Spoiler ahead for anyone who hasn't watched Daniel Craig's final Bond film: 'No Time To Die'.

(Held my tongue to give all interested time to see it.)

Its conclusion left me thinking that the producers don't understand the core of Bond's success: prevailing against all odds.

'I decided to pick out the greatest hitter to watch & study, Jackson was good enough for me. I liked the way he kept his right foot forward, being a left-handed hitter & his left foot back. That gave him more body and shoulder power than the average hitter has. I copied Jackson's…

The serious people are trying to explain the stakes to us. We know what Putin is doing, but we have clowns in Congress who don’t care enough to listen.

Pictures from my little 83-year-old mother’s art show….I’m so proud of her, getting back out there and selling her art that my father was always so dismissive of.

Robert De Niro selling the American Motors Ambassador in the old neighborhood, 1970.

🧵

My pregnant wife called me at work, she said — Something Is Wrong.

She was distraught.

She said she was heading to our OB/GYN. I told her I’d meet her there.

The Cultural Tutor Worth your read: 'No piece of art has ever emotionally affected me the way this robot arm piece has. It's programmed to try to contain the hydraulic fluid that’s constantly leaking out and required to keep itself running...if too much escapes, it will die so it's desperately…

150 years ago today, at precisely 8pm, the world of art changed forever.

What happened? A small, independent art exhibition opened in Paris.

It was a financial failure and barely 3,000 people went — but, in time, these artists would come to be known as 'the Impressionists'...

What do Jackie Robinson and Carly Simon have in common?

In 1952, the Robinsons needed a bigger home after the birth of their 3rd child.

The family were denied homes in NY that were 'mysteriously' pulled off the market. They had trouble viewing any new properties. (1/3)

Since the early 2000s, monitors near 3 facilities owned by Westlake have captured alarming levels of ethylene dichloride, which is linked to stomach & pancreatic cancers.

One was found emitting more of it than any other industrial facility in America. propublica.org/article/calver…

Hey, I wrote this...you should read it!

spytalk.co/p/cias-burns-s…

2 weeks ago Rusty was living on a chain. He’d been on that chain for 14 months.

10 days ago Sandy was in a cave living on his own without a mum at 3 months old.

To see them today was just magical…. (1/4) 🧵

I want to look in the eyes of the people who told me here that F-16 won't help Ukraine defend the sky

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As that kid who was more interested in reuniting Simon & Garfunkel than The Beatles, and who still remembers specific times listening to their albums as far back as '66 or '67, I appreciate this thread:

'Iran wouldn't dare attack if Trump was POTUS'

Friend, don't be gaslit.

Iran attacked 2 US BASES while Trump was in office.

Over 100 US soldiers got brain injuries, but Trump WH tried to bury the story.

By Julian Borger
theguardian.com/us-news/2021/s…

yes, he killed political humor, but no one gives him credit for also killing drunk history.

In 2019 Iran shot down a $100M+ US surveillance drone over internat'l waters. How did our military respond?
> Didn't, b/c Trump didn't want to.

In 2020 Iran hit 2 US bases w/ missiles, injuring 100 US service members. How did our military respond?
> Again, Trump didn't want to.

An anonymous Federal Government employee doodled every day on his calendar during the entire 1980s

The entire set was sold at auction for over $5,000

These threads are always amazing and usually inspire similar contributions in the replies.