New from me: RFK Jr., who has spent decades pushing disinformation about the safety of vaccines, insanely insisted to Congress today he's played no role in fueling the resurgence of measles in the U.S.
"I've never been anti-vaccine." www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-me...
I understand that this *science* acct routinely posts AI images, and this seems to be one.
How does imagination really work in the brain? New theory upends what we knew
theconversation.com/how-does-ima...
“If heaven went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.”
~Mark Twain.
He wrote this just weeks before his death on Apr. 21, 1910 (116 years ago today).
Image: Public domain.
A Tree Swallow dives off a branch to begin an aerial hunt for insects.
This is Earl. He was found as a stray with a very uncomfortable case of double cherry eye. With your support, we were able to cover the surgery he needed to get better. Just one month later, he was adopted! His new dad told us he felt “so lucky to take him home” ❤️🩹
One of the companies behind a planned Oklahoma smelter has a history of air pollution violations www.readfrontier.org/stories/one-...
What!?! 🤬
(Our governor wants Oklahoma to be the AI Data Center capitol of the country. Literally. His words.)
You know who loves mud season? Our beautiful snow-white horse, Casper. 😆
1918 here we come.
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Yep. They're just awful.
Okies!
Thanks, Steve! These guys are terrific.
Like the man says, "Mass surveillance isn't free!"
Please watch and share everywhere.
Please watch this and share everywhere...
@ellenenders.bsky.social @patsybaloney.bsky.social @nancyterhune.bsky.social @docjanicel.bsky.social @halfmarshall.bsky.social @ridgecook.bsky.social and everyone...
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surely no army in military history has ever been laid low by disease, a famously uncommon problem among people living in enforced close quarters
Wild west water news.
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Harlequin Shrimp form long-lasting, monogamous relationships and devote themselves to one mate for life. Their diet consists primarily of starfish.
#marinelifephotography #marinelife #scuba #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #macrophotography #macro #shrimp #photography
Fill your scars with gold... our battered selves, precious and dear
⭐️ May the gods smile on these bees, who learned to play dead to survive in spite of us
www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...
Republicans have stopped regular committee hearings. And, instead are holding roundtables where official motions (like contempt) cannot be made. And they control the committee and the chamber. (2/3)
Eye-opening article. Heads-up, Okies, and everyone else.
“The mountains are calling and I must go and I will work on while I can, studying incessantly.”
~John Muir, 1873.
Naturalist/philosopher/author/conservationist John Muir was born in Scotland on this day 188 years ago: Apr. 21, 1838.
Image: Library of Congress.
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"something was missing: there was no word for when a single buyer dominates a market. It's a concept that's especially important for the labor market — because employers buy our labor. What would it mean for workers and society if there was something like monopoly power on the buyer side?"
Excellent article!!
"Economists knew the real world often didn't look like the fantasyland that they sketched on their blackboards.... Since at least the 16th century... scholars had used the term "monopoly" to refer to situations where a single seller dominates a market.
"But Robinson...noticed
Still discovering!
*Given its strategic location near the mouth of the Nile, the bustling city of Pelusium was used as a fortress in pharaonic times & later as a [Roman] customs station…
It likely once held a colossal statue of the god Pelusius…from the ancient Greek word for "mud" or "silt."*
“What I didn’t know was that measles can cause long-term complications. A child can seem fine while the virus slowly replicates in her brain… Because both Britain and the United States are confronting outbreaks, I am sharing my story. Parents should know just how dangerous this disease is.”
