Hey NY, Chicago here. I made you some graphics cause we're all on the same team. Fuck ICE.

I just realized "the top of the hour" means absolutely nothing to kids (and young-ish adults) who grew up with digital only clocks/watches/phones.

Re: shopping I used to take my groceries to the self check out line, but now I never do, even if the register lines are long, because...there's no discount for me doing what should be a paid job and because the more people who skip the regular lines, the more the cashiers are let go.

Aaaaand....the Yankees advance to the next round!! ⚾️ (Condolences to my Red Sox fan friends)

I wish this scumbag would stop using my tax money to spread lies about the people who actually care about this country, i.e., people who don't want to just feed at the trough of hard-working Americans like the Republicans have been doing for decades.

Heather Spaulding (Akalsha)@akalsha.bsky.social · 2w ago

White House airs another government-funded ad, this time with Trump warning of ‘final battle’ www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

I mean, I feel a little guilty about being so pleased Kyle Schwarber just grounded out in his final regular season game, but it means PCA remains tied for first place with Schwarber in home runs this season. (45 each)

No idea why the Yankees & Orioles thought they were going to get a final reg season game in today. The NYC rain forecast is 90+% through sunrise tomorrow. In the end, the cancellation doesn't matter since the Orioles are out of the playoffs & the Yankees have the #1 wild card slot, but still... 🙁

Oh no...THREE of my four picks from yesterday were knocked out of contention in the Fat Bear Week Voting. It looks like my only hope is 89 Backpack!

bethbethbeth@bethbethbeth.bsky.social · 3w ago

16 bears from Katmai National Park and Preserve, fattened up for their long hibernation. Paired matches all week long. Vote for the bear you think is the fattest or the one with the best backstory. Or just vote on vibes alone in each match up. Each day's voting is 12pm to 9pm ET #FatBearWeek

16 bears from Katmai National Park and Preserve, fattened up for their long hibernation. Paired matches all week long. Vote for the bear you think is the fattest or the one with the best backstory. Or just vote on vibes alone in each match up. Each day's voting is 12pm to 9pm ET #FatBearWeek

James R Jacobs@freegovinfo.bsky.social · 3w ago

Oh yeah it’s fat bear week again! explore.org/fat-bear-week

How would you describe your social media reach? (...I reach a diverse group of followers. :D)

Suhgenre Jccthangs: Spider-Man Pointing Meme

ALT: Suhgenre Jccthangs: Spider-Man Pointing Meme

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Dominique "DF" Pendrys 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈@dfpendrys.northsky.social · 3w ago

How would you describe your social media reach?

Accomplishments * Put dishes away * Answered 4 student emails * Got this years flu shot & covid booster Currently * grocery shopping Still to do. * pick up election yard signs * marinade chicken *watch latest Strange New Worlds Later * Friends of the Library book sale. My life...so exciting!

R.I.P. Peter Max.

🐦‍⬛- 💪 I think PCA should look into putting these emojis on the back of his uniform. #PeteCrowArmstrong #Cubs #MLB #Baseball

A 40-year-old unvaccinated woman in Pennsylvania has just died from measles. There is no controversy. She needlessly died from a disease that is preventable with a vaccine. But HHS Secretary RFK Jr. thinks measles isn’t that bad. Nobody should die of measles in the United States.

Pennsylvania woman dies of measles-related complications, local coroner says

The 40-year-old woman, who was from Jefferson County was unvaccinated, according to the coroner. The state health department is conducting a "thorough review" of the case.

washingtonpost.com

The Astros are not helping push the Rays out of the number one spot in the American League East. It's the 5th inning, and the Rays are already leading 11 - 0.

Late night talk shows have hosted 100s of candidates for office, from every party. But after pressure from You Know Who (the one who isn't Voldemort), the FCC said @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social couldn't air an interview with @jamestalarico.bsky.social It's airing on YouTube instead. Please watch.

Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To See

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

youtu.be

Wow, they're dicks. What a pity. (and at the very least, they clearly don't even know the difference between sex and gender)

Kit O'Connell (🏳️‍🌈Big & Bright Queerdo👽)@kitoconnell.com · last mo.

If you're losing relevance, just try transhobia. Even one-hit wonders are getting in on the action.

I listened to the 9/11 Howard Stern show more than once (they were on live that day), and Trump was on the phone with them - in his office in Trump Tower, as he said during the interview. Not down by the WTC, being pulled out of the rubble.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.

Trump claims he was basically lifted out of the rubble on 9/11: "Two fireman, big strong guys, they grabbed me under the arms -- 'got to get our of here!' -- and they literally lifted me up, and they started running with me."

Just took a look at a colleague's syllabus, and...they're requiring their students to buy Strunk and White? I mean, maybe if they were teaching a journalism class in 1963. 😂

If there really were Green Lanterns, a half dozen of them would already have been sent to earth to remove the Orange Agent of Chaos and his sycophantic followers

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · last mo.

The government of the United States of America. The idiots are in charge.

Folks who went to elementary school from 1960 through the early '70s and read books written in English during your childhood, what kids' books do you remember liking. I read adult books early, but also loved... Harriet the Spy Island of the Blue Dolphins King of the Wind Everything by Edward Eager

Here's what I've learned from reading wild stories about big wedding planning on reddit... When you make arrangements with vendors, include a password, because the odds of some relative or ex or "friend" trying to cancel the venue, change the dress order, etc is alarmingly high. People are weird.

Just downloaded my old friend @mapquest.com to replace google maps because mapquest knows the names of lakes and gulfs. (apparently they've had 1.5 million new downloads recently...and people are actually using it. :D)

RIP, Gloria Steinem, the feminist voice of my childhood (...although thankfully her understanding of trans folk had evolved over the years)

NightOwl8@nightowl8.bsky.social · last mo.

Gloria Steinam…”I wouldn't want to generalize, but we still do live in a society that's sexist and racist and addicted to class and has the ridiculous idea that if you have money you're smarter, which Donald Trump by himself should be able to disprove.”

Introduce yourself with 10 acts you've seen live: Saw-Many-Times Edition Billy Joel Bruce Springsteen The Clash David Bowie Elton John Elvis Costello Iggy Pop Richard Hell Tom Robinson Willie Nelson

Turn away from the computer screen, Red Sox fans... Man...that was a fun 8th inning! The Yankees added 9 runs, and it's currently 16 - 1 at the top of the 9th.

I give my college students an easy 10-question syllabus quiz after a few days of the term I tell them that they can have the syllabus open in a 2nd tab (this is written on the quiz, too) & I teach them how to do document searches. One student received 0.5 points out of 10. How's that possible?

Okay, so the Yankees won last night, but then got shut out by the Red Sox this afternoon. However, my National League team - the Cubs - beat the Reds 17-5, so the household is happy. And my boy PCA? As the image shows, he went 4 for 6, with 3 (!) home-runs, 6 RBIs and 4 runs. #MVPete

MLB@mlbbot.bsky.social · last mo.

A career day at the plate for PCA 💪

About to see Coyote vs Acme!