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4, maybe with comparisons to the same/similar rides at the other parks

Hope they do spices next; I know of at least one spice company in the U.S. that is closing, at least in part because of tariffs. Taxing folks on things that could never be produced in the continental U.S. anyway...

On the waiting list for it from my local library; looking forward to reading this book!

All U.S. pasta must be made from U.S. soybeans in 3, 2, 1…

The Wounded World: W. E. B. Du Bois and the First World War by @chadwilliams.bsky.social

Yay! My favorite browser. Congrats to them and you!

With folks living in flood and fire zones, humans redirecting waterways, paving over permeable soil, and otherwise interfering with nature and causing weather changes, hundred-year events can now be ten-, five, even one-year events. In the not-too-distant future, they might be hundred-a-year events.

If you’re with a state agency or legislature who needs help figuring out how you’re going to modify your benefits systems to deal with federally mandated changes (e.g. employment verification), contact us at @usdigitalresponse.org. We can help for free, thanks to grant funding. There’s no catch.

Agreed. I also won’t read any thread that begins by instructing me to “buckle up”.

“At their peak the renewables provided up to 162 percent of the grid’s needs — adding extra electricity California could export to neighboring states or use to fill batteries.”

Anyone who has been paying attention to what
@matthewdtaylor.bsky.social and the folks at @straightwhitejc.bsky.social have been saying are not surprised at all.

I'm partial to Noble Made Dairy-Free Hot Buffalo Sauce. Good on almost everything. Don't know about the rest of the nation, though.

Just saved that pic to my voting folder...

It’s sometimes harder than I would have expected to get folks to start listening to podcasts. Personally, I’m a big fan of podcasts; not sure why many others don’t feel the same.

I’ve never had either, but I feel like funnel cake would be better than fries with ice cream. Cold fries really aren’t the best. If they’re trying for hot starch plus ice cream, why not tempura ice cream?

I visited Vancouver last summer, and went to so many lovely places via public transit! The only tricky part was when I asked directions to the ferry, and it turned out I should have said the SeaBus (also rode some great ferries, too, though).

They Knew: How a Culture of Conspiracy Keeps America Complacent, by @sarahkendzior.bsky.social

Thank you for keeping us informed in real time. I really wish political pundits would generally be less obtuse about this stuff.

JUST IN: Democrat John Ewing has defeated Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert, a Republican who was running for a fourth term.

Ewing, who currently serves as Douglas County's treasurer and will be Omaha's first Black mayor, leads Stothert 56 to 44 percent with most ballots counted.

“We’re getting birds nesting in places where they hadn’t nested before”

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Car Subscription Features Raise Your Risk of Government Surveillance, Police Records Show Records reviewed by WIRED show law enforcement agencies are eager to take advantage of the data trails generated by a flood of new internet-connected vehicle features.

Wired reports on internet-connected car features that raise your risk of police surveillance: www.wired.com/story/...

Very useful info, thank you!

Seems old-fashioned to expect a secretary to wear makeup at work, but I guess it’s in keeping with the values of this administration.

Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism, by Sarah Wynn-Williams

Nonprofit wins $5.9 million in Cal Fire grants for wildfire prevention   • The Mendocino Voice | Mendocino County, CA The grants will be used to fund wildfire prevention projects on private forest land throughout Mendocino County.

🔥 A North Bay environmental conservation nonprofit won a $5.9 million in Cal Fire grants to provide landowners funding for wildfire risk reduction and forest health projects in Mendocino, Lake, Sonoma and Napa counties.

mendovoice.com/2025/04/nonp...

When I was about thirteen, I was told by a feminist contingent in a Saint Patrick’s Day parade (it was a different time) that I could not juggle if I wanted to be part of their contingent. Not serious enough. Have none of them heard of Emma Goldman?

So glad you’re here!

Yay, he’s here, very cool!

A progress tracker for "Project 2025," displaying overall progress with 302 total objectives, 109 completed, and 44 in progress (43% completion). There's a countdown showing 1387 days, 11 hours, 10 minutes, and 46 seconds. Below that is progress by federal agencies.

If you want to know how the dismantlement of the US government is going, there’s a website for that.

www.project2025.observer