It’s May 30. Two days from June. Post Memorial Day. WTF (For people in Celsius places this is 6 and -4).

This Vought policy is an attempt to choke out American higher education. America's fascists view its institutions of higher ed—and the people who staff them—as existential enemies of the purified nation

As Google goes all in on AI techcrunch.com/2026/05/19/g... here's an example of how it can go wrong. Search for "Ormsby Carrowvaneen" and you get an AI overview saying the family is "junior branch of the landed Ormsby estate" and identifies Bridget Ormsby. Great, right? #genealogy #IrishGenealogy

This will sound familiar to parents with teenagers in the early 2000s who got some skyhigh cellphone bills. www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...

#GenHour During #AncestryHour this week I cruised Cyndi's list and found this concise introduction to using #Scrivener for #genealogy. I use it for my research journal. Great for writing up blog posts too. thefamilyheart.com/scrivener-fo...

I’m confident this story made every Gen Xer immediately think of the all drug Olympics. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAdG... What’s next, land sharks knocking on my door?

I have been thinking about parental backlash to ed tech and how we may see an interesting attempt to test the limits of Mahmoud v. Taylor.

Another day that People eats the NYT's lunch when it comes to reporting on Trump.

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

I’d like to know how my tax dollar funding made one Nazi drug addict a trillionaire and I got nothing in return

I love getting my copy of @theonion.com in the mail. There's always something in it that makes me lol and this was it. #genealogy

You need a delivery system, obviously. Miniaturize the pronouns and put them in a missile nose cone, load the pronouns into a 155mm shell and launch it from a howitzer, or utilize newer technology and have a drone carry them in, flying low and mostly undetected. Come on, man, this is pretty basic.

FUCK ICE NOW AND FOREVER

On the one-year anniversary of EMPIRE OF AI, I am so, so excited to announce The AI Resist List, a new project that documents examples of resistance to the AI empires around the world 😍 airesistlist.org

Finally, I know who did the plumbing in our house.

That's Irish Woman and former worker with the Irish Immigration Council, Catriona Graham, getting slapped by the slapped and abused by the scumbag Itmar Ben-Gvir. Fuck him and the cowardly Irish Govt for it's lack of action.

brb, setting up an account at kagi.com arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...

11 (Spinal Tap) out of 10, no notes.

Here's the thing. I have a feeling that men who get caught using AI will not face the same social/professional consequences as women/ minority writers who get caught doing the same. See: The plagiarism scandals from the past, and the men who still have journalism/commentary jobs despite it.

The "Is it real or is it The Onion?" game is now set at Super Advanced Expert level.

Fantastic story about the generational pain caused by keeping secrets and the power of letting them go. #genealogy #familyhistory www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/u...

1. #WHO has declared the #Ebola #Bundibugyo outbreak in NE DRC a public health emergency of international concern, aka a PHEIC. Yet another sign this is likely to be a very challenging outbreak. So far there've been 8 confirmed cases, 246 suspected cases & 80 suspected deaths.

My favorites in Eurovision 2026 are Ireland, Spain, the Netherlands, Iceland, and Slovenia.

#genealogy now perceived as dangerous? 🤦‍♀️

I just finished The Fall of Roe www.thefallofroe.com and while there are many parts that will stick with me, this passage on p. 337 is what had me screaming into the void. How was it possible that in March 2022 it had to spelled out to Democratic leaders that Roe was going to fall?

YES. And also make sure that you're saving your own things. This is a reminder that some of this stuff isn't forever and your voice matters, too. So, archive your posts and other data yourself.

Pay attention to this, family historians. if you find information online relevant to your research, download it to your computer. Do not rely on it always being available on the internet. And of course document when and where your found it. #genealogy #familyhistory

Fred, Daphne, Thelma, Shaggy, Scooby-Doo, and Scrappy-Doo

I just signed up for this. It's tonight! #genealogy #IrishGenealogy

As someone who has to teach Roman army and Roman spectacles and such over the years more than I care to remember, it takes a lot for me to think an age is exceptionally cruel, but Jesus fecking Christ this is an exceptionally cruel age.

You’re not violating a "reading rule" if you opt not to finish a book that's not resonating with you. Life is finite and we thus have a finite number of books to read. Reading shouldn’t be a chore, and you needn’t feel guilty for ensuring that your time reading is spent reading things that you love.

This goes for genealogists too! So many people now think that they can just plug "Who are my ancestors" into an AI & find their family. Doesn't matter that it doesn't work that way, the fact people THINK they can is a threat to our work. Have some self-preservation at least. #Genealogy

Always important for family historians to hear this. #genealogy

I’ve never met Brigid, and yet I know we could be best friends. The way “just leave” is in bold…perfection.

I left Northern Ireland to come here to play soccer in 1981. It was at the height of the troubles. When I left my mates called me a lucky bastard for getting to go live in America. Last month I was home in Ireland for a wedding. The same people told me how sorry they were for me having to live here.

My #1 tip for #genealogy is always, always search by address, not just name. I have a relative whose death made the papers. If I only search by his last name, Weinpahl, I get two articles. When I search by his address...

@tracynovick.bsky.social I think you'll like this thread.

MA has some of the most segregated public schools in the US and I'm often asked "well isn't that because of where people live?" As though that's not also shaped by power and policy. Grateful that David Modica is bringing attention to a law that could reshape our schools and communities, if we try.

Heads up, #mapoli The State Legislature is trying to restrict access to vital records. This isn't just about genealogy. This is about protecting public access to records used by all sorts of people. And if you're one of those people looking for dual citizenship, good luck if this passes.

“The family’s anger has subsided some since the baby’s death, in part because of their trust in God’s plan. ‘I can sit here and be upset and sad, but this brought me closer to God,’ the father said.” I’d like to bring parents like this closer to prison. www.propublica.org/article/more...

I get asked a lot “what do teachers want for teacher appreciation?” I’m gonna tell you the truth. The best gift I ever got was COLD. HARD. CASH. $5-$20 from every parent in the class of 27. I was so happy. “We can’t give money!” “We can’t accept cash” Listen. I said what I said.

Excellent Star Wars day content.

The thought of norovirus, among other things, was enough to keep me off of a cruise ship. But hantavirus…holy moly.

I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland. And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.

I love how this poem moves from funny to serious I've seen this. The bar in Belfast International Airport. We heard the alarm, could smell the smoke & sat on & finished our pints. I have witnessed the second half of the poem too. It's time to pour our pints on the fire #Poetry #Poemoftheday

A Stay at Ellis Island Hospital Could Determine Whether an Immigrant Had a Chance to Start a New Life in America www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-st...

BOOK UPDATE 📕: Ladies and gentlemen the ebook has landed! Thank you to you all for you patience, I’m very happy to report that Genealogy Methods and Techniques: A Practical Guide to Research is now available in ebook form. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #NewBook #ResearchMethods

New Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) website launched scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2026/04/new-... #genealogy