Vaccines have nothing to do with autism, except in that they help keep autistic kids and adults safe and healthy. Spread the word. Fight the disinformation and ableism. Protect our children, and our public health. #VaccinesWork #autism #neurodiversity

If Manhattan can do it, Seattle can do it!

Really don’t know where to put my feelings about this We Black women never get a moment of guaranteed peace, safety, and care www.koat.com/article/form...

Never forget the liars who told you and told you that Democratic Socialism would never work. The people that brought you Trump’s pedocracy did everything they could to stop Mamdani.

The spectacular OSPREY! Celebrated as natures ultimate "KING of fisherman" Here he carries 2 fish one in each claw!

The problem here is all of these people know they're in a race against the clock to get all of this done before the tide turns. And by "all of this," I basically mean the destruction of anything that could criticize the post-Constitutional technofeudalist society they're hastily trying to stand up.

Condolences to those I know who were fans of Buffy and/or Ted Lasso and/or the other work Anthony Head did.

OTD, the U.S. premiere of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, which brought back Ricardo Montalbán's Khan Noonien Singh, giving us a follow-up to "Space Seed." When did you see it for the first time?

Sigh….

A company that makes a no-tech, repairable tractor is having trouble keeping up with demand from farmers sick of John Deere's repair monopoly and simply want a tractor that turns on and works: www.404media.co/demand-is-bo...

This is Bodie. His presence indicates the beginning of Pride Month. May his whimsy and steadfastness bring joy and confidence to all. 14/10 the parade starts right behind him 🌈🐾 (IG: hellobodie)

We Rate Dogs is a good dude. The internet got lucky with him.

On his birthday, we remember René Auberjonois, who was Odo for all 7 seasons of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and directed 8 episodes, guest starred on Enterprise, and played Colonel West in an eventually deleted scene from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. He is very missed.

one of my favorite moments of low key sci-fi world building in Star Trek is in DS9 when Sisko is called to work at Starfleet HQ in SF, but then transports home every night to his dad in New Orleans. Its the kind of quiet "duh, of course that's how it'd work" logic that's so fun to see.

Spokane may be small, but this is important for everyone, and deserves national attention: The conviction of the Spokane 3 has chilling, far-reaching implications for nonviolent protest, free speech, and democracy. @hcrichardson.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social @chrislhayes.bsky.social

seeing reports of rubber bullets and tear gas with an absolute deluge of police forces at Delaney. for tue second night in a row, people are facing cops on charging horses. the governor said sending in state police was “deescalating” the situation.

Happy birthday to Colm Meaney, who started out on Star Trek: The Next Generation as just "O'Brien" and didn't get a first name until season 4. (In the TNG pilot, he was just "Battle Bridge Conn.") His character became a fan favorite and then a (beleaguered) main character on DS9.

Stimming is usually beneficial for neurodivergent children and it should not be discouraged or stopped as this could encourage masking, which can lead to anxiety. www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/art... #autism #stimming #neurodiversity

Redistribute their wealth

The Southern Residents have been endangered for over 20 years. To raise awareness, I had an idea. Create 75 life-sized dorsal fins to represent each living orca. We asked & the OBI community responded. From 6/1, the fins will be displayed throughout the PNW & beyond! More info: tinyurl.com/OBI-SRKW

NPR is shrinking its newsroom through layoffs and buyouts and is reducing staff dedicated to covering both climate and science. "The climate desk no longer exists separately but has been folded into the National Desk," writes Neela Banerjee, who headed the climate desk but was just laid off.

For the first time, some of our scarlet runner beans have overwintered! I also planted some new ones, but I'm really excited to have perennial beans for the first time here! I'm in Western WA, USA, zone 8b on the USDA plant hardiness scale. Fingers crossed for a big harvest! 🌱

One day we need to decide that there should be no billionaires. Economic policy should be set up so no one has that much money. No one has ever done so much work that they have earned a billion dollars. A just future that also addresses climate change is not compatible with billionaires.

Oropherion, the Martial Eagle. Martial eagles are officially classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Populations of Africa's largest eagle are fast declining primarily due to direct human persecution and rapid habitat alteration. TT: Nathalie Denolf

actually i kinda *do* think using genAI should be such a social faux pas that the user is marked as a pariah and no longer feels welcome in the community. "AI is bad" is no longer an abstract (it never was), my city has been under a boil water advisory for a week because of AI data centers

People don't long for "inconvenience." They long for permanence. And though streaming services may be convenient, people are waking up to the fact that we are paying rent-seeking middle men month after month for things we will never actually own.

MONTREAL: “A total of 12 streets are being pedestrianized this year, encouraging local businesses and bringing outdoor festivities to the heart of the city and to some residential neighnourholds.” Via @cultmtl.com Another year of continent-leading street transformations trading cars for civic life.

they’re shooting crowd control munitions at crowds that include multiple members of congress, the governor, and a sitting united states senator. they fired pepper balls at the senator. they cannot and will not be reigned in by democracy, whatever’s left of it.

More of this please.

Sonny Rollins, one of the most influential Jazz musicians of our time, died this afternoon. He was 95

Sea Horse are monogamous. During mating the female transfers her unfertilized eggs into the male's pouch. The MALE carries the eggs and in active labour powerful contractions push our 2,000 or more fully independent seahorses! AMAZING!

when you’re spreading information about something you saw, try to use the SALUTE format - size, action, location, uniform, time, equipment. not “i saw nazis!” but “i saw 20-30 guys in matching khaki pants marching down pine st toward third st at 4:15pm today, they were carrying shields & flags”

Some thoughtful person provided a link to a non-paywalled version of this article: gcaptain.com/drowning/

let this be a message to Americans who join the military. the GOP will campaign on your death and use their power to delete your existence from the history books once it becomes inconvenient.

I love our California lilacs. I love the blue flowers and I really love how many pollinators visit the flowers. The California lilacs are just buzzing with activity this time of year! 🌱

Lilac-Breasted Roller native to Africa and is is a national bird of Kenya 📷: Praveen Siddannavar #birds

I bike to work whenever I have to go into the office and not work remote. Since I can bike to work, why pay for a second car that would spend most of its time sitting in a parking lot. Plus I get paid extra every time I commute without driving a car as part of a low carbon program.

This is Bear, Australia's most famous koala detection dog. After a decade of service, he's retiring. He's located hundreds of injured or displaced koalas after forest fires. We're told his retirement will be filled with rest, cuddles, and maybe a little mischief. 15/10

Effective tax rate paid by Jeff Bezos from 2014 to 2018: 0.98% Effective 2025 federal tax rate paid by Amazon: 1.4% Typical tax rate paid by the average American: 14.5% Just thought I should point that out.

FUCK ICE NOW AND FOREVER

1. A Kansas Judge has struck down the anti-trans "experts" the ADF parades. "Cherry-picked information, conjecture, and research taken out of context," ruled Judge Folsom III. He then established 349 facts that support trans care and reversed the Kansas ban. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Trans people are not “fighting for unpopular positions that society isn’t ready for.” Trans people are fighting to KEEP the rights we have enjoyed for decades. We have been able to legally change our gender markers since the 70s and before. Same with bathrooms, sports, youth, all for decades.

A baby bear sloshes around the pond for your entertainment pleasure (but really, for her own). #mammals #nature #bear #love #trailcam #Seattle #wildanimals #goodmorning #PNW #love #funnyanimals #nokings #babyanimals #cubs #bears

Everyone once in a while I step back and think how insane it is that there are entire states that I can't go to the bathroom in and that we're drawing fucking maps of ENTIRE STATES where we just don't have rights Moreover, ICE must be destroyed

hard to exaggerate how heroic these men were. they likely saved dozens of children's lives. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Taxes should be structured so no one is a billionaire. No one needs or deserves that much money.

This is why I bought used Star Trek series dvds. I get to watch my favorite shows and CBS doesn't get any money. Still need to get TOS and the animated series. And Picard and Strange New Worlds.

most non-cybertruck 4x4 failures are people getting into situations they could've handled but don't, due to arrogance and lack of experience most Cybertruck failures are people trying to do things no vehicle can safely do, because they believe their car is magic