There’s friends, best friends, and then there’s the mutualistic relationship between the hornbill and the mongoose. See this peculiar pair in action in this week’s Surprising Science 🐾🪽

Immoral, unconstitutional, unAmerican conditions that will be reviled in history.

Oh my God. Bluesky, you know what to do!! @shakespeare.lol beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

Always so cool

I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered. He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here : www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...

Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics" guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation

Seems like a good time for the Speaker of the House to swear in Rep. Grijalva.

I hope someone is writing "12 Hangry Men" about the sandwich guy jury

Two of the media organizations that have really "met the moment" in national coverage are Teen Vogue and WIRED. Along with student-run college newspapers in general. And scores of local start-ups. The main hope for journalism (in its dark times) is the next wave of journalists.

These dogs were spotted taking a group photo in their Halloween costumes. We're impressed by the dog walker's dedication to getting the shot, but that ghost definitely wishes he could actually disappear. 14/10 for all (TT: franklinbarkzoo)

The USDA has funding set aside to keep food assistance programs running during emergencies. Trump just won’t release it. 440,000 Minnesotans - and millions more Americans - will pay the price.

What did people do before SNAP?” They died. Healthcare, vaccines, disability support, education & food assistance are vital to our survival. They’re why the average lifespan isn’t 35 anymore The mark of a good & decent society is whether it sees the value in helping others.

When humans look at something we find beautiful our brains release dopamine, lifting mood & if we connect with what we're looking at oxytocin, giving us a sense of belonging. A tiny posy I made in a thimble, with real flowers I grew👇 If you like it it'll alter your brain biochemistry for the better:

Support cat commuters.

School of fish following a duck: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatis...

Bridget Everett at the Beacon tonight: the perfect medicine. Made my face hurt. One of my favorite shows of the year.

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, the chaplain who cheered on Loyola University Chicago basketball teams, has died at 106. nyti.ms/4n1Lntn

The Nobel committee understood the assignment.

More cheese science, please! 🧪

My thanks to TEAMS (Teaching Association for Medieval Studies) for posting a notice on their newsletter of the new #OpenAccess teaching module on the Black Death: teams-medieval.org/untitled-4/. #histmed #MedievalSky #PandemicPedagogy 🧪🗃️

From 'Orwell 2+2=5’ to 'Frankenstein’: TIFF’s Films on Power, Creation, and Survival Are a Warning. These are WIREDâ??s picks for some of the most urgent and unsettling films from the 50th annual Toronto International Film Festival. Read more... https://xnewsly.us/7XkZEycslagb

A mother cries out for her son who is in school while ICE arrests her outside of an immigration court after attending her hearing in San Antonio, Texas. Her only concern is for her child. This is happening all over America. This is not what safety or justice looks like.

“When Dorothy Parker Got Fired from Vanity Fair”, @jonnysemicolon on Dorothy Parker — born #onthisday in 1893 — and the beginnings of the legendary Algonquin Round Table: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/when-dorothy-parker-got-fired-from-vanity-fair

Showing the endangered leader of an invaded country my hats

@tmlh.bsky.social Fall plans?

This is EVERYTHING and I can’t WAIT to watch it high! 🥦 💨 🔥 💃 🥹 🤩 And I also think Heather Thomas needs to see it ☺️ @heatherthomasaf.bsky.social

I love Terry Gross she is a top ten person

Despite the lessons we’ve learned over the past 10 years, we continue to be gaslit. There should be no debate about Russia and Ukraine. Russia instigated a war with an illegal invasion. Also, sub sandwiches are not deadly weapons.

Drug Enforcement Administration officers patrolling the National Mall. If you know DC you understand how tremendously goofy this is (h/t @lorenzohall1.bsky.social)

“We are all formed of frailty and error; let us reciprocally pardon each other’s folly.” — Voltaire, Dictionnaire philosophique, 1764. Clara-Jumi Kang and Timothy Ridou perform II. Andante, from Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante, composed in 1779. 🙏🏼🌍🕊️

New study shows how California community colleges and certificate-granting schools stack up on ROI for students. #AcademicSky #HigherEd www.forbes.com/sites/michae...

#AcademicSky #AcademicBluesky how do you help online students feel a sense of collegiality and belonging? #SocialWork

The weather dude on TV last night said it's going to be 99 degrees today. I'm demanding that he be fired and replace with another dude that will forecast a high of 82. Am I doing this right?

BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: A higher up at the Bureau of Prisons WAIVED Ghislaine Maxwell's sex offender status in order to transfer her to a minimum security camp in Texas, per source. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...

Shutting down PBS and building Versailles

On @HechingerReport.org, this post considers the ways that higher education is grappling with employer demand for AI skills. buff.ly/FaQMkur #AcademicSky

Okay, but what’s the downside? #theatreSky

Giant at the Harold Pinter Theatre tonight. Could hardly be more relevant. Very funny. Compels the audience to think. What a cracking cast! John Lithgow, Aya Cash, Elliot Levey, Tessa Bonham Jones, Richard Hope, and extra applause for @betheyre.bsky.social. See it, quick! #GiantThePlay #TheatreSky

On empathy, teaching, and rigor…with some George Mason connections!

Launching a #podcast helped Mark Carroll gain new perspective on communicating research to the public. Here are four lessons he learned: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/why-a... #academicsky #researchimpact #research

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They mean to be as insulting to Black people, as dismissive of our lives, as resistance to our status as full citizens in this country as they can be. There is no common ground to be had at the expense of our sisters & daughters’ lives and our dignity as a people. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/u...

This Stephen Colbert monologue from Monday night, followed by a bit about the MAGA contingent calling for Trump to release the Epstein files, is the reason why Paramount fired Colbert and canceled his show. That, and the Midterm elections are coming up, and he would continue to go after Trump.

I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better

This is Mako. He has no regard for law and order, and more importantly, no regrets. 13/10

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I put together a little discussion / breakdown of the flash flooding in Texas. Can watch here: 🧪

It would be great in Gov Youngkin and Atty Gen Jason Miyares would sue the DOE for our allocated funds for schools. Or maybe just ask them for it, since I’m pretty sure they know a guy. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/u...