Be insured to take action and prepare. Be afraid, but don't JUST be afraid.

I'm not joking when I say mRNA technology is more important than "AI" and it's a tragedy we're throwing billions into one while our government is aggressively defunding the other.

What I Saw Inside the Kennedy Center I spent 10 months working at the institution because I thought I could help protect it. What I observed there is far worse than the public knows.

Disgusting details of the degredation of the Kennedy Center.

(gift link)

www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...

I was going to take a shower, then a neighbor called to recommend a plumber and a contractor, as I had requested, so I turned the shower off and came to my desk to correct a calendar or something and long story short I ended up sitting at my laptop naked and cold because it's been a minute.

#ADHD?

Gambling has gotten way out of hand in general. There are a lot of reasons to try to disentangle from Amazon, but the betting ads on Amazon Prime are probably what will be my last straw. Here, come get addicted to something else that's pointless! It's a *thrill*! NOT

OMG Slack is the worst for that. Discord was an interesting experiment as a component for online conventions but then those servers just hang around, like ghost towns...

I started to look into starting a newsletter with buttondown, but the on-ramp felt long. Any advice on how to keep it simple?

Spain closes airspace to US planes involved in Iran war, defence minister says Spain has closed its airspace to U.S. planes involved ​in attacks on Iran, a step beyond its ‌previous denial of use of jointly-operated military bases, Defence Minister Margarita Robles said on Monda...

Spain closes airspace to US planes involved in Iran war, defence minister says

If only he were *just* a barbarian. *sigh*

This is thoroughly despicable.

It was obviously at *least* manslaughter. The consequences of extreme cold exposure are pretty well understood by all adults who live in Buffalo, NY. Or were the agents recent imports from someplace warm?

White men ridiculously casually compare other things to slavery.

Nathaniel Hawthorn's The Scarlet Letter is unfortunately still taught in schools -- without the lessons highlighting his atrocious callousness to the actual nature of the slavery practiced in his own country at the time.

Nebraska is on fire, joining the rest of the planet. Film at 11. YouTube video by Farming While Beige

youtube.com/shorts/I5JOd...

Got to keep your eye on the... Whoops, that, too.

The historical significance of May Day YouTube video by Amanda's Mild Takes

What's next after No Kings is a May 1st Labor and Consumer walkout: No Work, no school, no shopping.

youtube.com/shorts/urumw...

THIS perfectly describes most of today’s media bias and failure!

Happy Trans Day of Visibility. Here is a report from my recent trip to Rome where, in ancient times, trans people were very visible indeed.
www.cheryl-morgan.co...

What’s Next After No Kings 3? · No Kings On March 28, millions of us made it clear: we don't do kings in America. Our nonviolent movement is only growing. At our March 31 Mass Call, you'll hear from leaders and fellow local activists to cele...

I'm attending No Kings's event, “What’s Next After No Kings 3?” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

NO KINGS YORK PA hosted by Indivisible York · No Kings **We have the power and are claiming it together. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.** Indivisible York invites you to gather on Continental Square from Noon-2 on 3/28! What began in 2025 as a single d...

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS YORK PA hosted by Indivisible York” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Paramount Bought BET+… And It Could Change Which Black Stories Get Told YouTube video by Cambria Nwosu, DNP, RN, LNC

We need MORE independent media, not less. I can only hope Tyler Perry is being strategic in doing this, and will offer an alternative.

youtube.com/shorts/kJ3vU...

Opinion | The visceral magic of Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" Sheree Renée Thomas: When I watch Ryan Coogler's "Sinners," I see home

"I think of the Mississippi Delta as a living, breathing archive, a landscape where the river’s curve mimics the spine of a people who refused to be broken. In the quiet theater of our lives, we often look for mirrors, but what we truly need are portals." @shereereneethomas.bsky.social on SINNERS

So pretty!!!

‘My ideas are a little revolutionary’: ecologist Suzanne Simard on intelligent forests, the climate and her critics Her research popularised the idea of the wood wide web, but the scientific backlash was brutal. As the author of The Mother Tree returns to the forest in a new book, she discusses her battle to reimag...

Suzanne Simard has a new book coming out March 31. I can't wait to read it.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Ancient DNA and spatial modeling reveal a pre-Inca trans-Andean parrot trade - Nature Communications Here, the authors combine ancient DNA, stable isotopes, and computational modeling to study colorful feathers from a pre-Incan tomb in Peru. They identify four species of parrots, which were likely ca...

🦜🏔️ How did vibrant Amazonian parrot feathers end up in a desert tomb on the Pacific coast of Peru 1,000 years ago? Our new paper on @natcomms.nature.com reveals they didn't just trade feathers, pre-Inca societies transported live macaws and parrots across the Andes!👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Don't Boo... VOTE!!!! YouTube video by The Tony Michaels Podcast

youtube.com/shorts/kpPgU...

Don't Boo, VOTE!

Whenever I say we should return to 1940-1980 tax levels for the super wealthy (billionaires) of 91%+ marginal tax I hear, "If you do that, billionaires will leave the USA."

To which I say:
1. Promise? Because it didn't happen last time.
2. Don't threaten me with a good time.
#AbolishBillionaires

We have an Independent candidate for Congress in PA-10. Her name is Isabelle Harmon and I had a great conversation with her yesterday. How I wish we had ranked choice voting here so people could freely vote for an independent.

PA DEP says water and sewage cannot be supplied to DHS detention centers The PA Department of Environmental Protection issued administrative orders Thursday to PA townships where DHS recently purchased detention centers.The orders, s

The orders, sent to the Schuylkill County Municipal Authority , Tremont Township, and Upper Bern Township, state that water and sewage cannot be supplied to the detention centers, and that the buildings cannot be occupied until federal and state environmental regulations are followed.

Person, Place, Thing by Marissa Lingen Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

Oh, a new story by @marissalingen.bsky.social came out today and I LOVE it.

clarkesworldmagazine.com/lingen_03_26/

For ppl who aren't aware:
Old temperate forests are insanely rare nowadays and extremely important ecosystems lost forever once cut.
They're not just "old trees" but intricate networks of trees, fungi and all kinds of living creatures.
You CANNOT replant this!! Once it's gone it's lost FOREVER!!!

Gender essentialism has made me angry for as long as I can recall.