One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

Tashikametan is a turtle who promotes the Labor Standards Bureau. He uses a scope attached to his mask to check employers are being fair. He’s a surprisingly fast runner, but because his shell is heavy, he can’t get up if he falls backwards.

the new hotness on the right is recent converts twisting Catholic or Orthodox doctrine into justifications for anti-Semitism (because they were already huge anti-Semites before they converted), and then sandwiching this within seemingly-reasonable claims about US foreign policy x.com/audreyfahlbe...

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Whenever I see an aerial/satellite view of LA I think that this should be done at Disneyland or Dodgers Stadium...the parking lots there could have >50MW of solar.

The duty to keep the memories of the World War II generation alive will pass solely to us soon. The work of fighting fascism may never finish.

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Hi, I’m Alex goldman. I used to host a podcast called Reply All that some people liked. For the past year I have been making a show called @hyperfixedpod.bsky.social. We now have 25 episodes (50 if you count premium episodes). You might enjoy it! Listen if you liked reply all

The first (1955) Danish edition of Ray Bradbury’s FAHRENHEIT 451. Later editions did not convert the title, so this is the only SI-compatible edition! 🎢

“Individuals on the ground sent a message that reached us Monday morning that 1,200 were dead,” Nathaniel Raymond, the lab’s executive director, said. “By that evening, they said 10,000. By Tuesday, we couldn’t reach them anymore. We assume our ground contacts are dead.”

Apropos of the below, we are hiring someone to help phase out fossil fuel-based fertilizer, starting in California. If you know anyone looking... job-boards.greenhouse.io/industriousl...

one of the best shows ever made honestly and absolutely full of bangers. bashir with the good beard??? classic. lady parts' cover of toxic??? incredible. villain era??? i am constantly tempted to make that song my OOO

From a crewmember on yesterday's Teal 74 mission into now-Category 5 Hurricane #Melissa. As clear of an eye as you will see in the Atlantic basin.

A Republican incumbent for Georgia’s energy commission, up next week, is calling his opponent, a Black Democrat, a “DEI candidate” as he seeks to hold her off: www.the-downballot.com/p/morning-di...

“The entire world was ready to reduce shipping emissions. Then Trump stepped in. After the Trump administration threatened countries with tariffs and visa restrictions, a first-ever global carbon tax is left to an uncertain future.” Via @grist.org Elections matter. And not just to YOUR country.

I can't believe I didn't make the connection but Hugo Weaving's accent in the Matrix is his impression of Carl Sagan.

"Tzefardea Tzedek" (Frog of Righteousness) As soon as the Portland Frog became a meme, Jewish social media blew up with jokes about the 2nd Passover plague - tzefarde'a (frogs) - and the Rabbinical commentary around it. I knew I had to make a calligraphy piece encompassing all of it. (more in alt.)

Just had insulation blown in. Honestly pretty painless process and relatively affordable especially if you get it done before the end of the year to get the tax credit.

After leaving HBO Max earlier this year, ‘Looney Tunes’ is a hit on Tubi, the company says, and popular across generations. It should be a model for every classic cartoons trapped in streaming limbo.

EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification. I glanced down at the message. “Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began. So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

Good news!! The green turtle has been rescued from the brink of extinction. Thanks to decades of global conservation efforts, green turtle populations are finally returning. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Folks have been focused on the developing disaster in southwest Alaska, but America's farthest-west community is suffering, too: Adak has been without power for two weeks because of problems with the local generator. www.kucb.org/regional/202...

Proud papa moment: my son J published a letter in the @nytimes.com today (in print tomorrow) on the need to think our definitions of autism.

Federal workers at #NoKingsDC showed up to take a stand against a wannabe dictator, because our oath is to the people. Federal workers are NOT pawns and we will not be used against the American people. We took an oath, now we take action! ❌👑 ❌♟️#WeTookAnOath #supportfederalworkers #NoKings

About to head to some free speech activity but watching the Chopin competition. What a crazy event. There are 84 competitors chosen to compete in the first round and we are now down to the 11 finalists. Currently a finalist of 10 years ago Eric Lu is playing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbTl...

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my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵) www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

CDC Cuts Threaten Public Health Nationwide, Fired Employees Say www.scientificamerican.com/article/cdc-... A quarter of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff is gone after the latest Trump reductions in force "an intentional attack on the American people and the public's health.”

RIP

My friend Sascha is a professional musician and he's lost a viola bow on the way to Heathrow. Please signal boost to help him get it back.

I think it would be a huge public service if major media outlets interviewed people given RIF notices and let them explain in detail what their jobs are so that people can judge for themselves whether these positions are wasteful like Trump and Vought claim or whether they help the country prosper.

Jay Vine completely blew up the peloton in 200m

It me

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

In the 1950s, National Geographic wanted Kodachrome nature photography that really popped in print. One trick was to put foreground subjects (hikers, etc.) in bright colors; it was called the "red shirt school". Dick Lasher's Pinto makes this the greatest red shirt school photo of all time.

There have been many opportunities where I should have previously canceled my subscription to the Post (particularly for how they treated @karenattiah.bsky.social. I hope she wins all of the things in her grievance) so I may as well do it over this. What cruelty.

I have been listening to some of Ben Laude talk about previous Chopin comps and he just had an interview with Kate Liu who I up until now I had unfortunately did not know. Here is Garrick Ohlsson's words on her Nocturne OP. 62 no 1. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUr7...

A very meta point but I thought the Times didn't call PhD's "Dr" interesting choice to do it for this story

Well I'm back on my bs...watching international piano competitions. Right now the international Chopin competition has just started which you can live stream. Obviously the playing is secondary to the chat which his characteristically unhinged. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPSy...

We've been in a slow-motion government shutdown for months, as the Trump administration withheld appropriated funds and engaged in mass firings. Now we're going to finally admit it. From me and @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social: prospect.org/politics/202...

Listening to @onthemedia.bsky.social I totally thought @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social was named "Matthew Detailer" based upon how Brooke pronounces his name 😆

This was such a great interview!

It is the most interesting portion of the premier league season and @doublepivotpodcast.bsky.social will explain why!

This is huge: “A drug that provides near-perfect protection against H.I.V. with shots just twice a year will be made available at $40 per patient annually in low- and middle-income countries, offering new hope… making lenacapavir a realistic choice in countries with constrained resources.”

a new mRNA therapy apparently can cut the rate of Huntington's disease progression by ~75%. yet more miracle shit www.bbc.com/news/article...

You can’t convince me that this is not @costasamaras.com

this is the solution to the male loneliness epidemic I am 100% serious

Hilltop Bar at Walkerhill Hotel - Designed by Kim Swoo-Geun and completed in 1964 in Seoul, South Korea r/brutalism