Timeline cleanse: You're watching Mei & Kira, two sea otters (Enhydra lutris) at the Toba Aquarium in Japan, help clean the pool area after playtime. The reward is an ice treat. Enrichment activities like this promote mental wellness. Let's talk about the SUCCESS of sea otter conservation.

You can watch these two on an official livecam, or look at the Toba Aquarium YT videos from the point of view of the keeper, showing similar behaviors. The channel is here: www.youtube.com/@TobasuiChan...

Let's talk about kids cleaning up their toys

Do you mind? I’m having a moment here.

Hey #UglyDogs, do you want to name a baby Highland Coo calf? £2 per entry/suggestion. If you win, you name the baby and you win tickets to go meet it. Or maybe to donate to someone slightly more local 😂😇😁🐂

A Norway fan has gone viral for not taking part in their Row celebration after matches and won't do it if they win the World Cup "It’s factually wrong; they didn’t row, they sailed over the Atlantic”

The Boston Tall Ships Parade of Sail will be televised here on Saturday morning 9AM Eastern time #Boston250 #SailBoston #TallShips www.wcvb.com

This account about to be LIT @bostonharbor.bsky.social #SailBoston #ParadeofSail #Boston250

Two years ago today -- and shortly after my book was released -- I made the cover of the Newport [RI] Daily News. This was a thrill. Alas, it was on a Wednesday, the one day a week that the paper had, fairly recently, stopped printing and distributing hard copies. 🫠

I'll be closing my shop on Monday until later in the year! If you'd like anything, please place an order now!! Thank you! 📬🐕 oliviawhen.com/store

It also prevents Alzheimer’s www.massgeneralbrigham.org/en/about/new...

My mom was a really really really good Gardener and I am not. But I have done my best to keep this area of the yard looking good because I just know she would strike me down if not. It's really pretty. I think so anyway.

UglyDogs compound? bsky.app/profile/rack...

It has been criminally underreported but Kelsey Pfendler has just rowed solo across the Pacific Ocean from the US coast to Hawaii in record time. A 2,400-mile unsupported journey in 43 days, 17 hours, and 55 minutes. Notably beating the Men’s record by 9 whole days.

9 JULY 1776, GWYNN’S ISLAND, VIRGINIA: The Earl of Dunmore, Virginia’s last royal governor, is driven from the province entirely by an attack from Virginia cannon positioned on the mainland shore. allthingsliberty.com/2016/05/batt...

CPSC is aware of 14 reports of fires, explosions and other thermal incidents involving the defective insoles resulting in at least 10 reported burn injuries, including serious second- and third-degree burns requiring skin grafts. www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...

#Recall: Flaunt Magsafe Battery Chargers; The lithium-ion battery in the recalled power banks (chargers) can overheat and ignite, posing a risk of serious injury or death from fire and burn hazards. Get refund. www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026...

#Recall: Biometric Gun Safes Sold Exclusively on Amazon.com by BBRKIN; The biometric lock on the gun safes can be opened by unauthorized users, posing a serious injury hazard and risk of death. Get repair. www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026...

In Thomas Crafts’ 1768 bill for “erecting a new Bacon on Bacon Hill” we don’t see a spelling error; rather, we hear the music of an eighteenth century Boston accent 🗃️

#cyclospora humans only host. fecal-oral transmission. Mostly from Mexico, Central/South America, India/SE Asia. In N America, imported produce (peas, salad mix, cilantro, raspberries etc). Oocyte 8-10 micrometers

🚨Beware the #cyclospora No bagged salad mixes, raspberries, scallions, snap peas- unless you're going to cook them well. www.boston.com/news/health/...

Morning 😂.

8 JULY 1776, PHILADELPHIA: The Continental Congress attempt to end the dispute over command in upstate New York between Philip Schuyler and Horatio Gates without actually saying aloud that Schuyler is in overall command, which will definitely fix the problem:

How did enslaved Africans throughout New England retain their sense of family? Register for our 🆓 Zoom #bookclub this Sat. JULY 11; 11-12:30PM EDT to discuss award-winning historian Gloria Whiting’s book, Belonging. Free! 📚💙 #skystorians #blackhistory #booksky www.eventbrite.com/e/book-club-...

Landed in Amsterdam and took a gander at the restoration of Rembrandt's Night Watch, a team of 8 removing layers of yellowed varnish (last applied in 1975) ready for a fresh coat. I find painting conservation immensely satisfying, maybe it's why I love The House with Laughing Windows so much...

8 JULY 1776, PHILADELPHIA: The first public reading of the Declaration of Independence: local politician & militia officer John Nixon proclaims the Declaration from the State House yard, and Philadelphia’s most famous bell is rung.

Rip Current Statement issued July 8 at 8:51AM EDT until July 8 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Eastern Essex MA, Southeast Middlesex MA, Suffolk MA, Eastern Norfolk MA, Eastern Plymouth MA, Barnstable MA and Nantucket MA C... #RipCurrent #WX

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Can I say that am so happy that Yawp has been updated… so, so happy as I remap 30 chapters of textbook readings, secondary sources, reflection questions, links embedded into guides, and calendaring to fit the new Yawp. 😬😭🫠 *They actually did a great job with the revise 👍👍 … but 😱 #APUSH 🗺️

It’s here! The nutrient dense brain food you come to expect from a fresh, raw episode of Marv Among The Bovines! Dig in for a hearty feed! youtu.be/xnnYeO06-_8?...

Kermit's medication had some side effects.

All the people the house has captured, running about inside the tiles forever...

All I have to say about this people getting mad about Odyssey casting is, I don't remember any of them getting mad when they gave Wishbone the role of Odysseus

#uglydogs Has anyone else read “How the South won the Civil War” by HCR? It’s an incredible book that consolidates trends in American politics from the founding, through the westward expansion. It’s easy to follow and well worth your time.

“Help me move I have beer” and it builds the some of the largest stone structures (by volume) in the premodern world.

Well the Ancient Egyptian god of opinions was IMHOtep.

Congratulations to all the men now mansplaining ancient Egyptian pyramid construction to me, an Egyptologist who has excavated pyramids and works on a pyramid site and has surveyed the pyramid fields. Truly, you are doing the Lord's work. Go cry to your mummies.

What are the chances!

Recently the island of Mousa became home to Shetland ponies once again again. It is a joy to see the next generation of these beautiful horses standing by the iconic Mousa broch #Shetland

The big birdbath: A pretty incredible 20 minutes of owl watching in our backyard on a hot morning. About 10 minutes of cell phone footage edited to posting length and MB profile. Beautiful barred owls. Possibly a mated pair.

I wrote a new book called "Think Like a Dog"! It is happy and adventurous! It comes out 9/1 and if you pre-order now from Honest Dog Books, you'll get a paw print AND 'Zolá head sticker to cover up the Stock Photo Dog on the cover: honestdogbooks.com/think

Daily snaps 5/22/26 youtube.com/shorts/6SitU...

'Zolá settled in on the couch, ready for some netflix and, maybe, popcorn 🍿

In the past, I have heard people say "I don't know if that person should have a golden retriever because they have a small apartment and those dogs need space." And as counter example, I offer what it looks like in our house when someone goes in the basement for 2 minutes

We had an adventuresome walk this morning at the local elementary school. Syvie was off-leash and chased this fella into the woods before I realized it was a coyote and not another dog. Then I recalled Syvie and put her on a leash...(1/2)

Here’s 20 seconds of Baby American Cottontail Bunny eating in the light rain, free of charge! You’re very welcome!🥰🐇☔️

Sustained transmission of mpox clade Ib in Madagascar with 4117 cases and 15 deaths across 39 districts https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=55fe3f93-6982-48a2-9279-56ffdc20861c&eventid=9ed0b3c0-e94d-4304-9d0b-767bc6fb9549&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost

Our East Kensington mural project with Nick D’Auria, H.A. Brown elementary, and the East Kensington Neighbors Association got covered on @6abcactionnews.bsky.social today! 6abc.com/videoClip/19...

🚨BREAKING🚨 More than 600 workers at Hachette Book Group just voted overwhelmingly to unionize, creating the largest union in trade publishing history! newsguild.org/hachette-boo...

Scottish soccer fans have left another gift to the region: a $15,000 donation to a charity administered by the Massachusetts Teachers Association that helps students in financial need.