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There's always the pool...

...one artwork in the exhibition was a glittering red jacket by the fashion designer Deborah Yanna, founder of “Make America Sparkle Again.”

It's got glitter and thick paint and crayons...just like your 6 year old would make. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/a...

This, minus the luxury...

I'm either mining coal in western PA or working on a farm near Titusville that has oil wells.

And parody... www.youtube.com/shorts/YERfT...

AI and you..."reality" www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-...

"AI Jesus" coming to a strip mall near you... (Like all things AI, this just degrades what should be a meaningful, spiritual experience) www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...

Cuppa Joe. ☕️

wtf

G rifting O dious P arty

File under "Funny Things Sociopaths Say"

I call this a Faux-Deo...

Thanks! I knew industry's share was increasing but was skeptical of the claim that start-ups were doing a growing amount of basic rsch.

Serious question - Trump's "Science: A New Golden Age" claims that start-up firms are doing an increasingly large share of "basic research." Is this claim true? What is the evidence? (Not surprisingly, the citation given has no date etc.) #SciencePolicy

Dr. Jason Herbert is a historian, public scholar, and outdoorsman from Kentucky. Here, Herbert explores Kentucky and Tennessee's Land Between the Lakes, a vast recreation area preserving centuries of natural and cultural history. #WeAreAmerica250 @herberthistory.bsky.social.com

Ralph Carr, governor of Colorado 1939 to 1943. Carr had the courage to speak out on behalf of persecuted Japanese Americans, insisting they were loyal citizens.

Statue of Minoru Yasui, downtown Denver. Yadui was illegally incarcerated in solitary confinement during the second world war. Ultimately vindicated by Ronald Reagan, who apologized for the USA violating his rights.

I'm waiting to get the proofs back for my LRB article on The Prestige. Come for the magic! Stay for the Tesla!

I should have done it sooner but this evening I re-upped my membership in the American Association for the Advancement of Science (Section L) #TeamScience