The Third Man, for sure. And Casablanca. I also think Bull Durham (neither protagonist is with the titular team, the goof Meat ends up on top), and Crash and Annie are both out of baseball)
The Georgia Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans Sues to Prevent History From Being Taught at Stone Mountain 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...
Trump & the GOP have:
-Killed CFPB rules saving consumers $15B in overdraft and credit card late fees
-Dropped 22 CFPB actions against corporate lawbreakers
-Halted $100M in restitution owed to student borrowers
They're on corporate predators' side, not yours.
Ugh. I lowercase prepositions in headings but could be convinced not to. But “is”? No no no. It’s not the length of the word, it’s its function. And 💯 on role of a proofreader.
'wondering what edition of Ulysses to read? Listen to our podcast on the topic - you won't be much the wiser! Just join us on June 1st with whatever one you have - they all start 'Stately Buck Mulligan...'
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This flew under the radar, but thanks to Trump's EPA cuts, Energy Star could shut down for good.
Energy Star isn't just a sticker on your appliances. It's an important program that saves consumers $40B/year.
So much for all that talk about "efficiency."
Our backyard oasis. It was a sanctuary for Karen
“The Pope of Greenwich Village” for me
Not many people know this, but the song 8675309 is actually threatening people who live in the zip code 75309
Flyer says "Shhhhhhh!" at the top, then has a picture of a woman with a red scarf on her head holding her finger to her lips. In the text below, the S and H at the beginning of each line is bolded: She was fired without cause, arbitrarily and capriciously. She did an incredible job. Shame on them. Show her love and showcase the best of our library as she always did.
Posted by the elevators in a Library of Congress building
This article on Minimum Viable Ethnography by Erica Hall is such a treasure. She explains how simple revelatory ethnographic research can be. I highly recommend you give her approach a try.
Read Erika’s Article:
https://medium.com/mule-design/minimum-viable-ethnography-a047e9358df0
They are arresting judges now, we are in a constitutional crisis.
Oh—I thought they were arm wrestling. Different message!
Love love love that.
I am reminded of @billder.bsky.social work 20 years ago:
www.slideshare.net/slideshow/hi...
So sad and so unnecessary. Having worked for a short time as a volunteer at Fort Harrison in Richmond, I have always had a soft spot for the National Park Service this pointless approach threatens to reshape culture for decades.
My friend and I can quote virtually the entire movie. It is so quotable. In the ending, of course, is perfect.
Wandering last night at the VMFA
I cannot help but cry to think of the many chronically or terminally ill people in the middle of a trial to try to save their lives being told Elon Musk just took back the funding and the study is off.
This is truly evil, counter productive and cruel.
Too too funny, @erikahall.bsky.social ! “There’s no fighting in the War Room!”
Go see @tinsleyellis.bsky.social !
Households in the top 5%, with incomes over $320,000, would receive roughly HALF of the benefits of extending Trump's expiring tax cuts.
How are Republicans planning to pay for this?
With massive cuts to programs that the rest of America relies on.
Trickle up economics.
When oligarchs talk of “personal liberties and free markets” they mean their own liberties to become even richer and more powerful.
When oligarchs speak of “freedom,” what they actually seek is freedom from accountability.
Know the truth.
Are they next going to remove Pfc. Ira Hayes from the Marine Corps Monument (aka Iwo Jima Monument), located next to Arlington National Cemetery? 🗃️ www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
A friend of mine made the tents for the ‘84 series
Oh, it’s been rebranded at significant co$r as “LUMA [capitalization for no reason] Institute” [link intentionally not provided]
Another reason I like Bluesky? Posts like this
