The No Kings People VOTE! Leigh and Timmy and Matt and Tim and Beth and Mattie are scared shitless! Tarrant County is Blue! It’s the No Kings Era now! #NoKings is a political earthquake!

It's a tie But it's a great start with 95.3% of voters

Unsolicited advice for academics: every time you agree to do something, immediately make a note of it in a single text file. Updating a CV takes time and therefore isn't something we do often, but it's easy to forget everything you've done. Making a quick note makes it easy to update your CV later.

Deanna Durbin turns the old hoary chestnut, "Home Sweet Home" into something much more like a spiritual: youtu.be/eB7PVkf-37g?...

Deanna Durbin sings "Danny Boy", likely one of the best versions you may come across: youtu.be/ymWrLo2s1VA?...

Me and all my friends...

I need to get all my albums on the same wall too. PS. My choices in bands are prolly better than his... #:')

A Senate committee is holding a bogus hearing today based on junk science about the abortion pill mifepristone, a safe and effective medication that's the most common form of abortion. This hearing isn't about science — it's about laying the groundwork for banning medication abortion nationwide.

Everyone donate to the ACLU now if you can. HELL YES.

The ACLU has a Mobile Justice app that will automatically record video and send it to your local ACLU affiliate if you get attacked by ICE and they try to delete your video or steal your phone. It’s now available in 17 states and Washington D.C. www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/...

ACLU sues Trump administration over ‘racial profiling and unlawful arrests’ in Minnesota ICE surge

Walz: "What's happening in MN defies belief. News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos & disruption & trauma the federal govt is raining down... This long ago stopped being a matter of immigration enforcement. Instead, it's a campaign of organized brutality against the people of MN"

I'm a sucker for corny, romantic films from the 30's and 40's -- here's one for like minded beings: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Enc...

BAMI THE DOG HAS BEEN FOUND YOU GUYS SHE HAS BEEN FOUND www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

This is how it's done, folks!! (Former Philadelphian, here):

“Wonderful. So much for shocking them with awe.”

I'll never forget a book I had, maybe even in elementary school, full of rotifers, radiolarians and such:

A different kind of "soul" music, from Ethiopia, when people there were dreaming of a beautiful tomorrow (the total opposite of what was happening there at the time). Feels like music you hear when the storm of troubles comes to an end, and you wake up to that sunny day: youtu.be/CU9n63ANaEc?...

Exactly our problems these days!! Frank's not getting anymore invites to Thanksgiving, or even our inflatable pool this summer...

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If you want to try to study cellular signaling, you have to be happy with abbreviations like PGC-1α (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha), or have a sense of humor: "Son of Sevenless" (which could easily be the monster out for world domination in a superhero movie)

The mysterious piece of aluminum dated 250,000 years ago could be proof that aliens visited Earth in the distant past. alienigenasdopassado.com.br/en/wedge-of-... #aliens #ancientaliens #ancientastronauts #ancienthistory #UFOs #ufosightings #UAPs #Ufology #ufolovers #extraterrestrials #mysteries

i’m not crying you’re crying xkcd: Fifteen Years

Pretty freaking "stop you in your tracks" powerful and I can imagine lighting bolts connecting across the country and converging to release these gott damm files so justice can finally be done. But it will never fully heal their wounds.

#music The Irish no doubt were inspired to write some of the most beautiful, hauntingly sad songs thanks to the "Great Migration" from the potato famine, to the US. "If time were a thing man could buy..." Silly Wizard, and you may need kleenex for this one: youtu.be/gFzvuk-_QGI?...

🧵 Here is the Nebra sky disk, considered by some the oldest known illustration of the night sky. The artifact was discovered near Nebra alongside several Bronze Age weapons and is linked to the Unetice culture, which thrived in parts of Europe... ➡️ apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap18031... 🔭 🧪 #histsci 1/4

My mom is watching my cat for me and it only took her… six days to tell me she might take my cat back with her. LMAO

This is me, telling my wife, that I just need "a little lie down". Hour and a half later, I'm on the couch wondering where that five minutes went to.

Today i am reminded of this @theawkwardyeti.bsky.social. The last year/decade in a nutshell.

Mamdani is going to implement Shar Law. Everyone will have to bow down to the Mistress of the Night, the Lady of Loss, and devote themselves to bringing about a darkness that will smother her hated foe and sister Selûne

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If you've never seen "The African Queen", you might consider it. Incredible pairing of two of the greatest actors ever to grace Hollywood studios -- Bogart and Hepburn (Katherine, that is), Bogart won best actor, but IMHO, Hepburn was even better (nominated only): youtu.be/sFVu74-A6kI?...

Lately, the best SciFi films I've seen are foreign. The one from South Korea, based on the book "Will You Be There?". And now this Swedish quirky but totally engaging film: youtu.be/7onngmmMZhA?...

In this splendid photo from Valerio Minato three wonders were captured in a single shot: - the Basilica of Superga, located near Turin (Italy) - the Monviso, the highest mountain of the Cottian Alps - the setting Moon, captured in a crescent phase ➡️ apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap23122... 🔭 🧪 #sciart 1/2

The ELT (Extra-hugely Large Telescope) under construction. Note the size of the pickup truck: www.eso.org/public/image...

Very olde Newe Englande prophecy: "Whomsoever receives a greeting card with Susi's artwork on it will have nothing but good luck come to them during the holiday season (and also only the best presents)". Susi is our new next door neighbor, and delightful, smart, and kind person. For the first...

I'm excited to announce I just launched my online art store! Original line and wash holiday cards, prints, and an artist’s book available through mid-December. Come visit and use BLUESKY10 (10% off) or BUNDLE20 (20% off 2+ items)! store.susiremoldart.com #watercolorart #handmadecards #shopsmall

My taste in movies may be rock bottom, but I'll still put this classic up against most any classic SciFi film (including "The Day the Earth Stood Still", also one of my absolute favs): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tim...

Earth, 13 minutes ago as seen from Space 🌍 This must have been taken over Washington DC

No fan of opera, for sure, but I can never listen to this without a box of kleenex at my side: youtu.be/huBXPVFffyI?...

No way I'm a Sinatra fan, but he nails this, one of the prettiest tunes of that era: youtu.be/YIDQrU9kzhQ?...

This is footage taken earlier today of the eye of Hurricane Melissa. The entire view is remarkable, of the core of one of the strongest Atlantic basic hurricanes in recorded history, and a catastrophic hit to Jamaica and the central Caribbean.

From a crewmember on yesterday's Teal 74 mission into now-Category 5 Hurricane #Melissa. As clear of an eye as you will see in the Atlantic basin.

Now this is what equipment designed to be maintained and repaired is supposed to look like!! #:')

If this ending to "Maytime", with a duet by Nelson Eddy and Jeannette MacDonald is so freakin' corny, why did I get all snuffly listening to it?? youtu.be/4bFcsARGupg?...

Iris Dement, nailing it here: youtu.be/nLjHcbSVmYs?...

Actually you probably do know her from "Our Town", which was used on the final segment of "Northern Exposure": youtu.be/FikZwgj89HI?...

Another gem from Iris Dement. "My life, it's only a season, A passing September no one will recall. But I gave joy to my mother, I made my lover smile, I can give comfort to my friends when they're hurting, And I can make them feel better, for a while..." youtu.be/HWUSyRvRB5k?...