Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

This Breeze-Owls game is taking forever. #unrivaled

NGL, I love that commercial with the little girl who does her ice skating routine in the attic for her stuffed animals. #unrivaled

CHELSEA. GRAY. #unrivaled

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More modular mandalas from @mehjg.bsky.social’s book. #origami

“Glorious Friendship,” a modular mandala designed by Matthew Green (@mehjg.bsky.social) and folded by me. #origami

Horrible violence in Utah. Political violence, if that is the motive, is an aggressive cancer that kills us all.

Butterfly on Leaf, model by Tomoko Fuse, folded by me. #origami

This patterned paper made cool designs on Tomoko Fuse’s “Tetrahedron.” #origami

Saniya Rivers made it onto the NYT Sports Connections game yesterday! (NC State is well-represented on that list with both Saniya and Philip.) #WNBA #PackPros

Trump freezes $8.1 million for Wake County schools. Here’s what that means. Wake says it's extending 90-day hiring freeze on Central Services positions and restricting spending while it waits for word on when the money will be released. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #wcpss #nced

Aziaha James! 20 first half points, including four 3-pointers, and 5 assists. #wnba #PackPros

Dallas is looking fantastic! Rookies getting it done. #wnba

What to name these new teams? The Philadelphia Dawn has a nice ring to it. #wnba

I need some sort of anti-glare glasses to wear while watching this Atlanta game. That court! #wnba

Máscara Inca, model by Narciso E. Sánchez, folded by me. #origami

Why are the Fever ranked first in the Commissioner’s Cup in the East over the Liberty? Both are 2-0, and the Liberty have the greater point differential. #wnba

We’re in the midst of an exciting third quarter between powerhouses Liberty and Aces, and the announcers are talking about…the Fever. #wnba 🙄

Why, oh why, are the #unrivaled semifinals at the same time as the NCAA WBB selection show?

New NC AG @jeffjacksonnc.bsky.social knocks it out of the park with his communication to constituents: Hello as your new AG open.substack.com/pub/jeffjack...

"In my 49 years, I never perceived a difference between his public face and his private one. He was the same person no matter who he was with or where he was. And, for me, that's the definition of integrity." - Jason Carter, Jimmy Carter's grandson (Washington, D.C.) #JimmyCarterFuneral

The frost on my car this morning was amazing. Happy Solstice! #winter #frost #wintersolstice

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Payton Wilson! #PackPros #Steelers

When he was 11 years old, Davin Vann witnessed his sister drown. His path to finding peace has been nothing short of miraculous. Hope you’ll give this a read. www.espn.com/college-foot...

Japanese maple looking showy on this beautiful day. #autumn

#autumn #nature

Beautiful day at the park at the NC Museum of Art. The sunflower patch is glorious.

Sports Bluesky! Quote Post with your favorite teams College: NCSU (although I didn’t go there) NFL: Steelers WNBA: Aces, Dream, Fever, Liberty, Lynx, Mercury, Mystics, Sky, Sparks, Storm, Sun, Wings

Leaving the Constitutional convention in 1787, Ben Franklin was stopped by Elizabeth Powel who asked, “Well, Mr Franklin, what have we got, a Republic or a monarchy?” His response: “A republic, madame, if you can keep it.” Go keep the republic.

Hina Doll Boxes, model created by Akiko Yamanashi, folded by me. #origami #WorldOrigamiDays

“I am endorsing Kamala Harris for president, because I like elections and want to keep having them.” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

More practice with Mater Ecclesiae, model created by @mehjg.bsky.social, this time trying various patterned duo paper. I love this model from his new book. #origami

The Last Drop, by Judith Leyster, 1639, 📸 by Russ Steinberg

Why is the mic’ing so bad for the analyst panel during these #WNBA playoff games? I could barely hear Chiney at the beginning of the pregame show.

Mater Ecclesiae, design by @mehjg.bsky.social, folded by me. Not gonna lie, this one was a challenge! #origami

Correction: noon to 4:00 on Friday

This collection drive has been extended! They are bringing in more trucks. Thursday and Friday, noon to 8:00, at Close-King Indoor Practice Facility in Raleigh. #wnc #Helene

Excellent article.

I just don’t think I have the energy to understand the new ACC.

so have libraries, immigrants, state bureaucrats, judges, judicial aides, abortion providers, poll workers, elementary school children with gay teachers,

Greatly enjoying the new modular origami book by @mehjg.bsky.social. This is Mater Spei (L) and a variation substituting a curl for a couple of folds (R). (Don’t look too closely at the variation. Lots of experimenting resulted in some rather weary paper!)

Why do I feel like a failure if I need to renew a library book?

These small, delicate beauties showed up after lots of rain.

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One of the most powerful quotes I've seen about how this happens to a country and how this pivotal historical moment in America feels.

What an exciting Tour de France so far this year! First stage win ever for a rider from Africa (Bimian Girmay from Eritrea), first yellow jersey for a rider from Ecuador (Carapaz), Cav takes record outright for most stage wins, and Girmay takes the green jersey. Whew!

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