Yo, @support.bsky.team, bring back @sarahkendzior.bsky.social.

NOAA cut funding for critical parts of the tsunami and earthquake detection system in Alaska, primarily in the Aleutians. I spoke to Wash Post about negative impacts. But, hey, what are the chances of a deadly tsunami being triggered in Alaska? (Gift article, not behind paywall) ⚒️ wapo.st/4qKvavQ

#CanadaRemembers 🇨🇦

I wonder what/when the specific era of the past they have in mind when they say "great again"?

A spoon of electricity – that’s what I can say about today in Kyiv. Power outages are long. But, as I once said, I try to do regular things during them (well, the ones I can). Life goes on, just often in darkness.

what’s better than a new blankie

Amy Friend

. What a post by Joyce Carol Oates . . . ... I immediately thought of a quote from Bob Marley: "Some people are so poor, all they have is money." 💠 🧐 💠

Mural with sunbursts

Saturn on Saturday is the best thing on Earth.

The anti-science mind virus spreading in Canada

Canada loses measles elimination status after three decades, health agency says reut.rs/4p5rxit

🌎 The UN's climate conference has opened in the Brazilian Amazon with pleas for the world to keep up the fight against global warming, even as the United States turns its back. ➡️ u.afp.com/SnSq

People are furious about Giuliani? Please read or re read ⬇️ sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/servants-o...

And Mamdani campaign re exposed a lot o things. The so-called "centrists" (who knew) are so afraid of what they call "the left". They're ready to make extreme compromises with just anything.

Not an expert but I think corruption is a bipartisan thing.

Hello @aoc.bsky.social I'll die without healthcare

Heavy snowfall warning thing. Probly a big one, squirlies are running evwhere, stealing each other's food.

So much fogginess this morning in Philly. 😱

Of course I don’t post selfies. Like normal people my age I grew up hating the way I looked

You wouldn't give capitalism to a toddler, Kevin. It says right there on the package that it's a choking hazard.

François Schuiten, Shadow Of A Doubt (2000)

If I'm decoding it right, bluesky has become more customizable, vey customizable, sooooo much customizable that a small group of "entrepreneurs" have customized it for themselves to decide what other people see .. or don't see.

The New York Times decided to go full MAGA and to publish an opinion piece that blames women who want their rights to be respected at their workplace as "destroying the workplace atmosphere," and the authors solution to that is ... "conservative feminism." 🥴 "Conservative feminism" is an oxymoron.

Trump, like Netanyahu, weaponizing hunger.

Maganadians having another bad month

"AI wins not when it becomes more human, but when humans become more like AI: disengaged and devoid of original thought."

The abundance of evidence of the Biden administration just looking the other way and being willing to supply arms to actions they knew violated international law will continue to grow

US gathered intelligence last year that Israeli military lawyers warned there was "startling" evidence Israel was guilty of war crimes charges in Gaza.

Biden was briefed on the matter, but the Biden administration did not act due to fears any public acknowledgement would force the US to cut off arms and intelligence support for Israel.- Reuters

Cats can hear 4-5 times further than humans can. Which makes it all the more impressive when they choose to ignore you

If you're going to make a post praising an incredible news photo, it's a real bad look when you don't include the photographer credit in the post.

In other news .. sandwich guy is free!

This may be the defining image of the Trump era [photo: Andrew Harnik, Getty images]

This piece suggests Meta is dragging its heels on reducing the (very large) number of scam ads on its services because they're concerned it will materially hurt revenue (the article estimates they make as much as $16bn a year from scam ads) www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Meta's fraud problem: The social media giant projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, documents seen by @Reuters show reut.rs/4qJTpdH

Lula warns world leaders of 'extremist forces' lying about climate reut.rs/4o0oPKp

⚡️ 'She wasn't afraid of the bombs' — Kherson locals in awe over Angelina Jolie's visit. The visit caused a stir not only in Kherson but across Ukraine, with people eager to learn more her visit to one of the most dangerous parts of the country.

Yes! I killed my account off! You too can live without Spotify!

In case you wonder why there's a global (corpo) race for Artificial "Intelligence".

Establishment democrats are worried. Don't fear change. grow with it

Bear in a Lush Forest Setting by Shonna Hawkins pixels.com/featured/bea... A bear stands attentively in a green meadow, eating grass, surrounded by dense forest foliage. Its dark fur contrasts with the vibrant greenery, creating a striking visual. #BlackBear #Bear #Forest #Ontario #BuyIntoArt

Sunrise

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And these AI things are NOT independent thinkers!

Data shows that the algorithm on Elon Musk’s X is systematically pushing right-wing political content to British social media users regardless of their political orientation or who they follow, according to an investigation by Sky News: news.sky.com/story/bluesk...

OTOH, it's absolutely surreal to see that what I wrote about the absence of the rule of law in Russia is now relevant context for what's happening in the US!!

My local library is running a free pantry -- what are the best non-perishables to donate