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Omg I can hear all those delayed United flights arriving now

I'd say Lawrence, KS has done this fairly well. there's still a core downtown + campus area and if you want to pretend it's 1974 (when my mom graduated) or 2001 (when I did), you can. but there's a fair amount of growth to the south and west.

AI, BLS, and (Not) 90 Deals Sirens: A Bombshell production · Episode

NEW @sirenspod.bsky.social of epic proportions:

Everyone lost their minds when the president fired the BLS commissioner on jobs day - why is that, and why does having an independent federal statistical apparatus matter for, well, everything? Plus...
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This

if you're ever missing DC or thinking "I wonder what the Pentagon is up to?" check out @sirenspod.bsky.social!

This piece is v good. And highlights all the ways in which we are, at best, shooting ourselves in the foot wrt China.

I thought that piece was so smart.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Five soldiers were shot on Wednesday at the Army's Fort Stewart in Georgia, the base said in a social media post.

Podcasters talking about their favorite podcasts is a bit on the nose.

But I couldn't resist shouting out @samsanders.bsky.social (best cultural commentary out there) and @bookriotpod.bsky.social from @bookriot.bsky.social (and not just bc the hosts not only went to KU & SMNW!).

They "don't believe in erasing American history." Unless you're talking about slavery. Or the genocide of Indigenous people. Or Japanese internment camps. Or the Tulsa massacre. Or Jim Crow. Or January 6th.

The Senate are the biggest bunch of rubes in the world

“we reviewed the science, listened to the experts, and completely ignored it all because we are fuckin dumbasses who want millions of people to die”

are you saying that with a scottish/russian accent?

let's not just focus on the women

NGL, was amazing

a black and white photo of two men talking to each other . one of the men is wearing a hat . Alt: A scene from Young Frankenstein

Family member said they wanted to see Young Frankenstein for the first time tonight. But it's not streaming anywhere, nor even available to rent digitally. So we got a copy at the library. God bless both libraries and physical media.

I never hear my own midwestern accent so much as when I listen to the mix on @sirenspod.bsky.social.

literally the basis of, and I took that personally!

Last summer in Norway, I did went on a sauna boat in the fjord. You hang out in the sauna, then jump in the water. I was skeptical, but it was incredible.

(I am not interested in just sitting in an ice bath, however.)

Google used to be a verb

this work saved millions of lives in 2021, won the Nobel Prize in 2023, and is cancelled in 2025

Honestly it’s hard to say who loves this shit more - the press or the president

Harry Potter Audiobooks Reveals Cast Led By Hugh Laurie, Matthew Macfadyen, Riz Ahmed & Michelle Gomez; Cush Jumbo To Narrate; Release Dates Set Pottermore Publishing and Audible are unveiling the star-studded cast lineup for Harry Potter: The Full-Cast Audio Editions.

I don't think these actors are transphobes, but I am reminded of an interview I did with a well-loved performer in which I asked him how he could work with a certain indefensible person (not JKR) and he appeared to think very hard and then said, "It's a really big part." deadline.com/2025/08/harr...

the tourism impact will be immense! what are they doing?

one time i discovered that the ring i had assigned my mother on my phone was the ring she used for everyone. she was v pleased about this mind meld. i was...less so.

but it does seem deeper than just AGS. I'm trying to figure out the grievance narrative of the editors / senior staff. Is it just Meadow and Tony Soprano, 20 years later?

what. on. earth.

and like, to what end?

Do you follow baseball? Do you not follow baseball? It does not matter. Please listen to Phillies announcer John Kruk, with the team up by ten runs and not much happening, talking about what he learned at the Franklin Institute. You will not be sorry.