We caught the plural/singular bit after I messaged, but yeah... this brought me back to the guide. Awesome. Thanks!

OK, so in the #2026MMM bracket, "lions," and "aurochs" are both plural. Typically, unless it specifies a group of animals, it is meant to be an individual. In the combatant slides, it DOES depict TWO lions, but on the auroch slide, it only shows one. How do we find out? @mammalssuck.bsky.social

Enjoy CarPlay While You Still Can — The Atlantic The auto industry is at war with Apple.

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I absolutely will not buy your car if it doesn’t integrate Apple CarPlay. Period. You will NOT do better on the interface. I’ve seen you try. And you will NOT fully integrate all that CarPlay does.

Good luck to you.

Trump punishes Canada with 10% extra import tax for not pulling down anti-tariffs ad sooner President Donald Trump says he plans to hike tariffs on imports of Canadian goods by an extra 10% because of an anti-tariff television ad aired by the province of Ontario.

Juvenile behavior.

Trump punishes Canada with 10% extra import tax for not pulling down anti-tariffs ad sooner

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Energy chief suggests Trump administration is altering previously published climate reports | CNN Wright said the Trump administration is updating the National Climate Assessments that have been previously published, which the administration recently removed from government websites.

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Boy… if THAT’s not a terribly mixed blessing:

Today’s business…

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Trump’s attacks on higher education are driving up the trade deficit

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Trump’s Cornell Funding Freeze Could Make U.S. Troops Less Safe Cornell is being slammed with stop-work orders that will seriously impact department of defense research linked to the Air Force and military safety, sources tell Scientific American

The federal government froze research grants to Cornell University, which works on 75 Department of Defense grants investigating robotics, superconductors and military safety.

#antiscience
#troopsafety

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Infographic: America Last?! This chart shows how international stock market indexes have developed since Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20, 2025.

"America Last" policies do THIS:

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What a fun and inspiring for big ideas… and science.

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@mammalssuck.bsky.social My 4th block students right now: “Have both competitors ever been eliminated in a single battle in the history of MMM?”

Local SUFS Events Stand Up for Science is officially supporting rallies in Washington DC and 31 other cities around the country. This means that a confirmed site leader—backed by our core team—is actively organizing…

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Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!

Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!

#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

Is this a coup? Home of the Coup-o-meter Prevention is the best medicine: Get background on coups, how they happen in a democracy, and what we can do to stop one.

In case you may be wondering something like: "So... is this actually a coup?"

Yeah. It's a coup.

isthisacoup.com

Most congressional democrats have obviously never been hit in the mouth by a bully in grade school and had to figure out a response on their own as a nine year old… rather than fold like a hurt puppy.

I have all the pretty words too. No one is listening right now. Be bold. Lead.

If you vote for this… you’re a ten year old boy who has never had the alternative articulated to him.

Fact.

He’s just looking for an email with the simple text of:

“Smoooch.”

That’s it. That’s what earns the promotion.

Weak.

Will you all stop with the metaphorical “I won’t ’bend the knee.’” Crap.

Use real words if you want to talk to real Americans. Will you ever learn?

You won’t do what? What is it you are saying you will not do. No more fluffy language.

It's never good when the richest person in the world and the worst person in the world are the same person.

😆

Mark Cuban Says U.S. Healthcare Is 'Horrific'—Calls for Free Medical School to Fix Doctor Shortages and Soaring Costs

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Trying to figure out where the coelacanth will drop. Could easily be an “only one,” but also easily a relic.

My god… it’s a steady stream.

Akin to diarrhea.

I have NEVER seen (nor have I imagined) a more sad, silly bending over in my life.

I’ve seen brilliant people change minds with argument. With influence. With intellect. Even sloppy and unfounded argument.

What an extreme capitulation. It’s almost as if tech bros were a sleeper cell.

The tech bros are already actually changing the “Gulf of Mexico” on maps?

Man, I’m changing the name of this town to Nashville. It’s a better name. I like it.

Don’t reply with “we’ve already got a ‘Nashville.’” Missouri also already has a Versailles.

Except they call it “Verr-sails.”

Ugh.