A great friend of mine once explained to how I was giving rather than sharing when we worked together. I was objectifying them and not listening. Were we a tandem comedy act or was I a ventriloquist? i had trouble realizing I was being selfish rather than generous.

Empé 🐉👑@roccslaststand.blacksky.app · 3h ago

Friendships are a commitment too. A lot of people treat friendships like void fillers and even second fiddle for romantic relationships and wonder why they’re lacking in community. You don’t wanna sacrifice for folks. you don’t wanna do anything outside of for you…how is that community minded?

So you've fallen in love with soccer. Now what? For the burgeoning American soccer fan, here's a guide, full of obvious (Haaland plays for City, always watch Barca) and less obvious steps (you'll love Trabzonspor and Bodø/Glimt), for loving European club football, too. www.espn.com/soccer/story...

Loved the World Cup? Here's your guide to European soccer, 2026-27

So, you're keen to extend your soccer love after a wonderful summer? Well let Bill Connelly count 10 things you need to know before the new European seasons kick off in mid-August.

espn.com

I didn't know yall liked being on the plane so much. thats wild. (also gross, to me).

You know who would THRIVE right now? John Falstaff

unrelated related: the first time some thing happens is the fastest its ever happened. Please reflect on this as you wail or gloat what that means. Please let it affect how you discuss your conclusions.

I've saved a lot of folks ass, mainly strangers, with that portable battery jumper. Whatever you pay for it is worth it.

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

🪽 ANGEL ARCADE #7: The Clubhouse 🪽 angelarcade.net

🎴 高 | irene koh 🎴@koh.money · 4mo ago

🪽 ANGEL ARCADE #6: Old 🪽 bonus points if you can identify the moves they're doing angelarcade.net

The State of Mississippi is denying 170 Mississippi foster students full-ride scholarships to colleges across the state, with many would-be freshmen finding out only weeks before their move-in date. Nick Judin reports:

‘Soul-Crushing’: 170 Foster Students Denied Scholarships at Last Minute Across Mississippi

The State of Mississippi is denying 170 Mississippi foster students full-ride scholarships weeks before classes begin due to lack of funding.

mississippifreepress.org

reunion weekend is over. told my buddy he's my hero so that's good. nothing really cuts through the depression miasma like seeing a good friend.

Downplay a book or movie: Jungle Pamphlet

Jared Wade@jaredwade.bsky.social · 3d ago

Downplay a book or movie: I Like Boosters

Heavens to Murgatroyd

Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️@sophianyx.bsky.social · 3d ago

Name your fav Hanna-Barbera character.

Droopy Dog

Droopy is Happy: You Know What?

ALT: Droopy is Happy: You Know What?

static.klipy.com

Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️@sophianyx.bsky.social · 3d ago

Name your fav Hanna-Barbera character.

her longest answer of the interview too

Ghost of Tuvix (Revived)@ghostoftuvix.bsky.social · 3d ago

@cjzero.bsky.social Vid of Salaun speaking French with a capital “F” giving props to Tiffany Hayes? #WNBA #Valkyries

Guys, should Reggie Jackson actually get more hype and credit? ended up on his wiki to look up something for a joke, and jfc.

hahahaha what

NWSL@nwslsoccer.com · 3d ago

What a finish from Kiana Palacios 😱

my fatal flaw is that I am nicest to the dumbest people. As I view competence, my patience shortens, and I lash out. Now im surrounded by dumbasses that love me.

This is an actual conspiracy, not a conspiracy theory. Some of the replies and quotes show people who don't read. General Motors and related companies were actually convicted of doing this.

your feelings will matter when you can give me 12-5-4

Don't really love the big thread that doesn't go into why people might *have* to prefer cheaper, shittier goods

D-4 🎉 Captain America is in for a tough fight in this stunning illustration by Daisuke Ishiwatari from Arc System Works. Who's maining Captain America in #MARVELTokon: Fighting Souls?

And when it matters … when there is actual time on the clock no one runs to the skeptics Because skepticism is a peacetime indulgence

"Without parents or family members who have navigated higher education, many first-generation students arrive on campus without the same understanding of college systems, expectations and available resources as their peers.” This program attempts to address that. #edusky

KEW@kidadaewilliams.com · 3d ago

The University of Houston–Downtown’s First-Generation Gator Program combines mentoring, scholarships, and family engagement to help students navigate college. www.insidehighered.com/news/student... #edusky

The number of people responding to this thread with Killmonger reminds me that every generation has their Tyler Durden.

Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️@sophianyx.bsky.social · 5d ago

Name a villain who was actually right.

Visiting Mexico and being reminded my people know ball.

Maelle

Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️@sophianyx.bsky.social · 5d ago

Name a villain who was actually right.

absolutely horrendous. please consider helping in one of the ways suggested robindgkelley.substack.com/p/in-support...

In Support of Dr. Tiffany Willoughby-Herard

Most academics in the U.S., as well as activists resisting the genocide in Gaza, are familiar with the case of Professor Tiffany Willoughby-Herard, a renowned Global Studies scholar at the University ...

robindgkelley.substack.com

Prosecutors charged an LAPD officer with felony eavesdropping for making secret recordings of his colleagues’ racist, sexist and homophobic comments on the job

LAPD officer who recorded colleagues' racist comments charged with felony eavesdropping

Los Angeles County prosecutors on Friday charged an LAPD officer with felony eavesdropping for making secret recordings of his colleagues' racist, sexist and homophobic comments on the job.

latimes.com

One of the biggest opponents of air conditioning in Texas prisons, as I wrote a few years ago, is now the Mayor of Houston: www.chron.com/culture/arti...

How Houston Mayor John Whitmire kept Texas prisons hot as 'living hell'

"The real solution is don't commit a crime, and you stay at home and be cool."

chron.com

Slate@slate.com · 5d ago

13 percent of deaths in un-air-conditioned Texas prisons between 2001 and 2019, roughly 271 people, were attributable to extreme heat, an average of 14 a year. slate.trib.al/q1sSHua