Quietly, calmly and forensically, BBC just dismantled the Trump communications shitshow on Iran.
No hyperbole, just laying out an unprecedented military, diplomatic and reputational shambles.
Worth a watch.
(🎥 BBC News/BBC Verify)
I once got in trouble at a US national lab for (unintentionally but repeatedly) dialing 911 from a fax machine.
I want this bumper sticker, and to earn it
Picture of Marjane Satrapi alongside a quote from her. The quote reads: The world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same... - Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-French graphic novelist
Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.
Dispatches from MN: it's getting really hard, guys. The media has left, the donations are drying up, and ICE is still here kidnapping people. It's hard not to be resentful that other people have the option of setting this aside for.other things.
A Helpful explainer about our wildly misunderstood immigration laws from @sawyerhackett.bsky.social
There's been so much discussion of datacenters, but I'd love to hear you explore whether datacenters/AI will lead to net-positive impact for climate and clean energy. The trajectory doesn't look good - emissions are measurably going up, hype is real, yet the technology is evolving rapidly...?
Excerpt from a book describing the inconsistency of climate denial
I am so tired
A "Portland Frog" holding up an inflatable letter it just pulled from a big bag, in front of a message made of the same letters which reads: WE'RE NOT COOKED WE'RE NOT DOOMED WE WERE MADE FOR THIS MOMENT"
the vibe
To Anzu. You weren't good at laying eggs, which is the primary duty of a chicken, but you did have very pretty feathers. I'm sorry that rats dug into your grave and ate you. That was unfortunate. I would say rest in peace, but alas. The rats.
This is the best book dedication I’ve ever read
What is the best outcome -- and optimistic but realistic outcome -- you could imagine for where we could be in 5-6 years, and what would it require for us to get there? I'm speaking especially about the state of democracy and its intersection with how we use technology (including LLMs, AI).
We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
Ultimately, Petitioners may, because of the arcane United States immigration system, return to their home country, involuntarily or by self-deportation. But that result should occur through a more orderly and humane policy than currently in place. Philadelphia, September 17, 1787: "Well, Dr. Franklin, what do we have?" "A republic, if you can keep it." With a judicial finger in the constitutional dike, It is so ORDERED. SIGNED this 31st day of February, 2026. 7um Jing FRED BIERY UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Credit: Bystander Matthew 19:14 John 11:35 There is also the photo of the boy from the viral stories included.
Federal judge has ordered the release of Liam Ramos (the bunny hat boy) and his father. A brief and rather remarkable order. Clearly written to be shared widely, so please do. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Please circulate!! This deserves to be a big story.
Thank you Senator
I want to format these all into beautiful things to be shared across the internet, but until I have the time for it, if you are from Minnesota and need to know that people love you and have your back, that you are inspiring people all over the world, here are some notes.
I added a page to the website where you can send a little love note to folks in Minnesota.
I keep getting lovely emails about how people are inspired by the resistance, but I would like to actually put these together for folks on the ground to read when they need to.
Some part of my subconscious is still waiting for the firemen to show up.
A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
1000x this 👇. The narrowly conceived mandate of scientists is to describe our world as it is. The broadly conceived mandate is describe what is possible. @meadekrosby.bsky.social @costasamaras.com
Screenshots from Andor when the Gorman councilman told Mon Mothma, “They don’t even bother to lie badly anymore. I suppose that’s the final humiliation.”
Are you counting oil in transit as storage or something else?
I love your posts and they have made me look more deeply into your writings. Thank you for doing them!
Where’s the appalled button
I also made place-based job choices (which felt revolutionary in academia) and never regretted it. I don’t know you personally, but in case you need to hear it, based on your nuanced thinking and rad communication skills, I have high confidence you will find what you are looking for!
After grad school, I was anxious to find the perfect forever job. Then it turned out no one does “forever jobs”, fit isn’t permanent, and my career has been an evolution as my interests evolved too. Times are wild and scary, but there are many interesting paths ahead. Good luck!
Kindness can be a light in the darndest places. Thank you.
Humans and octopi both have similar eyeballs with a lens, iris, and retina, but they evolved through totally separate evolutionary mechanisms.
