Great photos from NASA Artemis II mission at JSC Flickr site. (Click individual image download icons for 45MP full-resolution pixel-peeping) www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2...

I have spent the past several months studying the cutting-edge research on modern democracies that have defeated authoritarian leaders. I've learned that the conventional wisdom on the topic is wrong — in ways that have clear implications for the US going forward THREAD www.vox.com/politics/479...

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I'm not exaggerating when I say following @boltsmag.org rn will unlock money for our journalism. A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count. If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!

If you've been following the Daily Memo, you know it's getting worse out there. L.A. TACO is here to provide everyday Angelenos with local independent news, but we need your help to continue our work. Become a member of L.A. TACO and help fuel our reporting: lataco.com/join

BIOFIRE and WWScan both show the lowest readings since Pirola (BA.2.86*) swept two years ago. We're in a good lull right now.

Just added to my Etsy shop: 🌿final small print run of my '26 calendars 🪶my handmade recycled silver jewellery designs (incl intricate casts of real flowers) 🌸limited ed'n mounted art prints of my photos 💐tiny posy mental health kits Last orders for📮 in time for🌲: 19 Nov www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...

Which org is the best one right now? impactful.ninja/best-chariti...

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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3. If you see content that disturbs you, immediately (or as fast as possible) go and play 20-30 minutes of Tetris (or any other fast-paced game with your eyes sweeping over the visual field that has caused visual artifacts to linger when you close your eyes for you in the past).

California Parents: If you’re having trouble finding the Covid vaccine for your child (as I was, at both their pediatrician’s office and chain pharmacies), check the California vaccine appointment website, My Turn. I was able to make an appointment last night for a vaccine today! myturn.ca.gov

Newsletter: In a media landscape dominated by algorithmic feeds that aim to manipulate and extract, sometimes the most radical thing you can do is choose to read what you want, when you want, without anyone watching over your shoulder. Here’s how to use RSS. www.citationneeded.news/curate-with-...

I love remembering that I can mute names here. So many names.

Don't forget, it's #BearCam season again. Best viewing in the evenings explore.org/livecams

#losangeles laist.com/news/politic...

I realize I’m just shouting into the wind here, but: please, please, please stop posting screenshots without links, or summarizing breaking news events without links. There’s a serious problem with unsourced assertions all over the world right now, don’t be part of the problem.

As Bluesky has grown, I've seen a lot of backsliding on alt text. Please try to be considerate to others and include alt text with all of your images. It helps everyone. Indeed, in the "accessibility" setting in Bluesky you can set it to make sure you add alt text, which is a useful thing to do.

🔔#Earthquake (#sismo) M3.9 occurred 10 mi NW of Los Angeles (#California) 3 min ago (local time 22:13:45). More info at: 📱https://m.emsc.eu/#app 🌐https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1778359 🖥https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake_information/earthquake.php?id=1778359

Alt gov accounts that are suddenly raising money for something are sus. www.wwlp.com/news/digital...

ideas.lego.com/projects/68f... #lego

#MetalMonday: Sahumador (incense burner) in the form of an #armadillo Huánuco, Peru, 19th c. Silver, 24 x 34 x 15cm Colección Barbosa-Stern barbosa-stern.org/siglo-xix-pl...

Since federal health information is getting harder to come by, I thought I'd share this new resource. Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine launched an online Avian Flu Resource Center--a one-stop clearinghouse for trustworthy information on bird flu. www.vet.cornell.edu/highly-patho...

If you are a federal employee then pin this post & copy the link. This living resource will help you plan for what is coming. It covers prepping for terminations, paths forward, legal actions, lawyers, reporters & news agencies, etc. bit.ly/getreadyfed

www.smithsonianmag.com/history/wome... #beer

There’s a rightful focus on childhood vaccination, but grownups need vaccines too! When was your last TDaP booster? Tetanus can kill ya, and vaxxed adults protect babies from whooping cough before their vaccination. Chickenpox or shingles? HPV? Are you over 50 and can get the pneumonia vax? Do it!

Just because I'm not doomposting, doesn't mean I'm not doomscrolling.

Fairground rides at night, by Roger Vail. origin.www.josephbellows.com/artists/roge...

Cassini - Dione - From Aster Cowart (terrasabaea.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/24Mn4Lh

Hardly new info, but BSky should know: Warsaw's water quality is monitored by eight clams with magnets attached to their shells. If contamination in the water causes the clams to close, the magnets trigger an alarm and shut off the city's water supply. Thank you, little guardian molluscs. 🧪🌏🚰

This site is pretty cool for finding music, you can search by genre or mood, and the infinite mix tapes can lead you to some good curators www.nts.live/explore

simply repeating the straight reporting of what is happening in the executive branch makes you sound like you have lost your mind.

From Altadena to Asheville, people devastated by recent disasters encountered helpers trained in Psychological First Aid. Like CPR, anybody can learn it.

Saturn - August 11 2011 - From Kevin M. Gill (kevinmgill.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/Nvg31Y

Just because someone makes a list and claims that everyone on it is vetted to get you to follow a bunch of accts, doesn't mean that's true.

Vaccines and immunization fact sheets you can't find on CDC website anymore are archived at the link below. May be helpful to bookmark this for future reference. www.immunize.org/vaccines/vis...

In case of an emergency, you can report ICE activity and enforcement actions to spread awareness by calling your local rapid response network. Bookmark these numbers today. We also provided this article in en español. lataco.com/rapid-respon...

The End of Term Archive team @eotarchive.org crawled millions of federal webpages! If you are worried about a page going down or changing information on it, you can check to see if it is saved in the Internet Archive's @waybackmachine.bsky.social. 1/2

It's alarming to me that so many people don't know about the Wayback Machine @archive.org. Save stuff! Find stuff!

@allochthonous.bsky.social I'm following your geohashtags feed, but it doesn't look like it's picking up any of the #thinsectionthursday posts.

Imagine not taking the chance to be a complete pain in the ass under the cover of saving democracy. It would not be me.

Leaves, fish, herons, crocodiles, crustaceans, and more comprise a wide array of embossed educational aids for people who are blind. Read more about the hand-carved graphics from the turn-of-the-century: www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/01/mart...

You can find local food banks via Feeding America, and donate there as well.

I visited all 50 state health department websites to collect outpatient flu data... and found that activity has rebounded. caitlinrivers.substack.com/p/outbreak-o...

2/ Use alternative credible sources for to stay informed on public health issues. I recommend: - WHO - European CDC - Public Health England - Public Health Canada - IDSA www.canada.ca/en/public-he... www.ecdc.europa.eu/en www.idsociety.org www.gov.uk/government/o... www.who.int