The world has changed today.

Cool that renewables have become the cheapest source of energy in the world just as a bunch of reactionary-centrist US pundits have taken up the right-wing "climate vs. cheap energy" framing.

Employees of organizations that work with illegal immigrants or “transition children” will no longer qualify for loan forgiveness after 10 years of payments.

We did it, y’all! 5786 is now in full swing. I hope all who observed had a meaningful Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Shanah Tovah and Shabbat Shalom! #jewsky

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

How many times can we pray for peace while the world trembles with violence? Still, we lift our voices— again and again— because silence is surrender, and prayer keeps hope alive. May peace come. May it come soon. May it come for all.

“Good! How are you?” I reply, knowing full well I listened to “Beez In The Trap” eight times in a row on the way to work

Friday reminder to unclench your jaw (reminder is mostly for myself)

My most recent read: an in-depth look at the legal roots of the supposed “de facto” segregation that plagues the U.S. today. Rothstein challenges the notion that modern racial segregation is merely culture or class-based and posits myriad ideas for how we move forward toward repair.

NEWS: House Appropriations Committee Republicans released their spending bill for Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. The legislation would prohibit taxpayer dollars for any type of gender-affirming care for transgender people. This would include programs like Medicaid

Got the updated #COVID vaccine. I’m under 65 but qualified due to having asthma. However, I will share that when I scheduled the appointment online, I did not have to specify my diagnosis: just checked a box saying I had a qualifying health condition. No one at the pharmacy questioned me further.

Renewables can also provide a hedge against demand uncertainty, which is especially relevant in today’s era of data center growth. We saw this effect in another recent paper: bsky.app/profile/emil...

Energy transition 🤝🏻 health equity

Did not have “sprain my ankle on Day 1 of half marathon training” on this year’s bingo card, but here we are. Sprain was not run related; I tripped over a curb at work 🫠

Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...

It’s the second day of the semester and I’ve already been mistaken for an undergrad. Guess the grey hairs aren’t so noticeable after all. #EDUsky #academicsky

Make it make sense

Sweatshirt weather warrants donning this classic. #rbg #superdiva

The terrible graphic design on AG Rokita’s press releases makes it look like his office is promising Liberty Inaction, which is inadvertently fitting

The cool thing about 2025 is the Twin Peaks universe almost seems normal in comparison

news past week: beef prices hit record high; euro heatwave cracks autobahn, closes eiffel tower, 50k evacuated in turkey; california home-building limited by wildfire risk; crops threatened in China; 50+ dead in TX freak rain event; British baker's stock falls cause no one wants pastries in heat

Our statement on President Trump’s planned executive actions and policies announced today:

Reminder: you don’t have to be good at something to enjoy it, you don’t have to get better at it, you don’t have to monetize it, and it doesn’t have to be useful.