there’s simply no way to engage with this that doesn’t leave the poster or the reader feeling dumber

Nagel is fine, but I will just say, with no trace of exaggeration, that if something tries to cite Mark Fisher at me, I’m shooting it with a gun

sighhhhh erin what is this hell

I’m still stuck on “We love you from the moon” 😭

Very funny that you can get a Pokemon to start working in Pokopia by staring at them

me

A full disc image of Earth, as seen from the Orion Crew Module. The planet is a pale blue, swirling with white clouds and glowing slightly lighter blue in place from reflected light. At lower left, a large brown landmass is Africa, with Spain and Portugal with twinkling lights where the planet curves. At top right, auroras glow in a thin green glow, just barely separated from the planet's surface. Earth is set against the black of space (pic: NASA/R.Wiseman)

More context on this #Artemis II image:

* This is the night side, lit by moonlight. You can see city lights in Spain & Portugal, & a sliver of day at lower right

* The Sun is entirely behind Earth, which makes it a kind of solar eclipse, but w/ Earth doing the eclipsing instead of the Moon:
☀️🌍🚀🌕

The Horrors That Could Lie Ahead if Vaccines Vanish 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.

“A year later, though, a scenario where no one can get these vaccines doesn’t feel as far-fetched, Kiang said. “Every week that goes by,” he said, “that seems more plausible.””

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“When they published their paper in early 2025, Kiang and Lo emphasized the outcomes from less extreme drops in vaccination rates, in part because the peer reviewers suggested those were more realistic. Back then, Kennedy was in his earliest days at HHS.”

composite satellite image of Antarctica, the snow & ice appearing as different shades of blue and beige, the sea is black. following three images are variations of this theme.

GUYS have you seen this. antarctica on google maps. go look at it. this is tech struggling to process the Sublime

what an absolute legend omg

Hearts go out to everyone at the Washington Post today.

Note from the editors: ProPublica is publishing the names of the two federal immigration agents involved in the fatal shooting of Minnesota protester Alex Pretti. We believe there are few investigations that deserve more sunlight and public scrutiny than this one, in which two masked agents fired 10 shots at Pretti as he lay on the ground after being pepper-sprayed. The Department of Justice said it is investigating the incident, but the names of the two agents have been withheld from Congress and from state and local law enforcement. The policy of shielding officers’ identities, particularly after a public shooting, is a stark departure from standard law enforcement protocols, according to lawmakers, state attorneys general and former federal officials. Such secrecy, in our view, deprives the public of the most fundamental tool for accountability.

A note from our editors:

Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

1/ BREAKING: Government documents reviewed by ProPublica identify Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa, 43, and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez, 35, as the two who fired their weapons during the deadly encounter with Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

A yellow gas line marking spray painted on both the pavement and two giant piles of snow.

Incredible utility marking choices here

This is my voicemail now

Book Talk: Cengiz Yar Join Cengiz Yar for a presentation on This Alabaster Grave, a powerful visual examination of Mosul and the lasting impact of war.

Kicking off a week of book talks across the U.S. beginning Monday, Feb 23 at 6:30 pm at the BDC in NYC. Come out and bring a friend. Space will be limited. www.eventbrite.com/e/book-talk-...

E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution

“In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...

The year journalism fights back in the courts "Think of it as the Dominion Voting System strategy for journalism."

www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/the-... "the Dominion Voting System strategy for journalism" sounds a lot cooler when you don't know that Dominion Voting Systems was eaten and sold for parts by private equity following the successful lawsuit

And Chris's graphic depiction of how little food refugee families received in Kenya after USAID cuts www.propublica.org/article/keny...

Next @zisiga.bsky.social's excellent design for this story about how nonprofits have removed any mention of words like "diversity" or "racism" from their mission statements.
www.propublica.org/article/dele...

The @propublica.org graphics team contributed fantastic graphics/design to not one, not two, but THREE stories already this week.

First, Chris Alcantara's gorgeous maps for a disturbing investigation into the impact of USAID cuts in South Sudan.
www.propublica.org/article/usai...

every person I’ve talked to today is sick lol

I only just noticed that my favorite local pho place has a shelf of 50s-era marine helmets spray-painted with antiwar slogans, holy shit

humans have been trying to do this shit forever and it's never worked out

Remember that December 8th is Nighthawk's Solstice: the shortest day of the year for those of us who stay up late.

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A rancher moves a herd of cattle between pastures in Colorado.

Cattle owned by the ranching company BTAZ Nevada graze in sagebrush habitat on the Forest Service’s Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in central Nevada.

An aerial photo shows a massive open pit mine with haze rising from the center.

A new investigation from @propublica.org & @highcountrynews.org finds that government programs for grazing on public lands help the wealthiest of ranchers while harming the environment. www.propublica.org/article/graz...

“it’s a data center except you’re churning out cabbages”