Dan Hausrath

Oscar-winning Palestinian director is attacked by Israeli settlers and detained by the army Israeli settlers have beaten up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning documentary film “No Other Land."

Go watch the movie immediately

Trump’s Appetite for Revenge Is Insatiable The president is making good on his campaign promise.

I love a Václav Havel shout out.

National Cancer Institute Employees Can’t Publish Information on These Topics Without Special Approval Vaccines. Fluoride. Autism. Communications involving these and 20 other “controversial, high profile, or sensitive” topics will get extra scrutiny under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

NEW: Vaccines. Fluoride. Autism.

Communications involving these and 20 other “controversial, high profile, or sensitive” topics will get extra scrutiny under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

By @anniewaldman.bsky.social and @lisalsong.bsky.social

The agricultural benefits of horses working vineyards are well known – but do we know how to care for them properly? Arnica Rowan suggests it's time for training and animal welfare protections. Below, one of Cheval des Vignes' horses at work.

https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/horses-vineyard

Inside the Collapse at the NIH Administration officials pressured the NIH to avoid clear advice from the agency’s own lawyers to restart grant funding now.

www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Opinion | Trump’s Decision to Fire the JAG Generals Gives the Game Away There is nothing normal about any of this.

Trump’s Decision to Fire the JAG Generals Gives the Game Away www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/o...

NOAA layoffs hit California employees: ‘Slashing fundamental programs will cost lives’ Large federal workforce firings began at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and that include California National Weather Service employees

Large federal workforce firings began at the National Weather Service on Thursday.

The weather service budget is roughly $1.4 billion, about $4 for the average taxpayer.

According to a 2024 report, weather service forecasts provide an estimated benefit of $102.1 billion to the U.S. public.

Cue weeklong cloud cover

If you work for or are impacted by the Department of Housing and Urban Development or the Department of Transportation, @jessecoburn.bsky.social wants to hear from you.

Reach out on Signal at 917-239-6642.

Huge waves are sculpted in this two-lobed nebula some 3000 light-years away in the constellation of Sagittarius. This warm planetary nebula harbours one of the hottest stars known and its powerful stellar winds generate waves 100 billion kilometres high. The waves are caused by supersonic shocks, formed when the local gas is compressed and heated in front of the rapidly expanding lobes. The atoms caught in the shock emit the spectacular radiation seen in this image.

The Red Spider Nebula: surfing in Sagittarius.
This warm planetary nebula harbours one of the hottest stars known and its powerful stellar winds generate waves 100 billion kilometres high.

ESA & Garrelt Mellema (Leiden University, the Netherlands) - Hubble.

The headline left out the critical phrase at the end “surprising no one”

Hot dog technology making more advances every day. Sausage enthusiasts just can’t stop winning.

The Kennedy Center's history was marked by cooperation and independence — until now Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower envisioned the Kennedy Center as an "artistic mecca." President Trump recently told reporters he'd never seen a show there.

Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower envisioned the Kennedy Center as an "artistic mecca." President Trump recently told reporters he'd never seen a show there.

This is why peer review and community oversight matters. Press releases are not science.

Marko Elez's reported resignation has interesting implications for Musk/DOGE control over Treasury payment data. Elez was one of only two DOGE affiliates permitted by court order to access the data, and DOJ claimed that the other (Tom Krause) had only supervised Elez's work.

Here’s the math on that. Let’s assume every voter in Trump’s margin of victory this election voted for Biden in 2020 (to get a conservative estimate of the number of Biden voters who decided to sit on their hands in 2024).

77.3-74.2=3.1
81.3-75=6.3
6.3-3.1=3.2

But y’all wanted cheaper eggs.

Frustrated with Dems’ inaction in the face of the R’s assault on the govt? Consider this: America voted for this. We knew what would happen and we voted for it.

2024
Trump: 77.3M
Harris: 75M

2020:
Trump: 74.2M
Biden: 81.3M

That looks like 3.2M Americans who can’t say a damn thing about this.

Vaping weed is very popular, but users should be aware it carries risks Chemicals, pesticides and intense concentrations are all things that may be in the liquid versions marijuana that are vaporized and inhaled.

Chemicals, pesticides and intense concentrations are all things that may be in the liquid versions marijuana that are vaporized and inhaled.

Trump's calls for U.S. to 'take over' Gaza spurs anger, frustration in Dearborn President Trump carried the majority Arab American city in the 2024 election, driven by widespread anger over the Biden administration's handling of the war in Gaza.

President Trump carried the majority Arab American city in the 2024 election, driven by widespread anger over the Biden administration's handling of the war in Gaza.

I don’t suppose this has anything to do with anything:

web.archive.org/web/20240812...

If I had to choose a half of the season to have Zion on the court, it would be this half.

Good to see Zion Williamson diving hard to the paint and sealing for a post up.

Apparently folks think that writing that contains an em dash is a dead giveaway that it's from ChatGPT, which I guess is a sign that most people have never read anything in their lives.

(replying) Hey man your post should've been different. You should've used a different word or possibly expressed a totally different idea entirely. Preferably the one I would've used

How Much Does Our Language Shape Our Thinking? English continues to expand into diverse regions around the world. The question is whether humanity will be homogenized as a result.

Fascinating observations in this article of differences between how English speakers and those of certain other languages describe and identify smells. Highly relevant to those interested in wine languages and lexicons.

www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
#wine #language #lexicon

After her tasting article yesterday, Jancis delves into the question of which is the preferable wine-bottle stopper, cork or screwcap? 

https://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/seeking-wine-bottle-closure

How much growth is required to achieve good lives for all? Insights from needs-based analysis Some narratives in international development hold that ending poverty and achieving good lives for all will require every country to reach the levels …

I’ll just leave this here

For many Bhutanese, reminders of their imminent demise are woven into the weft of daily life. Bhutanese folklore maintains that in order to be happy, one must contemplate death five times a day. www.ft.com/content/cf5d...