These Battle of Minneaplis tshirts at Smitten Kitten go hard

How much stronger we would be as a country if one political party wasn’t doing its damnedest to prevent people from voting.

A chocolate chess pie

A healthy amount of the a homemade chocolate chess pie and 2 individual mini pies, 1 more blueberry & 1 apple

So far I've eaten nothing but pie today. May go slightly off script with pizza later

Pi Day? What an irrational idea

Solid

Yes

The world’s most accurate pie chart

Happy Pi Day to all who celebrate

A whole generation who never had to priortize what tapes & CDs to take on the trip. Just press play.

“But, as you see, it's a beautiful day, the Strait of Hormuz is open and people are having a wonderful time.”

This is a good lesson for journalists: Use plain language to state true things clearly.

Not enough therapy in the world to fix that

Friday the 13th. Once again a great day to go see what that noise in the basement is. Have that care free sex. Assume the person in the mask is a friend messing around. Hell it’s only twenty years tonight since the strange murders it’d be fun to check out the abandoned house. You’re only young once.

WE’LL BE LESS ACTIVIST IF YOU BE LESS SHIT

Tell me this isn’t the perfect advertisement for media literacy.

See also:

"Digitization is the beginning of your problems, not the end of them"

"If you really want long-term stability, print it out on acid-free paper. No, I'm not kidding"

"Fair use is a legal defense. They can still sue you"

"Have you tried turning it off and on again"

Sad to miss it this year. Hoping to return next year

The Venn diagram of procrastination, adhd hyperfocus and music library file organization is a perfect circle

On my way to NOLA. Come see me in conversation with Imani Perry, tomorrow at 1 as part of the NOLA Book Festival.

I'm happy and proud to support @51st.news. In this era in which Bez@s destroyed the Washington Post, and @wamu.org destroyed DCist, we need local DC reporting more than ever!

Video evidence of the time we ran around London @monkchips.com talking about all things #observability.

I love this video. It highlights that context is king, how you approach observability matters, and how to understand what you are looking at. Relatable for both data AND life!

@redmonk.com

Summer to winter in hours: How one of D.C.’s wildest weather days unfolded It was as if three seasons — summer, spring and winter — passed in the span of about 18 hours.

One of the most extraordinary sequences in DC weather history played out Wed & Thurs, as the region experienced record heat, severe t'storms, a stunning temp plunge, snow & then sunshine.

It was a remarkable bout of weather whiplash.

FULL STORY: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...

From Imprisonment and Torture in Iran to Endless Detention in the U.S. - Documented Trump wants Iran's citizens to rise up --while trying to deport asylum-seekers who have stood up to the regime in the past.

new @documentedny.bsky.social: meet Iranian dissident Shayan*, who’s been detained by ICE for a year and a half while the government fights his asylum case. He’s won; they’re appealing.

He fought for the regime change Trump wants and keeps getting punished for it.

documentedny.com/2026/03/13/f...

In the last two days, Iran struck:

- Oil tankers in Iraq, killing an Indian crew member
- A French base in Iraq, killing French soldiers
- An oil depot in Oman
- Fuel tanks in Bahrain
- Buildings in Dubai hit by missile debris
- A Thai cargo ship
- Various Israeli targets

Happy Friday!

Holy shit

A vibrant, impressionistic painting depicts a long, thin spacecraft traveling through a colorful nebula toward a bright, glowing star or galaxy.

The Black Hole (1979): USS Cygnus, art by Peter Ellenshaw

Did not follow through on either petty action, even though I'd still be behind in the tally of pettiness.

Scoops!

I cannot disagree with this.

I did enjoy the episode & the end credits require a pause button