BIG NEWS: Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva will finally be sworn in as a member of Congress tomorrow.

She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.

Never in my long life as a Sonic Kid did I think the Sonic game and comic worlds would collide. Bless the lesbians for making it possible.

a new genre of photo in the last year is federal agents working for ICE pointing guns directly at photographers

On Veterans Day, we honor those who served and commit to serving them in return — not just in words, but in actions.

Affordability and a real commitment to mental health are essential to ensure that every veteran can build a future here in New York City.

Senate Passes Bill To Reopen Government The government shutdown reached its 41st day Monday, marking the longest shutdown in history by nearly a week.

The government shutdown reached its 41st day Monday, marking the longest shutdown in history by nearly a week.

It's #TacoTuesday at Rancho Roo and everyone got their share! Taco meat, lettuce, tomatoes, rice, and charro beans. Roo is more stuffed than a chimichanga!

#dogsofbluesky #dogsky #dogs #doggos #food #Mexican #dinner #tacos #happy #Tuesday

Doing a loop in Silver Lake, and Ivanhoe Reservoir is looking nicely van Gogh-esque this morning, a kind of daylight version of "The Starry Night."

Missing this guy. Hopefully new rats soon.

UK politics live: Wes Streeting denies plan to challenge Starmer Sir Keir Starmer’s allies say prime minister is prepared to fight any attempt to topple him

UK politics live: Wes Streeting denies plan to challenge Starmer on.ft.com/47TanO0

French HE is at risk of “collapse” if the government does not improve funding, university leaders have warned, with the country’s budget set to heap additional costs on institutions
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/french-universities-fear-collapse-unfunded-extra-costs-mount

They’ve laid off so many people that the government is now getting its economic data from DoorDash.

Clarksville veterans say care, not cuts to the Veterans Administration, are needed • Tennessee Lookout Tennessee veterans face worsening chronic illnesses as a result of long waits for care and denial of claims from the Veterans Administration.

“When we enlisted in the military, we were proud to serve our country. We never imagined that, after our service, we would have to fight for our own healthcare.” @tennesseelookout.com

YouTube video by MarkTurver1990 Chapterhouse - Falling Down

#90sTop30 (unranked)
#MusicChallenge

20. Chapterhouse - Falling Down

From their debut EP, ‘Freefall‘ (1990).

Authoritarianism can only succeed when democracy fails to deliver for working people.

Authoritarian parties can only succeed when the pro-democracy parties fail to fight for working people.

We need a new democracy and a new party system which can represent working people.

The days of thanking veterans today and forgetting them tomorrow has to come to an end.

‘Mad’: Labour in crisis after Starmer declares he will fight any challenger Recriminations fly in Downing Street after prime minister highlights weakness of his own position

‘Mad’: Labour in crisis after Starmer declares he will fight any challenger on.ft.com/43TAMtW

Carpe diem / Seize your day: 11/9/2025
#sunrise #sunriselovers #sunriseporn #skyporn #newday #carpediem #stars #seizetheday #nightsky #photography #clouds #eastcoastkin #planets #smartphoneastronomy #g+circle #fall

Yay! Daddy is home today and we gets lap time! Went outside as well but it's cold so we came right back in. It's the happiest of Mondays!

#dogsofbluesky #dogsky #dogs #doggos #pets #Monday #happy

Over 8,500 Flights Disrupted Sunday As Government Shutdown Snarls Air Travel Hundreds of flights out of major airports were delayed Sunday, including in New York, Chicago and Atlanta.

Hundreds of flights out of major airports were delayed Sunday, including in New York, Chicago and Atlanta.

It's an artistic representation of a circulatory system walking through a kitchen, as drawn by Dave Gibbons and written about by Alan Moore. It happens a lot 'round here.

Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.

a Verge headline: The algorithm failed music Illustration: A colorful waveform starts to pixelate

The goal of Spotify’s algorithm isn’t to help you discover new music, its goal is simply to keep you listening for as long as possible. It serves up the safest songs possible to keep you from pressing stop.

Read more from @terrenceobrien.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/column/81574...

When oil prices fall, here’s who’ll hit the acquisition trail US giants are better positioned than their European counterparts for M&A activity

When oil prices fall, here’s who’ll hit the acquisition trail on.ft.com/3LvCA60 | opinion

Image by the artist banksy. A man wearing a backwards baseball cap is holding a sub sandwich, arm back, prepared to throw. Image evokes a quarterback ready to pass the football.

Sandwich guy acquitted of misdemeanor charges - after federal grand jury refused to indict him on felony assault charges - by jury that apparently had sandwiches for lunch! He’s immortalized by banksy. The DO(in)J is no doubt outraged.

An early adopter of transnational education, Singapore has been curiously inactive recently, even as other Asian countries ramp up their own internationalisation efforts. Will local sensitivities about immigration levels trump the city state’s need for foreign talent?
https://ow.ly/4OUP50XnIxR

My new least favorite part about being sick is not being able to gym. Good that I'm excited to get back to it, I guess.

Climate One honors Jonathan Foley, Ph.D., with Schneider Award for climate communication Award recognizes scientists who go above and beyond in their efforts to communicate climate change

I am humbled beyond measure to be receiving the Stephen H. Schneider Award for Outstanding Science Communication from Climate One this year.

drawdown.org/news/climate...

“It’s kind of a shocking number."

The median age of first-time home buyers in the U.S. hit an all-time high of 40 in 2025, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors. nyti.ms/4hKc58V

Anglo-Teck gatecrashers should bide their time Rivals keen to bulk up their copper holdings might get a better chance once the deal closes

Anglo-Teck gatecrashers should bide their time on.ft.com/4phAc1B | opinion

The current MP for Ilam sure does things differently from the last.
(Me, it’s me!)

FYI despite *everything* (and while taking staff safety extremely seriously) we didn’t trespass a single person from our office, let alone the entire Mall.

#nzpol

Mechanism of #autophagy initiation by transmembrane selective autophagy receptors
@elias-adriaenssens.bsky.social & @martenslab.bsky.social review emerging mechanistic differences between soluble and transmembrane autophagy receptors
www.embopress.org/doi/full/10....