Denise D. Meringolo

If self driving cars become the norm, I will be staying completely off the roads

The 'extinct' antelope bringing hope in the Sahara Desert The scimitar-horned oryx has been brought back from extinction through captive breeding. Conservationists hope it could help slow the spread of the Sahara Desert.

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A comrade is selling some great pins in their Etsy store. I think they're on sale until midnight: www.etsy.com/shop/wildfan...

So far (day two) I am using it and finding it very helpful.

Turns out that trying to remember everything I have to do, forgetting, waking up panicky in the middle of the night, and feeling constantly overwhelmed does not work. So I just set up a task management app, @ticktickapp.bsky.social. Will it work? I don't know, but I already feel calmer.

Blackboard Ultra

Drones, physics and rats: Studies show how the people of Rapa Nui made and moved the giant statues – and what caused the island’s deforestation The mysteries of Easter Island, subjects of speculation for centuries, yield to scientific inquiry.

This is lovely research, with real payoffs in terms of solving historical puzzles that we've been wondering about for ages. theconversation.com/drones-physi...

I don’t think Google allows you to turn it off

Just spent way too long trying to figure out how to turn off AI Summaries and other AI created content. Also started searching a way to turn off the AI "assistant" in my learning management system. If these instructions exist, they're sure not easy to find.

Since my divorce, every time I accomplish some task that I might have put on a “honey do” list in my previous life, I give myself an imaginary gold star. This weekend, YouTube and I remedied an issue with my shower. No plumber needed. ⭐️

I have been working too many hours and traveling (both for work and for family) way too many days in a row. Home today, cleaning and doing laundry. You’d think I was at a party; I am so happy!

All is well. And I lived.

It was not fun. I did think to myself, "Well. This will be a really stupid way to die."

The hell you say? Our illustrious Secretary of Health and Human Services doesn't know what he's talking about? This is my shocked face: 🙄

Yes. That was me this morning on the 695 spur in DC trying to remove a piece of rebar that got stuck under my vehicle.

Misplaced Massacre by Ari Kelman

It’s a stress-crying in the ladies room kind of day.

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

If a man said what Megyn Kelly said, you would assume he was a trafficker.

This young lady is wise beyond her years, but she is still a “child”and she would like a word…

Capitalism is inherently evil and cannot be reformed.

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Democrat Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia governor's race NBC News projects Spanberger defeated Republican Winsome Earle-Sears to flip control of the governorship and become the first woman to lead the state.

Looks like my purple chosen home state is a bit more blue today. www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

We’ve received a lot of questions about Trump’s demolition of the White House East Wing.

Here’s how the process is supposed to work:

Gaza's Annihilation Can Never Be Forgiven Revisiting On Repentance and Repair

I write this for a few reasons.

1) Accountability on something specific.

2) To model to swaths of Jewish leadership that *it's possible* to take accountability for genocide complicity.

3) To talk about repentance & repair work post-genocide.

It all still matters. It doesn't stop mattering now.

“This is a movement…This is an achievement of a whole society…I am just one person.”

The beautiful humility of Venezuelan pro-democracy leader, Maria Corina Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize recipient.

It's not paranoia if you are correct

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

What past education technology failures can teach us about the future of AI in schools It can take years to collect evidence that shows effective uses of new technologies in schools. Unfortunately, early guesses sometimes go seriously wrong.

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...and alcohol problems. I do not suddenly become racist when I enjoy some wine. Flirty? Yes. Racist? No.

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