Column | Good news: We saved the bees. Bad news: We saved the wrong ones. Honeybees have never been in danger of extinction. But scientists are finding that they can accelerate the demise of native bee populations.

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Van Gogh, Von Hagen, Von Hagen, Evanson. Arles, LKA, LKA, Minnesota. Spring, summer, fall, winter.

Happy Imbolc 2026 from Fulton, MD! (Almost) midway between winter solstice and spring equinox….

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

Springsteen writes the Minneapolis protest song... www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...

I'm not planning on moving back to my hometown...

January 19, 2026 Late last night, Nick Schifrin of PBS NewsHour posted on social media that the staff of the U.S.

Trump is “beyond precedent, reality and parody”

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January 7, 2026 This morning, a federal agent from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good as she was driving away from ICE agents on a residential street in Minneapoli...

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A HUGE surprise as an excellent movie: "One Battle After Another" Streaming on HBOMAX or other services.

December 30, 2025 The hallmark of the first year of President Donald J.

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I'd never seen this sculpture from the VMFA sculpture garden in the snow before ...

Why Does A.I. Write Like … That?

Writing in the 21st century: something to worry about both as to truth and, increasingly, as to voice and style and their impact upon us...

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No. Girma got into position. The attacking player tried a behind-the leg set up pass, muffed it, and flopped on the ground in disappointment. No foul. Yellow on the attacker if she got up trying to get a PK called on this.

A genuinely off-the-charts soccer IQ play. The attacker was 100% right footed, Girma gets to her right so that by the time she is ready to shoot and has slowed down, Girma can get her foot in as the player sets up her right foot. Would not work against Rodman or Cantore or other two-footed players.

Thank goodness his supreme court granted him absolute immunity or he would face criminal charges. Poor guy. We are so deep in it now. Hard to see the path out.

Maybe this should be the universal agreement with all my friends...

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Let's see -- windmills are eyesores but drilling platforms are...?

Perhaps the most complete, excellent performance by the whole team all season! A good game plan developed by the coaches and carried out by the team. Complete domination of the team that finished in 3rd place and won its quarterfinal last week. So so good!

Perhaps the most complete, excellent performance by the whole team all season! Hal controlling Moultrie, Kouassie running their defense ragged, all the defenders staying organized and going forward and back with intention and coordination. And a good game plan carried out by the team.

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How Trump’s ballroom will dwarf the White House Trump’s new 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom would be almost as large as the rest of the complex.

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I do care about USAID, Epstein files, federal troops in cities where First Amendment rights are being exercised peacefully, betraying Ukraine, supporting the genocide in Gaza, and much more.

I don't care about a ballroom being built at the far east end of the white house complex nor about removal of some of the facade of the existing east wing to make a connection to the White House. The White House proper is not being affected by this construction.

Assist of the week for sure

Left foot. Again.

Left foot.

We still need to develop a mentality and structure for seeing out the last 20 minutes to win a 1 point game. A fair number of mistakes from midfielders and defenders going forward leaving some gaps that were exploited -- including the series that led to NC's goal.