No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
damn are u a 1970s luncheon cuz i want to send u an aspic
A new era of sport science in which women are not viewed through the prism of “little men” is gradually emerging, writes @meganferinga.bsky.social.
A system of models built almost exclusively on male physiology is becoming less ossified.
I recently learned someone is posing as me, trying to work people for info.
So I did some reporting of my own on what appears to be the latest evolution of online deception...
www.propublica.org/article/impe...
Something to remember is that it took more than a year for Ronan Farrow to write the Harvey Weinstein story, and it’s not because he was lazy.
Fans across the country tuned in to see the Artemis II crew make their splashy return to Earth. n.pr/4sluSLr
But, listen, let's review the rules. Here's how it works: the president makes decisions. He's the Decider. The press secretary announces those decisions, and you people of the press type those decisions down. Make, announce, type. Just put 'em through a spell check and go home. Get to know your family again. Make love to your wife. Write that novel you got kicking around in your head. You know, the one about the intrepid Washington reporter with the courage to stand up to the administration. You know - fiction!
You can see why the press hated Colbert's address
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJ-a...
speakola.com/political/co...
Frank Rich, 2007, on the White House correspondents' dinner:
"Washington wisdom had it that Stephen Colbert bombed because he was rude to the president.
"His real sin was to be rude to the capital press corps, whom he caricatured as stenographers."
www.nytimes.com/2007/04/29/o...
Let the record show that none of the women I sexually assaulted were Chinese spies.
by Eric Swalwell
Eric Swalwell resorts to emergency 23AndMe submission seeking proof of Italian heritage
EFF’s @mguariglia.bsky.social joined Connecticut Public Radio's "Where We Live" to discuss whether mass surveillance and civil liberties can co-exist. (Spoiler alert: They can’t.)
1. Incredible news out of Romania. An appeals court in the country has forced them to recognize the legal gender of a trans man.
It is the first known internal enforcement of a 2024 EU Court ruling.
Romania has ranked last by ILGA on LGBTQ+ rights in EU.
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Just. Unwell.
This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.
I was in a 2 hour briefing today on the Iran War. All the briefings are closed, because Trump can't defend this war in public.
I obviously can't disclose classified info, but you deserve to know how incoherent and incomplete these war plans are.
1/ Here's what I can share:
Hey worth dropping in a comment here—these policies can be used to censor games, comics, e-books and more.
The guy from the OC did his undergrad in economics and has become a prominent critic of cryptocurrency. He made a documentary last year and you should see it.
Star Trek Deep Space Nine scene. A PADD is shown up close held by a pair of hands. (Kind of looks like an old palm pilot and if you're not old this will mean nothing to you) The beautiful LCARS user interface is displaying the text, "GO AWAY."
Read this essay by @samtasticbooks.com in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social.
I felt so hopeful by the end, which isn’t an easy feat these days.
The tactical mastermind needed to stop a clanker-powered army
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I think they might have better luck spending two thousand dollars holding a press conference where they detail who made the key decisions to collaborate with the Trump administration, how and when they were fired, and explaining what would stop that from happening again.
1. Major news on trans youth care. The American Psychological Association has reaffirmed its full support for its 2024 guidelines supporting trans youth car.e
It provided documentation showing Jesse Singal mischaracterized their position in the NYT.
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Poem in the Shape of the Poet Beating Henry Kissinger to Death with Their Bare Hands by Felix
It’s great (derogatory) that you can work very hard to find out something incredibly important, and the main response you will get is a derisive “Gee, I’m shocked.”
Somebody has to ACTUALLY DO THIS WORK! You can’t pursue justice by going “Your honor: I mean, duh.”
“We never intended this,” he said weakly. “Honestly. No offense. We just wanted what was due to us.”
A skeletal hand patted him on the shoulder, not unkindly.
And Death said, CONGRATULATIONS.
if anyone is tempted to briefly hand it to John Roberts remember that he is about to finish his life’s work of destroying the Voting Rights Act and save yourself the trouble
once again we are
Holy fuck! 🧪
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...