One of my strongest takeaways from the Bee this week is that it was a showcase for why critical thinking matters more than ever. So much of what the kids do up there isn’t rote memorization—it’s using their insane prep to solve words like puzzles (using etymology, patterns) in real time.

A vital network of research centers has been unable to help on the ground in large part because the Trump administration slashed its budget over conspiracy theories surrounding COVID-19's origins.

Like, I took a *lot* of Econ classes in undergrad. And in several of them, professors would say something like "we can't know X would happen if Y because we've never seen anyone do Y so the best we can do is guess" Not anymore fuckos! 🤪

One thing I’m gonna say about this nazi salute is that it does not “resemble” a nazi salute, it is a nazi salute. May we all dispense with this coy “resembles” language in all cases.

They’re not terribly concerned about the federal workers fired by Trump, or the students, educators, and administrators targeted in the name of fighting DEI, or the people being kicked off of SNAP and Medicaid, or the people dying from the dismantling of USAID.

It’s truly astonishing to see how comprehensively the US government is tearing down every part of the system that has made it up until now a world-leading power in science, research, and technological development. The entire world will suffer from this wanton destruction.

Dear @jamestalarico.bsky.social, First this is just bad messaging. It doesn’t defend trans people at all, but also won’t win you over any transphobes. More importantly: please, please, look up the difference between “trans” and “intersex” because they aren’t the same thing. Good god.

I keep trying to understand the logic behind threats like this — after months of reporting on the tariffs — and I realized there's no logic. It's just pure intimidation, spite and bullying; then genuine surprise at the disastrous results, months of chaos, and even worse approval ratings.

Well maybe these Fox News people should move out of New York then. After all New York is pretty blue. And they are headquartered in New York. And their newscasters live in new york. They must love living in a blue state

Here's the serious bit for anyone who'd rather skip the 4000 words of jokes

yikes :(

Hi, guy who runs one of the fastest-growing publications in the United States. If you use AI here to write you are summarily shunned. It is instantly recognizable as hack shit.

Member of @authorsabb.bsky.social @jerroldconnors.bsky.social came through in the best way and assembled this for us all! Know thine shitty bills!

I'm working on a column about the tech annoyances that drive us crazy, and I want it to be as universal as possible, so tell me yours! E.g. scanning a QR code to read a menu, never receiving the one-time passcode they supposedly texted you, "verify you're human" by IDing tiny motorcycles, etc.

on day 90 of this idiotic war, the world has now lost at least $500B in GDP from oil demand destruction and it will take at least 540 days until the oil market returns to pre-war supply/price. which takes us to thanksgiving 2027 before 'normal' bsky.app/profile/t0us...

I've been warning about this moment for two decades over at Techdirt The U.S. is too corrupt to regulate data brokers (and their exploitation and sale of location data) and the check has come due

I've long wanted to do a story that captures the particular desperation of being on hold with a health insurance company. This week's brilliant episode produced by @gabrielleberbey.bsky.social nails it. Listen, get angry, get informed about the tools you might not know are already in your toolbox.

Because “Reduce your Carbon Footprint”, while still a worthwhile effort, was essentially an astroturfed advertising campaign by BP to have individuals reduce their personal emissions through lifestyle choices while the oil industry continued to expand fossil fuel extraction infinitives.

"Talarico is a vegan." "Paxton pardoned a pedophile." "Uh, well, Talarico says God is nonbinary or something?" "Paxton pardoned a pedophile." "Um, Talarico is, uh, low T?" "Paxton pardoned a pedophile." "Talarico is going to institute sharia law!" "Paxton pardoned a pedophile."

Trump treating the DOJ as his personal lawyers is a powerful real-world argument against the Unitary Executive Theory.

As someone who has been working in government benefit agencies for 15 years, the technical legal term for this is "lying horseshit." Cc: @donmoyn.bsky.social , @pamherd.bsky.social and all their hard work on administrative burdens.

well that aint good

I miss the days when ppl seemed to remember that most things we think of as benefits of modernity - average longevity, relative health, the ability to travel, cosmopolitanism - are the direct result of being able to contain, more or less, communicable diseases

ANNOUNCEMENT: The workers of Dark Horse Comics @darkhorse.com are forming a union. Please read our mission statement below. 👇 #DHWU

sometimes you have to wait hours for a Wheaties box to be separated from the herd

Cutting off New York, LA, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, and other major ports of entry/departure from international flights would be the biggest self-inflicted wound to our economy since closing the Strait of Hormuz. The costs would be ridiculous. thehill.com/homenews/adm...

Between the emergency cleaning and my body falling to pieces, I have been unable to secure a new job this month and must raise $450 for the remainder of my rent and a payment on my power bill by 6/4. Anything, a share or a dollar, helps. Thank you. #helpsky #transcrowdfund #helpfolkslive #mutualaid

TLDR: call your house reps to demand they vote NO on 8705 and 7661 Call your senators to demand they vote NO on 2616 All three seek to ban books nationally. All three are the fever dream of bigots. All three must be stopped.

Alt text: it's a setting in Windows 11 Settings under: "Time & language > Typing > Typing Insights" and it shows as toggled to On. The description below explains that Windows is using artificial intelligence to help you type. I found it by searching "typing insights" in my start menu, personally.

Windows 10 too. Settings > Devices > Typing > Typing insights... Fuck off with this shit pls.

if your stockroom uses u-line products your company is bankrolling this.

Mochi single-handedly (pawedly?) defeats Mephisto #DailyMoch

Need to cool down? This pack of wallpapers was shot mid/post rainstorm. Damp. Chill. Refreshing. Just $10 for 9 wallpapers: ko-fi.com/s/1ca3f08759 #Photography #TurtleOfCalm

No, no, keep telling me "uhhh, 2.7C is still really bad." If you read my post closely, you won't find anything that contradicts that in the slightest, but let's face it: Your 👏 Anxiety 👏 Ain't 👏 Gonna 👏 Project 👏 Itself

Could there be a better example of "the trans debate" than 98% of women supporting trans people and then one single lone person voting against them and getting their way regardless. It's all such a fucking sham

We just learned last week that Kat was never truly indicted. The grand jury in Chicago returned a no true bill. Prosecutors then had to tell anyone who didn't want an indictment to leave and cajole someone in the hallway until they returned an indictment. Please, go to jury duty and raise hell.

little nostalgic D2 thread bc I'm emo about it now: starting with my first doodles when my sibling and I started playing together and really getting into it in 2020 - my exo Titan, Julip-4, and their exo Hunter, Suni-9 ❤️

if you want to share that blue octopus pic/footage, find a reputable source like SciAm. not some random content theft/engagement farming account with dodgy caption and no accountability.

The most important thing to know is that the BUILD Act doesn’t provide guaranteed funding for passenger rail. Instead, rail programs would have to fight for funding through the budget process every year.

This is a really important piece from @joyurcaba.bsky.social. Most people think that the government's restrictions on health care for trans people was limited to minors (which has been the government's messaging). It's not, and people need to know about it.

Thank you @evanurquhart.bsky.social for interviewing me The GoFundMe Comms team reached out on Friday asking for permission to share my story with journalists...and noone reached out Shows why trans led journalism is so important for getting our stories told 🏳️‍⚧️ www.gofundme.com/f/help-trans...

remarkably idiotic to think that fuel prices don't cause lives lost and ruined because you're so parochially focused on being bitter about the United States that you don't consider the Asian energy crisis meaning, for instance, Pakistanis can't heat their houses or cook.

wake up babe the white house is a six flags

Now you can keep track of how many billions the AI companies are losing on AI. (Red is spending, green is revenue.) isaiprofitable.com

You have the right as a human being to make art. That includes art that is not perfect. That includes art that is not good.

I am finally done! I have no idea if the store actually works! I will ship to other countries now! Anyway direct your browser to suncircleranch.com and voila, the menu has a "Shop" option and there you will find an Analog Adventure kit, the wallet I made as a love letter to the piedmont, etc.

WHY DOES IT HAVE TO LIVE WHERE THE DEPTH WOULD CRUSH ME INSTANTLY BEFORE I COULD PET IT

Hey all, if you don't know about @romancingthevote.com (or if you DO know and don't know it's about to pop off) now is the time! We're raising money for voting rights because fuck John Roberts, that's why.

The fact that Nyong’o’s beauty is causing a war between two rival cultures in America right now is proof enough that she is the perfect Helen of Troy.

So, a quick story. I have been at @comicpalooza.bsky.social, been swamped with long lines almost the entire weekend so far, and there was this very nice gentleman named Jin (not sure of the spelling). He came the first day and said he was bringing books the next day to get signed. 1/