“How much is a magical world worth?” A beautiful thread about Cabo Verde, the Peace Corps, and the World Cup:

You got a fast prawn Is it fast enough so you can fly away? You gotta make a decision Eat tonight or live and die this way

Looking back on yesterday (Day 2) at the @ihr.bsky.social #London #SummerSchool. In the afternoon, @justincolson.bsky.social led participants in exploring and interpreting the Charterhouse Water #Maps, relating them to the geography of the modern city & thinking about how they were used.

The belief that Mamdani’s politics are limited to New York is giving the same energy as “there’s no way a Black man from Chicago, raised in ‘exotic’ Hawaii, with the middle name ‘Hussein’ can become a national figure, let alone win the presidency”

“Dear migrants, before I say any other word to you, I want to bow before your dignity. “You are not numbers or case files. “You are people — with a family and a home left behind, with dreams that no one has the right to scorn.” — Pope Leo XIV

Mildly amused to see people grimly warning that the blood-dimmed tide of populist unrest has swept aside all bonds of civil government and unleashed the power of the Mob on an innocent and unwitting nation because the outgoing New York City Comptroller won a congressional primary.

#MusicChallenge #LookAndSee #MusicSky (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher- Jackie Wilson

Lumumba Vea sends a message, highlighting the conflict in DR Congo and the media's silence on the matter, as seen when the media use his image in the stands without mentioning what and who he represents. Photo by Heuler Andrey.

Obama should invite the Knicks to the Obama Presidential Center.

New Orleans man becomes first in Louisiana functionally cured of sickle cell disease: https://www.wafb.com/2026/06/23/new-orleans-man-becomes-first-louisiana-functionally-cured-sickle-cell-disease/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky_

Wow! Iran left a thank you note in their locker room thanking LA for its hospitality during the World Cup. Be sure you read the last line: “May peace, respect, and friendship prevail among all nations.” (Source: Reuters)

“Jaws” hit theaters on this date in 1975.

damn y’all aren’t living under the thumb of an angry and vengeful god who rains fire from the sky every three days from april to october? what’s it like

John Coltrane's Giant Steps

“I carry with me a photo of a Muslim child who, during my visit to Lebanon, was standing there holding a sign that said ‘Welcome, Pope Leo,’ and in this latest phase of the war, he was killed. “As a Church, I say again: as a pastor, I cannot be in favor of war.” — Pope Leo XIV

In memory of Sister Roz, who you may remember as the “Massaging Nun” at St. Paul Saints games www.twincities.com/2026/06/19/o... Story by Tyler Quattrin

Did DoD just admit in a court filing that it used xAI's Grok Gov Model to hit the girls' school on the first day of the Iran war? Based on some passages flagged by @rgoodlaw.bsky.social in DoD's recent filing in NAACP's case against X, it looks like it did 1/

Bluesky Bobby Boucher!

We're honored, humbled, and lowkey shocked to be nominated for the 2026 Diana Jones Award for excellence in gaming. This is a level of awesomeness beyond our reckoning.

An absolute heater from @redford.bsky.social on the eve of the World Cup

North Stars t-shirt citizen: Two minutes for roughing, 2 minutes for boarding, 5 minutes for fighting. Star of the Game.

When we win, the first bill I’m filing is a comprehensive anti-corruption package: Overturn Citizens United Ban corporate PACs and super PACs Ban members of Congress from trading stocks Once we defeat the most corrupt politician in America, we can defeat this entire corrupt system.

Really need people to stop saying that the Minnesota 15 are going to be fine, that their charges will be dropped like ours. That was four days before trial, was NOT supposed to happen, and only did because of persistent, diligent, and incredible work by our lawyers.

wet my beak break

Before next week's @ihr.bsky.social London Summer School (Sickness & Health) begins, all are welcome to browse the library's collection guide on Medical History. It includes an overview of what can be found in the library and links to other relevant collections - www.history.ac.uk/library/coll...

Omg I love this so much. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

You go to that fancy Italian restaurant — and who’s in the kitchen? Latinos. You go to that fancy French restaurant — who’s in the kitchen? Latinos. Latinos grow it, pick it, clean it, cook it, serve it, and do the dishes. We are the backbone. Don’t fuck with us, we’re busy.

'There was also a problem with a slogan the Starbuck campaign used: “thwack on the desk”. It echoed a notorious cover story used by police after the 1987 torture death of student activist Park Jong-chul ... Marketers chose the slogan after consulting an AI tool.' www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Please god let this close the portal to Hell the Cubs opened in 2016

Telemundo TV commentator: "We are one of the only networks in the world to not show ads during the World Cup cooling breaks. We prefer the old school way. We should be able to see what the players do. We show fans, people enjoying, not the corporate direction of football."

This is pretty on the nose. I can't see Markwayne Mullin without hearing Macho Man Randy Savage selling Slim Jims.

Pope Leo: "Every boat that arrives does not bring only migrants; it brings with it a question: what world have we built, if so many brothers must risk death to seek life?"

it’s very dangerous @brianaroselee.swifties.social told me @teamilhan.bsky.social gets sambusas from cairo grill in ventura village… it’s so close to me. i’ve been there 2 days in a row. you can get 5 sambusas for less than $10 with no wait

British Columbia Premier @davidebybc.bsky.social has invited Somali referee Omar Artan to referee in Vancouver, after he was denied entry to the US

i believe the american experiment is fundamentally good and worth preserving

Propping the TV up with big cans of Roma tomatoes. Greatest city in da world

Step 1: Become a go-to community diner serving breakfast & lunch Step 2: Develop a pay-what-you-can business model Step 3: Profit 🎁

Gee this seems like a massive scandal for the mpls mayor. I wonder if the media are pressing him on it?

As much as I enjoy my job, the @PioneerPress could really use another local reporter or two. Tell Alden Global Capital we’re thin enough… contract negotiations commence Tuesday. Fair wages and staffing matter! Local news matters! That’s @MaryEDivine agreeing with me! #HedgeFund #localnews

Disinformation is often a preparatory act for corruption. We see this with grooming for fraud, sextortion, sexual assault, and other malign influence campaigns.

How a non-lickspittle newspaper covers that abomination: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Born 6 June 1956 and regarded as one of the best tennis players ever from Sweden, Björn Borg won 11 Grand Slam singles titles during his playing career. He started off as a teenage sensation and helped popularise tennis amongst youngsters during the 1970s. He is 70 today. #BjornBorg

whenever people get into arguments about bluesky versus twitter I just come back to the fact that I don’t want to spend time on a platform where the biggest voices are the worst people on the planet

Off the beaten track.... Stevie Nicks donates $3m to medical school to recognize her voice doctor. Musician donated to USC to help create endowed chair to recognize Dr Joseph Sugerman, who treated her for years. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...

Q: Real Madrid or Barcelona? Pope Leo: The Pope is for all teams, but Prevost is for Real Madrid.

I suspect this might be the best photo I ever take

"The funniest possible outcome of the AI mandate era is about to be HR departments discovering that 'sincerely held religious belief' under Title VII has a much lower bar than they assumed, and Pope Leo handed every Catholic employee a written excuse" www.businessinsider.com/worker-got-r...

Atari Adventure.