounds Garage - 400 Emmet St. S.

"Opposing political views" is a concept that many people still regard as meaning "thoughts about taxation structures" but actually covers "we should put millions of people in concentration camps" and "lots of Americans should be stripped of their rights and treated as property."

Charlottesville folks, I'm helping to organize a free, nonprofit, volunteer-led health fair for the Crozet community this coming October. If you'd be kind enough to spread to word, I'd appreciate it! getbettercrozet.org

I'm beginning to think the 19th Amendment didn't go far enough.

They won’t call it “gender affirming care” but…

i like when these guys just say things like "union station has fallen into disrepair" which is plainly false to anyone with eyes apnews.com/article/trum...

"Federal prosecutors on Tuesday were unable to persuade a grand jury to approve a felony indictment against a man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent on the streets of Washington this month, according to two people familiar with the matter." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...

Someone in this elevator before me had donuts

Heads up, north-bounders www.cbs19news.com/news/gas-lea...

Two small friends from my day. No reason. Just a timeline break.

"Website design is my passion." americabydesign.gov

Yesterday I went on an extremely challenging bike ride at Mosby Mtn with a badass friend (I walked the bike a good bit... She didn't!). Loved the low traffic & beautiful scenery. (Ever mindful not to let my guard down too much about cars.) Glutton for punishment, went back today. Biking is so fun.

Reminder to my Cville friends: the start of public schools and return of UVA students inevitably results in an upturn in COVID (and other respiratory illnesses). This is a good time to start wearing a mask indoors again.