Grant would genuinely be proud

Zebulon Vitruvius Pike@vitruviuspike.bsky.social · yesterday

Is a socialist candidate electable in a purple state? A modestly interesting question. A more interesting question: what if socialist candidates, despite facing opposition from their own party, not only win, but overperform? What if the moderate assumption of themselves as “electable” is exposed?

We are seeing an increased ICE presence in NYC - making it imperative that NYers KNOW YOUR RIGHTS. I wrote a comic with @mayor.nyc.gov @nycimmigrants.bsky.social @davidhahn.bsky.social @elllewrightart.bsky.social @tayloresposito.bsky.social to do that! DOWNLOAD: www.weteachnyc.org/resources/co...

There are 7 PR people for every journalist in the US. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

I'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850.

I cannot rest from discourse. I will see that film again tomorrow. I will drink life to the lees. Again I will enjoy greatly, will suffer greatly, both with those that love me, and in Pleasantville NY. I am become a meme. Film showing: burnsfilmcenter.org/booking/the-...

The Odyssey : Jacob Burns Film Center

The Odyssey, Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Christopher Nolan, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Odysseus, Greek, Classic, Antiquity

burnsfilmcenter.org

Our relationship to visual evidence is being profoundly disrupted by GenAI tools, which will impact how we know, what we can know, and what we think can be known about the world. A massive epistemological shift is upon us.

Faine Greenwood@faineg.bsky.social · 6d ago

I used to do some work on the ethical use of satellite and drone imagery for aid and disaster response, and it is genuinely hard to express in words what a dangerous, stupid thing Google is doing by making it easy to use GenAI to create faked satellite imagery:

Any shop can look ominous in “The Prisoner” font!

If those are accurate numbers… Holy shit. That’s bad.

It’s that time of year again: here are some of the books I’ve enjoyed this summer. If you’ve read any good ones, let me know!

TPS for Haitians officially expires tomorrow. ICE is planning big operations, with Springfield, Ohio among the targets www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-hai...

ICE plans to target Haitians as Temporary Protected Status is set to end, sources say

The plans include arresting migrants in Ohio and quickly putting them on deportation flights to crisis-stricken Haiti, the internal documents indicate.

cbsnews.com

The headline of the week, from the “Midcoast Villager” of Camden, Maine:

Hi everyone! I hope you're having a great Wednesday. Just wanted to make sure everyone knows what a baby heron looks like. Ok bye see you later www.instagram.com/p/DateeyJCE3Y/

it does actually sound like taylor farms and the white house teamed up to try and blame taco bell for the outbreak. unprecedented corruption

Jessica Nix@jessicanix.bsky.social · 2w ago

NEW: As cyclosporiasis cases jumped, the company linked to the outbreak - Taylor Farms - effectively delayed a recall that mounted in consumer confusion. Gift link for @business www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Ambitious...and delicious

Dr. Jeremy Swist@metalclassicist.bsky.social · 2y ago

Here is a thread of all my posts from my Cooking Round the World Challenge so far, collected in one place. I'll add to this thread with each new country/dish.

A beautiful metaphor for America here at Glacier National Park: a bunch of people standing under a melting glacier that could collapse onto them at any moment despite all the signs warning them.

insane how there isn’t a single industry where being good at your job does anything for you variety.com/2026/film/ne...

Pixar Bears Brunt of Disney Studio Layoffs as Company Axes Several Hundred Staffers

Pixar Animation Studios, despite riding high on the success of summer blockbuster "Toy Story 5," was hit particularly hard in a wave of corporatewide layoffs at Disney.

variety.com

oh my god no way girl

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2w ago

RAPIDAN: We “no longer assume a near-term return to freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. Instead, we expect ongoing military risks to constrain vessel transits .. well into next year ..” 👀

In the end, it wasn't even close. The pīwakawaka is the best "ordinary" bird in the world! Undefeated in 8 matches, this little guy was the class of the tournament by some distance. #WorldCupOfBirds

Jer Thorp@jerthorp.bsky.social · 3w ago

Who will win the #WorldCupOfBirds? 1️⃣ Black-capped Chickadee (🇨🇦) 2️⃣ New Zealand Fantail (🇳🇿) 📊 Show results

“.. Tropical storm poised to hit basically every major US LNG export plant this week.” @bloomberg.com #TropicalDepression2

Oh right, we're in Hudson News now! Get an Onion while your flight is delayed because of the things likely outlined in the paper.

Catesby Holmes@catesby.bsky.social · 2w ago

Spotted at LGA @bencollins.bsky.social

“Before Smart Streets, 15.6% of people who got flagged for illegal bus and bike lane parking did it again within 90 days, Belsky said. As of January 2026, that recidivism rate had dropped to 7.6%.”

Chicago Tribune@chicagotribune.com · 3w ago

Chicago bike lane ticketing program records big fines against delivery companies

Absolute clown show

paris martineau@paris.nyc · 2w ago

New: The FDA is retracting its previous statement about detecting cyclospora in an unrecalled lot of Taylor Farms lettuce “FDA laboratory experts re-reviewed the sample results and have concluded that the finding does not represent true amplification and should be considered a false positive.”

Your car & your house: equal bowls of juice.

Marc Daalder@marcdaalder.bsky.social · 2w ago

Another Marc Daalder Long Read! Special report: EV batteries could store all the power we need in a day. How can NZ unlock that energy to slash bills and keep the lights on? newsroom.co.nz/2026/07/17/h...

Beautiful tribute to Borges by Argentina (trapped in horrifying labyrinth, no goal, over in about fifteen minutes)

Tonight we all dine at 10 PM

The only team not to lose to Spain at the World Cup? Cape Verde.

Epic thread

Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3w ago

My man looks like a minor adversary from The Odyssey named "Testakles"

I cannot recommend n95 and kn95 masks enough. I've covered enormous wildfires multiple times throughout my career (southern california reporter) and they have saved my ass time and again. Remember, burning houses also means burning household chemicals

Fifty Shades of Whey@fiftyshadesofwhey.bsky.social · 3w ago

As the nation is engulfed by wildfire smoke, you should all know that there's a clear statistical link between exposure to drifting wildfire smoke and chronic respiratory, cardiovascular, and oncological (cancer) health problems. 🧵

Thread from Emily Wilson on the Odyssey

EMILY WILSON@emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 3w ago

3. Very few film scripts are composed entirely in Homeric Greek. In fact, I can't think of any. That's a shame, but also understandable. It would be quite unlikely to do well at the box office.