three cartoon characters are standing next to each other and one has a star trek logo on his jacket Alt: three cartoon characters are standing next to each other and one has a star trek logo on his jacket

Two pips!

Basil plant in a grow bag covered in mulch. On an upstairs patio. A wine bottle being used for watering.

Grateful for friends with too many seedlings. Welcome! A cultivar of basil that supposedly doesn't bolt. We shall see. Invincible mint plant lurking to the right. #gardening

Pope Leo is the first Pope to have ever experienced the US healthcare system, so there's that

"Three years of wonder" graphic summarizes the first 3 years of discoveries from JWST.

I also have to point out that the most expensive space telescope (JWST) cost about $500 million/year. We spent 1000x that much on AI development in 2025.

Data collection is essential for discovery...and it's remarkably cheap compared to many other things we do routinely. 🧪

The audiobook is even funnier. Kudos to the narrators 😂

Hardcover We're a social network for book lovers to find life changing books, track what you read & want to read, and connect with passionate readers.

I stumbled across another GoodReads alternative today. Hardcover. Attractive UI. hardcover.app/home I was easily able to export GoodReads data there.

Democrats need to understand that they can just say “It’s insane to threaten Greenland” and “I don’t think ICE should murder Americans in the street” and you don’t need to pretend to link it to the affordability crisis.

Say bad things are bad.

Decline and fall of the roman empire. Book collection. Leather bound. By Edward Gibbon

How I'm getting out of 2025

Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111

As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.

Ken Burns' 'American Revolution' will make you think differently about U.S. history Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it reminds viewers that the quest for a more perfect union is far from over.

Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it reminds viewers that the quest for a more perfect union is far from over.

#1986 rb.gy/gqp7l4

It’s a sad day when a judge has to order the President of the United States to feed vulnerable families and hungry children with funds already designated for that very purpose.

“No one man can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.” -Edward R. Murrow

I see pieces like this a lot, often w/ a spin of lamenting cultural degeneration, but reading is a LABOR issue, it’s declined because so many people are working overtime or two jobs & employers expect after hours work. France has Earth’s highest reading rate b/c long lunch breaks & labor protections

Pritzker: "I refuse to pretend that any of this is normal ... I refuse to fall into the pundit trap that demands we sacrifice vital constitutional rights if it's being done in the fake guise of fighting crime."

Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.

While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.

the intensity of my anger at those who would criminalize the homeless — a population literally created by the greed and callousness of the ruling class — is very hard to contain. it was you who dismantled the safety net. if you don’t like the results, put it back

Every reputable expert I know considers mRNA vaccine technology to be one of the most revolutionary advances in medicine in our lifetimes. Its inventors won the Nobel Prize in 2023. Shutting it down now is pointless self-harm to humanity.

The #1 way to explain America working properly is by saying “comedians can make fun of he President on TV.” A good way to explain fascism is “the President forces companies to fire those comedians as a condition of allowing them to conduct business.”

I would be ashamed not to stand up for trans folks, not just because there are trans folks I like and love, but because everyone should get to live with the same personal freedom and dignity I get simply for existing. Who are we if we do not wish for others every right and privilege we have.

The audiobook narration is also well done.

“Superman is too woke!”

Literally the first page of the first ever appearance of Superman:

Schoolteacher Christian Grey scores dream goal as amateur Auckland City hold Boca Juniors to a draw Christian Grey, a 28-year-old physical education teacher from New Zealand, scored against Argentine powerhouse Boca Juniors at the Club World Cup on Tuesday, offering the amateur side a fleeting moment of jubilation to make their participation in the elite tournament worthwhile.

Schoolteacher Christian Grey scores dream goal as amateur Auckland City hold Boca Juniors to a draw reut.rs/44fFyBd

a woman in a purple crop top is holding a flower ALT: a woman in a purple crop top is holding a flower

2 cats so the pair is perfect 😻

** Evidence You Might Be In A Cult **

You follow one charismatic Leader.

In your Leader’s mind, your Leader can do no wrong.

In your mind, your Leader can do no wrong.

Your Leader demonizes dissidents & outsiders.

Loyalty's the ultimate measure of your devotion.

You don't know you're in a Cult