Mel Minzes

A word of caution, according to NOAA, Phil has only been right 30% of the time over the last decade.

Sometimes you use a pen that turns out to write way better than you thought it would and oh man that’s the good stuff

Metro Rewind is going to peer pressure me into riding the silver line to Dulles…

Top-Gun Navy Pilots Fly at the Extremes. Their Brains May Suffer. A confidential Navy program is studying whether intense fighter jet operations can cause devastating brain injuries in flight crews.

“Officially, the Navy denies that there is a problem.”

A thread worth your five minutes to read.

*Santa Rosa Mall Easter Bunny
*Hostess
*Waitress
*11th hole grill girl
*Cigarette butt picker upper
*Collecting unpaid money from insurance companies that never paid up at a Auto Body Shop

Thirteen and a half years ago in March 2011, a group of teenagers in Dara'a, Syria spray painted: "Your turn has come, doctor," in reference to Bashar al-Assad. They were arrested and tortured, which led to protests in what would become the Syrian uprising.

Today is for them.

Debra Tice just spoke at the National Press Club in DC: “Austin Tice is alive. Austin Tice is treated well, and there is no doubt about that.”

She says govt officials have confirmed her son, a journalist and Marine vet, is alive after 12 years of captivity. #Syria #BringAustinHome #FreeAustinTice

I'm mostly invested in this SEC championship game because of Suzanne from Later Daters. Horns down.

The US journalist Austin Tice has been Assad’s prisoner in Syria for a dozen years. With rebel forces advancing and freeing inmates across the country, hope is rising that Tice may soon, at long last, return home.

Feeling good about my life decisions right now, since I'm
not trying to stage an elaborate scene with a toy elf to start the holiday season.

The more you know 🌈

Husband: uh, who are the bad guys in this Aleppo thing?

Me: well, depends on who you are.

How to Take Notes (& Why) On reading less efficiently (with process photos); unpacking a sentence by Henry James

I love this too

“it’s a pleasure to pick up a book, years later, and see what lines I was struck by. (And also, since I’m that kind of person, finding receipts, ticket stubs, souvenirs of all kinds, stuck between the pages”
@garthgreenwell.bsky.social

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I endured this lie last night. 55 minutes later…

Insomnia is so much better here.

Finally.

The way Bluesky is responding to the Drake lawsuit is giving me hope for this app.

Yes! When public service is part of your value system and you get to serve Americans it’s super fulfilling, even when the work is grinding or frustrating!

Literally everyone rn.

ernie from sesame street is wearing a striped shirt and orange gloves ALT: ernie from sesame street is wearing a striped shirt and orange gloves

@wshcommanders.bsky.social trying to make me a fan for the past several months and then…

I know there is no algo on this site, but I am getting a lot of corgis in my feed suddenly 🤷‍♀️

Colorado’s Heisman duo of Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders ready to continue win streak A breakfast meeting between Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter in Jackson, Mississippi sparked a lifelong friendship. A few years later, they're both Heisman Trophy candidates ready to continue leading...

Thankfully it’s Saturday, where joy is sparked by kids trying to kick field goals for cash and @db3-tip.bsky.social and the Buffs are playing.

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This is sadly a time when you may need Twitter and the @dieworkwear.bsky.social history of posts to guide your way… the limits of bsky finally found.

This is one of those moments where you can’t bring yourself to hit that little heart button.

Every restaurant table should have a hook underneath so we can put our bags there.

Despite a massive head start, BlueSky has now overtaken Threads in the US 👇