The Buckeyes just did not play well and were outplayed by Indiana and Miami.

Dang it @skwinnicki.bsky.social !

There's only one response to this and we can all say it together. An incredible actor.

I found Irn-Bru in the US and tried it. Reminds me of a powdered orange drink I had as a kid. It's not bad and now I have context for when I see it mentioned in books and shows.

Ding! Artists and patrons have no obligation to ensure any venue survives mismanagement.

Measles is really scary. It has an R0 of at least 12 (and could be *much* higher), meaning 1 person infects 12 others on average. COVID19 has an R0 of ~6, for comparison. That's why measles needs such a high vaccination rate (>95%) to keep it down. Any anti-vax BS can easily drop it below this line.

Factcheck: 16 misleading myths about solar power #CBarchive ✍️ @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org 🎨 @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org @jjgoodman.bsky.social @tom.2x2.graphics Read here: buff.ly/NdBxXaw

Look what you've done, @gailsimone.bsky.social !

Tariffs as a % of GDP are at the highest level in more than 100 years amidst Trump's trade war—even though tariff rates are still lower than in the 1930s, they have a much higher impact because trade volumes are much larger than in the past

Black father kills a man who tried to rape his daughter & media posts his solo mug shot. White father murders his wife, shoots step child, kills himself, & media posts his smiling picture with family. Make no mistake, this is how media normalizes white supremacy & extremism. We must reject it.

The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality. And trans lives are grounded in reality. We see y'all. No matter what. www.popsci.com/science/tran...

Ha!

I survived the Little Drummer Boy's reign of terror this year! Until this morning when the little asshole got me as I entered the hotel lobby. By the rules, I won, but he got the last laugh!

Don't just take the author's word for it, this series is fantastic!

Let this also serve as your annual reminder that “War Pigs“ can be sung to the tune of Deck the Halls, and vice versa. (“Generals gathered in their masses / fà la la la la, la la la la, just like witches at black masses / fa la la etc”)

Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan… * Vehicle traffic: -11% * Foot traffic: +3.4% * Storefront vacancy: -0.9% * Pollution: -22% * Revenue for mass transit: $548M So YES this has been a huge success.

Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:

I would like to articulate one of the BIGGEST misconceptions about cat breed genetics by talking about the NEBELUNG! An extremely rare breed with only SIX(6) in the whole US, and no breeders, yet one that thousands of folk online are convinced they own. Your cat is NOT any breed, and that's okay.

For most working-class folks lucky enough to own a home, that's the largest asset we'll ever own. We pay taxes on its growing value every year, even if we don't sell it. The uber-rich should be taxed on the value of all their wealth, every year, even when they don't sell it.

This year on Bluesky I wrote 265 posts and 1,009 replies. I received 3,221 likes, whereas 209 was from my most popular post, and apparently I love saying "not" and ⬜! www.madebyolof.com/bluesky-wrap...

I really do not care if the guy who has raped kids is from my political party. My moral philosophy is that you don't rape kids, and there is nothing you can do that earns you a get-out-of-raping-kids-free card.

I just figured out that February 13, 2026 will be the 40th anniversary of Norm Peterson's "milkbone underwear" line

We've got some AR art at a local art hike, and it is pretty cool to experience, seeing art appear out of thin air. But this is badass: www.thestranger.com/visual-art/2...

Rod Dreher is the kind of guy that takes upskirt photos and thinks the issue of "declining standards" is the short skirt and not the pervy photo. Put another way, he's a guy trying to police women's bodies.

Trump says we need to go after drug cartels. Meanwhile, he disbanded a DOJ task force that took them on. And he pardoned a former Honduran president convicted of drug trafficking. Trump doesn't care about drugs — he wants to be able to declare war on anyone he labels an enemy. It's a power grab.

The source is Ukrainian, so there is potential for exaggeration in these numbers, but this can't be sustainable for Russia and any capitulation now would save them from what looks to be an inevitable defeat.

Wake Up Dead Man was good. Affirming.

Cartoon: "This one goes to Heaven." With thanks to @thegreatlukeski.bsky.social for the tribute idea :)

“Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people.” – Rob Reiner

Me when it happens...

When Rob Reiner was on his all-time epic run at the start of his career, he had an opportunity to read a script that was looking for a production partner, and he lost his mind for it. He decided Castle Rock had to have it, no matter what.

What an awful loss.

How is this in court? A public road blocked with a fence by a homeowner and it wasn't immediately removed? There shouldn't even be an option to fight the removal. Marvin homeowner's fence blocks neighborhood road, sparks legal battle | wcnc.com share.google/WNZ4oqLdk636...

I love columnar basalt!

Drunk raccoon found in liquor store suspected in karate studio break-in - BBC News share.google/7FXuD3wahpYE...

There really should be a better Bluesky typeface for distinguishing Al from AI.

Hey, WP, the effects are not unclear. POTUS can't pardon state crimes. Trump claims he has pardoned Tina Peters, convicted in Colorado case - The Washington Post share.google/ZjgoVMf27UJd...

This story develops a new layer every day.

Oops! "Michigan fires football coach Sherrone Moore over inappropriate relationship"

RECALCULATING!

“‘You want some chicken? You ain’t getting it here, bro,’ Wayne Davis can be heard taunting the agents through the door.” “‘Go somewhere else,’ he can be heard saying through the door.” www.wwltv.com/article/news...

Way to desert the team @skwinnicki.bsky.social ! 😉

Wealth closes financial holes, not emotional holes.

Donna Glee Williams looks at "the Hero's Journey" and points out some of its failures for both how we understand fiction and how we understand the real world... Read it now: www.speculativeinsight.com/essays/hero-journey

I don't know why this chair, that I first saw in the ST:TNG episode Devil's Due, stuck in my memory. But I have seen it in Blade Runner, The Addams Family, Sister Act, an episode of Wiseguy and elsewhere. Argyle chair by Charles Rennie Mackintosh - Film and Furniture share.google/Gf7R9r8cKOPq...

The cynical younger mean didn't care for Sister Act. Now it hits me in the feels for being positive and generous of spirit. Still an atheist, but a sucker for people trying their hardest to be good people and help others.

During the shutdown, the Senate approved adding $32B to Trump's already record breaking $1 trillion Pentagon budget. The Senate still hasn't voted on extending ACA subsidies — which would cost $35B. It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities.