Brian Car

5 questions for Jane Goodall: On hope, the Oregon primate lab and Trump cuts Renowned conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall, who visited Portland to speak with students from Oregon schools, answered questions about the Oregon Zoo, the OHSU primate lab and President Trump’s executive orders.

Renowned conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall, who visited Portland to speak with students from Oregon schools, answered questions about the Oregon Zoo, the OHSU primate lab and President Trump’s executive orders.

14.04.2025 22:00 — 👍 21    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 0

Himes: "Apparently all this mayhem is cheered by the president of the United States and by 20-somethings with laptops and names like Big Balls. But I've been doing this for a long time, and I know that Moscow and Beijing and Tehran and Pyongyang cannot believe their luck."

26.03.2025 14:16 — 👍 25034    🔁 7138    💬 439    📌 228

Some actually good news about eggs America’s egg industry is starting to address one of its worst problems.

Each year, ~325 million male chicks are ground up alive because they can't lay eggs and are thus useless to the egg industry. But technology to fix this recently landed in the US and is slowly picking up steam: www.vox.com/future-perfe...

06.03.2025 13:11 — 👍 35    🔁 13    💬 2    📌 2

PRO TIP: FILL THE PIÑATA WITH KETCHUP AND YOU NEVER HAVE TO HOST A CHILDREN'S BIRTHDAY PARTY AGAIN.
YOU'RE WELCOME.

24.02.2025 13:23 — 👍 2155    🔁 171    💬 63    📌 19

It’s hard to believe Jane Fonda is 87. And this is an amazing speech. youtu.be/Z_v0NJ8_8ps

24.02.2025 20:21 — 👍 20    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

an archival black and white photograph of the KKK marching in Washington DC with the capitol behind them

In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…

24.02.2025 01:06 — 👍 25066    🔁 7274    💬 744    📌 757

Evaluating animal consciousness An emerging field shows how animal feelings can be studied scientifically

The more I learn, the less I want to use products that harm animals. I found this interesting:

Evaluating animal consciousness | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

23.02.2025 22:29 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Trump administration plans mass firing at office that funds homelessness programs Staffing at the HUD office that pays for housing and support services across the country is slated to be cut by 84%. Advocates warn such heavy cuts could make record-high homelessness even worse.

Staffing at the HUD office that pays for housing and support services across the country is slated to be cut by 84%. Advocates warn such heavy cuts could make record-high homelessness even worse.

22.02.2025 17:08 — 👍 1245    🔁 573    💬 136    📌 80

Finding new people to follow, by looking through who other interesting people follow, is like a never-ending game.

23.02.2025 19:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Hello, Social Media. Let's try this again. This time with gusto.

21.02.2025 23:51 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Same! Fuck Musk and all his bullshit. Deleted that shit last night.

21.02.2025 23:40 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0