in this week’s @nybooks.com - so beautiful, and maybe in convo with Hank Williams (you ever hear that lonesome whippoorwill?) and i note he’s often written about what birds do and don’t say, pulling from Frost in this one www.harvardreview.org/content/neve...

Emily Wilson set the entire world to arguing how to properly interpret an ancient poem and a modern blockbuster but sure, this is a failure of public engagement.

Robert Borden Stan Account@bordenstan.bsky.social · 6d ago

If the academy gets pulled into coming out swinging against the biggest adaptation of Homer in probably a couple generations off the back of one prominent scholar deciding to be Reviewer 2 to Nolan's work, it will say, IMO, pretty damning things about academia's ability to foster public engagement.

This is how it's done. Fight it out in the primary, and then link arms to defeat the common enemy in the general. Great demonstration of post-primary leadership from @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social.

Former challenger Mallory McMorrow: “Congratulations to Abdul El-Sayed for winning the Democratic primary... I’m proud to give Abdul my full endorsement and support as we head to November together as a unified party” @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social @mallorymcmorrow.bsky.social

My 24-year-old cousin with a motif for our times.

this title is amazing.

Jaya Saxena@jayasaxena.com · 2w ago

I loved learning from @shokdiesel.bsky.social that some people have been freaking out about sushi in baseball stadiums for 40 years?? www.weareravenous.com/white-sox-su...

I did not exercise to this but I am enjoying having access to it.

Karl Steel@karlsteel.bsky.social · 3w ago

And on a treadmill run a few days ago (because awful NYC AQI), this. Dora Zhang was especially good! [The American Vandal] Close Reading Is Having A Moment (Vandal Live at UC-Berkeley) podcastaddict.com/the-american... via @PodcastAddict

“The actual epistemological crisis we are entering now is one better exemplified by the Vanderbilt report’s AI-generated analyses: automated data collection, sloppy analysis, and a growing sprawl of LLM-generated pseudo-evidence.”

Gabriel Hankins@gabrielh.bsky.social · 3w ago

My response to Appiah's "field report" is up: please repost www.chronicle.com/article/kwam...

David Brouillette, the ICE officer who shot and killed Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Maine, is an Army veteran who has a history of terrifying and violent behavior, his close relatives say

ICE Officer In Maine Shooting Has History Of Violent Behavior, Family And Records Say

The ICE officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine is an Army veteran who has a history of terrifying and violent behavior, according to close relatives.

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Reuters confirms. 11 more people captured by ICE have been sent to a maximum security prison in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), a country where they have no ties and committed no crimes. reut.rs/4wpbIGU

Eleven more Trump deportees arrive in Eswatini from the United States, lawyer says

Eleven more migrants deported by the Trump administration under a ​policy of sending them to third ‌countries arrived in Eswatini from the United States on Wednesday, a U.S. lawyer following the case ...

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Gillian Brockell@gillianbrockell.com · last mo.

A few minutes ago, two ICE flights operated by Journey Aviation landed in Eswatini, likely another third-country removal of immigrants to a maximum security prison there. Nineteen people have already been sent there on previous ICE flights in the last nine months. Only two have been released.

The Department of Education has now officially submitted proposals to eliminate International Education and Fulbright Hays programs, which have funded thousands of students and scholars to study languages and conduct research abroad. I encourage you to make public comments and contact your reps.

GovInfo

Official Publications from the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

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when AI writes your ads and announcements (unless 1970 is *way back when*)

gofund.me/699030cad Sudden severe illness has totally upended the lives of a young couple in my community. Please help if you can. ❤️

Donate to Help Chase with Medical and Living Expenses, organized by Victor MEndoza

My name is Victor and I'm fundraising to help cover the medical expenses--a… Victor MEndoza needs your support for Help Chase with Medical and Living Expenses

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“Elegy with a Chimney Sweep Falling Inside It” by Larry Levis, in case you need a break from the immediate horror and a reminder of less consequential forms of worry and relief www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...

Colbert guest hosted a public access TV show in Monroe, Michigan a day after the Late Show ended. Guest star: Jeff Daniels Special appearance by: Eminem Musical director: Jack White Genius. youtu.be/jJTXB5uT_C4?...

Only In Monroe --- May 22, 2026

YouTube video by Stephen Colbert

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Mamdani: I cannot help but think of the words of our 40th president, Ronald Reagan. He famously said, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are 'I'm from the govt & I'm here to help'" I think nine more terrifying words are actually, "I worked all day and can't feed my family"

the data centers aren’t for us, right ? They’re for the AI that Elon and co imagine will get them to Mars and perpetuate their weird fantasy of “effective altruism,” yes? They already see earth as toast. Or have I lost it?

go go go

Benjamin McKean@blmckean.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"The faculty vote comes on the heels of graduate students voting in November 2025 to unionize. It also comes amid sweeping changes at Penn State, including the decision to close seven campuses, and hire McKinsey & Company to conduct a review of the university's operational and academic operations."

“The Revolt Against the Girl Bosses Has Finally Come www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/o...

Opinion | The Revolt Against the Girl Bosses Has Finally Come

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Israel is using dogs to rape Palestinians. There's multiple testimonies. When I first reported on this obscenity, it triggered a firestorm. The New York Times has now, finally, reported on it - and Israel's systematic use of sexual violence. New post: www.owenjones.news/p/new-york-t...

one of my oldest and dearest friends could use some support — would mean a lot if you could kick in a few bucks and/or share #mutualaid gofund.me/c1490aaf4

Donate to Help Michael Restore Power & Care for His Animals, organized by Christian Dawson

Michael has recently faced a series of medical setbacks that have m… Christian Dawson needs your support for Help Michael Restore Power & Care for His Animals

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nature’s first green is gold

i better hurry up and write something good so everybody can enjoy my journals

epic tree removal - J and this made it onto CBS Detroit news about the tornado

rip our beautiful giant spruce, its trunk broken about 10 feet up by the most violent and destructive storm i’ve lived through. it is lying on our roof. fortunately did not destroy our or our neighbor’s house.

sad sad bad

my car dealership only lets you talk to an AI assistant now and I’m wild with rage and sorrow about it

“Audience,” by Derrick Austin, from his new book, _This Elegance_

“There is a theory that art always somehow takes care of itself, as if it were a rootless plant feeding upon itself in sequestered places, that it is not necessary for organized society to do anything [for it]…

Also a great resource: Also docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Resources on Refusing, Rejecting, and Rethinking Generative AI in Writing Studies and Higher Education

"Algorithmic Contaminations" by derekGavey is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Resources on Refusing, Rejecting, and Rethinking Generative AI in Writing Studies and Higher Education Last updated March 202...

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