RFK Jr. Fires USPSTF Leaders www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...

Likely of interest to folks hoping to avoid Google's AI-driven search shift. www.calishat.com/2026/05/21/t...

We could have this in Portland and other US cities.

CIS PEOPLE TIME TO STEP UP it’s once again time to yell at our bad government via online comment form the FCC is trying to make trans and nonbinary content require special ratings on shows GLAAD has a good writeup on it below TELL ‘EM NO direct link to comment form: www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings...

100%. You could tell they are by the physical reaction they had. At first they thought it was playful, like their chums might do to parody the in response to their evil ideas, but realised it wasn’t playful.

“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath 50 reasons for more walkable streets.

Baby Bull Kelp in the morning light. Photo credit Jackie Hindering, taken in the traditional territory of the Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw (the Kwak̕wala-speaking Peoples), Vancouver Island BC

The stories & photos from today’s voting rights marches in Alabama deserve to be seen by people who weren’t able to stand there in person. If this piece moves you, please share it widely & help make sure these voices aren’t lost in the noise of a crowded news cycle. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Wtaf.

If you like garlic, this is where most of your basic white garlic comes from. Christopher Ranch? Based in Gilroy. And yes there are times when the while area smells like garlic. You should go to the garlic festival and have garlic ice cream.

Convinced that the Venn diagram of people saying there is never any excuse for cyclists breaking the law and people saying their car has to be capable of doing 100mph over the speed limit in case they need to avoid an accident is a circle.

📣 Online Event 2 June: Protecting youth from the commercial determinants of health ‘According to the World Health Organization, these commercial products and practices are responsible for 25% of all deaths in Europe’ @cancerleagues.bsky.social #Cancer #PublicHealth www.cancer.eu/protecting-y...

This thread 😂🤣

This really is *fantastic* science But note to apt-dwellers who’ll freak at the headline: this is based on a style of shared ducts that was outdated in Spain (where this took place) for buildings built in the 1970s & after, & is uncommon in the US But broader lesson holds: pay attention to air!

I’m in such a bad mood this morning. Literally every 10 seconds or less I have to unclench my jaw.

A male Baltimore Oriole bopping around a flowering Crabapple tree.

Does anyone need an excellent research librarian? Like can do clinical and public health and pharmaceuticals really really well? Also knowledge, skills, and personal interest in the environmental and marine sciences? Can write scientific/technical reports? Permanent or contract work? Let me know!

The victim was a 19 year old transgender woman. She was stabbed to death in the laundry room of her student apartment complex. Seattle police just released these pictures of the suspect. If you know who he is, you can call the tip line at 206-233-5000.

Over a third of caregivers have disabilities themselves and they are facing challenges that aren't necessarily being addressed by existing support structures. My latest @19thnews.org

Paris urban biking investment helps cut pollution in half: “Between 2005 & 2024, levels of nitrogen dioxide & fine particulate matter — 2 of the most harmful pollutants to health — have been slashed by 50% & 55%, respectively.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social Bike-lanes make better cities. #UrbanTruth

ICE doesn't commit atrocities against innocent people as part of some 3D chess strategy, any more than a rabid dog has a grand design in mauling people. They do it because it's who they are and they can't NOT be monsters.

I spent a couple hours getting up and down an 8’ ladder yesterday to help remove a living roof in a way we can hopefully replant it after the repairs to the structure are made. My calves are so sore today as is my index finger on my right hand because I strained it at the knuckle.

As a librarian, archivist, and historian, this is utter nonsense. Most materials - text, images, and sound are not in digital format and most are not catalogued or described in detail. Archives especially do not work that way.

Current view. Laying underneath listening to nature and a podcast.

the most anti free speech administration in this country’s history

A little rainy day poem came to me.

Good morning! Madonna of the Cotton Fields was painted by Laura Knight.

I need an employee attorney that practices in #Oregon. Preferably in the Portland metro area and preferably the firm only represents employees. Any suggestions?

Texas Tech’s rider (statue on campus representing the mascot) has been draped in black cloth following the school’s decision to censor any texts discussing gender non-normativity. It was done by the artist Odee. Check him out at odeeart.

Without downloading something new, where are you mentally?

Youse guys, Sam Campbell making everyone uncomfortable wherever he shows up is giving me life. Goddamn. He’s so funny.

The Met Gala’s Embrace of Jeff Bezos Causes a Backlash www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/s...

It’s 11:15 pm and there are several kids a couple streets away playing something outside, yelling, and there’s an adult or 2 and well, it’s 11:15 pm. Isn’t it a school night?? Like WTAF?

I think I’m in need of a career coach to help me figure out what kind of orgs and roles would be good fits and to help me actually identify my strengths and weaknesses and translate my skills. Is that what a coach does? How do I vet a coach?

if you haven't done so already, please look up who your state legislators are, get their emails and phone numbers on speed dial, and get ready to annoy the heck out of them next year until they promise to fully fund the transit service that oregonians need and deserve

The populist right don't give a crap about solving real societal problems. Just running a cretinous pantomime for people who mistake “owning the libs” for improving their own lives — while the men at the top quietly fill their pockets and walk away richer than ever.

“They cut speed limits, changed street design, removed space for cars… Now it appears that work is paying off. #Oslo & #Helsinki are reaping the rewards of committed action on making their roads safer, reducing pedestrian fatalities to zero last year.” What if your city actually MEANT #VisionZero?

Comparing people’s living conditions in 1901 to now is already silly & serves no meaningful purpose so let’s talk about numbers that matter to Alive People In 2016 Elon Musk’s wealth was 11 billion dollars. Today it is 800 billion dollars. Federal minimum wage in 2009 was 7.25. Today it is 7.25.

Just when I was feeling like life was OK, I got pushed to the ground. I’m not in as bad a place as I was but things really don’t feel positive right now. I believe good things will come in the end.

It’s time.

This is killing dreams and human progress. Share it far and wide. A mother at a little league game was telling me about her kid wanting to be a paleontologist. I told her at high volume so other parents could hear that if the USA keeps this up for much longer, then he cannot and will not.

Cleveland Police: Have you seen Lola Mcquilling ? ❗ Lola, aged 15yrs is missing from Redcar and officers are appealing for information to help find her. Lola was last seen at 1600hrs on 02/05/26 in Redcar. When Lola was last seen, she was wearing a purple tracksuit, grey trainers and carrying a…

lol please help destroy this company - uninstall all that crap, friends #CancelParty

The Senate passed the Voting Rights Act renewal in 2006 by a vote of 98-0. The Supreme Court majority gutted it on the grounds that the Justices personally dislike the impact.

Men be like "wow, I talk to this object just like I talk to human women" and conclude the object must therefore be human, and not that they treat women like objects

Yikes

"the average hourly wage for American private sector workers grew by just 1.3% from 2024 to 2025, according to Oxfam and ITUC’s analysis. In comparison, earnings for the 384 CEOs in the S&P 500 for whom pay data is available increased by 25.6% between 2024 and 2025." www.cnbc.com/2026/04/30/u...

Where do people look for jobs other than LinkedIn?

I’ve been made redundant. If you or anyone you know is looking for an expert research librarian or systematic reviewer, give me a shout. www.linkedin.com/in/shannonro... #SystematicReview #EvidenceSynthesis #JobHunting