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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 32m

Bill Belichick is causing people to retire from FOOTBALL

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Ma$on @masonfromtwitter.bsky.social · 10h

"Oreo play" sounds like something you need to use your incognito browser to search for

CNN @cnn.com · 10h

"Showgirl is Taylor Swift’s Piña Colada Oreo," writes Allison Morrow. | Analysis https://cnn.it/48jYX81

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So Sayeth Black Lord: @jmood88.bsky.social · 2h

Should’ve known something was wrong with her when I saw that Marco Rubio wrote the Nobel committee on her behalf.

Shawn's Socialist Slipstreaming（宇祥）- he/him/他/dia @shawnybantzy.bsky.social · 3h

Apparently our newest Nobel Peace Prize winner wrote to fucking Netanyahu for help in overthrowing the government of her own country dawg

The population of Venezuela needs international protection against the widespread and systematic attack to which the Venezuelan regime subjects it. This is demonstrated by the report dated May 29, 2018, submitted by the Organisation of American States to the International Criminal Court. This has served as the basis for nine states, including Argentina, to file complaints against the regime before that international body. We deeply appreciate this effort, which is decisive for the outcome of the Venezuelan tragedy.

I am convinced that the international community, in accordance with the responsibility to protect doctrine, is called upon to provide Venezuelans with the necessary support to bring about the regime change that is urgently needed to restore national and international security. Therefore, I have recently sent letters to several of the world’s leading figures to promote before the United Nations Security Council the adoption of effective protection measures for Venezuela by fostering regime change, a step that necessarily entails strengthening international security. Today I want to ask Israel and Argentina to contribute their expertise and influence to advance a sound and urgent decision-making process in the Security Council.

Such measures are imperative in the face of a hemispheric security hotspot like the one currently posed by the regime oppressing Venezuela. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Organisation for Migration have certified that the current refugee crisis of people fleeing Venezuela is the largest in the history of the Americas. Argentina is an example of this crisis, having welcomed hundreds of thousands of our compatriots—a gesture for which Venezuelans will always be grateful. However, we must be aware that without a change of regime in our country, hemispheric and global security will be at risk.

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SoloChills @solochills.blacksky.app · 2h

Oh

lithobolos @lithobolos.bsky.social · 2h

She's a bad choice. Like... really really bad.

What Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado has said about Trump

The Venezuelan opposition figure has praised the U.S. president.

www.newsweek.com

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 2h

MIT President Sally Kornbluth just issued a statement to the campus community saying NO to Trump’s authoritarian compact

“And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.”

Dear Madam Secretary,
I write in response to your letter of October 1, inviting MIT to review a "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education." I acknowledge the vital importance of these matters.
I appreciated the chance to meet with you earlier this year to discuss the priorities we share for American higher education.
As we discussed, the Institute's mission of service to the nation directs us to advance knowledge, educate students and bring knowledge to bear on the world's great challenges. We do that in line with a clear set of values, with excellence above all. Some practical examples:
• MIT prides itself on rewarding merit.
Students, faculty and staff succeed here based on the strength of their talent, ideas and hard work. For instance, the Institute
was the first to reinstate the SAT/ACT requirement after the pandemic. And MIT has never had legacy preferences in admissions.

• MIT opens its doors to the most talented students regardless of their family's finances. Admissions are need-blind. Incoming undergraduates whose families earn less than $200,000 a year pay no tuition. Nearly 88% of our last graduating class left MIT with no debt for their education. We make a wealth of free courses and low-cost certificates available
to any American with an internet
connection. Of the undergraduate degrees we award, 94% are in STEM fields. And in service to the nation, we cap enrollment of international undergraduates at roughly
10%.
• We value free expression, as clearly described in the MIT Statement on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom. We must hear facts and opinions we don't like - and engage respectfully with those with whom we disagree.

These values and other MIT practices meet or exceed many standards outlined in the document you sent. We freely choose these values because they're right, and we live by them because they support our mission - work of immense value to the prosperity, competitiveness, health and security of the United States. And of course, MIT abides by the law.
The document also includes principles with which we disagree, including those that would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution. And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific
funding should be based on scientific merit alone.
In our view, America's leadership in science and innovation depends on independent thinking and open competition for excellence. In that tree marketplace of ideas, the people of MIT gladly compete with the very best, without preferences.
Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education.

As you know, MIT's record of service to the nation is long and enduring. Eight decades ago, MIT leaders helped invent a scientific partnership between America's research universities and the
U.S. government that has delivered extraordinary benefits for the American people.
We continue to believe in the power of this partnership to serve the nation.
Sincerely,
Sally Kornbluth
CC
Ms. May Mailman
Mr. Vincent Haley

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kayla 🍀 @kaylaflame.bsky.social · 1h

Absolutely. That's what makes the difference between brunch and lunch—eggs

Maybe:…… @getthebagcoach.bsky.social · 2h

I feel like almost every breakfast needs some type of egg involved

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Emi the Sweary Cook🌵 @undercoveremi.bsky.social · 3h

It’s not a snub if it’s a ridiculous nomination. If he got snubbed for the Peace Prize, I’ve been snubbed for an Oscar despite never having anything to do with making a film

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 5h

The Nobel Peace Prize is going to Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado. The question for Norway is how will Trump react?

Norway Braces for Trump Reaction to Nobel Peace Prize Snub

Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado is this year’s recipient

bloom.bg

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kayla 🍀 @kaylaflame.bsky.social · 2h

😭😭😭😭😭😭

Joi ❤️🔱🖤 @joialexandra.bsky.social · 15h

HELLO?!

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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 2h

The National Retail Federation reported Halloween spending is set to reach $13.1 billion, up nearly 13% from last year’s spending, with per person spending increasing ~$11 to $114.45.

It's not that more people are spending, but that prices have jumped.

www.retailbrew.com/stories/2025...

Expected Halloween spending rises in tandem with inflated prices

Spending on the holiday could hit a record high this year as items like candy and costumes become more expensive.

www.retailbrew.com

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Blackniss Everdeen @the-green-queen.bsky.social · 12h

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kayla 🍀 @kaylaflame.bsky.social · 4h

Yikes

ProFootballTalk @profootballtalk.bsky.social · 4h

A.J. Brown: I don't recall meeting with Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley about our offense.
www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootb...

A.J. Brown: I don't recall meeting with Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley about our offense

"I don't recall a meeting," Brown said. "I don't know what you're talking about."

www.nbcsports.com

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 4h

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve watched this TikTok since yesterday. Sherman was stressing those ladies out.

AmeriKraut @inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social · 14h

sherman, for the love of god!

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kayla 🍀 @kaylaflame.bsky.social · 4h

All sports betting needs to end immediately. What the actual fuck

WIRED @wired.com · 5h

Some sports gamblers are trying to predict WNBA players’ performance—and the outcomes of games—based on the athletes’ periods. One betting content creator has dubbed it “blood money." www.wired.com/story/men-ar...

Men Are Betting on WNBA Players' Menstrual Cycles

Some sports gamblers are trying to predict WNBA players’ performance—and the outcomes of games—based on the athletes’ periods. One betting content creator has dubbed it “blood money."

www.wired.com

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So Sayeth Black Lord: @jmood88.bsky.social · 4h

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Strictly 4 My Navigators @lizzslockeroom.bsky.social · 14h

I'm still hollering 🤣