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kitten lying on back on bed Luge cat practices in its sleep

It just happens that back in 2014 I made a bunch of Winter Olympic Lolcats. Let's have a look!

Back when shoulder pads were shoulder pads...

Update: I just received an invite to an INEOS drive event in March. I replied to explain that I would not be providing the company with any media attention due to the bigoted comments of its owner.

We are under no obligation to rubber stamp the actions of billionaires. We have a choice, and a voice

YouTube video by The Planetary Society Carl Sagan unveils the Pale Blue Dot image

Today is the 36th anniversary of the pale blue dot picture. Yesterday we did a journal club about a classic Sagan paper and my grad student BP ended by sharing this video. I’d heard the more polished pale blue dot speech so many times but I find this one to be more human

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YouTube video by Automation Avenue How to FORCE YouTube to Sort by Date

I saw this video 2 days ago. No idea if it works or if this was removed too, YMMV.

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Chase Daniel - Personalized videos on Cameo Chase Daniel on Cameo! Cameo lets you request a personalized video message for any occasion.

Breaking: I’m on Cameo.

▪️Yes, I will roast your friend’s terrible QB opinions.
▪️Yes, I will hype your team.
▪️No, I will never make a video for Kansas fans
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Why Elon Musk has misunderstood the point of Star Trek As Elon Musk and Pete Hegseth talk about wanting to make Star Trek real, long-time fan Chanda Prescod-Weinstein says they've misconstrued the heart of the story

As Elon Musk and Pete Hegseth talk about wanting to make Star Trek real, long-time fan Chanda Prescod-Weinstein says they've misconstrued the heart of the story

That's no moon.........

#41: DCA Airspace, the NTSB & Congress: Part 1 in a series In its recent meeting on the January 2025 midair, the NTSB failed to evaluate how congressional interference over DCA airspace has impacted its flight safety.

Newsletter just went out to subscribers. It's Part 1 because I only made it thru the '80s in looking at how politicians have been involved in DCA airspace rules.

It's so easy to blame the FAA, but we can not ignore Congress. /1 colleenmondor.substack.com/p/41-dca-air...

Typically, the humiliation of a no-bill is that prosecutors could not persuade a *majority* of grand jurors to indict on a relatively low burden of proof.

Every single grand juror knew this case was a disgrace, per this reporting. 🔽

Olympics Day 5: A biathlete shoots his shot (derogatory) TMI from a Norwegian biathlete, USA curling meets a Swedish sniper, and another Olympic bummer for Mikaela Shiffrin

This is great Olympic coverage, actually makes it interesting and makes me want to watch. sports.beehiiv.com/p/olympics-d... by @rodger.bsky.social

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Good. Morning. 😍

Well said!

I was around when the #Patriots lost a Super Bowl 46 to 10. This is not worse than that. But this defense is just as good.

They deserve this win.

Is it me or has NBC done very few replays

Downside of giving a short field knowing that one more field goal is death is too much for me. Worked out with a good punt and defense stand.

I believe in a lot of the analytics but it is not perfect.

Does that stand change your mind at all?

I feel that. The other day Spelling Bee did not recognize "ullage"...

Thanks to Trump's Big Ugly Bill, Amazon saw its corporate income taxes shrink by more than HALF last year, even as its profits climbed.

But instead of investing the savings into their workforce, Amazon just announced thousands of layoffs and plans to spend $200B on AI.

Textbook corporate greed.

Patriots Friday

🏈12:45p PT: Practice

NOTES: OT Will Campbell's final "Weekend Update"...No more media interviews...CB Christian Gonzalez on WR Jaxson Smith-Njigba: "Smooth in and out of breaks, looks like he's not running"...DT Milton Williams: Doubters "give me more fuel".

#RedSox salary dump Jordan Hicks (plus cash and prospect David Sandlin) to #WhiteSox for 22-year-old pitching prospect Gage Ziehl according to multiple reports.

Hicks, part of the return for Rafael Devers, pitched to an 8.20 ERA, 1.982 WHIP, and 51 ERA+ in 21 appearances for BOS in 2025.

Twenty-three years ago today, seven astronauts never made it home when we lost space shuttle Columbia. It was a tragedy that changed space exploration and reminded us of its incredible risks. I think about their families every Feb. 1st. Their sacrifice will never be forgotten.

#40: Guardian Flight, the FAA & Three Fatality Crashes Guardian Flight crashed in 2019, 2022 & 2023; eleven people died.

Newsletter is out - this one on air ambulance operator Guardian Flight. I'm working on a lot of DCA midair and FAA stuff but we talk way too little about medevac, which is Part 135, and so I spent some time on these accidents. colleenmondor.substack.com/p/40-guardia...

Let’s goooooo 🎉

You can check these every day on Baseball Savant 🙌

You called it - shoulder for Maye

Patriots injury report (projected if there was practice):

RIP Challenger crew. 40 years ago this morning. 🫡 😢

Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases

Cleaning out the notebook from the Patriots’ 10-7 win over the Broncos in the AFC Championship Game … with a peek ahead to Super Bowl LX vs. the Seahawks.

Curious: Did posting this thread help motivate you to do it? Seems like it would help in a small way