Pamela Ann

Library copy of The Shattering Peace by John Scalzi with labels of "NEW" and "Science Fiction." Cover art by John Harris shows a planet in the background of blue, orange, and red. A large gray spaceship is above what looks to be wreckage on a grayish moon or asteroid.

Thanks to interlibrary loan and a memorial donation made to honor Dr. Forrest Foreman I was able to read the latest book in the Old Man's War series. There was a waitlist.

@scalzi.com deserves thanks for the writing. It was worth the wait.

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Relief sculpture that existed on the Bonwit Teller buiding. A nude lithe figure in a dancing-like pose with a scarf.

Photo of one of the destroyed works of art.

B&W photo of a building facace

Relief sculpture of a lithe figure in a dancing-like pose

I'm just a lowly art historian, but in moments like these I always think back to one early sign of Trump's wanton, pointless destructiveness: his demolition of the priceless & irreplaceable Art Deco relief sculptures on facade of the Bonwit Teller building, which he tore down to build Trump Tower

National Guardsman ticketed for running red light after DC armored vehicle crash A National Guardsman was ticketed for running a red light after an armored D.C. National Guard transport vehicle hit an SUV on Capitol Hill on Wednesday morning, trapping one person inside, authoritie...

The driver of the 14 ton vehicle got a ticket. I'd like to know the make and model of the SUV that took that hit and kept driver injuries minimal.

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Dr. Katelyn Jetalina aka Your Local Epidemiologist is a good resource to follow here for news and recommendations. bsky.app/profile/ylep...

Wtf is a "baby mill motel?" Sounds like a myth he just created. Do the mamas also snack on some dogs or cats before leaving the US?

I previously followed you on that other platform because I knew you as an author. You were also the first suggestion this platform gave to follow, so it was easy to do so.

Amidst many other wrong and vengeful firings, this one is incredibly heartbreaking and infuriating.

Librarians are precious stewards of knowledge. Hayden and her staff deserve more respect. The Library of Congress itself deserves more respect.

🧵1/ BIG NEWS!! CDC just dropped a landmark report — the first US data on RSV hospitalizations after rollout of the maternal vaccine and infant antibody. What happened? Hospitalizations in babies under 3 months fell nearly 50% vs pre-pandemic years. Quietly, radically effective.

Also, www.refugerestrooms.org can be a helpful resource in unfamiliar territory.

Some people gonna hate no matter what. This happened in Boston on Saturday....
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YouTube video by Lip Sync Battle Tom Holland’s “Singing in the Rain” & “Umbrella” vs. Zendaya’s “24k Magic” | Lip Sync Battle

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It's not how tariffs work. Yet he finally explains that he wants (presumably foreign) consumers to pay his administration for the luxury of shopping in the US. So if you have things to sell his "deals" will basically gatekeep who can afford to buy them, with none of the added costs going to you.

(b) Exceptions to grant of authority The authority granted to the President by this section does not include the authority to regulate or prohibit, directly or indirectly- [Alt text omits item (2) due to lack of characters full text is available at https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title50-section1702(b)(3)&num=0&edition=prelim (1) any postal, telegraphic, telephonic, or other personal communication, which does not involve a transfer of anything of value; (2) ..... (3) the importation from any country, or the exportation to any country, whether commercial or otherwise, regardless of format or medium of transmission, of any information or informational materials, including but not limited to, publications, films, posters, phonograph records, photographs, microfilms, microfiche, tapes, compact disks, CD ROMs, artworks, and news wire feeds. The exports exempted from regulation or prohibition by this paragraph do not include those which are otherwise controlled for export under section 4604 3 of this title, or under section 4605 3 of this title to the extent that such controls promote the nonproliferation or antiterrorism policies of the United States, or with respect to which acts are prohibited by chapter 37 of title 18; or

Not that he cares, yet films are excluded from presidential tariff powers. uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?r...

His father is the current owner and CEO of "Lesser Evil" snacks. Seems almost ironic.

A green water hose with brass couplings sits coiled on an off-white brick walkway.

The Water Hose

Here are some actionable suggestions if publishers want to actually help Black and Brown writers (rather than some publicity stunt that helps one or two people, gives a pat on the head to the publisher, and does nothing for anybody else).

1. Actively hire more Black and Brown people in publishing.

I respectfully disagree. Keanu Reeves was cool in his 50s, and is still a cool dude at 60.

If you add profanity to a Google search it does not give an AI overview.

The $10M steered to Hope Florida by the state was Medicaid money, document shows A draft agreement of a $67 million settlement between the DeSantis administration and a Medicaid contractor that had overbilled the state sheds new light on how $10 million of that amount was diverted...

I'm sorry I know there's a lot going on but how are we not screaming about Ron DeSantis stealing $10 million from Medicaid and the money ending up with pro-DeSantis superPACs, funneled through a charity run by his wife?

HOW IS THIS NOT NATIONAL NEWS?
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That would be quite a discovery....

In the hour of darkness and peril and fear, let’s all channel a little Paul Revere.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
#paulrevere #boston250

The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the world Nonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change.

3.5% doesn't sound like a lot either. Yet that appears to be the tipping point for regime policy changes. NPR may be dipping their toes in the propaganda stream. www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Having just enjoyed reading the Old Man's War series for the first time, I am not surprised to see a bag of all-black jellybeans. It does make me wonder if your daughter likes them too.

The NPR, PBS Grift Has Ripped Us Off for Too Long For years, American taxpayers have been on the hook for subsidizing National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), which spread

As a biologist, I'm appalled at pride the White House takes in willful ignorance.

In yesterday's executive order about NPR and PBS, their first example of "the trash that passes for `news' at NPR and PBS" is the statement that "banana slugs are hermaphrodites."

But this is unequivocal fact.

Temporarily reducing to 10% on all other imports plus increasing the rate for China is still going to significantly impact US trade and consumer costs.

Watching the market, and then looking at the actual underlying reality, I feel like I'm taking crazy pills

FDA inspection teams have been critically reduced. Abbott Labs also produces Ensure. Our most vulnerable populations are at risk with a lack of regulation, and the company does not appear to be addressing concerns adequately.

After 9 months stuck in space, astronaut Sunita Williams finally returned home to her dogs.

This is the moment they were reunited. 🐶❤️

#Goodnews