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Tennessee’s law expressly classifies on the basis of sex and transgender status, so the Constitution and settled precedent require the Court to subject it to intermediate scrutiny. The majority contorts logic and precedent to say otherwise, inexplicably declaring it must uphold Tennessee’s categorical ban on lifesaving medical treatment so long as “‘any reasonably conceivable state of facts’” might justify it. Ante, at 21. Thus, the majority subjects a law that plainly discriminates on the basis of sex to mere rational-basis review. By retreating from meaningful judicial review exactly where it matters most, the Court abandons transgender children and their families to political whims. In sadness, I dissent.

Justice Sotomayor's dissent in Skrmetti (which she's now reading from the bench) is deeply pained, accusing her colleagues of abandoning "transgender children and their families to political whims" and badly damaging "bedrock" principles of equal protection. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

A chart that explains what to do If You Find A Baby Songbird Out Of The Nest. Is it hurt or did a cat get it? (Cat bites & scratches cause deadly infections.) or, Has a person kept it for over a day, given it food or water, or gotten it wet? If yes, Contact a licensed wildlife rehabilitator or wildlife care center near you. An online search can help. If no, what does it look like? Eyes not yet open. You have a hatchling. It's very young. Eyes open; feathers few & may be in tube-like sheaths. You have a nestling. Feathered; awkwardly hops or flutters; tail & wings short. You have a fledgling. Many sharp teeth; large claw on second toe. You have a velociraptor. If a hatchling or nestling, can you see the nest? If yes, Return it to its nest. The parents won’t care if they can smell you. If no, Make a nest from a basket & dried grass. Wire it to a tree. (Note: A few species, like Juncos, need a nest on the ground.) If a fledgling, is it in immediate danger? If yes, carefully move it to a safer spot nearby. If no, DO NOT INTERVENE! Though the bird looks awkward, it’s in a natural stage & the parents are still feeding it. If a velociraptor, has it seen you? If yes, back away slowly. Do not show fear. If no, run. Watch for others that may attack from the sides. FYI: Some babies (eg. swifts, most woodpeckers) only sit on the ground if in trouble. When in doubt, keep watch & contact a wildlife rehabilitator if needed!

Found a baby songbird? Here's a newly updated chart!

a beautiful field of tulips all lined up in funky little rows of different colours

hey can you come back later, i'm defragging my tulip fields

NYPD Tases Pro-Palestinian Demonstrator Outside Brooklyn College Students who set up several tents and a small demonstration on a campus lawn were roughed up by NYPD officers just outside the school after trying to disperse.

things got rough at Brooklyn College tonight. latest from @gwynnefitz.bsky.social, photos by @alexkrales.bsky.social:

Vim is the original escape room

Flyer for 'Unfolding Time' exhibition, with opening times 9:30-17:00 Monday to Friday and until 19:15 on Thursdays.

⌛ Final Week ⌛

Time is running out to visit our current exhibition:

'Unfolding Time: The Medieval Pocket Calendar' – closing 15 May. 🕰️

🔗Opening times + digital highlights:
www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/unfolding-time

#UnfoldingTime #MedievalSky #BookHistory 📜

Just published in JOSS: 'MFEM/MGIS, a HPC mini-application targeting nonlinear thermo-mechanical simulations of nuclear fuels at mesoscale' https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.07719

Columbia Activist Arrested by ICE at His Appointment for Citizenship Mohsen Mahdawi, a legal permanent resident, has lived in the United States for 10 years and was arrested in Vermont. He has not been charged with a crime.

“He has not been charged with a crime”

Columbia Activist Arrested by ICE at His Appointment for Citizenship

Mohsen Mahdawi, a legal permanent resident, has lived in the United States for 10 years and was arrested in Vermont. He has not been charged with a crime.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/n...

One weird thing about all of these awesome federal programs getting gutted out of existence is that I now know they used to exist. That’s sort of nice, I guess. It’s like learning about an animal that went extinct last Tuesday.

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move slowly and build things

Alt Text: a shot from behind of a woman in a crowd, holding up a sign which reads "Please note the lack on Nazis at OUR marches"

Opinion | What exactly does Trump think is in the Smithsonian? Following his most recent executive order, I went in search of some “corrosive ideology.”

Excellent column (🎁) by @monicahesse.bsky.social reflecting, to me, the thoughtful intimacy of the Smithsonian Institution’s museums. Curators of America’s greatest treasures, the set and setting of each piece is deliberate, fostering opportunities to connect, whether it’s a painting or a rock. ❤️‍🩹

Whether it's liberal students booing Charles Murray or conservative presidents sending innocent fathers to die in El Salvadoran torture prisons, there's been plenty of incivility on both sides of the political spectrum.

I guess I have to give my monthly reminder that the alternative to fascism is not doomerism or accelerationism. It’s finding and building resiliency and community. The alternative to fascism is embracing our shared humanity and one another not by falling further into the trap of atomization and fear

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Food Banks Left in the Lurch as U.S.D.A. Shipments Are Suspended (Gift Article) A representative of a nationwide food pantry network, said U.S.D.A. officials had informed him that some food aid distributed by the federal government was under review.

In case you missed it, the USDA has suspended food shipments to US food banks!!! We need to donate to our local food pantries!

I encourage you to read this article from The New York Times about the food banks. Here's a gift link you can read it for free www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...

The History of Chemistry Chemistry is everywhere, and involves everything. But how did chemistry get to be what it is? I'm Steve Cohen, a chemist and writer, bringing you The History of Chemistry. This podcast explores the de...

Head's up: Are you NOT a scientist? Then my podcast is for you. Are you a scientist? Then my podcast IS for you too. History of chemistry 🧪 is not taught to chemists, whether undergrad or grad. (I also appreciate support to keep going through my Patreon page.) thehistoryofchemistry.buzzsprout.com

People are losing the spirit of the Ides of March. It's not about just stabbing. It's about coming together to stab in groups

This is so insane it's perfect 10/10

The absolute devastation that @chuckschumer.com is about to inflict on D.C. by supporting the GOP’s continuing resolution is hard to overstate. Massive cuts to schools and law enforcement. Teachers laid off en masse. Basic city services may grind to a halt because we *cannot spend our own money.*

"I think hard times are coming, when we will be wanting... writers who can see alternatives and see through our fear stricken society & its obsession w/ technologies, who can see other ways of being. We will need writers who can remember freedom--the realists of a larger reality." -Ursula K. LeGuin

this fuckin guy

Jamestown governor John Ratcliffe, the villain in Pocahontas, died horrifically in real life.

After being tricked, ambushed & captured, women removed his skin with mussel shells and tossed the pieces into a fire as he watched.

They skinned his face last, and burned him at the stake.

Turns out Fat Man and Little Boy were not just roommates

a screenshot directly from Roxi's store featuring multiple designs for t-shirts including Vive Le Canada above a Maple Leaf, I'm Doing My Best (with a shark jumping out of the water), a skull with expletives above it's head, a raccoon wearing a crown, a design that has two raccoons near a trash can that has the text SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL GARBAGE GANG around it, a drawing of Baba Yaga's hut, an opossum wearing a crown, a shark jumping out of the water with the text EAT THE RICH

hey so, uh, if you have always wanted to support a Canadian AND get a cool shirt for it, perhaps you would like to know that my shop updated shop.roxiqt.com 🦝