Nick

Irma records - Maybe the only record label bold enough to publish a ukulele rendition of REM's "everybody hurts" onto Traxsource (a mostly House music vendor). www.traxsource.com/track/149383...

Following #USAID’s closure, a report by One Earth Partners reveals that critical environmental projects in fragile ecosystems have stalled or collapsed. Based on 150 interviews, the analysis includes a list of 100 key initiatives searching for new funding. @shokes.bsky.social reports.

Gig: Back at Gold Bar Whiskey on San Francisco's Treasure Island, September 27th (Sun). Soul, Jazz, Deep House and NuDisco. Grab some bar food and enjoy the sunset over the bay -- or some whiskey if that's your thing. See you there!

Hey everyone, do me a favor and leave a comment to defend the "roadless rule". It would mean a lot to me, wildlife, and the outdoors. Thanks #saveourplanet action.outdooralliance.org/a/roadless-d...

Looked at a lot of eclectic jobs yesterday. A CEO listing has me thinking: I should make a shell "company"/"foundation" where I'm the "CEO", so that in five years from now I can say I have five years of experience as a CEO and cash in on those +$300k/yr salary positions.

Hey, new comic here and free at wigu.club. Did you know the GPT in chatgpt stands for Ghoulish Plagarism Thing? Would I lie to you? Yeah, but only if it's fun. And there will be a new exclusive comic at wigu.club on Sunday! And don't forget, GenAI is for Losers topatoco.com/collections/...

It is BECAUSE I understand how AI and LLMs work, intimately, that I have no interest in using them. Are there valid uses for LLM-adjacent technologies? Yes, but LLMs themselves are clearly a technological dead-end tech is trying to shove down our throats to recoup its oversized investment.

From July, immediately following the release of 3 endangered Vancouver Island marmots to the wild. This year, we have released and translocated 53 of these marmots to mountains on the Island as part of our recovery efforts for this incredible species.

Latest comic: Online shopping has become a hall of mirrors that makes it almost impossible to make a well-informed decision as a consumer.

Met the doc himself, rang doorbells, and was reminded that my old hometown loves building (sub-)urban heat islands.

The first volunteer has been dosed with the world's first BDBV vaccine. www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-07...

Thinking of bringing back my DJ live stream, but maybe after I find a *real* job to go with it.

I wore a Sade shirt to work and I've come to find out like 60% of the staff have good or similar taste in music to me. Wild.

Worth noting our dictatorship fired a large chunk of the State Department before setting off on all these wars, "operations", and blockades.

It’s New Foods Day for the Minnesota State Fair and this, to me, is the promise of America www.mnstatefair.org/new/food

Reminder: we are war crime-ing Cuba right now because Trump and Rubio want to collapse their government. Not a major part of the media discourse but it should be.

Tempted... and I would maybe even wear it to work.

Imagine you have a power plant erected across the street to fuel Meta AI and there's nothing you can do about it and no one knew about it. This is happening NOW. www.reuters.com/business/ene...

At this rate, if I go to Japan it will be to see Ringo Sheena in concert. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UM5...

when u tax the rich

[op] There's clearly a problem with the broader public when candidates feel pressured to sign off on sprawl, oil leases, and nuclear power. Right under our noses lie more feasible and justified interventions. Ignoring wealth inequality and ignoring environmental justice is what got us here.

CA District 6 better elect this guy. To defeat the maga nuts all you have to do is keep tabs.

We have an *extremely* important announcement to make. From Wednesday, we will be launching our puffin live cam, coming to you from the Farne Islands. So you can watch puffins all day long. In celebration, please enjoy this clip of puffins being really busy for 39 seconds straight.

This Mockingbird outside my window must have downloaded Ebird and thought it was a dating app. Bro, doing a nuthatch impression rapidfire at 2AM ain't the move. Wait till morning. You Just look thirsty while keeping everyone awake. Jeez

Some toolbag made a bot (@highsierrastandard.bsky.social) that advocates for dropping the "s" on Sierra Nevada Mountains (eg: Sierras), and it's even trying to correct people in Spain talking about the Sierras there. First this, then SkyNet.

The FCC is trying to get Jimmy Kimmel fired (again).

lol the shooter has a BLUE SKY ACCOUNT, well here’s one excuse that won’t work:

The American Public: WE NEED AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE!!!! RFK JR: Best I can do is four (4) FDA approved natural food colors, that some companies may occasionally use!

Just read "CAMP" (camping) as "cAMP" (Cyclic adenosine monophosphate) and my mind started racing with questions (muscle contraction?). One of those days.

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., revealed additional trips the justice took with real estate magnate Harlan Crow without disclosing them. Leading to calls for him to recuse himself from cases or be removed from office and for the court to impose a binding code of ethics www.forbes.com/sites/alison...

Trump and the Republican Congress refused to extend existing #ACA tax credits and gave more tax breaks to billionaire executives so millions of Americans can no longer afford their health coverage this year. #DrPanForCongress

Boastful Quaker Oats ad, Chicago 1891

The US has rescinded money for food assistance programs (HR1) while spending an estimated 52 Billion on a war that apparently also runs without food programs. #nutrition #war

An impeccable interview with Betty Yee. I would be over the moon if she were to make it through this crowded race for CA governor. www.capradio.org/articles/202...

NEW—I got an exclusive excerpt from a USAID whistleblower's new book that made me gasp multiple times. It details Trump's dismantling of the humanitarian aid agency & his team/DOGE's shocking ignorance to public health. 'Into the Wood Chipper' by Nicholas Enrich is out tomorrow. Read excerpt here:

Who knew one of my photo assignments this semester would be a Bio assignment. Submitted a flash-bounce photo of my cat's coat colors to do a genetics lab.