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Just found out that, before the Civil War, it was more common to refer to the U.S. as a plural, "The United States are..." but gradually, after the Civil War, we switched to referring to the U.S. in the singular, which is kinda grammatically incorrect, but better reflects the political reality.
Good morning, Bluesky. Please enjoy these flowers from my cabin.
As a reminder, this week, I'm on vacation and updates will be sporadic and mostly will have pretty pictures. I am not keeping up with what's going on in the outside world this week. There is no world, only boat. Boat is boat.
A really clarifying question that I think should be asked of basically every politician out there is "what do you imagine power to be and why do you want it?"
I hope Brazil will make history tonight.
I wrote about why the most important Oscar nominee is the movie about how living under authoritarian rule can feel surprisingly normal.
Ridiculous that in 97 years they’ve never given an Academy Award to the single most important person on every film: whoever takes the lens cap off
“Ohgoddammit” - a salmon the moment they jump out of the water to see a big fat bear waiting for them
Same
Might actually have to watch the Oscar’s or at least the opening ; I’m a Conan head, team coco
Virtually every comment in today's ISM manufacturing report is someone expressing concern about the tariffs
lol
New: Last month, a group of moderate Democratic consultants, campaign staffers, elected officials & party leaders gathered in Loudoun County, Virginia, for a retreat where they plotted their party’s comeback.
We got their takeaways. t.co/bEwlg4jbtM
This blowing smoke up every nominated ass is so necessary, these poor people never get flattered
#GodotEngine 4.4 is finally here! 🚀
Look forward to plenty of quality of life improvements hidden within this release. Faster load speeds, reduced stutter, streamlined processes, and more!
godotengine.org/releases/4.4/
No man is above Poe’s law.
NYT Pitch: Just as Ukraine irresponsibly goaded Russia into invading it by being worried about invasion, Democrats are to blame for Trump becoming Putin’s ally, due to the inexcusable act of accusing him of already being one.
An fellowship to support Blacksky members in attending #ATmosphereConf
Amazing!
Interrupting your Oscars viewing with an important announcement.
The Umoya Fellowship is an initiative by @lmaepa.bsky.social to support Blackskyers in attending the ATmosphere Conf in Seattle, WA, on March 22-23, 2025
This fellowship will award two community members /w 💸 to attend the conference
