This strikes me as a brilliant idea, especially if it’s friendly to progressives and liberals who are not on board with the Democratic Party. We need alternatives. If we’d had alternatives before 2015, Trump never would have stood a chance. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The festival spirit is deeply rooted in Western culture. Modern people ignore its power at their peril. A true history of the festival | @zachdh.bsky.social engelsbergideas.com/notebook/a-t...

If it weren’t for Blue Sky I would not have heard of @engelsbergideas.bsky.social, and would be missing out on many thought provoking articles. This one, in particular, has much to chew on.

Interesting read, with implications for both left and right.

***Please share widely*** @santiaaurora.bsky.social and I are guest curating Pablo Delano's new exhibit, "cuestiones caribeñas/caribbean matters: assemblage and sculpture by pablo delano" at the Chazen Museum at @uwmadison.bsky.social. chazen.wisc.edu/pablo-delano...

The “anti-war” president.

Something has changed. I’ve been wearing my Gulf of Mexico T-shirt from @bittersouth.bsky.social for a while and getting the occasional comment. Today I wore it and had constant compliments, as well as people asking where I got it and how much it cost.

What do you all think? Americans everywhere wearing black and white on June 14th to honor #Marchofthepenguins and not a dictator’s Birthday?!

An excellent essay by Duncan Weldon. He explains why, in 1914-1918, the civilian-led, democratic states of Britain and France adapted more effectively to the conditions of total war than autocratic regimes in Russia and Germany, where the military came to predominate.

🔴 NEW 🔴 Labour bows to Murdoch lobbying 👇

salt lake city adopts 3 new city flags to circumvent new utah law that bans flying pride/other flags at public buildings (original: upper left)

I have had an email from Dr Michael Lissack saying he has reported me to ICE and DOGE for this article.

We’re trying to start a UK #IndiePressDay too on May 1st - Could you give it a boost? Thanks

This is nifty. Kinda sorta #booksky chaos.social/@VoltPaperSc...

Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale

What the West can learn from Cold War dissidents | @elisabethbraw.bsky.social engelsbergideas.com/notebook/wha...

Good night, Bluesky

Not analysis, but I’ve been doing watching group of two stocks, seven ETFs. One stock is US, other Brazilian. Four ETFs invest in US stocks, three international. Over the past three months the only two of these investments to improve: Mexico Investable Market Fund andFTSE Developed Markets fund.

WORLD-FIRST: Ground-breaking research published today in the Ornithologist Journal has, for the first time, translated common UK bird vocalisations into equivalent phrases in the human language. The results tell us a lot! Extracts below... 🧵

Teens in Ukraine’s occupied territories meet in what may be the world’s most dangerous book club. #booksky www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

If you aren’t familiar with the Internet Archive, I believe you should be. www.npr.org/2025/03/23/n...

20 books day 4. The Monster at the end of this Book, by Jon Stone and Mike Smollin.

20 books day 3. The Beautiful and the Damned by F Scott Fitzgerald.

20 books day 2. Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke. escapeartistbookjournal.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/copy...

Decided to do the 20 books things now. There’s a risk I’ll have followers later and I’d like to do this before I drop it before complete. One book a day for 20 days. Something that is or was important to me. All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Remarque. www.sanity.com.au/media/Images...

This is how Trump is making America great, by encouraging others to leave us out. Trade without us, research without us, improve without us. Republicans are bad for the economy, bad for defense, bad for human rights, bad for America.

Enough with the gulf maps! They’re not funny, and not everyone needs to post the same damn thing or a variation thereof!

Sometimes, a person who likes my more serious work will find my silly poems/posts a bit jarring. I sympathize, but I also wonder if those folks have considered the inherent up-dog of such pieces.

It took me more than 4 years to capture a scene I could only dream of. A magnificent Condor soars above the peaks of Argentina's Mount Fitz Roy, as they are spot lit in beautiful morning light. 🪶 #bluesky #photography #landscape #birds #nature #landscapephotography #naturephotography #travel #scape

The city on a hill is just a busted-up port-a-potty by the side of the road.

The next week is going to be rough, so remember: every wound you suffered that you choose not to pass on to someone else is a victory against the darkness.

Anyone reading biographies of each US president? I’ve finished McKinley, but it will be a while as I’m reading a lot of other history along the way. #booksky

Pass it on please.