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We need Pete Buttigieg as a clear messenger, more than ever.

submitted 20 days ago • 1247 comments

I agree. I received better customer service from Ghost.org (yes, its a nonprofit tech co) than I have from almost any other enterprise, ever. Ritz Carlton level service. And the stuff works. It's easy. The resources are great. No need to sit next to Nazis. What's not to love?

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

I know Stathis. He was a colleague of mine at the University of Chicago. He is a pretty buttoned-down scholar. For him to tweet this out is… something.

submitted 21 days ago • 85 comments

I have friends who are genuinely confused when I point out to them that being politically engaged is a luxury item lots of folks don't invest time or money into. They don't think deeply about politics until and unless it directly affects them. It's an alien thought (and I get it!), but it's true.

submitted 21 days ago • 428 comments

I think the reason people are frustrated with Democratic leaders is that they expect these elected representatives to act like a real disaster is happening, which it is. Four-day weekends and bratwurst junkets in Munich kind of undercut that

submitted 21 days ago • 135 comments

This is a program for teenagers with serious disabilities who are finishing high school and transitioning to their next steps in life. Trump just axed it, effective immediately, in the middle of the night, with no notice.

submitted 21 days ago • 148 comments

I had a #Costco membership even when I lived in a studio apt. Some things aren’t so bulky to store. Others I’d split with neighbors by pre-planned purchases. I find the membership pays for itself in a couple months or less, esp. with some pizza lunches for $2/slice, travel svc., etc.

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This song I’d never heard came on at the #gym, but it didn’t sound like a song, just words. So I was thinking “what kind of weirdo is having this conversation about a smelly sweater on #FaceTime at the gym?!”: Meryn Cadell - “The Sweater”. I want my #yachtrock back :) youtu.be/JFfy0dMKIi8?...

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

Congratulations on a job well done to all the kids on college campuses who bravely stood up to Genocide Joe www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

submitted 33 days ago • 785 comments

Approximately 1 in 6 Union Navy servicemen during the Civil War was Black, and unlike the Union Army, the Navy was integrated. For a good historical start on this subject, see Joseph P. Reidy's essay: www.archives.gov/publications...

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

Was literally talking to the union representing federal air traffic controllers earlier today about how there’s already a major shortage of air traffic controllers and the resignation offers they all just got from OPM could seriously endanger public safety.

submitted 38 days ago • 289 comments

Via @canard.bsky.social - #BlackHistoryMonth #Gaming

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Jennifer Coolidge is so hilarious and brilliant. Can’t wait for this movie. Even a couple years later, whenever I hear someone say “you got this”, I smile and think of #Tanya 🙏🏼 🪷 😀 #WhiteLotus

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

Hooray @bsky.app and #ThankYouBlueSky

submitted 39 days ago • 1 comment

Only fans of #TheSopranos will understand this pic showing how it’s felt being in the US this past (can it be only?) week and a half.

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In #WesternWashington state and the #Seattle area, a forecast of a “light dusting of snow” usually means 1/2 to 1 foot or more. With notable exceptions “historic blizzard” means fair skies. Please forgive me for actually writing out the worst obscenity in the English language: sn*w ❄️ == 💩

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

Interviewer: “so what’s this gap in your resume?” “Oh, those were the years when they weren’t hiring Black people.”

submitted 45 days ago • 288 comments

The TIFFANY PROBLEM occurs when a historical novel or film contains details that seem too modern to be true but are in fact correct for the time. The name Tiffany is one such example, it dates back to at least the 12th century.

submitted 45 days ago • 34 comments

#Spring can never come a moment too soon! 🌸 Beautiful picture, @sakuranoyume.bsky.social :)

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Some fascinating things happening on Reddit. 22,000 upvotes on the subreddit dedicated to posting pictures of houses that are over 100 years old.

submitted 45 days ago • 290 comments

Meanwhile… #USConstitution page taken down from WH page. Literally nothing to see here, folks. gizmodo.com/the-u-s-cons...

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Meanwhile… #roadrunner #coyote #I❤️Arizona

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Mt. Rainier, WA, USA

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If I ever need to run a scam, remind me to make sure to target the masthead of The Atlantic, because those appear to be the most gullible motherfuckers on the planet

submitted 46 days ago • 204 comments

Yes, and indeed we fought and won a world war over this. It should be one of the most fundamental bipartisan points of agreement. Don’t let our grandparents’ and great-grandparents’ struggles be in vain! 🇺🇸 🙏🏼

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“In the future, everyone will have their own #crypto coin. For fifteen minutes,” is what Andy Warhol would say, if he were still alive. So I said it for him. #inauguration #AndyWarhol www.ibtimes.com/trump-inaugu...

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I crunched the numbers to find out which NFL teams are Serious (professionally run organizations aimed at sustained success), which are Unserious, and which are the Toilet Buffoons of Failson City.

submitted 46 days ago • 43 comments

#Git mini tip: Set `column.ui` to `auto` in your global configuration to wrap some list commands’ output in columns, saving vertical space.

submitted 47 days ago • 0 comments

Second request: If you are a professional scientist or science communicator who is at least 18 years old and uses social media (including Bluesky) for professional purposes, please consider taking this survey. 🧪🌎 #SciComm Please help us to share it. umiami.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

submitted 55 days ago • 13 comments

A semester of business school in one poster. Or, rather, it should be.

submitted 48 days ago • 0 comments

Love it! Somehow feeling a little more like this #ELO / #Xanadu classic #StarTrek mashup video today, so I needed this. Thank you, @astrokatie.com and hope you relish this one as much as I :) youtu.be/M3cL1Aofy90

submitted 48 days ago • 0 comments

Chicago honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

submitted 49 days ago • 171 comments