Cian 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ (he/him)

Next week? How many more people will die in the interim? This is an emergency & needs to be stopped now. How many more school kids are going to die between now and "next week"?
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The first reported casualties were 40 girls between seven and twelve. “Protecting civilians” is a rhetorical flourish, nothing more.

Same 😠

Wall Street Journal: Israel Strikes Lebanon Amid Iran Attack By Jared Malsin The Israeli military said it struck targets belonging to the militant group Hezbollah in several areas of southern Lebanon on Saturday. Hezbollah is an important ally of Iran, one of several militia groups throughout the region that Tehran has supported in its long-running shadow war with the U.S. and Israel. Any conflict with Iran risks a wider conflict that could involve those allied militias. Hezbollah was significantly weakened by an Israeli military offensive in 2024 that killed many of the organization's top leaders.

Israel is bombing Lebanon too, according to the Wall Street Journal

Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

Netanyahu Calls Iran Strikes Necessary To Prevent War He Just Started

Trump announces 'major combat operations' in Iran Israel and the U.S. have launched strikes against Iran, with explosions reported in Tehran and air raid sirens sounding across Israel.

Israel has launched what it calls a preemptive strike against Iran, with explosions reported in Tehran and air raid sirens sounding across Israel. A nationwide state of emergency has been declared as officials warn further missile and drone attacks could be imminent. n.pr/46vCEKM

US begins ‘major combat operations’ in Iran in collaboration with Israel; Trump urges regime change

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Also, people who schedule a meeting without talking to you AND don't include info on the purpose, goals, or agenda. 😠

Lol, I used to have people do that. I shifted to blocking off all early times on my calendar so that at least internal folks saw I was busy when checking for common availability.

On the other hand, some folks at my last job would just schedule over blocked out times on my calendar 🤷‍♂️

This!

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Record heat Friday through Sunday.” Red dots mark locations forecast to tie or break record high temperatures, concentrated across California, the Desert Southwest, Texas, the Gulf Coast, and parts of the central Plains and Midwest. A legend indicates red dots represent forecast record high temperatures. NOAA and National Weather Service logos appear in the lower right, with data credited to the Weather Prediction Center.

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions today, meaning any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. weather.gov

a blue and red graphic with white text that reads: House Republicans have introduced a bill to effectively grant the federal government decision-making power over what books make it into the library. Misleadingly called the "Stop the Sexualization of Children Act," H.R. 7661 is a national-level book banning bill that would ban any book that, according to the bill's language, "(ii) involves gender dysphoria or transgenderism." This means any book about a trans person or the trans experience would be banned from every public school in the United States.

Was it a snowball sandwich?

This is a sweet sentiment, but in the US personally I'd rather see folks spend those 5 minutes contacting their elected officials, demanding protections for trans rights and safety.

If you are strongly averse to colonoscopies, maybe consider it like the equivalent of a borehole imaging survey for your butt 🤣

Photo of view from the Bay trail in Richmond looking out over mud flats and San Francisco Bay toward the Bay bridge

Photo of view from the Bay trail in Richmond before sunset looking out over calm Bay water toward the Marin headlands, mt tam, and the sun

That glorious weather today! It was sunny, calm, and over 70F.

The new double roundabouts at Gilman & 580 work great ... when people understand them. But so many people don't seem to understand what "yield" means in that context.

I think the pattern is complicated for folks the first few times they are coming in & out of different roads.

Federal Science Workforce Declines Sharply Under Trump The last year was marked by turmoil at science agencies and the administration’s stated desire to shrink the federal workforce.

"Federal science agencies shed more jobs in the past year than they did over the last two decades of steady decline ... The number of federal employees in the physical sciences fell 12% from 2024 to 2025, compared to an 8% decline from 1998 to 2024." 🧪

USGS lost ~20%.

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Out of curiosity , are the livestock deaths likely due to the explosion, the mud, or ?

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I probably should not have finished that caffeinated beverage this evening

🧪⚒️ A big eruption occurred at a mud volcano in Colombia on the night of the 25th February 2026.

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The #HiLumiLHC, expected to be operational from 2030, will significantly increase the collision rate, aiming for a total data collection (integrated luminosity) ten times higher than the original LHC design.

This thread reminds me of the SNL star wars undercover boss skits. If you haven't seen them, they are hilarious and focused on the folks doing the day to day tasks.

Ha! I assume people need to manage their own alerts. People keep such different hours aside from their time zone.

Just like people read bluesky at different times 🤣

Photo looking out from rocky Emeryville shoreline west across San Francisco Bay to the skyline of San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge. Everything is gray, but textured clouds and not fog.

Photo looking north from Emeryville muddy and grassy Shoreline across the water of San Francisco Bay towards the port of Oakland. Sky overhead is overcast and cloudy, but with a patch of blue sky to the left edge.

Photo of sign along the San Francisco Bay shoreline. Includes signage indicating the San Francisco Bay trail, an arrow towards Berkeley, and a tsunami hazard zone

Hit the SF Bay Trail around emeryville shoreline today. Overcast but warm & calm.

I had a conversation a few months ago with some non-trans friends about what happens if trans IDs are categorically invalidated. I think many folks dismiss it as just an inconvenience.

But it would affect employment, medical care, travel, and so much more. This is intended to eradicate trans folks.

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It's so bad. For awhile I thought things were improving but it feels like it has gotten so very much worse.

I think people will excuse it for the enthusiastic parental pride it represents 😁

Thanks! That is helpful to know.