There are people I want to share this article with and yet I worry about sounding preachy. So, I'll just put this here for now. www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

People are not interested in whitewashed, middle of the road, me too brands agfundernews.com/exclusive-mi...

Scientists say the return to "standard time" is good for our health. But the time change can be disruptive and we must also adjust to more winter darkness. Syncing our habits to our body clock helps.

Interesting idea! cc: @toledocvb.bsky.social @strongtownstoledo.org

Shared at CPAC this year

I have a feeling this that I’m the only #ChicagoSeminars2025 attendee on Bluesky.

Explore 1,100 Works of Art by Georgia O’Keeffe: They’re Digitized and Free to View Online www.openculture.com/2025/10/1100...

A decade ago, research said giving young children peanut products can prevent allergies. A new study says that, 10 years later, tens of thousands of U.S. children have avoided allergies as a result.

We testified at the Michigan Capitol to end painful, taxpayer-funded dog experiments like those conducted at Wayne State University – experiments still funded by the NIH. Help us protect dogs and modernize science. www.pcrm.org/waynestate

Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!

A spokesperson for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott argued his office’s emails with Elon Musk are confidential under a “common-law privacy” exception to public records laws because they may include “intimate and embarrassing” information. (Published July) With @kutnews.bsky.social @texastribune.org

If you're a writer/other creator in the United States, consider creating an LLC for your business and then signing up for a local area Chamber of Commerce. Many of them have health insurance plans that pool their members and members of other CoCs to create insurance efficiencies relative to ACA.

Happy mug shot Monday! #pottery

Purdue to the rescue of IU student newspaper, whose institution was attempting censorship. Details in alt!

Do you know what a group of frogs is called? AN ARMY

For as long as cats have coexisted with humans, they have been feared, revered and respected. They appear as dynamic hunters in Palaeolithic carvings and cave paintings; were venerated as gods in ancient Egypt; and have the power to fascinate and frighten us. www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

As children of the 70's and 80’s, Schoolhouse Rock was part of our Saturday mornings. I never dreamed people would have to take to the streets to reject authoritarianism in America again. #NoKings www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R1t...

Today at Detroit Metro Airport.

as a reminder: bluesky (the app) has a broad set of user interactions controls. beyond blocking and block lists, we have features to control who can reply, mention, and quote-post accounts

I don't like blocklists for a few reasons, but you can look at this list and block accounts individually. I just did.

In 1776, perhaps King George didn’t take these “kids” seriously either Mister Vice President, with all due respect. #NoKings

The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and sicken people. (Published May)

ChatGPT gave a significant portion of my students the wrong answer to an easy quiz question that everyone used to always get right I had two groups of students turn in annotated bibliographies that were ChatGPT generated - not a single citation actually existed

Psilocybin appears to alter brain networks linked to repetitive negative thoughts, which may explain how the drug helps to treat some mental health conditions

OHIO #SenatorsSocialMedia Jon Husted x.com/SenJonHusted www.facebook.com/SenJonHusted/ www.instagram.com/senjonhusted/ Bernie Moreno www.moreno.senate.gov x.com/berniemoreno

"People often ask me what journalism I trust. So today I’m handing out letter grades to some major players." —Mark Jacob. www.stopthepresses.news/p/im-handing...

This is a really well done—I hope it catches on: A silent roadside protest staged over the weekend in Westerville, Ohio, and posted to the Facebook page of the Westerville Progressive Alliance. www.youtube.com/shorts/TpZFS...

Not sure why it has taken until late 2025 to see this, but this is how you do it. Every time. For every one of these guests.

Coffee is extra enjoyable in a mug you hand-built yourself. Although, I'm starting to accumulate too many #pottery prototypes!

A restraining order was issued YESTERDAY by a federal judge barring detention of journalists in this district unless they refuse to reposition themselves and are given adequate time to do so, or there’s probable cause they’ve committed a crime.

Don't talk about jury nullification. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"

Some context on what this might mean: last weekend Zach Bryan played the largest ticketed concert in US history, selling 112,408 seats at Michigan Stadium.

Calling libraries, librarians and web archive enthusiasts! Here’s a guide on how to celebrate the 1 Trillion Web Pages archived since 1996 blog.archive.org/2025/10/07/c...

Everything Trump is doing now is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act. I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. It’s unfolding very rapidly. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-plan

The storyline in Boston Legal S3.E22, which aired in 2007, is as prescient now as it was 18 years ago. Are there any topical current-day shows with a David E. Kelley or Aaron Sorkin-esque approach?

Flag burning is protected by the First Amendment. Supreme Court:“Texas v. Johnson (1989) and United States v. Eichman (1990) www.oann.com/newsroom/tru...

One first step people should do to respond to this is start using the “report a speed trap” function in Apple Maps to report where ICE is operating. Make Apple party to the attempt to protect people.

“They asked for a sword, and we said, ‘Well, we do have swords, but we can’t give them away because they’re museum artifacts,’” said Todd Arrington, forced to resign as head of Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library.”

Do. not. cave. @schumer.senate.gov @booker.senate.gov @schiff.senate.gov @shaheen.senate.gov @ossoff.senate.gov @schatz.bsky.social

The mystery of medical diagnosis!

Trump told NBC on Sunday that he saw some Portland riot footage on Fox and thought it reflected current events. It didn't. It was 5 years old, from the George Floyd aftermath. And we learned that due to the diligence of a local TV reporter, who got the transcript. www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...

About 15 million deaths could be avoided each year and agricultural emissions could drop by 15% if people worldwide shift to healthier diets. ground.news/article/a-re...

"If we lose hope, we're doomed." We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

Small business owners, self-employed people and people who are employed by a small business make up 48% of people using the ACA marketplace.

Re-upping this, for people in nation's capital. WJLA, long a respected local TV station, still cowering to Trump and Sinclair, and not carrying Kimmel show. Yes, I know, huge audiences see it on line. But just as self-respect... Station manager's contact # is 703-236-9552.

"Defend institutions. …choose an institution you care about a court, a newspaper, a law, a labor union-and take its side. (@timothysnyder.bsky.social, On Tyranny)

As I was saying…

The tiny rural gallery that’s landed a baroque masterpiece With the purchase of Susanna and the Elders, the Nivaagaard in Denmark is thought to have more Renaissance & baroque women in its collection than the Louvre by Julia Buckley for The Times and The Sunday Times www.thetimes.com/culture/art/...