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but when the world needed him most, he vanished

as the prophecy foretold

We call it Sticky Bob and pulled up SO MUCH of it in the early stages of the garden

The second, if you want us to understand your post. Just describe it the way you would describe it to anyone on a phone call

three unknown orcas were spotted in vancouver harbor the past week. mysterious, unidentifiable, possessed of advanced cognitive and navigation skills, no doubt seeking yachts

Watch this little DOGE brat squirm.

you were pokemon going to panopticon dystopia, whether you realized it or not

I picked up Fabulous Chicago by Emmett Dedmon in a Rogers Park antique shop ages ago. Fun read! Not sure if it’s still in print

Reminds me of when I helpfully spelled out my diagnosis for multiple hospital workers filling in forms, because no one had ever heard of it

Consider the Rattle In a state that still hosts grisly “rattlesnake roundups,” human Texans should learn to see something of themselves in their ancient, slithering kin.

My latest! In this month's cover story for the @texasobserver.org, I wrote an expansive, oddly philosophical deep dive into the western diamonback rattlesnake, a much-maligned animal I've come to have a lot of respect and affection for

lol he’s looking up titles under 363.728

Here's an excellent example of alt text for data visualization . 

Is he saying we need to bring back meth manufacturing in the United States

I actually have a recent photo of one of them, because I was struck by how it was still hanging on to its leaves in February. (The other got eaten by rabbits in its first year and is still very small.)

Propagating Chinkapins and White Oaks YouTube video by Akiva Silver - Twisted Tree Farm

Probably! We have a pair of them but went the easier route and bought them as tiny saplings from this nursery

youtu.be/CyNGlXNXZo8?...

There’s not a huge amount of info besides their need for stratification, but you might look into this project: www.experimentalfarmnetwork.org/project/3

Under New Guidance, 'Sustainable' Aviation Fuel in the US Could Be Anything But Under new guidance, Inflation Reduction Act tax credits for "sustainable" aviation fuel will go to options like corn ethanol, which increase carbon emissions and food insecurity.

More generally, dedicating land to biofuel production causes higher emissions than burning fossil fuels—& diverts land from food production.

Even so, these fuels are still being promoted as a climate solution, w “hard to decarbonize” sectors like aviation & shipping eyeing crop-based biofuels.

“In the last year, it’s gotten a lot worse” A Qualitative Investigation of Barriers to Disability Benefits in 2025 - DREDF This report is based on interviews with 52 benefits professionals serving over 8,000 disability claimants nationwide. The independent research finds that recent Social Security Administration administ...

In this new report, @ksavin.bsky.social, and @calliefreitag.bsky.social and I explain how Trump 2.0 and DOGE built up new barriers to the already-difficult process of getting disability benefits.

Let's talk about what we found, and what we recommend to address the issues. 🧵

Grammarly Offering Manuscript Reviews by AI Versions of Recently Deceased Professors The Grammarly "Expert Review" feature uses AI to provide feedback on papers using the name and work of real professors, dead or alive.

Daily reminder that calling ai dead labor and stolen labor is literal.

If they want me back they have to go fully Woke 2, sorry. Whole hog. I gotta be able to get an abortion there

I’m guessing it’s a quest for porn!

Respectfully, fuck this shit

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“You’re not looking at my highbush cranberry cache, are you? ARE YOU?!"
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I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to

Satellite proposals threaten the night sky In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the agency responsible for authorizing satellite launches and operations…

The FCC just opened public comments on SpaceX's plan to launch a million satellites to do AI compute in space. Under the current proposal, an environmental review won't be required. Please consider submitting a public comment to oppose this damaging plan.
darksky.org/news/two-sat...

Finally, the bug is back with a round of the Guinness.

US AI giant accuses Chinese rivals of mass data theft Anthropic says three Chinese firms used ‘distillation’ technique to extract information from its Claude chatbot

please…my stolen data…it’s been stolen www.theguardian.com/technology/2...