Thanks, @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social, for pointing this out. It would never have occurred to me. Also thanks for the clarity about doing CPR for anyone who needs it. I've said "Don't unless you're trained" and am grateful for the correction. Let's hope we never need to know this, but....

Preach

The United States is destroying itself | Rebecca Solnit

I need everyone to understand this is eugenics in action—not just “quackery.” Much like the “anti vax” movement as a whole.

"The number of "news deserts" in Virginia more than doubled between 2023 and 2025, per Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism's ongoing State of Local News project."

No shade to the OP for admitting this, but it shocks me that people my age don’t know this. You fundamentally cannot understand how the world functions, how power works, if you don’t know history.

Day 10 of #30DaysOfBiking Quick trip to the post office to mail some rent support. Help us clear our list of requests for April. We’re *so* close and don’t want to have to say no to any of our school families that need help! Please donate & share: www.gofundme.com/f/support-mi...

“'I’ve never experienced anything like this in my entire life,' the congresswoman said, fighting back tears. "She described the way people were laying down inside as “like sardines.” “'It is frightening in there,' she said. 'It is disgusting'..." azmirror.com/2026/04/10/i...

I think this every time I walk the dog on my neighborhood streets. If my neighbors only knew how loud they were — driving in what Clarissa Pinkola Estes called, the “metal uteruses”—maybe they would slow down.

ICE knows they can operate freely in Massachusetts courts, so they are of course going to focus on the place where they face the least friction. The PROTECT Act would limit arrests in courthouses by requiring a judicial warrant or order, and a review by a judicial official.

My mail has been inundated with Peter Theil funded misinformation, and I’m angry; also I voted already, so some part of me likes that he’s wasting his money.

My dad became a person who sorted research and contributed to interfaith data, and I listened to his stats discussions, always a guy who liked huge surveys, and longitudinal studies. I appreciate Hackett’s work here.

at least one good thing is happening in books after this shitshow of a week.

Our burning of fossil fuels is melting sea ice and drowning emperor penguin chicks, putting them in danger of extinction. 😱

Because motorists had to wait for passengers boarding or alighting from streetcars, street railways and their business partners had to appeal to motorists for their goodwill.

I need a 311 direct line for all the things.

Imagine if jill Biden did this

h/t to the @chesterfielddemsva.bsky.social for this graphic bluevirginia.us/2026/03/top-...

And while Congress can’t invoke the 25th Amendment, they could at least reconvene from spring break & demand their War Powers back, rather than be complicit as well. (2/2)

Same company that stole all my books to train its AI for free, I am THIS CLOSE TO LOSING IT: futurism.com/artificial-i...

Rep. Balint: "My Republican colleagues have accepted for themselves that there's no bottom. They will continue to support this man regardless of how unhinged and how unfit he is for office. It's disgusting."

Balint: "If President Biden or President Obama had said anything remotely like this, it would be nonstop coverage on every single channel and everyone on the other side of the aisle would be howling about it and demanding that they step down."

ONCE AGAIN I AM RE-UPPING MY AGGRESSIVE SUPPORT FOR FREETAXUSA, I just filed and it gave me a little referral code where I can be entered to win a contest if someone signs up with this link, so if you still haven't done your taxes yet and you want to divest from TurboTax, you will NOT regret this

grifter grifting while endangering all of us.

It Has the feel of the current gambling agenda.

Christ.

Astley has always understood the assignment. (Also he did a set of Smiths covers a while back that made me ask, “Morrissey who?” Anyway, I will never not link to his Choir Choir Choir show. youtu.be/dJRsWJqDjFE?...

If we bought a few less bombs, we could probably afford nice things. One thing I'd like to see from the next presidency would be to appoint a special commission to prepare a report on the actual cost to defend the United States from attack. Not foreign wars. Just the cost to defend this country.

This is a verified GoFundMe for librarian Luanne James from the Rutherford County Library Alliance. gofund.me/f7704eb98 Read what happened to this hero: www.newschannel5.com/news/rutherf...

“‘All I’m going to say is that I stand by my decision,’ she said… “Much of the audience at the board meeting broke into cheers and applause after her statement. Chants of ‘shame’ were heard as board members voted to fire her...” www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...

I will always love the librarians who say, oh hell no.

I don’t know what it will take for people to stop leading with the “wash your hands” advice. Wear a mask, Ffs. Washing your hands has less than a 20% impact. Wearing a mask stops the spread. I understand the resistance to conceptualizing air borne illnesses because …ick, but ffs, accept it and act.

The US needs to rebuild the train networks we used to have. No, we aren't the Netherlands, but this isn't about coast-to-coast trips. It's about connecting local neighborhoods, cities, and regions to help eliminate forced car dependency.

Someone sent me this.

Winter snowpack once sustained the West through summer drought. Now, rain is falling when it should snow and melting when it should stay frozen, fundamentally reshaping how water flows through the region's rivers and reservoirs.

Please use the cycle path: a wry cartoon by @davewalker.bsky.social

The Salt Lake Tribune takes a bold step. No more paywall. "Starting in May, all newly published stories on sltrib.com and in the app will be free to read — no subscription required. Additional benefits will be available to those who donate..." www.sltrib.com/news/busines...

What could possibly go wrong? www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/h...

'Strikingly, the impacts weren’t limited to a data center’s immediate surroundings; temperature increases affected areas up to 6.2 miles away'.

Reckless pedestrian always; also I’m old enough to be this woman,

The math of the SAVE Act, which erects barriers to voting for married women: "In 2024 specifically, 91.3 million women voted, as compared to 82.6 million men" www.lwv.org/blog/report-...

This is true - while not driving may shield you from one aspect of it, fuel prices will affect us all in myriad ways we can't control. But failing to address car dependency will also exacerbate wider costs by driving demand for fuel & inefficient use of fuel from getting freight stuck in traffic.

The language of termites: Liss Fenwick’s The Colony – in pictures

Birutė Galdikas, alongside Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, transformed the study of apes. Their work in remote forests reshaped who could be a scientist and helped spark global efforts to save great apes. Galdikas died March 24, 2026. theconversation.com/birute-galdi...

“Streets for play, streets for freedom” by @aliceferguson.bsky.social & @timrgill.bsky.social makes the case for a "child lens" on transport policy. Time to prioritise those most impacted yet least considered in planning our streets: Children. Read more here: playingout.net/take-action/...

The republicans mailed me a pic of Obama, and a “vote no” message. Why did I get on that list?

Sweet

My partner and I belted 'Bella Ciao' today to some smiles and encouragement... but what we really want is a massive sing-along 📣 I invite you all to learn the lyrics, here is my favorite version in English: youtu.be/CDuZ_n_0H9I?... More joy. More songs. Fuck fascism.