You'll know that he's gone not when there are Walter Reed rumors, but when Mayor McCheese orders all the flags at McDonald's flown at half mast

An interesting read. Not just bemoaning the current dire state of social media, but offering possibilities for a different kind of architecture and experience.

Last week, my narration of The Body was released, just in time to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Stand By Me. Today, we got a lovely mention and review in Kirkus, and I'm just so proud of what we did. This project is deeply personal and special to me, and I love that it's getting noticed.

Glioblastoma is among the most intractable, lethal forms of cancer--and one with personal relevance, as it killed my closest childhood friend at 37. (Time between diagnosis and death: 4 months.) Over the last few yrs, there's been signs of successful treatments--and now the hope for a vaccine.

Wrote it on my calendar, so it's real: May 1, General Strike.

No kings in America. Not now, not ever.

46 seconds of joy, from the @oregonzoo.bsky.social. youtu.be/OrEkWJJcItg?...

"Pacific Northwest old-growth stores more carbon per acre than any terrestrial ecosystem on the planet." There are five hours left to leave a public comment against clearcutting our old growth. morethanjustparks.com/oregon-old-g...

Ready to oppose the National Book Ban Republicans are moving through the House of Representatives? Use 5 Calls to contact your Representative in the House. They'll find your rep for you and even have a script!

He's not wrong.

Maybe he'll feel it in his bone spurs. www.ms.now/the-last-wor...

The is the federal government telling news stations to provide favorable coverage of the war or their licenses will be pulled. A truly extraordinary moment. We aren't on the verge of a totalitarian takeover. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. Act like it.

The USPS has quietly been making changes that will have a big impact for people who mail their tax returns and ballots in this consequential election year. I've got questions about how these changes will hurt vote-by-mail states like Oregon this November.

Yes. The common claim that “it’s just a tool” is willful blindness.

This plan is appalling. Please support this petition. #darkskies #lightpollution #outer-space darksky.org/news/organiz...

In honor of International Women's Day, here's Ann Reed with "Heroes." The first time I heard it, it took me a bit to realize that every single hero she names is a woman. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENLd...

there's so much bad in the world but there's also people who lift up and carry an elderly bat around every day so he can pretend he's flying again, and that's the part of the world I think is worth fighting for

Info on the new BLM plan to clear cut Oregon old growth forests so regime buddies can rake in cash without any consideration of ecosystems, watershed, salmon habitat, recreation, etc etc. Comment period open until March 23. You can write in! morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/blm-announ...

When the US govt terminated the National Nature Asst, @phillevin.bsky.social + the author team were determined not to let that stop them. They re-organized, set up an advisory committee, found funding…and now the brand new Nature Record is open for public comment. 👏🌳👏🌲 Check it out (link below)!

Rewatched @sinnersmovie.bsky.social last night. What a rich film, somehow both grounded and phantasmagorical! It was Z's first time; he knew nothing about it other than vague awards buzz. At that midpoint reveal he shouted, "I didn't know it was a [redacted for spoiler] movie!" Loved it, of course.

Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google. My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence! go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT

Just an absolutely fascinating Glacial Errata today. Woodworking, military history, Sebald, rabbit holes--what a great way to start a week.

Notable how all four LLMs failed to provide a useful answer, much less an expert-level one. They didn't even provide info to help the user. Grok & ChatGPT wrongly accepted the simplified yes/no framing. Gemini gave a mushy both-sides. Claude refused to discuss "politics." These are toys, not tools.

March 1, 1872, #Yellowstone becomes the first national park of the #US (1888 geological map by American geologist Arnold Hague)

Thanks to Michael and Gina of @birdallianceoregon.bsky.social for a great birding walk at Elrod Slough this morning, and to Slough Fest for promoting awareness of the Columbia Slough and its branches, an urban water world that supports a lot of wildlife and deserves continued protection.

For the first time since @projectsaltbox.bsky.social launched their DHS warehouse acquisition tracker, the number of canceled sales is higher than any of the other warehouse-related figures. We've reached a tipping point, folks. lookerstudio.google.com/reporting/b0...

This is a mental war that we have to win. It's not about being a luddite, it's about destroying or retaining the ability to think. It's about how insidious this becomes in a situation where generative AI is adopted and then subverted intentionally. www.thealgorithmicbridge.com/p/a-new-whar...

Disgusting.

This seems like kind of a big deal. www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

The whole Nightmare team is dancing because @champwongs.bsky.social's short story "Autogas Ferryman" is a Stoker award finalist! Congratulations, Champ!!! If you haven't read this ghost story, which is both wise & scary, check it out here: www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/auto...

FELLOWSHIP! We’re proud to announce the launch of the Climate Science Serving America fellowship, open to early- and mid-career scientists & engineers who work on climate solutions. Full salary, benefits, and a research stipend. Remote anywhere in the United States. drawdown.org/news/project...

New from me: It's time to get rid of networked cameras. buttondown.com/creativegood... I feel strongly about this piece, so here's a thread - 1/

The President is lying to the public: 1) For the past century, the federal government has been responsible for the Potomac Interceptor – not Maryland. The sewage pipe is on federal land. youtu.be/OKyIKHW8ONI

Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking for you: Active Voting Rights Cases: 165 Active Redistricting Cases: 49 Active Anti-Voting Cases: 89 Active Pro-Voting Cases: 72 Active DOJ Lawsuits: 24 Stay informed. Subscribe today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

A win! A federal judge has instructed the Interior Department to restore signage and video exhibits at George Washington’s former Philadelphia residence that explain his ownership of enslaved people.

Another silly image I experimented with years ago and didn't do anything with. A young witch accidentally awakens Berserker warriors in Portland. Hilarity ensues. Moon Dog Magic — first of the 6-volume RUNE WITCH urban fantasy series — is free across platforms. books2read.com/u/mdzwxX #booksky

Attn @wyden.senate.gov and @merkley.senate.gov please and thank you. ...I'll call your office in the morning.

AI will be used in situations where it isn’t best practice for the same reason university admins continually destroy their schools and for the same reason everything good bought by private equity gets worse and for the same reason this criminal regime is stripping government down to spare parts.

There it is.

Has any reporter yet asked Mike Johnson if he is deliberately ignorant (of everything happening within his own chamber, and the world at large), or just incompetent?

getting tired of foia officers saying it would be unduly burdensome to do their job. no it wouldn't it would be duly burdensome. that's what a job is

I wholeheartedly support calls to boycott in protest but ask that they focus on large, especially billionaire-owned businesses and not on small and local businesses that are essential to sustainable and equitable communities. Those are integral to a future we should be building.

Just finished “Powerless” by @hntdove.bsky.social A wonderful dystopian novel. While it tells of a scary future, it’s no more scary than current events. I totally recommend this book, even if it’s not yet banned.

The zone is so fully flooded that it's impossible to keep up, but this is pretty bad.

The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.

Half a billion on terrorizing citizens but we can’t have universal healthcare or basic income or affordable housing or public transit or

Jew in Amsterdam here. Please use Anne Frank as a comparison point to explain how state persecution of scapegoats impacts children, that is the point of her example, thanks