Looking to see if Bluesky has Maine historian juice. Short version: it appears that the first invocation of the Insurrection Act of 1807 was against the District of Maine, to prevent smuggling in violation of Jefferson's embargo against foreign trade. @colinwoodard.bsky.social 1/X

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i often think about how eons before cookie monster was conceived, or indeed before there were minds capable of conceiving, cookie monster was already there, waiting

Picked up the "future me" framing from a work colleague in 2024 and now use it in all contexts: "That is a problem for Future Tim" or "Future Tim will be really glad I did this."

The Wild Robot (def book + sequels, also movie) is hopepunk.

I look forward to these mundane Japanese Halloween costumes every year. I am “person who brings you weird gummies as a souvenir from their vacation.” www.spoon-tamago.com/jimi-mundane...

Genuinely no idea how skill acquisition happened pre-Internet. Books from the library? Find an elder in your community? Adult ed classes?