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Is the U.S. Tax Code Anti-Feminist?

The US tax code assumes economic resources in a household are shared equally & caregiving has no economic value. The child care credit covers only a small portion of costs; child care is treated as a personal expense rather than a work-related necessity. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/y...

A display of picture books including titles: I Love My People, Brown Girl in the Snow, Hugged by The Night and Black Girl Power

A display of different books with the titles: The New Negro, The Legacy Sites, Say It Loud, Meaning Matter Memory, The Great Resistance, Without Fear, We Refuse, Black Genius

A peek at our Black History Month Displays!

PS: It seems like it's typical on here for us to give YOU recommendations...which makes sense because I suppose that's our job. But what about you all? What are you reading during this time and do you have recommendations for US? Thanks!!

Going to try to limit my screen time for Lent. Not sure how successful I’ll be…

Map from Ontario Storm Watch showing AQI scores in red in the 140-150 mark across Southern Ontario with a score of 174 in Michigan visible, all of which are deemed dangerously high AQI

Via a photo I saw on Instagram, someone who lives in the 51st floor of their condo takes a photo of the downtown Toronto skyline which is mostly invisible due to fog with just the tips of a few towers lime the TD and CIBC buildings peeking out

The lower Great Lakes region has super bad air quality today, and one of the big causes is, surprisingly, melting snow.

The warm snap is melting the snow banks, releasing all the car exhaust & toxins & rotting debris in the snow. Which,coupled with lack of wind and rain, sits in the air as smog

I Am - Somebody From 1971, here’s Jesse Jackson on Sesame Street doing a call-and-response with the children of the poem I Am - Somebody. I Am Somebody I Am Somebody I May B

Jesse Jackson on Sesame Street in 1971 doing a call-and-response with the kids of the poem I Am - Somebody. [kottke.org]

Anyone have a favorite compression sock? I’ve been recommended to start wearing 15mm Hg for the workday.

Enjoy powerful performances, thought-provoking panels, opportunities to meet inspiring scientists and change-makers, and connect with community organizations throughout the Museum. Plus, don’t miss Pixar’s Soul, showing for one day only in the Mugar Omni Theater!

Join us on Saturday, February 28 from 10:00AM–4:00PM for our Black History Month Celebration 2026, a one-day experience honoring Black excellence, creativity, and impact across science, culture, and innovation.

Learn more: bit.ly/4rofluQ

This is a site I've seen mentioned before: leavesubstack.com ; and had others advocate for the recommended alternatives.

I can't speak on any of the platforms, but maybe this helps frame the "space" you're looking at while waiting for recommendations?

And best of luck.

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Me, inside an iron lung

"Do you know what it's like to be inside an iron lung? I do."

I redesigned the science communications page on my website in a somewhat... unique way, you might say. I also wrote a little essay about my experience inside an iron lung.

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MRI studies found that whether "stories were consumed through reading them in a book format or listening to an audiobook version, the same cognitive and emotional areas were triggered." #BookSky goodereader.com/blog/electro...

My rule is if someone has a section in their Wikipedia page that says “legal issues” they‘re probably not a good choice for the team.

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One sale away from 200 sales in my itch shop, thank you to everybody who has bought a zine or comic.

PS - If you buy one, you can share it with pals, it's a PDF, who will stop you? Not me! Get a comic, snag a zine, share with a friend, two people get to read it for the price of one, what a deal!

I’m going to keep sharing this PSA: although the MMR is usually given at 12 and 18 months, your baby can get a first dose as early as 6 months. They will still need the other two doses, because immunity doesn’t stick at that age, and insurance may not cover it. But it’s protection.

Industry-funded study of the week: Whole Milk and weight loss

To many people, full-fat milk tastes better and is more satisfying, which is reason enough to prefer it.  But the "drink full-fat milk" advice in the new dietary guidelines doesn't make much sense to me.  Most of the nutrients in milk…

Jessica's Law requires drivers in New Hampshire to clear snow, ice off vehicles An important reminder: New Hampshire drivers are legally required to clear snow and ice off their cars before getting on the road.

Jessica’s Law requires drivers to clear snow off their car/truck roofs: www.wmur.com/article/jess...

A smartphone is on an end table. It's balancing up on end, and speaking, so maybe it's animate? This is unclear. SMARTPHONE: Hey! HEY! The phone is speaking to PORDLEY, who is trying to practice the piano. He looks up at the phone which is addressing him on its own. SMARTPHONE: I can't help but notice you've been holding me less. I MISS you. I miss your nimble TAPS and SWIPES. PORDLEY: It's because you're a PORTAL to HORRORS! Nothing personal. It's just...you ARE a PORTAL. And there are SO VERY MANY horrors. SMARTPHONE: I'm a portal to EVERYTHING. Don't you want to see GOOFS AND SPOOFS? You LOVE goofs and spoofs! PORDLEY: I DO love goofs and spoofs. SMARTPHONE: I've got SO MANY goofs and spoofs. Pordley, convinced, reaches tentatively for the phone... HORRORS ERUPT FROM THE PHONE. Of course! Of course!!!

They're still out there. The goofs and spoofs. If we can only find them.

Wondermark #1582; Limit Your Scream Time

Clementine Crane Prefers Not To: A Novel A Novel

Men, want to save your marriage?

Buy and read CLEMENTINE CRANE PREFERS NOT TO.

As C.B. Bernard, Barry Award–winning author of Ordinary Bear (& a man), says: “Clementine Crane should be required reading for men of all ages.”

Be the guy who gets it. 📚🔥 bit.ly/3ZzgcNj

I started doing this and now my kids are doing it too!

Honestly love the approach of tricking AI into sending you money…

A set of twins I went to middle school with have both been posting a lot on Facebook: one is sharing obnoxious/hateful right wing and libertarian memes, while the other is calling for dismantling ICE and arresting everyone in the Epstein files.

The CBC made this clever & cute video that uses kids to explain the rules of curling:

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Replacements for CFCs spread PFAS across the globe A third of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) pollution is linked to CFC replacement chemicals, study finds

While ending the use of chlorofluorocarbons helped repair the hole in the ozone, the refrigerants that replaced them break down into trifluoroacetic acids (TFAs). These TFAs are now found in ice cores from the Arctic. cen.acs.org/environment/... #chemsky 🧪