Thinking that Remmick would be a more experienced dancer in both folk and modern styles. Lestat would have slept through so much...

It appears as if at least some of the larger outbreaks are in Federal Forests - one would think that that the Trump Admin dismantling the US Forest Service is going to make this even more likely...

Doctor to patient: "Try to reduce your stress level, and if you somehow succeed please let me know how in God's name you did it."

I thought this felt relatable

How much harder might it become with the Federal Forest Service layoffs?

UK government says 100 countries have spyware that can hack people's phones | TechCrunch The U.K.'s cybersecurity chief warned that U.K. businesses and critical infrastructure are underestimating the threat from spyware attacks and other cyberthreats, with more governments having access t...

The UK government says 100 countries have spyware that can hack people’s phones.

If you think that's bad, it gets worse.

See this article techcrunch.com/2026/04/22/u... and then read my book, "Privacy in America" a.co/d/099YkBa4

Meta to track workers' clicks and keystrokes to train AI The firm will take data from the way employees work for its artificial intelligence models.

Meta doing the same to train AI... www.bbc.com/news/article...

Microsoft Issues Emergency Patches for Critical ASP.NET Core Cryptographic Flaw Microsoft released emergency patches for a critical ASP.NET Core vulnerability (CVE-2026-40372) that allows unauthenticated attackers to forge authentication cookies and gain SYSTEM privileges. The fl...

#InfoSec - ASP.NET Core out of band patch: beyondmachines.net/event_detail...

a man in a suit and bow tie is saying `` i know you are but what am ? '' Alt: Pee Wee in a suit and bow tie is saying `` i know you are but what am ? ''

Trump would only understand if she said

Also says coal is leading energy source.

Is he investing in little steam engines?

JetBlue deletes tweet after they were accused of surveillance pricing ✈️

A company rep says the post was an 'error'

a group of people standing next to each other on a plane . Alt: Airplane! Wrong week to keep sniffing glue meme

The entire liquor cabinet:

Only 42 person capacity?

;)

Will Dispute Led ICE To Put 85-Year-Old Widow In Immigration Detention Personal motive involving an inheritance led Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to arrest and detain an 85-year-old French widow.

A federal employee asked ICE to detain and deport a widow so he could gain the inheritance of her late husband’s house, per a probate judge. At 85 years old, the widow was not likely the “worst of the worst” ICE claims it targets. @mclem.org @douglasrivlin.bsky.social
www.forbes.com/sites/stuart...

Illegal taxation without representation indeed.

US opens refund portal to start paying back Trump's illegal tariffs Importers can now request refunds, two months after Trump's Supreme Court loss.

The refunds will be paid to importers and customs brokers, while consumers who paid higher prices won’t get much back.

Congratulations on the Hugo nomination for Automatic Noodle too!

Automatic Noodle Audiobook on Libro.fm A cozy near-future novella about a crew of leftover robots opening their very own noodle shop, from acclaimed sci-fi author Annalee Newitz.“Without ignoring the metallic constraints of their robotic b...

As a special treat for Indie Bookstore Day, the wonderful folks at @libro.fm are running a sale, and the AUTOMATIC NOODLE audiobook is available for just $4.99 until 4/26. This sale is only on Libro.FM, Nook, and Chirp. Lots of other books are on sale too! Rejoice! libro.fm/audiobooks/9...

Hopefully that includes brain worms...

@katestarbird.bsky.social - did you see any correlations in education levels and misinformation consumption in your research?

LAcon V Announces 2026 Hugo Awards Finalists LAcon V, the 84th World Science Fiction Convention, announced the finalists for the 2026 Hugo Awards, the most prestigious honors for excellence in science fiction and fantasy, on April 21. First p…

Congratulations, Hugo Nominees!

file770.com/lacon-v-anno...

Seems like those Epstein financial records need to be released and not covered up.... @wyden.senate.gov

Fractures Emerge Between GOP’s Pro-Pedophilia, Extremely Pro-Pedophilia Wings

Are those 'Ethics Officials' in the room with you now?

PS thanks to you, Derek and Jeffrey for the interesting paper and great work.

I'd also posit that geopolitical conflict to control (monopolize? economic models are changing as fast as geopolitical ones) will be an accelerating factor on the economic impacts. Plus labor refugees from climate wars.

I guess you are telling us that... (wait for it)...

It will always be sunny in Philadelphia?

🤣

The article's existence negates its own argument. The fact that the easiest way for an academic to land an opinion piece in The Chronicle or Inside Higher Ed is by offering contrarian takes about how awful academia is suggests a strong desire to look in the mirror.

I'm going with Pluto. So weird it got kicked out of the club!

LAcon V Registration – LAcon V Important Links:

We’ll be revealing the finalists for the 2026 Hugo Awards right here in just one hour!

If you want to vote on the Hugo Awards this year, information about registration is available at lacon.org/register.

No actual funding mechanism included. Just the credit card.

Somehow that debt doesn't include paying taxes tho.