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Yes, vote for the lesser insecticide.

Alex Pettis’ mom’s message. 💚 We can’t believe it’s already been six months.

The cyclospora outbreak has reached 7,400 cases across 9 states. The FDA just recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,300 measles cases — breaking 2025’s record. “Make America Healthy Again.”

Writing is one of the healthiest ways to release emotions. Sometimes, the words we can’t say out loud heal us the most when written down. #BlueskySocial

The only film version of The Odyssey I can really get on board with

The only retelling of the Odyssey on film that I can really get on board with

Go Sox!!

From your lips to God's ears

The way he made that fortune though. The many people he crushed. As Henry Clay Frick said to Carnegie on his deathbed, "Meet you in Hell..." I've been traveling in the library world for decades, and I grew up in Pittsburgh. Love libraries. Carnegie not so much.

Someone tell him that's not how science works

I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases) projects.propublica.org/claimfile/

Today I got 'big mad' at a post on kids not being able to read books like The Hobbit, because they are too hard to read "even as an adult"! Nope. We aren't doing that nonsense. Kids can read big books. And here are my thoughts on the subject. - JI 🐉 fantasy-faction.com/2026/kids-ca... #booksky 💙📚🐉

I always thought Sylvia Plath was a badass.

Ancient art of brushing your cat

Thomas Massie: “It’s ironic that we control the House, Senate, Supreme Court, and the White House, and we’re yelling ‘election fraud’? We won all the damn elections.”

Once again, conservatives threatening me with a good time...

Good point. I found it amusing when Trump suddenly reversed course mid-COVID and began preaching about wearing masks. I've always suspected it's because someone showed him mortality rate data by political registration.

I spent the night there in 1988 because I missed the last train to Kiel. Es gab Rechtsradikaler, skinheads mit Schäferhunde, war schwer einzusclafen

‘Overturn This’: 🇧🇪 Belgian Team Celebrates 4-1 Win Over USA 🇧🇪 Belgium’s goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois said his team had been shown “lack of respect” in the U.S. in recent days and heard that they could be beaten “easily.” Yeah, in "soccer" perhaps... 😏 www.forbes.com/sites/siladi...