WATCH: Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.

Simple, direct graphic proclaims "Support These Data Centers: Schools, Libraries, Bookstores.

Ich did not make thys, but Ich wisshe Ich did. Repost yf you are a proud member of the Gen AI Backlash.

Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine.

The Throwaway Planet | Caroline Fraser Three books raise political and moral questions about human consumption—and the value we place on those who clean up the waste.

The problem with plastic (and everything else we throw away)—
www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

Santa Fe International Literary Festival The Santa Fe International Literary Festival will take place May 16–18, 2025, bringing together world-renowned authors, thinkers, and passionate readers.

Authors slated to participate in the Santa Fe International Literary Festival (May 15-17) include @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social, Ocean Vuong, @carlhiaasen.com, Craig Johnson, @calfraser.bsky.social, @sarahweinman.com, and many more. Truly wish I could be there.

www.sfinternationallitfest.org

Now (re)reading @calfraser.bsky.social’s magnificent book MURDERLAND.

Poem text: There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground, And swallows circling with their shimmering sound; And frogs in the pools singing at night, And wild plum trees in tremulous white, Robins will wear their feathery fire Whistling their whims on a low fence-wire; And not one will know of the war, not one Will care at last when it is done. Not one would mind, neither bird nor tree If mankind perished utterly; And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn, Would scarcely know that we were gone.

“There Will Come Soft Rains (War Time)” by Sara Teasdale (1884 –
1933)

poets.org/poem/there-w... #TodaysPoem #NationalPoetryMonth #Spring #poem #poetry

Spinachbra... 05 Nov 24 Trump saving America from its first woman president makes him a legend Doing it twice puts him in the pantheon He single handedly kept America from having the first female president TWICE

So many men voted for him because of how much they hate women.

You know what Melania Trump didn't release/address yesterday?

Her immigration records

In July 2016 -- 10 years ago -- Trump promised to hold a presser & release Melania's immigration records after the RNC. Then in Aug 2016 he told CNN he would release in a couple of weeks

IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED

In his tirade against MAGA war critics, Trump blasted Alex Jones for calling Sandy Hook a hoax.

This seemed odd. So I went back and checked. At the time Trump hailed Jones as "amazing" and rebuffed demands that he denounce lies about the shooting.

New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2089...

North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit This policy toolkit is primarily geared toward stopping, slowing, and restricting rampant data center development in the US at the local and state level.

This is the @ainowinstitute.bsky.social's North Star Data Center Policy Toolkit, a set of policy and action recommendations for fighting against "AI" data centers at the local, state, and federal level.
datacenters.ainowinstitute.org

“Jupiter,” and all its AI slop can fuck right off.

"People really don’t like data centers. Especially when powered by fossil fuels."

Bi-partisan opposition to something like I've never seen before.

It's the people vs the oligarchs.

Refreshing. We will need a lot more of this.

Vet confronts ICE agents for wearing military uniforms without serving and "Police" insignias without going to police academies.

They are uncharacteristically lowkey and quiet.

The grisly subject matter notwithstanding, this was one of the better non-fiction books I’ve ever read. It will piss you off for a litany of reasons, not the least of which are the corporations that poison us and manage to shirk responsibility. Great work, @calfraser.bsky.social.

Wikipedia Bans AI-Generated Content “In recent months, more and more administrative reports centered on LLM-related issues, and editors were being overwhelmed.”

NEW: Wikipedia has banned AI-generated content.

The Resistance hacked the crossing signal in Denver.

Need sound up.

Calling on Lisbeth Salander to pay a call on this guy

‘I share your outrage’: Democrats woo MAHA moms ahead of the midterms Democrats hope the Trump administration's recent pesticide move will sway voters in their direction.

NEW with @ruthreader.bsky.social: Some Democrats see an opening to win over MAHA voters ahead of November as the movement's frustrations with the Trump administration reach a breaking point www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

In honor of National women's day, here's a little reminder.

‘Dark, like our future’: Iranians describe scenes of catastrophe after Tehran’s oil depots bombed Residents report terror of smoke-filled city, from potentially toxic rain, air and water to food scarcity and difficulty of escape

“Tehran is burning. And smoke has filled the streets. It’s impossible to drive out of the city right now and even with the windows closed, heavy smoke is making its way inside."

Read every word.

BLM Announces Plan to Fell Oregon's Last Great Forests One billion board feet per year... 30 days to make your voice heard.

Info on the new BLM plan to clear cut Oregon old growth forests so regime buddies can rake in cash without any consideration of ecosystems, watershed, salmon habitat, recreation, etc etc.

Comment period open until March 23. You can write in!

morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/blm-announ...

Iran’s people were facing a horrible shortage of water before the war began. If we are destroying desalination plants and setting fire to Teheran we are committing unfathomable crimes.

No animal alive today is ‘primitive’ – why are so many still labeled that way? All species alive today, from chimpanzees to bacteria, are cousins that each have equally long lineages, rather than ancestors or descendants of one another.

The idea that humans sit atop an evolutionary hierarchy dates back to 1866, when a scientist drew the first tree of life with "Man" at the top.

This inaccurate view still shapes how we think of the animal world, despite decades of genomic evidence proving evolution has no hierarchy.
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Indigenous-led demonstration serves ICE symbolic 'eviction notice' During a demonstration at the Henry Whipple Federal Building Saturday, Indigenous activists pointed out the ‘bitter irony’ that the federal government is detaining people on a site where Dakota famili...

“‘We are going to be here to outlast ICE. We’ll be here to outlast the occupation,’ said Torres.

Kate Beane, public historian, also made connections between the ICE holding facility and the stockade at Fort Snelling that interred Dakota people in the winter of 1862.“

Morning

#BlackHistoryMonth
Powerful Message
From Tyler Merritt

My Wish
They would air this clip during tomorrow's Superbowl

The beauty of slag Maybe it’s not just a brownfield or a wastescape. Maybe it’s a novel ecosystem.

Holy cow
Thanks to Today in Tabs
mag.uchicago.edu/science-medi...

The guy who owns Amazon shutting down the books section of the Washington Post is beyond parody

The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.

The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.

https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3

Trees Connect Us with Our Ancestors. 'When Trees Testify' Explores the Powerful Link (Exclusive) "We don’t have to just live with the memories of our ancestors," writes author Beronda L. Montgomery in an exclusive essay for PEOPLE in advance of her new book 'When Trees Testify,' out Jan. 20. "We ...

A book that deserves all the love #whentreestestify
people.com/beronda-mont...