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

"Rahmstorf, who has studied the Amoc for 35 years, has said a collapse must be avoided 'at all costs'. 'I argued this when we thought the chance of an Amoc shutdown was maybe 5%, and even then we were saying that risk is too high, given the massive impacts. Now it looks like it’s more than 50%.'"

The other big difference, of course, is that those Liverpool and City teams never had a defense like ours. But you have to score to win.

The biggest difference between Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal and the City/Liverpool title winning sides of the last few years is we have no Haaland/Salah in attack to rescue one goal wins from nothing.

"WE'VE ARRANGED A society based on science and technology, in which nobody understands anything about science technology. And this combustible mixture of ignorance and power, sooner or later, is going to blow up in our faces. Who is running the science and technology in a democracy if the people don't know anything about it?" "Science is more than a body of knowledge, it's a way of thinking. A way of skeptically interrogating the universe with a fine understanding of human fallibility. If we are not able to ask skeptical questions, to interrogate those who tell us that something is true, to be skeptical of those in authority, then we're up for grabs for the next charlatan, political or religious, who comes ambling along."

I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.

The average American voter thinks that the government is too big but that it should spend more money on everything it does. This explains a decent share of the political chaos of this country.

Double amputee Harold Russell, wearing a black tux, smiles holding two Academy Awards with his prosthetic hands.

In 1947, amputee #HaroldRussell made history as the only person to win two #AcademyAwards for the same role—one for acting, another honorary award b/c no one thought he'd win the first. Proving authentic #disabled talent could be popular in #Hollywood. #Oscars #DisabilityFilm
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The foundations of America’s prosperity are being dismantled Federal scientists warn that Americans could feel the effects of the new administration's devastating cuts for decades to come

For decades, the US government has painstakingly kept American science #1 globally—and every facet of American life has improved because of it. The internet? Flu shot? Ozempic? All grew out of federally-funded research. Now all that's being dismantled. 1/ www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/21/1...

Ghostface Killah: Supreme Clientele An unrivaled classic, Supreme Clientele marked a seismic rupture with rap tradition. It’s Tony Starks, invulnerable and silvery, casting stream-of-consciousness hexes from a general who survived hell.

Ghostface's "Supreme Clientele" turns 25 today.

The best rap album of all-time. The English language revolutionized. Stream-of-consciousness hexes from a general who survived hell. The silver testament of a mortal god.

Spark up 20 optimo's with snow

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A Man Was Murdered in Cold Blood and You’re Laughing? What the death of a health-insurance C.E.O. means to America.

The murder of UnitedHealthcare’s C.E.O. is one symptom of the American appetite for violence; his line of work is another, Jia Tolentino writes. For a lot of people, a denied health-insurance claim can instantly bend the trajectory of a life toward bankruptcy and misery and death.