For Kurt Vonnegut, the bombing of Hiroshima was “the day the world ended,” @noahhawley writes. How the novelist turned the violence and randomness of war into a cosmic joke:

“Whatever they call the age you live in is actually the name of the weapon they’re using to try to kill you”.

Good article!

America’s Illiberalism Doom Loop - The Atlantic

“It’s like treating a migraine with a lobotomy”

Good little article describing the moment we are in. I hope we see the far middle of America come back to power around fairness, human rights, and anti corruption. One can dream…

How bison boost the nitrogen cycle—and create healthier plants The large herbivores stimulate plant growth by cycling carbon and nitrogen in the soils of Yellowstone National Park, showing benefits of free-roaming wildlife

After several years studying grasses and forbs in Yellowstone National Park in the US, researchers have formally documented the power of bison as nature’s own fertilizing agents. cen.acs.org/environment/... #chemsky 🧪