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River Runner Watch the path of a raindrop from anywhere in the contiguous United States

Where does your sewage, storm water, and runoff go? See this fascinating map (you even can find your house on it):
river-runner.samlearner.com
#waterways #runoff #waterquality #nature #conservation #watershed

In trade war with the US, China holds a lot more cards than Trump may think − in fact, it might have a winning hand Trump’s tariffs may hurt, but this time China holds more cards − and could turn the pressure into a strategic advantage.

Wishing this were news to anyone but this admin.
Unstated: it's not just China. Many other nations also can survive just fine.
#theconversation #tarrifs #politics #polsci #trade #freemarkets
theconversation.com/in-trade-war...

Ep 887 | Signal and the Noise - The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal Tulsi Gabbard's memory seems as selective as Alberto Gonzales's infamous "I don't recall" testimony from 2007. Imagine a Director of National Intelligence who can't remember being part of a classified...

New #ProfessionalLeft #Podcast Ep 887: "Signal and the Noise" - We shred the Trump admin's national security disaster, Tulsi Gabbard's convenient memory loss, and the right-wing media machine spinning classified chaos. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! www.buzzsprout.com/229/episodes...

Absolutely.
Positively.
The.
Best.
Podcast.
In.
America.

Listen now.

Does the Attorney General know what 'actual malice' is?

We desperately need to increase our capacity in upgrading nursing programs. There’s a huge shortage of nurses everywhere. You know what was being used to increase capacity at publics? NIH $$.

Bernie Sanders, AOC, and Greg Casar on stage in Tucson in front a crowd of 23,000 people.

Tucson, Arizona today.

Original projected attendance was 3,000 people.

23,000 showed up.

Rachel Bendayan, Canadian immigration minister

Canada‘s new immigration minister says Trump presidency is creating an “incredible opportunity” for Canada to attract the best and brightest from around the world – including talented people currently living in the United States. #cdnpoli

Somedays I don't want to think about the political-social-economic world.
Today is one of those days.
Hence, I post a photo of something pretty. #nature #natives #flowers #driftless #aldo_leopold

The World Happiness Report for 2025 shows that in the US people are rapidly becoming less happy, mostly based on 2024 data. So far, all indicators are heading down even faster in 2025.
www.cbsnews.com/news/2025-wo...

worldhappiness.report

@jaketapper.bsky.social

Trump’s first term polarized teens’ views on racism and inequality A social scientist tracking adolescents’ beliefs and behaviors over time was uniquely positioned to document changes in teens’ worldviews after Trump’s 2016 election.

Teens who supported Trump during his first term became less aware of systemic
#racism over time, while those who opposed him grew more conscious of racial inequalities. An adolescent development scholar explains: buff.ly/82D1YYg @wraylake.bsky.social, UCLA #polisky

As Trump menaces us in Canada, we have a question for Britain: when will you stand up to him? | Jennifer Welsh The UK has long benefited from its Commonwealth. Though we will take steps to ensure our survival, the silence from London is deafening, says writer and academic Jennifer Welsh

As Trump menaces us in Canada, we have a question for Britain: when will you stand up to him? | Jennifer Welsh

Congratulations Dr. Keil.

"Freedom sores." /s

Manufacturing consent

If you have not read this book yet (or listened to it) you are not properly prepared for what we’re facing right now, full stop. And it is clear far too many have not.

88 has long been code for "Heil Hitler."

YES there's a reason he likes X. The ascii code is 88.

PLEASE do this, Mexico.
We'll accept "Gulf of Mexico," too. 🙏

Must-Read Charlie Savage NYT: "Trump Brazenly Defies Laws in Escalating Executive Power Grab" (Gift link) #ELB NYT: In his first term, President Trump seemed to relish ripping through the norms and standards of self-restraint that his predecessors had respected. Three weeks into his second term, hand-wringing ...

Must-Read Charlie Savage NYT: “Trump Brazenly Defies Laws in Escalating Executive Power Grab” (Gift link) electionlawblog.org?p=148484

"The GOP keeps failing to make Nebraska a winner-take-all state. Now it might ask voters to do it" #ELB AP: For decades Republicans in GOP-dominated Nebraska have tried and failed to upend the state’s unusual method of splitting its presidential electoral votes by congressional district. Now, with yet a...

“The GOP keeps failing to make Nebraska a winner-take-all state. Now it might ask voters to do it” electionlawblog.org?p=148478

Harriet Tubman led military raids during the Civil War as well as her better-known slave rescues Harriet Tubman has long been known as a conductor on the Underground Railroad leading enslaved Black people to freedom. Less known is her role as a Union spy during the Civil War.

A great American worth remembering, not just during Black History Month.
theconversation.com/harriet-tubm...

I love this. It gives me some optimism in these depressing times.

Happy 54, slugger! #Guillermo

James Harvey III, Tuskegee airman, leader of the team that won the US military's first aerial gunnery competition for combat aviators. AKA, Top Gun. James Harvey is a handsome Black man in WW2 uniform with an indomitableble look of calm confidence.

Tom Cruise in an aviation suit and Rayban aviator sunglasses from Top Gun.

Hey, while we're talking about erasing history:

In 1949 the US military held its first Aeriel Gunnery Competition, later known as "Top Gun."

The best of the best competed in dogfighting and other skills. The team that won, was the 332nd: The Tuskegee airmen.

So they refused to announce a winner🤡