I like how in the Devil Goes Down to Georgia there isn't even a judge, the Devil is just like 'well absolutely fair kid you are a better fiddle player than me, don't know what I was thinking'

This is bonkers

Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran.com · yesterday

The FDA just approved daraxonrasib, a breakthrough drug for advanced pancreatic cancer that doubles survival time. This is huge: pancreatic cancer was once thought untreatable. The researchers received a standing ovation when they presented the trial results, unheard of at scientific conferences.

We could accomplish a lot just by getting pissed off at the right things. Look at the data center backlash and all the politicians scrambling to pander to it. We can do that with other things

dr. rich traditions, JD@helldude.bsky.social · 4h ago

americans, my one big hope for you, and i am really rooting for all of us here on this one, I want you to remember you really can just take control of your society. you don't have to worship money and police and domination and elites. you can despise them and penalize them

At the center of my message to faculty yesterday was: 1.) We may not be adequately prepared for how angry students are about tech. 2.) They are not all angry for the same reasons. 3.) Being angry at it doesn’t mean they aren’t using it. The sense of entrapment fuels the anger.

Matt Seybold@mattseybold.bsky.social · 2d ago

For the third year, I’m giving semiannual “state of AI in HigherEd” updates to my fellow faculty. This is a worthy, healthy task, but it feels a little like being the guy with a bucket of boiling oil & a ladle going around the room asking, “Would you like me to melt your face?”

Oh wow I missed this story san.com/cc/grand-jur...

Grand jury declines to indict Ohio man charged with destroying Flock camera

The grand jury's decision not to charge Cody Morelock comes amid a growing backlash against Flock and its cameras.

san.com

gladiwrites.bsky.social@gladiwrites.bsky.social · 3h ago

a jury nullified the charges for someone caught breaking a flock camera america's systems are all designed so the social mass can take control at any time. just do it.

MapQuest@mapquest.com · 7h ago

We're not changing the name of Lake Ontario. Name it whatever you want at your leisure: https://gulfof.mapquest.com/lakeontario (tag us so we can see your work 🙂)

This one did it. This one crushed me. I love all of you. Fuck ICE, fuck Trump, Fuck every enabler. CW: ICE murder.

Kaela Reinardy@kaela-r.bsky.social · 8h ago

When I made this crop art piece I was thinking a lot about the fawn response to trauma, and how often women find ourselves doing this “it’s okay, I’m not mad!” thing when faced with abusive men in unsafe situations. I wish we knew more about Renee Good than just her last words to her murderer.

Along with "vengeance" there are real through lines in MN right around "this is community, we are together" and "this is joyful, you can't take it. Fuck even the lutefisk dinners will probably be busier than normal this year.

Velour Shirt@object.works · 3h ago

May Day and Art a Whirl were also jam packed. We all need this shit real bad

Fact check: Pfizer has been approved as well as novovax. Looks like they’ll all be shipping “within days” Up to 60% of Americans will likely qualify Here is the HELLA LONG list of “preexisting conditions” which includes stuff like depression or simply being physically inactive.

@dbrauer.net your MPLS iconography has been rendered in crop art

Standing ovation for Dolly Parton at the Bonnie Raitt show at the Minnesota State Fair. As it should be. 🦋

It’s been almost 90 days since the American people have seen or heard from Mitch McConnell. We’re still paying his salary.

We have so much to thank Canada for - maple syrup - moose - hockey things - Insulin - the pacemaker - basketball - Pvt John A Huff of Ontario, who as a member of the 5th Michigan Cavalry Regiment shot and killed Confederate General JEB Stuart at Yellow Tavern on May 11, 1864

Are states really cutting Dolly Parton’s reading program?

It’s that time of year again!

Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫@lookitup.baby · 12mo ago

The best part of any State Fair is when somebody gets to learn that Dan Patch was a horse

On a bus. Overheard group of white 60ish year old tourists in loud matching outfits talking about RFK Jr and Trump in objective informational ways. Braced myself to hear upsetting misinformation. They paused. “I mean, they’re all so fucking stupid,” one said. The rest nodded.

We’re not changing it.

A reporter should hold up a map of the Great Lakes with numbers on them and ask Trump which one he's just purported to rename.

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 10h ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump signs order directing interior secretary to rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' as Canada trade war persists.

Another London dispatch: If any of you know any Broadway producers or investors, I am begging you to convince them to transfer "My Neighbor Totoro" to NYC when it closes in London in January. It is one of most enchanting, moving, heartwarming shows I've seen & I want audiences here to experience it🙏

I wrote in this essay that "it's not just putting lipstic on a pig, it's smearing them with Revlon from tail to snout," and was accused of using AI. I didn't. But I see why someone might think so. But also, false accusations are just horrible, I feel mildly ashamed for no reason. A new perspective.

The 50 Percent Problem

Empirical evidence of the educational harm of generative AI

buildcognitiveresonance.substack.com

One of the things we have lost is the power to shame public officials. It seems quaint but it is actually very important. Without it, formal law is significantly weaker and our lives are significantly poorer. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/u...

A Republican Attack Ad Used a Family’s Tragedy. Now They’re Furious. (Gift Article)

Relatives of a family killed by a semi truck say they were not consulted about the ad, which connected the crash to illegal immigration.

nytimes.com

It's our responsibility to fight for her legacy of reading. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/b...

It's annoying that we already had so many existing problems to solve before these assholes created a bunch of new ones for no reason

Well, with it no longer being HOMES, I guess the new Great Lakes acronym is SHAME. Pretty fitting honestly!

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 10h ago

Holy shit — the purpose of this Trump event is to announce that he’s changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America.” It will be interesting to see which if any institutions and companies go along with this

There is currently a Wikipedia edit war on the Great Lakes Wikipedia pages because everything is so stupid

WE'RE GONNA NEED SOME MORE RED FLAGS IN HERE.

3, 2,…

Justin Baragona@justinbaragona.bsky.social · 9h ago

How long before the White House starts banning reporters because their outlets' style guides keep referring to it as Lake Ontario?

It would be nice to have people in charge who weren’t totally insane

Guess what? 1) You can 3D print a crow and squirrel feeder that looks like a Flock camera 2) Crows are extremely good at pattern recognition 3) People are fucking hilarious and creative and I hope every Flock camera gets its own personal murder (of crows) www.printables.com/model/180491...

Flock Camera with chamber; squirrel and bird feeder V2 by David | Download free STL model | Printables.com

Designed to look like a Flock camera, hollow with chambers and a removeable hatch for putting treats for your friends | Download free 3D printable STL models

printables.com

as with so many things this term it speaks to the weakness of his inner circle and Cabinet that they actually let him do this insane bullshit on the daily. November 3rd can't get here soon enough.