Post something random or have an awful October

8-year-old Ryan Mulvaney says he was watching YouTube when he was inspired to run 50 miles in 50 days for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. on.nbcboston.com/9jXdYTq

Executive summary.

History is like science and free speech. It doesn't exist for you to agree or disagree with it, it exists for you to listen to it.

Yesterday people asked why Nexstar and Sinclair caved. The answer is simple: those who tracked which companies were advertising with them made a huge impact. Thanks to those calls, companies began pulling their ad budgets over the Kimmel blackout.

Trump and ICE are terrorizing Black & brown families, abducting our neighbors off the street, & putting our constituents at risk. For folks like Luiz and so many others, my office will continue conducting oversight & standing with our immigrant neighbors. www.boston.com/news/local-n...

War torn Portland (2025) 😞

Federal health officials are warning consumers not to eat certain pasta meals sold at Walmart and Trader Joe's stores nationwide. on.nbcboston.com/zVuNKIj

Good morning, #5amwritersclub. Prepare for unusual visitors (and have a good weekend).

I’m part of Hasbro’s #WomenInnovatorsOfPlay event again. Learn more and register here: spark.hasbro.com/womeninnovat... Also launching that day is their WIP Design Challenge. Winners get $10,000, mentorship, and a trip to Hasbro HQ. (but this year they're esp looking for mass-market toy ideas.)

In less than a week, MIDNIGHT MASS will be returning from our hiatus to kick off October with an episode that we have received A LOT of requests to do over the years. No spoilers, but get ready to ROCK.

Dammit, where’s the second slow Horses episode?!

I don’t care that he’s back on air tonight. Don’t pay Disney anymore! Cancel your subscription. Let a streaming network provide Kimmel true freedom of speech.

So strange! Anyway, let your fingers do the walking. I’m still waiting on my callbacks or an email return. #pdx #portland

Anyone else having a really hard time talking to students about careers in science? I talked to an undergrad, technician, & grad student about careers today & floundered when comparing industry to govt to academic positions, how to prep for any of them, or what those jobs will look like in 5 years

Well, there it is. Sinclair is digging in for a fight, so please help push back -- find stations in your area, watch their local news to see what ads they run, then write those advertisers to tell them you're boycotting as long as they're on a Sinclair station. List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/

Here are some useful basic neuroscience and computational neuroscience resources, many of them free.

BREAKING: The Congressional Progressive Caucus, representing about 100 lawmakers, has endorsed the Block the Bombs Act to halt U.S. weapons for Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza. It would stop transfers of JDAMs, 2,000-lb bombs, tank rounds, and 155mm shells until Israel ends human rights violations.

Binged My Dress Up Darling in the last month and wow! This and Campfire Cooking…Skills are my first anime shows I’ve watched in a long time. Wondering what to try next.

Well done, #CVS. #Walgreens, #Walmart, we’re waiting. No need to pretend the Emperor has clothes or kiss his leathery orange ass.

Vaccines remain one of our most powerful tools to protect public health and America’s future generations. Every child deserves the right to vaccines. #SaveCDC #ACIP #SavePublicHealth #VaccinesSaveLives

In honor of the FCC Commissioner, Dems need the “We Can Do This The Easy Way Or The Hard Way Act” and detail everything needed to reverse as many Trump decisions as possible. And we need a veto proof majority midterm. Easy way = sign, hard way = bust veto.

In a remarkable act of defiance and solidarity, "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" played the clip from the monologue that led to the suspension of "Jimmy Kimmel Live" by ABC. It aired on CBS stations and affiliates across the country. [Video: CBS]

If we can't use our voices through capitalistic media outlets anymore, I guess we'll just do it the old-fashioned way. Reminder to pick up your copies of the Anarchist Cookbook and everything written by John Zerzan while you still can. theanarchistlibrary.org

If you are curious in participating in your first ever group ride, or are new to cycling, this event is for you! The ride will be less than 5 miles in length and start and end at the Bike to the Sea Bike Kitchen located at 158 Canal St. in Malden. Please sign up here forms.gle/11xXCz5PdBQk...

Bob Iger can eat shit.

It is simply insane that Oregon has now officially broken ties with the CDC. But here we are! (Oregonian, 🎁, gift link)

Oh bitch you know I’m here for the camp of it all! youtu.be/A_gUjCvASN4?...

I was in highschool when the second volume of Maus was printed. Watching this piece with Art about our current reality is the clearest presentation I’ve seen of the danger that we are at the edge of. Support the voices that are calling out the fascism. youtu.be/ZkwyZ73_-3k?...

Most of the classic You Don’t Know Jack games from the pre-Jackbox era are on sale for $0.99…as in, you pay one dollar, you get all the games in return. That is a wild deal. (I wager @telehellpodcast.bsky.social has these already but if not, heads-up!) store.steampowered.com/sub/33692/yd...

@cynthiadoll.bsky.social @itsjaharia.bsky.social youtube watch parties for Titans? Loved the ones for season 666!

Watching each of the shorts and I’m sooooo hyped! The talent! The looks! And I know there’s gonna be the best drama! Luv all these monsters fiercely and have no clue who’ll claw their way out of hell!

Good morning to everyone EXCEPT the twats forcing traumatized employees back to the office. What a foreboding feeling when leadership cares more about using AI to generate garbage than supporting the actual human experts. May your workweek begin with spite and good mischief ✨

Congratulations to The Pitt on winning the Emmy for best drama. If you are lucky, your doctor will be an asshole like Dr. Robby. Jokes aside, The Pitt provides a realistic view of what doctors are confronting every day. It’s time to #FireRFKjr

“How you die does not redeem how you lived.”

"Each year, nuclear adds as much net global capacity as renewables add every two days. Soaring renewables generate three times more global electricity than stagnant nuclear... …China added 197 times more solar and wind than nuclear capacity, at half the cost." www.utilitydive.com/news/nuclear...

Anyone proposing that an official be allowed to revoke the passport of a citizen for criticizing *this* country would be rightly regarded as batshit insane and deeply hostile to this country's laws and traditions. Proposing that they can do that if we criticize some *other* country? Fuck. That.

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In loving memory of Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their faithful furry companion, Gilbert. May they rest in peace. 🕯️🌹

Whale whale whale, what do we have here?!

Good stuff in Free Movies on YouTube : Repo Man Big Trouble in Little China Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior The Fifth Element John Wick 1, 2 & 3 Hellboy Logan's Run Sleepy Hollow The Great Race Tombstone Flight of the Intruder Robocop 1&2 Thunder Heart Legend The Faculty Buckaroo Banzai The 'Burbs

MARYLAND Senator Chris Van Hollen (D): “It’s spineless of Democratic leadership not to endorse Zohran. They need to get behind him.” @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social spokesman: “Chris Van Who?”🤔 Jeffries really doesn’t get it. Digging the hole deeper and deeper.

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration illegally dismissed large numbers of probationary employees earlier this year a victory for the labor unions and nonprofit groups that brought the case.

The ICE facility in Burlington is also brutal. Just this week, 3 people were arrested for trying to bring food to those being detained there.

The town of Burlington has repeatedly attempted to gain access to the ICE facility there to do an inspection and has been repeatedly denied, including their latest attempt a few days ago. If you've read anything about the conditions there, you know what ICE is trying to hide. (h/t @srossmktg.com)

Extreme gerrymandering. Nationalizing voter suppression. Weaponizing law enforcement. Occupying Democratic cities. Trump is pulling out all the tricks in the authoritarian playbook to rig the next election.