Michele

Create an inbox filter that sends things straight to trash?

I really, honest-to-god thought that was an Onion headline at first 😐

Screenshot of a news update from the New York Times. Credited to Aishvarya Kavi, the update reads: "3 Hours Ago Lin said that the U.S. Institute for Peace caled the D.C. police on the Musk team members in an effort to stop them from trespassing because the institute has control of its own building and the land it sits on. But instead, the D.C. police allows them to enter and kicked oit the institute's officials. "Before the D.C. police arrived, the Musk team had tried for hours to enter the building. They attempted to enter on Friday, but that effort was unsuccessful."

USIP is not an executive branch agency. The executive branch has no right to enter the premises or fire its personnel. For the FBI and D.C. police to do this is an act of illegal violence. This is the sort of lawless thuggery you see in dictatorships.

Thugs

Remember when they had to wear masks?

Eastern Monarch Butterfly Population Nearly Doubles The population wintering in central Mexico's forests occupied 4.42 acres, up from 2.22 acres during the previous winter.

Who wants some good news?

The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...

“Maximalist”

a yellow rubber duck with a red beak is floating in a body of water with a kid looking at it ALT: a yellow rubber duck with a red beak is floating in a body of water with a kid looking at it

“Stop & smell the flowers”

Teacher appreciation gifts at end-of-year: Persephone waving a “See you in September!” hankie from the back of a chariot that she is not driving

(Oop, typo- that’s supposed to say “12 years”)

That’s actually something that i loved about Wild Robit—

Hugely emotional but a valuable share w children

A portrait of jane Goodall and michele seelinger, Goodall seated and seelinger standing. The portrait is of two women who work to build kind, compassionate, and empathetic bonds across primates and generations.

Coming up on 2 years

To women in the sciences and maths, to women in education and the humanities,

May we all admire and aspire to be such gentle giants as those who have raised us.

I’ll be wherever you are, Hank.

And wherever my kids are.

Where else would a responsible educator be?

🔥 This email from @theguardian.com on Bezos' direct interference with the contents on WaPo ... 🎤💥

"The Guardian will never take editorial direction from our billionaire owner – because thankfully, we don't have one. Instead, we rely on supporters like you to fund our truly independent work."

Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.

New York governor orders removal of Palestinian studies job posting at Cuny Hunter College faculty and staff union condemns Kathy Hochul’s order to take down listing, calling it ‘overreach of authority’

New York state says one can't even say the words "settler colonialism, genocide, human rights, apartheid" in regards to Israel, or else that is antisemitism. I'm sure all the advocates for free speech will agree with New York state, from Trump to Musk to Bezos and even quite a few liberals.

Breaking: FDA's March meeting to select flu shot strains for 2025-2026 season has been canceled per email sent to committee members, a VRBPAC member told me. drug companies need about 6 months leeway to make shots in time for fall vax campaigns. #healthpolicy

The researchers collected their first data in October 2023 and March 2024. Initially, they were struck by how inconsistently Google showed its warnings. A deep learning model they built to analyze the queries suggested that the warnings should have appeared between 29 and 58 times as often as they did in practice. For motivated conspiracy peddlers, they were easy to evade: just adding quotation marks or a single letter to a query was typically enough to make the banner disappear. The researchers were beginning to collect additional data last September when they discovered something unexpected: Google had stopped showing low-quality banners entirely, weeks before early voting began, without disclosing it.

NEW: Google used to warn you when you were seeing low-quality search results. Then, in the weeks leading up to the 2024 election, the company quietly turned that warning off www.platformer.news/google-data-...

I’ve only ever read her words before, not watched her speaking them.

Her delivery = stone cold & tough as hell.

Whyyy is the US messing with Mexico on her watch?

(Rhetorical - don’t answer, it’s too depressing)

Also if you feel strongly about Eric Adams, you should call your city councilmember to express that and ask for their position.

You’d be surprised. Hochul’s stance is highly disappointing but it doesn’t come from nowhere. Press all your electeds. City elections are in 5 months. Ask candidates too.

Best response

This is so… niche?

Sure looks like Google News caught the Latin Times using a large language model to write an article picking up on my latest report

YouTube video by tennesseejed93 SchoolHouse Rock - No More Kings

If I had a band or a label, I would do a punk cover of "No More Kings" from Schoolhouse Rock. And then I would gather a bunch of people to write a whole album of next-generation Schoolhouse Rock songs, with songs about Social Security and Medicaid and NOAA. I am not kidding in the least.

Gulf Map Generator - MapQuest Explore and customize your own Gulf region map with our interactive map tool.

Because you TOTALLY asked for this… and MapQuest has NOTHING better to do…

We’ve granted you exclusive access to a place very dear to our heart: gulfof.mapquest.com

Think of it as the Upside Down but more... minimalist. Pls share so we can behold your genius (or judge you, lovingly) 😘

Omg

Opinion | Congo Is Bleeding. Where Is the Outrage? This is not the first time the world has overlooked violence in Congo.

Who will intervene, now?

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/o...

I mean. A lot of people aren’t able to buy stuff a lot of days, these days.

#yikes

a woman is screaming with the words what is love behind her Alt: Hilarious alt text: “a woman is screaming with the words what is love behind her” Actual alt text: seizure-inducing clip of blinding light flashing behind Trinidadian 90s house pop star Haddaway a black leather vest yelling at the ceiling before the scene cuts to a young Black man in an electric blue suit gliding into a shadowy doorway, with the words “WHAT IS LOVE?” In boldface yellow caps across the screen

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