I don't wish to disrespect Welsh speakers, but there are likely more people who speak Esperanto, so all I want to ask is, "kie estas nia versio de 'Stelmilitoj'?"

Chaucer Doth Tweet@levostregc.bsky.social · 2w ago

Matthew Rhys voicing Han Solo yn a Welsshe language dub of Star Wars: A New Hope. Excellente castinge! www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

There is ALWAYS money in the budget for Trump's pet projects. But there's never money for healthcare, groceries, or utilities. This is what happens when the Epstein Elite are in control. When we reclaim our country, we'll fund the priorities that matter to real Americans.

Horse statues restored to shiny gold in latest Trump project

President Donald Trump unveiled the new refurbishments to D.C.'s Arts of War and the Arts of Peace statues this week.

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Today is the first anniversary of the death of Tom Lehrer. It is a sobering thought that one year ago today, Mozart had already been dead for 233 years. (h/t to Tom Lehrer)

Feliĉan Esperanto-Tagon! Hodiaŭ estas la datreveno de la tago en 1887 kiam L. L. Zamenhof eldonis la Unuan Libron, kio enkondukis Esperanton. Happy Esperanto Day! Today is the anniversary of the day in 1887 when L. L. Zamenhof published the Unua Libro, which introduced Esperanto.

“We shot in a hotel room, and I was worried about her tripping on wires and cords," the celebrity photographer Emily Shur said, about shooting Jane Goodall. "I was, like, Please, please, be careful! She said something, like, ‘Honey, I live in the jungle.’ ” newyorkermag.visitlink.me/0TkHGB

Ruin a book by adding a word: Lord of the Trouser Flies Lady Windermere's Fan Mail

Harry Turtledove @hntdove.bsky.social · 4w ago

Ruin a book by adding a word: The Guns of the South Bronx The Videssos Tandem Cycle

It makes me so angry/sad that indie publishers like Bona will have to work harder to sift AI out of their overwhelming submissions pile. It's hard enough out there. AI slop is a disease.

Bona Books 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🤘🏼@bonabooks.bsky.social · 2mo ago

AI fraud nearly derailed our next anthology. Today we’re talking about what went down, the things we missed, and publishing the report we wish we’d had when it happened. Read all about it on our new blog, and download the full report:

I live in an affluent Southern California city and yet calls to three upscale supermarkets (all in the adjacent wealthier city) showed that none of them carry fresh duck breast. When I was in France, if the artisanal butchers were closed, I could pick it up at any supermarket. #firstWorldProblems

I have long said that when Republicans win big their advice to Democrats is to capitulate to Republicans, and that when Democrats win big the Republican advice to Democrats is to show unity by capitulating to Republicans.

Roy Edroso@edroso.bsky.social · last mo.

Shout this from the fucking rooftops www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/dont-take-...

Old tech. Some cleaning turned up this long unused telephone line and jack. The jack is a splitter, so that one cable could go to a computer (yes, for a dial-up modem) with another cable going to a phone.

Mitch McConnell hasn’t been seen or heard from in 25 days in the hospital. Yet he still has a job, still getting paid, and getting unlimited world class healthcare. The man who voted against a living wage, against universal healthcare, and against guaranteed paid leave, is now getting all three.

I was mistaken. Two Cooper's hawks. That explains all the cries. They spent the afternoon flying across the patio and perching in various trees. #birds #backyardBirding #BirdSky #Birdsday

A Cooper's hawk has taken up residence near my backyard. The previous chatter of a squirrel has been replaced by the squawks of a hawk (maybe the squirrel just moved, sure). #birds #BirdsDay

I was recently listening to The Who’s “My Generation,” and I had the thought “just what generation were they members of?” Except for Keith Moon (boomer) they’re members of the Silent Generation (incredibly loud members). (That “Tommy” originally started in 1917 was probably a tip-off.)

‘Father’ and ‘dad’ are synonyms. ‘Figure’ and ‘bod’ are synonyms. But, a ‘father figure’ and a ‘dad bod’ aren’t exactly the same thing…

I know we all have long, long lists of reforms needed (at least after Trump, though sooner would be better). This @nytimes.com article on Charles Kushner is a reminder that our ambassadors should be trained diplomats, not members of the president's circle. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/20/w...

The Unquiet American: Charles Kushner Brings Trump Diplomacy to France

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The only acceptable use of Claude

The gardenia is in bloom. #plants #flowers

I’ve officially resigned as Associate Editor for Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience. It used to be a reputable journal, but became a case study in how forced automation destroys academic integrity. 👇

Today I have made my 2,600th consecutive journal entry. The last time I missed a journal entry was April 27, 2019. I've maintained this consistency because @dayoneapp.com makes it easier. It syncs across devices, so it's always with me (looking at you, journal I mislaid for a week).

"I first left legacy media when a new, disturbing consensus emerged in the press: that I was bad at my job. So I did what any rational journalism-averse person would do. I blamed everything on woke. On cancel. On not listening enough to diverse voices, like fascists."

The Press Has Finally Been Freed from Journalism

“The truth is, at best, inconvenient and, at worst, a threat to my bottom line. I have always believed it is the job of the news to write a rough draft of hi...

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This Pride Month, LET’S GET FREE.

There are currently more bills attacking trans youth’s right to play sports across the U.S. than there are trans youth in school sports.

I read a good @newyorker.com piece on a book about "Lady Chatterley's Lover," which pointed out that D.H. Lawrence wasn't so much writing about sex as writing about honesty about sex. If there's one thing conservatives hate more than sex, it's honesty. Shame protects the established order.

Enjoyed spending the afternoon at UCI talking with voters about the issues they care most about. I’m always grateful for the chance to hear directly from the people I represent and take those conversations back to Washington. Orange County, polls close in less than one hour!

Stories like this one will only become more common if we turn back the clock on gay marriage. No one wins when gay people get shoved back into closets. For my fuil remarks on this topic, listen to this weeks Savage.Love/Lovecast

Happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈

I feel seen by this Harper's article. (Like Katie Thornton, I was in Brno). Esperantist gay-rights advocates? Nekredeble! Yes, I'm president of that group, though I prefer the term LGBT-rights (esperante, GLATaj rajtoj). harpers.org/archive/2026...

I want to quibble about something on a tv show (yeah, I know "old man yells at cloud"). On the 6th episode of the 2nd season of "A Man on the Inside," we learn that Professor Cole won an award for a paper on James Joyce. Later he talks about a paper on Lord Byron. Excuse me?

oh hey I did another one of these things www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

A momentous victory!

A cartoon by Tom Tomorrow.

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