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Good news: We saved the bees. Bad news: We saved the wrong ones.

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Column | Good news: We saved the bees. Bad news: We saved the wrong ones.
Honeybees have never been in danger of extinction. But scientists are finding that they can accelerate the demise of native bee populations.
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February 6, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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If you're rich you get a tax cut, if you're not you have to work longer and harder. Populism! bsky.app/profile/atru...
Dr Oz: "If we could get the average American to start working a year earlier, right out of high school, or a year later -- not retire -- or work better during their lifetime because they're healthy, it would generate about $3 trillion to the US economy. That would more than remove the debt."
February 3, 2026 at 11:12 AM
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The entire administration thinks that everything is about trolling. They think trade deals between nations are about posturing instead of being about *trade*. It’s infantile and destructive to everything we have.
Peter Navarro: "I was tempted to put something up on X and Gettr to the effect of, was Carney looking for a discount on fentanyl while he was over? I don't know what their strategy is. If Canada thinks they can use China as a bargaining chip, that doesn't end well."
January 17, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Norway ski jumping coaches suspended 18 months over suit-altering scandal www.nytimes.com/athletic/697...
Norway ski jumping coaches suspended 18 months over suit-altering scandal
The ruling from the FIS ethics committee said it was "time to put down a clear marker" about what is not acceptable in ski jumping.
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January 15, 2026 at 12:26 PM
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A long-lost newsreel of this march was discovered and restored quite recently and it is well worth watching—such a familiar route and It is extraordinary to see these brave people 108 years ago commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ne...
January 11, 2026 at 9:18 PM
What’s That Building? Century of Progress houses www.wbez.org/architecture...
What’s That Building? Century of Progress houses
Big changes are coming to three of these remnants of the early-1930s World’s Fair.
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January 11, 2026 at 2:08 PM
I’m New to Jazz. Where Do I Start?
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January 7, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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*Boop* got your nose!
This is Ollie. He found a perfectly placed carrot snack on his walk. Simply can't believe his luck. 13/10 best day ever (TT: maxime_aries)
January 5, 2026 at 11:55 PM
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This is a good summary. Worth the read. From @djrothkopf.bsky.social

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The FAFO Boys Are About to Find Out
The US is being run by a bunch of guys from the back of high school detention room
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January 4, 2026 at 1:37 PM
The MCG pitch, a two-day Ashes Test, millions of dollars lost and a curator in a ‘state of shock’ www.nytimes.com/athletic/692...
The MCG pitch, a two-day Ashes Test, millions of dollars lost and a curator in a ‘state of shock’
The MCG groundsman has explained why he left too much grass on the strip for the Boxing Day Test as the financial implications become clear
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December 29, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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The problem is not “corporate media” per se. It’s media owned by conglomerates. For most of US history, including the last 65 years when mainstream journalism had its Greatest Hits of speaking truth to power, it was owned by private interests. Who sometimes were mission driven, but also by profit.
December 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
As insurers retreat from Obamacare, a working family is caught in the squeeze

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As insurers retreat from Obamacare, a working family is caught in the squeeze
Consumers are left with few options and crushing prices as insurers offering Affordable Care Act plans pull out of some regions.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
December 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Pantone just updated their Color Of The Year
December 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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You’ve lost the plot as a presidential administration when Dr. Oz is on stage handwringing about the cost of balls
Dr Oz: "The creation of a penis costs on average in America $150,000 per child ... if you add testicles, that's extra"
December 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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13 years ago today.
December 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM