Finally made my sour cream cheesecake again after so many years after my sister-in-law demanded it!!

Today’s xkcd made me cry. In a good way. xkcd.com/3172/

I borrowed photos of two pages in an ancient tome published by the Audubon Society that I found in an antique mall. You're welcome, birders in perpetual training (like me).

Still #Caturday for a little while longer. This boy loves a belly rub.

Eerie time to be walking. Gunshots all around. Wouldn't want to be a deer rn.

Vacuum accompaniment. Makes me wish I had stereo speakers attached to the TV. youtu.be/sWSK-3CN4Nw?...

Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door. This is who it was:

#Don'tgiveuptheship. www.youtube.com/live/0cJlnnR...

WCIA: Urbana Free Library offering home delivery service URBANA, Ill.-- Temperatures are continuing to drop but the Urbana Free Library is reminding patrons that their services will remain accessible for everyone. The Urbana Free Library provides a home delivery service for...

As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history. Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX

Aurora visible tonight from Urbana, IL

Rooster reminded me it was #Caturday

CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS—The Virginia Theater—Fri., November 14. thevirginia.showare.com/eventperform... INDIANPOLI,S INDIANA—Shelton Auditorium at Butler Arts Center—Sat., November 15 www.ticketmaster.com/event/050062...

WCIA: U of I food assistance program hosting holiday food drive CHAMPAIGN, Ill.-- The University of Illinois Extension's SNAP-Ed program is hosting a food drive that aims to help feed families and people in need in Champaign County ahead of the holidays. Program staff will...

SMILE POLITELY: Here’s how we can help feed our neighbors A few weeks ago, thousands of people gathered in Downtown Urbana for the second No Kings protest, a microcosm of the millions who gathered worldwide for similar marches and rallies to express their contempt for ...

Worth a read. Not surprising Trump got fleeced by Xi.

I've taken to writing my southern Illinois Republican representative back when he sends his "Bost Bulletin" to share my thoughts. Wonder how many times I can do that before his staff takes me off the list.

FACTS about SNAP: -35% to white people (largest share) -90% to people born in 🇺🇸 -86% to households with kids -70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)

California – this Election Day, vote yes on Prop 50. California’s Prop 50 says that if Republicans are going to abuse the system to try and hang onto power, we’re going to counteract that abuse and create a level playing field in the midterm elections. Make a plan to vote yes on Prop 50.

Swamp lights and bat sight | Science Sessions | PNAS www.pnas.org/post/podcast...

You should definitely be watching #Josh Johnson. He almost sounds angry here. youtu.be/zwO3CKa6RuY?...

WCIA: Illinois opens state-based insurance marketplace 'Get Covered Illinois' ILLINOIS-- Illinoisans with subsidized insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act will soon see a big increase in premiums. But new resources from a state-based marketplace could help people...

I was curious about how Gemini would answer this question: "Hey Gemini, what do we do about the fascists taking over the country and doing all sorts of illegal shit?" A 🧵

What is a roost? Here are some bat roost facts: 🪹 Bats do not make nests, but choose various places throughout the year to shelter, live and sleep in. 🦇 Where bats choose to roost varies between species and the time of the year. 📍 They don't stay in the same roost the whole year.

Nice quote from Kimmel a few days ago: "There's nothing more American than a protest. The American revolution was a #NoKings rally".

Welp they did it. #Epstein is off the list of trending topics on Bluesky

They are here to troll us. Blocked all accounts in their feed.

Really intended to photograph the red sycamore leaf in the bottom of this pool but I was surprised by what I captured instead.

According to eyewitnesses, armed ICE agents dragged kids out of their beds in the middle of the night, zip tied them and put them in rented vans while raiding an * entire apartment building* on the South Side of Chicago. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOXO...

Southbound train stopped for a car stuck on the tracks. Nice to know they can detect these. It's already been 30 minutes so I guess tow trucks are scarce in southern IL.

Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment. The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/

I love Urbana, IL. Night Markets in September have a cool vibe. Wish we could go longer but the nights are getting colder. The band is local "Mango Pods". The dancing girl cracked me up. She stayed right in front, making her own time.

The Bat (1926) was believed to be lost for decades until a print was found in the 1980s

I really enjoyed Jon Stewart's satirical take on Jimmy Kimmel but this from John Oliver is both funny AND wise. You don't want to miss it. youtu.be/ohPToBog_-g?...

Y'all. Don't fall for this Tylenol bs (now trending #1 on Bluesky) #Epstein has moved to last place!!

A must-see response to Kimmel being taken off the air from The Daily Show. youtu.be/_GXNJ3V9lzg?...

Do y'all know about the Azerbaijan YouTube phenomenon? Check out some of their "cooking" channels

Last night I wrote reference letters for two former students for the same job and then remembered today how I once wrote a reference letter for someone who was applying for the same job I applied to. Neither of us got it.

Wondering which professors #Clemson fired. It's my alma mater. I can guess. Will be calling to express my displeasure tomorrow fwiw.

Been on hold with UPS for 2 hours and 23 minutes. The online chatbot was unable to answer my question. Luckily, their hold music is bland and they never interrupt with voiceovers.

We both think #Epstein should be trending as much as #caturday

Could have done a better job with composition but I like how you can see the sun and possibly me reflected in the shiny thorax.

I have to swipe right pretty far to get to #Epstein in the post of trending topics on Bluesky

Should've known better than to buy a peach in September!

That time when I thought I'd get a bunch of things done but spent much of the day re-entering stuff to make a current support and products doc for a grant. Sheesh.

🦇 More than echolocation: Bats use both sight and sound to hunt more efficiently in light: www.izw-berlin.de/en/press-rel...

twenty-two years ago an unknown party forged then-real-estate-magnate donald trump’s signature on a birthday card for jeffrey epstein, which epstein never questioned, all in service of casting aspersions two decades later, when trump was serving his second presidential term. logical and fine.