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All enlightenment leaves my person during a long car ride with my mother. Did the Buddha have to drive with his mother? Who did not believe in a blinker? And always thought she was in the slowest lane of traffic?

Taylor said I shot up in the middle of the night and said “phytoplankton…. Something fuzzy…” 3 times ☠️ I need a vacation

This tree rules

Current mood going into the weekend…

Tyler Childers giving us all permission to be little freaks this summer 🦖

Spotting myself in the crowd behind a happy MJ Lenderman at Newport Folk Fest is so pleasing

Darren Beattie, fired from the Trump White House in 2018 after it was revealed he attended a white supremacist conference, has just been appointed acting president of the U.S. Institute of Peace, according to the State Department.

Justice Department Told Trump in May That His Name Is Among Many in the Epstein Files Bondi told president at the meeting that Justice also decided to not release more Jeffrey Epstein documents because of the presence of child pornography and the need to protect victims.

Exclusive: The Justice Department told President Trump in May that his name is among many in the Epstein files.

🦈 Can someone tell me if this is a spiny or smooth dogfish #sharkeeek #SOS 🆘

🪸 So many cool things about this study (like how it challenges long-held assumptions about reef resiliency) but maybe the coolest part? The PI developed a novel isotope analysis technique that finally let him analyze fish tissue samples he collected 15 years ago as a postdoc.

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Kerr County’s tragic flood wasn’t an outlier. It was a preview. Mounting evidence shows no state is safe from the flooding that ravaged the Texas Hill Country. Your community could be next.

Kerr County’s tragic flood wasn’t an outlier. It was a preview.

Mounting evidence shows no state is safe from the flooding that ravaged the Texas Hill Country. Your community could be next.

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#Climate #Environment #Weather #Floods #Flooding #TX #Disaster

With the Trump administration calling to eliminate EPA's ORD, it’s worth revisiting this piece by @erinmdouglas23.bsky.social on how cuts would impact our EPA lab in Narragansett, threatening local jobs & vital environmental research. Rhode Islanders, this isn't abstract, it's incredibly local. 🌊

Martin Johnson Heade (U.S., 1819–1904). Thunder Storm on Narragansett Bay (Rhode Island Sound) (1868, oil on canvas).

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

Why is sending out my IRB-approved recruitment letter so embarrassing

Academics - your university comms professionals love to hear that you received funding, and that you have a publication coming out. PLEASE tell us what you are up to in the 3 years between the two milestones 🙏

See ya at the Newport Folk Festival 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

Academics, please work with your university comms professionals who desperately want to portray your work accurately 🙏

New York City commuters are expected to face some delays on Tuesday morning after heavy rain and flash floods overnight disrupted subway and train services and inundated major roads in the region. Follow live updates: https://trib.al/1XtQesZ

The lack of local journalism is part of what is causing America's crisis of disconnection. When you can't learn about your neighbors, it's harder to build the commitment the community and mutual obligation that breeds purpose and identity.

Adult sailing camp taught by a gaggle of teen boys is going about as well as expected. Happy to report I have mastered the bowline knot

Sorry I politicized the quaint Americana moment with convictions rooted in love for the least among us 😔

All my years in Providence I will never understand why so many food & drink establishments close at 8/9 pm

Having the classic block island ferry experience of watching 2 people who just introduced themselves at the start of this boat ride full frontal makeout

How is everyone feeling about climate change increasing the frequency, intensity, and duration of heat waves while also expanding the length of the summer season?? For me it’s deep-seated unease & an impending sense of doom

One thing the US can be proud of is that despite its extreme belligerence, the antiwar movement in the past has delivered real victories and laid the groundwork for deeper struggles. Solidarity to all the folks who've been at it already and prayers and good vibes for all those who get involved now.

There are cathedrals everywhere for those with eyes to see

📍 Bus stop at Rhode Island College in Providence

How can movements like #NoKings name the threat, anchor their message in shared values, and create on-ramps for different communities to engage?

By rooting the message in anti-authoritarianism and a vision for democratic freedom, we make space for people to join the fight, wherever they stand.

Great listen! With protest as a form of communication between a movement and the public, I’ve been thinking about how to balance narrative discipline with big-tent coalition-building. Narrative discipline requires clarity and repetition, while big-tent organizing demands openness and flexibility. 💭