It’s occasionally said you aren’t truly dead until you’re completely forgotten. By that measure, Mr Reiner will live as long as humanity, and we’ll all be better for it.

TPB is one of perhaps 3 films I’ve seen in excess of 20 times. When my wife and I were first talking, I was the first to say “I love you” - but what I really said was “As you wish.”

One of my fondest memories of the pandemic is the fundraiser for WisDems that Rob Reiner and Cary Elwes ringled, for a Zoom script reading of The Princess Bride. All the surviving original cast was there, and Mandy Patinkin still has Inigo’s sword.

Yup. (I’m in the district he wants to represent.) my intended point was that he’s been at it longer, and is seeing consequences from DoD.

@maryharris.bsky.social listening to today’s show w/ Gen Lepper, I need to point out that IL Nat’l Guard CPT Dylan Blaha - who is also running for Congress in the 13th District - posted a similar message when the NG was first deployed to Chicago. In retaliation, his security clearance was revoked

There’s a reason that the prizes are generally seen as extremely high honors. And as big a fan as I also am of the Ig-Nobels, there’s something I find in the current moment that’s cheapening everything.

There are lots of ways to mock 47. But let’s leave this one alone, please.

Ok, I need to take my Indivisible hat off and speak as me for a moment. Trump’s naked angling for a Nobel Prize is gross (and no way should he ever even be considered), but there’s also something with the Newsm memes right now that I find distasteful.

Hey @udelaware.bsky.social and @wisc.edu - I have often spoken well of my experiences at each place, and would return to work for either in a heartbeat. If you follow Columbia’s lead, that will change.

Baby Platypuses to cleanse the timeline

All the stuff on my @threadless.bsky.social
shop goes on sale on Monday yall! Follow for updates :) working on a few more #wotskies designs

ALA raises alarm over termination of Digital Equity Act grants. Show up for our libraries, American Library Association.

ALA is alarmed by the termination of the Digital Equity Act grants program, a seismic investment in America's digital infrastructure.

This abrupt & illegal termination is extremely concerning for the libraries relying on funding to connect their communities. More: www.ala.org/news/2025/05...

Would you accept, “Romance is mostly not my thing, unless it involves spies or the supernatural?”

I think that question of “are you foregrounding the world or the relationships, and what content indicators would the MPAA use” is a good heuristic. Relationships, and/or R for nudity? Probably PNR. PG-13 and/or R for violence? Probably UF.

But “probably” does a lot of heavy lifting.

I’ve stayed away from romantasy discourse b/c I don’t have the familiarity with the books that tend to spark that conversation. But I was working in a bookstore during the UF vs PNR debate days (‘04-‘07 for me). 1/2

Anything by @garthnix.bsky.social is worth taking the time to read.

Two nights ago my wife and I went to dinner with another couple and they told us how proud they were of their son and we traded pics of the crows we’ve befriended, talked music and I introduced them to Bob Vylan and this guy has utterly detached himself
from that human experience. It is beyond sad.

A person holding a sign that lists the do's and don'ts of donating food, with items categorized into what should be donated and what should not. Do donate canned foods, canned protein, peanut butter, whole grain pasta, and brown rice. Don't donate expired items, leftovers, homemade food, items that require refrigeration, opened food, or things you wouldn't eat.

Goodnight, friends.

Since groceries are in the news, if you're able to donate a few bucks to your local foodbank or help restock a neighborhood food pantry, please do it. We need to take care of one another.

I love you.

2nd-Place Runner in High School Race Rips Maine GOP Lawmaker for Attacking Trans Winner | Common Dreams "I don't feel like first place was taken from me. Instead, I feel like a happy day was turned ugly by a bully who is using children to make political points."

A high school freshman takes transphobic Maine politicians to task for bullying the trans girl who beat her in a race.

Kudos to you, Anelise Feldman.

Did you know Bluesky has a setting that will remind you to add alt text before posting any images?

Global Accessibility Awareness Day is a great day to help you get that set up.

Go to "Settings," then "Accessibility." Select the checkbox for "Require alt text before posting."

#GAAD #GAAD2025

A photograph of Louis Bamberger, seated on the right, wearing a mustache and bowler hat, and his sister Caroline Bamberger Fuld, standing on the left, wearing a fur hat and shawl

Let's talk about these two department store owners: brother and sister Louis Bamberger and Caroline Bamberger Fuld. From Newark, New Jersey.

They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵

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Congratulations to all the creators, academics, publishers, and journalists nominated for Eisner Awards this year! #Comics are better because y’all are here.

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Might even still have a relevant book chapter in the basement at home.

Let me know if you get blowback and from where. If m willing to help gave your back, possibly with relevant receipts (such as Wakefield’s conflict of interest).

Might help if we taxed the churches, too. I think there’s a (weak) argument that not doing so infringes on my right to not have any form of religion.

A crocheted blue manta ray that looks suspiciously full!

The entire crocheted fish class hanging out on Mr. Ray's back. 7 crochet fish in all and the manta ray is 30 inches wide!

Mr. Ray! You're not supposed to eat your students 🙄 Thank goodness everyone is okay 🧶❤️

I mean, you could write smut & split the difference?

For Mrs Jeff, the remarks are always on Nynaeve (enviously). For me, it’s Alanna.

I know the Rhuarc and Sevanna thirst has been out there, but it doesn’t trigger for anybody in my household. 🤷🏼‍♂️

Signs of the times. Please share #laloalcaraz cartoons! #WhiteRefugees vs #BrownDeportees

Newark Airport Had 3 Controllers on Duty When the Goal Is 14

It’s very strange that this article on the staffing issues at Newark Airport doesn’t mention the fact that DOGE fired 400 FAA employees a few months ago, and union officials warned about exactly these kinds of shortages.