“When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.” Happy birthday, John Muir.

Fun fact: Scottish born, Muir emigrated to Wisconsin and attended @uwmadison.bsky.social.

Awesome beauty.

The Fenton Forecast Podcast | Join the Conversation Now Explore dissident insights on AI, climate, democracy, and social movements with The Fenton Forecast Podcast. Tune in for bold conversations shaping our future with your host, David Fenton.

Congratulations to my client, @dfenton.bsky.social, whose podcast is out. The Fenton Forecast is a conversation with some of our world's sharpest minds fighting for a better future. Listen to scientist Michael Mann, AI critic Tristan Harris, and journalist Rula Jebreal now:
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Little House on the Prairie | Official Teaser | Netflix YouTube video by Netflix

I grew up watching the original. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmF0...

Native Americans respond to Washington Commanders' new polarizing logo Native Americans were largely critical about the Washington Commanders' "new alternate logo'' that features a spear embedded in a W.

Having always been a sports fan, I'm not a fan of this: www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Go Mariners! (From a born and raised Washingtonian who was gutted last year)

I Never Had It Made The bestselling autobiography of American baseball and civil rights legend Jackie Robinson Before Reggie Jackson, before Hank Aaron, baseball's stars ha...

There's his own autobiography: www.harpercollins.com/products/i-n...

There's also this (but might be too young for you?): www.amazon.com/Who-Jackie-R...

Also cool is that his wife, Rachel, is still with us (age 103).

On this day, in 1947, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier.

On this day, in 1939, one of the world's best novels was published. #BookSky

Growing up, Ralph S. Mouse was my favorite kind of mouse.

Something for us to watch (c/o @democracynow.org). stealthisstory.org#trailer

Today is National Local News Day. SUPPORT LOCAL JOURNALISM. Like, here in Madison, you can follow these great publications: @madison.com @isthmusmadison.bsky.social @citycastmadison.bsky.social @captimes.com @madisonmagazine.bsky.social localnewsday.org

See the first close-up photos of the moon from NASA's Artemis II mission The crew spent about seven hours circling the moon, taking photographs and making observations of never-before-seen features.

INCREDIBLE. Thanks, NASA. www.nbcnews.com/science/spac...

On this day, in 1968, Martin Luther King was murdered.

JANE GOODALL DAY: FIRST ANNUAL DAY OF ACTION JGI is proud to launch Jane Goodall Day, our first annual giving day and a day of action. It is rooted in the belief Jane championed throughout her life: that hope is something we create together.

Happy Jane Goodall Day. Be well. Do good. news.janegoodall.org/2026/03/23/j...

How Poetry Changes You and Your Brain Emerging research finds that poetry can help us feel happier, healthier, and more connected to each other.

It's National Poetry Month. Read poetry. It's good for you. greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item...

I Am the Grass; I Cover All The grass known as big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) is called the “king of the prairie.” It can grow taller than all of us. It has roots that can reach ten feet down. Some folks might think it’s a p...

I write about grass, and Walt Whitman, and other things in my monthly little essay about the marsh near my house: www.cherokeemarsh.org/post/i-am-th...

"Don't let your dreams be dreams." Happy birthday to the first African American heavyweight boxing champion, Jack Johnson (1878-1946).

'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood' gets first-ever YouTube channel, including new clips and compilations It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood, indeed.

YouTube has a new neighbor on their block (story c/o @goodgoodgoodco.bsky.social): www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/mis...

Her photos of Japanese internment during WWII were (still are) powerful (story c/o @denshoproject.bsky.social): densho.org/catalyst/dor...

Happy birthday, Frank O'Hara (1926-1966). Celebrate by having a Coke: poets.org/poem/having-...

Happy Opening Day, to those that celebrate.

“Seek goodness everywhere, and when it is found, bring it out of its hiding-place and let it be free and unashamed.” - William Saroyan

Wisconsin vs. Ohio State: 2026 Women's Frozen Four hockey title highlights YouTube video by NCAA Championships

Congratulations to the @uwmadison.bsky.social women's hockey team. NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS. www.youtube.com/watch?si=Nje...

Are They Still Your Friends if You Never See Them? The friendship crisis of American men

"15% of men confessed to having no close friends at all... Only one in five men reported having received any form of emotional support from a friend in the past week." Men need friends (story c/o @theatlantic.com): www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Us residents of Madison, Wisconsin sure miss that guy.

Birth and Rise of the Republican Party This week is the 164th anniversary of the founding of the Republican Party, one of the oldest functioning political parties in the world. The moment of the creation of what would later be nicknamed th

On this day, in 1854, the Republican party was established. Were you aware that it happened in...Ripon, Wisconsin?! www.realclearhistory.com/historiat/20...

Monochrome photograph featuring a landscape with a small house in a dusty field with deep grooves made by tracter lines

Dorothea Lange,
Tractored Out, Childress County, Texas, 1938, US photographer #womensart