My latest! In this month's cover story for the @texasobserver.org, I wrote an expansive, oddly philosophical deep dive into the western diamonback rattlesnake, a much-maligned animal I've come to have a lot of respect and affection for

I’d *like* to keep working today but it’s also the only sunny day this week. So by the rules of Oregon, I must close my laptop and go outside.

NO NO NO YOU DON’T GUYS LET ME PLEASE SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF FREE TAX USA federal is free, state is $16, handles even my chaotic freelancer taxes just fine, same step-by-step “designed for normies” kind of interface as TurboTax but NOT EVIL tell everyone you know www.freetaxusa.com

The fact that newspapers can’t find anyone to write a “daylight savings time is good actually” think piece means this thing is so universally unpopular that only a completely ineffective government wouldn’t have ended it by now.

Looking for books where you just had SO MUCH FUN reading it. I don’t necessarily mean a page turner or anything literary (though it can be). But what reads made you think, “Gosh I am just having the best time right now.” #booksky

Today I learned here in Portland teachers are being asked to either take 3 furlough days or cut 170 full time teaching positions. My son is in a blended class of 4/5th graders because they didn’t have enough money for another teacher. Fuck off

It’s crazy to me that someone can go to a lawyer to make a will and it can still be contested and dragged out in court for years. As long as they didn’t do anything illegal, they said what they said! How do we not have a way to make this easy and clear?

What’s the word for a novel where a character is writing the novel you’re reading within it?

Got my old lady blanket coat and a rocking camp chair because it may be 40 degrees but it’s sunny and nothing will stop me from reading outside!

I have so little desire to write an outline for a book proposal that there is a non zero chance I will write the whole book instead!

Just got a healthcare bill from a random pathology provider who ONLY takes payment via check!? Not even debit or check. Just check. There is no online option in 2026.

GOOD FOR HIM people.com/farmer-86-re...

The paint on my Prius has started just flaking off out of nowhere. Apparently there was a recall a few years ago for this issue on my specific color but I was never notified! So now I have an expensive problem on my hands due to faulty application. I’m really stressed about the whole thing.

Is anyone else extremely stressed out by the reactions functions in group chats and other social media? tovedanovich.substack.com/p/i-should-p...

It’s almost chick season! If you have a backyard flock, there’s a few good reasons to reconsider how you add to your flock this year.

Love the journalism at @orionmagazine.bsky.social ; it's always deep, thoughtful, provocative, and intriguing. Case in point with this piece from @tkdano.bsky.social on cattle mutilation conspiracy theories (cn, graphic descriptions).

Everyone’s seen those renderings of cows getting beamed up into UFOs. But the darker side of the events that sparked those popular images—cattle mutilations—points to a more terrestrial cause. @tkdano.bsky.social investigates.

Do you live in Oregon? Do you love wildlife or having beautiful natural areas to go to? Take 15min, write an email, and get them some funding and protection for generations to come. You don’t even have to call anyone! More info including a sample letter ⬇️ birdallianceoregon.org/take-action/...

GQ Man of the Year!

Interesting stat from the article

“Between postal delays, weather events, and the fact that these are day-old animals, it’s likely that at least tens of thousands of these baby birds will die before reaching their intended destination.” My latest for @cogwbur.bsky.social www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...

late night walk with moonlight as my guide 2/2

I’m doing a citizen science project to count amphibian eggs this spring. We got our in person training and gear today. Why do I love waders? So cool to get to make a difference for these creatures in my community! To find the frog, you must dress like a frog.

Obsessed with foggy mornings

“It would cover essentially anyone they want to arrest without a warrant, making the general premise of ever getting a warrant pointless,” she added.

They are all Black journalists and Black politicians. Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are journalists. Trahern Jean Crews ran for Minnesota's House District 66B. Jamael Lydell Lundy is running for Minnesota Senate District 65.

An Irish man responsible for leaking the identities of thousands of US immigration enforcement officers has said he will continue his work until the Trump administration stops targeting immigrant communities.

ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.

I had to get a medical test done and went somewhere I’d used in the past and thought was on my marketplace plan. They also gave me no reason to believe they weren’t in network when they took my insurance card! Now I have a $759 bill that doesn’t even count toward my deductible.

Picked up Ilya Kaminsky’s DEAF REPUBLIC today and this was the first poem. With solidarity to everyone protesting today.

It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing

I've talked to people on the ground about the strike here tomorrow, and the single thing everyone brings up is just how shockingly wide the support for the strike is. Businesses that no one would have expected to support it are doing so.

The 5-year-old arrested by ICE In Minnesota is detained at Dilley. We reported on conditions there in the below article. Parents said the food was contaminated with mold and worms & that children were so under so much stress that they were hitting their own faces & wetting themselves.

I recently learned it is called a “paw bouquet” when dogs scrunch all their feet together. Which makes this kind of like “paw ikebana”

Never in my wildest dreams did I think Ian Frazier would read and write up my book UNDER THE HENFLUENCE so generously for @nybooks.com www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

I deeply believe that the language we use matters. About a year ago I stopped saying I was “too busy” to do things and the reframe has really helped me in sticking to my priorities as well as my mental health! tovedanovich.substack.com/p/why-i-dont...

I am really loving Katherine Larson’s THE WEDDING OF THE FOXES. She references so many authors and texts I’m not familiar with (a huge plus) and the looseness and space in the essays gives me a lot of time to think. Have any of you read it? @milkweededitions.bsky.social #booksky

A few sweet photos I took at Bonneville Dam of fish who may or may not be Herman the famous sturgeon. www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...

Here in Oregon there’s a sturgeon exhibit where a fish named Herman has been on display for generations. I was honored to get to write about his strange history for @earthislandjournal.bsky.social www.earthisland.org/journal/inde...

What's the first bird you saw this year? Take it as a sign. From @tkdano.bsky.social: "People have been using birds to divine the future for centuries... The origin of the word auspicious [—auspicium—] means to 'look at birds.'" orionmagazine.org/article/firs...

Exclusive: I obtained testimony from the Dec. trial where Jonathan Ross, the ICE officer who killed Renee Good in Minneapolis, describes an incident in June where he smashed a car window, is dragged 100 yards, and tased a Guatemalan man 10 times. "I feared for my life," he said.

This month's Patreon wallpaper is chickens. www.patreon.com/c/Shaenon

My least favorite easy chore to do is putting air in the car tires. I would easily pay $30 not to do this 5 minute task.

I find learning about wildlife and wildlife rehab to be immensely fulfilling. Spent part of my day with a group of people who all came out to rescue this bald eagle and take him to the local care facility.

It took me years to place this feature about mysterious cattle deaths in the west and the conspiracies that sprung up to explain it. So glad it found a home in Orion’s latest issue. I hope you’ll give it a read. orionmagazine.org/article/ghos... @longreads.com

i love this energy holy shit

We said goodbye to the MetroCard but we must also say goodbye to the existential, slightly depressed "Add Value/Add Time" meme that will no longer make the rounds 🫡 nygroove.nyc/add-value-ad...