The man on the bus station bench with the woman and kids sure looked familiar… made me think of Lee Tracy, only better behaved. Anyone? Bueller? #DarkPassage #TCMParty #NoirAlley

I’m not at full speed tonight for #DarkPassage, had a long day. But watching, and dropping in to acknowledge that over-the-top montage! #TCMParty #NoirAlley

“Solar farms just get wrecked by hail, they’re useless!” ME: New solar panels have been invented and successfully tested that automatically fold up when hail, snow or otherwise strong storm approaches. This drastically reduces any damage from said storms.

This is the way. I was taking a walk locally and had to put a random elderly lady’s eyedrops in for her. She was at the curb waiting for her daughter to show up. Small towns, I tell ya

They made her choose: leave the country, or be torn from her daughters. This week a judge undid it. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-had-...

“At this time, Taylor Fresh Foods has not publicly provided distribution information or a list of customers who received the product that was voluntarily removed from the market,” said the FDA. The fact that they have a choice in this is a problem. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/h...

A gentle reminder: libraries are still here, still free, still open to everyone. No appointment required. No subscription fee. Just walk in.

A fair request

I first saw #Aliens in the late '80s with a gaggle of military folk on home video, and it was a LOT like this post about a room full of fifth-graders. Matt is right—you can't have a true "do-over" of your first viewing of any formative film, but it'd be fun to try. #movies #scifi #reviews

Every time a journalist comes to me with a story like this one, they say something along the lines of "At least it's good that they're catching the bad apples on the force that abuse the technology right?" and I have to point out that only a tiny fraction of abuse ever leads to consequences.

Assuming this bothers you (if it doesn't, you're already not following me on here) you're really not gonna like some of the related stories shared in the replies. P.S. It's easy to pick on the South—they're OG in pulling public school $$ for private gain—but it happens all over.

New Kansas law limits efforts to document ICE activity. Video shows how officers utilize the law. Reporting by @bayaburgess.bsky.social kansasreflector.com/2026/07/17/n...

One reason to care about state supreme courts: They are only defender of abortion rights in some places. In Kansas, Wyoming, Missouri, New Mexico, justices who ruled in favor of abortion access are on ballot this year. And Right is going after them. Time to learn more—I covered all states:

I asked the FDA one yes-or-no question about this outbreak. They dodged. The lab check that confirms we can even detect this parasite was cut last year. Watch how they answer. Read & subscribe: celinegounder.com

I say we all bring this skeet to the next faculty meeting about “assessment in the AI era”

Clara Ester, a civil rights activist who was one of the last remaining witnesses to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, has died

California is proudly deploying personnel to support the Texas flood response and assist Oregon wildfire suppression efforts. When our fellow Americans need help, California answers the call.

Name the U.S. state you loathe the most, I don't care what the reason is unless it's like weird or bigoted

If you're arresting people at the airport on their way OUT of the country, your goal.was never border security. It's filling for-profit concentration camps.

If you do go and see the Odyssey please no spoilers. Some of us haven’t had time to read the book in the last 3000 years.

BREAKING: Workers are ON STRIKE at Carl’s Jr.’s locations across Los Angeles. The owner of this franchise filed for bankruptcy. We’re doing whatever we can to ensure the bankruptcy judge doesn’t let the company off the hook for over $112,000 in wages and penalties!

UK story on anti- #LGBTQ+ bias from parents affecting #school visits (free account required) www.thebookseller.com/features/lgb...

NEW: Trump is now threatening to punish Canada for wildfire smoke blowing into the U.S., as a GOP senator intros a bill to sanction Canadian officials “responsible” for the fires driven by climate change. “Insane," says one leading Canadian enviro group. www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie...

Gift link with no paywall because everybody needs to read this one after the June we just had slate.com/news-and-pol...

Mmmm okay what could possibly be unique about this, why break a land speed record releasing info, why not the same gov't media embargo as with the previous cases 'Tis a puzzlement... www.rawstory.com/ice-proteste...

I'm soooo behind, time for a visit to the Audreyverse while it's still summer here #TechAndSociety

Time to revitalize #serendipity? (Looking at old-timey #SocialMedia, pre-2020, maybe pre-2015, as my campus & others are rediscovering interdisciplinarity—again) (This is a parallel line of thought, as we aren't really in dialogue with each other on any of this) #TechAndSociety

For months EFF has been ringing the alarm about a new Flock Safety feature that would summon the police after publicly-placed microphones picked up sounds of “human distress.” We are happy to report that the feature has been discontinued.

The Atlas of Surveillance, our database mapping police surveillance tech across the U.S., turns six this week! Want to know how police are keeping tabs on you and your neighbors? Search for your town on the Atlas of Surveillance: www.atlasofsurveillance.org

WOKE: wearing a mask when the air itself is straight up telling you not to breathe it unfiltered CHOKE: telling your own resident MD you don't need Hegseth's low-T test, you're plenty manly tyvm

Looks like being a contractor (not an actual agent) fails the safety net test

This is like the music industry going after lone college students for using Napster to bootleg songs. Only smarmier. Time to resurrect this hashtag? #TechAndSociety

Absolutely howling at the Vatican doing a "I'm sorry did I fucking stutter" to the US ambassador to the Vatican to make it unambiguously clear that he's both 1) wrong and 2) not in Rome's good graces for casually blaspheming about the Pope while being wrong

I can imagine someone in DC drawing a line at the 42nd Parallel with a Sharpie, saying "No more—this ends now. Got our best people on it."

I needed to read the original (been hearing "Linus this" and "Linus that" for days, just now getting to the actual #techbro rant about folks who dare question #AI). Quickly found this thread full of experts who won't even add #AltText here, but must know more than the layperson. Thanks, guys.

Watching this unfold in real time is always fun, and always will be. Also fun: Take the good advice and credit someone else for it.

Segment title aside, this is pretty good for people new to the topic. (And yes plenty are new to the topic.) For edu-folk using @mikecaulfield.bsky.social's SIFT (orig. or as evolved) I also think it's a good example for students to try as they evaluate sources. #PBSTerra #AI #DataCenters

Could it be that folks are finally tired of mediocre streaming and AI-generated lists (and worse, AI-generated "music")?

I slept through much of The Sheltering Sky (1990). My date was not thrilled with me. The bits I was awake for were sumptuously filmed, very Bertolucci but sadly also very doze-worthy.

#OpenAI having a Princess Bride moment on what words mean? • honest • mistake

RFK Jr takes questions from reporters -- but an aide specifies he won't take any on topics other than hospital food

Ahhhhhh so climate change is the perfect Gartner Hype Cycle reason for us to turn over our email to AI... #ChangeMyMind

Tapper has been in meltdown ever since Obama roasted him in 15 seconds flat at the White House Correspondents Dinner

Three governments agree on something the AI industry doesn’t want to hear www.theattachmenteconomy.com/p/three-gove...

Thinking about how most of the country is covered in wildfire smoke, much of Eastern Canada is under a heat dome, Toronto has the worst air quality in the world this morning, and federal and provincial politicians want to spew out more carbon for the sake of a few fossil fuel and AI companies.

Long movies used to have intermissions. I miss that.

“Stripping citizenship requires no criminal conviction. It is done at the stroke of a home secretary’s pen.” Samira Shackle on the UK’s increasingly draconian rules on removing citizenship

“Our immigration system is the only time people can be detained against their will without having access to an attorney.”

Must be the tariffs! 😅

According to the CDC, at least 31 states have reported cases of cyclosporiasis as of Thursday, a parasite-borne illness that causes diarrhea, nausea, and fatigue www.jezebel.com/rfk-jr-s-lea...