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Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’ Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given

Quite a headline.

This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week.

@wired.com #ICE
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...

Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.

Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative

electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...

NYT headline: “MAMDANI'S IMPROBABLE RUN ENDS IN VICTORY”

Savor this moment, friends.

They couldn’t buy their way to a win. They couldn’t racist their way to a win. There are more of us than them, and we fucking beat them. And we can keep beating them.

Currently reading
"The Art of Libromancy" by Josh Cook

Definitely recommend for anyone in the book industry!

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Did you know that if you read 50+ books a year, you are in the 1% of readers who do that.
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Currently listening to
"Hemlock & Silver"
By T. Kingfisher

I love it. Will report back.

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The cover of "A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping" By Sangu Mandanna. A pink sky behind a green hill. A multi story house sits atop the hill, with vines climbing the walls, a pocket fence and winding path. A dark skinned woman stands in the foreground reading a book while a fox curls around her feet. A white man is inside the yard holding a steaming cup of tea.

Recently read:
A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping
By Sangu Mandanna

Excellent. Great character development and representation of an autistic kiddo. The hard stuff isn't glossed over, and the found family around her are supportive and accommodating.
Highly recommend. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Cover of the book "Weyward" by Emilia Hart. Text in white lettering. A crow is featured prominently with a green background and smaller realistic insects, plants, and a mushroom.

Recently read:
Weyward by
@emiliahart.bsky.social

Thoroughly enjoyed it. Highly recommend. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Wahoo! So excited to talk about rattlesnakes with the one and only Alie Ward, and thankful for the amplification that her podcast @ologies.bsky.social gives to snake public relations.

www.alieward.com/ologies/crot...

The American Bar Association dropped a bomb lawsuit.

To prevent passing the bucket, they sued everyone. The defendant list stretched 40 pages.

Yup. This isn’t normal, and I’m here for it. 🍿🍫🥤

tHiS iS FiNe
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The Human Genome Project cost taxpayers $3 Billion.

Two decades on, it has generated a staggering return on investment of $1 Trillion, with benefits in medicine, agriculture, energy, the environment, & more.

If you want to boost the economy, funding science is one of the best things you could do.

A Grouse sits near the top of a b aspen tree, eating the new growth. The tops of evergreen trees are on either side of the aspen. A cloudy grey sky can be seen through the branches.

Grouse in a tree
#ThisSparksJoy

A painting of a raven, whose body is the night sky, standing on a branch while holding the moon above a forest from its beak

Another chonky raven for my new RavensWorld collection ✨🐦‍⬛✨

#birds #raven #humanartist #art

One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple. - Jack Kerouac

Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️

“Make democracy your side hustle.”
-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Nampa, Idaho April 14, 2025
@aoc.bsky.social

#ThisIsFine
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Why is Senator Van Hollen’s trip to El Salvador so important? What does research show about this kind of leadership? A thread on TAKING UP SPACE:

With Orders, Investigations and Innuendo, Trump and G.O.P. Aim to Cripple the Left The president and his allies in Congress are targeting the financial, digital and legal machinery that powers the Democratic Party and much of the progressive political world.

The fight for our democracy is not coming. It is here.

When I say that we have months, not a year, to save democracy, I'm talking about this coordinated, relentless legal assault on political dissent.

1/ Let me explain a few elements of Trump's plan: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/u...

Live updates: More than 400 Palestinians killed in surprise Israeli airstrikes across Gaza Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, killing at least 404 Palestinians. The surprise bombardment shattered a ceasefire in place since January and threatened to fully reignit...

More than 400 Palestinians killed in surprise Israeli airstrikes across Gaza

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he ordered the strikes because of a lack of progress in talks to extend the ceasefire. The White House said it had been consulted and voiced support for Israel’s actions.

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Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

Two quart mason jars sit on a counter. Each contains a pale sourdough starter and is covered with a plastic bag and rubber band.

My kiddo is raising a sourdough starter from scratch for a school project. My good ol' starter is on the left & smells like heaven. The new baby starter on the right smells like vomit today. #TrustTheProcess

#JoyIsResistance
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#InTheKitchenWithKids
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What @jimsciutto.bsky.social said 👇🏽 🎯

Say his name: Mahmoud Sleem. He was among 8 people killed today in an Israeli ceasefire violation, and was the 205th journalist killed in Gaza

Definitely worth reading.

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