Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai: + 2012: Survived a Taliban assassination attempt + 2013: Co-founded the Malala Fund to champion girls' education + 2014: Youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize, 17 She was born #OTD in 1997. #MalalaYousafzai #GirlsEducation #History

~W. B Yeats

Lindsey Graham is dead, Mitch McConnell is pretending not to be dead, Chuck Grassley is 92.

Lindsey Graham didn't report he had a conversation with Mitch McConnell, but I can report he's probably having one now.

And now we go to Mitch McConnel for his reaction to tonight's news.

🦇 "Hello, welcome to Joyland” ~ Stephen King #photography #booksky #litsky #photographybreak

This is funny as hell. The grifters got grifted. 🤣🔄 Businessman who sold land for Kushner resort in Albania suspected of faking the deeds - www.reuters.com/world/europe...

More than 60 Tall Ships from over 20 countries have arrived in Boston Harbor in a grand parade today. 🤍 📹: @jackieeblakee @gnarrrcharrr @reginarosssi @katelyn.mcdevitt

It would be so amazing if museums were open until midnight. I don't want to go clubbing, I want to go museum-ing!

Your daily affirmation: You are good enough. You are strong enough. Haunted things fear you because you are more haunted.

The RAF Red Arrows will make one final flyover of Boston on Saturday. 🛩️ Boston Harbor 🕠 5:30 p.m. (time updated from 4:30 p.m.) The flyover will take place during the Grand Parade of Sails.

Hundreds of people are watching the Parade of Sail from Spectacle Island in Boston Harbor, and the views are incredible! 👀⛵ We have a live camera there for our exclusive coverage of this historic event. WATCH here https://www.wcvb.com/article/sail-boston-parade-of-sail-july-11-2026/71905252 

#OTD in 1960, 34-year-old novelist Nelle Harper Lee published her masterpiece, her first novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. She won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize for #Fiction & her novel became a foundational pillar of American literature, selling over 40 million copies worldwide. #litsky #booksky

In a Dream ~ Anna Akhmatova

Jenifer Lewis releases spoken word piece in wake of Nolan Wells death

Thank goodness his family has a good lawyer. His family deserves answers and justice.

Alice Paul--prominent American suffragist, women’s rights activist, and author of the original Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)--died #OTD in 1977. She devoted her entire life to advocating for women’s #suffrage and equal rights for women.

A number of people who knew Louisa or witnessed the aftermath of the fatal crash this morning turned up at the impromptu memorial site and vigil this evening #ghostbike

The U.K.'s Royal Air Force Red Arrows just performed a flyover above the Massachusetts State House to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence and the longstanding relationship between Massachusetts and the United Kingdom. ❤️🤍💙

Did you see Old North Church on TV? Jay O'Brien, a correspondent for ABC News, climbed our steeple while sharing some of Boston's revolutionary history.

BREAKING: The iconic Mayflower II is arriving in Boston Harbor right now! The replica of the Pilgrims' ship is making its first-ever Sail Boston appearance as part of celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. 🤎 📹: @aprilpelle @Ga8riel_p

The ICE murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo deserves the same fury as Renee Good and Alex Pretti

Sound on. ⬇️

Mitch McConnell called and did a 20-minute acoustic set of cover tunes: Turtle in the Clouds > Turtles All the Way Down > Terrapin Station

Sophie Blackall ~ Illustration from the book "Hello Lighthouse"

A little something to ease us into our Thursday. Good Morning, America! 🎧🎧🎧 #RadioFreeAmerica youtu.be/0QpjR6-Uuks?...

You are like a lantern swathed and covered, hidden away in a dark place. Yet the light shines; they could not put out the light. They could not hide you.

"And all the lives we ever lived and all the lives to be are full of trees and changing leaves." Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse

Sweet Dreams, America. Something softer for those skipping the fireworks. See you in the morning. #RadioFreeAmerica 🎧🎧🎧 youtu.be/1prweT95Mo0?...

It is now July 4, 2026, and thus officially the 250th anniversary of our wonderful Nation's adventure into the realm of independence, freedom, and democracy. Nothing would be more appropriate than for it to happen today. The odds are it won't happen today. (1/2)

Plenty of time for fireworks tomorrow night. Turning the lights down with something softer tonight. Sweet Dreams, America! 🎧🎧🎧 #RadioFreeAmerica youtu.be/OwHvbwsdzWo?...

Celebrate July 4th at Old North! We’ll have dramatic readings of the Declaration of Independence, period music from costumed musicians, a giant Declaration that visitors can sign, and tours of our historic crypt and bell chamber. See the full schedule: oldnorth.com/event/july-4th-at-old-north/

If there were a summer equivalent of the French Toast Alert, it would have to be the Hoodsie Alert, and yesterday and today would be 5-Hoodsie days. H/t @karynrambles.bsky.social

I asked the librarian if the library had books on paranoia. She whispered, 'They're right behind you.'

“Get your hands off her!” A MASSACHUSETTS crowd yells at a cop who grabs a 14 year-old girl speaking out about data centers

Nothing says freedom more than fences and concrete barriers.

ICE requests that the next time judges order it to release an illegally detained immigrant "immediately," they give it some more time - you know how Boston traffic gets www.universalhub.com/2026/ice-req... #immigrants

THE LAST TIME BOSTON HAD 2 CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF ABOVE 100 DEGREE TEMPS WAS AUGUST 12-13 1944

#OTD in 1937, Amelia Earhart disappeared somewhere over the Pacific while attempting to complete a pioneering flight around the world.

One of Boston's most unique landmarks is a 40-foot-tall milk bottle. Originally built in 1930 as an ice cream stand, it was ferried to Boston in 1977 during the "Great Bottle Sail" and still serves ice cream today outside the Boston Children's Museum.

NEWS: Two people have climbed to the top of the Empire State Building antenna. They are holding a banner that reads: “ “When the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace”.

Canada (Day) Violet #wildflowers #nativeplants #nature #photography 📷

“Such cameras have also been found to have been used by law enforcement in Texas to track women seeking an abortion, by police to stalk romantic interests, and by authorities to track targets of immigration enforcement operations.” #Surveillance #Privacy apnews.com/article/verm...

Boston has issued an Excessive Heat Warning from Wednesday, July 1 through Friday, July 3, with heat indices expected to reach 105° to 112°. Cooling centers, splash pads, pools, and free admission to select museums will be available for residents.

#OTD in 1966, Betty Friedan wrote "NOW" on a napkin. Catherine Conroy put $5 on the table and said “put your money down & sign your name” to the 15 women in the room & the National Organization for Women was born. Today, NOW is the largest org of #womensrights activists in the US. #WomensHistory

Now are the days of July and the coming on of fireflies. In the distance of now and then a childhood memory lights it's own gossamer glow 🌿

Crowd so sparse the grass filed for emotional damages. The ferris wheel spun empty cars like it was rehearsing for a one-man tragedy. Pigeons bailed early, citing 'better opportunities.' Security outnumbered guests 3 to 1 — technically making it the most secure ghost town in America.

Warning of 'harm and chaos,' Massachusetts and other states sue to block work requirement for Medicaid recipients www.universalhub.com/2026/warning...