' "There's nothing to save," Miriam Sim, 76, said Monday as she and her husband, Daniel Sim, surveyed the ruins of the home where they had lived since 2005. "At our age, do we want to rebuild?" her husband asked. ' The images with this story are heartbreaking. Homes.

Arson suspect arrested as Washington states battles devastating wildfires | CBC News

A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested Monday and charged with setting one of the devastating wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and other structures in and around the state's seco...

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"Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them." ― Margaret Atwood

May soft rains come today to everywhere with trees ― and may the rains, and an ability among us to finally appreciate them, come in time.

Litbowl@litbowl.bsky.social · yesterday

"Today is August 4, 2026." Can't find my copy of The Martian Chronicles to take a photo of the actual published story, but it remains a collection well worth reading 76 years later: bookshop.org/a/862/9781668094853 #books #writing

It's a fragile world, getting more so day by day, when one man with a match can wipe away what's come from generations' worth of living and building...

Investigators arrest 37-year-old man in connection to devastating Spokane County wildfire

A 37-year-old man accused of setting the fire that destroyed a swath of northwest Spokane, including hundreds of homes, was arrested Monday 4 miles from the site where it began.

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Dave Tait@davetait.bsky.social · 2d ago

"Firefighters in Spokane, Wash. have been battling three major wildfires that burned through more than 7,000 acres, destroyed some 600 homes and forced the evacuation of about 60,000 people." Six hundred homes.

"...it was just a beer..."? Values really have collapsed. Where do we go from here?

Digital Brain@yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 2d ago

Han Solo's "one in a million" line came right after Luke's proton torpedo hit a two-meter exhaust port and blew up the Death Star. Now it lives on internet forever.

Excited to visit with Alaskans on the beautiful Kenai Peninsula!

Communities across Alaska are facing chronically low salmon runs, and Kenai is no exception. We have to restore our fisheries and bring abundance back to our homes.

'[A crash analyst said] the visual effect of that approach would have been stupefying. "When those lights go out, man, you know you are in big trouble," [he said]. …the disoriented crew ran straight into the side of a mountain they likely never saw, resulting in the loss of every life on board.' /1

@dianecheyanne.bsky.social · 2d ago

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"Firefighters in Spokane, Wash. have been battling three major wildfires that burned through more than 7,000 acres, destroyed some 600 homes and forced the evacuation of about 60,000 people." Six hundred homes.

NPR@npr.org · 2d ago

Wildfires in Spokane have destroyed hundreds of homes and led to evacuation orders for 60,000 people. n.pr/3Sbed19

Plus Napoleon. There are no videos AT ALL of him, so how could he have been real? And shooting video in black and white is def a sign they were covering something up, because they would have actually had to do extra steps to select that filter on their phones, and who does that at a game?

Razzball@razzball.bsky.social · 2d ago

The whole Mariners' pen believes Babe Ruth didn't exist. Kinda want all MLB players to believe this and make the owners agree to it in next CBA

Heartbreaking scenes in Radushne near Kryvyi Rih. Today the funerals of 6 members of the Voronov family, four days after the Russian missile strike. Eldest son Danylo lost his mum, dad, all 7 siblings and his baby son Artem but forensics continue on others not buried today.

This tale has a twin on the other side: A Chinese journalist told me that at this same site, a U.S. Secret Service agent was rudely pushing around Chinese bystanders, so a large Chinese plainclothes security guy came up from behind, gripped the American by the arms, lifted him and set him aside. /1

Dave Tait@davetait.bsky.social · 2d ago

Returned to this to apply that "starting point" advice: Asked for a list of women newspaper and wire service reporters in Washington in 1974, and then if any were noted for being short. Naomi Nover's name came up, and ordinary googling found this great anecdote from a Newsweek piece. Delightful! /7

Atlantic puffins typically live between 20 and 30 years in the wild. They are monogamous and mate for life, returning to the exact same burrows and partners each year. They perform a tender billing ritual by topping and rubbing their beaks together, reinforcing their bond

What a move from Miles

This is true, and the U.S. should feel welcome to copy that country's success.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d ago

WATCH — @corbintrent.bsky.social ON FOX: “Socialism is all through this entire economy. The greatest country on 🌎 was built with a combination of socialism and capitalism. That’s when things work the best.”

Very cool story. Things can work out. Calls for a high five!

ryan cooper@ryanlcooper.com · 3d ago

this owns www.inverse.com/input/cultur...

Kim VanDerHoek (American, born 1971) "The Made Maps of the Sky", 2020. Oil on Panel, 40 × 30 inches. Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

'He said [his grandmother] would encourage the kids in his family to keep busy and to use their voices. “When you’re quiet too often, you tend to battle with your mind a lot,” he said. “And she wanted us to understand that… “Even if you’re along by yourself, use your voice…” '

‘Not what you see on television’: Helen Konek of famous photo dies at 95 | CBC News

An iconic 1949 photograph of Helen Konek entering an igloo has gone viral dozens of times, giving viewers a glimpse into Arctic life. Konek died on July 25 at age 95, leaving lessons about hard work and speaking up as her legacy.

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“If you have to make drastic changes to keep yourself relevant and more committed to the community, then these are changes you have to do,” Thomas continued. “You have to be positive about it. You just can't be bemoaning how this was way in the past.”

Yukon News moves to Fridays-only publishing, cuts Wednesday print edition | CBC News

The Yukon News’s publisher says moving to Friday-only printing is an upgrade, and a former staff member calls it a strategic shift. Some local readers say going down to one edition per week is no majo...

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This shift to computerized state tests was made possible by schools' adoption of one-to-one devices. Which mostly happened with Covid. And yet, we rarely discuss the possibility that computerizing tests--without first teaching computing skills--might've contributed to subsequent test score declines.

David Adams@daveadams.bsky.social · 3d ago

My daughter’s middle school never taught typing, but the computerized state standardized tests included a timed essay section to be completed in a tiny text area.

🙏🏾🥺 Praying for the good people in #SpokaneWA

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 3d ago

Wildfires in Spokane County, Washington, have destroyed hundreds of structures, scorched more than 5,390 acres of land and prompted evacuation orders for thousands of people. nyti.ms/4hayFtl

This is now streaming on #MUBI in Canada. Highly recommend #journalism #Russia #fascism #Ukraine #MyUndesirableFriends

"Let none of this happen. Let the Rail Splitter awake. Let Abe come with axe... ...let him lift up his axe in his own town against the new slaveholders against the slave-lash against the poisoned printing-press against the bloodied merchandise they want to sell." Pablo Neruda Your axe, Abe…

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d ago

Good to know after a tough weekend on the golf course the president is back at work laser focused on improving the lives of Americans by resuming his deranged AI marathon.

I worked with survivors of domestic violence for over 25 years and let me tell you… They cooked a lot of dinners for their abusers. Want to know why? 🧵

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 3d ago

Rep. Max Miller: "These are incredibly serious criminal accusations. If these accusations were true, I would be in jail — I would be. My former wife would not have been offering to cook me dinner and inviting me to playgrounds. Think about that."

1/2 There's been another hideous attack by Russia on Zaporizhzhia this evening. A woman in her 70s had been killed and more than 20 others are injured.

Should Canada sanction them? Tariffs? Write angry letters demand they "rake their forests"? No, of course not. We're not heartless monsters but sadly quite a few self-absorbed, entitled Americans and billionaires are.

The New York Times@nytimes.com · 4d ago

Breaking News: Wildfires in Spokane County, Washington forced thousands of people to evacuate as wind gusts powered rapidly spreading flames.

So I've just had an interesting and perhaps useful AI exchange on Chrome as I asked Google Lens to identify the woman on the right with the cassette recorder. I'll let "AI" explain what happened next as I challenged each confident identification it gave... /1

Lawyers, Guns and Money@lawgunsmoney.bsky.social · 3d ago

How Does The War End?

11:16 on Friday July 31st, over Chad

Ah yes: Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, the future sprawling park-like setting of an exciting public housing development that combines residential community clusters of mixed densities with assisted living facilities for the low-income elderly and those of all ages with disabilities... /1

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago

Trump: “The Winning Shot in the Bedminster Club Championship! Thank you very much to all of those who participated. I won with a 70, & am so honored in that, unlike the rest of the field, I’m given very little time to practice, bc I’m focused on many other things. It’s called TALENT, and I have it”