Didn’t know SI still had long time writers to cut.

“WELL-A-DAY, is this my SON TOM?” A macaroni was a man who “exceeded the ordinary bounds of fashion” — the name from the type of pasta which some had taken a liking to on their Grand Tour. In his essay “A Queer Taste for Macaroni” Dominic James explores: https://buff.ly/2KScNAg

Misogyny is an increasing factor in far-right attacks, but it often goes unnoticed.

The May 2026 newsletter for SFFGS is here! Come check out what we've been up to. The PDF version with clickable links is at ffgs.ifas.ufl.edu/media/ffgsif...

The Facebook groups for my fancy new development are worse than NextDoor. These people live to raise petty squabbles, get others in trouble and just be general pains in the ass. I'm halfway to making my inaugural post saying, "Y'all need some hobbies and this FB group is should not be on of them."

Congratulations to @ufl.edu School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences faculty, staff and students who were recognized for their research accomplishments during the 2026 @ifas.ufl.edu Research Awards dinner. Read all about the winners and research: blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/ffgs/2026/05...

During this trip to Cedar Key, students toured local clam leases and processing facilities and joined the FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Fisheries Independent Monitoring (FIM) group to learn fish population monitoring methods used by state scientists.

Co-taught by Drs. Robbie Lamb, Donald Behringer, and Lindsey Reisinger, the course introduces students to aquatic ecology through immersive field experiences across North Florida.

Students in the Field Ecology of Aquatic Organisms course through @ifas.ufl.edu SFFGS recently visited the Nature Coast Biological Station for hands-on experiences exploring Florida’s coastal ecosystems and fisheries. 📷📷

This is a serious policy proposal and I am not a quack It is time to nationalize Taco Bell channel-6.ghost.io/nationalize-...

I knew it must be bad the way they've been marketing it as "you like Nate Bargatze and you owe it to him to pay money to see his movie"

this thread

THRIVING

once again here i am stalking the instacart driver

I posted something a couple of years ago about Wikipedia was sitting on a mountain of reserves with no apparent interest in spending it and perhaps your donor money could be better spent elsewhere and people were not happy with me. anyway here’s something

The Bananas feel like a presidential candidate peaking in the November before the primaries, but they could also be the new Globetrotters, idk.

"This paper will also demonstrate that far from existing as an imaginary extreme point Null Island has transformed into a fictional point that has become very real, even though it does not exist." ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/985...

Ghost island: SFFGS Assistant Professor Levente Juhász, Ph.D., co-authored the paper: "Why cruise ships are sailing to a phantom destination that doesn’t appear on any map." @cnn.com was interested. 👇 www.cnn.com/travel/visit...

"'We send our trees overseas to see what bugs chew them up,' said Jiri Hulcr, a professor of entomology at the University of Florida (SFFGS), who is leading one of these projects." www.nytimes.com/2026/05/23/c...

SFFGS Professor Jiri Hulcr's expertise in forest entomology recently featured on the front page of the @nytimes.com, "Sending U.S. Trees Overseas for Insects to Chew On, So It Won't Happen Here."

The Trump Department of Justice purged government news releases with information about prosecutions of rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol and assaulted law enforcement on Jan. 6, 2021. n.pr/4dyiOmb

I ask that coaches please lie to me with the dignity I deserve as a long time CFB fan. I don't mind the lying, but put some effort into it. We're not THIS gullible.

in New Bedford, actual cannibals stand chatting at street corners; savages outright; many of whom yet carry on their bones unholy flesh

May 25, 1926: William Campbell, 22, sues for divorce from his wife, 65, in Knox County, Tenn. The husband, who was married when he was 14, says he separated from his spouse three years ago. When he drives past her in his car, she throws rocks at him "and he has been struck by some of them."

It defies credibility that Judge Jeffrey Kuntz didn’t think the Pulitzer Board might want to know that he was applying for a job with Trump while deciding Trump’s lawsuit against them. We hope the qualifications commission will do the right thing.

They should call it something other than helicopter parenting. Helicopters are cool as hell.

i guarantee there are writers out there who have been roasted thoroughly for a bad take and tried pitching “In Defense Of The Bad Take” as their next column

writers are often a weird combination of sensitive and grandiose, which means if you see someone fire off a take like “In Defense Of The Week-Old Stinky Laundry Pile,” it’s pretty safe to assume someone recently made fun of them for having a week-old stinky laundry pile

Starry is big in hospitals, so there's that.

Mandatory PEDs was a Futurama joke from a million years ago and we keep getting closer.

IIRC the Alabama state government is organized in a way that specifically screws Birmingham.

weird how it's patriotic to do this as long as it's not student loans, specifically

lol'd

I inadvertently rented a Very Loud Fast Car for the weekend and after 24 hours of driving around I gotta say if you seek this kind of attention on purpose I don’t trust you

lmao, imagine quitting your job as an environmental humanities professor at a fancy liberal arts college to write faux contrarian takes about Miller Lite

"We can't afford to reset the tower clocks" is a bizarre argument against the time change.

who wants to see a happy pup

The flour that's the foundation of New York City's legendary pizza is a historic Minnesota brand owned by General Mills, called All Trumps, and it contains a carcinogenic ingredient, called potassium bromate. www.scottspizzatours.com/blog/potassi...

Happy Friday from Otto

read this as "cabernet level official"

creating a new public service initiative to remind SoCal museumgoers not to touch the art it's called "LACMA, no hands"

Oh wow, imagine it. Every conference having its own series of games to determine which of its teams is the best. And then, after those are done, the winners could pair up in exotic locales for one more game each. And then we could have the Associated Press decide the best team of all. Approved

DOG OF WAR: Kateryna’s dog Lucky, is politely waiting for his breakfast and a game of ball.

sitting down in a chair after you turn 40

Hoist those Golden Gators! Congratulations to all our SFFGS recipients at the 19th Annual Florida Agricultural Experiment Station Research Awards Ceremony held on May 21 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

Workers at major Hearst newspapers have filed unfair labor practice charges against the media company over regressive bargaining, delays, and retaliation @albanyguild.bsky.social @newsguild.org www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Saw the film last night. A tolerable evening of cinema.

my assistant is needy today