On the Anniversary of 9/11 I like to share this video. Boatlift tells the uplifting story of Americans coming together to help evacuate Lower Manhattan by water after the towers fell and the bridges & tunnels closed. youtu.be/18lsxFcDrjo?...

TMZ is reporting famed jazz musician Chuck Mangione has passed away from natural causes. His manager told TMZ that Chuck Mangione died this week at his home in Rochester, New York. The two time Grammy Award winning musician known internationally for his hit single "Feels So Good" was 84.

LGBTQ+ Youth Safety Hotline (317) 643-4888 As of yesterday, the general 988 safety hotline removed its direct extension for LGBTQIA+ youth. The Rainbow Youth Project has provided this number to fill the need for the community.

553p: This flash flood warning is not because of rain in DC but because of massive amount of water heading thru Rock Creek from upstream (coming from Montgomery County where rain is torrential). Stay away from Rock Creek Park. #cwgalert

A hidden “feature” of the GOP’s Big Beautiful Bill - a new $250 “visa integrity fee” added to all non-immigrant visas - tourists, business travelers, students, etc. DHS can charge more than this, and the fee is indexed to inflation. t.co/IDgseTISAh

I found this info on resources for the Texas floods on the other site: The full text is under alt text For donations, I’d like to also include World Central Kitchen, not on the list, but is already serving meals to people affected by the disaster & first responders looking for survivors. wck.org

Here’s the Baltimore Banner’s report on the No Kings protests in Maryland: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

Here’s the Cleveland Plain Dealer’s report on the protests in Northern Ohio: (I like the headline) www.cleveland.com/news/2025/06...

For those asking about the 3.5% rule... www.bbc.com/future/artic...

For those interested in companies that are still openly pro-Pride. Great Lakes Brewing posted this on their Twitter account. Good beer & they support their community - sold in parts of OH, MI, WI, MN, PA, KY, WV, IL, IN, MD, DC, VA, NC, MA, NY, NJ & RI

Yeah, this "bureau" has me on there as well. I don't work with them; I work with the Macmillan Speakers Bureau. I've never seen a booking through them and if I got one I would turn it down. If you're thinking of booking me, go ahead and use my actual speakers bureau, please.

Remember the news about some of the Les Misérables cast boycotting trump’s attendance at the Kennedy Center? There’s much more to the story. The trump event on June 11 is a fund raiser for the trump-controlled Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. 1/

You receive a call on your phone. The caller says they're from your bank and they're calling about a suspected fraudulent payment. "Oh yeah," you think. Obvious scam, right? The caller says "I'll send you an in-app notification to prove I'm calling from your bank." 🧵 1/4

We may be back up to 9 planets. Researchers at the Univ of Taiwan compared objects that were observed in the IRAS database with the data obtained by AKARI (23 years apart) to see if there were any movements within that time frame. 1/

I had a difficult time figuring out what to give my wife Krissy for her birthday this year but I finally figured out something she might like. If you'd like to see what it is, click through. whatever.scalzi.com/2025/04/30/w...

With the trans suicide prevention hotline being shut down in the US, I wanted to share this website as an alternative - Trans Lifeline is a Canadian group that now also offers support to people in the US. (You can contact them by phone or via their website) translifeline.org/hotline/

Check out how the anchors of CBS Evening News ended their broadcast tonight:

For everyone wondering what the US food supply was like before regulations, here’s an online copy of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair. Although the book is a fictionalized account of a Lithuanian family, Sinclair spent 7 weeks incognito working in the Chicago stockyards to gather info for his book. 1/

oh my god

@governor.pa.gov @govwesmoore.bsky.social @governorwalz.mn.gov I know Pennsylvania’s Dept of Agriculture marks baked goods, pastas & other products with “Reg. Penna. Dept. Agr.” to show they meet PA standards. Perhaps blue states should come up with a similar program to counteract this?

A recipe I wanted to share but I have to admit I haven’t tried it yet. The recipe is at the bottom of the article: www.allrecipes.com/martin-luthe...

I'm getting messages from MAGA friends & family that "I don't get it" b/c Trump's plan is to take short-term pain for long term gain." I want to be sensitive to their feelings & not get into a shouting match, but I also don't want to answer the same question repeatedly, so I'm going to post once.

Good opportunity for Boston law students!

The Cleveland Plain Dealer is launching a regular series to track how trump’s tariffs are impacting household consumer prices: www.cleveland.com/business/202...

Trump has ordered a military parade in Washington DC to celebrate his 79th birthday on June 14th. June 14th is also the 250th anniversary of the US Army. fortune.com/2025/04/07/t...

Baltimore City was on point today. The signs were hitting hard! #HandsOff

It's time to start reminding people: LILIES ARE DEADLY FOR CATS. The leaves, the petals, the stem, even drinking a bit of vase water or licking a few grains of pollen from their fur can cause fatal kidney failure. ⚠️ www.fda.gov/animal-veter...

From the other site:

Heading out to handsoff2025.com tomorrow? Please read this!

Today’s stock market results are number 5 on trump’s Making the Dow Jones Great list:

FYI: trump numbers vs actual tariffs:

30 years ago a professor explained tariffs to me as “economic sanctions a country puts on itself” and that stuck with me.

From a teleconference of trustees at a Jesuit University: "Some of us are so worried that the Federal Government is going to burn us to the ground if we don't do as they ask, ... that we're ignoring that what they're asking us to do is burn OURSELVES to the ground." - AMDG

@number10cat.bsky.social More info on car guy’s cheque winners -

The President of the Heritage Foundation & a key author of Project 2025 is giving a talk Monday on “What Federalism should look like in a Trumpian era” U of Maryland’s Republican Law Society is sponsoring his talk & only students & faculty can attend. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/hi...

Career opportunity! My local electricians' union, IBEW local 617, is accepting applications for the 5-yr inside wireman apprenticeship. Currently, starting pay is $28.70/hr and tops out at $82/hr plus health, dental, retirement, and other benefits. No trade experience required. More info below.

Wisconsin residents are receiving text messages from a (202) D.C. area code, falsely urging them not to vote in the upcoming election. These messages are not legitimate.

An important thread on how accessing Social Security benefits, etc will now change thanks to Musk and trump. These policies go into effect after March 31st.

A year ago the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in Baltimore after being hit by the container ship Dali. This article was first published 6 months after the disaster - a timeline of events and people’s reactions, including some of the families of the construction workers lost during the disaster,

On Sunday night Paul was hospitalized with seizure activity. He had pyrethrin toxicity after exposure to the dog’s flea meds. He was sedated went through 2 rounds of IV meds. It was the scariest moment of my life. If you have cats & dogs please be aware of this, Paul was just laying next to her.

Another Town Hall held in a district with a missing GOP representative - Jamie Raskin visited Maryland’s 1st Congressional District, where Freedom Caucus chair and dedicated trump supporter Andy Harris has not held an in-person town hall in years. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-pow...

@padresj.bsky.social In case you haven’t seen this before 😸

If you're using Win11, do yourself a favor and hit "Pause for 5 weeks" on your updates. It would appear that @microsoft.com has released another busted patch. Their March cumulative update, KB5053598 for Windows 11 version 24H2, is freezing during install, failing install, and BSODing systems.

The first all-animation Looney Tunes movie ever! You can help show your support for human-driven animation over AI by watching this under-advertised movie.

Job alert: @propublica.org is looking for an engagement and tips coordinator who can help us triage, vet and distribute tips to journalists across our newsroom. It's an important role with huge implications for our investigative journalism. Check it out: boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...