Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has passed away at the age of 84. My thoughts are with his family.

I wanted to share this clip from his appearance on Sesame Street in 1971. His important words ring just as true today as they did back then.

Another win for humanity.

Staghorn and Elkhorn Coral Are Functionally Extinct Off Florida, Researchers Say Elkhorn and staghorn coral are now functionally extinct around the state, researchers say, meaning they no longer play any significant role in their ecosystem.

After a searing ocean heat wave in 2023, two of the most historically important coral species in Florida are functionally extinct from the state’s reef, scientists have found.

Asked a class today what they feel marks a faculty member who does not value their time.
Going over time. Reading from slides. Auto graded homework. Assignments without feedback.
Notably absent were difficult assignments, expecting effort, and dense readings.

Does #AcademicSky have thoughts?

Power corrupts.

American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.

Destruction in Jabaliya, in the northern Gaza Strip. in January. Credit...Mahmoud Al-Basos/Reuters

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Asteroid's chances of hitting Earth have nearly doubled in a week, ESA scientist warns An steroid up to 300ft wide now has a 2.2% chance of colliding into Earth. It could prompt a space mission to intercept it.

They are really getting my hopes up!!!

Poor dead dog dummy.

NFL emails reveal extent of Saints’ damage control for clergy sex abuse crisis | CNN As New Orleans church leaders braced for the fallout from publishing a list of predatory Catholic priests, they turned to an unlikely ally: the front office of the city’s NFL franchise.

Oh, my Saints aren't looking too good here.

Alice Cooper. But we can dream, can't we?

It struck me today that every work of dystopian fiction I've ever read involves a future without books. Maybe that's all it takes.

This is what a god looks like. #godpose

The number of trees downed is mind-boggling.