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Imagine watching disaster movies like The Day After Tomorrow or 2012 and thinking that the apocalyptic weather scenes were the “unrealistic” part.
Turns out those scenes were almost bang on.
The unrealistic part was the humans working together to overcome the problem & save the world. Sigh.
ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Over 15,000 doctors have signed a letter imploring the US Senate to reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation for Secretary of HHS.
The letter states:
“RFK Jr. is not only unqualified to lead this essential agency — he is actively dangerous.”
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www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Happy birthday, Joan Baez. The legendary singer-songwriter turns 84 years old today.
Photo by Selin Alemdar / Redferns
This is what the Old Guard fails to understand. If your plan is to go into the office 16 hours after these things, have your staff type up a press release for you to approve which goes out a few hours later, then you need to give up your seat to someone who understands it’s 2025.
In Russia, the "Cherkizovo Chicken Kingdom," one of Russia's leading poultry producers, is reportedly on fire. Russians report that debris from Ukrainian drones, shot down by Russian air defenses directly over the facility, caused the blaze.
That naughty debris again.
Good resistance news: An 'Achilles heel' discovered in antibiotic resistant bacteria. Scientists in Canada found the critical vulnerability: bacteria need zinc. Deprive them of the nutrient & their stability is disrupted making them susceptible to antibiotics again www.genengnews.com/topics/infec...
So, why did Donnie Coke Jr. and Charlie Kirk share a honeymoon suite on their little trip to Greenland? And order $3,000 worth of lube and condoms?
I made it up, but do feel free to spread it. Truth doesn't matter anymore, sweeties. 🤭
Any good resources that people know where we can donate that help people who are displaced during this tragedy?
These days are not good at all for so many people around here, so I'll try to brighten the mood, even for a second, with a new Hubble image! 🔭
This is the NGC-5530 galaxy, as seen by Hubble earlier today. This galaxy is located some 40 million light years away.
HD: flic.kr/p/2qEpfnz
I really hope James Woods was able to save his Oscar… oh wait, that’s right. He never won one.
An astrophysicist and a neurosurgeon concluded that the human brain and the universe basically grow as a result of similar physical principles.
Today’s House of Study goody looks at a myriad of similar connections, with many exquisite photos:
Fantastic illustration of the topic of social construction of pathology -- and of medical progress, since we no longer pathologies this.
From a FB post. Hey California friends…my friend’s dog sanctuary in Topanga has burned to the ground. 30 dogs looking for fosters ASAP. Please contact me if you can help, even help for a temporary basis it would do so much . Please call or text me on 248 520 0054
There's an enjoyable irony that all of my odd interests that folks belittled when I was young, that they'd never make money or matter - history generally, military history in particular, video games, Tolkien, Dune - are the things I have built my career, such as it is, on.
‘We’re Fine’: Lying to Ourselves About a Climate Disaster
The dystopia of Los Angeles' fires are horrifying, mundane, and everything in between.
🔗 www.404media.co/were-fine-lo...