Celebrating Rosalyn Yalow on #WorldDiabetesDay. Yalow, a physicist, co-invented a super-sensitive test (radioimmunoassay, or RIA) that uses tiny amounts of radioactive tags to detect exact levels of insulin in blood--& won the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for it. #WomenInSTEM

I did not know this was a real thing in the modern world.

Odd in a world where integrity issues in scholarly publishing are growing by leaps.

Wait, what? "PepsiCo will soon debut a line of Doritos and Cheetos without any artificial colors or snacks..."

"Like everyone who loves books, Carson felt at once awed and aggrieved that there was more to read than could ever be read, and that to choose to read one book was to forsake the chance to read a different one." Lovely sentiment about Rachel Carson from Souder's biography—she's clearly my kindred

The room is almost all elephant. Almost none of it isn’t. Pretty much solid elephant. So there’s no room to talk about it. -Kay Ryan, “The Elephant in the Room” #everynightapoem

Sounds like good advice to me.

Local media is calling it: Katie Wilson will be the next mayor of Seattle. Wilson ousts Mayor Bruce Harrell after running as a progressive challenger. Her win is a west coast companion to Mamdani’s as a statement victory for the left.

Home Depot special

BIG NEWS: Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva will finally be sworn in as a member of Congress tomorrow. She is likely to be the 218th vote on the Epstein discharge petition, which would force a full vote to release the Epstein files in their entirety.

Exactly

America’s veterans, especially our women veterans, deserve lawmakers who do more than just say “thank you.” We are fully committed to fighting for veterans’ ability to live safe and healthy lives.

Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.

Democratic Senators--snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

It’s time

Search for "mamdani law". You'll thank me later.

Chillng

The most incredible library in the world, @bodleian.ox.ac.uk opened to OTD 1602, through the energy, money & commitment of Sir Thomas Bodley. It began with 5k books, & now more than 22m, with 2m+reader visits a year, & multi-million online users across the globe. Privilged to be its 25th librarian!

Psa

Same old song.

Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952

But mandatory school prayer is ok. Got it.

CARTOON OF THE DAY

Hey! Calling all Wonder Women! We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit. 50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.

Texas… it’s not just Grijalva…. #TrumpEpsteinFilesCoverUp

What's with Karoline Leavitt shooing the press...with a bottle in her hand?

Noooooo!

Congratulations New York!

Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.

YES YOU SHOULD VOTE IN LOCAL ELECTIONS TOMORROW EVEN IF MAMDANI IS NOT ON THE BALLOT WHERE YOU LIVE

Gutting the @teenvogue.com politics section feels... intentional.

Kristi Noem blasts “foreigners” for dangerous driving. According to the Rapid City Journal, that state’s court records show Noem had 20 speeding tickets dating back to 1989, alongside other violations, including failure to stop at an intersection and invalid license plates.

Late to the party but OMG what a great book #booksky

The average US taxpayer spends $36 a year on SNAP You know what they spend on corporate subsidies? $670 Poor and disabled people who need food are not the problem If you’re angry about “your money” feeding people but not angry it’s giving tax cuts to the wealthy? You’re doing their dirty work.

Chelmsford MA: tree across road Old Westford at Sturbridge #Chelmsford

Ahead of the 1st shutdown of US food aid to hungry Americans in 60 years, some of the 200,000 Little Free Library locations are converting into food pantries. Thanks @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social

"But right now, the poor pile themselves in ragged heaps while silk-finished nobles stroll through gardens.... Wealth parades down avenues, and rises with the peaks of each palace and estate, while hovels cluster in narrow roads, the stones stained dark with grime and smoke." /1

Psa

If you know of more places offering help, let Adam know #BostonMutualAid

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

Psa

And another lie

@nytgames.bsky.social Connections today had me going down this rabbit hole blog.gardenwildlifedirect

Let me be very clear. It is not enough that RFK Jr. was forced to admit today that no causal relationship between Tylenol and autism has been shown. We know that while disinformation spreads like wildfire on social media, corrections most often die on the vine.

Results from recently published, peer-reviewed studies support the safety and effectiveness of immunizations against Covid-19, RSV, and influenza. Learn more in a Special Article: nej.md/3L8m1gt #MedSky #IDSky

It’s day 29 of the shutdown and SNAP is set to stop next week. Food banks are already being overwhelmed. If you can, please donate to your local food bank 🍽️ 💵Because food banks can purchase food at a discount, donating money goes further than donating food 📋If donating food, check for a wish list

The White House has fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency charged with advising the president, Congress and the city of Washington, DC, on “matters of design and aesthetics,” according to a source familiar with the matter. https://cnn.it/47uhZGK

East River heliport with Brooklyn Battery Tunnel vent, Governor's Island, and Verrazano Narrows Bridge #nyc #fidi

History everywhere-- #fidi #nyc