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Between 7AM and 7PM Eastern you can watch Bao Li and Qing Bao – the two new Giant Pandas at Smithsonian’s National Zoo – live on the Panda Cam as they explore their indoor and outdoor habitats at the David M. Rubenstein Family Giant Panda Habitat.
I know everyone is already drowning in what seems like an unrelenting torrent of insane news lately, but I feel like it’s important to highlight that last week Tennessee Republican Congressman Tim Burchett said he believes aliens have underwater bases on Earth.
New research suggests that your coffee habit might help protect against type-2 diabetes. – via Arnold’s Pump Club
The Unassuming Town of Bristol, Rhode Island, Is One of America’s Best Hidden Gems for a Weekend Getaway – via my dad
I recently watched the 1991 Steven Spielberg film Hook for – I think – the first time. Great fun.
The new MCU-themed Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl hype video is pretty intense.
Anyone interested in iOS app development with SwiftUI should be reading Swift with Majid.
Workout.lol is a handy one-page web app that gives you an exercise routine based on what equipment you have available and which muscles you want to target. (Pairs well with musclewiki.com.) – via kottke, from way back in July of 2023
It’s a bummer that the Dead Bothans Society has been abandoned. It looks like most of the site was archived, thankfully, and many of their videos are still available on YouTube.

This brilliant bit of investigative reporting (with math!) – into how Threads changed its algorithm to start throttling engagement on posts about climate change – should tell you everything you need to know about which platforms are enshittification engines and which one is not. And with that, I’m effectively done with Meta. (Mastodon might be a safe social network alternative, but it’s currently far too complicated for the general public.)
Dozens of official government websites have been exploited by spammers to redirect to porn. – via jbhall56.bsky.social
As a diehard Florida Gators fan, I absolutely adore sporting this lapel pin I found recently at LostLustSupply.com. It was designed by artist Emily Elizabeth Miller and she’s got some other great stuff for sale, too.
“What’s the point of being rich if you can’t afford to do the right thing.” – via Kelsey Hightower
A.J. Brown read his book during a playoff game. The story behind the book is even more unusual.
Olympic swimmer Gary Hall Jr. to receive replacement medals after losing originals in L.A. fires.
“You were drunk. You tried to dance with strippers. You had to be held off the stage,” said Sen. Tim Kaine, recounting allegations against Fox News host Pete Hegseth during his confirmation to be Trump’s defense secretary. – via crooked media (See also: Jamelle Bouie speaks the truth.)

Street drug deaths in the U.S. are dropping at the fastest rate ever seen, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. – via @npr
Every time he scores a touchdown, Philadelphia Eagles QB Jalen Hurts donates $5,000.00 to purchase air conditioning units for Philadelphia schools. – via @urphillypal
I found out this week that I am qualified for so many cabinet positions. – via @msfrancesma
I didn’t expect a Marvel supervillain reference in this surprisingly interesting article about microwave ovens, but I certainly appreciated it. – via @theatlantic
Using an innovative laser scanning technique, researchers from ETH Zurich in Switzerland have successfully 3D-printed a robotic hand equipped with synthetic bones, ligaments and tendons. – via @reuters
Never Have I Ever on Netflix is a scary good under-the-radar laugh-out-loud YA show about grief and families somehow narrated by tennis great John McEnroe. Watch it now.

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