Read this! For those who (like me) are not as adept at deciphering literary symbolism, I offer the following from the library's book jacket: As the novel unfolds, it becomes clear how much the people of Chicken Hill have to struggle to survive at the margins of white Christian America and how

"The collections represent a towering achievement of foresight that food security depends on the availability of diverse plant genetic resources." The article actually answers why these workers are not extraneous. We all know why Musk did it. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/o...

YES! www.westword.com/news/denver-...

"people are much happier living where they think people care about each other". www.bbc.com/news/article...

Biking and walking provide an estimated return on investment of $11.80 for every $1 invested. www.fastcompany.com/3062989/50-r...

This afternoon was a Trump / Vance performance for Putin. They invited President Zelensky to an ambush, and President Zelensky was perfect. He was polite and firm in his position. The US has been severely damaged today.

Back in the early 90s, I went through a time of doubting the safety of vaccines. My pediatrician happened to be the lead doctor in Oregon for studying and promoting vaccine safety and accessibility. I'm grateful to Dr. Dana Nason & wish I could tag him. www.theguardian.com/global/2025/...

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Thank you, @nytimes.com , for reliable fact-checking and truth-telling! www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...

They want us to fear...

Panama is "under intense pressure to appease Mr. Trump." Says a man from China about America: "I had no idea it was like a dictatorship." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...

Join #50501movement at the #PresidentsDay Protest on 2/17 to defend democracy and reject fascism! 12 PM State Capital #Colorado #Denver #Protest #DefendDemocracy #BuildtheResistance

As a political scientist who studies countries that managed to stop the slide into authoritarianism, I can assure you that ***refraining from provoking the authoritarian*** is not how it works. Without further ado, I will now go tear out another chunk of hair.

Ready for 50501 tomorrow!

Impassioned plea of the day: Quit using Google as a search engine. Use something that better protects your privacy and then TURN OFF AI in the search results. Tech companies have abandoned net zero carbon goals and the constant use of AI is using tons and tons of water to cool their data centers.

Updates on bird flu and other outbreaks by the American Medical Association, since the clown-in-chief thinks not counting the cases means that there are none.

Download this app and start looking up the companies with which you do business. Some of the results were expected, some eye-opening. www.goodsuniteus.com

Woo Hoo! Lots of homes and walkability! And if you search for "beautiful apartment towers," this one actually rates a spot.

𝔰𝔱𝔞𝔱𝔦𝔰𝔱𝔦𝔠𝔞𝔩 𝔞𝔫𝔞𝔩𝔶𝔰𝔦𝔰 𝔠𝔞𝔫𝔱 𝔟𝔢 𝔡𝔢𝔟𝔞𝔱𝔢𝔡 𝔲𝔫𝔩𝔢𝔰𝔰 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔞𝔯𝔢 𝔞 𝔰𝔠𝔦𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔦𝔰𝔱

Okay, we don't know what the entirety of their life is like, but WOW is this guy real? youtube.com/shorts/7N3t5...

"Why do we need cows when we can get our milk at Kroger?"

And they thought he wouldn't come for them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

This. Is. Amazing. Finally, an ebook alternative for Amazon, but for independent bookstores. This is amazing for readers who want to be more intentional about where you're spending your money. 📖 #BookSky

These are the same picture.

Wildflowers, forest, glacier, and mountains… the kind of place I love ☺️. Peaceful scene from Alaska, captured just along the road out of Juneau. #bluesky #photography #landscape #mountains #nature #art #sunset

Stupidity produces befuddlement inheres in organizations, not individuals is more dangerous than maliciousness is nearly impossible to oppose Its opposite is not intelligence, but rationality People who behave stupidly are unaware of the stupidity of their actions www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/o...

Most scrolling is about ICE raids & important jobs slashed & environmental progress rolled back & on & on... When it's all too much, I click on this list of artists & photographers: elk, bears, waterfalls, ocean habitats, rock formations, birds, trees... Good for the soul. bsky.app/profile/did:...

Mantente a salvo, chica.

What you can do open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

"It was not clear from the new administration’s guidance whether the directive will affect more urgent communications, such as foodborne disease outbreaks, drug approvals and new bird flu cases." DO NOT OBEY IN ADVANCE! www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

An important part of the story not told on national news sites: "The MTA's own forecasts predict an increase in traffic — and the attendant air pollutants from the roughly 3,917 extra cars and trucks per day — in the Bronx from drivers steering clear of the new tolls by driving around Manhattan."

"Swapping from products that use lots of land (generally meat and dairy) to products that use little land (generally plant-based foods) is probably the most effective way to make our diets carbon negative." www.bbc.com/future/artic...

"In the months after the fire, I’d noticed that some of my neighbors remained captive to what they had lost, while others were thinking more about how they could begin anew." Life is a series of gains and losses. Best not to become too attached to my stuff. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/o...

🚨Let’s get some advice for our caregivers and families. What is the best book(s) you have read about dementia or Alzheimer’s (lowering risk, caregiving, general, etc)? 📚

The current waves of misinformation & radical right populism both have their roots in a legitimacy crisis of democratic institutions...which many scholars argue emerged in response to...a period characterized by neoliberal consensus, rising levels of inequality, & growing power of business elites...

"Indeed, but for Mr. Trump's election and imminent return to the Presidency... "The Office assessed that the admissible evidence was sufficient to obtain and sustain a conviction at trial." Special Counsel Jack Smith. January 7, 2025.

This is why, when deciding whether or not to follow*, I'm looking for more than memes on someone's page. There are some really good accounts with significant and reliable information, but they are few and far between.

@poliscisara.bsky.social Your book looks really interesting! Adding it to my reading list.

"Instead of thinking I am born with rights, I choose to think that I was born with obligations to serve past, present and future generations, and the planet herself." Stan Rushworth

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To put a finer point on it: If you want a Trader Joe's in your community but you don't want to allow housing that a Trader Joe's employee could afford to live in, you're an advocate for traffic creation.

Just bought Phaedra C Pezullo's book. Can't wait to dig in! (Though I need to finish my library book first.) #books @phaedra.bsky.social

LA fires are a good reminder that the only difference between me and any refugee is luck.