When 200 ag/climate scientists were surveyed, most said that reducing meat/dairy consumption is the #1 way to reduce ag climate emissions, which are one 1/3rd of climate change.

ICE in Chicago this morning at Elston and Kennicott—a masked agent tells a witness (on the sidewalk) not to get in front of his car.

Feds are continuing kidnappings across the city & burbs after increased activity this month.

No flashy CBP caravans, just a steady stream of covert ICE arrests.

Thank you. I'm so looking forward to seeing this one when I get a chance.

That's excellent. So many of those words rattle around in my head and I wind up thinking/using them all the time — particularly tharn, hrair, Frith, hrududu, and elil. When I was watching the rabbit earlier, I was literally thinking "I hope they're on the lookout for elil."

The AYCC was utterly crucial in the rise of a global climate movement two decades ago, and deserve support @youth4climate.bsky.social

Holy heck this is good news. 🌞

Remarkably similar to mine! For all I know maybe it's the same one and is just really getting around ...

According to my hazy grasp of zoology, rabbits aren't birds, but nonetheless I can hardly express how much the best part of my day right now is going out onto my back porch in the early evening to see if a certain enormous brown bunny is once again silflaying in the yard behind my building.

I just recently added Automatic Noodle to my ebook library, and am going to use this as an excuse to bump it up in my reading queue.

Fascinating. Thanks so much for all this history and context.

Tim Cook's legacy will be enshittifying Apple's software, abusing their market dominance, and then playing apologist to fascism.

Under his leadership they burned billions on a car that never drove, and the only major attempt at a new product during his tenure (the Apple Vision Pro) was a total dud.

Independent Bookstore Day is THIS Saturday! Join us at Lilliput Books. All day fun with breakfast, live music, and extended hours from 8 to 8. #booksky #chicago

Just sobbed hardest I have since my mom died in 2020.

She missed these trials by a few months.

One of most ruthless cancers. Hard to fathom that maybe she'd still be here.

I feel such a hole inside.

In case you're wondering if we should fund mRNA research instead of another stupid war ... yes.

My day was bereft ere I saw this eft

Boosting the signal on this ...

This was the song that made me a fan.

"Jesus, Beezus!" Ramona 3:1

Great interview with @gregggonsalves.bsky.social

This is excellent news.

California 2026 Poll: Swalwell Exit from Governor Race Opens Lane for Democrat Xavier Becerra - Emerson Polling Economy Top Issue for 41% of Voters, Highest Since April 2025 A new Emerson College…Full Release & Results

Xavier Becerra moving up ...

“In the first Emerson poll since Eric Swalwell’s departure from the race for Governor, Democrats now split their vote between Tom Steyer (20%), Xavier Becerra (19%), and Katie Porter (15%), with Becerra gaining 15 points among Democrats without Swalwell on the ballot”

Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas

Food security alert:

Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought
Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Just signed this.

If you're in Illinois, you can use the handy form to give our state legislators a yell about this. #SaveOurSNAP

Chance the Snapper - Wikipedia

We have a local celebrity by that name in Chicago — but in a surprise plot twist he is not a snapping turtle but an alligator. (So I assume your quest continues.)

Don’t anthropomorphize these things. They can’t be sorry and the people operating them definitely aren’t.

Our new album is out today! A sincere request to help spread the word!

Chicago May Day Rally & March · Indivisible Chicago This May Day, a broad coalition of organizations are uniting for a day of action and economic power, including this rally and march. We are taking action in solidarity with workers, immigrants and eve...

📣 MAY DAY: On Friday, May 1st, a broad coalition of Chicago organizations will unite for a day of action & economic power in solidarity with workers, immigrants, and everyone harmed by the Trump regime.

📣 May Day Rally & March
🗓 Friday, May 1st, 1:00 PM
📍 Union Park, Chicago (Ashland & Lake)

Into the Wood Chipper: A Whistleblower's Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded USAID A Whistleblower's Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded USAID

This has now officially been released in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook formats in case you want to help push it up the charts. I just added the audiobook to my library.

"Into the Wood Chipper: A Whistleblower's Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded USAID" by Nicholas Enrich

Whistleblower says Trump officials thought USAID did 'just abortions,' asked for 'Barney-style' slides before gutting agency, per new book Read an exclusive excerpt from Nicholas Enrich's "Into the Wood Chipper"

NEW—I got an exclusive excerpt from a USAID whistleblower's new book that made me gasp multiple times. It details Trump's dismantling of the humanitarian aid agency & his team/DOGE's shocking ignorance to public health.

'Into the Wood Chipper' by Nicholas Enrich is out tomorrow. Read excerpt here:

Another poll shows what we've been saying all along - Iowa's ready to flip, and I've built the strongest campaign that can make it happen.