Feel like I was way ahead of the curve on the “Rick Steves is a Great American” thing…

Rick Steves@ricksteves.bsky.social · 5d ago

@nbcnews.com featured me in its "Great Americans" series. The story reflects my passion for broadening Americans' perspectives through travel. As we celebrate our nation's 250th, one of the best ways to appreciate America is to understand the world beyond it.  www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news...

Insane to me that so much of what people want to call “Communism” or “Socialism” is just…good government and community-building.

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · last wk.

Wondering what to do this week in NYC? Whether you’re looking for live performances, movie nights, or a tennis match, there’s always something happening in your borough. Browse this week’s picks, then discover even more at nyc.gov/summer

Welp, I’ll now have that earworm stuck in my head for the better part of a week…

Jake_Vig@jakevig.bsky.social · 2w ago

In 1987, there may have been a band called The Breakfast Club that had a mid-level hit with "Right On Track." It may have been a great song with a nice groove. I may have imagined it.

@nflnetwork.bsky.social Hate to be that guy, but when you show @cfrelund.bsky.social ‘s bio on-screen, can you get the abbreviation correct? She went to NU, not NW… #GoCats

Hats off to Northwestern’s Nick Martinelli for a great Wildcat career. #GoCats

Our PBS affiliate is currently airing Rick Steves’ “Fascism in Europe.” @wfyi.bsky.social and @ricksteves.bsky.social are both great for America!

We got rid our WaPo subscription a while ago, and the only real pain we felt was no longer having access to the Books section. What a sad (and likely final) chapter in the history of a great paper.

The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 6mo ago

Earlier this month, The Washington Post scuttled its Books section amid mass layoffs. Its former editor, @johnwilliams.bsky.social, on why he thinks the paper’s leaders are wrong about subscriber loyalty:

Love this. H/T @katedanley.bsky.social

Freelancers Make Theatre Work@freelancersmake.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Art could save your life! "People who regularly go to the theatre, live music, museums or galleries have nearly half the risk of depression." - Daisy Fancourt, Professor of Psychobiology and Epidemiology at University College London. Read more in the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Man, @ricksteves.bsky.social is just a profoundly decent human…

Rick Steves@ricksteves.bsky.social · 8mo ago

It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans. 🧵 1 of 9

We haven’t had a quarterback live up to expectations since Trevor Siemian.

Glad we’re paying Preston Stone a fortune to throw nonstop interceptions…

As a Northwestern Alum, let me make it clear that I hate this.

Matthew Eadie@mattheweadie.bsky.social · 8mo ago

BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university Full statement from NU below:

What a heartbreaker.

What @charlotteclymer.bsky.social said. 10,000 times over.

Charlotte Clymer@charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 9mo ago

"Do you think the Democratic Party should follow the lead of Abigail Spanberger or Zohran Mamdani?" What if I told you that Democrats have different audiences in different parts of the country which require different messaging and it's okay for Democrats to tailor their messaging to beat the GOP?

I think all of this talk about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and the national appeal of his policies misses the point. The power of the Mamdani campaign is in his ability to make real connections with real voters, policy be damned. Dems from California to rural South Georgia should learn from that.

Tyler Allgeier is great but maybe on 3rd and short don't do the exact thing MIN expects you to do on 3rd and short? As a treat?

Hoping for a better showing tonight from my beloved Northwestern Wildcats than last week. #GoCats #DontThrowFourPicks

I want to be like “@jysexton what do you mean, specifically” but I know…it’s everything.

Jared Yates Sexton@jysexton.bsky.social · last yr.

Coooooooooooooooked. So much of this country is charred-to-a-crisp cooked.

Remember when Michelle Obama’s WH vegetable garden was an affront to freedom?

Leonard Pierce@leonardpierce.bsky.social · last yr.

This is, weirdly, the most purely fascist shit anyone in the administration has said so far - Your health is an asset of the fatherland - Illness is a failure or a moral failing - You have a duty to maintain your health - Healthcare is not a right, it's a finite resource - Die for the fatherland

These feel not only like good principles for covering Trump, but for how one processes/prioritizes/absorbs coverage of Trump (and the noise Trump floods the zone with), as well.

Chris Hayes@chrislhayes.bsky.social · 2y ago

I've been working out a few principles for myself to cover Trump this time around. There are three big ones 1) Focus is power - can't cover everything and need to stay on topics that are tempting to drop in favor of something new

100% agree with this, and it is frustrating that there are members of the party (most notably @aoc.bsky.social ) who understand this deeply and intuitively, and are being held back by the Party (literal) elders.

Chris Hayes@chrislhayes.bsky.social · 2y ago

Something that I think we can all agree on is that the current generation of Democratic leadership is simply not optimized for the Attention Age. Not really their fault! And honestly, they may be better people for it, but it's a pretty pressing political problem.

It won’t happen in this timeline, but a reasonable response to an air disaster like last nights’ would be to increase investments in the FAA and air traffic control, and to consider whether investments in rail infrastructure might lead to less congestion in the skies. Sadly, that’s a pipe dream.

to recap: — Trump was *for* the TikTok ban — which the GOP Congress passed — and the GOP Supreme Court upheld — and even though Biden said he wouldn't enforce the ban, TikTok shut down anyway — so that Trump could "save" it — and the media fell for it we really do live in the dumbest fucking country

This kind of timely and profound insight is why the Walgreens CEO makes $1.5M a year and $12M in stocks while his workers make $15 an hour.

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 2y ago

Walgreens CEO says anti-shoplifting strategy backfired: ‘When you lock things up…you don’t sell as many of them’

Jimmy Carter putting his peanut farm into a blind trust reminds me of that time Donald Trump’s son-in-law took $2 Billion from the Saudis who murdered Jamal Khashoggi.

FACT: The United States is the only developed country in the world without universal health coverage for all of its citizens - and that's absolutely shameful, especially for the most wealthy nation on the planet. #HealthCareForAll

Carter said it best: “A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentle, firm, thoughtful, and restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to others. It is a weak nation, like a weak person, that must behave with bluster and boasting and rashness and other signs of insecurity.”

I kept changing my mind which Carter cartoon i should go with. Here's all three.

Hi, I’m God. People like Jimmy Carter go to Heaven. People like Donald Trump go to Hell. Hope this helps, God

On a day like today, it is good to have @bittersouth.bsky.social to speak the heartache so many of us bitter southerners feel…Godspeed, President Carter.