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Just heard Anthony Fauci give an interview (part of a book tour) at the Free Library. When the host (NPR's Dave Davies) was given a hand signal about minutes to go, I was really shocked! could have kept listening to his stories, observation, and deep humanity for another hour easily.

THIS WEEK’S WEATHER — #Philadelphia #weather #PAwx

Strong Thunderstorms Possible Late Tonight

The warm front moved north of our area today, Thursday, allowing very mild and humid air to move into our region. The same air mass boundary will return tonight as a cold front.

The air over us is unstable and there is will be enough CAPE, vertical wind shear and helicity to aid in the formation of some strong, possibly severe thunderstorms in the 2 AM -6 AM time frame. theweatherguy.net

Literally one minute ago I renewed my membership to the #Philadelphia #Museum of Art as a big FU to #Trump, #Musk, #DOGE etc. Please share what arts organizations you are supporting support! #Art #arts

(Oh, and to the people who just couldn’t bring themselves to vote for the smart Black lady with the infectious laugh bc *reasons* … well, fuck you too.)

flipboard.com/@npr/arts-life-q

NPR - Elizabeth Blair · Cultural groups across U.S. told that federal humanities grants are terminatedBy NPR - Elizabeth Blair

1/5 Forget the tariffs for a moment (Ugh.) Instead, marvel #NewJersey Senator #CoryBooker’s fabulous 25+ hr act of #GoodTrouble in service of #democracy. #USpol

Here are #localnews indie/nonprofit media coverage of Booker’s filibuster that I sub to!

First up, 1 of 2 articles in my hometown #Philadelphia #Inquirer. (Gift link!) An op-ed by the Inky Editorial Board:

“Over the course of 25 hours and 5 minutes, Cory Booker points the way to oppose Trump’s abuses of power”
share.inquirer.com/daKoh3

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Over the course of 25 hours and 5 minutes, Cory Booker points the way to oppose Trump’s abuses of power | EditorialBy The Editorial Board

Inciting Joy by poet and essayist Ross Gay explores incitements to experiencing #joy in topics from #skateboarding to #gardening to pop music to pick-up #basketball to creating a community orchard—a lot of life, some grieving, plenty of #humor, plus social commentary all mashed up in joyful observations. These thoughtful, thought-provoking essays are a thoroughly enjoyable read.

#BooksWorthReading #essays #RossGay #BloomingtonIndiana #Philadelphia
rossgay.net/inciting-joy

ROSS GAYInciting Joy — ROSS GAY