Argentine players gonna have to hide out in Germany if they lose this.

Likewise, people talk about higher ed like it’s all Ivies, state flagships, and a smattering of wacky elite liberal arts schools (oberlin group), but mostly it’s smaller noncompetitive publics (the Wright States and SUNY Old Westburys) and community colleges

These people are not fit to govern. They are either incredibly stupid or so disingenuous it’s evil. She got an abortion after helping ban them. She blamed Dems for the struggle she had to get one even though it’s what she has pushed for. And she doesn't want interviews talking about it to be public

The Tartan Army invasion of Providence is complete. We welcome our kilted overlords.

Romcom pitch: He was a baker/bagpiper from Glasgow She was a parks planner from Southie One afternoon at the Cop Slide tourist attraction, their eyes met. She gave him a coffee from Dunkin. He gave her a can of Irn Bru. They danced to The Proclaimers. World Cup Match, coming spring 2027

Treaty of Versailles, is it? Because that always goes so well…

How rural weeklies in Missouri are covering arts and culture. rjionline.org/news/how-rur...

Violence seems to be the main attraction for her 15-year-old son. Fighting, he pointed out, is primal, “in our blood,” something “maybe we don’t want to admit it, but we all want to do.” Gift link:

one of trumps weirdest tics is that he talks like he's an observer to his own presidency

Herodotus tells us that Croesus, the last king of Lydia, asked the Oracle what would happen if he ordered his army to attack Persia, and she said a mighty empire would be lost, which he understood to mean the Persian empire. It turned out she meant his empire. That's why he was Lydia's last king.

They don’t care. Their goal is to castrate Talarico and make him a cuck - probably to squash Latino male support, I’m guessing …

Hate to defend the guy but @propublica.org is a bit misleading. They left out part of his quote. “I’ve put a couple kids in the hospital, and they have been sick, but they recovered,” McAfee acknowledged before my visit. “But here’s the thing: I’m a pioneer. And I’m going against the grain here.”

TRYING is absolutely the best show you’re not watching! Sweet, funny, romantic and relatable. Heartwarming without being treacly.The four (UK-short) seasons are extremely binge-able and I envy anyone who gets to newly discover their joy when the world is currently so short on that emotion.

haven’t seen any of the shows nominated tonight but i have seen most of this season of elsbeth and all the previous seasons, as well as the gilded age, so it’s kind of like i have seen them. well, most of them.

I like those fans for Cats: The Jellicle Ball. I've never seen a Tony nominated show bring their own props before. #tonyawards

Speaking of actors we wish weren’t dead, I’m at the Diane Keaton auction

notes on scandal: a lot of high engagement politics people are confused by Average Voters (derogatory). But you have to realize how they consume news, they only read the headline and MAYBE the subhead of a story that came across their Facebook or in the paper

Of course they don’t know that their congressman hasn’t been seen in months. Local news coverage has been decimated, and the word of his absence isn’t going to get through their self-selected right-wing media bubbles.

Sometimes you encounter an obituary that stops you in your tracks, especially when it's been written by the decedent. nardonefuneral.com/tribute/deta...

At the start of my terrorism studies course, I ask students what most terrorists have in common. They always say: 1- Mental illness 2- Religion. They are, of course, wrong. The two most common traits of violent extremists are: 1- Gender 2- History of domestic violence and online mysogyny.

Really interesting story. I used to live in Syracuse and while I didn't go to school there, I do know some SU sports history. But I didn't know about Wilmeth Sidat-Singh.

Amelia Dimoldenberg lands Macca, and it’s one of the loveliest and liveliest chats he’s done in years — really worth a watch to see his humour and warmth youtube.com/watch?v=V0aq...

Lanterns marked Revolutionary War’s start. Oldest Baptist church in U.S. Correspondence with George Washington. Rare pulpit. Read my @rns.org story about congregations older than the nation: religionnews.com/2026/05/28/t...

There was a Jewish side to Woody Guthrie. My Jewish News Syndicate story on an upcoming documentary. www.jns.org/feature/new-...

I listened to this interview with Matthew Rhys on the BritBox podcast and it's the first time I've heard him speak extensively in his own voice. I'm so used to hearing him with an American or British accent. I would never have recognized him! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

MIA from work but still trading stocks is extremely on brand for a Congressman in 2026.

I got to see Suffs on Broadway a week after the election. and while there‘s a few issues with it, it was hands down the one thing that got me optimistic about the fact that we can not only survive Trump 2.0 but defeat it. Such an inspiring production. #HATM

The single most important reason that Kamala Harris lost was that she was caught up in a rising worldwide tide of right-wing authoritarianism. Note to Ken Martin: DM me and I'll give you my address so you can send the consulting fee to me.

I haven't gone to the movies twice in a month since Barbenheimer but I followed up Devil Wears Prada 2 with the delightful Sheep Detectives. Terrific adaptation by Craig Mazin of Leonie Swann's book, making it less dark, more of a cozy British murder mystery.

When @herberthistory.bsky.social agreed to do SUFFS I put out the call & suffrage historians of Bsky assembled Join me Sunday w/ @kmarino1.bsky.social @lmacthompson1.bsky.social @wendylrouse.bsky.social @laurarprieto.bsky.social @rebeccadewolfphdbs.bsky.social @foodandarchives.bsky.social #HATM 🗃️

The good news is my boss let me write about the new horny hockey show. The bad news is now I have to write about something else. decider.com/2026/05/14/o...

Puppy cam!!! 😍🐕

But how is it being covered in Southern states? To me, that's just as important. Maybe more.

Professor of religion here: can confirm.

This interview with Jesse Brown about rising antisemitism in Canada is extremely disturbing. What happened to Canadians being nice? www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Hungary’s parliament sings “Ode to Joy” — the anthem of Europe — after Péter Magyar is sworn in as prime minister. Hungary is once again a proud member of the European Union.

Nothing can prepare you for who's singing this National Anthem (via lpaulfranklin / TT)

Modern Day I Love Lucy but Ricky has a podcast and Lucy keeps trying to be a guest

Times Square virtually deserted in a March 1956 snowstorm, except for those who had My Fair Lady tickets.

Connor Storrie, the “Heated Rivalry” star, has received the loudest cheers so far at the 2026 Met Gala. The crowd is chanting his name. Follow our live coverage here. nyti.ms/42eCG7m

I think @tapeworthy.bsky.social will have an opinion on Disneyland Paris.

This is Todd Blanche on Meet the Press today: What makes Mr. Comey’s case different, he argued, is other evidence collected, which he said he could not describe. “Of course the seashells are part of that case,” said Mr. Blanche Is there some special meaning to seashells that I'm not getting?

amazing new work by computer scientists claims ‘this is the face of the real Anne Boleyn’.

If you know you know …..

The pen LBJ used to sign the Voting Rights Act in 1965. One of the best days in our nation's history. On display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

In 1964, when my father was 20 years old, he went to Mississippi to register voters as part of Freedom Summer. NPR interviewed us in 2021: www.npr.org/2021/07/14/1...

Mythical Trump in voters' mind: "I will make you rich" Mythical Democrat in the same voters' mind: "I'm putting a penis book in the children's library"

This Trump voter in the NYT focus group thinks that when you pay property taxes, you're paying the government *for* your property rather than to fund services you use, like schools, police and fire, trash pickup.

Done with Born to Run! I really enjoyed reading about Bruce's childhood and how he got into music, his early bands and road to success. #Books #Springsteen