Just remembered I’ve this on my calendar for the better part of a decade. Happy Dying Smart House day to all who celebrate.

Aaron Meyers@aaronmeyers.bsky.social · yesterday

"Today is August 4, 2026" There Will Come Soft Rains By: Ray Bradbury

Victor Vodnik is also the player whose name sounds most like a MF DOOM alias

This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.

The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence, by Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne, 1660, 📸 by @sizqui

I absolutely love how much Wemby appears to hate the national anthem lol

Ah, good, this seems to be under control then.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo ago

Brooke Rollins says DHS wants to put "AI on drones" to detect screwworm

I don't even remember this scorebug from my youth and still can't get enough of this highlight for the graphics alone. And Costas. And the joy! And definitely because it's a thing that annoys Chicago Cubs fans. A complete package.

CJ Fogler@cjzero.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Braden Montgomery hits a walk-off dinger in his MLB debut for the White Sox

Gas Station Price Sign Using Scientific Notation

Gas Station Price Sign Using Scientific Notation

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When it's time to choose sides, who will you obey

Bucks social deserved this one. Tough year.

How do we get out of this without stagflation and recession? Big energy supply shock puts upward pressure on prices and acts like a contractionary tax. Unless the war ends very soon (not looking good) and things snap back quickly (even more unlikely) we're looking at prolonged economic problems.

Derrick Rose attends former DePaul and NBA star Rod Strickland’s jersey retirement ceremony during halftime at Wintrust Arena Tuesday in Chicago. During his time at DePaul Strickland competed in three NCAA tournaments and played in the NBA for 17-years.

Minnesota has been showing the way

Minnesota is the best of us.

That is NOT a denial.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7mo ago

BREAM: Keith Ellison filed a lawsuit saying the federal government is trying to provoke civil unrest as a pretext to invoke the Insurrection Act. Your response? BLANCHE: There may come a time when the president has to order that. We support him. The AG supports him.

Good reminder from this state highway!

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

The show's host, musician Chuck Redd, says that he called off the performance in the wake of the White House announcing last week that President Donald Trump's name would be added to the facility. https://to.pbs.org/4sesdVc

Christmas Eve jazz concert at Kennedy Center canceled after Trump name added to building

The show's host, musician Chuck Redd, says that he called off the performance in the wake of the White House announcing last week that President Donald Trump's name would be added to the facility.

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Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.

Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica

YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official

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“Liberals, come back to X, yeah your forgotten password is right around the corner. No no, that way”

It happened.

I’m back. substack.com/@sarahkendzi...

In a rare case of Substack notes usefulness, I just learned that Sarah Kendzior (author of They Knew and a brilliant writer) got bounced from Bluesky. What the hell? new @sarahkendzior.bsky.social

In a shocking reality check, @wired.com is not, in fact, bankrolled by “donations from far left organizations.” We actually rely on an amazing and growing audience of subscribers to support our journalism, so please subscribe to WIRED if you don’t already.

The Ryder Cup was a 72-hour mirror reflecting what we have become right back at us: a washed-up parody of ourselves. www.splinter.com/america-gets...

America Gets Embarrassed On American Soil

Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.

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#LFGM

Zohran Kwame Mamdani@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 11mo ago

#LGM

I think something people struggle with that I personally can't relate to is that nothing really shuts down someone trying to strong-arm you like a resolute, challenging "no, you're not going to do that".

Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."