That White House Butler letter is a fake, so I deleted my post.

Research Associate Hybrid Wheat (f/m/d) - part time 60% // Syngenta Bad Salzuflen jobs.syngenta.com/job/74400012... The Wheat Research Associate assists and supports the Wheat Breeding Lead in all aspects of breeding pipeline progression. #BotanyJobs

⚠️ We’re #NowHiring a Deputy COO! For this senior role, we are looking for someone who is solutions-focused, highly organised, and values-driven, and brings experience in HR, finance, and broader operations. Apply by 25 May via the application form on our website:

I'm pleased to say I'm 'this close' to launching a new, live series for my YouTube channel. I'll be reading from my book, THE AMBASSADOR. It's a fun, family-friendly, sci-fi martial arts adventure. It's not about weird creatures. It's about friends, growing older, and working together. 1/2

Things that should not be run like businesses: universities, hospitals, and government. Things that should be run like businesses: businesses. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

Ukraine’s adaptations. My latest in @thebulwark.com

Here we have the Acting AG gaslighting the public into accepting voter intimidation by pretending it's just common-sense election security. "Why wouldn't everybody support that?" Because it's illegal under 18 USC 592--the very law you're paid to enforce and are openly defying.

🇮🇩 🚮 Bali drowning in waste after largest landfill declared off limits The largest landfill on the Indonesian resort island was declared off-limits for organic waste from the beginning of April. But with no immediate alternatives, trash is piling up in the streets and attracting rats

don't lie to create more hate. disinformation comes in too many colors that clip is from 2017 - look it up www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...

i so need to do my file inventory and clean up my emails. but... but ... look. is that a shiny new toy right there? of course it is. a soundcloud account for the podcast and the new stuff i'm working on. i won't take long to set up. ... files. emails. first. bah humbug.

Postdoctoral Associate - Plant Pathology & Plant Microbe Biology // Cornell University www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/deta... You will conduct research on the ecological, chemical, and the molecular mechanisms that mediate in microbe-plant-insect interactions. #BotanyJobs

The US struck military targets in Iran after the country fired on three Navy destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz, even as the two sides say they’re discussing an end to the war

🚨We Are Not Going Back ... my latest substack piece on this moment. open.substack.com/pub/jaimehar...

You do not hate the DOGE people enough. Boys with toys breaking things they were too arrogant and lazy to understand.

And here's the ruling, couldn't fit it in the first post: assets.bwbx.io/documents/us...

Idk if y’all are following the Canvas hack story, but apparently whoever hacked it is holding each uni’s access to canvas for ransom. Grades are due for graduation and no one can log on. 😬

The U.S. is starting to revoke passports over unpaid child support. Not suspend them. Revoke them. A lot of people still think a passport is a right that comes with citizenship. It’s starting to look more like permission.

Good news 🗞️

It is estimated that the exchange of blows between Iran and the US has ended - and both sides have ceased their attacks. -IDF Military radio

BREAKING: Federal trade court strikes down Trump’s backup tariff plan, imposed after the Supreme Court invalidated his broad-based tariffs. Going to need some economists to chew on this one. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

We tried to find a way to not ask folks for money again but we have no other options. I’m sorry. This fund will pay our lawyers, then personal debt from these expenses, and anything left will be donated to the National Lawyers Guild. Thank you to everyone who can support. tinyurl.com/katandre

One for the kids....When you see a fish that wants to move through the lock, you can ring the doorbell and alert operators to the fins waiting outside. www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...

We did it to defend democracy. They do it to defeat it.

working on scripts for the new show with me reading. outline is done with blocks for a one-hour live show. timing matters if i want to have dual-purpose podcast and broadcast material. got a 60 second intro ready with 2 seconds to spare depending on my pacing. i'm happy with that.

do not try to sell me an ai to create content it won't go well ask the guy who just tried

I have been told by both colleagues and random online comment-leavers that the data center water problem is "made up" and "not real" but it does seem like a lot of water is necessary for data centers.

working on notes and a script for a 'reading show.' i don't have funding to record the audio drama, but i can record the audio books. it gets me several things, including more content for the podcast and YouTube. Maybe sponsors and followers too. ko-fi.com/wudang96/tiers

Gas prices won't return to pre-war levels any time soon www.axios.com/2026/05/07/g...

It's the return of our Rising Stars ✨ If they’re helping shape the future of the book trade, we want to hear about them. Submissions are open for the Class of 2026 👉 email [email protected]

Shell’s profits jump as Iran war delivers windfall ft.trib.al/YybRKU3

Trump and Rubio are decimating the ranks of career, non-partisan professional diplomats to bring in loads of newly-hired MAGA partisans. It is hard to describe how seriously this is damaging US security and our ability to anticipate and react to world events.

If this were Biden or Clinton, it would be a 24/7 Chyron on every network.

Millionaires and billionaires pay less in taxes on capital gains than teachers and nurses do on their wages. Our system should not reward wealth over work. My Equal Tax Act would level the playing field.

We as humans have so much more in common than that which divides us.

BREAKING: A key city panel on Wednesday advanced Mayor Brandon Johnson’s nomination of Anjanette Young, a social worker who was handcuffed while naked during a botched 2019 Chicago Police Department raid, to serve on the city’s police oversight board. @wttw.bsky.social

That's actually true. They signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 1968.

Fu cat has been grumpy all day. She got food and treats and pets. What else? She wanted the window open. She's now happily camped out on the sofa. Cats.... (yes, she knows she is in charge now)

Is the spider ok?

Google Chrome silently installs a ~4GB Gemini Nano model on desktop devices; Google says it has been offered since 2024 and users can remove it via settings (Ben Schoon/9to5Google) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

i shouldn't look at tech catalogs. now i want new toys for my new series. sigh. nice toys though. telycam.com/meet-100.html

I guess we have the answer to the question “who wants this.”

Don't know if painting with digital tools counts for the theme of #paint for today's #RepostYourArt, but I have enjoyed developing a more painterly style in the past few years. I still do simpler things as well, but it is fun to spend many hours getting immersed in the details on one like this.

The billionaire money fighting California’s proposed wealth tax shows how fast extreme wealth translates into outsized political power in this country. Great piece from the incomparable @rbreich.bsky.social, citing our research on how billionaire political influence has surged post-Citizens United.

The Trump administration has raided the office of L. Louise Lucas, the Virginia Democrat who led the successful redistricting effort against his gerrymandering. apnews.com/article/l-lo...

Just leaving the Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Reading Room, a new exhibit featuring the printed Epstein files to advocate for the estimated 1200 to 1400 victims of Epstein’s trafficking and abuse. They gave me a pencil and highlighter with the exhibit name stamped on them.

The harm done by Trump's illegal war in Iran really is trickling through to the communities that formed the bedrock of his constituency. For example: KFVS 12 News reports that fuel prices are threatening meal delivery services vital to rural seniors. www.mediamatters.org/fuel-files-r...