Here are some nice mushrooms
A never-before-shared photo of scarlet elf cup mushrooms from March 2024. Three red cups grow from under a mossy branch on the forest floor. Their bright red velvet interiors glow from inside fleshy white cups. All photos by me
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People don’t ask each other what’s crack-a-lackin like they used to
A reminder to please always add alt text to images as a service to users like me who can’t recognise any celebrity who became famous in the last ten years
They Might Be Giants on . We're having fun out here in the sea.
A view of the stage from in the audience, with a big crowd of people standing in front of the stage, while the stage lights are pointed directly at the camera. There's the band in there too!
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I try not to criticize anybody who broadcasts live -- there's a reason I don't do it -- but of course there never was any such thing as an "EV Mandate."
Rep. Lisa McClain on CNN next to a ticker showing the stock market tanking for the third day this week: "It is going to take some unconventional methods to get us out of the mess we've been in the past four years with the EV mandates, with unfair trade. This shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone."
just learned that if your microsoft account gets compromised and you hit the “sign me out of everywhere” button, you get this pop up telling you it’ll take 24 hours (???) incredible company. nobody does it like them
real pop up message: Sign out everywhere? You’ll need to sign in again to all your apps. This should take effect within 24 hours
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Hot tip: The electorate doesn’t like politicians because they retroactively change positions to last year’s dementia grandma Facebook meme. They like people who proactively take stands. That’s what people mean by strength. It’s almost irrelevant what you’re talking about. Nobody likes a worm.
I want to do a project where I go a little deeper on scientific papers that get picked up in the news. If you see anything that might be a good candidate, hit me up!
the thing about chasing what you think is public opinion is that if and when things turn you will have made a bunch of statements and taken a bunch of stances that you’ll have to disavow. probably a better strategy just to say what you actually believe and stand by it. anyway, this guy sucks.
Turns out I was not alone!
Looks like 80 minutes of spoken word immigrant torture porn and Reverse Hoosiers-like fables of trans kids dominating girls high school lacrosse is my limit. I need to start drinking with such regularity it becomes a problem for my friends and family.
So the sends a tote to all paid subscribers with their favorite headline. Mine just arrived and is absolutely perfect
Tote bearing the headline "man tries to ride Muni with dead raccoon"
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The 1950s ocean liner SS United States will be sunk to the bottom of the sea, where it will become an artificial reef. In today’s episode,  we dive into the science of artificial reefs. Listen here 🎧: buff.ly/InJwZvt
I've been getting multiples of these a day
setting aside everything else obviously-fake about this scam text, “this matter may be reported to the DMV” is one of the least-intimidating threats ever made
We will be releasing some more tickets to my special taping in Chicago very soon. Likely today or tomorrow. I will post as soon as they go online. There will be a significant number; couple of hundred at the very least. The taping is on March 15th btw.
LINCOLN COUNTY, GEORGIA! 🍑 SATURDAY!  Join Homes for Our Troops in kicking off the build for Army Captain Joseph Caley’s future specially adapted custom home in Lincolnton, GA. 🇺🇸 RSVP:www.hfotusa.org/caley
On today’s Prof G Conversations: Dr. Anna Lembke, Professor of Psychiatry at Stanford University and author of bestseller Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
In business and in many other areas of life, a lot of confusion comes down to correctly distinguishing the difference between selection and treatment effects. I couldn't find a good explainer today, so I made one.
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