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...
Mike Luckovich gets it right as he always does
Thank you President Carter for your incredible leadership, legacy and life of service.
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. 🤭
It’s a Mel Brooks piece up in here… High Anxiety!
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.” 1/ www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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.
You will read countless times today that the LA mayor cut the LA Fire Department's budget by $23 million. That is a lie. The budget was actually *increased* by $50 million.
waaaaay too many people in the middle imo
a venn diagram. the left circle is “people who understand that climate change is an existential threat” and the right circle is “people who use Al, but, like, not for real work! lol! i just needed a silly pic of a dog on a scooter and it's surprisingly hard to find good reference images”
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Every single thing that everybody suddenly wants to do in Greenland - mine for minerals! use shipping lanes! set up bases! - can be done right now, while Greenland is part of Denmark. The discussion of "occupying" Greenland is just a pointless piece of aggression towards an ally.
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...
I really hope James Woods was able to save his Oscar… oh wait, that’s right. He never won one.
Here are some nice mushrooms
A family of Mycena semivestipes grows out from the moss covered punk of a decaying log
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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.
Hell has come to the city of angels; God bless the brave men and women that stand in its path. (Photo )
Firefighters tackle an inferno
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‘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...
Have you noticed that the amazing people behind our Bellingcat toolkit have taken the time to categorise tools by research topics? This includes a must read most used by Bellingcat staff list, have a look here: bellingcat.gitbook.io/toolkit/most...
some days a rock star. other days rock bottom. either way i’m rockin it.
i've only been listening to chappell roan for the last week but i genuinely believe that red wine supernova is one of the best songs written in the last decade
I've just seen Batman Returns described as "unrelentingly grim & boring." I've fact checked that claim & can report that contrary to these claims, Batman Returns is a movie in which the villain rides a mechanical duck & the hero has a big slide in his house.
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
Shortly after Citizens United, Jimmy Carter issued a stark warning about the role of Big Money in politics. May we remember the truths that he told us — and act to remedy them. bit.ly/4j6N1cC