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But that doesn't *feel* true. š
I thought they were overplaying it with the last name at first, but she may also be the first competent security chief in the history of the franchise.
Itās the best four minutes of the episode!
I hope you saw the post-credits scene
I also enjoyed Romulaāan. š¤£
That's a lot of conditional tense on the front end of that sentence.
And here I was thinking that the Oregon Trail game we played in junior high was retrospective rather than aspirational.
āThis 66-year-old tuba player just became LSU Tiger Band's oldest memberā Play (ing my sousaphone gives me chronic) Neck (pain) www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/...
I wish I did, but I am neither young nor, depending on whom you ask, professional. š
I am surprised that our metro area of nearly 600,000 has so little fiber available.
It switched *right* when he was about to retire, and 13 year old me remembers him saying āI am, in no way, taking back that paperwork to fill it out again in two years.ā
When my father was in the bureau, thatās why 55 was mandatory retirement.
Squirrel Nut Buttons
That was on Wilsonāno signal at all.
I donāt think those are the signs that get stolen. Itās ok if theyāre big enough to be seen on camera!
Did he signalā¦anything?
And when you donāt run, thereās no one left to PR for Salvy when it matters.
Thatās delightful. Itās the robot, right? Or James Brown? š¤£
Rocky IV???? š¤£š¤£š¤£
2015?
Iām sorry š¤£
Apple canāt find enough money, I guess.
Great tacos, too, at least 10 years ago.
Sledge Hammer/Naked Gun
Such a great episode, quite sadly returning to relevance.
Canāt wait to hear more about the mineshaft gap!
The Savanah Bananas know whatās up.
Itās moments like this where @bsky.app really shows its potential.
Gonna say something obvious to most: real masculinity defends the defenseless, punches up not down, has compassion, and fights only on behalf of others to battle injustice or evil. It doesnāt just lift weights and tweet in all caps and listen to Rogan and grow a beard to feel accepted by other men
The BABIP Gods are pleased!
@sorenpetro.bsky.social, your laugh at āthe pitching coach who shall not be namedā tonight cracked me up.
The Kansas City Royals are calling up slugger Jac Caglianone, one of the top prospects in baseball, sources tell ESPN. Caglianone, 22, is hitting .322/.389/.593 with 15 home runs and 56 RBIs in 50 games between AA and AAA.
The wife is out of town, so itās time to try a @benjaminahr.mobi tradition!
Way off. Six! š
Pull the cartridge out, blow in it, then restart?
I saw someone who was likely in the org passing through CLT airport last night, but it wasnāt Rave or Cags.
So *this* is the game I miss while traveling!!!
Iām so glad Iām on MLBTV listening to Jon Miller. It does wonders for my blood pressure.
Admirable and honorable.
Breaking News: The Trump administration abruptly walked back its cancellation of more than 1,000 visas held by international students.
Iāll take āThings a bad Royals team doesā for $200, Alex. Thatās 1999 all over again.
NEW TODAY: 200 college and university presidents band together to condemn āunprecedented government overreachā in higher education and reaffirm the āessential freedom to determine, on academic grounds, whom to admit and what is taught, how, and by whom.ā www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...
www.postandcourier.com/education-la... Way to go Furman University students and faculty! Give the that big FU. š
Youāve talked me into it!
This was also true at the International Congress of Voice Teachers in Vienna. :-)
Be honest; youāre tempted. (Maybe 10 years ago, at least.)
Wesleyan's Michael Roth: "money doesnāt come with a loyalty oath. And that has served the country so well because Americans and various governments weāve had recognized that itās better for the country if people can practice freedom." www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
Equity Arc, which trains young musicians of color, was set to play with the US Marine Band ā until Trump's anti-DEI order canceled the show. But Chicago stepped up, and now the students will perform at @chicagosymphony.bsky.social on 4/6. Grab a free ticket and join me in cheering them on. cso.org
Next up, transparent aluminum!
I have to admit, thatās an excellent, niche joke appreciated by a professional musician and native Kansan.
Hereās your Star Trek character.
BREAKING: Pianist AndrƔs Schiff cancels all his US engagements for 2025-26 in response to "the recent and unprecedented political changes in the United States." "Some people might say, 'just shut up and play.' I cannot, in good conscience, do that." www.kirshbaumassociates.com/agency.php?v...
Le Monde reporting that a French scientist traveling to Houston to attend a conference was denied entry to US after a search of his phone & computer revealed messages critical of Trump's science cuts, "which [says CPB] conveyed hatred of Trump & could be qualified as terrorism". Computer confiscated
Young musicians' dreams were dashed when the U.S. Marine Band followed orders to cancel a concert featuring middle and high school students of color, a result of the Trump administrationās executive order banning DEI initiatives. 60 Minutes, Sunday.
Think about that 60-some-year-old South Korean senator who was literally climbing over walls to vote for impeachment as martial law was imposed in the country and then looking atā¦. Chuck Schumer.
ššÆ The public isn't going to understand this, unless the presidents of R1 universities around the country & get out into the public square & start explaining this & calling out the existential threat to the entire šŗšø university system. The silence is deafening right now.
Not quite the precise terms that students of 20th century history would use...
Iām starting to think they havenāt thought this all through very carefully.
šØ SCOOP: DOGE is seeking personal taxpayer data at IRS, sources tell me. šØ Trump admin is pushing IRS to agree to an MOU that would give DOGE access to granular data on every taxpayer, business and nonprofit in the country.
Just to say the quiet part out loud, the point of having unelected judges in a democracy is so that *whether* acts of state are ālegitimateā can be decided by someone other than the people who are undertaking them. Vermeule knows this, of course. So does Vance.
Thatās consistent with the ego we saw in his last few years as GM.
NEW: The board president of a small WV nonprofit says they haven't received their HHS funding since the Trump/Musk budget freeze. They had to lay off 3 of 5 employees on Friday. An 86-yr-old woman is counting on them to take her dialysis tomorrow. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Tonight seems like a great night to listen to Leontyne Price and Franco Corelli in Tosca.
This is outstanding news!!!!
Godspeed to the many agents continuing to work independently in support of democracy and the rule of law. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
Your efforts in this regard are a testimony to your devotion to the people of our great nation, and, on their behalf, I commend you for a job well done. Barbara joins me in sending best wishes on this occasion and for every future happiness. Sincerely, President George H.W. Bush"
from the Federal Bureau of Investigation after 34 years of Federal service. In answering the call to public service, countless men and women have undertaken the hard, important work of democracy, giving of their talent and dedication to promote the well-being of their fellow Americans.
Back when my father passed in 2023, I found myself going though old papers to prepare to speak at the service. I came across this letter: "Dear Mr. Umstead: I am pleased to join with your family, colleagues, and friends in congratulating you on your retirement
Destabilization of reality in the US is about to reach surreal heights. Protect your mind. Monitor stress levels. Do not doomscroll--it does not help. Be selective about when and how long you expose your brain to this. Do what you can when you can.
*cough cough* Podshop.BIZ???
Time to rewatch the Star Trek mirror universe episodes?
And then a time in a Senate election where the winner was deceased. (If memory servesā¦)
I am so grateful for this segment of Royals fandom making its way over here. Reminds me of better daysā¦
Not only little kids *cough cough*
Reminds me of when we watched The Last Ship during the lockdown because we liked Navy shows/movies only to learn itās about a virus taking the world over. š„“
varied backgrounds, experiences, and interests, each uniquely shaping them as humans, artists, and teachers in beautiful and compelling ways. It was the absolutely best way I could have spent this day, and I sincerely wish this program could include them all! 2/2
I have spent the day reviewing applications for the NATS Intern Program (shorturl.at/nTOT8). Today, that work has served as a needed, refreshing reminder that our land is filled with brilliant, caring, artistic people singers and teachers with ... 1/2
On brand for that place these days, eh?
Yes
That made me ill. Sure, let's remove all labor from achievement and see if that's really as satisfying as it seems. (OK, back to working on syllabi...)
If you start Super Bowl LVIII (no ads, no halftime) at just before 9:26 CT tonight, Mecole Hardman will walk into the end zone at exactly midnight. No better way to celebrate the new year!
Yes. I particularly enjoy the photos of screens displaying the assignment.
"We are attempting to survive our time, so we may live into yours."
Iām stuck on āCaesar salad entreesā at āsushi restaurant.ā
I had to buy one of those on Christmas Day one year. It was harrowing. Congratulations!
You should set a time limit, and we can send in a search party if we don't hear from you. Godspeed.
Shouldnāt he be blown out an airlock?
Olim lacus colueram seems appropriate since one team is being cooked.
I hope you didnāt miss where he popped into to self-identify in another composerās vague post with the expectation he could do that without then having the composer engage.
Thatāsā¦correct.
@royals.com?
I think thereās truth to this. Thereās more than this, but making change here is something we can each impact directly.
music.apple.com/us/album/you... Funny what happens!
There are enough bot follows now that this really is starting to feel like the former place.
The US: From Flappers to Five Burglers
It's been a long week!
Have you ever raised livestock at Guantanamo Bay or have you hired a lawyer under age 3 then are the next questions, right?
Different platform, same genius.