Photographer George Rice took this photo of some native children at Proven, Greenland, in the summer of 1881. A member of the ill fated Lady Franklin Bay expedition, Rice and all but a handful of the expedition members would perish. But at the time of this photo, the weather was glorious. (LOC)
November 12, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Photographer George Rice took this photo of some native children at Proven, Greenland, in the summer of 1881. A member of the ill fated Lady Franklin Bay expedition, Rice and all but a handful of the expedition members would perish. But at the time of this photo, the weather was glorious. (LOC)
For Veteran's Day, Ernie Pyle's most famous dispatch. Every veteran could have been Captain Waskow.
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The Death of Captain Waskow: Wartime Columns: Ernie Pyle: Indiana University
The Death of Captain Waskow
erniepyle.iu.edu
November 12, 2025 at 1:25 AM
For Veteran's Day, Ernie Pyle's most famous dispatch. Every veteran could have been Captain Waskow.
erniepyle.iu.edu/wartime-colu...
erniepyle.iu.edu/wartime-colu...
The greatest lie ever told- 'Tear here to open'.
November 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The greatest lie ever told- 'Tear here to open'.
The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's real and one's declared aims, one turns, as it were, instinctively to long words and exhausted idioms, like a cuttlefish squirting out ink.
George Orwell
George Orwell
November 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
The great enemy of clear language is insincerity. When there is a gap between one's real and one's declared aims, one turns, as it were, instinctively to long words and exhausted idioms, like a cuttlefish squirting out ink.
George Orwell
George Orwell
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coastal motel, wells, maine, 1978
November 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
coastal motel, wells, maine, 1978
Leftover lumber, can't draw a lick...
#makingstuff
#makingstuff
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Leftover lumber, can't draw a lick...
#makingstuff
#makingstuff
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Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.
A pair of rag men take a break from their labors in this 1896 NYC photo by Alice Austen. (Library of Congress)
November 11, 2025 at 6:26 AM
A pair of rag men take a break from their labors in this 1896 NYC photo by Alice Austen. (Library of Congress)
The most daring 15 minutes in human history. Descent to the lunar surface, July 20, 1969.
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Apollo 11 Lunar Module Powered Descent & Landing on Moon July 20, 1969
YouTube video by Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
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November 11, 2025 at 5:06 AM
The most daring 15 minutes in human history. Descent to the lunar surface, July 20, 1969.
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In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.
Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce
November 10, 2025 at 6:17 PM
In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.
Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce
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It’s critical that AI become part of global climate negotiations—not as an escape hatch for how it could save the planet, but as an urgent threat to people, wildlife, and the atmosphere, say Jean Su and John Fleming of @biologicaldiversity.org.
Behind AI Hype, Climate Consequences
AI’s massive energy use is giving fossil fuels a lifeline when they should be rapidly phased out in response to the climate emergency.
www.commondreams.org
November 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
It’s critical that AI become part of global climate negotiations—not as an escape hatch for how it could save the planet, but as an urgent threat to people, wildlife, and the atmosphere, say Jean Su and John Fleming of @biologicaldiversity.org.
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russia continues to bomb Ukraine, so they can steal power from Ukrainians. But true power lies within.
This woman knows: there will be time to plant seeds when spring comes. So she prepares for it, unfazed by darkness.
True power comes from the people. It can't be stolen.
This woman knows: there will be time to plant seeds when spring comes. So she prepares for it, unfazed by darkness.
True power comes from the people. It can't be stolen.
November 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
russia continues to bomb Ukraine, so they can steal power from Ukrainians. But true power lies within.
This woman knows: there will be time to plant seeds when spring comes. So she prepares for it, unfazed by darkness.
True power comes from the people. It can't be stolen.
This woman knows: there will be time to plant seeds when spring comes. So she prepares for it, unfazed by darkness.
True power comes from the people. It can't be stolen.
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It’s time for Speaker Johnson to cut the ridiculous excuses and do his job. Adelita Grijalva won an election more than 6 weeks ago, and she still hasn’t been sworn in to represent more than 800,000 Arizonans. Read her op-ed:
I was elected 6 weeks ago. Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear me in.
Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear me into office, an unprecedented and starkly undemocratic position that sets a very dangerous precedent.
www.usatoday.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
It’s time for Speaker Johnson to cut the ridiculous excuses and do his job. Adelita Grijalva won an election more than 6 weeks ago, and she still hasn’t been sworn in to represent more than 800,000 Arizonans. Read her op-ed:
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A heartwarming trend is spreading across Ukraine: cafés let kids “buy” drinks with autumn leaves, bringing a bit of joy and wonder amid Russia's brutal war.
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November 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
A heartwarming trend is spreading across Ukraine: cafés let kids “buy” drinks with autumn leaves, bringing a bit of joy and wonder amid Russia's brutal war.
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NYC street sweeper, 1896 photo by Alice Austen. (Library of Congress)
November 9, 2025 at 12:02 AM
NYC street sweeper, 1896 photo by Alice Austen. (Library of Congress)
She had the voice that could get you to rob a bank. There will never be another....
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The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
YouTube video by Roberta Flack - Topic
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November 8, 2025 at 3:34 AM
She had the voice that could get you to rob a bank. There will never be another....
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"However terrible the war and its consequent famine in Sudan is today, it can still get much worse"
From Alex de Waal, who knows Sudan better than anyone
www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r...
From Alex de Waal, who knows Sudan better than anyone
www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r...
Terror Returns to Darfur
Only American pressure can stop the killing in Sudan.
www.foreignaffairs.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
"However terrible the war and its consequent famine in Sudan is today, it can still get much worse"
From Alex de Waal, who knows Sudan better than anyone
www.foreignaffairs.com/guest-pass/r...
From Alex de Waal, who knows Sudan better than anyone
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Photographer HG Kaiser took this photo of a woman and her child in his Nome, Alaska studio in 1912. Pretty stunning. (Library of Congress)
November 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Photographer HG Kaiser took this photo of a woman and her child in his Nome, Alaska studio in 1912. Pretty stunning. (Library of Congress)
Is it the weekend yet?
1883 lithograph, Library of Congress
1883 lithograph, Library of Congress
November 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Is it the weekend yet?
1883 lithograph, Library of Congress
1883 lithograph, Library of Congress
“Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.”
― H.L. Mencken
― H.L. Mencken
November 6, 2025 at 9:28 PM
“Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.”
― H.L. Mencken
― H.L. Mencken
Wilderness survival skills, unmatched.
November 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Wilderness survival skills, unmatched.
St. Louis, 1918. Red Cross photo during the great influenza. (Library of Congress)
November 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
St. Louis, 1918. Red Cross photo during the great influenza. (Library of Congress)