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The Grammys.
February 1, 2026 at 10:31 PM
The Grammys.
A battle for the ages! Which mail truck will prevail‽ (hint: not the one stuck on a snowbank with its rear wheels in the air) cc: @popville
January 28, 2026 at 8:04 PM
A battle for the ages! Which mail truck will prevail‽ (hint: not the one stuck on a snowbank with its rear wheels in the air) cc: @popville
Nothing like a humvee rolling up your residential street to make you feel like you’re living through an occupation.
January 25, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Nothing like a humvee rolling up your residential street to make you feel like you’re living through an occupation.
Gotta love a snow-day ‘spro.
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Gotta love a snow-day ‘spro.
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This is a more accurate metric of impending bad weather than the Waffle House Index
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was spotted earlier today, January 20, 2026, on a plane heading to Laguna Beach as the state of Texas braces for a rare ice threat and arctic cold front.
January 21, 2026 at 11:13 AM
This is a more accurate metric of impending bad weather than the Waffle House Index
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This is your reminder that Hungarian-Jewish scientist George de Hevesy dissolved two Nobel Prizes in aqua regia to keep them out of the hands of the Nazis.
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
January 16, 2026 at 4:14 AM
This is your reminder that Hungarian-Jewish scientist George de Hevesy dissolved two Nobel Prizes in aqua regia to keep them out of the hands of the Nazis.
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
He then left the dissolved solution on his shelf and fled to Sweden.
(After the war he un-dissolved the gold and the prizes were re-cast.)
@ataokennel.bsky.social I saw this and immediately thought of Queen Ophelia. Can't believe how long it's been since the quilling!
January 13, 2026 at 7:47 PM
@ataokennel.bsky.social I saw this and immediately thought of Queen Ophelia. Can't believe how long it's been since the quilling!
Rather noisy protest on Mass Ave just west of Scott Circle. Cc: @popville.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Rather noisy protest on Mass Ave just west of Scott Circle. Cc: @popville.bsky.social
Kristi Noem probably thought she was acting in self-defense when she murdered her puppy, so I can understand her current confusion.
January 8, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Kristi Noem probably thought she was acting in self-defense when she murdered her puppy, so I can understand her current confusion.
TFW there’s a tiny desk concert by a band I already know and love!
Great Grandpa writes lullabies for the restless. The indie rock band's thoughtful intensity remains intact at the Tiny Desk, just at a quieter volume. n.pr/49JoTtN
Great Grandpa: Tiny Desk Concert
Great Grandpa writes lullabies for the restless. The indie rock band's thoughtful intensity remains intact at the Tiny Desk, just at a quieter volume.
n.pr
January 7, 2026 at 1:21 PM
TFW there’s a tiny desk concert by a band I already know and love!
Oh, goody, they're setting off fireworks over the Washington Monument to celebrate Insurrection Eve.
January 6, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Oh, goody, they're setting off fireworks over the Washington Monument to celebrate Insurrection Eve.
Once again, the best video of the year. www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_1t.... Thanks, @weratedogs.com
The Dogs of 2025
YouTube video by WeRateDogs
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December 31, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Once again, the best video of the year. www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_1t.... Thanks, @weratedogs.com
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The Dunning-Kruger Effect and the Streisand Effect, when merged, become the Bari Weiss Effect
December 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The Dunning-Kruger Effect and the Streisand Effect, when merged, become the Bari Weiss Effect
December 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
TFW jury duty is over. Even if it ended with a mistrial.
December 17, 2025 at 5:54 PM
TFW jury duty is over. Even if it ended with a mistrial.
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Opinion | Trump’s crude remarks about Rob Reiner are unbecoming of a FIFA Peace Prize winner.
December 16, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Opinion | Trump’s crude remarks about Rob Reiner are unbecoming of a FIFA Peace Prize winner.
In the district courthouse and walked past a naturalization ceremony…think I arrived too late to see ICE lying in wait for some of the people walking in.
December 9, 2025 at 3:08 PM
In the district courthouse and walked past a naturalization ceremony…think I arrived too late to see ICE lying in wait for some of the people walking in.
Sigh. I sit down to eat lunch in the Potbelly right off Pennsylvania Ave (yay, jury duty) and this photo is over my table. So I can spend lunch ruminating on the now-destroyed colonnade. At least the food is good.
December 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Sigh. I sit down to eat lunch in the Potbelly right off Pennsylvania Ave (yay, jury duty) and this photo is over my table. So I can spend lunch ruminating on the now-destroyed colonnade. At least the food is good.
Time for the Aimee Mann and Ted Leo Xmas show. Yay!
December 2, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Time for the Aimee Mann and Ted Leo Xmas show. Yay!
missing @darth already. sleep well, sweet little panda and we'll see you in the spring.
November 27, 2025 at 1:01 AM
missing @darth already. sleep well, sweet little panda and we'll see you in the spring.
Dupont holiday market for 2025 under construction in its new location on NH. cc: @popville.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Dupont holiday market for 2025 under construction in its new location on NH. cc: @popville.bsky.social
The "art" of the "deal"
October 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The "art" of the "deal"
"There's something about flying a kite at night that's so unwholesome”
Mostly because I’m a pro kite flyer who sometimes has to fly kites at night.
Mostly because I’m a pro kite flyer who sometimes has to fly kites at night.
what's the stupidest/randomest Simpsons quote that lives in your head rent free? Mine is the urge to say "you said go to bread" every time I am about to head to bed.
October 1, 2025 at 10:45 PM
"There's something about flying a kite at night that's so unwholesome”
Mostly because I’m a pro kite flyer who sometimes has to fly kites at night.
Mostly because I’m a pro kite flyer who sometimes has to fly kites at night.
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More of this please!!! 🧐
A new study claiming vaccines cause chronic illness is making headlines — and a movie.
A biostatistician shows how that claim unravels under closer inspection ⬇️And what good science looks like:
buff.ly/5spyQvp 🩺 🧪 #VaccinesWork
A biostatistician shows how that claim unravels under closer inspection ⬇️And what good science looks like:
buff.ly/5spyQvp 🩺 🧪 #VaccinesWork
Why a study claiming vaccines cause chronic illness is severely flawed – a biostatistician explains the biases and unsupported conclusions
The main comparisons in the unpublished report are skewed, and it is being presented as stronger evidence than its design really allows.
buff.ly
September 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
More of this please!!! 🧐