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A white mesh bag with several bulbs of garlic and some individual cloves on a kitchen counter.

I, a published writer, editor, and university instructor, learned today that a “clove” of garlic refers to the sections and not the entire structure (“bulb”). This has enormous ramifications for my recipes

Iran announces "the start of targeting the enemy's technological infrastructure in the region," by which they mean targeting assets of American companies like Google, Amazon, Microsoft, etc, across the region.

I think she must have been in constant pain as well though she would never admit it. :( I wish she had lived past my dumbass years so I could have asked her about it all

I know people don't mean it that way, but "we just need to unite" often in effect means, "white people need to unite and silence pesky marginalized people."

one more time: our problem is not polarization. our problem is fascism.

"polarization is the problem" is literally the thesis of Birth of a Nation. it has long been a white supremacist justification for fascism in the US. www.everythingishorrible.net/p/our-proble...

A photo of the Chicago skyline at night with a tangle of bright lighting lignite gap the night sky during a thunderstorm

Boom! Had a great ight show over the skyline tonight. Here’s my first big lightning shot of the season.

This is a 2-frame composite. Best as I can tell, two large, branching bolts struck the eastern antenna mast of the Hancock. #wxsky #ilwx

my grandma had polio and walked with a distinctive rolling gait for the rest of her life because of it. She and my grandpa were big into disability recognition and rights back in the day because of her own experiences, which apparently made them big time outliers in the 1950s

A complete failure of compassion and imagination on their part. I feel awful for those poor kids.

^^^

The thing that I don't think they've fully grasped is because we've had two nearly three generations of adults who have been vaccinated, people are going to realize pretty quickly shit is bad when suddenly their kids are dying.

Bugs Bunny in a tux saying "I wish all trans children a very live long enough to get revenge"

Book bans and civil liberties. It was really great!

It was awesome to meet you too, and what a wonderful event that was!

For those keeping score at home:

I informed Grammarly via email precisely what I thought of their appropriation of my name and reputation and received an email from their head of litigation promising a full response by the end of the week.

To be continued...

Maggie and Mike talking in front of a big crowd

The ICE detention center purchases appear to be money laundering:

I have never seen a standing ovation at one of these events before but here we are!

A packed room waiting to see Maggie Tokuda-Hall at the library as her photo is projected onto a large screen

Almost a full house here to see @maggietokudahall.bsky.social talking with @sakeriver.com tonight but there's still a couple seats if you are close to the San Diego Central Library just saying!!

So apparently grammarly stole my fuckin identity

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www.reddit.com/r/Anthropic/... this reddit thread of vibe coders sniping at each other and panicking about token limits and subscription costs is really restorative and therapeutic

From a missile in Iran

“In memory of the victims of Epstein Island"

I don't, I'm sorry!

its an iranian missile with a message written on it in Persian

the message, translated, reads "in memory of the victims of epstein island"

omfg

🧵👇🏼

20/ This is one of those situations where the right thing to do is also the smart one. The alternative is actually straightforward: make space for dissenting voices, abandon the old paradigms, and start investing political resources in pushing for a negotiated end to West Bank occupation.

Could not be clearer: RFK Jr. is waging a war on science and public health.

That’s what he was installed to do and he’s doing it.

Because RFK Jr. has allied himself with major corporate interests in America that saw how COVID threatened their bottom lines and said “never again.”

too many salutes

Home security systems are safety theater. They make us feel like we’re in control, but they don’t actually reduce the risk of violence.

If anything, they’re a part of a broader, predatory industry that exploits our fears and *increases* the risk of violence to keep us spending money.

After revelations that companies like Ring have been selling home security footage to ICE, the most common defense of keeping a camera up seems to be, “But what if I’m stalked?”

And as a violence researcher, I’m just here to state for the record that police do not care about your security footage.

Daughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts

Today's Classic Cover of the Day is Daughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist & Janny Wurts! This edition was illustrated by Hugo-winning artist (and husband of Janny Wurts) Don Maitz.