schwartz is non-controversial, but this MUST be read in the context of today's news that vinay prasad will be replaced with another anti-vaccine crank at FDA. rfk jr. will also still have wide-ranging power over schwartz if confirmed. i doubt she will be able to fulfill any of her duties under him.

I am not a fan of organized religion, but I AM a fan of history, and the fact that the Pope is currently fighting online with a world leader who photoshops pictures of himself as Jesus is as good as anything I ever read about in university. Get him, your Holiness, waste him on X the Everything App

Hiding faces because they know they are criminals.

In France, legislation came into effect recently for all car parks that have over 80 spaces to be covered with solar panels. Estimated to add around 11GW of renewable energy capacity to the national grid. Why not do likewise in Scotland? Braehead, Silverburn, Glasgow Fort etc.

Mark Carney wants the fantasy of AI to be reality, despite the evidence it’s not coming, but ignores how AI creates an antisocial world where more people suffer mental health challenges, do not think critically, are addicted to screens, have their work degraded, and can’t tell fact from fiction.

So uh, what's the best 3D printer for a noob

The woman being murdered in the video Trump posted was an immigrant. Her name was Nilufar Yasmin. She was from Bangladesh. Trump is weaponizing her death against communities like hers. Outstanding reporting from @pabloreports.bsky.social for Migrant Insider. migrantinsider.com/p/her-name-w...

Israel kills more than 300 in Beirut. Unclear what the targets were. 1/3 of victims women, children and elderly. Israel said it hit Hezbollah command and control centers, but the only Hezbollah official reported killed was a top aide to the group's secretary general. apnews.com/article/leba...

I think the number one, two, and three reasons for Israel's public relations crisis is that it's doing this to four separate countries simultaneously

Me, an atheist: Your holiness I stand ready to join the crusade against these heretics

Behold our beautiful and brave colleague, murdered today! You know the drill, unfortunately, so… Say his name: Mohammed Wishah, Al Jazeera reporter, killed today in Gaza. US-Israel has assassinated nearly 300 journalists in Palestine, Lebanon and Iran in just 2 years. إِنَّا لِلَّٰهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ

posting this shit when you’re owned by a billionaire is basically a recruitment ad for socialism

mass murder every day

The United Nations condemned a massive Israeli strikes across Lebanon. "The scale of the killing and destruction in Lebanon today is nothing short of horrific," U.N. Human Rights chief Volker Türk said in a statement. www.reuters.com/world/iran-w...

you do not have to hand it to tucker carlson or marjorie taylor greene or alex jones or megyn kelly. they're all rats who see trump as a sinking ship and they're getting ready to jump in preparation for their next act. you do not have to fall for it.

The pentagon threatens Pope Leo for criticizing the US/Israel war on Iran. Pope Leo refuses to back down ❤️✊🏽 #CourageNow youtube.com/shorts/pLdU1...

The Yeongno, is a Korean mythical creature known as a "celestial eater of the rich," this dragon-like monster seeks to consume 100 corrupt politicians, the wealthy, the powerful, etc in order to return to heaven. A cathartic symbol of social justice.

Imagine if they felt entitled to your money and will resort to violence if you don't play nice.

Psychologists and other literal mental health providers with advanced degrees (like doctorates!) cannot prescribe medications to the patients they see and treat in person but sure why not let an AI startup start people on psychoactive medications

Mamdani is not just filling the potholes with the crew. He's creating a visual and personal reminder of the dignity inherent in all of these anonymous government jobs.

China’s CGTN: US-Israeli attack destroys synagogue in center of Tehran

This article highlights something really important: it is absolutely bonkers how many massive, energy + water hungry data centres are being built in Sydney suburbs that are already subject to worsening climate impacts and heat island effects. They'll make both worse

"If Canada is to regain greater autonomy over its affairs and build a better society, we must get serious about reclaiming our digital sovereignty." @parismarx.com

There is a "dual use" concept in the law of war, but we don't need to bother pretending that works here: Trump has repeatedly said the purpose is to cause civilian harm. Nobody in his admin has even tried to explain the military advantage of it, much less weighed that against civilian harm.

Jeremy Hansen should have replied, "Je ne parle pas anglais".

I managed to finally get around to putting up two pictures in my office that I've been meaning to do for over a year. Go me. Also, how did I not know there were claw hooks for drywall?

“I will NOT sacrifice the Oxford comma. We've made too many compromises already; too many retreats. They assimilate the em dash and we fall back. They capture ‘not just X but y’ and we fall back. Not again. The line must be drawn here! This far, no further!”

What continues to happen at Bedford is horrific. www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley... [gift link]

Husky rescued from Arizona desert after family deported, left him alone for weeks. Woman discovers dog abandoned in desert after owners deported, says she’s hearing similar stories more often

unsure whether to be delighted or depressed by the chokehold that cactus club has on gen z

Hezbollah fires projectiles at northern Israel while Israeli troops push deeper into southern Lebanon.

Did you know that the @nytimes.com conservative Book Review editor actively blocked bestselling LGBTQ+ literature from being reviewed from 2013-2022? Before writing several anti-trans op-eds, Pamela Paul controlled which books received coverage and which did not.

Just a meme shared on Lebanese social media And yes this is a real story. Israel is targeting Lebanese Shias and explicitly warning Christians and Druze not to shelter them

Israeli soldiers are detonating entire villages in South Lebanon while taking selfies. Ancient mosques, churches, cemeteries, schools, hospitals - all being obliterated by the genocidal regime www.instagram.com/reel/DWrg5xi...

No lies detected.

Misogynists and red pill numbnuts say "wifey" because they can't say what they really mean. That is "mummy".

Kudos. youtube.com/shorts/YR8wO...

this is the chaplain btw. wonder why he was fired.

Everyone’s got a human trafficking vigilante complex these days (even Canadians!) youtube.com/shorts/3qyTr...

just a reminder that the UN tech wing, ITU, has mistreated me and censored my talk when I tried to point out the irony of AI for good when big tech is the very force powering war and genocide bsky.app/profile/abeb...

Whenever I’m reminded of Google and the company’s greenwashing, I also think of their Google Urban Forest outside Santiago, Chile.

WCK's #ChefsForLebanon teams are serving tens of thousands of meals every day to families impacted by increasing violence. Hear from Chef Corps member Aline Kamakian about the urgent need in Lebanon as she leads our efforts to care for communities across the country.

The world is kind of crap, but just remember... Wombats get the zoomies. youtu.be/Y1Ie4ZYd9gk?...

TSUNAMI THREAT UPDATED TSUNAMI WAVES REACHING 0.3 TO 1m ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOME COASTS OF INDONESIA. TSUNAMI WAVES ARE FORECAST TO BE LESS THAN 0.3 METERS ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL FOR THE COASTS OF GUAM, JAPAN, MALAYSIA, NORTHERN MARIANAS, PLAU, PNG, PHILIPPINES, TAIWAN AND YAP.

And what I think is the most important aspect of the #ArtemisII mission - for the first time, a more diverse crew will extend their reach out into deep space, and look back and see our beautiful, blue spaceship home planet. Their experience will be representing so many more people!

Astronaut Jeremy Hansen is taking Indigenous culture past the Moon: his mission patch was designed by Henry Guimond, an Anishinaabe artist, incorporating one Indigenous perspective about the seven sacred laws, which are represented by animals. 🧪 #ArtemisII

The death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a Blind Rohingya refugee who was left on the freezing streets of Buffalo by Border Patrol officers, was ruled a homicide. New from me at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...