Darren Hellwege

The Memecoin Casino : Planet Money What do Moo Deng the pygmy hippo, social media sensation Hawk Tuah, and the President of the United States all have in common? They've all inspired highly valuable, highly volatile memecoins. The…

Iggy Azalea, Haliey Welch (aka The Hawk Tuah Girl), and even the President of the United States all have memecoins. So, what is up with this speculative currency, and why does it suddenly seem to be everywhere? It all traces back to an inquisitive shiba inu.

BREAKING: I've heard from two sources at the Department of Energy that many or all of the department's probationary employees are being fired today. I'm not sure whether the firings affect NNSA as well.

Photo of Henry Aaron.

For #BlackHistoryMonth, Mike Huber’s SABR Games Project article on the only inside-the-park home run of Henry Aaron’s major-league career.

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If you love a hat, set it free.

I really hope someone has a boombox blasting Fight The Power there.

Stress and uncertainty at Head Start and clinics as federal health funding system sputters Many groups that rely on a federal payment portal started experiencing problems accessing funds last week. HHS says "technical issues" are to blame and lag times continue.

Many groups that rely on a federal payment portal started experiencing problems accessing funds last week. HHS says "technical issues" are to blame and lag times continue.

Lovely day for some footy ☀️

Throughout the last couple of days we've heard and read excellent coverage from our colleagues at WWNO, Houston Public Media and Gulf States Newsroom.

Catchers are always underrated and undervalued.

It isn't, it was the gun thing at the end. Dumb move by Worthy.

The crash and fire on WB I-70 is being cleared and 70 is re-opened at MM125. Please drive carefully there are still responders on scene.

Opinion: Ruling in San Jose State volleyball case reveals farce of transgender hysteria

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The history of one of Washington's weirdest traditions: the turkey pardon The history of the presidential turkey pardon is often misremembered. Here are the fowl facts.

The history of the presidential turkey pardon is often misremembered. Here are the fowl facts.

Books We Love Here are 350+ great reads from 2024 hand-picked just for you by NPR staff and trusted critics.

Books We Love returns with 350+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 12 years of recommendations all in one place — that's nearly 4,000 great reads.

And you can hear an otherwise perfect Wait Wait this morning at 10 and Sunday at noon on KBIA!

Our friend @petersagal.bsky.social was mistaken this morning. Not only has Lawrence Kansas in a prior TV show, it was home to great destruction and suffering from a nuclear blast in The Day After. Somebody Somewhere is much more pleasant, and in spite of being a Mizzou partisan I like Larryville.

For All Things Considered - Asheville just got drinkable water back, but some communities in N.C. are still waiting & also lack wastewater disposal. (Spruce Pine just got water back today).

www.npr.org/2024/11/21/n...

Trump nominates Wall Street investor Scott Bessent as treasury secretary President-elect Trump nominated Bessent, a former protégé of George Soros to be his next treasury secretary.

JUST IN: President-elect Trump nominated Bessent, a former protégé of George Soros, to be his next treasury secretary.

Former Rep. Matt Gaetz withdraws as attorney general nominee Allegations of sex trafficking and drug use threatened to derail Matt Gaetz's nomination as attorney general.

Breaking news:
www.npr.org/2024/11/21/g...

Bluesky, a social media alternative to X, sees huge growth after Trump's election win Social media site Bluesky is exploding with growth, adding more than 1 million users a day. New interest is being driven by users fed up with Elon Musk's X. We talk to Bluesky CEO Jay Graber.

Bluesky is exploding with growth, adding more than 1 million users a day.

New interest is being driven by users fed up with Elon Musk's X. @bobbyallyn.bsky.social talks to @bsky.app CEO Jay Graber.

Thank you.

BREAKING pledge drive update:

Logan Ndenbe smiling at the camera, holding up a peace sign as he walks out to a training session.

Hello, Bluesky! 🦋

You've found the official account of #SportingKC!

🏆🏆🏆🏆 4x U.S. Open Cup Champion
⭐️⭐️ 2x MLS Cup Champion
🛡️ 1x MLS Supporters' Shield Winner

Yeah!!!

Starting soon! Go Current!

Why Don’t College Football Players Wear Knee Pads? - GameDay Culture NFL and college football players previously wore knee pads. Why don’t college football players wear knee pads anymore?

You aren't the first asking the question. Here's some interesting answers:
gamedayculture.com/college-foot...

Tony asking the deep, meaningful questions.

An infographic from the News Literacy Project titled "In brief: News media bias"

🧵 Why do so many people feel "the media" is biased, yet virtually no one feels news coverage is biased in ways that favor their views/beliefs? What counts as bias in news? Who gets to decide?

This @newslitproject.bsky.social infographic helps explore this nuanced topic:
newslit.org/educators/re...

Thanks for the follow @spencerhumphrey.bsky.social
He did my path in reverse, going from Columbia to OKC.