This is Richard. He's sometimes accused of not being a real dog because of his weird paws and inability to bark. Thinks his pack would say otherwise. 12/10 for all (IG: richardandtheguardians)

This is Holly. Every day for the past 5 years, she picks out a stick and brings it to her favorite spot for “zen time.” While her stick may change, her routine never does. 13/10 (IG: hollythebluestaffy)

In collaboration with the Munk School, I am sharing a ten-lecture course I taught at @utoronto.ca this past year. The course is called “Hitler and Stalin Today.” Watch the first lecture here: snyder.substack.com/p/new-lectur...

Sometimes the tiniest of mice, too small for a boat, find an oak leaf to sail on. 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 Tiny mouse and copper oak leaf in the Summer collection 25th July

Going on the reading list! #MedievalSky

OSSOFF: “.. Isn’t it humiliating to be unable to answer this question? To have to indulge the President’s delusions?”

One of the quiet bright moments of lockdown was Sam Neill serenading us on the ukulele. This type of tenderness feels rare nowadays, how lucky we were. Thank you for everything. ❤️❤️❤️

When the Smithsonian created their Open Access program, this is exactly how they envisioned it being used.

They're headed to the future.

Happy 250th, America! We illuminated the Royal Norwegian Embassy in celebration of our closest ally.

Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.

Also, I came across this video of Count Binface debating at the Oxford Union, which is well worth your time youtu.be/0Vlew9R2s2A?...

Puppy was scared of the fireworks and went to his deaf dad for comfort. Seems like the dog could understand ASL. 🥰

You're 9 minutes into your Chotiner interview. He's smiling. By God, it's going well. Great, even. Then he says "but". You wake up coughing through thick smoke partially buried by rubble. Your ears are ringing. The interview is already published. You have 390 missed calls from your boss.

This Pacific Great Blue Heron fledgling is exploring the pond below the rookery! #birds #photography #videography #ECK @everyheron.bsky.social

2/ "$750,000 in the FY2027 budget, specifically to help pet owners who can't afford food for their animals. Another $750,000 goes toward affordable spay/neuter services. $1.5 million total, aimed at keeping people and their pets together."

-Notice News 1/ "YES: Mamdani's administration just funded New York City's first-ever pet food pantry program.

Did you catch Mayor Mamdani’s Fourth of July speech?

"Human intervention in the form of housing and commercial building developments have dramatically reduced habitats for wild birds in Britain, a country that has become one of the most nature depleted in the world." Listen to Britain’s dawn chorus of 1976: the dramatic loss of #birdsong in 50 years

oh look it's Harrison Ford talking about the CCC for @hcrichardson.bsky.social 's 250 for 250 🗃️

Victor is here to remind you to breathe, maybe take a little nap, and after that shove your favorite furry mouse toy under the fridge

It’s cooled down a bit - perfect book buying conditions! Sally

A golden initial 'Q'(uoniam) at the beginning of Luke's Gospel with which to end the day BnF MS Latin 9390; Evangelia quattuor (known as the Gospels of Metz)(1v-177r). — Capitulare evangeliorum (177v-190v); 10th century (second half after 969 CE); f.94r @gallicabnf.bsky.social

Ozzy's playing the piano to entertain students while they wait for their President's Collections (end of term reports). Carefully pressing the notes with both paws, and really concentrating.

My surgeon scheduled my next surgery. A week later CareFirst demanded I prove I live in Maryland in 14 days or lose coverage — mailing the letter from TEXAS, so my 14 days was really 6. You shouldn't need to be a lawyer to get healthcare.... www.patreon.com/mattbc/posts...

This #PollinatorWeek, you can help #BringBackThePollinators, whether you’re tending a yard, community garden, local park, or even a tiny balcony! 🐝💖 We have everything you need for success: guides, videos, events, printable flyers, a social media kit, & more! ➡️ bringbackthepollinators.org

The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.

The Watchstone at Stenness in Orkney. Located where the Stenness and Harray lochs meet, the Neolithic stone was once part of a pair, and probably served as an outlier for the nearby Stones of Stenness. 📸 My own. #StandingStoneSunday #Prehistory #Orkney

“Sir, are you aware that you are a cat, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani is standing right behind you?”

Black History Month Stories. Today I'm very excited to cover one of my favorite Black Civil War heroes and one of the most badass negroes to ever live: Robert Smalls! His story is one of almost unimaginable bravery and intelligence. A story that embarrassed the fuck out of the confederacy.

In honor of Juneteenth, I'm linking some of the Civil War themed Black History Month Stories I did last year. Starting with my all-time, no questions asked favorite Black History figure: Robert Smalls. The GOAT of Negro Baddassery. bsky.app/profile/luth...

1/ Happy Juneteenth! How a Texas emancipation commemoration spread across the US is an amazing story. But Juneteenth wasn’t the first Black Freedom Day in America—or the only one of its day. So, let’s talk about em’. Pictured: Martha Yates Jones and Pinkie V Yates, Houston Juneteenth, 1908 | HPL

Library Cards–The New Landscape of Public Library Censorship. This is a really important–and incredibly well-done–piece from award-winning leader on the topic of library card registration, Amy Mikel at Brooklyn Public Library. bookriot.com/library-card...

June is for wild prairie roses 🌿 #wildflowers

Imb award #faseofdedey to Sandal. He haff ernedt it

Happy #Juneteenth! On this day we celebrate freedom and our commitment to the fight against racism. Our struggles were born from the same roots. Our struggles are one. Su lucha es mi lucha. Together we are more powerful.

This June and beyond, we honor and celebrate both #PrideMonth and #Juneteenth ✨. Join us in recognizing the importance of unity, #diversity, intersecting identities and supporting Black LGBTQ+ youth 🤝🏾. Revisit the #LFJ feature "My Pride Is Black, My Juneteenth Is Queer" 📲: https://bit.ly/3QP591j

”Juneteenth Has Always Been About Black Liberation” by Kaitlyn Greenidge for Harper’s Bazaar. An oral history, as told by members of the Winston-Salem Chapter of The Black Panther Party. www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/feat...

Two Roman finds from Rottweil (my beautiful hometown 😊): vessels in the shape of boars, dating 2nd century AD. They were used to hold oil. 📷 me

Photographs of early #Juneteenth celebrations across Texas and beyond: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/juneteenth-photographs #JuneteenthDay #juneteenth2021

Dawn hares in the midsummer fields.

has anyone lived the dream more than this guy?

🏺 Been busy today officially opening the new research centre at @garstangmuseum.bsky.social! 📜 It’s a well-deserved new space for such an incredible Egyptology and archaeology collection and we’re keen to facilitate more heritage science research there! 🧪

“Sixty percent of the time, it works every time.”

As long as you’re horsey, Don’t forget the cake … theonion.com/i-work-very-...

Buckle up, etc. Keats, in a letter to his brothers, wrote that the ‘Man of Achievement’ should embrace the idea of Negative Capability — ie (quote) — ‘when a man is capable of being in uncertainties, mysteries, doubts, without any irritable reaching after fact and reason’.

Triangulating between this rather good piece, the curious case of Sam Altman’s emotional advisor, and my recent PhD in poetry I couldn’t help but be struck by the parallel between the SpaceX IPO and the poet John Keats’ theory of Negative Capabilty.