Curses on the heads of the time changers.

Iran and America’s Long War in the Middle East - New Global Politics Washington has been stoking conflict with Tehran for decades. The long-desired war has finally arrived, but there is no endgame. Its permanence is the plan.

Iran and America’s Long War in the Middle East

www.newglobalpolitics.org/iran-and-ame...

#Women&GirlsinScienceDay Academic & particle physicist Anne Kernan was a huge advocate for women in science, on one occasion funding a trip to CERN for an undergrad she had never met, meeting her at the airport and paying for her accommodation until funding came through. www.dib.ie/biography/ke...

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue

The speed with which salmon have returned to the Klamath - like the Elwha - after dam removal is overwhelmingly hopeful. And in both cases thanks to decades of tireless advocacy by local Tribes.

Furloughed feds pick up Seattle beach trash to keep serving the public Furloughed federal employees were out in the rain picking up cigarette butts, bottle caps, and other trash at Seattle’s Golden Gardens Park on Friday.

Here in Seattle, furloughed NOAA employees were out in the pouring rain cleaning up beaches yesterday, part of a national week of service organized by federal workers who can't do their jobs due to the shutdown.

Story by @heyjohnryan.bsky.social at KUOW, our federally defunded public radio station.

RFK Jr didn't just run an anti-vax campaign in Samoa that killed 83 people, mostly children < age 5—he *wanted* people to get measles to see what would happen.

We already know what happens. People get sick & die.

Watch our whole conversation here: open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...

Since wolves’ return, Yellowstone’s aspens are recovering, study finds The researchers found a 152-fold increase in sapling and young-tree density.

Aspen trees are growing taller in Yellowstone thanks to wolves that prey on elk, which graze on trees.

Ex-farm worker here.

We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing.

Not true AT ALL.

Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are.

The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour.

At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.

Universities in Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union thought giving in to government demands would save their independence Before the Nazis, German universities were among the best in the world. Step by step, the universities gave up their independence until they were instruments of the state.

Still prescient and, today, even more felicitous than when it was written back in April.

theconversation.com/universities...

Middle aged blonde hag half smiling with hoop earrings and a black dress drinking white wine in a glass filled dining room

My favorite book is The Sun Also Rises. It’s about a generation of broken people trying (and mostly not succeeding) to cope with their trauma. I ate at a restaurant in Paris from the book.

This is just a friendly reminder that we live in hell but it’s worth it to keep trying.

This is a fantastic analysis of the kooks who RFK Jr appointed to his ACIP

Teaching may have its hard moments, but its real beauty is getting to play a part, however small, in the making good of the promise of America.

A photo of a farm worker's worn hands.

As we get ready to celebrate #FathersDay, let's think of the farm worker fathers who works so hard to bring food to our tables. Many are currently living in fear due to raids by immigration enforcement. #WeFeedYou

These are the people that make America great 🇲🇽🇺🇸

Image shows an owl with a hobby horse - looks like a witch on a broomstick

I have a new hero.
This owl stole a child's hobby horse and flies around with it!

‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides

I've studied insects for 40 years and seen this unfold.

“Across the entire clock of the forest, plants and creatures are falling out of sync. In the background, the temperature is rising.
Even a brief drought lasting just a few days can wipe out millions of humidity-dependent insects."

The streets of Asbury Park were once again filled with love, pride, and unity as we celebrated the start of #Pride2025! Today and every day, my office stands shoulder to shoulder with our LGBTQ+ family in the ongoing fight for equality and justice for all.

Wednesday Warning with Dr. Angela Rasmussen A recording from Dr. Angela Rasmussen and Steve Schmidt's live video

I talked to @thewarningses.bsky.social tonight and there was no shortage of horrors to discuss.

But getting this out there is really important. Anything we can do, we should do it.

open.substack.com/pub/rasmusse...

You do you, Jupiter.

However, if you could *try* to aim in the direction of the White House, we’d all be very grateful.

Study begun pre-COVID finds remote work increased sleep by 1/2 hr/night, decreased commute by 4.5 hr/week replaced with work, family & leisure and led to healthier eating. Remote and hybrid employees report higher job satisfaction and well-being. farmingdale-observer.com/2025/05/16/s...

#BiologyLetters Stone-assisted drumming in Western chimpanzees and its implications for communication and cultural transmission: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... #ecology #behaviour #evolution

New Jersey is a fossil hotspot, with answers about the day the dinosaurs died Paleontologist Ken Lacovara never expected to find critical fossil data in a New Jersey suburb—let alone info about the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. His dig site is now a fossil park and museum...

Paleontologist Ken Lacovara never expected to find critical fossil data in a New Jersey suburb—let alone info about the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. His dig site is now a fossil park and museum.

🇺🇦🗣️ Zelensky: Russia must change radically. Or the whole world will have to change. Just as the world did 80 years ago. When it finally became obvious to everyone: it is impossible to appease evil. It must be fought. Together. Fight decisively. With force. With pressure.

The U.S. is on track to have the worst whooping cough outbreak since 1948. Some regions are reporting that they are struggling to do contact tracing of cases because they are ALSO managing measles investigations.

And, of course, funding cuts to public health have resulted in fewer resources.

🎶 If we're having world problems, I feel bad for us son.

He's had 99 birthdays, and today is one of them 🎂🎵

Happy 99 to the champion of the natural world and sustainability of this planet, Sir David Attenborough

“They Actually Had a List”: ICE Arrests Workers Involved in Landmark Labor Rights Case “We are concerned at the appearance of targeting publicly pro-union worker leaders,” said a UFW official about an ICE raid in New York.

ICE Arrests Farm Workers Involved in Landmark Labor Rights Case

theintercept.com/2025/05/05/i...

Mount Saint Helens, 1980. The big boom really grabs your attention, of course. I think the first part of the video, where nothing much seems to be happening until you realize the *entire mountainside* is sliding down, is even more awesome. 🧪⛰️🧵

at the risk of sound like bill bennett, where exactly are the men in these boy’s lives? the fathers? coaches? anyone genuinely concerned with their lives?

I’m proud to join the great Cyndi Lauper in the fight for women’s rights & healthcare. Go to www.bonfire.com/girlswantrights2025 to get a shirt and learn more about the #GirlsJustWantToHaveFundamentalRights Fund. @tidescommunity.bsky.social