“I wish you green-blue walks along / the river’s edge, the verge, the itch / of wishing quelled by knowing well—” Read “French Walk,” a poem by Anna Lena Phillips Bell from the collection Might Could.

remember when the political press spent the last year helping Republicans pretend that MAGADOGE was a good faith effort at government efficiency and fiscal responsibility? Because they don't.

Another analyst call. This one on OpenAI. All the questions and all the things...

This shows the sort of data that Proton Mail, which prides itself both on end-to-end encryption and that it's only governed by Swiss privacy law, can provide to third parties. In this case, the FBI. @evystadium.bsky.social has more. Scoop by @josephcox.bsky.social: www.404media.co/proton-mail-...

if only there was 50 years of documented history political journalists could leverage as useful informed context on this sort of thing

NEW and AWFUL--all thanks to Trump: "Markets Global oil benchmark Brent crude breaks above $90 a barrel amid Iran war." Experts say if oil gets over a $100 a barrel and remains there it will trigger a recession on a global scale!! www.cnbc.com/2026/03/06/i...

This is not good.

Bad jobs report amid tariff drag, weaker than expected, and that’s not yet factoring in the war in Iran: loss of 92K jobs, and unemployment rises to 4.4% Wait until the oil/gas price surge kicks in. www.cnbc.com/2026/03/06/f...

Ukraine's National Police has opened criminal proceedings against Hungary over the detention of 7 Oschadbank employees under Articles 146 and 147 of Ukraine's Criminal Code, covering unlawful deprivation of liberty and hostage-taking. Europol and Hungarian authorities have been contacted. #Ukraine

Orbán's government kidnapped seven employees of the Ukrainian state-owned Oschadbank and stole millions in cash and gold, as he turns to outright piracy. www.politico.eu/article/ukra...

Why didn't the US consult Ukraine, the one country that knows how to country attacks from thousands of cheap drones? www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

G'night.

#Florida county administrator's pick for new library director has never been a librarian and has just three years’ experience working with a library system -- but her hubby has been active in local politics. www.pnj.com/story/news/l...

i should get extra plays if i still have over 15 moves to solve the puzzle and a bonus when i have 20 left over. i should stop. i'm getting good at this. 😂

This is why we need big newsrooms with lots of reporters who can dig into things. www.niemanlab.org/2026/03/with...

we are humans. what did you expect? humans are... well, humans. also. this is why tech bros should not decide anything.

Has anyone confirmed whether Kristi Noem gets to keep her blanky if she’s leaving DHS?!

Grandad on my mom's side was from Scotland. He ran the town newspaper. On my dad's side, my grandad was a farmer from Ireland.

today, i went out to ask the workmen about their repairs to the fence. the banging isn't pleasant. workman didn't speak English. My Spanish is awful, but we managed. I have to work on my spoken Spanish skills. Listening and reading are ok. Speaking and writing not so much. falta practicar. 会汉语吗？

context. remembering the past. i have never walked onto a stage and not been absolutely terrified. it doesn't go away. i got better at dealing with it. this one, i'm having a bit of trouble. i know what it is and where it goes. that's what's scary. i know. getting on the plane to Shanghai, 1990.

Scientists have discovered a potential path out of devastating genetic bottlenecks that could help these Australian animals, as well as many other vulnerable and endangered species

#storytime From THE AMBASSADOR Chapter 6: Endings and Beginnings Part 2: The Old Guard Galen and the Ambassador had to fight their way out of a trap. The Ambassador broke her arm in the fight. The Ambassador looked down. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have snapped at you like that,” she said. 1/8

(sigh) getting closer to doing what i actually need to be doing. lots of things get in the way. me mostly. what i have done and what i want to do aren't that far apart. doing it.... that's scary and wonderful. it took me a long time to decide my first jump off the 3 meter board into the pool, too.

Calling the #scicomm community, and anyone looking for a new career in bonny Scotland. New job alert for an Education & Learning Officer at the fantastic #Kirkcudbright Dark Space Planetarium. Application deadline: 27th March. 🔭🎢 www.darkspaceplanetarium.org/explore/care...

Sources: Oracle plans thousands of job cuts as soon as this month as part of its moves to handle a cash crunch from a massive AI data center expansion effort (Brody Ford/Bloomberg) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

At least 13 hospital and health facilities in Iran hit since US-Israel attacks began, WHO says

Iranian drone strikes on Amazon sites highlight the need to protect data centers, as the tech industry often overlooks physical threats. With critical data infrastructure becoming war targets, attacks on UAE and Bahrain centers emphasize the need for increased resilience. buff.ly/FyRmjAy

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We've been tracking nearly 200 lawsuits against the Trump administration over its attempts to leverage federal funding to impose the president's agenda. The most startling pattern: The administration seems entirely undeterred when it loses in court. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

time to start working on my cleanup lists. numbers for last year and next year. not something i look forward to. can't put it off any more. and a neighbor picked today to start repairing their fence. oh joy. welcome to accounting. bah humbug. ah well.

Himes on war powers: "That is not a debate that the Republicans want to have, because a year ago they turned the Congress into the Russian Duma. We don't have a Congress today. We have a majority party in the House and Senate that's going to do exactly what Donald Trump tells them to do."

Remember Scott Pruitt and how much coverage that drove? This is like that one eight rounds of steroids, and it barely registers in the media or public consciousness because this administration and party are so committed to murder and war crimes and secret policing and destroying economies for fun

The biggest winner Tuesday night was voter turnout. Even if your candidate didn’t win, Texans should be proud of this. Voters showed up in huge numbers.

Day 6: This is the list of countries either attacked, launching attacks or have military hardware involved: Iran Israel US United Kingdom France Greece Germany Italy Lebanon Syria Iraq Cyprus Azerbaijan Turkey Saudi Arabia Bahrain Qatar United Arab Emirates Kuwait Yemen Oman Jordan Sri Lanka

We have spent as much as half of Head Start's total annual budget on this in less than a week. bsky.app/profile/leah...

"Let’s not bury the lede here: The DoD wants to use AI for fully autonomous lethal systems and mass surveillance of American citizens. Anthropic said 'no,' and now the US government is retaliating by trying to destroy it." — @lizdye.bsky.social

Judge rules that companies are entitled to refunds for President Convicted Felon's illegal tariffs that were overturned by the Supreme Court. Oopsie! www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/03/04/t... via @apnews.com

Little cat has been sick - hiding, tail down, not active, not eating much. Treating her with over the counter cat meds. I'm worried. I don't have money for bills and groceries, how am I going to manage a vet bill? GFM? idk. Just now, she's had a turn for the better -> she peed. That's a good sign.

Republicans from Tallahassee to Miami disagree on developing a booming #Florida (and also whether local residents are allowed to control their area's growth) www.miamiherald.com/news/politic... via @miamiherald.com

The idea is to use the federal government to retaliate against people, individually, for any opposition—real or perceived—to their goals. Frankly, if this isn't stopped completely and the offenders prosecuted, then I expect the next Democratic admin to do it to Republicans. It's just the way now.

Just a beautiful moment from today (at least to me). There’s still a trace of snow left in Kyiv. The world feels like it’s descending into darkness. I don’t deny it. I choose to look for the light.

Experts have warned that it is likely impossible to fully insulate consumers from the extra power demand coming from the vast expansion of data centers to run AI.

Gas prices have jumped twenty cents a gallon since Trump’s attacks on Iran.

It’s looking increasingly likely that Kristi Noem and Lewandowski funneled almost 200 million in government money to a company that is run by her friend and that nobody can give an address for. Oh, and it was 8 days old when it was awarded the contract.

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“Historic action”

DHS has admitted to deporting 86 #DACA recipients and detaining 261 others—that we know of. One DACA recipient was abducted at her green card interview. “It seemed like we walked in and she never had a chance,” her daughter said. “It felt like we just walked into a trap.”

Joliet plans the largest data center in Illinois—on top of an aquifer running dry after 150 years of pumping. The data center will use groundwater for now, then switch to drinkable Lake Michigan water in 2030. Illinois has no statewide permitting system for large water users.

Cutiepie floating by!! 👜🐟 #spottedtrunkfish #trunkfish #boxfish #swimminghandbag #coralcitycamera

silly little things... i found a roll of paper i had forgotten where i put. i knew i had it. just not where it was.