What could be wrong with the government explicitly disfavoring institutions based on their core political speech? "These institutions meet the following criteria: ... minimal public expressions in opposition of the Department."

Happy Friday, everyone! What a way to end the week. We added a few donations that rolled in after the buzzer and the updated total we got from the folks at the Marsha P. Johnson Fund, which officially brings us over $25,000 raised. We're in awe of you all. BLUESKY STILL HAS THE JUICE

A judge just tossed out Columbia University's disciplinary actions against 22 students over the 2024 Hamilton Hall occupation, finding the school relied on sealed arrest records and held individuals responsible for group actions, violating its own rules. iapps.courts.state.ny.us/fbem/Documen...

!! Attention SLINGS & ARROWS fans!

New “Congress Two Beers In” podcast- @joshhuder.bsky.social , @mattglassman312.bsky.social and I talk appropriations, the SAVE Act, and tariffs. Chadha critique ahead… podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

We met a dog named Cowboy at the cafe, lovely beast, made me feel better all day.

If you've been watching Love Is Blind for years and feeling like it's become more and more blatantly MAGA-coded—with increasingly misogynist men, you're not alone. Had to blog it out. www.wired.com/story/love-i...

every mystery of the sloppy joe revealed! i debunk its connection to ernest hemingway! we discuss the loosemeat sandwiches of iowa! the fashion movement around "sloppy joe" sweaters ca. 1940! the french concept of "nostalgia for the mud"! buttondown.com/theswordandt...

Hell Gate reporter @jessyedwards.bsky.social wanted to go sledding today for the very first time, but she doesn't own a sled. Would the kids of New York City help her to live her dream?

Far from being deterred by the 5th circuit, federal judges in Texas appear to be ordering the release of more ICE detainees than before on due process/constitutional grounds. Here is Judge Jason Pulliam, a Trump appointee, joining their ranks. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

NEW: Minnesota's top federal judge is threatening to hold Trump administration officials in criminal contempt if they continue defying court orders in immigration cases. "One way or another, ICE will comply." www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

I am catsitting this majestic man. His name is Bruce and he is 20 (about 97 human years). 🥲

I *definitely* picked the right seat on the plane 😍😍😍

Just saw a guy leaning out of his open third story front window to shave. NYC is back baby!

The Conference of Catholic Bishops is... not playing around in this brief. www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25...

Columbia student detained today is a day-in-the-life influencer with 100K followers. Her stories right now go from her studying for a Genetics exam in a nicely edited "ten hour study with me at Columbia" video, to a photo of her knees with the caption "dhs illegally arrested me please help"

buck has to get his teeth cleaned today, poor boy.

Rafael’s detention was unlawful. He complied with the law. He showed up for his appointment. He has served New Yorkers with integrity and dedication. We will continue to press for accountability and pursue every legal avenue available to secure Rafael’s release.

The judiciary’s shameful failure to act for 3 years, during which clerks were vulnerable to mistreatment, evidences willful ignorance + obstruction of justice, I argue in @abovethelaw.com abt Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby’s abusive workplace. @thelap.bsky.social abovethelaw.com/2026/02/mary...

Still closed 🙁

Real proud of my little dude for telling me that he has trouble with a bunch of boys in his 2nd grade class because they aren't nice to the girls, and that hes on the girls side. "A lot of these boys are real jerks!"

we finally reached the end of this calendar event i accidentally made 12 years ago

Journalism job alert: @wired.com is hiring an experienced politics writer. I might be biased, but WIRED is doing some of the best political coverage out there. This is your chance to join our amazing newsroom! condenast.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CondeC...

"La Loteria Niuyorkina is a pedagogical game/toolkit focused on the varieties of Spanish spoken across the landscape of NYC. The project engaged students from Lehman College and Queens College [+] explored common Spanglish words + expressions that shape their identity." loteria.commons.gc.cuny.edu

More essential reporting from @gwynnefitz.bsky.social and @thecity.nyc

Kroger is advertising GLP-1s on the loudspeaker while I am trying to buy cheese 👀

do I know anyone on here who worked as an emergency snow shoveler this week, or during January's storm? know anyone who did? would love to hear from you: [email protected] or DM (or reply)

Puzzle Binding! Tricky! These are almost as rare as hen's teeth, and we just... Had One??? And, it includes HOW Many Books? (Five from Germany c. 1601 and a blank one at last count...) #Vexierbuch #DosADos @newberrylibrary.bsky.social (Case C 823 .966)

I just realized his name in the show is Jesse (his real name is Ned) anyway this is him

annual reminder that nurse Ned on the Pitt is my actual nurse at my actual urgent care

The state of the union is Trout

Finally, the bug is back with a round of the Guinness.

Sadie wants you to know you can just get up and go for a small walk instead, she believes you are worth it.

Nice light in the garden right now I’ve been working on this area bc my wife’s out of town and this is the part of the garden she sees easily from her bath so i thought it’d be nice to spruce it up for when she gets back

Walked into my classroom today right after a hummingbird flew into it. A student and I were able to bundle said hummingbird up in her puffer jacket and transport it outside. Then we all talked about Dorian Gray. High point of the quarter.

Tariff ruling jokes during this morning’s SCOTUS argument: Lawyer suggests the justices could write opinion that’s “160 pages less” here Alito says he felt left out because he and Sotomayor were the only ones who didn’t write Sotomayor says they may get another chance in the future 👀

I'm grateful that @carolrosenbergnyt.bsky.social—the only full-time reporter at Guantánamo—is live-posting court hearings here. Follow her for more! 🧵

Jim's writing is always the gold standard for State of the Union address analysis! Read his tips on what to listen for Tuesday night @jfallows.bsky.social

New Bruce Lee stamps

i love them all so much

10:53pm. People are fighting in the hallway outside the bike lane hearing.

Threatening magazine advertisement for 3M diskettes, 1984.

Meteorologists report that in Blizzard of '78–like conditions, I am likely to look like this

Want to know how bad the blizzard is here in the Northeast? For the first time in its 153-year-history, @bostonglobe.com management has decided not to print and deliver a paper tonight. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/23/b...

Help out the Somerville Fire Department and get a free ice cream cone!! Shovel out the fire hydrant in front of your house, take a picture and then come into Gracie’s (whenever we’re open next) for a free cone.

Sammy didn’t love going outside initially but once she found a place where she was protected from the wind (and once the plow went away) she had to basically be dragged back inside… #Blizzard2026

Dog-as-garbage disposal: Baked sweet potato skins edition

I'd like to submit this as my entry in the "why I use Bluesky" discourse