I found this to be 99% true while dating. My rule of thumb for a SECOND date: Did the man ask me one, single question about myself?

It’s important to remember that the goal of lawsuits like the one brought by Kash Patel against the Atlantic isn’t to win, it’s to cost the Atlantic as much money as possible only to drop the suit before discovery, and as red meat for the MAGA base by simply filing it.

I was re-reading 1984 to assign to my students. When it got to the part about giant televisions being used to spy on the populace, I stopped. The students would not read this as the dystopian narrative it is, but as an antiquated vision of their actual life. 90% of the book is happening right now.

Verge headline: Silicon Valley has forgotten what normal people want by Elizabeth Lopatto Illustration of a brain melting in the sun

"In the place of problem-solving technology, companies have jumped on successive bandwagons like NFTs, the metaverse, and LLMs. What these all have in common is that they are not built to really solve a market problem. They are built to make VCs and companies rich."

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Libraries are hubs for #innovation and #digitalliteracy. Today, we salute the #library workers who are transforming these spaces into high-tech labs for their communities.

#nationallibraryworkersday #nationallibraryweek #libraryweek #textbooks #education #edtech #booklovers #libraries

Somethinge ys happeninge wyth poetrye. It ys showinge up more yn unexpectid places. People are talkinge about it more. Walke downe the streete and a poeme will fly above you. Somethinge ys goinge to happen wyth poetrye, somethinge goode. Poetrye ys on the move.

Hadn’t been clothes shopping for a dog’s age, so bit the bullet.

ME: This is kinda cute…
CARE INSTRUCTIONS: Hand wash, lay flat to dry in shade, do not leave in direct sunlight, do not dry clean.
ME: This is not a shirt, it’s a mogwai.

Maturing as a proper Star Trek fan means going from childhood pride when Data is affectionately told that something he does is “the most human he’s ever been” to outraged indignation.

I have not felt this much financial insecurity and stress since the late 90's, during the dot.com bust.

Even if you're not a Star Wars fan, go watch Andor.

If you've seen it already, go watch it again.

We The People is amazing!

General Rule of Thumb:

If a president doesn't like dogs, he/she is going to make a crummy president.

Happy National Librarian Day! 👻📚

100% true

79 years ago today, Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier and became the first Black player to play in the modern era. His number, 42, is the only number retired in all of Major League baseball. Happy Jackie Robinson Day!

Digital Edition - Sherlock Holmes - Eliminate The Impossible Your Other Options: Amazon USA     Barnes and Noble     Amazon UK In The Sign of Four, the great detective, Sherlock Holmes, famously says: “… when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains...

When a brilliant young doctor empties his revolver into a colleague #SherlockHolmes is enlisted to discover why — and just what the Angel of Mons has to do with it? 6 canonical #shortstories Real #history places, people #WWI #London #medicalstories #audio
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A big splash in the ocean under the three red and white parachutes

Splashdown!

Welcome home, Integrity.

The astronauts are safe!!!

Y’all I have just been informed that astronauts make between $104,000 and $160,000 per year. They’re at the gd moon and we’re paying them the salary of a medium okay tech guy in Seattle 😭

Tailor Bird sews leaves together with plant fibre to form its nest!

Emergence of Extensively Drug-Resistant Shigellosis This report describes the emergence of drug-resistant shigellosis in the United States during 2011-2023.

2nd MMWR recap this week
🧵1/5

Emergence of Extensively Drug-Resistant Shigellosis, US

⚕️ This report is an example of good public health behind the scenes- monitoring strains of 💩 disease & letting clinicians/labs know what to do when there’s an issue

Frances Perkins

On this day in 1880, Frances Perkins was born. As FDR’s Secretary of Labor, she played a vital role in the enactment of Social Security & the minimum wage. Through it all, she kept a file labeled “Notes on the Male Mind,” with strategies for dealing with sexism. #WeTheMen
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Please don't take me to an animal shelter or a bookstore unless you wanna see me full-on ugly cry until I get to take something home with me

like planet earth, i too look like i have my shit together from an incredible distance

Cool runs in Mexico! Xolchicalco

A picture of a cat. It says, “4 years ago lived in a bush and hunted my own meals. Now I have 2 passive incomes, my own house, & a personal chef. Follow me for more financial advice.”

#Caturday

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"The Banjo Player" by William Sidney Mount, 1856, shows the instrument in its early modern form. Mount is noted for his relatively respectful and dignified portrayals of Black Americans during the antebellum period. Works like The Banjo Player focused on their musical skills and individual character rather than common stereotypes of the time.

#ResistanceRoots

The banjo is more intertwined with American music and culture than perhaps any other instrument. However, the banjo didn’t originate in America. Enslaved people in North America and the Caribbean brought it from Western and Central Africa and used it as a musical outlet. /1

I would like you to join me in taking a breather.

✨A break from doom scrolling, if you will✨

This video is too long so I just included the best part…when Robert Plant cries,I cry 🥹

Heart’s tribute to Led Zeppelin ft. John Bonham’s son on drums.