Discovered today that Dolly Parton visited Carrboro and specifically our town sushi restaurant, which has this picture up.
Dr PattiJones
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Same one as on twitter Adding my Ohio State Fandom so people know to follow ;)
In Chapel Hill, this includes MLK, Columbia, and E. Franklin 👇
Ken McLeod@kenmcld.bsky.social · 16h agoThe average person, and probably average member of Congress, might hear that bike lanes are on the National Highway System and think that's crazy But, the National Highway System includes many arterials These bike lanes in my city are threatened by the proposed language
Star Editorial Board: We cannot assume Americans will make better choices in future elections. We cannot count on things going back to the way they were.
I swear somebody’s out to get me…to stream “9 to 5,” which just got added to Hulu and Disney+ with Hulu. Well done, Mouse House.
ICYMI: So it WAS an EF0 tornado that hit UA, Ackerman Rd, Union Cemetery, Glen Echo, and tossed that car on 71. abc6onyourside.com/news/local/4...
4 new August 11 tornadoes confirmed by National Weather Service, 3 in Central Ohio
Three new tornadoes were confirmed for Central Ohio in a National Weather Service Damage Survey for August 11:
abc6onyourside.com
One of these people is my old neighbor.
Neglected Global Diseases Initiative at UBC @ngdiubc.bsky.social · 17h agoOutstanding Top Scientists Recruited primarily from the USA to UBC! Their work will strengthen Canada’s research capacity, train future talent and drive innovation in areas critical to global competitiveness. @news.ubc.ca @isntd.org @msf.ca @who.int @dndi.org news.ubc.ca/2026/08/eddi...
The National Park Service has been quietly working to fulfill an unprecedented directive from Trump officials: Parcel off a corner of Yosemite National Park to give to a private developer
Trump’s Quietly Working to Give Part of Yosemite to a Private Developer
The National Park Service is under pressure to make an unprecedented deal that cedes a quarter-mile strip of the park.
notus.org
"But also, when the situation seems grim, just toss a couple of gophers at the problem and see if that does anything. It might just work!"
VirginiaM - owlet@virginiam.bsky.social · yesterdayFor your enjoyment
OH MY GOD OHIO DOMINICAN WITH A TD ON 4TH AND 12!!!! THEY CAN WIN WITH THE 2 POINT CONVERSION
BYU just named the VP for advancement as the direct report for the football coach-just the football coach. Everyone else still reports to the AD. 🤔 www.deseret.com/sports/2026/...
BYU restructures athletic department; school vice president will oversee football program
Head football coach Kalani Sitake will now report to vice president Keith Vorkink, who cited the "dynamic" landscape of college sports in explaining the change.
deseret.com
Article here. This will be updated as I learn more, especially about any access difficulties. If a question is unanswered in this article, I don't know the answer yet, but I'm working hard to get more info as quickly as possible.
What to Know About New Covid Vaccines for Fall 2026 (Gift Article)
The shots have been approved for people 65 and older, and for younger people with underlying conditions. Others may be able to get them off label.
nytimes.com
Maggie Astor@maggieastor.bsky.social · yesterdayUpdated Covid vaccines for the 2026-27 season have been approved by the FDA. Article to come.
Updated Covid vaccines for the 2026-27 season have been approved by the FDA. Article to come.
An existing NSF program allows graduate students to work for industry while earning their degree. So why does NSF think that a $47-million award to do the same thing--but on a smaller scale-- is a new idea? www.science.org/content/arti...
NSF’s new plan to fund graduate students to work in industry covers familiar ground
Agency gives university-industry consortium $47 million to reinvent existing internship program
science.org
Grew cucumbers from free seeds this year (thank you to the NC State extension) but they are weird. lol.
The most important fact about Lake Ontario is that the Stanley Cup has not seen its shoreline since 1967
too dumb to know that Lake New York would make a ton more sense
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 2d agoWASHINGTON (AP) — Trump signs order directing interior secretary to rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' as Canada trade war persists.
This is insane. But probably good in the lead up to the midterms
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoHoly shit — the purpose of this Trump event is to announce that he’s changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America.” It will be interesting to see which if any institutions and companies go along with this
Jesus christ. The lake isn't named after the Canadian province. The lake is named after the Wyandot word for "great lake". Which I knew (even before I confirmed on Wikipedia) thanks to 6 long and cold winters in Rochester.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoHoly shit — the purpose of this Trump event is to announce that he’s changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America.” It will be interesting to see which if any institutions and companies go along with this
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump signs order directing interior secretary to rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' as Canada trade war persists.
Ok. After a bunch of trial and error, I am watching the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee's meeting. I've written about how RFK Jr. picked tons of promoters of crank cures and anti-vaccine theories. Follow along here. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
FDA removes warning of crank autism cures–RFK Jr. appoints their promoters
Robert F. KennedyJr. says his new appointees will help him ‘fight autism.’ But, writes Eric Garcia, many of them also contributed to his presidential campaign
independent.co.uk
2. The "article" links Cooper to a murder by a man released from a SOUTH CAROLINA prison which, the last time I checked, is AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT STATE.
UPDATE: Senate GOP’s fake news website falsely links Democrat to murder
On August 6, Popular Information exposed a network of fake news websites surreptitiously controlled by Senate Republicans.
popular.info
1. Senate Republicans used their super PAC to create a fake news website, The North Carolinian. It is now using that site, which is promotes as “Independent Journalism,” to launder a brazenly dishonest smear against former North Carolina Governor, and current Democratic Senate Nominee Roy Cooper.
American soccer holding its own on the incredible name front
