I won't hate it if this hurts his career. There are enough talented people who are also thoughtful and gracious and would be thrilled to get some good roles.

The only true bathing is forest bathing.
Lie down in the shadows between ancient trees.
Let the mossy gloom wash over you.
Let your talons, fangs, and antlers grow with wild abandon.
The forest accepts you as you are, and who you will become.

People in casual spring attire walk and cycle along the Aarhus River, a newly-restored pedestrianised waterway in the centre of Aarhus that is lined with terraces, trees, benches, and brick buildings.

People in casual spring attire walk and cycle along the Aarhus River, a newly-restored pedestrianised waterway in the centre of Aarhus that is lined with terraces, trees, benches, and brick buildings.

People in casual spring attire walk and cycle along the Aarhus River, a newly-restored pedestrianised waterway in the centre of Aarhus that is lined with terraces, trees, benches, and brick buildings.

People in casual spring attire walk and cycle along the Aarhus River, a newly-restored pedestrianised waterway in the centre of Aarhus that is lined with terraces, trees, benches, and brick buildings.

Aarhus' metamorphosis embodies a broader shift in urban thinking. In the 20th century, planners erased waterways and neighbourhoods in the name of automobility. But streets aren't set in stone. Asphalt can be removed. Rivers can be restored. Roadways for cars can be reimagined as places for people.🔚

It's never too late to care.
It's never too late to try new things.
It's never too late to read banned books.
It's never too late to disappear into a sinister fog.
It's never too late to become the shambling forest horror of your dreams.

A welcome sign with a tabby cat and behind it are the ruins of Largo di Torre Argentina

A close up of the ruins

One of the cats who lives at the sanctuary hiding behind some bushes

My Ides of March fun fact is that the place where Caesar was stabbed is now a cat sanctuary, and I think it’s beautiful that creatures with tiny knives on their feet live there

They made them take down the videos because they would cause "reputational damage" to people like this young man, Nathan Cavanuagh, so definitely don't post this all over the internet with the name Nathan Cavanaugh attached, or this guy might suffer reputational damage. This guy, Nathan Cavanaugh.

It brings me some solace to know that whatever's happening down here, there are still some absolutely incredible human-made and human-driven robots wandering around Mars, looking at cool rocks and dirt and sending us pictures just because we're curious about planets and our own origins in the cosmos

Yep.

The completely unsubstantiated but believable rumor around town is that the Secretary of War [sic] was asked by his class not to attend Princeton Reunions.

Ummmm

I'd like to make a small increase to my monthly donation. How do I do that?

ICE agents reveal daily arrest quotas and surveillance app in rare court testimony Under oath, officers said they were told to make eight arrests a day and given special tech to help choose ‘targets’

When a federal judge (finally) put ICE officers under oath, they admitted that they are given daily detention quotas and rely heavily on a Palantir-supplied AI tool to select targets, without warrants and without enough evidence to obtain one. They simply go into neighborhoods and round people up.

if the tech bros were a little less delusional, they would be making so much money right now by offering to let us pay for the AI-free version of their programs

New reports CONFIRM the US was responsible for killing an entire girls' school in Iran.

But that didn't stop Trump’s biggest donor & co-founder of ChatGPT, signing a deal giving AI to the US military for mass surveillance + killing.

Be a shame if everyone found out and deleted their account x

Thank you for this - my imagined images of 2muppet grandmas cackling with glee will live in my head for long, long time, and distract me from the horrors.

Hegseth: "We will keep pushing, keep advancing. No quarter, no mercy for our enemies."

No quarter is the refusal to take prisoners and instead just execute everyone. It's been considered a war crime for over a century.

Your daily affirmation:
People underestimate me, but no one will stop me because I possess the strength of at least two raccoons.

„Who deemed this meeting of the minds necessary?“ 💀💀💀

youtu.be/L35j7xjl8yE?...

Maybe if there was just Zoe, Kaylee, Inara, River, and the doctor.
And the ghost of Wash.

The WineMoms™️ in my 'hood who are not online are discussing guillotine design. Truly the consultant class is clueless.

Republicans argue that we can’t tax billionaires because then they’ll take the money that they’re already not being taxed on to some other country.

Good. Let them leave. Strip them of their citizenship and make it illegal for them to meddle in our politics.

Morning check list:
Clothed? Sufficiently.
Keys? Yup... just found em.
Coffee cup? Full.
Sanity? Sanity??
...and, we have a runner.

All we can do is try our best with what little time we have.
Volunteer with a worthy cause.
Donate to your favorite charities.
Craft mildly cursed jewelry out of ancient bones.
Have secret meetings with the old gods in the dark end of the forest.

Your daily fortune:
Today you will fight self doubt and win. Later, you may curse the sky and daydream about potatoes.

I was going to say I’m sending this to all my qual researcher friends. But screw that. I’m sending it to all my quant researcher friends. They’re the ones that need to hear this.

Everyone deserves housing.

Everyone deserves healthcare.

Everyone deserves food, water and clean air.

These are not things you should have to “earn”.

Your ability to survive should not be based on economic output.

Help people meet their basic needs & watch the world change.

I am sorry for your loss, and grateful for all the joy you brought each other.

Barry Hughart’s Master Li and Number Ten Ox mysteries are quite wonderful. Fantasy set in ancient China, with elements of mystery. Or vice versa.

Winnie the Pooh and Piglet sit on a log and talk. "What day is today?" asked Pooh. "It's the day we burn this motherfucker to the ground," squeaked Piglet. "My favorite day," said Pooh

anyway!