The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to
bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH** * Currently paused by Executive Order ** Grant reviews now all canceled www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
2025 has been my least favorite decade so far.
Here are some nice mushrooms
A family of grey Mycena semivestipes mushrooms grow from the rotted punk of a mossy log. Gossamer bug threads crisscross their caps

All photos by me
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MURKOWSKI comes out against Hegseth for DOD, first GOP opponent. "The leader of the Department of Defense must demonstrate and model the standards of behavior and character we expect of all servicemembers, and Mr. Hegseth’s nomination to the role poses significant concerns that I cannot overlook."
The weed number is now 582 due to inflation
hot take? Maybe? But as I’m transferring Wii discs to CD cases to save space for a move, there’s maybe like 4 games I want to keep as boxes? Twilight Princess, Brawl, Metroid Prime Trilogy, and Sonic Colors (personal choice lol) Wii Sports came in a sleeve, and maybe I’ll keep Resort and Galaxy??
I’m at a video game competition/conference with one of the kids. It is amazing. Lots of “weirdos” (in the best way) just being themselves. This is the America I want to live in. I want people to be able to not fit in and find their own way.
So since I don’t have to work until February 3, I decided to book a cruise to the Bahamas next week for me and my mom. Nothing like last-minute planning!
DURBIN: I wonder if we ought to give fair warning to farmers and ranchers that if you have immigrant labor, you can expect federal agents to come and search your property. Is that in the future under the mass deportation plan? BROOKE ROLLINS *word salad*
Bilingualism is associated with a bigger brain. Similar to other cognitively demanding skills, it leads to dynamic subcortical structural adaptations which can be nonlinear, in line with expansion-renormalisation models of experience-dependent neuroplasticity. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
It took me more than 4 years to capture a scene I could only dream of. A magnificent Condor soars above the peaks of Argentina's Mount Fitz Roy, as they are spot lit in beautiful morning light. 🪶
I understand that ChatGPT is down and fortunately this is not a problem for me as I have spent considerable time developing a local language model that I am able to run autonomously, fueled by Coke Zero and snacks
I think it’s really important we identify the companies that are doing the right thing and reward them with our business.
NOW: More than 98% of #Costco shareholders have just rejected an anti-DEI measure The attempt to force Costco to audit their #DEI work was by an anti-inclusion lobby group: "The proponent's broader agenda is not reducing risk for the Company but abolition of diversity initiatives." - Costco Board
i’m so tired but i’ve got obligations 😩
The best Lovecraft creatures are the Mi-Go, because they're six-foot tall Crab-shrimp-dragonfly-mushrooms that want to extract your brain and put it in a jar solely so they can take it on an interstellar voyage and show you cool stuff
Thrilled to see cameras roll at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden on Supergirl, with Craig Gillespie at the helm and the phenomenal Milly Alcock as our Kara Zor-El.
Castle game? Reminds me of Polly Pocket and Mighty Max toys for some reason!
Giant castle full of tiny details, feeling like a toy
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Wild news. Wonder how he'll handle League of Legends
Your reminder that I Am Your Beast is on sale and got a BIG content drop today - Cold Sweat, a full suite of the 7 most challenging, psychedelic levels we could come up with! store.steampowered.com/app/1876590/...
The protagonist of indie FPS I Am Your Beast stylish takes out a bunch of enemy goons without stopping, leaping through a network of lasers he dodges in mid-air before nailing a sniper shot.
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view from the observation deck
Illustration: High up in space, a lone girl views the Earth from the panoramic glass window of an observation deck, surrounded by telescopes.
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"Fossil fuels are losing their grip on EU energy. At the start of the European Green Deal in 2019, few thought the EU’s energy transition could be where it is today; wind and solar are pushing coal to the margins and forcing gas into structural decline" Big new report on EU energy
The version of myself that I play on the new season of SUITS LA is exactly me without the telekinesis.
not often you find yourself in full agreement with Kemi Badenoch
Guardian article headline: Kemi Badenoch 'wants Liz Truss to shut up for a while'
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