Mattie Kaiser

Headline from nyt of Cuomo resigning from office.

This day in history, an abuser resigned in disgrace. He will never hold such power again. We won’t let him.

Barely an hour ago, Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif warned us all:

“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”

Israel just killed him.

Photo of the jumbotron during a NY Liberty time out with an incognito Breanna Stewart whispering to the uniformed players.

Photo of jumbotron at NY Liberty game

Breanna Stewart bringing her best Paul Auster vibes to the bench. Suspicious and cool AF

#nyliberty

I got a flu booster today and it made me reflect on the sense of national accomplishment I felt when I drove to a public facility, waited in my car until my number was called on an app, and got my first covid jab. It's fucked the right gets to erase what a moment of technological liberation that was

These stunning animations from the USGS and NOAA show modeling of the earthquake waves and tsunami waves generated by the M8.8 earthquake off the coast of Russia. 🧪

“We tend to relate to women in the workplace based on how they make the people around them feel, rather than the work that they’re doing”

That’s the money quote. The workplace hive mind doesn’t want women to be challenging, questioning, problem solving, good speakers, opinionated, or interrupting.

#PlasticsTreaty

Plastics "recycling" is largely bullshit & has been for >50 years

NO "last chance" for human, climate, biodiversity & ocean-harming plastics—REGULATE plastic production

And today we have polluted AF. 🤢

Stay safe out there folks.

I asked ChatGPT and it said that I was a credulous rube who would believe anything if the message was delivered with a sufficient degree of fawning subservience

Are you kidding? This would be two in a row that I've missed even though I was here. 😫

Too much "we're cooked" & not enough "we're not gonna take this shit"

10/10 no notes

alt headline: See the list of open streets for all to enjoy

It's just glorious -- imagine if it were all day every day.

we're here for it

orange cat lying on floor with square lights reflected on his flank that resembles lit windows

live action catbus looking pretty sweet

a better world is possible

A+ on the report ⭐

Your choices for NYC summer weather are now:

A) Hot AF
B) Polluted AF
C) Biblical flood
D) all of the above

Vibes are weird in NYC right now, as we've all learned lately that when they say "it's going to flood," they mean "you're going to get stranded"

And everyone keeps checking the sky with wide eyes while racing home to avoid it

This ad is glorious. More and more of this please!

15 sources of wildfire smoke forecasts for North America » Yale Climate Connections Forecasting wildfire smoke is hard. We review the best tools to help you predict when unhealthful levels of smoke are coming.

We now live in the Pyrocene, a proposed new geologic epoch of fire activity brought about by human-caused climate change. Living in the Pyrocene means a new reality: knowing what the latest wildfire smoke forecasts are, in order to plan your outdoor activities. I review the best tools to do so:

I don't mean to be flippant, but wasn't there credible evidence and reporting on this ten years ago?

What a world it would have been if he had been brought to justice

Rachel Maddow reports what is known as of the top of this hour about the shooting in New York City:

That, crucially, is why it's *useless to argue with fascists*. There are no fascist ideas, no fascist philosophies, only retrospective justifications. The whole impulse of fascism is to free oneself from the restrictions imposed by reason & decency. It is against reason, and thus immune to it.

Capybara on a magic carpet over nyc.

YouTube video by Glenn Gould - Topic English Suite No. 6 in D Minor, BWV 811: VI. Gavotte I

oh snap, sources say this one isn't fake Handel, but actual Bach:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmP4...

So, I'm going to have to go retire now.

YouTube video by Roland Ironfist Heroes of Might and Magic 2 Soundtrack - Warlock Town Theme

Long live the Warlock 🤘🤘🤘
youtu.be/YcNeOxJs31Y?...

YouTube video by scarlatti2004 Johann Sebastian Bach : Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Judith Norell, Harpsichord

@rowan.monster yeah, it's fun to see a prodigy steer all of his knowledge into a project like this. I was reminded of the soundtrack while listening to this Bach Goldberg recording, so it's not surprising he's a pianist!

(start at 5')
youtu.be/tbI-HEsSAxk?...

YouTube video by Khalbrae Heroes of Might And Magic 1 Warlock Town Theme Animatic (1995, NWC) 720p Animated

I'm realizing this is probably why this was only like 1 or 3 video games I've ever liked. is this not @orpheusnyc.org performing Handel?

youtu.be/vqZP-WlysZM?...