These Megan Kelly clips are pretty good proof that a lot of people have gotten much much much worse over the last 10 years

I love the smell of the autumn

Rest in Power Assata Shakur. youtube.com/shorts/yN4Xw...

My wife is unflappable after 13 years together. She barely noted as I cut the top crust off my chicken pot pie and set it aside. She didn't raise an eyebrow as I spooned out the chunks of chicken and gave them to her. She huffed a bit as I explained that the chicken is my least favorite part.

Oh, this country. 上梁不正下梁歪.

skip the phone scroll & start with breath

Saw this little guy hanging in a gorgeous hibiscus plant during my recent vacation. Wife was shocked by my interest as I was afraid of snakes when she met me 13 years ago. But thanks to adorable & educational reels from snake keepers, I’m quite fond of them now.

Wife and I watched V for Vendetta again yesterday. Seems relevant, ya know.

Clearly this is not about making DC, or any of us, safer.

KPop Demon Hunters was a really fun movie!

I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy. I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.

I really do think this might be the worst Supreme Court of all time, which is saying something for an institution that coexisted with slavery These motherfuckers are even worse imo bc they are *also* out here using antebellum reasoning and pursuing antebellum goals but well post bellum!

This is an assault on the Reconstruction Amendments by a Neo-Confederate Court wedded to the far-right argument that those amendments were illegitimate and destroyed the original intent of the Founders, which was to create a white man's country

Justice Sotomayor dissenting on birthright citizenship case: "The gamesmanship in this request is apparent and the Government makes no attempt to hide it. Yet, shamefully, this Court plays along. Because I will not be complicit in so grave an attack on our system of law, I dissent."

If you’re an American should watch the Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown ep on Iran. A deeply humanizing look at a country full of people just like you and me. I watched it after Anthony died and it moved in ways that are hard to relay. I also immediately ran out to try kabob koobideh and tahdig.

Take note.

The American people were lied to about Vietnam, with tragic consequences. The American people were lied to about Iraq, with tragic consequences. The American people are being lied to again today. We cannot allow history to repeat itself.

Why are sneezes so infuriating? They triple the flare pain. Every. Time. #fibromyalgia

So… does Iran have a right to defend itself?

We need details on this.

Marketing measurement often fails because teams don’t communicate. On this week’s AdExchanger Talks🎙️, behavioral economist Julian Runge explains why you need leadership buy-in — and a culture of experimentation — to make it work. How does your team handle failure in measurement?

I am numb and heartbroken, especially for Tyre Nichols’ family today. Tyre Nichols was a father. Tyre Nichols was a creative. Tyre Nichols’ life mattered. Tyre Nichols should still be alive. Here’s how he described himself ⬇️

Until vampires show up in “Sinners,” the film plays as a work of minutely observed historical fiction and “develops a richly delineated dramatic ethnography of Black life in the age of Jim Crow,” tnyfrontrow.bsky.social writes.

If you were curious about how Ryan Coogler and his team constructed that musical sequence in Sinners, here’s a clip of him explaining it. (Via The NY Times 😒)

I couldn’t decide if I wanted to cry or twerk during the music scene in #Sinners. It was so beautiful and true. WHEW!!!!!!!

SINNERS has dethroned Blade and An American Vampire in Brooklyn as the best Black vampire film in modernity. SINNERS is the fucking bar. I have spoken.

Every #anthropologist interested in Southern U.S. History will enjoy the nuance, themes, and depth displayed in Sinners. So, so good.

I knew SINNERS would be lit, but baby, SINNERS was LIT!!!!!!!!!

Kamala Harris: The American people deserve leaders who make their lives better, and make our country stronger. But sadly, we have seen quite the opposite over these past few months.

Europe’s skulls remember what genetics forget. New research shows that from Ice Age mammoth hunters to steppe pastoralists, cranial shape tells a deeper story of migration, survival, and identity. #Paleoanthropology #CranialMorphology #HumanEvolution #Archaeology #IndoEuropeans

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Friendly reminder to support your local independent bookstore this weekend! A slightly less friendly reminder to just not buy books from Am*zon at all.

Facts matter

Before I go into today's dystopian nightmare, let's take a minute to bring down your blood pressure. Here is one of my favorite creatures, the #RedPanda. Enjoy. #nature #animals

Very creative, San Francisco! 8647 ✊

We love Bluesky don’t we?

For some reason I don’t think the Supreme Court of the United States is going to be having a relaxing summer this year.

The turnout in small towns across the country has been incredible drawing crowds of thousands. We’re already seeing over one million in attendance nationwide, and events are still underway. Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Ohio all had especially surprising showings.

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Turning to meditation or mindful breathing shortly after feeling stress has been a lifesaver lately. Allowing myself to feel the emotion, realizing my body is tense and then breathing through it all. It’s not easy, but it’s becoming more habitual.

Since watching #TheUntamed it's difficult to enjoy other dramas. #XiaoZhan and #WangYibo had such fantastic chemistry. They made Wei Wuxian & Lan Wangji two of my favorite characters to the point that I've consumed every iteration of this story. I can't get over it, MDZS is so good!

I want better for you all.

Oh dear you’re going to want to read this. Looks like DOGErs were caught exfiltrating NLRB data, likely on unions, for private (seemingly Elony) use. This is must read. What we’ve all suspected. But now details. www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...

‘I didn't think he would get this authoritarian this fast’ — Jon Stewart is just as shocked as the rest of us about how far Trump is pushing his immigration policy.

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

Grabbed at his appointment to become a citizen. Is this who we are? 😕🇺🇸

Ancient inequality wasn’t inevitable. Archaeologists studied 50,000 homes across 6 continents to show that wealth gaps depended on choices—not just farming, tech, or population. #Archaeology #Inequality #HumanEvolution @pnas.org