It’s January in Denver I’m schvitzing and walking my cat and the news is all about fossil fuels

Boy you go to sleep on time for one night …

chicago sorry sorry im trying to delete it

I'm going to start a bunch of shell tech companies with the names of whatever Tolkien characters are left just to stop Silicon Valley from doing it first.

Sorry to be That Guy but

Finding out people are still buying Chicken Soup for the Soul books is like finding out they're still making Now That's What I Call Music CDs.

Like, how can you not see that eroding the credibility of the main concept to describe real hostility and violence against Jews during a period of seriously rising antisemitism is dangerous?

What these people are doing to the power of calling out real antisemitism, in an incredibly dangerous time of surging global antisemitism….man, it is just so worrisome

It's been a tough year in a succession of tough years for journalists, so excuse me if I brag a bit: a LOT of people read something I wrote in 2025: adamroy.net/the-best-out...

Mom: Adam please stop goofing off and wait in the boarding line 11-year-old me: no can do mother, for I am the

I'm sorry to yuck everyone's holiday, but short of actually doing a pogrom, this is the most antisemitic way I can think of to celebrate Christmas.

Tiny Tim must NOT fear. Fear is the Tim-killer.

The sky above Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, was the color of television tuned to a dead channel.

The lady next to me in the frozen foods aisle just looked at her phone and exclaimed "Spam???? On Christmas Eve?!?!" and I'm going to be thinking of it all day.

SINCE THEY ARE CANADIAN I WOULD NOT RULE OUT SOME TREACHERY

ORSINO Thine eye hath stayed upon some favor that it loves. Hath it not, boy? VIOLA A little, by your favor. ORSINO What kind of woman is ’t? VIOLA Of your complexion. ORSINO What? VIOLA Nothing

Yes, having lots of work is stressful, but have you tried finishing all that work and then being nagged by the vague suspicion you've forgotten something?

Anyone have advice for crate-training a toddler? Asking for a friend.

In 20 years of professional journalism, I have seen more than one boss use "it wasn't ready" as an excuse to spike a story they were scared to run.

These are a lot of words to say "I am unable to speak Spanish and want to make that everyone else's problem."

Real quick: how much does it cost to have that child in a hospital in the first place? How much for that child to get an X-ray? How much for inpatient care for the kid when they get measles from another kid whose parents decided not to vaccinate them after HHS said it was unsafe?

Losing it over the fact that someone decided that the team's two alternatives are Arlington Heights and Gary, Indiana.

Vought calls NCAR a source of "climate alarmism," but if the article had used a wider angle of this shot, you would see a large swathe of burned trees around the building—the legacy of one of several, continually worsening wildfires that have threatened Boulder in the 12 years since I've lived here.

This one's for all the dudes hiking with four-inch hunting knives strapped to their hips.

"'We used to roam for hours,' said Jamal Aruri, 61, a retired photographer and experienced hiker at the front of the group. 'Now, we walk in circles.'"Fatima AbdulKarim brings a hiking community that doesn't get a lot of attention into focus for the @nytimes.com

"Following a careful assessment of Alberta’s Fairness and Safety in Sport Act, Skate Canada has determined that we are unable to host events in the province while maintaining our national standards for safe and inclusive sport."

*deep breath* Beardoir

Happy Chanukah, despite everything.

Chag sameach, fam. A heavy, mournful start to Hanukkah is a reminder that we must be the light and shine together in love and solidarity.

Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah. Praying for his full & speedy recovery. And so deeply inspired by his example.

My hanukkiah this year is just nine middle fingers

I know from bitter experience that the people killed in Bondi Beach are going to have their past statements, especially around Israel and Palestine, dissected over the next few days. I hope you will push back on that. No one, Jewish or otherwise, should have to beg for permission to live.

I know this isn't the first year NORAD's tracked Santa, but it does feel like it might be the first year they shoot him down.

Midway Atoll has a new cam that allows you to see intimate moments in the lives of Laysan albatrosses. I wrote an article for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social about what to watch for... @friendsofmidway.bsky.social, @explorerwieteke.bsky.social www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...

I'm dying.

The Center for @biologicaldiversity.org is suing the government over its 2026 national parks pass design, which depicts Trump next to George Washington. www.backpacker.com/news-and-eve...

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This is a travesty, we need to put climbing walls in all airports ASAP and also they should all be free, thank you Mr. Secretary.

He was a big-city lawyer who needed to relearn the meaning of Christmas. She was a struggling tree farm owner in his hometown. Until they both drank The Santa Juice.

Wild story with wild photos: Austin Dirks was on a section hike of the Hayduke Trail this weekend when he became stuck in quicksand in Arches National Park: www.backpacker.com/news-and-eve...

Me at bedtime, rage-quitting consciousness.

I'm just not interested in listening to anyone complain about paywalls unless they're packaging that with a viable idea for how to pay journalists without them. Sorry!

legally speaking there is nothing to stop the Nobel committee from awarding the Golden Boot to John Bardeen.

This would be a great day for everyone to read one of the best pieces of sportswriting ever put to paper, Jorge Galeano's "Soccer in Sun and Shadow."

Whoever chose this photo knew what they were doing.

Taking this opportunity to bring over one of my personal favorite tweets

Sorry, is this how I find out D'Angelo died??

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