One of our greats #BillyJoel wrote and sang this many moons ago. It's ime for a rewrite na, Billy, considering so much that has happened since. It's true "we didn't start the fire" but we've sure been fanning the flames vigorously! youtu.be/eFTLKWw542g?... #music #lyrics

What does #happiness mean to you?

Hey @sumsung.bsky.social did you consider feedback from your #android #phone users, whether they are fine with you discontinuing the #Samsung #messaging app and handing it over to @developers.google.com messaging in July? I'd love to know the thoughts of Samsung users. youtu.be/DBWfyd2iJXA?...

The Moon captured by Artemis II showing part of the far side, including Mare Orientale on the right edge of the disc. Processing by me. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #artemis

Hormuz Strait fertilizer block will upend the world’s food production

Struggling to cope with the relentless and bleak news cycle? Go to bed early | Jodie Wilson

Today’s forecast indicates a serious threat of tornados across much of NC today.

The Emerging Role of Iterative Intelligence. #AI is changing the way we think, learn and grow. Historically, our partners in thinking and brainstorming have been fellow humans—teachers, peers, mentors. Now we have AI. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-... #Intelligence #AI #learning #LLMs

"The tragic failure at the center of this devastation is not that most Americans have succumbed to war fever," writes @rbreich.bsky.social. "In fact, this is the first war America has entered in modern times without majority in support."

Folks, 📅 2026 primaries are coming up fast. Check your state’s date. Make sure you’re registered. Make a plan to vote. Too much is riding on people sitting this one out. Stay ready so nobody decides the future for you. iwillvote.com

The Russian envoy claimed Washington now understood the “systemic role of Russian oil and gas in ensuring the stability of the global economy.”

Happy International Women's Day to all #women everywhere!!! 💖 Thank you for your courage and caring, for leading by example, carrying each other forward and pushing through barriers one milestone at a time determined, relentless, resilient and indomitable. #IWD #WomensDay #WomenSupportingWomen

How awesome would it be to have these natural lawn chairs everywhere we have lawns!!! #offices #officespaces #lawns #nature #CEOs #leadership #humans #health #wellness #earthing

the moon tonight

So true!

My latest: The Day After the Fall of a Dictator open.substack.com/pub/michaelm...

What is #stupidity? It isn't low IQ or inability to think for yourself. It is the deliberate surrender of #intelligence and #criticalthinking so that you are able to justify ideologies and actions that radically oppose #facts & #truths and you become immune to evil behavior in yourself or others.

All #AI is and ever will be is a computational system, from #GenerativeAI to #AGI. Made up of 1's & 0's. Always lifeless. AI is & always will be devoid of #consciousness, that divine spark, that keeps us #living beings connected to the one universal quantum field of consciousness. #TheZenSandbox

My #ZenSandbox session was this weekend, then the next day I step out to this soft pink & blue #CarolinaSky. The trees stood bare against that warmth. Still. Enough. Nothing to prove. A reminder that #awareness is already here. What's aligned meets us. What's true unfolds.

“.. Khanna said in a statement he's bringing Haley Robson, who has said Epstein trafficked her starting when she was 16 ..” @nbcnews.com #SOTU www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Tonight, I’ll be watching the People’s State of the Union with MoveOn and ⁦‪MeidasTouch‬⁩ — standing up for healthcare, affordability and decency. How about you? ✋ #SOTU

My #ZenSandbox session was Sat. & yesterday I stepped out to this soft pink and blue sky, the same colors from a recent dream. The trees stood bare against that warmth. Still. Enough. Nothing to prove. A reminder that #awareness is already here. What's aligned meets us. What's true unfolds.

This one hits hard.

A gift of #moss 💚 #nature

Detained children describe the anguish of being trapped. Write about missing their friends & teachers, falling behind at school, having unreliable access to medical care when they’re sick, some say they’re sick a lot & feeling scared for what comes next. www.propublica.org/article/ice-...

Jesse Jackson, whose impassioned oratory and vision of a “rainbow coalition” of the poor and forgotten made him the nation's most influential Black figure in the years between the civil rights crusades of Martin Luther King Jr. and the election of Barack Obama, died on Tuesday at 84. Follow live.

Feb 17. A quiet reset. Today I release, realign, and begin again. I am also setting an intention for The Zen Sandbox a space for the study and lived experience of #consciousness. Shared here simply as a marker of intention. Ushta Te 🌊✨ #TheZenSandbox

Harness The High Cosmic Energy of Feb. 17, 2026. It's a once in a millennial occurrence. www.linkedin.com/posts/zenyin... #YearOfTheFireHorse #NewMoon #RingOfFire #SolarEclipse #Cosmology #Quantum #Consciousness

Thanks to NPR’s The World for having me on to talk about some of the biggest international stories we’ve covered here at the Olympics for Good Game with Sarah Spain. Shoutout @biancahillier.bsky.social for connecting colleagues past and present! theworld.org/segments/202...

Harness the high #cosmic #energy of Feb 17 to clear old identities, limiting beliefs. Set intentions. Ring of Fire #SolarEclipse. 6:42 -totality 7:12am EST Saturn enters Aries at 0° #NewMoon in #Aquarius, innovation & revolution. Once every 60 yrs, #YearOfTheFireHorse begins.

Great sitting down with Brian Tyler Cohen to talk about everything from the courage we saw in Minnesota, to how Democrats can be true to our values and get stuff done, to how we’re building a community of changemakers at the Obama Foundation. youtube.com/watch?v=uI-hgSE5QIw

Democracy is when voters choose their leaders. Autocracy is when leaders choose their voters.

Measles case reported in Johnston County as North Carolina total rises to 21 North Carolina has reported 21 measles cases since December, including three new cases this week. Health officials say most infections involve unvaccinated children and warn the highly contagious virus could continue sp...

love isn't always romantic sometimes it is friendship sometimes it is family sometimes it's simply knowing you are not alone 💝 #ValentinesDay

Happy #ValentinesDay, @bsky.app community! 💝 Enjoy your day surrounded by love and laughter! 😊

Foodie News: New Durham restaurant has nostalgic menu item Triangle Food Guy Sean Lennard has details about Delancey Tavern, the third restaurant from the owners of popular downtown Durham staples Bull McCabes and the pizzeria Hutchins Garage.

We all want our kids to be safe, and the best way to protect our kids from measles is to make sure they are vaccinated. There are currently 18 cases of measles in NC, all among people who are not fully vaccinated and overwhelmingly children.

So tempting!!! #waterfalls

Lifting the curtain on extraordinary accounts of orphaned elephants going above and beyond to help their orphan – and human – family. Think Emily forming a circle around her Keepers when lions approached and Tundani charging downhill to face predators: sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/n...

Billionaire wealth jumped by over 16 percent in 2025, three times faster than the past five-year average, to $18.3 trillion – its highest level in history, according to a new Oxfam report today as the World Economic Forum opens in Davos. Billionaire wealth has increased by 81 percent since 2020.…

There is not just SMOKE but a raging FIRE that is visible and raging so high that it's heat has made its way across the seven seas! Time for outrage is over! It's time for a reckoning! #JusticeMatters

A 15-week 'Walk for Peace' concludes with Buddhist monks' arrival in Washington A group of Buddhist monks has finally reached Washington, D.C., on foot, completing a 15-week trek from Texas that captivated the country. The monks say their aim is to promote mindfulness and finding inner peace. Th...

The Doomsday Clock, a symbol of how close humanity is to destroying itself, has moved to 85 seconds. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate @mariaressa.bsky.social gave the keynote—and went in on why the West is in "hell" and how AI plays a part. @mjgault.bsky.social story: www.404media.co/the-doomsday...

Great X thread on how to stop your #smartphone on #eavesdropping on you. x.com/i/status/202... #privacy #safety #security #cybersecurity #internet #wifi #GPS #Google #shopping #phones

AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are building—and have built—a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.

Pleace check if you were exposed to #measles before you join #WalkForPeace venerable monks and crowds for #meditations on Feb 11 & 12. Where and when in #WashingtonDC people may have been exposed ⬇️ www.nbcwashington.com/news/health/...