a parody of the NBA logo, where there player is reacting to back pain

stood my old guy pickup basketball signup site back up. it features what is likely my peak creative contribution to society:

Perfect time to meet. Everyone's driving home from picking up their kids or waiting for the bus.

Indianapolis Public Education Corporation announces date and location for first meeting A new governing body for Indianapolis schools will meet for the first time on April 14.

Hey, IPS watchers! 📢

The newly formed Indianapolis Public Education Corporation meets for the first time tomorrow.

Here's a quick look at what you need to know, via our partners at @chalkbeat.org: mirrorindy.org/indianapolis...

Happy Appomattox Day to all that celebrate

Is all this alpha male stuff really helping people, or is it a scam for suckers with too much money and not enough common sense? That's one for the philosophers.

Easter Sunday in Indy: Serving the Lord and serving looks Big hats and head pieces, a pinstripe suit, flashy bangles and earrings, and lots of pinks, blues and purples.

Gorgeous photos in this beautiful story. @theavgjourn.bsky.social
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This skeet transported me back in time, and I didn't want to come back.

This is for me.

A section of 29th Street and 30th Street will be converted into a two-way street as part of a city effort to make areas more pedestrian-friendly.

Neighbors in the area have some concerns though. They worry about congestion and increased crashes: https://bit.ly/4bMuiAb

Wikipedia Bans AI-Generated Content “In recent months, more and more administrative reports centered on LLM-related issues, and editors were being overwhelmed.”

NEW: Wikipedia has banned AI-generated content.

Not a priority for me or my family right now.

State quietly scraps plans for expanded White River State Park ‘We kind of got the wrong end of the stick over here,’ said a westside resident.

The Braun administration decided in February to scrap a 15-acre expansion to the White River State Park.

One westside resident: “There were guarantees for Elanco, and there were promises for the community.”

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T. rex took 40 years to reach full size, study finds Tyrannosaurus rex may have taken far longer to grow up than scientists once thought. By analyzing growth rings in fossilized leg bones from 17 tyrannosaur specimens and using new statistical methods, ...

Me too.

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

UPDATE:
States with the biggest rise in #gasprices compared to a week ago
Indiana ⬆️47c/gal
West Virginia ⬆️47c/gal
Ohio ⬆️46c/gal
Florida ⬆️44c/gal
Louisiana ⬆️43c/gal
Oklahoma ⬆️42c/gal
Texas ⬆️41c/gal
Maryland ⬆️41c/gal
Georgia ⬆️41c/gal
Minnesota ⬆️39c/gal

Bringing out the greatest hits for this new Middle East war.

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US military used laser to take down Border Protection drone, lawmakers say Members of Congress say the U.S. military used a laser to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone.

So damn stupid.

apnews.com/article/mili...

How poisonous mercury can get from coal‑fired power plants into fish you eat For years, people fishing along the banks of the White River that winds through Indianapolis were met by ominous signs warning about eating the fish they catch. One of those risks was mercury poisonin...

My new Commentary on the disasterous decision to pull back from pollution controls that protect children from toxic mercury
Also bad for climate, btw…

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Cover of The Lancet:

@thelancet.com
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Seized Art, Eavesdropping Guards: Parents Describe a Clampdown at Dilley Detention Center as Kids Shared Their Stories Detainees told ProPublica that art supplies have been removed in room searches, immigrants have lost access to Gmail and staff hover within earshot during video calls.

NEW: Guards have taken away crayons, colored pencils & paper during recent room searches at Dilley, according to detainees and others. After one inspection, the children just “cried and cried and cried,” a mother said. The facility denies the claims.

By @mckenziefunk.com @micarosenberg.bsky.social

We don't have a good record on sunk cost fallacy wars.

Trust, speeding and ICE: New IMPD chief addresses westside problems Tanya Terry spoke to residents at Haughville Coffee with the Chief event Feb. 24

IMPD's new chief and westside residents had a frank conversation about issues on their side of town.

by @enriquesaenz.bsky.social
Photos for @mirrorindy.org by Brett Phelps

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AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases

You're telling me that word association tools trained on internet comments don't know how to deescalate?

www.newscientist.com/article/2516...

Everyone's terrible viewing habits have led to this, the CNN Loud Guy.

In a strip mall on 38th Street, a seamstress finds her perfect fit When firefighters or fly guys need something tailored they go to 65-year-old 'Silo,' who grew up sewing in Mexico City.

In a strip mall on 38th Street, a seamstress finds her perfect fit

(Also meet her cat, Golden!)

mirrorindy.org/immigrant-wo...

Brawndo-ass answer.