Joe Wright MD

I have an enduring and to some degree inexplicable affection for this optimistic, pissed-off, and detailed podcast about decarbonization. David teaching me the nerdy details of this stuff helps make my hopes and my anger more specific and more real—and thus more manageable. Hence I subscribe.

And I think that’s supposed to be David not Dave so basically I just stanned and stumbled at the same time

came here to say this

Yeah, hate to be right so very soon on this one, but see my thread below on why I felt confident that this is what he would do.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/n...

“Maybe that is all any bravery is, a stronger fear of not being brave.” — Audre Lorde, ZAMI

I’d say that it’s not the left that’s scared of new technology! it is the understanding and embrace of new things that makes us worry about who owns and controls new things, and for what purpose

all kinds of decarbonization and electrification technologies and the list is long; medical imaging advances of many types including a revolution in bedside ultrasound; so many uses of large scale computing for data science of many kinds

those plus utility scale battery storage, monoclonal antibodies, checkpoint inhibitors, GLP-1s, antiviral medications of all kinds but especially HIV and Hep C meds, alternative meats, the pre-AI internet, digital mapping, GIS analysis of many types, long acting contraception

strange but true: you don't have to fight the 2028 primary on here yet if you don't want to

Head of state public defenders office calls for independent probe of South Bay death - The Boston Globe The leader of the Committee for Public Counsel Services said there are inherent conflicts of interest with the current investigators.

CPCS, the #Massachusetts public defender agency, has called on the attorney general's office to appoint an independent investigator to investigate the 2025 death of Shacoby Kenny, who died after being beaten by corrections officers at the South Bay jail in #Boston.

Best meet-cute in American literature

“I don’t know why Puerto Ricans don’t just do what I think is obviously the right thing to do for Puerto Rico” is a question that contains its own answer

Yes exactly because of Bad Bunny’s performance apparently it’s time for another round of non Puerto Rican left-liberal white people to announce their strongly held ahistorical opinions about Puerto Rico’s governance

to be clear I do not currently have a hobby but these seem like good ones

The Center for Wooden Boats A living museum where you can rent a boat, learn to sail, or volunteer. The Center for Wooden Boats brings a diverse community together to experience the joys of sailing, boat building, and Pacific No...

woodworking PLUS learning to sail in a manageable body of water www.cwb.org

Nick Offerman’s Woodshop & Craftsmanship Legacy | Woodcraft Step inside Nick Offerman’s woodworking world - his journey, tools, and shop philosophy. Get inspired and shop woodworking gear online or in store at Woodcraft.

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One key lesson of this time is that for anyone to accomplish something politically, there is no substitute for showing up somewhere or somehow, and doing something. “Something” can be a lot of different kinds of things!

Why Are Opioid Deaths Declining? This Medical News article discusses new research on factors contributing to a dramatic decrease in drug overdose deaths in the US since 2023.

JAMA Network Open:
Why Are Opioid Deaths Declining?

Roundup of current evidence: Chinese regulation of precursors is leading to a decline in potency; total number of users is declining

Share one of your favorite lines from a sci-fi movie

Share one of your favorite lines from a sci-fi movie

“Never mind jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university.”

Africa to 1800, Africa 1800-present (2 semester class)
Anthropology of Dance
Architecture of the Suburbs
Third World Cinemas and the West
Workers’ Autobiographies of 19th Century Europe

a notably menschy media hit

NOTED SNOW DAY EXPERT

Sending extra love and warmth to homeless street outreach workers + mutual aid folks busting their butts to make sure folks stay safe ahead of the snow.

Nobody should live or die outside in the richest country in the world.

We need housing, not handcuffs.

Not an expert in Marxism but I don’t think this was the kind of exploitation that most concerned Marx

this thread is actually brilliant, she’s just like, I get with rich people, how else am I gonna get out of poverty, so now I want you r/Marxism people to validate this from a political theory point of view and sign me off as ok for the revolution

r/Marxism: it’s wrong to exploit people

welcome to Ferrix

24 hours of chaos as mental health grants are slashed then restored For 24 hours, it was unclear which mental health and addiction programs would survive and who would still have jobs when the dust settled.

Remember all of the SAMHSA grants on mental health and substance abuse that RFK Jr. canceled yesterday?

Funding is restored.

Finally, it is through lifting up and honoring martyrs of a cause that a cause can move past and defeat murderous opposition

In a democracy or a society that wants to be a democracy, every expression of collective feeling has value in emphasizing the importance of collectivity