There’s nothing wrong with Bluesky that a revival of the 2014-era media ecosystem where people could get paid employment for being good at posting wouldn’t fix

How much extra are governments budgeting for emergency health care costs resulting from preventive care foregone?

Imagine writing this, making this connection, & glossing over the fact that the “unity” inspired by Pearl Harbor forced 120000 Japanese-Americans into US concentration camps. “Horrific as it was,” jfc

There’s so much wrong with this article — factually, tonally, & in its framing — but the most disturbing to me is the unexamined use of “unity.” Who was white Christian America united AGAINST, Ron?

A virus that damages every organ system is not “endemic.” It is unaddressed. There is a difference. Words matter when they’re being used to lie to you.

Not to glaze Bluesky, but one of the nice things about it is that the lack of algorithm on everyone's primary feed makes this sort of shit harder to pull off here. Not impossible, but harder.

no I fucking won't. I type out the exact same probabilistic text is suggesting, because fuck them. I go through the sketchy gpdr compliance boxes that don't offer you a reject all & switch off every "legitimate interest" that they default on because fuck them, it's not fucking legitimate. Fuck. Off.

In normal times, the fact that government officials at HHS blatantly lied to the public and got caught would be a scandal of unusual size. Everyone involved in this disinformation scheme against the people of the United States should be held accountable.

"The debate over the future of Canada Post ultimately forces us to ask what we want public institutions to be for. A mandate to serve the collective good is not the same thing as a mandate to maximize the bottom line. The two may occasionally overlap, but they are not the same project."

A lot of us, when we say we're at a convention, are sitting at home drinking tea. Some cons are entirely virtual (WisCon this year) or have virtual programming (WorldCon). I'm seeing more people who didn't know this, so throwing that out there. You don't have to be able to travel.

This headline is hilarious when you learn that the rocket toppled over in a fiery explosion on landing

For decades, native plants couldn't be given away. Now a Chicago park sale that normally draws 1,100 people drew 2,300 this year—and sold out completely. "It's not a fad," says one nurseryman who's watched the trend for 44 years. "This is a long, steady climb."

I forgot about this particular thread I did of videos I found cheering. For some reason I thought that was needed on November 3, 2024—little did I know how badly. (I really thought we just might have to wait a bit for election results but that in the end they'd be good ones.) (Sigh.)

I little thread of wips that I may or may not get around to finishing. I’ve been pecking away at one or two of these for a couple years.

"Like J.R.R. Tolkien’s One Ring, AI convinces many of those who use it that they can control its power properly." One spicy autocorrect to rule them all.

Angola has declared its highest mountain, Mount Moco, part of a new conservation area to protect its threatened Afromontane forests. The announcement builds on years of work by local villagers, who have planted over 8,000 trees and helped protect surviving forest. buff.ly/5mZiin7 #ShareGoodNewsToo

Saturday 5/23, ready for another great day at WisCon? Panels spanning topics like climate fiction, insect tropes, Indigenous voices, asexual voices, discovering your neurodivergence through writing, and much more. See you there!

I wish this applied to all trans Americans and I suppose trans UK citizens as well now. Protections for gender identity and expression were added to the Canadian Human Rights Act in 2017 and the sky remains in place.

Oh uh Wonder what's... causing that

At this point, generative AI has to go the way of the dinosaur. It literally has to be rooted out and the companies associated with it driven out of business. The idea that it continue in its current form is intolerable and a complete disaster at a time when we have no margin for error as a species.

I for one heartily endorse shipping every billionaire to a lifeless rock millions of miles away where they will struggle to live and will have to work every single day of their existence in order to survive

Fiasco am... thinking deep thoughts... maybe is time to rite a self-help book to help other not-so-smort people think deep thoughts like Fiasco...

1/ PM Carney’s public service cuts are dismantling food safety in Canada. From food inspectors to agricultural researchers, the government is abandoning workers and the public interest. And tech won’t save us: you can’t algorithm your way out of a listeria outbreak!

HELLO WE ARE KICKING OFF TONIGHT AT 7 PM CT WITH READINGS! I think that's 6 pm my time Time zones are my nemesis I am going to read WORDS

Stephen Colbert is a real, rare one. Saying farewell to his show tonight, here’s an old thread about the time @colbertlateshow.bsky.social called me when I was hospitalized, which I’ll never forget.

@mark-carney.bsky.social please note:

As Canada Post faces possible privatization and the end of door-to-door delivery, writer David Moscrop says the debate isn’t just about mail—it’s about what Canadians think public institutions are for. Is national cohesion worth subsidizing? https://ow.ly/IQbe50Z2vLW

**blows the dust off**

Fam. Family. All 36000 of you. My mother is trying to win the hometown hound contest in her town. Mom wants to ride in the parade with Mick. It is free to vote, and you can vote once a day. Mom made sure to tell me to say that. 🫶 app.viralsweep.com/contest/full...

Being okay with being bad at a skill is a skill in and of itself, and one that's important to learn. You may never master the thing you start at age 45. That's okay. You can be bad at it. Do fun things that aren't work.

Incredible book, author, and resource!

Conservation groups, graziers and Yuwi traditional owners are removing decades-old tidal barriers across coastal Queensland, reconnecting wetlands to the ocean and rapidly reviving native ecosystems. ABC News buff.ly/s9Zuwhr #ShareGoodNewsToo

It's Global Accessibility Awareness Day. On Bluesky, you might have had someone encourage to use alt text on your images. That's an example of being more accessible for some groups. More resources www.ala.org/accessibilit... accessibility.day #a11y

The response to the new Ebola outbreak has been significantly hindered by the near-absence so far of the United States. Story by @stephanienolen.bsky.social & @apoorvanyt.bsky.social Gift link: nyti.ms/4wEzlfA

"To go all in on a money-based economy - as our oppressors have - is a dangerously imbalanced way to live. It is unsustainable, and destructive. If you start hoarding out of anxiety or fear it’s all going to rot out from under you anyway, and it will hurt everyone."

Good. I grew up in a family of responsible gamblers and casino workers and I’m here to remind you that prediction markets are evil becaue 1. They frame themselves as investment, not gambling. This is a giant lie. 2. When you can bet on everything, more people are inclined to bet everything

THE CITY WE BECAME is the NYPL's first "Big Summer Book Club" pick! All summer long, UNLIMITED borrows of the ebook or audiobook for any NYPL cardholder! And for a finale, a NEW STORY in the Great Cities world will be performed at the Delacorte Theater in Aug! www.nypl.org/summer/2026/...

This pup was absolutely not digging in the dirt. Everybody knows that would require a permit. Thinks you have a whole lot of nerve accusing him of breaking municipal laws with no evidence. 12/10 (IG: san_francisco_rott)

Crockett 🔥: "Some of y'all need to read up on your history books, the same ones Republicans have decided people shouldn't hear about bc you don't want real history taught in schools. You're afraid it's gonna hurt people's feelings to know their ancestors were so savage they would enslave Black folk"

Things are fucked up right now. Let's make them more fucked up!

This is such a moving piece. If your interested in #Ebola — the damage it causes, the trauma families and communities and responders face during and after an outbreak — please read it. www.statnews.com/2026/05/20/e...

SF Chronicle headline: Here's hoping this works out as well as his betting the company on the Metaverse.

Anyway, I would still like to see a Venn diagram of people who are morally offended by The Poors ordering DoorDash and people who absolutely had to go out to eat during the early years of the pandemic.

Italy, France, and Canada were among the nations that summoned Israeli ambassadors over the "unacceptable" treatment of the activists, 87 of whom have reportedly gone on a hunger strike.

Let us smile quietly to ourselves.

In a peak 2026 moment don't miss the guy who wrote a book about the dangers of artificial intelligence (LLMs) to the truth, whose book contains fake quotes because he used artificial intelligence to write his book. Yee haw ca.news.yahoo.com/author-buste...

Did you know we're almost halfway through the Indigenous Languages Decade? I didn't, but it leaves plenty of time for observance/celebration! www.unesco.org/en/decades/i...

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"I used to see more middle-class folks who were just looking to spruce up their yards; now, I meet people struggling to get by." https://macleans.ca/society/the-canadians-growing-their-own-groceries/