Pushed on through my miserable book club read so now I can enjoy one of the books from the latest heap to land on me.

I started @joeytainment.bsky.social's We've Been Here the Whole Time and I thought it would be a good day to post something that made me guffaw so hard Mr. Bean has to be one of the most nerve-gratingly annoying characters of all time and I salute the author for making this brilliant connection.

Oooooo! Goodreads now has half - and quarter!! - stars? Fun! It's probably too much agonizing work to go back and adjust 19 years worth of ratings, but I might at least start with this year. www.goodreads.com/blog/show/3199

The (Half) Stars Have Aligned

Half stars are here! And quarter stars, too. More ways to say exactly what you mean.Every reader has their own opinions about rating: You...

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What can I say? I've purchased a few things for work on Amazon:

In this week's episode of @itsgotstartrek.bsky.social @dang-bitz.bsky.social melted my brain by making what must (MUST) be the first ever reference to DS9's episode Allamaraine as the positive side of a comparison (around 52 minutes, "At least in Allamaraine...") 🤯🖖💀

Somehow this has become my most ever viewed photo on Flickr (I feel certain that they'll realize they've made a mistake and will remove my photo). Just gonna put it here that I simply pointed my shitty-ass cell phone camera at mother nature. She did all the heavy lifting. flic.kr/p/2smhBoe

More from the caribou herd

A great way to start our day on the Dalton Highway

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Awwwwe! I remember a time when the National Weather Service had sufficient staffing to predict things like rain.

School is back in session and we're back in person at the "reference desk." I was delighted to see this wee accoutrement that I'd forgotten I'd put at the desk months ago. 🖖🏻

I love it! And yet I think perhaps there are more people who would love this book so I'm sharing again. I both do, and do not want October to arrive already 😅

Joey Clift@joeytainment.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We did it, everyone! bsky.app/profile/joey...

I hope everyone caught this Lancet study confirming that Elon Musk & DOGE are responsible for genocidal levels of suffering & death.

Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis

USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates show that, unless the a...

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I'm more of a borrow from the library first then if I love it, buy it kind of person. But in this case, I'm all in on the pre-order! Join us!

Joey Clift@joeytainment.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If I pre sell 200 copies of my Native American history comedy book between now and Wednesday, I’ll drive to Newport Beach and film my book unboxing video on John Wayne’s literal tombstone 🙂 (Pre Sale link in bio / if you already pre ordered, let me know in the comments!)

I'm very, very late to the mountain discourse. But I have to say, the Rocky Mountains feeeed my soul. You can have your mountains that eat yours.

John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 3mo ago

In the Rockies, things will eat you. In the Appalachians, things will eat your soul.

In case you missed it, my latest livestream update on the very strong developing #El Niño event was recorded & is now available. In it, I focus on current observations, just-released new forecasts for fall and winter, and California to global implications.

"Super" El Niño update: The latest regarding a potentially historic event and its implications

The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive #weather and #climate-focused "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain. 08/10/2026 topic: El Niño has here, and it's already strong. The latest forecasts continue to suggest a very high potential for the event to become very strong, a

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I am ready to see all y'alls #STLV posts and I shall not be in the least bit jealous that y'all planned better than I did and are actually attending for the 60th anniversary😂🖖

There were a lot of things I didn't photograph on my trip through the Sacramento River Delta today. This is just one I couldn't resist posting from Locke.

the real story behind this viral photo is even more heartbreaking than the one the public created.

The Woman in the Photo Wanted to Be Alone. Instead, She Went Viral.

America saw what it wanted to see on the face of its newest icon. And everyone saw it wrong.

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I finally finished up a last bit of chair work from that policy committee. AND I dodged being chair of another committee. What a wonderful day 🎉🙌

A crow organizing their collection of crinkled gum wrappers. #grickledoodle #crow #gum

Gates of the Arctic National Park, you are breathtaking 💙⛰️

Just chilling in the Arctic enjoying the wildlife. Lol, chilling as in relaxing, it's like 60-something out there.

Bsky ate my post so have this one shot of a raft of sea otters living their best otter lives in Prince William Sound - now with a glacier in the background!

who in Toronto wants 8000 pounds of free Star Trek rocks because TODAY IS YOUR LUCKY DAY readysetrecycle.net/advert/free-...

I'd consider it a miracle if I finished even one book on this, my latest physical TBR pile 😅📚

I keep looking for mitigating factors, or ways the impact of these new policies (which are already being applied, at least in part, per recent anecdotes/reporting) might have been overstated. And I have found none. This is a genuinely extreme, extraordinarily, and immensely dangerous development.

Daniel Swain@weatherwest.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I know there is a lot going on, and not all of this is new, but numerous aspects of this OMB proposal are highly alarming and would, if enacted, effectively force American scientists receiving federal funding (which is...most of them in some capacity or another) to stop engaging with the public.

It’s truly astonishing to see how comprehensively the US government is tearing down every part of the system that has made it up until now a world-leading power in science, research, and technological development. The entire world will suffer from this wanton destruction.

Dan Vergano@danvergano.bsky.social · 5mo ago

White House proposes new rules giving political appointees final approval of research grants These proposed Office of Management and Budget regulations would render the federal research grant review process opaque www.scientificamerican.com/article/whit...

I just happen to be reading a 1994 Anne Stuart romance where I'm seeing mentions of internet, satellite radio, and Taylor Swift. I don't know why I'm so shocked anybody would take the time to update a category romance which - trust me - is still mired in all its 1990s-ness even with the tweaks.

Tressie McMillan Cottom@tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I hate it, thanks www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/b...

Love it: the night after he was kicked off of CBS for good, Stephen Colbert hosted a public access show in southeast Michigan.

Only In Monroe --- May 22, 2026

YouTube video by Stephen Colbert

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There was very little there there but at least Grogu and the wee alien peeps were cute and funny as ever. Heartfelt awwes all around!

Hmmm, my now that my worst committee commitment has concluded, I'm pondering DragonCon again. I'm just gonna post this photo to inspire me into some action soon (this is the awesome shit that DragonCon delivers).