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Really happy to have done a very small thing to help make the Supreme Court's historical records and briefs freely available. Thank you to the @archive.org for doing the hard part. blog.archive.org/2026/04/20/u...
Thousands of pages of documents obtained through public records provides a new look into how DOGE worked within the federal government, despite heavy redactions, reports @merylkornfield.bsky.social for the Washington Post.
the penne opticon
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Absolutely incredible.
NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman, who commanded Artemis II, took this footage from the far side of the Moon with his iPhone.
Watch with sound on.
Tired: Schrödinger’s Strait of Hormuz (The market can’t tell if it’s closed or open unless it observes it, which it refuses to do.)
Wired: Heisenberg’s Strait of Hormuz Uncertainty Principle (We know exactly where all the ships say they are right now but we have no idea where they are going.)
“That Rümeysa felt she had to return to Turkey to escape the shadow of state violence says everything you need to know about the state of free speech and academic freedom in this country,” said Ramya Krishnan, an attorney at the Knight First Amendment Institute. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/17/m...
A photo of two lanterns shining from Old North Church's steeple in Boston.
On this night 251 years ago, two men climbed Old North Church's steeple. They held high two lanterns as a signal from Paul Revere that the British were heading to Concord by way of the Charles River.
Their famous “one if by land, two if by sea” warning ignited the American Revolution.
Go Voyager!!!!
Its contents include a sample of global human culture as of its launch in 1977, and a powerful message from a president who believed in its mission, Jimmy Carter.
Brady lists are generally required to disclose credibility issues to defense attorneys. These lists can offer a window into patterns of misconduct and credibility issues within police departments.
damn, dark as shit
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I think this means Melville was a back control guy, not a front headlock guy.
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A view out into a harbour, showing a peninsula of steep land with colourful houses nestled into it. The water has a low layer of dense fog partially obscuring boats and houses.
Do you ever look out at a beautiful day with the sun shining and the ocean releasing an ominous fog and think to yourself ah, there's definitely going to be a kaiju emerging from there any minute now
PRO TIP if you're filing taxes by mail:
Your tax return may not get postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service the same day it's dropped off.
If you want to make sure your return gets a postmark by the April 15 deadline, go to a post office by Wednesday and ask for one.
Swalwell is done because of the excellent reporting of the @sfchronicle.com. That story must have taken a huge amount of time and considerable resources to compile and lawsuit-proof. Newspapers have their shortcomings, but this one just saved the whole state of California. Subscribe. [gift article]
It’s a good day for everyone to turn on two factor verification on Bluesky.
Also on all your other online accounts.
Saving local news also means saving the archives. #journalism www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...
At least Cub Swanson won his sendoff fight.
I bet the group chats of everyone who worked in international relations and diplomacy from the federal trade office and State Department — but were laid off by DOGE — must be absolutely lit tonight
Meanwhile, the president and secretary of state are cageside at tonight's UFC card.
Marco Rubio is at the UFC event, too, but he doesn’t look happy about it.
I also got to cover both SpaceShipOne launches at Edwards at my first newspaper job. People know the risks, and I find it reassuring, energizing, that someone keeps choosing to be brave. Someone has to.
I didn't understand it at the time. I wasn't even in kindergarten. Just saw a rocket go up and explode. Only much later did I learn there were people on it, but the image sticks.
"Moon joy" is real, but it has an important lesson for us too: Public service and public life is a gift and something to treasure—the uncommon chance to do something for a cause bigger than yourself.
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It’s one of my earliest memories.
