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A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
William Wordsworth
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
William Wordsworth
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· May 20
Biden Is Diagnosed With an Aggressive Form of Prostate Cancer
www.nytimes.com
Sending heartfelt wishes to President Biden and his family. As a centrist-leaning liberal, I’m grateful for the decency and steady leadership he brought. His presidency gave me four years of hope and stability. Thank you, Mr. President—I won’t forget it!
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/u...
Actually…Monty Python is back!
“…Mr Bostrom (a “legionnaire of the antichrist”) is more charitable. “I understand his frustration,” says Satan’s supposed operative….”
The Antichrist: he’s back!
economist.com/culture/2025...
“…Mr Bostrom (a “legionnaire of the antichrist”) is more charitable. “I understand his frustration,” says Satan’s supposed operative….”
The Antichrist: he’s back!
economist.com/culture/2025...
The Antichrist: he’s back!
Evidence of him is everywhere—or so says Peter Thiel
economist.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Actually…Monty Python is back!
“…Mr Bostrom (a “legionnaire of the antichrist”) is more charitable. “I understand his frustration,” says Satan’s supposed operative….”
The Antichrist: he’s back!
economist.com/culture/2025...
“…Mr Bostrom (a “legionnaire of the antichrist”) is more charitable. “I understand his frustration,” says Satan’s supposed operative….”
The Antichrist: he’s back!
economist.com/culture/2025...
Parental goals?
“…It is not just that exceptional performance in childhood did not predict exceptional performance as an adult. The two were actually negatively correlated, says Dr Güllich…”
Why child prodigies rarely become elite performers
economist.com/science-and-...
“…It is not just that exceptional performance in childhood did not predict exceptional performance as an adult. The two were actually negatively correlated, says Dr Güllich…”
Why child prodigies rarely become elite performers
economist.com/science-and-...
Why child prodigies rarely become elite performers
Hot-housing promising youngsters works—but not as well as you might think
economist.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Parental goals?
“…It is not just that exceptional performance in childhood did not predict exceptional performance as an adult. The two were actually negatively correlated, says Dr Güllich…”
Why child prodigies rarely become elite performers
economist.com/science-and-...
“…It is not just that exceptional performance in childhood did not predict exceptional performance as an adult. The two were actually negatively correlated, says Dr Güllich…”
Why child prodigies rarely become elite performers
economist.com/science-and-...
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President Emmanuel Macron:
“Where Ukraine was eminently dependent on American intelligence capabilities by an overwhelming majority a year ago, today two-thirds are provided by France. Two-thirds.”
“Where Ukraine was eminently dependent on American intelligence capabilities by an overwhelming majority a year ago, today two-thirds are provided by France. Two-thirds.”
January 15, 2026 at 3:26 PM
President Emmanuel Macron:
“Where Ukraine was eminently dependent on American intelligence capabilities by an overwhelming majority a year ago, today two-thirds are provided by France. Two-thirds.”
“Where Ukraine was eminently dependent on American intelligence capabilities by an overwhelming majority a year ago, today two-thirds are provided by France. Two-thirds.”
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Watched hoomom shovel snow today. Exhausted. Stay warm. Sleep well. Love you all. Hugs ,💤💙💤
January 16, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Watched hoomom shovel snow today. Exhausted. Stay warm. Sleep well. Love you all. Hugs ,💤💙💤
These are frontline healthcare workers. Please be kind.
“Customers are blaming us for everything — for every denial, every medication that’s too expensive, or that it’s not ready — even though most of the time it’s not our fault…”
(If you’re a pharmacist reading this: you’re not invisible. Thanks)
“Customers are blaming us for everything — for every denial, every medication that’s too expensive, or that it’s not ready — even though most of the time it’s not our fault…”
(If you’re a pharmacist reading this: you’re not invisible. Thanks)
Pharmacists' Risk of Suicide Higher Than the General Public
Study suggests job problems were common; 'we're not just counting pills,' researcher says
www.medpagetoday.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:26 PM
These are frontline healthcare workers. Please be kind.
“Customers are blaming us for everything — for every denial, every medication that’s too expensive, or that it’s not ready — even though most of the time it’s not our fault…”
(If you’re a pharmacist reading this: you’re not invisible. Thanks)
“Customers are blaming us for everything — for every denial, every medication that’s too expensive, or that it’s not ready — even though most of the time it’s not our fault…”
(If you’re a pharmacist reading this: you’re not invisible. Thanks)
Our family moved to the US in 1983...already a huge rock-and-roll fan, John Mellencamp’s Pink Houses was one of the first songs (and videos) I really bonded with in a new country.
Those lyrics made me feel like this was a country I could believe in—and be proud of.
Respect, Mr. Mellencamp. 💗
Those lyrics made me feel like this was a country I could believe in—and be proud of.
Respect, Mr. Mellencamp. 💗
The Chain-Smoking Rock Star Who Made Indiana Football Hurt So Good
From a wooden shack atop the stadium, John Mellencamp has overseen the team’s transformation from laughingstock to No. 1.
www.wsj.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Our family moved to the US in 1983...already a huge rock-and-roll fan, John Mellencamp’s Pink Houses was one of the first songs (and videos) I really bonded with in a new country.
Those lyrics made me feel like this was a country I could believe in—and be proud of.
Respect, Mr. Mellencamp. 💗
Those lyrics made me feel like this was a country I could believe in—and be proud of.
Respect, Mr. Mellencamp. 💗
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I am sure Mike Tomlin has a long professional runway ahead of him. But his accomplishments with the Steelers are legendary.
Not one losing season. The stat that stands out in a rabidly competitive league. 💗
Why Mike Tomlin belongs among the giants in NFL history www.nytimes.com/athletic/696...
Not one losing season. The stat that stands out in a rabidly competitive league. 💗
Why Mike Tomlin belongs among the giants in NFL history www.nytimes.com/athletic/696...
Why Mike Tomlin belongs among the giants in NFL history
Consider everything Tomlin represents, and his longevity-kissed Steelers tenure occupies a place among the NFL's most remarkable tales.
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:39 PM
I am sure Mike Tomlin has a long professional runway ahead of him. But his accomplishments with the Steelers are legendary.
Not one losing season. The stat that stands out in a rabidly competitive league. 💗
Why Mike Tomlin belongs among the giants in NFL history www.nytimes.com/athletic/696...
Not one losing season. The stat that stands out in a rabidly competitive league. 💗
Why Mike Tomlin belongs among the giants in NFL history www.nytimes.com/athletic/696...
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Vietnamese people made to watch as U.S. soldiers burn down their houses and village.
This clip is from the 1965 CBS report by Morley Safer titled 'The Cam Ne Incident' where U.S. marines burned down 150 homes in Cam Ne as they searched for
Viet Cong activity.
This clip is from the 1965 CBS report by Morley Safer titled 'The Cam Ne Incident' where U.S. marines burned down 150 homes in Cam Ne as they searched for
Viet Cong activity.
January 14, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Vietnamese people made to watch as U.S. soldiers burn down their houses and village.
This clip is from the 1965 CBS report by Morley Safer titled 'The Cam Ne Incident' where U.S. marines burned down 150 homes in Cam Ne as they searched for
Viet Cong activity.
This clip is from the 1965 CBS report by Morley Safer titled 'The Cam Ne Incident' where U.S. marines burned down 150 homes in Cam Ne as they searched for
Viet Cong activity.
I’ve always admired Aaron Rodgers — a relentlessly reflective guy who keeps trying to grow.
He can be prickly at times, but he’s spent his whole career in a prickly league. His comments here — especially about former coaches — feel like a snapshot of someone taking stock of his path.
Respect.
He can be prickly at times, but he’s spent his whole career in a prickly league. His comments here — especially about former coaches — feel like a snapshot of someone taking stock of his path.
Respect.
Matt LaFleur ‘speechless’ after Aaron Rodgers’ passionate defense of Packers coach
After Pittsburgh's season ended, Rodgers not only stood up for his current coach, Mike Tomlin, but for his former coach, Matt LaFleur.
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:55 AM
I’ve always admired Aaron Rodgers — a relentlessly reflective guy who keeps trying to grow.
He can be prickly at times, but he’s spent his whole career in a prickly league. His comments here — especially about former coaches — feel like a snapshot of someone taking stock of his path.
Respect.
He can be prickly at times, but he’s spent his whole career in a prickly league. His comments here — especially about former coaches — feel like a snapshot of someone taking stock of his path.
Respect.
Good news to start 2026. Go Bernie — the OG champion for working people. 🙏🏽
Nineteen states raised their minimum wage starting this month, providing a pay bump to an estimated 8.3 million workers.
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
Nineteen states raised their minimum wage starting this month, providing a pay bump to an estimated 8.3 million workers.
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
Sweeping Minimum-Wage Hikes Take Hold Across the Country
A mix of 19 states, both red and blue, bumped their minimum wages this month, several to over $15 an hour.
www.wsj.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Good news to start 2026. Go Bernie — the OG champion for working people. 🙏🏽
Nineteen states raised their minimum wage starting this month, providing a pay bump to an estimated 8.3 million workers.
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
Nineteen states raised their minimum wage starting this month, providing a pay bump to an estimated 8.3 million workers.
www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
Toooo good!
“…When Hoover once scrawled “Watch the borders” on one of the memoranda that passed across his desk, agents were reportedly dispatched to America’s frontiers with Mexico and Canada. It turned out that he was in fact concerned about the width of the margins on the document…”
“…When Hoover once scrawled “Watch the borders” on one of the memoranda that passed across his desk, agents were reportedly dispatched to America’s frontiers with Mexico and Canada. It turned out that he was in fact concerned about the width of the margins on the document…”
How bosses unwittingly exert power
Messages can be received, even if none have actually been sent
economist.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Toooo good!
“…When Hoover once scrawled “Watch the borders” on one of the memoranda that passed across his desk, agents were reportedly dispatched to America’s frontiers with Mexico and Canada. It turned out that he was in fact concerned about the width of the margins on the document…”
“…When Hoover once scrawled “Watch the borders” on one of the memoranda that passed across his desk, agents were reportedly dispatched to America’s frontiers with Mexico and Canada. It turned out that he was in fact concerned about the width of the margins on the document…”
Still an optimist, even in tough times. If each of us helps just a little, the math starts to work in our favor—because there are millions of people who care. That adds up. 🤞🏽💗
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Millions of soon-to-be uninsured Americans are looking for a 'plan B'
In January, millions of Americans will face more costly premiums on their ACA health plans. Some will go without insurance, pay out of pocket to see doctors, and use special prescription drug plans.
www.npr.org
December 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Still an optimist, even in tough times. If each of us helps just a little, the math starts to work in our favor—because there are millions of people who care. That adds up. 🤞🏽💗
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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The thing here is that he stole $39,000,000 from Medicaid and only got 3 years in the first place.
Trump pardoned him anyway.
www.mcknights.com/news/skyline...
Trump pardoned him anyway.
www.mcknights.com/news/skyline...
Skyline’s Schwartz ordered to state prison, despite federal pardon
A former nursing home owner pardoned by President Trump in a $39 million fraud case still must report to prison this month to serve time on a state conviction, an Arkansas judge ruled Thursday.
www.mcknights.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:20 AM
The thing here is that he stole $39,000,000 from Medicaid and only got 3 years in the first place.
Trump pardoned him anyway.
www.mcknights.com/news/skyline...
Trump pardoned him anyway.
www.mcknights.com/news/skyline...
Armani’s suits—and the Hollywood style they carried—sparked my imagination early on.
Like my Dad, I’ve always loved clothes and shoes.
Giorgio Armani felt like a singular presence in that world: elegant, disciplined, quietly revolutionary.
Salute. RIP.
economist.com/obituary/202...
Like my Dad, I’ve always loved clothes and shoes.
Giorgio Armani felt like a singular presence in that world: elegant, disciplined, quietly revolutionary.
Salute. RIP.
economist.com/obituary/202...
Giorgio Armani freed the forms of both men and women
The Italian master-designer of a whole lifestyle died on September 4th, aged 91
economist.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Armani’s suits—and the Hollywood style they carried—sparked my imagination early on.
Like my Dad, I’ve always loved clothes and shoes.
Giorgio Armani felt like a singular presence in that world: elegant, disciplined, quietly revolutionary.
Salute. RIP.
economist.com/obituary/202...
Like my Dad, I’ve always loved clothes and shoes.
Giorgio Armani felt like a singular presence in that world: elegant, disciplined, quietly revolutionary.
Salute. RIP.
economist.com/obituary/202...
Thought-provoking piece. Maybe the question isn’t “peak human,” but what level of human presence the planet can sustainably support—equitably, and in balance with nature.
A fertility slowdown may be less a crisis than a chance to rethink scale and stewardship.
A fertility slowdown may be less a crisis than a chance to rethink scale and stewardship.
Don’t panic about the global fertility crash
A world with fewer people would not be all bad
economist.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Thought-provoking piece. Maybe the question isn’t “peak human,” but what level of human presence the planet can sustainably support—equitably, and in balance with nature.
A fertility slowdown may be less a crisis than a chance to rethink scale and stewardship.
A fertility slowdown may be less a crisis than a chance to rethink scale and stewardship.
This article is money! 🤑
As an intermediate snowboarder and an amateur-but-serious photographer, doing the homework on the right gear actually leveled up my winter game. ❄️📸
Worth a read if you’re trying to stay warm and look cool doing it — literally.
www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us...
As an intermediate snowboarder and an amateur-but-serious photographer, doing the homework on the right gear actually leveled up my winter game. ❄️📸
Worth a read if you’re trying to stay warm and look cool doing it — literally.
www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us...
I run over 20 miles a week in the winter. Here's everything I wear to stay warm
A winter run can leave you feeling invigorated – as long as you don’t neglect layering up against the cold
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
This article is money! 🤑
As an intermediate snowboarder and an amateur-but-serious photographer, doing the homework on the right gear actually leveled up my winter game. ❄️📸
Worth a read if you’re trying to stay warm and look cool doing it — literally.
www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us...
As an intermediate snowboarder and an amateur-but-serious photographer, doing the homework on the right gear actually leveled up my winter game. ❄️📸
Worth a read if you’re trying to stay warm and look cool doing it — literally.
www.theguardian.com/thefilter-us...
Love is love.
Murray Hill Knows How to Put on a Show. This One Doubled as a Wedding. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/s...
Murray Hill Knows How to Put on a Show. This One Doubled as a Wedding. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/s...
Murray Hill Knows How to Put on a Show. This One Doubled as a Wedding.
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Love is love.
Murray Hill Knows How to Put on a Show. This One Doubled as a Wedding. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/s...
Murray Hill Knows How to Put on a Show. This One Doubled as a Wedding. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/s...
I've Survived Two School Shootings. I Implore You to Speak Up. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
Opinion | I've Survived Two School Shootings. I Implore You to Speak Up.
As a future physician, I believe all clinicians have a duty to fight against gun violence
www.medpagetoday.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I've Survived Two School Shootings. I Implore You to Speak Up. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
I respect this man so deeply. I am against capital punishment, and I cannot imagine the Herculean task this man faces as he records that which even the Fates probably recoil from.
Florida Had a Record Number of Executions in 2025. He Witnessed Them All. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Florida Had a Record Number of Executions in 2025. He Witnessed Them All. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Florida Had a Record Number of Executions in 2025. He Witnessed Them All.
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I respect this man so deeply. I am against capital punishment, and I cannot imagine the Herculean task this man faces as he records that which even the Fates probably recoil from.
Florida Had a Record Number of Executions in 2025. He Witnessed Them All. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Florida Had a Record Number of Executions in 2025. He Witnessed Them All. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
Lots of spitting & snotting in team sports on grass or turf. I’m puzzled.
Don’t these pros realize they’re (1) sliding into their own spit and snot, (2) doing this on what is essentially their workplace, and (3) potentially increasing slip-related injury risk on dry fields?
Still puzzling. 🤔
Don’t these pros realize they’re (1) sliding into their own spit and snot, (2) doing this on what is essentially their workplace, and (3) potentially increasing slip-related injury risk on dry fields?
Still puzzling. 🤔
December 14, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Lots of spitting & snotting in team sports on grass or turf. I’m puzzled.
Don’t these pros realize they’re (1) sliding into their own spit and snot, (2) doing this on what is essentially their workplace, and (3) potentially increasing slip-related injury risk on dry fields?
Still puzzling. 🤔
Don’t these pros realize they’re (1) sliding into their own spit and snot, (2) doing this on what is essentially their workplace, and (3) potentially increasing slip-related injury risk on dry fields?
Still puzzling. 🤔
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All of these new rulings don’t just affect today, they rewrite precedent. Trump still has three years left, and whatever expanded powers the Court hands him now will automatically pass to the next president as well.
December 9, 2025 at 1:50 PM
All of these new rulings don’t just affect today, they rewrite precedent. Trump still has three years left, and whatever expanded powers the Court hands him now will automatically pass to the next president as well.
Such a good article. This is complicated stuff, but the writer raises an important point about culture and accountability in college sports. Worth the read.
Notre Dame’s opt-out crosses a new line — and college football is worse off for it www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
Notre Dame’s opt-out crosses a new line — and college football is worse off for it www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
Notre Dame’s opt-out crosses a new line — and college football is worse off for it
Notre Dame may be upset, but the point of playing football is to play football.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Such a good article. This is complicated stuff, but the writer raises an important point about culture and accountability in college sports. Worth the read.
Notre Dame’s opt-out crosses a new line — and college football is worse off for it www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
Notre Dame’s opt-out crosses a new line — and college football is worse off for it www.nytimes.com/athletic/687...
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I don’t know if you are aware of this. There is a Walk for Peace happening across America.
They are currently in Mississippi.
Unfortunately, one of the Buddhist monks was hit by a vehicle and had lost his leg in the process.
They are currently in Mississippi.
Unfortunately, one of the Buddhist monks was hit by a vehicle and had lost his leg in the process.
December 8, 2025 at 7:27 AM
I don’t know if you are aware of this. There is a Walk for Peace happening across America.
They are currently in Mississippi.
Unfortunately, one of the Buddhist monks was hit by a vehicle and had lost his leg in the process.
They are currently in Mississippi.
Unfortunately, one of the Buddhist monks was hit by a vehicle and had lost his leg in the process.
What a good guy. A special team. And a deserving city. 🤛🏽💗
youtube.com/watch?v=_5_Z...
youtube.com/watch?v=_5_Z...
Exclusive Behind-The-Scenes Look at Josh Allen’s Legacy at The University of Wyoming | Buffalo Bills
YouTube video by Buffalo Bills
youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:49 PM
What a good guy. A special team. And a deserving city. 🤛🏽💗
youtube.com/watch?v=_5_Z...
youtube.com/watch?v=_5_Z...