a mascot is standing on a ice rink wearing a jersey with the letter p on it . Alt: The Flyers Mascot, Gritty, is dancing. Gritty is an orange mascot with an orange beard, wearing an Orange flyers jersey with the flyers logo in the center

Flyers up 2-0 on Pittsburgh after winning the first two on the road. Well done!

Lol.

Porter Martone. Well done.

Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...

Mowing the grass has always been one of those things that's been a stress reliever, even though I'm really allergic to most grass/pollens outside. Can't put my finger on why. But with how stressful the semester has been, it's been good to just take it 30-60 min at a time.

How the Trump administration’s proposed panels would change President’s House The federal government's envisioned changes for the President's House glosses over the brutal treatment of enslaved persons and dilutes George Washington's role as an enslaver.

A lot has been said about Trump's executive order on "restoring truth and sanity to American history" that called for a review on displays at national parks that “inappropriately disparage Americans past or living.”

But what is Trump's admin vision for history? We got the answer in Philadelphia.

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The Trump administration wants to sanitize George Washington’s role in slavery at President’s House The federal government uploaded digital renderings of 11 new panels that it was preparing to display at the President's House. They reframe George Washington's role in upholding slavery.

The newly revealed digital renderings show the Trump administration’s willingness to reframe history ahead of the United States’ 250th anniversary this summer and portray Washington in a more favorable light.

Story with @fallonroth.bsky.social: share.inquirer.com/vXTPLL

Dawn Staley and USC for the win.

Wow

This is how James Clark McReynolds wound up on the Supreme Court.

He had been Wilson's AG, but was such an unmitigated asshole that Wilson was dying to be rid of him.

As a result, America got AG A. Mitchell Palmer and the first Red Scare, while McReynolds led the anti-New Deal coalition on SCOTUS

Air Canada plane collides with ground vehicle at New York’s LaGuardia airport, halting all flights The regulator has issued a ground stop for all planes and New York’s emergency management authority warned people to expect cancellations and delays New York’s LaGuardia airport was closed to flights early on Monday after an Air Canada flight and Port Authority vehicle collided. The New York police department confirmed the collision but could not immediately offer further information. The update came after flight tracking website FlightRadar24 said in post on X late on Monday that an Air Canada Express plane had collided with a ground vehicle at the airport. Continue reading...

Air Canada plane collides with ground vehicle at New York’s LaGuardia airport, halting all flights

Sunderland sweep Newcastle with a great second half comeback. Ha'way!

Brobbey!!!

Dio, Holy Diver.

Tornado warned storm heading toward Spring Hill TN and moving northeast at 1022pm. If you can make sure you have access to one of the live feeds from WKRN (ABC), Newschannel 5 (CBS) or WSMV (NBC), so you can get live updates. Stay safe y'all.

24 hours ago it was 80+ in Philly. Right now there is freezing rain. Love March weather

Israel says it has launched attack on Iran, as explosions reported in Tehran Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz says the attack on Iran is

BBC News link (and within it a link to their live feed) on the Israeli-US strikes on Iran within the past hour or so.

www.bbc.com/news/live/cn...

Successful talk this morning about Doc Cheatham and Jimmy Blanton for a History of Jazz event on campus.

Now available for free! Please check out this important special issue. Now more than ever, the Civil War era provides us with important lessons for our harrowing current moment

Maryland health officials warn providers about an upsurge in mumps cases Maryland health officials are warning about an uptick in cases of mumps.

Measles is a bellwether. Because it’s the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease, when vaccination rates drop, it’s the first to start spreading.

Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.

Expect more.

This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.

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FB link to the update from Tullahoma Utilities.

Tullahoma and Manchester have been on emergency water supplies in local water tanks for the past few hrs while the Duck River Utilities repaired a leak that took hrs longer than planned. That is now seemingly fixed and they are pressurizing the lines, per FB posts from the TUA and Manchester Times.

That was a wonderfully well done halftime show from Bad Bunny. I need to go back and rewatch it a few more times since I feel there is so much I missed.

ASALH - The Founders of Black History Month | About the 2026 Black History Month 93rd Annual Black History Luncheon - February 16, 2019, Washington, DC. It’s the premier event and hottest ticket in the Nation’s Capital in the month of February. And, YOU don’t want to miss it.

As we observe the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, this is your yearly reminder to be clear in teaching the kids who established it, and why. #tellthemwhatwedid

Don't know the history? Here you go: asalh.org/black-histor... #bhm100 #bhmat100

They can't take what they didn't give.

Here's a time-lapse from yesterday as thousands of people marched through downtown Minneapolis to protest ICE.

📷️: Sydney Lewis/The Minnesota Star Tribune

The slavery exhibits at the President’s House have been removed following Trump administration push President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered content at national parks that “inappropriately disparage” the U.S. to be reviewed and potentially removed.

The full story from my colleagues:

www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...

Tennessee Republicans unveil 'Immigration 2026' agenda as 'model' for rest of nation • Tennessee Lookout Tennessee Republicans unveiled a slate of legislation targeting immigrants without legal status, following a White House directive.

Tennessee GOP unveils ‘Immigration 2026’ agenda as national ‘model’
A sweeping package of legislation, imposing immigration checks in a range of state/local public services, arose from meetings between the House Speaker & Stephen Miller.
tennesseelookout.com/2026/01/15/t... @tennesseelookout.com

Predawn fire reduces parts of Mississippi's largest synagogue to charred ruins - Mississippi Today A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights...

"A fire heavily damaged Mississippi’s largest synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship in northeast Jackson that the Ku Klux Klan bombed in 1967 because the rabbi supported civil rights." mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/f...

Happy New Year! Nothing says the start of the year like a fresh coating of snow on the ground.

Eagles keep getting away with it.