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I might have to learn how baseball works based on the noise levels in my neighborhood.

This.

Astounding statement from a news organization.

This, by @drewmagary.bsky.social, is a very succinct and very droll summary of the Epstein scandal www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

I have read the Bluesky bylaws and if someone says they like a thing, it's absolutely not a requirement for you to explain why they should not like that thing, you can just shrug to yourself and move on to something else!

"In an earlier post, she wrote: "As for the inevitable death, if I die, I want a loud death, I don't want me in a breaking news story, nor in a number with a group, I want a death that is heard by the world, a trace that lasts forever, and immortal images that neither time nor place can bury."

You GUYYYYSSSSSSS

The military choir sang Do You Hear the People Sing from Les Mis at the governor's dinner at the white house. Thanks to @beebrookshire.bsky.social for helping me fact check tihs one. As far as I can it's only "officially" been posted on Dan Scavino's FB

Who would have thought this would be an important site: johnoliverwantsyourraterotica.com

I didn't think I could love the USPS more kottke.org/25/01/usps-a...

This would have been the cover of the November 18, 2024, issue of The New Yorker, had Kamala Harris had won the election. Read about the cover that never was: nyer.cm/TF8n51u

One thing I really wish more journalists would repeat like parrots when discussing birthright citizenship is that, unless you're naturalized (and a few other exceptions), that is how you got your citizenship.

Even if your family goes back to the Mayflower, you got it that way.

Great cover.

Friendly reminder that if you're an adult and you've been vaxxed for measles to ask your doctor to run your titers to make sure you're still immune. Immunity can wane and Measles has a fun side effect of erasing your immune systems memory (immune amnesia)

Karen Smith being sworn in to the Central Bucks school board, a district near Philadelphia. For her oath she chose to place her hand on a stack of frequently challenged & banned books. 📚
www.phillyburbs.com/story/news/l...

my mom named her kid (me) “蓝天” which means bluesky in chinese, so i called myself “jay” to become a bird instead, and then some birdapp company named their project “bluesky” and i ended up running it.

Hi alt text is working it's just it's only detected by assistive tech like a screen reader. Alt text doesn't have to be visible. It's usually that captions and images descriptions are used in tandem with alt text for visual users.