Worker Power meeting in Tucson- focused on Economic Development!

Say hello to my little friend.

Yo, Tucson! I know it's last minute notice & not everyone can take off from work/school, but if you can be available, please show up. You don't have to speak. You don't have to be disruptive, you just have to witness and make sure they know that we are paying attention to what they do!

Call your senators and representatives about the changes at the FDA and the new rules (Rx required for those under 65) for Covid vaccines. This is basically eugenics. open.substack.com/pub/simonwdc...?

Your reminder. open.substack.com/pub/michaelm...

I am re-listening to The Wizard, the Witch, and the Wild One from the beginning. The conclusion of the children's adventure is a bit more melancholy now that I know how the entirety of book one ends. This is such good storytelling. Go check out @worldsbeyondnumber.bsky.social

The reality of ai

Finally, digging into this book.

Boosting the signal

Follow the No Desert Data Center Coalition bsky.app/profile/node...

Yeah... maybe we are more cautious and also better bs detectors.

This morning's judgement.

Spending the evening at Watershed Management Group. If you didn't get a coveted seat at tonight's info session, there is another (virtual) one next week. Tucson, please educate yourself about Project Blue. watershedmg.org/event/online...

Good article in AZ Luminaria. Please contact your city council and mayor. Tell them to vote no on the land annexation and the air quality permit. Tucson doesn't need to sacrifice its future water, energy and air quality for less than 200 "permanent" jobs. azluminaria.org/2025/07/21/t...

Mainly for my Tucson peeps. Here is the petition against Project Blue. chng.it/BLzNGWMzTj

Seriously, find 90 min in your day to listen to the latest Weekly Show from Jon Stewart! It is so good that I just listened to it again this morning because I could not give it full focus yesterday. Go find it on your favorite podcast service.

Thank you Tucson Sentinel for running this opinion piece by my friend at Watershed Management. www.tucsonsentinel.com/opinion/repo... If you are local or have an interest in Tucson, please consider subscribing to the Sentinel and consider helping us oppose Project Blue. More in the comments.

Hahaha

Needed some humor today.

In case you want to check your followers and block possible bots. bsky.app/profile/did:...

All of this.

Every time someone says "Happy Fourth" to me today, I just want to look them fiercely in the eye and say, "Happy Hunger Games," then crisply turn on my heel and walk away.

Last time I checked, Uganda (where he was born) is in Africa. NYT has just emphasized why I was right last year to cancel my long-time subscription.

Finally finished watching Andor (season 2). So, of course, I had to follow that by re-watching Rogue One. Now, I feel like I want to watch Star Wars Episode IV again.

First official dust storm warning.

And just like that, the season's first cicadas started buzzing in my front yard!

I love this message from Alok on this penultimate day af Pride month. www.instagram.com/reel/DLaQM8V...

I am finding that The Invisible Library series is very enjoyable, escapist, summer reading.

Well, this seems like some good news.

F*&$

More books for my To Be Read list.

Private companies should not own public utilities.

Well... it is officially hot today.

One summer morning in the neighborhood.

This!!

I am 99.9% sure this is satire, or at least humor. I do find it quite funny.

So, Rebecca's FB account has been suspended. 🤬

Meanwhile, this is also happening in L.A.

This

The latest essay by Rebecca Solnit is worth your time. www.meditationsinanemergency.com/some-notes-o...

I have this for you today

It's just me, over here in the corner, wondering who is going to win this grudge match.

We need to start thinking and recognizing that if there is an injustice to anyone, it is an injustice to us as well. It isn't just an injustice worth your recognition and attention if you happen to know someone personally affected (or if that person is you). We all need to be in this together.

Eating romaine lettuce is especially a gamble right now. Although America’s system for tracking and responding to foodborne illnesses has been woefully neglected for decades, it has recently been further undermined. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

A little Pride album for you.

"The goal of surveillance capitalism is not to make behaviour more predictable, but to control it." --How Silicon Valley Unleashed Techno-feudalism by Cedric Durand You need to read this book, sooner rather than later.

Poetic. www.instagram.com/reel/DKIFtX3...

An older interview but quite relevant, very enjoyable, and worth your time. open.spotify.com/episode/1ANQ...

"I am sorry Dave, I am afraid I can't do that." OpenAI's o3 AI Model Alters Shutdown Code, Raising Safety Concerns ground.news/article/open...

This is a very accurate description of how AI can actually hinder rather than help research.