My current goal: to bring back some very old slang from random ages. Far out. So’s yer old man!

Thought about this a lot lately

#SongOfTheDay time for some early, lovely Brothers Gibb! youtu.be/DWJWWHCFPbE?...

Fungal Misadventure: a short story in the form of a Bluesky thread... "Have you ever wondered?" he asked, as they picked mushrooms in the forest near her house. "How many people died from fungal misadventure during prehistory before we found out which of these were safe to eat?"

If children were more politically active they would be quite pissed to be told that their screen time is “the most urgent public health issue” while the largest measles outbreak since the vaccine sweeps their schools because of conspiracies that the adults in their life believed from social media.

You know what’s the hardest thing about teaching? I loved each and every one of my students, even the ones who bugged the crap out of me. To this day their names evoke their stories.

#SongOfTheDay Sometimes it’s all one can do.

I am closing in on 72 years old. I was born on a frickin Army base, within the lower 48, ffs. But I have never had a passport and I changed (added to) my name, so my official birth certificate now looks fake. Thanks, MD! (I really do mean this, although it makes both of us look bad.)

#SongOfTheDay The sweetest love song I know, by Love led by wonderful Arthur Lee youtu.be/qPFQeFaIpOw?...

Somewhere in this universe there is a huge pile of bottle caps and right-foot socks. Why, I don’t know. I hope to solve this mystery.

Reminding you all that despite it all, I Have Opinions

Reminding you all that despite it all, I Have Opinions

I know it drives you insane when elected Democrats post about the price of pizza or whatever in the midst of the most acute constitutional crisis the country has ever known. There's a reason they do it though. badfaithtimes.com/the-normies-...

Did you know? Poll taxes were not limited to the former Confederacy. Vermont had what was effectively a poll tax into (at least) the early 1980s. Ask me how I know.

On the often vapidly quoted idea that scientist better stay out of politics. “I didn’t come to politics. Politics came to me.” — Michael Mann “I do not share your view that the scientist should observe silence in political matters.” — Peter Hotez (quoting Albert Einstein)

Feel like a lot of the Discourse here comes down to is people raging at the heavens that the concept of entropy means it is always easier to destroy than create.

"I’m fine. Fine. Hey, I get to mold young minds from my faculty position at a school that may not be prestigious, but, it’s been pointed out, is no longer technically on the verge of financial collapse."

It’s once again Girl Scout cookie season so it’s time for me remind everyone to please consider buying from NYC’s Girl Scout Troop 6000, which is entirely made up of girls living in NYC homeless shelters 🙏❤️

This book has the most scathing dedication by an illustrator I have ever seen (and he is completely right) #kidlit

NYC snow forecast: 1 to 2 inches possible Sunday night after deadly freeze https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-snow-forecast-1-to-2-inches-possible-sunday-night-after-deadly-freeze

#SongOfTheDay The sweetest love song I know, by Love led by wonderful Arthur Lee youtu.be/qPFQeFaIpOw?...

Trump Administration Announces That We Don’t Know Where The Sun Goes At Night

The best one page ghost story ever put to paper.

THIS MORNING, 9:20am ET

Is he wearing pajamas or an evening suit

Did you know you can report false or misleading election information on BlueSky? Yup! Next time you see someone saying “He’s going to cancel the election!” or “There won’t be an election!” Follow these steps… Then go donate, volunteer and vote.

Alt text won't kill you. It gives context. In this time of rampant misinformation, lies, fake content and a growing population that lacks critical thinking and research initiative, posting images with no ALT and no context is lazy and unhelpful. Be part of the solution online. It is that serious.

15 years ago today I arrived on Downing Street in a cage. I've seen off Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss and Sunak and I'm still going strong. Only two Prime Ministers have ever done longer stints here: William Pitt the Younger and Sir Robert Walpole. Bill and Bob - I'm coming for you... (Photos AP)

I think about how when they sang La Marseillaise they were still in the midst of a war they did not know they were going to win.

The majority of the film’s cast - basically all major roles besides Humphrey Bogart and Dooley Wilson - are Europeans, including people who were essentially refugees from countries at that time under Nazi control. The emotion in the La Marseillaise scene is quite genuine.

You ever stop and think about CASABLANCA? You ever stop and think about "Welcome back to the fight, this time, I know our side will win?" You ever think about a bar full of people defiantly singing La Marseillaise, played by a soundstage full of Jewish refugees? You ever think about CASABLANCA??????

THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent horses and ponies I have met on walks. You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text

A year into RFK Jr.’s disastrous run at HHS, the results are exactly what we thought: instability, dangerous misinformation, and weakened public health. I worked with @wyden.senate.gov on a 71-page report documenting the consequences of this chaotic year. Accountability matters.

New blog post about the age-period-cohort identification problem! In which, for the first time ever, I ask "What's the mechanism?" and also suggest that sometimes you may actually *not* be interested in causal inference. www.the100.ci/2026/02/13/o...

Actual footage of Vince Guaraldi performing "Linus and Lucy". I'm gobsmacked that this exists, but utterly thrilled too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EMf...

How a year of RFK, Jr., has changed American science (for the worse, obviously) www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...

No, I did not get a side gig writing @nytimes.com headlines. I wouldn't say no to one though. www.nytimes.com/2021/06/22/s...

Not enough to bring back measles and chicken pox. Now they’re bring back emphysema and stunted childbirth.

Best Punk Rock song of the year!!💙☮️🇺🇸😻 This shit is about to get real dark ladies & gentlemen, buckle up, even the cats are PISSED🙀😾 youtube.com/shorts/2jX1Q...

The FDA today approves and promotes quack autism “cures” based on “incredible stories” while refusing to even consider vaccines despite multiple RCTs. My latest.

No I don't want to "quickly hop on a call with you". I want to bump into you at random on a rain-lashed heath, nod at you in silent mutual admiration as we watch a buzzard gliding smoothly over a dramatic chicane in the river, then get the fuck on with my day

The Racism Behind the Cuban Hardliner Stance There’s a reason the loudest Cuban American voices are white while the majority of the island is nonwhite; the history behind it is ugly extremearturo.substack.com/p/the-racism...

It was nice working with smart humans. Now if I could just keep them all alive.

What Did Responses to Puerto Rican Sign Language at the Super Bowl Reveal About the Misconceptions People Have About Sign Languages?

NYC-area officials raise Pride flag at Stonewall after Trump admin takes another down https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-area-officials-raise-pride-flag-at-stonewall-after-trump-admin-takes-another-down

Why are all the US media using words like "revoke" and repeal"? They mean nothing in this context. Why not "refuse to accept", "deny", or "lie about"?