Night Landscape 1943 by Thomas Hart Benton (USA, 1889-1975)
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Friday, September 4, 2026
Thursday, September 3, 2026
History
I learned during my reporting years ago: The military are our vaccine guinea pigs.
— Sharyl Attkisson 🕵️♂️💼🥋 (@SharylAttkisson) August 7, 2026
They always have been.
The industry/military partnership can study adverse events without reporting them publicly or even telling the soldiers that’s what they may be suffering. (It’s… https://t.co/sPKQIvbOQB
An Insight
I needed my lawn mowed. I asked an American for the name of a company.
— NOBUNAGA🇯🇵🏯_夏樹蒼依 (@japan_nobunaga) August 7, 2026
He said, "Get a kid."
A kid. Not a service. A child.
I asked which kid.
"Any of 'em."
I asked where one obtains a kid. There is no directory. There is no listing.
He said, "Ask around."
I asked around.…
I see wonderful things
That hauntingly beautiful soprano voice soaring over Faramir's doomed charge on Osgiliath in Return of the King belongs to Ben Del Maestro, a young soprano whose vocals in Howard Shore's score turn one of the film's most tragic moments into pure poetry. pic.twitter.com/GIXGfWH2nD
— James Lucas (@JamesLucasIT) August 7, 2026
Offbeat Humor
This same scene occurred on five continents. pic.twitter.com/h87zQVuvPV
— i/o (@avidseries) August 6, 2026
Data Talks
With some very minor exceptions, the data center buildout is happening in red states (historically some purple but on a go forward basis, red).
— nic carter (@nic_carter) August 6, 2026
The data center question is entirely a red on red issue. It’s impossible to build in blues and power is expensive, hence no one is even… pic.twitter.com/mRbyO00ltD
The West Wind Isle by Childe Hassam
The West Wind Isle by Childe Hassam (USA, 1859-1935)
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Wednesday, September 2, 2026
History
I read soooo many film scripts when I lived in Los Angeles in the 2010’s.
— Brittany Hugoboom (@BritHugoboom) August 7, 2026
My husband worked in creative development so he’d send me scripts after he read them to get my “female perspective.”
As someone who’s read hundreds of scripts (and have very normie commercial taste), I… https://t.co/l7SBeI3E3y
An Insight
"we tried avoiding the economy but ended up accidentally creating an economy in the process" is one of my favorite genres pic.twitter.com/HiPY3gXo7X
— Benjamin (@bschne) August 6, 2026
I see wonderful things
That fresh smell after rain is called petrichor.
— Science girl (@sciencegirl) August 7, 2026
When raindrops hit dry soil, they release plant oils and geosmin from bacteria, creating that rich, earthy scent. pic.twitter.com/K3zKB45WZw
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