We have essentially been sick constantly since Nov 1. The husband had covid, flu a, a sinus infection; I had flu a, sinus infection, a couple head colds?; kiddo has had whatever kennel cough diseases these kids pass around. And now we're struck down with flu b. 🤒 Yes, we were vaccinated this year.

Mildred Pierce's maxim was that you should never leave one room without knowing what you are going to do in the next one. I disappoint that bitch each and every day though, because what the FUCK did I come to the kitchen for, I cannot recall for the life of me.

Father of six, grabbed in front of his crying children as he was about to take them to school.

We could be off fossil fuels already. We could be getting rid of diseases. We could be ending poverty. We could be housing people. We could be facilitating a worldwide energy transition.

This is one of my favourite things that I've ever written.

Meet the masked palm civet. Weighing ~11 lbs (5 kg), this house cat-sized critter is an omnivore with a taste for fruit. It also feeds on small vertebrates, insects, & birds. When threatened, it can discharge a potent scent from its anal glands. Photo: andrewhardacre, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, iNaturalist

If you’re wondering why the snow won’t stop: 1) persistent upslope 2) banding with converging winds 3) jet stream overhead keeping lift going. I, for one, am beyond thrilled with this, especially with the forecast. Just watch for slick spots tonight and tomorrow morning #COwx

As background to my comment about Andreesen fabricating an imaginary social contract in which he & his fellow broligarchs are owed praise for giving back to the societies that made them wealthy, here's my post from a few weeks ago citing the actual historical evidence. bsky.app/profile/ebha...

"To my astonishment, prosecutors had introduced my seven-year-old analysis of feminism’s relationship to horror cinema as 'evidence of ideologically driven intent' the previous day."

Miliama Suli, matriarch of the American Samoan community of Whittier, Alaska, died this weekend. Through her last moments, even as she was sick and clearly soon to die, the state prosecuted Mili for alleged voting crimes. It’s a wild case and worth a few minutes of your time if you’re unfamiliar:

Fascinating Bloomberg piece about how AI is used as an excuse for downsizing, but isn't usually the real reason: > “We’re restructuring around AI” is a growth signal. “We over-hired during the pandemic and revenue softened” is an accountability signal. /1

Looking for books to read for the Trans Rights Readathon? I got ya! Here are some good good books by authors who are trans and/or nonbinary! An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon In Universes by Emet North Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee The City In The Middle Of The Night by Charlie Jane Anders

Representative Tlaib’s endorsement means so much to me personally. She’s set a true example for what it means to be deeply rooted in transformative progressive values that never compromise. I hope to join her in 2027 as the only other currently elected Palestinian in Congress!

100°F in March?! 🤯 That's the forecast for Friday at Pinnacles National Park. This will shatter the March record of 93F. 🏞️#CAwx @NatlParkService https://x.com/NWSBayArea/status/2033154459308544433

My Ides of March fun fact is that the place where Caesar was stabbed is now a cat sanctuary, and I think it’s beautiful that creatures with tiny knives on their feet live there

What's up, frog butt? #crossstitch

We need higher-quality grist and a newer mill.

Utilities are convincing lawmakers around the U.S. to delay bills that would allow people to buy solar panels, plug them into an outlet and begin generating electricity.

Happy March 15. Here is my favorite Ides of March meme:

AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases www.newscientist.com/article/2516...

Yuri is afraid of the wind. He jumped on the bed a couple times last night, then finally I had to invite him up because he was whinging in his crate. This dog yearns to live in a fancy penthouse in NYC.

I am hoping to start working on / supporting Colorado's graduated income tax soon for the 2026 ballot:

Israeli police kill two young Palestinian boys and their parents in West Bank

Denver just had its AOC vs Crowley moment. For the first time in 30 YEARS, Dianna DeGette LOST the Denver County Assembly by 33 points (66-33). Melat Kiros, backed by DSA & Justice Democrats, won the top line w/ a SUPERMAJORITY DeGette 3% from missing the ballot entirely.

The U.S. seized a ship from Venezuela. -- and has gotten stuck paying $47 million so far for repairs and maintenance. The total value of the ship? $10 million. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/u...

Nebraska is very on fire www.ketv.com/article/nebr...

Never fund DHS again. Abolish it completely. If someone wants to moan about "but but we have to ____" yeah fine we can discuss a new department, but *this* department has to go.

"crash data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) suggests Tesla’s supervised robotaxi fleet has a crash rate four times higher than a human driver" www.tipranks.com/news/sell-te...

WHO chief Tedros says 12 dead in strike on primary healthcare center in Lebanon reut.rs/4ltWSLb

I seriously needs a "Make the Weiser choice" bumper sticker. Or t-shirt.

New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...

“she had spent nearly six months in jail and because she was unable to pay bills while behind bars, she lost her home, her car and her dog…Lipps’ arrest is the eighth documented wrongful arrest in the United States tied to facial recognition, according to IBS Times.“

This picture freaks me out for another reason: US archaeology has OSHA requirements. These chuckleheads look like they’re digging down with zero consideration for safe egress or cave-in protections. 😬 👷🏻‍♀️🏺

Power shutoffs coming tomorrow for 43k customers in Boulder/Jefferson Counties. More info later today, per Xcel. #COwx

Recognising the impact of female archaeologists www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/ma... #women #archaeology #history

TDIF 🦴

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We held a number of meaningful engagements over the last couple of days, including visits with Denver educators and CLLARO fellows, a talk to the Alliance for Retired Americans, and a packed Meet and Greet in Boulder.

Let there be as much outrage from politicians in Washington when kids go hungry as there is when I break bread with New Yorkers.

Venus is done.

Many Washington Post readers have been notified via email that their subscription rates are set to increase. Nestled at the bottom of these emails, you’ll find an asterisk and the following: “This price was set by an algorithm using your personal data.”

Someone at the NYT asked me a couple years ago for an opinion piece on "how to solve the Colorado River water crisis." So I made a nice little writeup on the most obvious answer: charging for water. Once the editorial board saw it, they freaked out & cancelled the piece.

The thing about deciding not to regulate a common resource is that it doesn’t solve the problem for anyone. For government, it puts the hard decisions off, making them harder. For commercial users, it sets off a “race to the bottom” to exhaust the resource at maximum velocity.

Another typically topsy-turvy week at the university. One of my PhD students submitted a great dissertation, another was awarded a prestigious postdoc - all while my colleagues are planning a fund-raiser because the uni can’t afford $5000 Canadian to support the archaeology field school next year.

I will happily pay MORE taxes if I can live in the woods like the animal I am and no one speak to me ever again.

Yes. Yes it is.

How old was this skeleton, really? A new paper argues that disease alters the very bone markers used to estimate age at death — creating a methodological loop few researchers have addressed head-on. #Paleopathology #Bioarchaeology #HumanEvolution www.anthropology.net/p/when-a-ske...

MapQuest is NOT forcing AI down your throat like Big Tech. Our directions are like grandma's recipes. They've worked for decades and nobody’s asking a robot to optimize her mac & cheese.

🚨 Proud to lead a bipartisan effort w/ Rep. Hurd and Senators @bennet.senate.gov & @hickenlooper.senate.gov — joined by 80 of our colleagues— imploring the NSF to prevent the dismantling of NCAR. And grateful to all Coloradans who’ve made their voices heard during the public comment period. 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽