I was trying to organize music lessons for my kids the other day when I was suddenly struck with the thought that I, too, could take lessons? I could.. play the instrument I always wanted to play? And actually practice it and care about it because it would be my choice, not something foisted on me.

Gretchen McCulloch@gretchenmcculloch.com · 3h ago

One of the great joys of my adult life has been realizing that I can just pick up a new skill every so often, take a fun little class in it weekly for a year or two, and simply enjoy meeting people and getting medium proficient and not attempting to become professional in it at all!

🔥🔥🔥TOO HOT FOR TEXAS🔥🔥🔥

Christopher Jones@ccjones.bsky.social · 3h ago

Why? "Underlying conditions" offers relief to a reader the coverage presumes is healthy. It works especially well because it is so vague. Without knowing the conditions these two lost souls had, readers can supply whatever medical history would make their deaths feel safely remote. 🧵

Who Gets to Feel Relieved When Sick People Die? Michigan Reports Two Deaths in Its Cyclospora Outbreak | Shouldn't Need to Be a Lawyer by Matthew Cortland

nb. CDC has added Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania to the list of Cyclospora outbreak states. I continue to urge caution, this o

shouldntneedtobealawyer.com

Democratic candidates, steal this idea. The @epi.org just released a calculator showing how Trump's immigration terror campaign is sucking money out of social programs. It shows how, in addition to ruining immigrants' lives, it's also ruining the lives of everyone else.

The Cost of Deportations Calculator

The Trump administration is taking billions of _your_ taxpayer dollars to pay for mass deportations. The Cost of Deportations Calculator shows what could this money be used for instead.

epi.org

... This is the complete opposite of my social media experience.

New York Magazine@nymag.com · yesterday

On social media, a broad consensus is that you can’t admit to struggle — at least not while you’re struggling. Doing so represents a failure so profound it’s almost existential. How did it become mandatory to demonstrate perpetual growth and progress online?

I would be very happy to help organize a special issue or any conference session toward special issue on the pornification of U.S. politics. You all know where to find me. The feminist scholars knew…

I HAVE BEEN SUBSIDIZING WALMART AND AMAZON STARVING THEIR EMPLOYEES FOR MY ENTIRE LIFE.

USA TODAY Opinion@usatodayopinion.usatoday.com · 2d ago

Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.

I'm just going to keep screaming this until I'm hoarse, but until Trump the norm -- for 50 years -- was that sitting presidents had their taxes audited by the IRS and released to the public to show they were clean. But Trump refused repeatedly, and sued when his return was leaked, and now ... this

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d ago

FLAG: Trump gets to keep tax immunity for himself, his sons, and the Trump Organization under the new 'deal' struck by Todd Blanche. The new order also reaffirms that Trump won't have to pay any taxes he might have owed the IRS.

Running hour-long meetings totally exhausts me.

Last month @thefordon.bsky.social, @jenwon.bsky.social, and I got to present at CALI Con on vibe coding for Legal Ed., and the video just went live. Enjoy. Note: this is partially a behind the scenes look at how I made some of the simulations for my algos & bias lesson (quoted thread).

Law as code: vibe coding for legal education — Suffolk LIT Lab

Vibe coding for legal educators, a working session presented by David Colarusso, Rebecca Fordon, and Jennifer Wondracek at CALIcon 2026.

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David Colarusso@davidcolarusso.com · 6mo ago

1/ There has never been a more concentrated distillation of my teaching than this lesson: Algos, Bias, Due Process, & You. It is the apotheosis of what I do. I very much hope you enjoy it, share it, and make bits of it your own.

It continues to fuck me up that we stay thinking about 9/11 but want to memory hole Covid so bad we're destroying the entire concept of public health in the US.

Born under a bad sign.

This is like saying "people who hate spam emails, what about getting birthday cards from friends?" It is not a gotcha. Two completely different fields of computer science that unfortunately are being conflated for the sole reason of making the terrible LLM crap look better by association.

It's SOOOOO fucking common. Community DV survivor advocacy orgs always have to have strategies for when the abuser is a cop, especially in rural/small town areas.

Drew Harwell@drewharwell.com · 3d ago

New: We found 50 cops who misused Flock cameras and other license-plate readers for personal purposes, often to spy on their girlfriends or ex-wives. He "watched every single move I made. ... Who do you turn the chief of police in to?" wapo.st/3S6rTuo

It really really really bugs me how many people simply do not understand what it means when the government tries to convict you even IF THEY FAIL TO DO IT. Do you know how many thousands of dollars in legal fees it costs? You will most likely lose your job. You might lose your home.

To help relieve work stress, don't answer emails on the weekend. Also on weekdays after 5 PM turn off your email. On Mondays, don't log into your email until after noon. Before logging in on Tuesday burn your computer and erase your identity. By Wednesday morning gather supplies and escape into the

Not even a superhero fan & I feel this. Why is that? 🤔 I guess I love the swinging movement, that's cool. And he's relatable. And the extended fight scenes that bore the shit outta me in other Marvel movies don't bother me as much.

Micah@rincewind.run · 4d ago

another data point for “spider-man is the best superhero” not even superhero fatigue can keep people from wanting to hang out with our pal pete

Great Wolf Lodge, difficulty level: 2 kids/1 parent.

This is my attorney Christopher O’prison

Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 5d ago

The wild — and poorly formatted — motion to Judge Willams seeking a stay pending appeal: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Notably, today's filings only come from Christopher Oprison. The other DLA Piper lawyer to make an appearance in the case is not on either filing today.

Multitasking. (Keeping an eye on the laser using the remote camera on the 3D printer.)

I have lost and found this same damn roll of EVA foam at least three times 😤 Currently lost.

NEW: Months after a man was fatally injured on an MBTA escalator in Somerville, a woman was caught on the same escalator, but another rider quickly hit an emergency stop button. The T has been advising riders about the buttons after the earlier incident. on.nbcboston.com/F31FNXf

Woman injured on same MBTA escalator as deadly incident, but stop button used

Months after a man was fatally injured on an MBTA escalator in Somerville, a woman was caught on the same escalator, but another rider used the emergency stop button.

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The way student discomfort became valid the second it became right-coded, you have to laugh

Lincoln Michel@thelincoln.bsky.social · 6d ago

A college professors is fired for teaching an Ottessa Moshfegh story that causes "mild discomfort" for one student. Implication is that DeSantis government was involved in the firing. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/u...

Two death notifications this morning and it's not even 10am. Try to go outside and feel the sun on your face today.

👀 Fascinated by the "withdrawn by its agents" detail. So the AI use was so blatant that the agents due a huge payday preemptively withdrew the contract?

Apple charges people ~20% more than the Patreon list price and they keep the difference for themselves. They also hold the proceeds of iOS app sales for 75 days, making it impossible for creators to accurately predict earnings. They basically inserted themselves in order to rip *more* people off

Part Time Yeen@parttimeyeen.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Any of you using the ios version of Patreon to support me, switch to the browser version instead, cuz the apple fees have actually taken over 3000 usd from me in the course of a year

FYI, @cjdenial.bsky.social is one of two people I always look to for pedagogy advice. (The other is @geekypedagogy.bsky.social)

Cate Denial@cjdenial.bsky.social · 6d ago

Are you gearing up for fall? Thinking about classrooms that are welcoming, just, and kind? Check out -A Pedagogy of Kindness- for ideas about how to be kind to yourself, and how to thread kindness through your syllabus, assignments, and into your classroom. www.oupress.com/978080619385...

Truly appallingly spineless.

Lee Hurley@hleehurley.com · 5d ago

Amnesty have issued an apology to JK Rowling and the rest. Adjust your expectations, and donations, accordingly www.amnesty.org.uk/latest/an-ap...

my problems are a social constructs to be torn down while yours are simply god’s law