Another enjoyable episode of What to Carry, What to Burn in the books! I love having this for my commute as it makes it go by fast because Blair is such a good storyteller. Check it out wherever you get your podcasts or on YouTube!!

Blair Braverman@blairbraverman.bsky.social · 20h ago

New podcast episode is out today at What to Carry, What to Burn! This one's the story of Valerian Albanov, who escapes an icebound ship and ends up the reluctant leader of a trek across the frozen sea. Featuring thieves, lice, kayaks made out of barrels, and polar bear livers.

We all saw the images of full ICUs and temporary morgues setup in refrigerator trucks. We lost HUNDREDS of Jesuits to COVID and watched helplessly as it ran through our infirmaries. ... We're at that stage in a cult where the follows MUST believe the lies because NOT believing gets you canned.

Thanh Neville, MD, MSHS@thanh-neville.bsky.social · 14h ago

I am so triggered by RJK Jr's comment about ICU's being empty during #COVID. I re-read what I wrote after one of the surges. How do others forget. The trauma was--and is--real.

If AES does pull this out by the razor thin margin, then congrats to him - a win is a win. But it's a little ridiculous to say the leadership was "out of touch" with the electorate if the difference is about 15,000 votes (where it is now). Just as it would be to say the reverse if Stevens won.

A.R. Moxon@juliusgoat.bsky.social · 5h ago

Pretty sure when you win the election it's a big election night. Pretty sure when your party's leadership all endorses the loser, it means the leadership is out of touch with the electorate.

White Sands started it back up, and in which you had a controlled flight into terrain. This is the overall flight path with the key communications, and you can see the flight crew started doing a left hand with GPS back on rather than wait for a right hand for ILS line up.

You can also just read the NTSB report that states the “jamming” in question had no influence over the crash, but hey, we’re on bluesky, the website where nobody reads

Usili (Talia) 🏳️‍⚧️@usili.bsky.social · 23h ago

No, the US military did not do this at all, if anyone actually bothers to read the actual NTSB preliminary report. The flight crew (and others) were having issues and were telling it to the controller, the supervisor requested that jamming be turned off, and the military turned off the jamming.

It’s pretty clear that’s not what happened at all and this is like the 3rd different outlet I’ve seen saying as much

Rev. Poppy Haze 𓅋@poppyhaze.bsky.social · 22h ago

So the US military killed everyone on a medevac plane by testing a GPS weapon. futurism.com/science-ener...

Yoo hoo!!! #uglydogs!!! Who can give this a boost? We ain't there yet!

Kat ❤️🐕🛷 🌻🇺🇦🌻 #UglyDogs@mrsa2003.bsky.social · 5d ago

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Ongoing crisis in Northwest Arctic Borough. Outstanding reporting from Desiree Hagen at KOTZ, Kotzebue: "Ambler, a Northwest Arctic community of about 270 people, has been without water or sewer for more than five months." #Alaska #AlaskaSky @napaaqtuk.bsky.social www.kotz.org/kotz-local-n...

Ambler has gone 5 months without water and sewer. Fixes could take months.

According to the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, about 85 percent of Ambler's main water lines are cracked, unable to hold pressure, and require replacement.

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Food is definitely better but also most physical things are better?

Constantine@ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 13h ago

Food, man. Food is so much better than it was in 1986. All of it. Poor-people food, restaurant food, fresh food, frozen food. Food is just a hell of a lot better.

similarly both fuck AIPAC and I am very distrustful of almost anyone that rants about AIPAC

I'd really like if progressive candidates who otherwise talk a really good talk would stop leaning into casual antisemitism, that'd be very cool I'd also like if people paid to talk about progressive candidates would stop saying "antisemitic" when they mean "Muslim" or "not pro-genocide"

For the past five months the only refugees the USA has accepted are white South Africans fleeing equality & safety meanwhile they are disappearing or strapping ankle monitors on any Haitian they can get ahold of. It needs to be understood how thoroughly connected these two things are.

If you’ve got kids thinking about college, or if you’re thinking about college, UAF is — no lie — an incredible value. Small class sizes, taught by world-class researchers (even at the undergraduate level), in a beautiful part of the world. ~$24K/year w/housing www.uaf.edu/finaid/costs...

Anchorage Daily News@adn.com · 16h ago

In a bid to attract more students from outside of Alaska, the UA Board of Regents voted to eliminate higher tuition rates for students with out-of-state residency. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...

Update: Kansas voters appear poised to overwhelmingly reject a proposal to rewrite the state constitution and elect Kansas Supreme Court justices, spiking a plan long coveted by Republicans who want more conservative rulings on issues like abortion #ksleg kansasreflector.com/2026/08/04/e...

Early results show Kansans rejecting constitutional amendment by wide margin • Kansas Reflector

Kansas voters were set to evaluate a proposed constitutional amendment that would spike a 68-year-old system for selecting justices for the highest court

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Holy blowout

Brian Kaylor@briankaylor.bsky.social · 14h ago

AP calls win for "no" on Missouri Amendment 4, which was effort by GOP lawmakers to stop citizen-led constitutional amendments. This anti-democratic measure was also supported by Christian Nationalist church as "biblical" vote: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/thou-shalt... Nice to see the big loss!

#UglyDogs new episode is out!

Jeff Sharlet@jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 24h ago

I'd be singing the praises of What to Carry, What to Burn even if @blairbraverman.bsky.social wasn't a friend & fellow traveler. It's thrilling, moving, surprising--and of interest to me as a writer, a study in adaptation, knitting sources together into a new tale. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/w...

Lets keep this moving! The actual need is over $6k, so we have a bit to go. #uglydogs

Kat ❤️🐕🛷 🌻🇺🇦🌻 #UglyDogs@mrsa2003.bsky.social · 5d ago

Sharing this for Kat Jr. (my son) King needs immediate medical attention and I’m grateful if anyone could donate or share. Thank you from the bottom of my heart ♥️ gofund.me/0b7be8261

#UglyDogs Ooo- new podcast dropped today! Go where you get "What to Carry, What to Burn.

One of the most destructive things I've seen on cable news, sure, I agree. But abusers act like this *all* the time. Seen a hundred like it, seen a hundred worse, any lawyer with experience in family law or suing bad people will know what they're looking at 30 seconds in.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 18h ago

🤯 Rep. Max Miller's interview with Jake Tapper was one of the most self-destructive things I've ever witnessed on cable news. Here's the whole thing:

Glad to know the Idaho National Guard is representing the state well while in DC. 🙄

The Independent@the-independent.com · 17h ago

Purple Heart vet sues after National Guard troops detained her as she sat quietly in the front yard of her DC home

There are no trans women in the WNBA. There are no trans women NCAA basketball players. Hell, who knows if there are even any trans girls playing HS basketball.

Razzball@razzball.bsky.social · 18h ago

Did we ever find out if the A is for Asshole?

Hey! Jake Tapper must have paid attention to the Threadnought. He knows testimony is evidence!

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 18h ago

Tapper: "There are now three women who have accused you of violent behavior…Are all three of these women who don't know each other lying?" Rep. Max Miller: "Yes…It's all hearsay." Tapper: "It's not hearsay if it is firsthand testimony from women."

I reached the point on the dead bird site where I self-censored myself… every thought I typed out had to be vetted with “how much hate will this attract” and “is it worth it today?”

Micah@rincewind.run · 2d ago

there are definitely downsides to the nuclear block but the reason I keep coming back to it as necessary and good is that it completely ruined the whole MAGA engagement model to the point that they prefer to mock us from the nazi bar rather than come here to troll us directly

“Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. removed jalapeños from multiple stores in Minnesota after learning the peppers may be linked to a salmonella outbreak in the state that’s sickened 110 people.”

Chipotle Pulled Jalapeños Tied to Minnesota Salmonella Cases

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. removed jalapeños from multiple stores in Minnesota after learning the peppers may be linked to a salmonella outbreak in the state that’s sickened 110 people.

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"As millions of acres burn across the western United States, some wildland fire veterans are fearful that aggressive fire suppression tactics ordered by the Trump administration — coupled with extreme, fast-moving blazes — could put firefighters in danger as conditions escalate" From Alex Brown:

Wildfire veterans fear federal tactics, extreme fires could put crews at risk • Stateline

As millions of acres burn across the western United States, some wildland fire veterans are fearful that aggressive fire suppression tactics ordered by the Trump administration — coupled with extreme,...

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New podcast episode is out today at What to Carry, What to Burn! This one's the story of Valerian Albanov, who escapes an icebound ship and ends up the reluctant leader of a trek across the frozen sea. Featuring thieves, lice, kayaks made out of barrels, and polar bear livers.

This may be a website for the most humorless liberal scolds on earth, but it is also a website for 38-year-old mil history aficionados who instantly know what this is referring to

Secretary of Defense Rock@sodrock.bsky.social · last mo.

I forgot how much of a shitshow Leyte Gulf was…not exactly Halsey’s finest hour lol

After a college student finally found a treatment that worked for his ulcerative colitis, UnitedHealthcare decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims. (Published Feb. 2023)

UnitedHealthcare Tried to Deny Coverage to a Chronically Ill Patient. He Fought Back, Exposing the Insurer’s Inner Workings.

After a college student finally found a treatment that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for r...

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