troy farah

And with that, she got to work on the last piece of music she would ever write. By the time she was conceiving the sound world and structure of the piece, she was in the middle of her pregnancy. A significant portion of the work, though, came after our son was born and after her diagnosis. As the chemo cycles began, a friend and mentor sent her a supportive email, and in it was a line musing that the dual challenges of cancer treatment and newborn care must be "beyond the beyond." "That's my title," Sarah said to me. "Don't you think?"

My friend wrote a piece for Esquire about the passing of his wife (an extremely talented composer) and the music she left behind. It’s a beautiful meditation on grief and art and the way the two things inform each other; please read if you’re so inclined.

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Caitlin KALINOWSKI over X I resigned from OpenAl. I care deeply about the Robotics team and the work we built together. This wasn't an easy call. Al has an important role in national security. But surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got. This was about principle, not people. I have deep respect for Sam and the team, and I'm proud of what we built together.

OpenAI head of robotics just resigned over company deal with the Pentagon saying…

“Surveillance of Americans without judicial oversight and lethal autonomy without human authorization are lines that deserved more deliberation than they got”

Ruben Ray Martinez: Footage shows US citizen shot dead by ICE agent in Texas traffic stop The Department of Homeland Security did not disclose Martinez was shot by one of its agents until almost a year later.

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Tech bros will jump to assign consciousness to robots but then laugh and crank up the bulldozer when we say trees and lakes are living beings

Spring ice melt #flowing from Mt. Rainier, taken 6/4/22 #BlueSkyArtShow #photography

Rolling Stone is publishing pro-war advertorials by an Israeli government agent now:

Magnificent giant soft green moth with 4 eye spots and long twisty "tail", at rest with wings spread on the side of a pine

Luuuuuuuuuunaaaaaa 💚

Few local creatures stop me in my tracks like this, just the sheer size and soft colors and markings. Like, welp, day instantly better.

Small white flowers in the sun

Wildflowers in the sun outside my house

not sure what the big deal is? just a few war crimes and civilian deaths but rocket go zoom zoom

never lose sight of how fucking stupid all of this is

Trump has privately shown serious interest in U.S. ground troops in Iran The president’s private comments have not focused on a large-scale ground invasion of Iran, but rather on the idea of a small contingent of U.S. troops that would be used for specific strategic purpos...

He thinks he can do this with Mexico too. www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...

hey can you chew your nuts a little quieter? some of us are trying to look at lichens

Ceratiomyxa sphaerosperma from Mera, Pastaza, Ecuador. This tiny slime mold makes its spores on little stalks, giving it a distinctive appearance. My favorite feature of these are the glass-like stems.

Olympus OM-1 / 90mm macro lens / MC20 2x teleconverter

DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin is one of the most active stock-traders in the Senate — and violated the STOCK Act against insider trading as recently as last August.

He currently holds stock in L3Harris, which has millions in contracts with ICE and FEMA.

The grift continues.

'Abortion Reversal' is Unethical. Here's Why. As a bioethicist who conducted research at three highly ranked research universities across the country, the continued efforts to undermine medication abortion, including the promotion of ‘abortion pi...

"Anti-abortion advocates aim to confuse women by promoting ‘abortion reversal,’ [which]...lacks credible scientific support. Quite simply, there is no ethical way to design an abortion reversal study. Meanwhile, we have 25 years of evidence proving that medication abortion is safe and effective."

A cool leafhopper I photographed a couple days ago in Perú. Anyone know what species or genus it is? Reminds me a bit of Molomea but leafhoppers are really diverse.

The entire Democratic strategy debate — "moderate" or move left? fight or compromise? — is based on a misreading of data. Voters don't think Dems are too progressive; they think Dems are weak. The actual math on what to do about this isn't even close!
New: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-d...

Congress may be about to create the “bad internet” - Salon.com Online privacy protections could be demolished, advocates warn

yes, for decades actually. we even covered it at Salon a few months ago. the difference is, it might actually succeed this time.

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Corporate Media Buries Story of US and Israel Killing 168 in Girls School Attack No front-page stories in NYT, WSJ, WaPo. No mention on NBC and CBS Sunday Shows. No stand alone segments on Evening News shows. A death count on par with the OKC bombing is relegated to the back page.

“No front-page stories in NYT, WSJ, WaPo. No mention on NBC and CBS Sunday Shows. No stand alone segments on Evening News shows. A death count on par with the OKC bombing is relegated to the back page.” www.columnblog.com/p/corporate-...

A brown penguin chick of some kind. It looks very much like a man in a suit. It is bedraggled and miserable

Made it to Friday but at what cost

🚨 Report: ‘Double-tap’ strike killed 165 Iranian schoolgirls in Minab

An investigation by Middle East Eye finds the deadly strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ school in Minab, southern Iran, involved 2 explosions, w/ the 2nd blast hitting survivors who had taken shelter after the first attack…

Cockroaches that eat each other’s wings turn into a fierce fighting force The wood-feeding cockroach’s cannibalistic love bites lead to a lasting bond. Afterward, the pair prefer each other over all other roaches.

nothing is more romantic than pair-bonded roaches that start fights and eat each other’s wings.

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Congress Is Considering Abolishing Your Right to Be Anonymous Online The bipartisan push to remove anonymity from the internet is ushering in an era of unprecedented mass surveillance and censorship.

we cannot even begin to fathom how badly this will be abused

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305 Day - our slogan is ‘Civic Pride Through Biodiversity’ and today we celebrate Miami, an incomparable city harboring manatees and other marine megafauna in its midst. Don’t take it for granted! Today we were graced by this absolute unit of a manatee!! 🤩〰️🐮〰️🌇 #305day #coralcitycamera

Americans trust federal scientists more than RFK, Jr., poll suggests When it comes to health advice, more people trust the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association than they do federal health agencies, according to a new poll

When it comes to health advice, more people trust the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association than they do federal health agencies, according to a new poll

US House rejects war powers resolution to end Trump’s hostilities with Iran Democratic-backed measure that would have forced US to withdraw troops failed by a vote of 212-219

i'm willing to bet that the venn diagram of the lawmakers who voted against this and also receive money from israel and/or war machine companies is a circle

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U.S. Military Joins Drug War in Ecuador: “It Wasn’t Going to Be Just Boat Strikes Forever” Two government officials told The Intercept that the joint U.S.–Ecuador military action won’t just be a one-off raid.

The US under 'antiwar' Trump has now also launched military operations in Ecuador too:

Kristi Noem is out: Chaotic reign at DHS ends amid personal scandal - Salon.com Trump fires colorful symbol of his immigration crackdown after high-profile killings and alleged affair

good riddance to …

oh wait i guess she’s leaving dhs but still has a job. yay

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Mel Odom

Mel Odom

So far the war in Iran has cost an estimated $5.5 billion.

That's roughly $1 billion per day.

$41,666,667 per hour.

$11,574 per second.

People do not want this.

They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.