Jonathan Shipley
@shipleywriter.bsky.social
A writer from Madison, Wisconsin who likes, well, yes, cheese, but also things like small town baseball, jazz, photography, conservation, comedy, social justice, travel, and wearing aggressively colorful pants.
"Ask the questions that have no answers. Invest in the millenium. Plant sequoias. Say that your main crop is the forest that you did not plant, that you will not live to harvest." Happy birthday, Wendell Berry. #BookSky (Poems c/o @poetry.foundation) www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/wendel...
Wendell Berry
Poems, readings, poetry news and the entire 110-year archive of POETRY magazine.
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NEWS ALERT: Another Jimothy sighting! nypost.com/2026/08/04/u...
Mutant creature ‘Jimothy’ with severe disfiguration reemerges from the shadows
Washington State’s governor, Bob Ferguson, officially crowned this mystery animal the “Washingtonian of the Day,” fueling the global frenzy surrounding Jimothy’s bizarre res…
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"The longer I live, the more deeply I learn that love—whether we call it friendship or family or romance—is the work of mirroring and magnifying each other's light." Happy birthday, James Baldwin (1924-1987)
We need to see more men like these men. [Normalize love] www.youtube.com/shorts/33JBo...
Eddie Vedder/ Glen Hansard
YouTube video by Jaime Leigh
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"To empower bonding experiences between dads and their children, expose kids to the power and joy of books and establish a supportive brotherhood of active fathers." Awesome. #BookSky. www.today.com/video/how-li...
How Library Dads Group Promotes Child Literacy and Brotherhood
A group of Atlanta fathers known as the Library Dads are empowering their children through literacy. They're part of a community dedicated to fostering a love of reading in kids—while also giving dads...
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Have you guys heard about Jimothy, the raccoon who was born with a shortened spine? He's famous in Seattle and, as of late, worldwide. Someone created a theme song for him, and it's awesome. I love this little fella. I might start calling my dog Libby (Mooch) "Libbothy."😆
Having now watched "The Odyssey," I was curious about what ancient Greeks named their dogs. I like Pell-Mell and Lurcher (story c/o @smithsonianmag.bsky.social): www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/h...
How Ancient Greeks Named Their Puppies
To the ancient Greeks, just like today, picking a name for your new pup was an important step. But the process was a little more peculiar back then
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Happy birthday, Holden Caulfield. It's the 75th anniversary of The Catcher in the Rye (story c/o @theatlantic.com). #BookSky www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/0...
The Wisdom of Holden Caulfield
Beneath all the alienation, "The Catcher in the Rye," which turns 75 this year, has a surprisingly hopeful—and ethical—outlook.
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Former Washington governor @govjayinslee.bsky.social (the best WA governor in my lifetime) talked climate change recently with @dfenton.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIPY...
How Trump's Fossil Fuel Corruption Is Robbing American Consumers with Former Governor Jay Inslee
YouTube video by The Fenton Forecast
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Go Brewers! www.cbs19news.com/sports/natio...
Research on watching sports suggests World Cup fans may get a well-being boost
LifeStance Health reports that being a sports fan can boost mental health by enhancing well-being, easing loneliness and fostering social connections through shared experiences.
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“Shaking hands with the Queen of England was a long way from being forced to sit in the colored section of the bus going into downtown Wilmington, N.C.” On this day, in 1957, Althea Gibson became the first Black woman to win a single's title at Wimbledon.
Wisconsin fun fact on Independence Day weekend - Eder Flag, in Oak Creek, makes 5 million US flags a year. National Geographic made a short documentary about it. films.nationalgeographic.com/the-flagmakers
The Flagmakers
From National Geographic Documentary Films, Academy Award-winning director Cynthia Wade, award-winning director Sharon Liese and executive producer Giannis Antetokounmpo, THE FLAGMAKERS, a meditation ...
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For our 250th Independence Day, listen to the greatest American symphony, conducted by the greatest American conductor, played by the greatest American orchestra: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfqC...
Aaron Copland: Symphony No. 3. L. Bernstein - New York Philharmonic.
YouTube video by JGM
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Happy Independence Day weekend. I imagined what July 4, 1776 was like at a little marsh in Wisconsin that I frequent. www.cherokeemarsh.org/post/1776-at...
1776 at the Marsh
It’s July 4, 1776, at the marsh. The only fireworks were the stars in the night sky before dawn. The only bugling is from trumpeter swans paddling on the water. The only drumming is a pileated woodpec...
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"I love my children... And I would die, die gladly, if that would make a better life for them." Happy birthday, Medgar Evers (1925-1963)
@theonion.com - Wisconsin born - is a national treasure. apnews.com/article/info...
The Onion's new parody of Alex Jones' Infowars starts with $100,000 to Sandy Hook families
The families of those killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting will indirectly receive money from Alex Jones after a billion-dollar defamation verdict.
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A Japanese fan broke down crying after his country's elimination, but a group of Brazilians fans went to console him and Mexican fans made him soar. You gotta love the World Cup! ❤️🌎⚽️ Video: RÉCORD
According to a recent poll, what's best about America is the people. (Psst - people include Black people, Jewish people, women, gay people, Hispanics, Muslims, etc). The people. www.cbsnews.com/news/america...
CBS News poll on America at 250 and some of what Americans think is best about U.S.
Americans weighed in on what's best about the U.S., its greatest invention, most representative food and more in latest CBS News poll.
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World Cup fans (go Cabo Verde!) behold the world's oldest soccer ball (once owned by Mary Queen of Scots). www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
World’s oldest football travels from Scotland to Miami for the World Cup
Thought to be about 500 years old, the ball was found in Stirling Castle, in a bedroom once used by Mary, Queen of Scots.
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Here I am on the corner supporting the woman rally in Tehachapi 6=24-26. I am on the corner of the famers market every Thursday and I attend all the rallies I can. I just don't have the resources to travel far. However making a statement here in a small red town is at least something.
One of the coolest bookstores in my town is one of the coolest bookstores in ANY town. (Story c/o @wmtv15news.com) #BookSky www.wmtv15news.com/2026/06/17/l...
Leopold’s Books Bar Caffè named #3 for best independent book store in USA TODAY Choice Awards
Leopold’s Books Bar Caffè in Madison took home third place for the best independent book store in the 2026 USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards.
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On this day, in 1868, the typewriter was patented. Did you know it happened in Wisconsin? wi101.wisc.edu/object-histo...
Wisconsin 101OBJECT HISTORY: Sholes & Glidden Typewriter – Wisconsin 101
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