Zelenskyy: "Our lives are more important than the price on energy and between us, I mean, this doesn't depend on us. I'll be honest everyone it's the war in Hormuz has influence [on energy prices] not the war in Russia."

Anonymous@youranoncentral.bsky.social · 3h ago

Zelenskyy offered to halt Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries if Russia stops attacking Ukraine’s power, heating and water infrastructure. He said Ukraine would accept any form of energy ceasefire as long as it applies to both sides.

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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 19h ago

Dr Oz: "There are 5 times more people in parts of Obamacare in Florida than live in the state. It's impossible More than a third of people on Obamacare have never used the insurance policy once. If you were gonna pay your hard-earned money to buy insurance, would you ever use it? The answer is yes"

Thrilled and honored to be opening and keynoting Weds Sept 23 to discuss US history and #America250 for the Ohio State University Retirees Association 2026 Annual Conference #OSU #historymatters #OSURA oaa.osu.edu/events/keyno...

Keynote "America at 250 — The Nation, The Founding, and The Ohio State University" by Prof. Christopher Nichols at the OSURA: 2026 Annual Conference | Office of Academic Affairs

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Last week, Ohio State students violated the university’s absurd ban on chalking to protest having a weapons manufacturer as the official sponsor of our athletic department. Faculty from @osuaaup.bsky.social were there to support students’ rights to free speech, which is plainly under attack.

Protestors chalk on campus against Ohio State’s partnership with Anduril and the university chalk ban

Colors covered the Thompson statue and bricks around it after protestors chalked phrases like “Democracy now,” “F*** Anduril” and “Divest now” to protest against the university’s partnership with Andu...

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There's an attempt out there to REshape the media image of recent US gov't cuts, as hyper-rational, even humane, BUT once the totality is taken into view it is impossible to make that case, no matter how much the US fed deficit is your central issue - just consider USAID apnews.com/article/usai...

What to know about USAID and the deadly impacts of US foreign aid cuts

The foreign aid landscape has changed dramatically since U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration dissolved the United States Agency for International Development, once the world’s largest humanit...

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As part of their protest, the student group challenged OSU’s policy that bans chalking on campus. We at AAUP-OSU stand with these students’ right to freedom of expression, including chalking — a long tradition at Ohio State.

Unlike the advocates for so-called "ideological diversity" and even "absolute free speech," who say & do next to nothing re: actual issues of student speech, @aaup.org & @osuaaup.bsky.social are standing up for student free speech, (despite OSU chalking ban & threats!) + supporting academic freedom

AAUP-Ohio State@osuaaup.bsky.social · 4d ago

On Friday, several students with @climatestrikeoh organized a protest on campus challenging Ohio State’s contract with the defense contractor Anduril, and calling for an end to the university’s association with militarism and genocide.

"Nearly two millennia ago, a wealthy Roman commissioned an intricate, multicolored floor mosaic that depicted two beloved household animals: a cat named Emerald and a dog named Ocean." 🗃️ #Archaeology www.livescience.com/archaeology/...

Stunning Roman-era mosaic discovered in Turkey features 'Emerald' the cat and 'Ocean' the dog

A cat named Emerald and a dog named Ocean were memorialized in a Roman mosaic over 1,800 years ago.

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Sometimes you just need an armed arch

JUST IN: The 1st Circuit rejects the Trump administration's 3rd-country deportation policy, finding blanket assurances from countries who say they won't torture U.S. deportees is not good enough. And the judges raise this point: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Oldest and youngest delegates at the Constitutional Convention?🗃️

Which state didn't send a rep to the Constitutional Convention?🗃️

Once again, the median pay for an adjunct professor in the United States of America is $3,500 per course. Not per month, per course.

Jed Brown@jedbrown.org · last wk.

Oh. That's a heck of a subsidy.

Excellent oped in @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social by my @harvard.edu colleague Jill Lepore. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

As a student editor at a college newspaper in 2001, I remember this issue VIVIDLY

Ben Collins@bencollins.bsky.social · 3w ago

Hey everybody. On the 25-year anniversary, we're reprinting the much revered 9/11 edition of The Onion and sending that free to every member this month. It's been 25 long years. Look back in anger.

we don’t teach young people short-term history, so it was weird when i realized that gen z had no idea that so many gen x and millennials spent our high school years protesting george w bush and not just because of the wars, but because mosques were being targeted and sikh men were being attacked

Jared Yates Sexton@jysexton.bsky.social · 2w ago

There are already articles circulating trying to rewrite history and say America was great after 9/11 and united and thoughtful and just a reminder that that period was marked by intense and insanely racist hatred, paranoia, and a frothing desire for unhinged violence and oppression.

There's expensive and there's "out" or "none" and that is language American consumers in every era have rejected as a failure not of the markets but of officials and policy.🗃️

Brandon Friedman@brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 7d ago

Things really shaping up for Republicans in the mid-terms

Daaaamn that's a lot in one revelatory set of remarks...

McSweeney's@mcsweeneys.net · 7d ago

"You'll probably hear this soon enough from the other kids on the playground anyway, so I might as well tell you. Santa isn't real, the Tooth Fairy is imaginary, and there's no such thing as the 'invisible hand of the market.'" buff.ly/KM3opmg

Tomorrow (Sept 17) is Constitution Day (officially ratified 1788), and this is the 250th of the United States (at least since 1776 Declaration of Independence), so what would you like to know about the Constitution in light of the 250th?🗃️

120%!🗃️

Gautham Rao (pronounced: Knicks in 5)@gauthamrao.bsky.social · 3w ago

Here’s my op-ed on Chief Justice John Roberts whitewashed history of President and Chief Justice William Howard Taft. Roberts adoration of Taft’s “restraint” conveniently omits Taft’s racism, refusal to condemn lynching, and embrace of Lost Causism. That’s no accident. share.inquirer.com/IcPlmx

Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities: The McNeil Center will appoint one Barra Postdoctoral Fellow and one Barra Sabbatical Fellow for terms beginning in 2027. Learn more and apply here: bit.ly/4xvRz2j

Check that

Edward Wong@ewong.bsky.social · 7d ago

NEW: US intelligence reports warn China could acquire US warplane technology if Trump continues with his F-35 jet sales to Saudi Arabia. The Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency has raised concerns about China's military partnership with the Saudis. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/u...

As so often happens, the cost of foreign interventions, and their unintended consequences, exceeds important domestic markers, like ACA for all Americans, expanded SNAP access, or particular smaller tax credits for working Americans, or in this case, all three! Just. Not. Good. And historical. 🗃️

Reuters@reuters.com · last wk.

Iran war cost hits $38 billion, forecast to rise $3 billion a month, CBO says reut.rs/46Keegt

Big lawsuit filed by the family of Tierra Walker, who died of preeclampsia at 20 weeks pregnant after being denied abortion care. Argues Texas' abortion bans violate the state constitution's right to life and should be struck down. More soon on @autonomynews.co abortioninamerica.org/wp-content/u...

The Boss gets it.

WuTangIsForTheChildren@wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 2w ago

At the 20th anniversary of 9/11 in 2021, Bruce Springsteen performed "I’ll See You in My Dreams" 💔🙏

If Biden or Obama had started a war that led to attacks like these on American bases—and then covered it up for months—the political backlash would eclipse Benghazi. One service member: "We're not defending these bases. We're just watching them get destroyed." www.cbsnews.com/news/new-pho...

New photos show widespread damage at U.S. positions caused by Iranian missile, drone attacks

The images were sent to CBS News by active service members under condition of anonymity.

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Oregon & PacNW friends, in a month - October 15 - I'll be in Portland, OR for a special event, talking about our current moment and historical comparisons, themes and meaning in terms of #America250, 10th anniversary of the SAGE Citizen Project, & more - free, public 🗃️ wearesage.org/event/250/

A Nation at 250 & Our Shared Future — A Conversation with Dr. Christopher McKnight Nichols | SAGE

Join us October 15 in Portland for a conversation with historian Dr. Christopher McKnight Nichols on citizenship and democracy. Drawing on pivotal moments in American history, we’ll examine how Americ...

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Iran war advocates got exactly what they wanted. It just didn't work out how they imagined. For years, the argument for the US attacking Iran was that the regime was brittle, on the verge of collapse, and bombing would put them over the edge. That assumption was core to the case against JCPOA too.

LOWρUFO 🇺🇦🇵🇸🌍@lowrhoufo.bsky.social · last wk.

The Iran war was not mismanaged. As much as Hegseth makes everything a farce, this is about as close to the best outcome without forcing 2-5m troops through Bandar Abbas. There was no "good" Iran war. People are either lying or being stupid

The Dean of Harvard College has been on a PR tour defending the institution's approach to AI and writing, but student testimony from inside the institution suggests that the school is retreating from human exchange as central to the learning experience. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

I’m a Writing Tutor at Harvard. The College is Failing Us. | The Harvard Crimson

The Writing Center’s dismantling evokes a broader pattern of institutions treating human learning and connection as costs to cut, not values to protect.

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