Sam Austin

Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.

Make it viral.

that's *miles finch*

you did not see this kitty pull a glizzy heist

good morning

Plymouth rings in new year with annual Big Cheese Drop The 19th annual Big Cheese Drop returned to Plymouth on New Year’s Eve, bringing families downtown for a festive celebration sponsored by Sartori and presented by the Plymouth Arts Center.

The 19th annual Big Cheese Drop returned to Plymouth on New Year’s Eve, bringing families downtown for a festive celebration sponsored by Sartori and presented by the Plymouth Arts Center.

Milwaukee’s skyline from the north showing the lakefront with lush green trees

Milwaukee’s skyline from the NW showing Beckum Park in the foreground

Milwaukee’s skyline from the north with Kadish Park in the foreground

Milwaukee’s skyline from the NW on a winter day with snow on the ground and a purple sky. Lake Michigan in the background.

Milwaukee’s skyline in spring, summer, fall and winter of 2025

When you see an ESB on tap, order an ESB if you want to see another ESB on tap.

David Lynch in the filming set speaking in the megaphone. He says “Okay, let's try that again, but this time good.”

Here’s to 2026

RFK Jr. wanted to endorse the Danish vaccine schedule. He was forced to pull back. Legal and political concerns prompted the health department to cancel a planned announcement on Friday, officials said.

This is a reminder of how much it matters that pediatricians, public health specialists, scientists and members of the public who care about vaccines and science based recommendations continue to speak up. Many voices break through.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

i know everyone's in nfl mode, but this volleyball is intense

Fingers crossed.
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YouTube video by Wisconsin Watch 85-year-old changes mind about transgender care ban after listening to transgender teen

As a longtime Wisconsin policy nerd, pretty crushing to hear of @wisconsineye.bsky.social going dark this week. An irreplaceable resource. Obviously, it's been there for the big events and votes...but this video hammers home how important it is for the small moments too.

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He's probably happy about that lol

The Matt Flynn Game
Brandon Jennings drops 55
Gwen Jorgensen Gold in Rio
Randall Simon v. The Italian Sausage

One of the most frustrating things about both parenting and politics is that it takes at least ten times longer to clean up a mess than to make the mess in the first place.

Came here for this one lol

If your origins are Southern Italian, Irish, Polish etc. some version of this claim - the immigrant is a criminal underclass incompatible with the true Americans - has been around forever. They hate that the idea of America is more important than any group.

We’ll probably never again see such a casual, celebratory, & memorable gathering of Jim Henson’s family of characters as is found in 1987’s A MUPPET FAMILY CHRISTMAS…

You will be visited by three spirits

YouTube video by 24hdaylight Home alone three reasons

i think about the way Buzz lists his three reasons as A/2/D way more than i should

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If you see this, repost with your model of positive masculinity.

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 2 is highlighting A Fateful Flourish, from one of my local sandhill cranes! I never get tired of watching them dance - prints of this and other things are out A Fateful Flourish on Darkroom
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It's almost as if child food insecurity is a policy choice. #Bioethics

CIDRAP’s Vaccine Integrity Project has released a major evidence review: 400+ studies/reports, 40 years of data—and the conclusion is unmistakable.

There is no evidence supporting a delay in the hepatitis B birth dose.

Full report: www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccine-inte...

commission it you cowards

Always felt cheated we didn't get a Wisconsin...

1. The Peshtigo Fire
2. Harvey Kuenn
3. Dugout canoes of Lake Mendota
4. The Ringling Bros
5. Harry Houdini
6. Otis Redding
7. Hodags
8. Milwaukee Bridge War
9. Chester Thordarson and Rock Island
10. Blatz Beer

MEPS seems to be gone as of now. This is very bad. These are critical pieces of data about health care and they belong to the American public.

If you see something (a bird),
say something (that's a little guy).