me paying $30 in gas to buy imported things that have been hit with tariffs bc joe rogan is learning about politics at age 58
me paying $30 in gas to buy imported things that have been hit with tariffs bc joe rogan is learning about politics at age 58
the president has no idea what he has set in motion. none.
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Hey, you made it to Friday!
We had a plan, but we blew up the plan.
I hate how accurate this tweet is.
The Dusty Surroundings of Orion and the Pleiades apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap26030...
This image contains the Pleiades star cluster, Barnard's Loop, Orion Nebula, Aldebaran, Betelgeuse, Witch Head Nebula, Eridanus Loop, and the California Nebula.
Earth is continuing to remind me whoβs the boss.
Rising ocean temps blamed for massive die-off of marine life. "Researchers examined the year-to-year change of 33,000 [fish] populations in the northern hemisphere.... They found the drop in biomass from chronic heating to be as high as 19.8% in a single year." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
If we stop killing ourselves and all life on Earth, we may die?
Because not growing populations and not eating animals is NOT optional, it seems, we will go extinct soon.
Planetary boundaries: Nitrogen and phosphorus
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Wow.
Sort of gives away the lie that they're arresting hardened criminals who are drags on society when they're setting up traps to lure in Good Samaritans
"Moderna's CEO announced the company will no longer invest in new Phase 3 vaccine trials for infectious diseases: 'You cannot make a return on investment if you don't have access to the U.S. market. Vaccines for Epstein-Barr virus, herpes, and shingles have been shelved.β 9:12 AM Feb 12, 2026 604.8K Views
In terms of what cures are being lost:
- Epstein-Barr virus is perhaps the major trigger for multiple sclerosis
- herpes simplex virus causes cold sores, genital herpes, infections in babies, deadly meningitis
- shingles virus causes an intensely painful disease
There are so many fucked up things with the current administration that it's hard to focus on one but this recent move is basically a death sentence for the planet. I've been involved with more boots on the ground actions over the years than I can count and this really bums me out.
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, weβll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate changeβall so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
As we count down to #DarwinDay, we're re-visiting some great pieces on why we teach evolution! "Evolution provides us with the "why" in biology..." https://ncse.ngo/making-sense-biology
Right in the middle of the cluster.
Another quake just shook the house. Was really hoping they were over.
Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.
βHe canβt sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, βDaddy, Daddy,ββ Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
"Abandoned FADs pose numerous problems. They shed plastic as they break down, damage coral reefs and collide with artisanal fishing boats...scientists routinely find sharks, turtles, sea lions, seabirds and other wildlife entangled in the netting "
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Border patrol was recruiting outside Levi Stadium yesterday.
That's a Giant Kelp holdfast or base clinging to rocks on a shallow part of a reef. The mass migration of urchins seeking food is called an "urchin stampede". The holdfast is only a fraction of the mass of a kelp stand so this behavior is very destructive. This happens when their predators are gone.
The owl is all thatβs left. π¦ #SuperbOwl60
If this is yours, you can find it on 2901 Patrick Henry Dr. #superbowl60
It's become a tradition for me to post this short video I recorded of a Barred Owl for #SuperbOwlSunday!
#birds #photography #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin
Okay, where are my Superb Owls?
All these earthquakes this morning have just been exhausting. I feel like Iβm at sea.
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
All this suggests βa politically motivated prosecution,β Matthew Seligman, legal scholar at Stanford Law School said.
Trump and Bondi are demonstrating that they βdonβt care about the law and donβt care about the facts. They care about prosecuting their enemies.β trib.al/mWGvuIP