Hurry and scurry and flurry and worry until you're feeling poosly, or don't do that — instead listen to the new "A Way with Words" episode: https://waywordradio.org/use-your-noodle/

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Once upon a time, a man named Mr. Rogers obtained funding for PBS. Here he is, testifying before the Senate. A better time, when we invested in our children’s future. youtu.be/PhTccFkJcUE?...

Seems like we might have a better idea why Admiral Alvin Holsey suddenly resigned. www.reuters.com/world/americ...

A big problem is that what we have are chatbots, but we think they are “answerbots”. And as one should expect from something trained by the internet it will confidently give a false answer before admitting it doesn’t know.

“It’s warm. Why is it warm?” #WithoutContext #TaskmasterAustraila

Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure.

This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will. It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will.

@thebugle.bsky.social Once The Bugle turns 18 will it still be a “family show”?

Factrobatics: the manipulation of facts to support your position

If you replied with “LOL” without an exclamation mark, then I’ll assume you were lying.

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I wonder if the timing of Trump’s executive order to punish flag desecration was to distract from his other EOs released the same day regarding ending cashless bail? #PoorJustice www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

2. There's a special election for state legislative seats in Iowa and California — and I'm eying the one in Iowa specifically: That's been the site of some big swings toward Democrats earlier this year, including a flipped seat. (boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...)

I wouldn’t be surprised if Ghislaine suddenly took credit for “forging” Trump’s message in Epstein’s birthday book

@mmfa.bsky.social #MediaMatters #MeteorsMatter

Meteors matter ☄️ ☄️☄️ www.npr.org/2025/08/09/n...

As an em-dash aficionado, I loved this so much—maybe too much www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...

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I hope Glory Burger advertises as “your favorite hole in the wall.”

@jackbern.bsky.social I’m looking forward to the @taskmasterpepod.bsky.social series 19 stats roundup. Could you find out how much extra expense Jason Mantzoukas cost @taskmaster.tv production due to his “destroy, dismantle, and engulf in flames” strategy?

“You're a high-flying flag” feels like someone who has run out of things to praise the flag for

A burdensome work requirement for Medicaid will do less to help people find employment and more to cause those people to be both unemployed and unmedicated/sicker

We know in the story Indiana Jones was took his nickname from his dog, which was named after George Lucas’s dog, but why was his Alaskan Malamute (which was also the inspiration for Chewbacca) named Indiana in the first place?

SCOTUS CLOSING DAY Opinions at 10 AM Here’s what’s coming. Follow me here for all the details.

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Were the 12 crew members not “people”?

NEW at SCOTUS: first opinion is Ames v Ohio Dept of Youth Services. It's unanimous. No extra showing is necessary to prove "reverse discrimination" under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

A lot of people conflate knowing a few talking points with actual understanding.

Is “aura” the new “vibe”?

In case you missed it, I've got a new book called THE BIRDING DICTIONARY. It's out wherever you buy books, and it's funny yet educational, plus it's gift sized and has dozens of original cartoons. Thank you to the folks who've bought it and sent me pics of them/their kids laughing while reading!

Solo Leveling was good but it wasn’t “Anime of the Year” good. Also, @crunchyroll.com should add a writing category award.

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@waywordradio.org Another great episode. Grant mentioned that word blends didn’t originate but became a lot more common in the 1980s. I’m curious are there theories on why the sudden increase in word blends, or why these word blends had more staying power? podcast.app/real-corker-...

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“Not knowing what is killing us” is a feature, not a bug, of the Trump administration www.npr.org/sections/sho...

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Few things are as counterproductive as trying to use a syllogism to prove your coolness

Polymorphism: my latest Birdword comic for Cornell Lab. www.allaboutbirds.org/news/birdwor...

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“Adorability was one of the unintended consequences .." www.nature.com/articles/d41...