I guess this has probably already gone viral somewhere but I am simply dying at this picture of a bear that looks like it hired a photographer to do a glamour shoot

A massive attack on several humanities units (Arabic Studies, Judaic Studies, Holocaust Studies, Classics, Religion, German & Scandinavian, Russian/East European/Eurasian Studies) *and* tenure now unfolding at the University of Oregon (a blue state!). Closure of units and faculty layoffs threatened.

I wrote about the 69-year-old man Tennessee plans to kill tomorrow. @theintercept.com

At San Quentin, incarcerated people had ‘no expectation of survival’ during tsunami scare, ray levy uyeda reports. CA’s failure to include incarcerated people in emergency plans shines light on the dangers facing people in custody as climate change worsens. prismreports.org/2025/07/28/s...