Earth will warm 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels in just two years, new data shows. Irreversible tipping points — like the melting of Arctic ice sheets or the collapse of coral reefs — are closer at hand than previously believed.
Great interview on proposed Medicaid/ACA subsidy cuts from Tradeoffs podcast…
Personal fave quote 😅: "Look, if someone is overweight, you can lower their weight by cutting off their arm. That doesn’t really address the problem you’re trying to solve..."
tradeoffs.org/2025/05/22/w...
I didn’t know that HBO had Food Network… so I will be watching Chopped for the rest of the day, thank you very much.
I forgot how good “Thank You for Smoking” is…
A bouquet of flowers including sunflowers and roses.
My favorite flowers for our anniversary 🤗♥️🌻🌹
“It’s the first new pharmaceutical approach to treating pain in more than 20 years… But the medication’s modest effectiveness and lengthy development process underscore the challenges of finding new ways to manage pain.”
If everything is urgent, then nothing is. It’s my biggest gripe with the 24/7 news cycle. There is so much that is more important, but not perceived as “urgent”. ♥️♥️
The fact that our first instinct as humans is to try and prove someone else “lesser than” is something that should give us more pause.
If someone is being irresponsible, we *have* to debunk— but the fact that humans genuinely get *pleasure* out of eviscerating each other online gives me the ick.
Honestly? Without you, it will only be all that much worse.
By the way: I say this to be motivating— not at all to impart pressure. So, when you have to, take a step back and breathe!
Always put on your oxygen mask before helping others.
'Prehab' before surgery speeds up patient recovery, review suggests. Exercise, nutritional changes, psychological support before going under the knife can all reduce complications.
www.cbc.ca/news/health/... via @cbcnews.ca
This is so important. Expertise and education are not enough to change behaviors/attitudes. If we pontificate & do not attempt to hear someone out, it is the fastest way to have someone dig their heels in further to inaccurate beliefs. Change requires a relationship, not just communication of fact.
That bird and biologist are both unbelievably adorable! ♥️
Ooo… I am probably biased but I loved the games available on GameCube. Playing Super Smash Brothers Melee and Sonic Adventure 2 were formative life experiences for me.
Screenshot of a Penguin Random House webpage showing a specific book entitled “Holding it Together: How Women Became America’s Safety Net” by Jessica Calarco.
Currently reading for January. I’ve noticed that I’ve had to take multiple breaks when reading this one because it’s actually been affecting me emotionally.
Policies *need* to change before women literally fray at the seams... @jessicacalarco.bsky.social
I really have to stop creepily lurking on my social accounts. 😅
Hello, Bluesky!
