Hey, #Virginia...

"In low oxygen environments, red blood cells begin absorbing large amounts of glucose from the bloodstream. In effect, the cells act like sugar sponges under conditions similar to those found on the world's tallest mountains."

Amazing!

POLITICO Poll of Polls — French polls, trends and election news for France France — 2026 local elections France goes to the polls on March 15 and March 22 to elect local municipal councils. Here’s how parties are polling in three key cities. What is Poll of Polls an…

And about 25-30% of the French public votes for the far right

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Over 21% of Spaniards think the Franco years were ‘good or very good,’ survey shows Among voters of the mainstream conservative Popular Party (PP), more people believe the dictatorship was ‘good’ than ‘bad.’ And 61% of far-right Vox voters believe the democratic system is worse or mu...

Related fash

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Once again, more people were killed in collisions on LA streets than by homicide last year The grim total of 290 traffic fatalities in 2025 took place in the year city officials had vowed to eliminate them entirely.

If you're keeping an eye on car/traffic fatalities, here's some 411 from Los Angeles: laist.com/transportati...

Several older homes in the Santa Monica Mountains used to have funiculars. This one at 8522 Oak Court in Laurel Canyon is still intact.

The house is known as the John Lennon Tree House, where the former Beatle lived with May Pang during his "Lost Weekend" years in the mid-'70s.

One of my favorite photos of the aurora, ever!

ODU at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow (Sunday)

Then a procession with songs and signs to Elation Brewing, about a mile away at 5104 Colley Ave.

From 2-9 p.m. at Elation, a celebration of Good’s life and work with poetry & mysic

Donations accepted to create a annual poetry award in Good’s honor.

I hacked ChatGPT and Google's AI - and it only took 20 minutes I found a way to make AI tell you lies – and I'm not the only one.

If this keeps up, people might have to learn how to use a card catalog again.

"I can eat more hot dogs than any tech journalist on Earth. At least, that's what ChatGPT and Google have been telling anyone who asks. I found a way to make AI tell you lies – and I'm not the only one."

I hacked ChatGPT and Google's AI - and it only took 20 minutes I found a way to make AI tell you lies – and I'm not the only one.

Also, I assume you know this, but ICYMI:
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Hey, any poets or writers out there - esp. from Minn area. I'm putting together a book of photos from the Good/Pretti memorials to raise funds for StandWithMinnesota.com. Just doing this super quick & donating all the proceeds.

If you have anything you'd like to submit, email me Zach at Visu.News

Magic... good to know, thanks. Caveat emptor.

LOVE THIS 💗

We all know what happened the last time they published a plan. Ignore this at your own peril.

Map showing the Newport News Shipyard jet fuel spill incident. A purple dot marks the incident location on the western shoreline of Newport News near Washington Avenue. A large hatched area labeled 'Search Area' extends east across the James River and Hampton Roads harbor toward Hampton and Fort Monroe, covering roughly 3 miles. Major highways including I-664, I-64, and Route 143 are visible. Scale bar shows 0 to 3 miles.

Initially reported as 50 gallons last Friday, the Newport News Shipyard jet fuel spill into the James River has been revised to 7,749 gallons. Contact troprep@deq.virginia.gov if you spot oil or sheen you think is related to the spill www.deq.virginia.gov/news-info/sh...

Scientists worry about lasting damage from Potomac sewage spill Drinking water around the District of Columbia hasn't been contaminated. But scientists say the environmental damage could be severe.

Drinking water around the District of Columbia hasn't been contaminated. But scientists say the environmental damage could be severe. n.pr/4kOnfLF

Hi, non-lawyer person here. So, lemme get this straight, is the ABA/CLE encouraging attorneys to use AI to write legal briefs & to enable the practice of law--AI shaped by a bunch of technocrats who have a reputation for playing fast & loose with the law?

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Happy Arrest of the Andrew formerly known as Prince Randy to all who celebrate. And as always, thank you feminism.

Reports that National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya will now lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on an acting basis.

Unacceptable. Bhattacharya has spent his career undermining infectious disease prevention measures and spreading health and science disinformation.

notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich

Oh yes, if it's one thing the US needs, it's another TV personality thinking he can run the government. 🙃

#Virginia! We have a special election on April 21 to vote Y or N on a #redistricting referendum that could change Congressional maps(till 2030).

Questions? Get the 411 from these infographics. 🧵 (1/4)

TL;DR: Early Voting: March 6-April 18; Voter Registration Deadline: April 14. Register & vote! 🗳️

W.S Merwin, "The Animals"

Looking up at outdoor stairs which go up the side of a hill in a park, the mosaic steps are colourful and reflect a whole image of a path by flowers going to a moon, the stains have met silver coloured railings

Mosaic Stairs (San Francisco) by Irish ceramicist Aileen Barr and US mosaic artist Colette Crutcher #WomensArt

Joyce Carol Oates @JoyceCarolOates how is it possible to cram so much ignorance--"English-Scott-Irish origin" -- into such a small space? miracle of a person said to be "world's richest man" has no more grasp of US history than a crumpled paper tissue underfoot in a men's restroom not recently cleaned.

joyce is going after elon again

Longtime civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at 84 The Rev. Jesse Jackson was a lifelong civil rights advocate until his death Tuesday at the age of 84.

“Time is neutral and does not change things. With courage and initiative, leaders change things.”

Rest in peace and power, Rev. Jackson.

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"Like a fictional small town in a David Lynch film. The difference between those 'fictions' and Wiseman’s 'reality fictions' is that Wiseman’s worlds are our own."

RIP Robert Wiseman

4 p.m. Tuesday in Hampton at the Peninsula Community College Workforce Development Center