So much false equivalence in media on gerrymandering in Texas vs California & Virginia. California and Virginia maps approved by the voters. That's a huge difference not enough people pointing out
Your regular reminder that cops don't actually justify their existence or enormous budgets by solving much crime.
Approximately 11% of all serious crimes result in an arrest, and about 2% end in a conviction.
And then there's this...
“Behind every landmark ruling lies a vast archive of briefs, petitions, appendices, and supporting records; these are the the arguments, evidence, and voices that shaped each decision.”
“Making them freely available is a matter of civic accountability, not just scholarly convenience.”
#democracy
“The decision rests on Montana's constitution, whose Equal Protection and Individual Dignity clause has been repeatedly interpreted to protect transgender people—and which the court made clear provides far greater protection than the federal constitution.”
“The more people participate, the more we’re able to learn,” says He. “And that could have a meaningful impact on all of us, in terms of making it easier for us to read clearly and accurately in all sorts of settings.”
Scientists are recruiting everyone who reads visual text to take part in a #CitizenScience project. You can help out by reading this post, sharing it, and signing up to take part. (short🧵)
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news.ncsu.edu/2026/04/citi...
Peter Magyar has offered a template which can be used, without too much alteration, in defeating populists worldwide
open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...
Hotlines for US soldiers thinking of leaving the armed forces as "conscientious objectors" are being overwhelmed.
Almost all the calls mention the bombing of the girls' school in Iran that killed more than 100 school children.
www.npr.org/2026/04/10/n...
An mRNA treatment for PANCREATIC CANCER was in trials, among many other uses. Choosing to end this research is choosing to sentence millions to an early, painful death
Of The Empire We will be known as a culture that feared death and adored power, that tried to vanquish insecurity for the few and cared little for the penury of the many. We will be known as a culture that taught and rewarded the amassing of things, that spoke little if at all about the quality of life for people (other people), for dogs, for rivers. All the world, in our eyes, they will say, was a commodity. And they will say that this structure was held together politically, which it was, and they will say also that our politics was no more than an apparatus to accommodate the feelings of the heart, and that the heart, in those days, was small, and hard, and full of meanness. - Mary Oliver
God this poem is haunting me again.
astronaut setting their email OOO (out of orbit)
You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it. From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, ‘Look at that, you son of a bitch
This quote from Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell has been in my head the last few days
Here's our "You've Got to Have [JMRL] Friends" playlist for those waiting in line. open.spotify.com/playlist/3ee...
#Cville folks - come out for the JMRL Friends Used Book Sale member presale tonight, 5-7. Not a member? [Why not?] You can join at the door. Or come to the sale April 4-12, 10am to 7pm each day. Proceeds support JMRL's entire public programming budget.
jmrlfriends.org/booksale
right now the astronauts are calling houston because the computer on the spaceship is running two instances of microsoft outlook and they can't figure out why. nasa is about to remote into the computer
Someone moved an image.
In an administration that posts Nazi iconography online and is full of people with ties to white supremacist groups, what could possibly go wrong?
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/u...
He started a war with no reason and no plan, sending the world into a crisis solely of his own creation, and now he's angrily bitching that other countries need to clean up his mess.
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments about birthright citizenship. Here, for the NYTimes and with Kate Masur, I offer a view of what those of you who think historically should be listening for. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/o...
“In early 2024, when Jackson approached Goldin, the average NBA player made about $12 million, according to Basketball Reference, a statistics website. The average WNBA player made $118,000—less than one cent on the dollar, as Goldin is quick to point out.”
To whoever did this at the #NoKings in Boston: Thank you.❤️
It made me tear up. And we must to be reminded of needless damage to humanity that results directly from the careless, bellicose bluster coming from the Pentagon and White House.
And yes, I saw lots of joy in Charlottesville today - the dancers, the drum circle (and horns!), the flags, inflated costumes, and signs and signs and signs. It did us all good to see the crowds.
@soccerpolitics.bsky.social
“Here is a tale, in the dark for 30 years, about how book reviews are an engine that helps keep the culture running.”
Might be the greatest opening paragraph of anything ever.
Why we protest:
1. Nonviolent protest works.
2. It changes the atmosphere.
3. It gets us organized.
4. Protests win elections.
5. Protest brings joy.
Thank you @timothysnyder.bsky.social
#NoKings
After years of worrying about elder financial scams, take a listen at all the crazy financial shenanigans appealing to your kids (or grandkids)! Meme coins, buy-now-pay-later, predictive betting on anything, etc etc etc.
Join the webinar April 1 or view later & get the research report.
