NIH ends fetal tissue research The move is “clearly a political decision not a scientific one,” one expert said www.scientificamerican.com/article/nih-...

Oh man I almost found Carmen Sandiego! www.maptap.gg January 22 96🔥 98🎯 98🎯 75🌞 75🌞 Final score: 840

We don’t talk about Keon.

Will Josh be at the Oscars?

Being randomly dizzy twice in one day is probably not great

My daughter loves rereading her favorite books. So I may have just spent $75 on books for her birthday at @purplecouch.bsky.social

Now is the time to prepare. Make sure you have working flashlights. Make sure you have a plan to clear your home vents from snow. Make sure your neighbors do too.

Never run your generator indoors. Even with the big garage door open, it’s still not enough ventilation. The only safe place to run a generator is outdoors at least 20ft away from your home.

Carbon monoxide deaths spike during power outages. If you own a portable generator, make sure you have working carbon monoxide alarms. One portable generator can produce as much carbon monoxide as hundreds of cars.

Want to help Minnesotans currently under siege? Friends on the ground say this food bank is delivering to folks who are having to stay inside to avoid ICE harassment. www.2harvest.org

Sure I like AI art if by AI art you mean Alexandra’s Incredible art!

Surviving on overstepped tea today

Very excited to tell you that you can now order a PRINT copy of my comic, BRAINS, about the beauty of thinking and perceiving, a love letter to the brain and my absolute rejection of so-called AI. I love brains, I just think they're neat. Now available for $15 from @radiatorcomics.bsky.social

If you fire a coach who got to the playoffs six years in a row, you are an idiot

Really excellent piece from @joebuscaglia.bsky.social. He’s right - the goodwill isn’t diminished, it’s gone. www.nytimes.com/athletic/698...

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Probabilities of at least MAJOR winter weather impacts:

A winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shift toward the East Coast through Sunday. The forecast continues to evolve. Latest at weather.gov. Probabilities of at least MODERATE winter weather impacts:

This is my go to recipe for chocolate chip cookies. Super quick to make the batter, and then I freeze dough balls of some of it so it’s ready for future cookie emergencies (and so I don’t accidentally eat all the cookies in 48 hours)

The way ESPN, the NFL Network and local sports reporters learned of McDermott’s firing illustrated how stunning it was that the community-minded Bills coach, who had a 98-50 record in the regular season, an 8-8 playoff record and the respect of his players, was fired. buffalonews.com/life-enterta...

📸 This new NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope image reveals the intricacies of the Helix Nebula in stunning detail! 🧬 🔗 esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/01/Webb_reveals_Helix_Nebula_in_glistening_detail @science.esa.int @stsci.edu

I‘m angry about something else: A lady posted on LinkedIn that she plans to keep working full speed in her third pregnancy. She didn’t want to wind down before birth I had to comment that I would have loved to wind down earlier but I only got 12 weeks of maternity leave so I HAD to work up to birth.

I think I need to stay off social media for a few days because I’m seeing so many theories about the Bills staffing decisions and they’re all making me mad.

Listen, I know being a sports fan can seem silly. I grew up in the Buffalo area. We had to move away after 9th grade. Being a Bills fan helps me feel connected to the place I had to leave decades ago. The loss on Saturday was painful and sad. Then today‘s McDermott and Beane news? Now I’m just angry

Fashion question: I see women wearing what are basically fanny packs but I guess they’re called cross body purses/bags? I like the idea of carrying less stuff around but how do I make sure I look normal and not like the weirdo that I am?

Entering the winter gauntlet Coldest air of the season coming this weekend and with it another chance for snow MLK to Valentine's Day usually apex of winter around here. Definitely looks the case this year

hug a bills fan today

Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King left an indelible mark in Boston during his years here. See and hear him from his time in the city: https://bit.ly/4pPWya6

Our full coverage of the Buffalo Bills firing head coach Sean McDermott: @JaySkurski on the news: buffalonews.com/sports/bills... @LLysowski's column: buffalonews.com/sports/bills... Brandon Beane promoted: buffalonews.com/sports/bills... Who's out there? buffalonews.com/sports/bills...

This. He always seemed like a wise grownup. We are the grownups now. No one is coming to save us.

How are we talking with our kids about news? I‘ve kind of been shielding my kids from most of it because it’s so awful but today I basically shared multiple things with my daughter and she’s worried about ICE etc. I need to find balance between keeping them informed but not leaving them with worries

Three things to do today: 1. Read some of MLK Jr’s writing that ISN’T normally shared. 2. Share some of your favorites here, so other people can read them, too. 3. Connect with a local community group - especially one focused on mutual aid. Love, Women’s Personal Finance, not WomenSPF

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typo in the first line really makes this transcendent

Why are we firing McDermott and promoting Beane? 😵‍💫

I think this is a huge mistake. #BillsMafia

The Feminist Financial Handbook is in (another) academic publication

Tech issues last night meant that I couldn’t actually watch the game live. So instead we watched Wicked (part 1). Upside is I got my crying out early before knowing the outcome of the game. That scene at Ozdust with Elphaba walking in alone, starting her dance, then Galinda joining in? 😭

Again, Josh Allen represents moms. We try to do too much, with little to no support. That “sad Josh” we see on the bench and at press conferences post-game? It’s all of us.

Continuing my theory that being QB is like being a mom: Josh Allen has been called Superman countless times (like we get called supermom?). But often has to carry the team himself, without sufficient supports. Moms are trying to “do it all”, but lack of paid parental leave, affordable childcare…

ICYMI: "No one should criticize Allen. Yes, he had a bad game, but how many times has he carried the Bills to victory throughout his career? This season alone he led Buffalo to a 3-1 record when his defense allowed at least 200 rushing yards."

From last year. Refs always finding some way to ruin things.

Update: we got to hang out! Hooray! Spirits lifted!

Refs ruining things again

Got too hungry so then ate way too much food of unconfirmed food safety standards so not feeling super this morning.

I put together a short list of some twin cities mutual aid opportunities here. Vetted and real. Help folks in truly dire situations cover rent, food, diapers, formula. linktr.ee/jessicashort...

Hoping the NFL makes sure the script has the Bills winning the Super Bowl. It’s what America needs right now.