It’s why I’m mostly here now, in The Good Place.
$1,131,794,901 That's how much Big Oil has spent over the last 30 years paying off Congress to look the other way on climate action while the planet burns. Well, the planet is burning. Don't let them look away.
Sure Happy It’s Thursday! What song is stuck in your head right now?
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
They are taking back campaign promises faster than they made them.
The devastation in California is apocalyptic. The images are heartbreaking. At least 5 fires continue to burn without containment. I’m grateful for the bravery of not only the first responders, but every day people who have been helping others, including animals, evacuate to safer locations.
These extraordinary photos of the LA fires have been shared widely on social media, often without crediting the photographer. These are all the work of Ethan Swope, an LA-based photojournalist working for AP. You can follow his remarkable reporting here👇 www.instagram.com/ethanswopeph...
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I was interviewed at CES this morning. We mentioned that consumers will decide whether they want to be on a platform that is “unfiltered free speech “ or “ moderated”. I mentioned that I loved , and spontaneously people started clapping 🔥.
DEM L 190, a supernova remnant around 160,000 light-years away in the constellation Dorado. Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, S. Kulkarni, Y. Chu
What is a Supernova Remnant? A supernova remnant (SNR) is the structure left behind after a star explodes in a supernova. It consists of the ejected material from the explosion, as well as the shockwaves interacting with the surrounding interstellar medium. Over time, this material spreads out, forming expanding shells of gas and dust. Supernova remnants are key for studying star death, cosmic ray acceleration, and the enrichment of the universe with heavy elements.

Image Description via NASA: A supernova remnant appears to float in space. Its core glows in shades of yellow and gold, as filaments wisp out into cooler shades of blue. The remnant's shape is similar to a cone, spiraling upwards towards the top of the image. The background is dotted with stars in various shades of red and purple.

Media Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, S. Kulkarni, Y. Chu.

Link: https://science.nasa.gov/image-detail/revisiting-a-celestial-fireworks-display-2/

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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’m kind of amazed at how this is just the crudest, most obvious n****rbaiting you can imagine. “the people you don’t like, yeah, they are responsible for everything bad.” and it works!
It’s a Mel Brooks piece up in here… High Anxiety!
Snuggle bros having a lie in
Two cats sleeping together on white bedding. On the upper left is Frankie, tabby stopped on his back and forehead with a white front. On the right is tabby cat Joe. Joe’s head is resting on Frank’s backside and their paws are intertwined.
#CatsOfBlueSky
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Twitter used to be extremely helpful for following local news but now not….
Top hit for news on Pasadena: a white nationalist blog (with a sample reply)
I strongly suspect that Liz Truss's attempts to stop people claiming she crashed the economy, will only result in her being hounded to the end of her long days with people telling her she crashed the economy.
Hard to process the devastation I’ve witnessed in the last two days. Still in a state of shock for those who have lost so much in such a short period of time.
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Studio City Fire Knocked Down. Way to go
Incredible precision by the helicopter crew dropping water on the LA firea 🎯
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.
One of the points I made was in reference to “community notes”. Its being pitched as a new form of moderation. But the reality on X is that almost every time, Notes only show up to the people who volunteer to respond. They aren’t visible to everyone else. So they really don’t have an impact
Legit surprised how many people seem to be enjoying that Glowworm thread. Y'all will end up with one on HMS Ledbury if you're not careful.
Just a complete joke of a platform
Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.
urgh I've done it, after 17 (!) years I've just deleted my Facebook account for good probably a bit pointless as I still plan to use Instagram but you know, better than nothing, probably