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Following politics, protecting democracy in Ukraine, US, and elsewhere, and environmental issues, particularly climate change and natural resource protection. Other Brian Schmidts (we are legion): happy to trade links so people find the right one.
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LOS ANGELES: Stay off the streets tonight. Stay home. Stay safe. Tom Homan says the National Guard might be deployed — and I’m telling you, he wants violence. They’re baiting us to react so they can escalate. Rule #1: Never protest at night. That’s when the worst happens—under cover of darkness.

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In the Toretsk direction of Donetsk region, Azov Warriors found a bird's nest woven from branches and... fiber optics. The birds used the remains of man-made debris to create life amid the ruins.

submitted 1 day ago • 21 comments

As the article mentions, Harvey Milk is a big reason why the soles of your shoes aren't smeared in dog poop. That alone is worth having a Navy ship named after him.

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Insane that a few D's are backing this in Congress. Maybe not surprising that "Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em" Gillibrand would do it, but the rest should be ashamed.

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No one should take the claim below about the effect of a single nuke on the UK seriously. Article is right nuclear use not in Ru's interest now. I'd go further and say there are no plausible circumstances when it's in Ru's interest. However, it could be in Putin's personal interest iff....

submitted 1 day ago • 1 comment

America discovers the Ukrainian concept of Zhabohadyuking.

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

I think middle managers are the next employment class vulnerable to partial replacement by AI, since a lot of what they do is basically use conventional wisdom to handle problems. Instead of being replaced outright, maybe the # of direct reports will triple, with those reports first going to AI.

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In good cell ag news, you can now actually try cultivated salmon as a consumer. At any meaningful commercial scale, wild-caught and farmed salmon are both, in their own ways, ecological disasters. Research suggests cultivated salmon is far more sustainable. And I can vouch for its deliciousness.

submitted 4 days ago • 2 comments

I... oh my god. amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-e...

submitted 4 days ago • 163 comments

Ban congressional stock and crypto trading now. The American people overwhelmingly support it. Time to get it done.

submitted 4 days ago • 67 comments

Jonathan Joss--voice actor of John Redcorn from King of the Hill, and Ken Hotate from Parks and Rec--was killed in a homophobic hate crime today. I'm so angry.

submitted 5 days ago • 1185 comments

In Greek mythology, Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection in a pool of water.

submitted 5 days ago • 1855 comments

This is the spelled-out version of @joshtpm.bsky.social's "wraithing out".

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Play MAGA games, lose major clients 💥 Top law firms bent the knee to Trump, offering up to $1B in pro bono work to dodge executive retaliation. Now it’s backfiring. Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Oracle, and McDonald’s are cutting ties and moving to firms that didn’t fold.

submitted 5 days ago • 82 comments

#webcomic #jakelikesonions #vladtheimpaler

submitted 6 days ago • 28 comments