Happy Parks and Rec Day to all who celebrate

Mr. Yogato makes his return to D.C.

Researchers are beginning to use new methods of wildfire detection and prediction—including artificial intelligence. Anna Fiorentino reports on employing A.I. to find the source of fires and to forecast their spread. smithsonianmag.com/science-nature…

This is absolutely true and boggles my 2009 brain

JUST IN: Another medical horror story in a court affidavit from a USAID employee stationed overseas. Says his pregnant wife was not medevac-ed for emergency health care because of directives from Washington. Took intervention of a U.S. senator to reverse — but was too late.

On February 26, 1775, residents of Salem, Massachusetts, banded together to force the British to withdraw from their town during an oft-overlooked encounter known as Leslie’s Retreat. bit.ly/4hTFigX

How a Leading Black Historian Uncovered Her Own Family's Painful Past—and Why Her Ancestors' Stories Give Her Hope | Smithsonian smithsonianmag.com/history/how-a-…

“Give me liberty or give me death!” That line has echoed down through the centuries, a dramatic plea that Americans have used time and again to capture their commitment to freedom. bit.ly/4iJKTXg

today's The Tufts Daily front page: issuu.com/tuftsdaily/doc…

"In the unluckiness of others, I was lucky. Because my friends had talked openly about some of their toughest moments, I felt less alone during mine." Ashley Parker on miscarriage and motherhood: theatlantic.com/family/archive…

Read this. Spread it. Our nation does this in our name to a tourist--and much, much worse to immigrants without power or protection. "I was a British tourist trying to leave America. Then I was detained, shackled & sent to an immigration detention centre" theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a…

washingtonpost.com/investigations…

This is cool: smithsonianmag.com/history/we-red…

Photos from inside Pennsylvania Governor's mansion after police say an arsonist set fire to the house while Governor Shapiro and his family slept inside around 2am. Cody Balmer of Harrisburg was arrested -- planned charges include attempted murder and terrorism.

If you're Gen Z and you want to understand Millennials, you need to understand that in 2006-2008 there were no influencers or 'content creators', and instead every YouTube video was like this.

I told you we’d be back

I made a full top 25 list inspired by The Big Picture but now that NYT has gotten in on the fun ...

NASA’s “Teacher in Space” added joy to many Americans’ lives and increased excitement for the future of spaceflight, though she never reached her destination. bit.ly/46nAiOZ

Much more than Deadspin, the Bog looms large in my sports fan memories of the 2000s/2010s. Long live cheese content.

Jim Lovell was a good one. smithsonianmag.com/smithsonianmag…