Kate Ertmann

The NYTimes spelling bee doesn't take "latexed".

It's totally a word for us in math!

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Zonker’s nephew in Doonesbury lookin ass

Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.

There was an attempted attack on the plane of President Zelenskyy as he was approaching Dublin. The kinds of drones used were too advanced to be simple civilian versions -- most probably this attack had a state military behind it. www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...

What Is Behind Trump’s Attacks on Venezuela? - Dame Magazine The polycrisis that is the Trump administration can be difficult to fully keep track of: As Steve Bannon once said, the goal is to “flood the zone with shit” and paralyze us from being able to respond...

📣 💡 @zeblarson.bsky.social clearly explains the connection to - and precedence of - the ‘Roosevelt Corollary’ to today’s war crime. 👏 #mustread

“It inverted the whole Monroe Doctrine, promising that the United States would intervene whenever a country was engaged in unspecified “wrongdoing.”

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🗣️Last call! Speaker proposals are due Dec 5. If you’ve been shaping ideas, refining a session, or thinking about how to support math education leaders — now is the moment.

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the ceiling at Cloudburst Brewing in Seattle. Lower right has a close-up of a heated lamp, while the rest of the ceiling is bear wood beams with chipped white paint.

looking up at the ceiling at a Seattle light rail station. Vent lines going diagonal. A light blue light on the upper right side. Beige tiles, looking two floors up while on escalator.

looking up at fluorescent blue markings on the ceiling at the university of Washington light rail station while riding the escalator.

The underside black textured overhang of the outside of the Seattle aquarium

Have I ever posted an #alwayslookup photo essay on here? This one is from last wknd in Seattle.

Share a 90s movie that you think deserves more love🎥🖤

Why does mashed potatoes get to be an anytime food but it’s weird to eat stuffing in June? These double standards must stop

David Chang’s Spicy Brussels Sprouts with Rice Krispies A few months ago I helped make food for my friend Friede’s birthday party. I put together several different dishes, but most popular by far were these brussels sprouts – I have never ha…

I’m assuming the prep style you already employ is some version of David Chang’s Momofuku recipe? The rice krispies topping at the end is :chefskiss: thestandardoftaste.wordpress.com/2012/05/27/d...

I used to handle interlibrary loans for a public library. ILL is a magnificent expression of the idea that readers deserve books, and books deserve readers. It’s libraries everywhere pooling their resources for the benefit of everyone.

Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.

This is great news. 📚

Word.

YouTube video by ashsta Dry Cleaning Bag

Were you playing spaceman?
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I am looking forward to any and all follow-up you do on this story 🤞

Oregon agrees to backfill lost Medicaid funds for Planned Parenthood • Oregon Capital Chronicle Oregon agrees to backfill $7.5 million in lost Planned Parenthood dollars after Congress approved a bill blocking access to Medicaid funds.

Oregon Democrats have agreed to backfill $7.5 million in lost Planned Parenthood dollars, months after Congress approved a measure blocking access to federal Medicaid funds until at least July 2026.

tragic.

those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures

yes, please 🙋‍♀️ Looking forward to hearing what the main topic is.

One of the best feelings in the world is that moment when you tap that corner ✖️ on the email box.

Mixing Is the Heartbeat of Deep Lakes. At Crater Lake, It’s Slowing Down. | Quanta Magazine The physics of mixing water layers — an interplay of wind, climate and more — makes lakes work. When it stops, impacts can ripple across an ecosystem.

A 🤓'ly fascinating article from @quantamagazine.bsky.social on one of my favorite lakes in the world. www.quantamagazine.org/mixing-is-th...

The news about Teen Vogue is terrible, the latest in the long list of corporate-owned media layoffs, closures, and shifting tone and coverage.
There are so many great independent outlets, a list too long but this is a fantastic starter pack. PLEASE pick a few & support them if you're able.

They’re calling her Megyn R. Kelly on TikTok

And so it shall be

co-sign ✍🏽

It is not making me friends, but at this point any time I'm asked about how we navigate our current moment, I'm going to tell them to study the history of (full in the blank) under authoritarianism.

The United States Capitol building under a clear blue sky with #MathSciOnTheHill and Jan 8 text overlayed.

On Thursday, Jan 8, mathematical professional societies are joining together on Capitol Hill to meet with congressional offices and communicate the importance of the mathematical sciences! Sign up here: https://jointmathematicsmeetings.org/meetings/national/jmm2026/hill-visits

“Females”

Propaganda, Rather than Pandemic Policies, Caused the War on Public Health The backlash narrative ignores basic facts of the case.

This from @zeblarson.bsky.social is gooood. It answers the question: Now that our government has muted our national public health officials, what can we, as citizens, do _now_?!?

(cc FYI @cdelawalla.bsky.social)

www.liberalcurrents.com/propaganda-r...

Oregon board tasked with watchdogging drug prices leaves central goal unfinished The board has yet to designate specific drugs that pose affordability problems, a potential first step toward regulation. The drug supply chain's opaqueness and complexity have been obstacles, as well as a quirk in state public meeting law

A state board in Oregon attempting to regulate drug prices has yet to designate specific drugs that pose affordability problems, a potential first step toward regulation. The drug supply chain's opaqueness and complexity have been obstacles, as well as a quirk in state public meeting law.