Sliced into yesterday’s sourdough loaf and got a textbook bread bunny. One angled score was all it took- ears, nose, the lot, standing proud in the toaster. The crumb was nicely open and even, with a soft texture that held up well. #bunnysky

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said state employees “worked through the night” to issue full November benefits “to make sure every Oregon family relying on SNAP could buy groceries” by Friday. Well done, sleepy heroes. But I wish the United States system weren't grinding to such a disastrous end.

here's something cool: the son of the letter carrier on Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood (McFeely) is a real letter carrier for the USPS and he's our letter carrier and he's awesome

Worn #onthisday in 1908 by Anna Lieftinck at her #wedding to Jonkheer Teding van Berkhout in Groningen, Holland. The gown was originally worn with a wide, ruffled lace flounce covering the upper part of the bodice and a lace veil Anna borrowed from the groom’s sister. #OTD @rijksmuseum.bsky.social

Hey! Calling all Wonder Women! We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit. 50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.

This is adorable

Hallmark actually makes original content that is not super expensive, and their development process doesn't last like 10 thousand years LOL.

Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market. This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.

This is true (and the WSJ breakdown is great) but I can’t stress enough how low a bar some of the milestones are compared to what Musk touted over the years. He used to say Tesla would make 20M cars *per year by 2030*. Now he only needs to sell 20M by 2035 — and Tesla has already sold 8M!

BREAKING: Judge Immergut issues a permanent injunction against Pete Hegseth and the deployment of the National Guard to Portland. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

He should call it And Another Thing

Fall colors

Debby and her team at 2fifty Texas BBQ embody WCK’s spirit of community. The moment we asked if they’d cook for federal employees and their families impacted by the U.S. government shutdown, they didn’t hesitate to say yes. #ChefsForFeds (1/2)

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OVER A MILLION USERS DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT EVERY *WEEK* what the fuck are we DOING here

I do slightly think that what is happening in Chicago could be the beginnings of a non-violent civil disobedience movement that goes way beyond just like, No Kings protests, and could grow quite a lot

Prosecco bottles, exercise bikes, leaf blowers, alpacas (plush) and more! It was another week of consumer product recalls and safety warnings. Check to see if you own any of these dangerous products: www.cpsc.gov/Recalls

It’s a good day to look up Rosalind Franklin.

We picked up a few new followers yesterday, so if you're new around here, here's a bit about us: We're a Roman site on the South coast of England. If you like Mosaics, you'll like us. You can get the rest on Wikipedia. 😄

Abolish Border Patrol.

Maybe I'll do a little Mira Nair film festival in my house this week to celebrate her son's big win. Mississippi Masala is on Criterion Channel & HBO Max. Vanity Fair is on STARZ. The Namesake is on Hulu. Queen of Katwe is on Disney+. Monsoon Wedding & Salaam Bombay! aren't streaming?!?. Boo.

12. Years. Old.

It is not, in fact, smart, they're betting they take the House and the ACA will be a dead issue in 2026, but this deal undermines their ability to take the House. And with the gerrymandering, they may not anyway. The current Democratic leadership just doesn't have the steel for this time in history.

there are a lot of people mad about this who do not appear to understand that the strategy *from the very beginning* has been to make ACA subsidy extension a lynchpin of negotiations, and if you think these are pretty meager demands, well, you are correct, that is the point

This is the key truth.

literal press conferences every day. Go live on TikTok or the facebooks or whatever the kids are into

just thinking about billionaires panicking because all their money couldn't stop mamdani and that warms my heart

Flaming Hydra is a coop. All you can do with your share is sell it back to the coop (for $1), and nobody can have more than one. You have to be ready for growth to take a long time. Journalism is a public trust that should be accountable to readers alone, and that means readers alone pay for it.

Read the alt, fam.

thank you Anthony Scaramucci for this extremely relatable analogy about people buying bitcoin on margin

Speaking of enemies of the people…

The other question of course is, Was that kid's name "Sam Altman?"

Fly? Not we.

A remarkable work (and it is ongoing): Itiner-e: A high-resolution dataset of roads of the Roman Empire Description: www.nature.com/articles/s41... Site: itiner-e.org #History #DigitalHistory

“Progress in Play: Board Games and the Meaning of History”, Alex Andriesse on the world of 18/19th-century board games in which players progress chronologically through history itself: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/progress-in-play-board-games-and-the-meaning-of-history

A #Roman helmet with a bit of a decorative surprise - on the back, it features two little mice chasing after loaves of panis quadratus bread. Made about 1850 years ago, it once belonged to a soldier named Julius Mansuetus - did he choose this unusual decoration? 🐭 (📷Christies) 🏺 #AncientBlueSky

Step back into Roman Colchester! Colchester was Britain’s first city and the capital of Roman Britain. Known as Camulodunum, it was a thriving hub of trade, culture, and innovation. Every object in this display tells a piece of that story.

It’s not just about the arts, though that was an important part of it. The WPA took people who were out of work and gave them food, clothes, and housing to build useful things. Some young men gained weight doing hard physical labor because they could eat as much as they needed.

Does anyone have a book or documentary recommendation about the WPA?

Wait wait wait hold on now just a goth darn second

What better for a rainy Friday (here at least!) than a spectacular gown from the generally spectacular wardrobe of Queen Maud of Norway. Dating to c1908 it incorporates an outer shell of sparkle over softer layers #nasjonalmuseet #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

Over 20,000 item descriptions have been added to REQ 2 (Court of Requests proceedings) since March 2024. An absolute treasure trove for Tudor historians. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/r/C...

Look I get publishing a broad spectrum of opinions but I already fed them this morning

Establish dominance in a meeting by bringing donuts and saying no one can have any because they are for a later, more important meeting.

you ever think about the works progress administration? I sure do. I wish that was a thing now. I would be so glad to contribute my labor to like. A random ass local bridge

For me, it's all the creative types who went to school using their GI Bill benefits after World War II. Same message, different venue.