Exciting news for infectious disease enthusiasts: measles is back in Colorado after years of vaccine hesitancy and misinformation. @spencersoicher.bsky.social reports for @nexton9news.bsky.social:
PEN America: “The detention of journalist Estefany Rodríguez by ICE is an alarming threat to press freedom that follows a well-worn path by this administration. Journalists must be able to report freely without fear that their work will expose them to government retaliation." pen.org/press-releas...
It's the crack of dawn (okay, 9 a.m.) here at #AWP. Stop by booth 845 and say hi (it'll keep us awake)! @awpwriter.org #booksky
Join the Sugar & Spice Book Club at @peoplesbooktakoma.com in Takoma Park, MD, today at 5 p.m. for a discussion of @mbguel.bsky.social's THEY AIN'T PROPER (@bellabooks.bsky.social). It's our Spotlight Event! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/sug... #booksky
While the state of New Jersey is facing an “affordability crisis,” the state is giving a $250 million tax break for the development of an artificial intelligence data center called CoreWeave.
This is amazing.
www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com
Slowly but surely, Asheville is moving forward on repairing the parks that have remained out of commission for more than a year and a half due to Hurricane Helene. On Sat., Feb. 28, the city will reveal three possible designs for the French Broad River and Azalea Parks.
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Cover of The Lancet:
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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Thursday the artificial intelligence company “cannot in good conscience accede” to the Pentagon’s demands to allow wider use of its technology.
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, in talking about the future of the Republican Party, says: “We have to get back to integrity.”
In an NPR video, Stitt says it’s “un-American” to cancel economic projects “based on our political views.” Also opposes politicizing the Justice Dept.
The DC Council will hear public testimony today on MPD’s performance over the last year. DC has seen too much cooperation between our local police and federal forces this year, and witnesses today will share the impact of this and why it needs to end. #EndTheOccupation #StopCooperation
The Disabled American Veterans’ top leader delivered a dire message to lawmakers on Capitol Hill, warning that a continued shift of resources from the VA to the private sector risks “hollowing out the only health care system in the country that is purpose-built for veterans.”
The president claims that his occupation of DC made the city safer. Experts say it did nothing of the sort.
“Virtually everything the administration is doing is pro-crime.”
Snow’s appeal is more than just a fond nostalgia for childhood days away from school
As of today, I've cut one Great Gatsby from my novel draft: 47,000 words gone. Bye bye, extra novel clogging up my novel!
A son of sharecroppers, a Freedom Rider, a moral force in Congress, John Lewis taught us that democracy is not a state, it is an act. When we see injustice, we do not look away. We get in good trouble. And we build bridges despite adversity. Happy Heavenly Birthday, Congressman.
"The United States has prided itself on being on the cutting edge of innovation. What becomes so important for all of us as Governors, is to support innovation that advances us -- together." NGA Vice Chair @GovWesMoore at the #NGAWinterMeeting.
Congrats to BART rider and Oakland legend Alysa Liu on winning a gold medal at the Olympics and making the Bay Area proud!
I’m giving up moderation, per usual
Other possible non-timber forest products: gourmet fungi; medicinals like ginseng, goldenseal, cascara bark; decorative plants like spanish moss, alder withes, sword ferns; naval stores, meaning pine resin used for turpentine and rosin, birch syrup. I believe non-timber forest is a catch-all.
A stunning “ring of fire” eclipse was totally visible to a lucky few in the Southern Hemisphere. Here’s how to see the next one
This is "Winter in the Catskill Mountains," an oil painting by John W. Bentley (1880-1951), created while he was in the New Deal's Public Works of Art Project, 1934.
#art #history #winter #painting
Hidden costs to cheaper cars:
“If consumers are purchasing more less fuel-efficient vehicles, then we're using more gasoline,” said a former-acting administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
That means higher gas costs. Plus, “our manufacturers are going to fall behind.”
New fund revives USAID’s ‘discovery engine’ outside of government
www.devex.com/news/new-fun...
Idk “The secret police should stop murdering people” is pretty timeless.
U.S. military posture in the Caribbean is costing billions, according to a Bloomberg analysis. The White House has said the operations around Venezuela didn’t cost taxpayers extra, because the forces involved are already deployed.
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Salt in the wound
In just a few moments, I will vote against the so-called SAVE America Act and I am a strong no. That's because this bill would place unnecessary burdens on millions of women and eligible citizens to register to vote and make their voices heard. It is un-American & undermines our democracy.
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