Did they do the photo shoot at Mar-a-Lago?
05.03.2026 03:30
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Did they do the photo shoot at Mar-a-Lago?
There are currently no US Ambassadors in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, or Qatar. And since consular budgets have been slashed, few personnel to assist Americans trying to leave the region, even as the US issues evacuation notices instructing them to do so.
the kind of thing that gets played at a war crimes trial
Screenshot from The Simpsons where Groundskeeper Willy sneaks into a closet to watch a tape that he secretly recorded.
Netanyahu to the U.S. Congress, 2002: "If you take out Saddam, Saddam's regime, I guarantee you that it will have enormous positive reverberations on the region."
It really is the blurst of times.
The US NSF has put out a "dear colleagues" letter that is essentially a yard sale list for @ncar-ucar.bsky.social
It asks questions such as, who'd like to take over some of NCAR's programs? Is anyone interested in commercial use of the Mesa Lab?
If you have thoughts, send them to NSF_NCAR@nsf.gov
Chris Murphy: "This is really scary because what Bovino essentially told you is that if you just happen to be present when they are undertaking an operation, if you pull out your phone to record it, the use of force against you is justified. That is not true, it's not what the law says."
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
When Europe colonized the Indies it was primarily driven by demand for cinnamon and nutmeg. Whole islands, entire societies, subjugated in the quest for pumpkin spice.
The FIFA Peace Prize used to mean something
Phrenology is back, baby! Outsource your racist redlining to an AI.
The Bay Area is more than halfway toward its goal of restoring 100,000 acres of tidal wetlands, which are a natural buffer to floodwaters from future sea level rise.
The region now boasts 57,800 acres of restored tidal marsh
@kqednews.kqed.org @kqedscience.bsky.social
www.kqed.org/science/1998...
Melissa is officially the strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded at time of landfall. Pray for Jamaica.
Remember this one? “Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom.” Via Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social #CityMakingMath
Called the sheriff on someone taking a photo on a public road. “This was sabotage. This was a hit.”
mavensnotebook.com/2025/10/14/s...
Mr. Burns and Mr. Smithers from The Simpsons look at a nuclear inspection officers, saying "The watchdog of public safety. Is there any lower form of life?"
So funny how the Republican Party pretends to be anti-establishment when all their takes are lifted from Mr. Burns.
The water board's Statewide Restoration General Order is major progress on cutting green tape!
www.ppic.org/blog/environ...
Modern China reminds me of Victorian England - an aristocratic hierarchy trying to manage a capitalist economy while keeping democracy at bay. Was wondering if anyone else sees it that way and found this gem.
www.ft.com/content/f160...
Wildlife science is a big one for this too. Paying for work experience and working for free or for a small weekly stipend is distressingly common. Many entry level paid jobs are barely living wage
Very excited that California's Department of Water Resources is using out product (GRAT) for watershed planning.
Explains why everybody thought we live on a turtle
Motherfucking wind farms…
Usually I prefer Star Trek, but there is one thing Star Wars does better. Aliens aren’t just humans with eyebrow ridges. Aliens are puppets. Or at least humans in cloaks/fur suits. And you gotta have strange little robots running around everywhere. Star Wars has better aliens and better robots.
Whisteblower jailed despite committing no crime
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/e...
You can spend time arguing over the difference between shutting down FEMA & rebranding it but the reality is that the Trump admin has already dismantled FEMA to the point that it could not efficiently respond to a relatively small disaster in a state with a relatively large capacity EM system.
"Pakistan wasn’t expecting to do this for at least 10 or 20 years. But Global South countries can be leaders of the energy transition."
e360.yale.edu/features/pak...
