"The fed govt’s overall stance is that activities in space are not subject to environmental regulations & review, which apply only to Earth. 🙄 'Even if the commission had authority to review & condition these operations (which it does not), these harms are unlikely to occur,' the FCC said."

"He was unmarried and lived in Seneca, South Carolina." www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...

No shit: "Cyclosporiasis is now considered an "important neglected parasitic infection" by CDC."

" #Cannabis, in effect, is 'a medicine which is poorly studied, poorly regulated, highly accessible & being taken in really large amounts 4 a long period of time. This is an active pharmaceutical agent & while in low doses it’s probably not a big deal 4 most people, in ..." 1/2 #CanSky #MedSky

No one's in charge. THAT's why we don't know. "'W/the number of cases we’re seeing nationwide, I'd hope we'd have a pretty good idea of what are the food vehicles that are likely 2B causing these illnesses,” said a former FDA deputy comm 4 food policy & response. Another expert ..." 1/2 #IDSky

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has announced that Mexico is taking legal action against the United States in regards to the cold blooded murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE killer in Texas. They’ll pursue justice for the mistreatment of Mexican nationals. Good. 💙👊

Greetings from Kyiv. I’m spending this evening here. After a day of writing, I need an hour with a book. One of the things I love about Kyiv is its many cosy bookstores.

Cartoon by @hickeycartoons.bsky.social.

Marriage tip: when your wife asks what’s on TV, do not say dust.

Today in #history: #Seattle in 1884 accepts a donation of ~6 acres from David Denny 4 use as the city’s 1st public park. Denny grants the city use of the area in the early 1860s as Seattle's first municipal cemetery; most of the remains are relocated to Capitol Hill's Washelli ... 1/2

Lovely story. “'If this woman is having these problems, how many other people are having these problems?' he thought. The chef made his next video 4 her. It was a simple meal of onions, zucchini, tomato sauce & pasta, all store brand 2 keep costs low. He encouraged ..." 1/2

Your leather purse might put out as much carbon as 35 hamburgers. But the alternative doesn’t have to be junky pleather! The climate case against leather www.vox.com/future-perfe...

We are attacked at night. And in the morning, we wake up and continue living. My new letter comes from one of those days: a local charity market in Kyiv. Part of it is open to everyone: www.patreon.com/strategywoma...

I know she intends to donate the money but a part of me wants her to post a pic of her sitting in a bathtub full of his erstwhile cash. US judge orders release of $5.8m Trump owes E Jean Carroll after court loss - The Guardian apple.news/AU4JMnjmNQlm...

Oh FFS.

I'm so tired of having to know what Donald Trump thinks about things

Whoa! "Patients w/stage 4 #lungcancer who received a lung transplant had a 100% one-year posttransplant survival rate while the one-year survival rate among patients w/stage 4 lung cancer who did NOT receive a lung transplant was 41%." #CanSky www.beckersoncology.com/oncology/100...

Just in case you were thinking about it! 😆 "We looked at the human body as a potential source of food, analysing both energy gains & hidden costs. From a caloric perspective, a person turns out ​2B ‌an average meal ... The key problem, ‌however ..." 1/2 #CanSky #IDSky

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"RFK Jr., who has a long history of disparaging vaccines, has escalated confusion ab thm during his tenure as health sec, along w/anti-vaccine groups like Children’s Health Defense, experts say. He's also targetd the flu vax, linkng it 2 his voice condition w/o providing scientific evidence." #IDSky

Seattle has been everything that an American World Cup host city could dream of being. I’ll be home in a few days, to begin the process of looking at what this summer’s legacy will be. But I won’t forget the time spent here, in a city that does it among the best of any in our country.

PRO TIP: If you are new to or visiting Seattle and someone tells you to "eat a bag of Dick's", they may actually just suggesting that you have some lunch.

Happy "tRUMP Must Pay E. Jean Carroll $5.8 Million Dollars" Tuesday to all those who celebrate justice! 💰 👍 #Sexual-Assaulter-In-Chief

Happy Monday!

"The most effective mind control program operating in America today doesn't use LSD or electroshock. It uses Fox News, NewsMax, Washington Examiner, FB, TikTok, etc. w/a team of coordinated conservative media companies 2 tell people that govt is corrupt, that scientists lie ..." 1/2 #CanSky #MedSky

I ❤️ Seattle

The Dahlia season begins! #BloomScrolling

Today in #history: The ferry Kalakala readies 4 its maiden voyage in 1935 w/a trial run near Bremerton, w/500 guests onboard, including the shipbuilders. Altho the 276-foot vessel is faster than most ferries, the art-deco boat tends 2 shake a lot. As the boat returns to Bremerton ... #Seattle 1/2

Two people have climbed to the top of the Empire State Building antenna. They are holding a banner that reads: “When the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace”

A unanimous federal appeals court has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to eliminate federal limits on fine particulate pollution, commonly known as soot. The court ruled 3-0 that the EPA’s rollback could not move forward, leaving the current protections in place.

BREAKING on MS NOW: Mike Johnson's latest effort to force through the SAVE America Act to rig elections just failed. The House failed to clear a procedural vote 198-224 on the NDAA largely because the SAVE Act was attached.

“'It’s not jst a line in an old documnt. It’s a reminder that this country was built by declarng us less than human. Whn the Declaration of Independnce calls us "merciless Indian Savages," it’s a message Native youth sadly still hear today in classrms, policy debates & in how society talks abt us.'”

An extraordinary cancer stat recently just dropped: zero. That’s how many UK women in their early 20s died from cervical cancer between 2020-24. My latest @opinion.bloomberg.com is on 20 years of HPV vaccines--& how the US could better maximize the potential of this critical public health tool (🎁):

If you owe a woman $5 million for sexual assault, you also owe the country your resignation.

"The killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO prompted renewed scrutiny of prior auth. Police said the suspect wrote the word 'deny' on his ammo, motivated by anger at the U.S. health care system. Months later, the nation’s large insurers signed a pledge vowing 2 reduce the number of prior ..." 1/2 #CanSky

"You do consume one-eighth of a gallon of water per use with a bidet, but little or no toilet paper. It takes ~1.5 pounds of wood and more than six gallons of water to produce just a single roll of toilet paper." 👀 Who knew?! The beauty of bidets. www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/202...

"SCOTUS ruled today that states CAN count ballots that arrive after Election Day, a persistent target of 🍊. The 5-4 decision rejected an R-led attack on laws in more than 1/2 the states & D.C. that permit mailed ballots 2 arrive & be counted after the election if they're postmarked by Election Day."

A big 100TH HAPPY BIRTHDAY today to the one and only Mel Brooks 🎂🥹

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I'm lichen this story! Thx #LyndaMapes 4 another great piece. "They blow like green scarves from trees, crust rocks, frost fences, paint bark & glow on roofs, tombstones, blue tarps — really anything that will stay still 4 a bit can be a swell home 4 a lichen." www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-m...

Great column by HCR ... Read it & weep. "In May, the admin proposed dramatic changes 2 the awarding of fed'l research grants. Rather than award research grants on the basis of a merit system established thru rigorous peer review, 🍊 proposes basing federal ..." #CanSky 1/2

"Black women at state & local govt agencies & NPOs routinely had their competence questioned, were held 2 a diff standrd than peers & were excluded frm decision-making. ~90% exp'd microaggressns; 71% exp'd unequal standrds or scrutiny. 42% said obstacles affctd their desire 2 remain in state servc."

My cat was mesmerized by it.

Thank you for sharing!

Your moment of Zen.

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Fauci needs to sue this man into bankruptcy, if only to dissuade the other inveterate liars of this administration.

“'EPA hasn't required glyphosate-based pesticides like Roundup to include a #cancer warning on their labels, therefore, as a matter of federal law, Monsanto legally must use a label w/o a cancer warning unless & until EPA approves or requires ..." 1/2 #CanSky #GreenSky

Today in #history: The first train arrives in Spokane Falls in 1881, w/almost the entire town turning out to greet the officials & passengers. The Northern Pacific Railroad line runs from Wallula near the Oregon border, but will connect 2 tracks being built over the Rockies ... 1/2

Powerful piece. "The people issuing denials never sit w/that fear, they never lie awake replaying lab results in their minds, looking back over yrs of data. They never stare at a portal waiting 4 new numbers 2 appear, refreshing every few seconds sometimes 4 days. They get 2 move on..." 1/2 #CanSky