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Lots of people are really bad at math and don’t have the faintest clue how to calculate a margin of error with a 95% confidence interval.

Well, *now* JD Vance will take it seriously. He's OK with raping children but everyone knows how he feels about killing family pets. [taps earpiece] I'm being informed that Amy Acton's biological mother is white, so in fact JD Vance does not care that she killed family pets.

Day two of owning a flying Tesla Roadster.

Three children and a teacher were killed at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, yesterday. We can do something, or we can do nothing. Which will it be? Today’s edition: roberthubbell.substack.com/p/we-can-do-...

Figure Form by Conrad Marca-Relli, 1958 https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137793

Ok it is obvious that people fake engagement with bots, and that this is often done for political reasons, but the reality is that there are tens of millions of republicans in america, the number of people who would vote for Trump is even larger, and as elections show, these people really exist

In 1980, Hayao Miyazaki felt creatively washed up. Then he read an American comic that amazed him. Its name: Rowlf. As he tried to adapt it into a movie, Miyazaki evolved and found a new approach that reshaped his work. We're looking into the story: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/an-unmade-...

A #cat snapshot from the market today.

Choosing peat-free compost helps protect peatlands. These precious landscapes can support a multitude of plants and animals, store carbon, reduce flooding, and improve water quality. They need protecting and restoring in a big way. More sustainable swaps: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/six...

Most people are underreacting to this El Niño.

Sen. Kennedy can probably tell a hawk from a hand-saw when the windbag thinks it is in his favor. Sen. Schmitt? Probably not. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...

A bumblebee can only fly for about 40 minutes between feeding. But we've lost 97% of our wiłdflower meadows. So each nectar-rich flower you plant in a windowbox or your garden or community green space could be the pit stop that saves a bee 🐝

When farms stop yielding, hunger does not knock — it breaks the door. Across the Horn of Africa, soils that once fed nations are turning barren. This is not “bad weather.” This is climate change rewriting our food systems in real time.

We don’t face a climate emergency. We face a greed emergency. Earth is not collapsing on its own. It’s being destroyed by people with names, titles, and boardrooms. #ClimateJustice #StopEcocide

Got scammed by an online scalper disguised as the performance venue. I’m not sure what their business plan is, but <ticketsales dot com> overcharged & didn’t send the tix. It seems to be bad news. My credit card accepted the dispute, so I’m not out. The theater folks said this is common.

lmao even “As President of the Eurogroup, how concerned are you about the persistent sluggish growth of Europe’s largest economy?”

Octopus DNA is so complex, scientists still don't understand it. While all other animals on earth evolve through multiple generations, octopus DNA can change while they are alive. This started the talk about octopus "alien DNA". Scientific paper below the video.

For those interested in what China is offering developing countries and how it seeks to influence them: Here are key excerpts from President Xi's BRICS Summit statement: "Cementing the Foundation for BRICS Cooperation and Bolstering the Strength of the Global South." #economy #markets #brics #china

No One Is Coming to Save Us www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/o...

I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below.

Breaking News! Code: y-Axis Alert! On September 11th, the preliminary Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature measured 2.98°C above the 1991-2020 mean, which was 4.03 standard deviations above the mean. No previous year has broken 3SD. The Climate 8-ball is feeling oblong.

The Logic of Destruction snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...

Spiralling global temperatures, visualisation by Ed Hawkins. #Visualisation #GlobalWarming #Climate

Just got my copy of #SarahLongwell ‘s book and added it to my reading list.

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We don’t need to "save the planet." The planet will be fine. We need to save the conditions that allow human civilization to thrive. Let's be clear about the stakes.

Why does it seem to me like voting for an absent opposition party will have no effect?

DeCarava thread

Friday morning, I was gardening when I checked my phone. A request had gone out for help. For 25+ hours, ICE had been laying siege to a quiet neighborhood in Frederick, MD. Community members were afraid, some didn’t want to leave their homes. ICE vehicles seemed to be lurking on every corner.

The latest Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature (preliminary) is 2.78°C above the 1991-2020 baseline, marking the 99th consecutive daily record, a full 0.79°C higher than the previous daily record set in 1997. The Climate Casino is taking the OVER on 3.0°C by the end of September.

Let's do some light scholarship on this claim: "90% of communication is non-verbal" It's based on two published studies: Mehrabian & Wiener, 1967 Mehrabian & Ferris, 1967 And it's better expressed as the 55/38/7 formula: 55% body language 38% tone of voice 7% words spoken. I'll explain.

Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this.

Can somebody explain to me why the U.S. does not now deserve to be called a failed state?

HOLD MY WAR, I'VE GOT A FUCKING ELECTION TO LOSE ifloz.substack.com/p/hold-my-wa...

There was a 3rd woman.....a black female chemist. Let's make sure we include ALL 3 WOMEN. www.ncwnz.org.nz/whooping_cough

Your 'doom quote' for today: "To the historian studying this tragic period of human history, the most astounding fact is that the victims knew what was happening and why. Indeed, they chronicled it in detail ..." www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-collap...

If you think I'm going to miss a chance to do a long thread on BUTT ROT, =you don't know me at all=. See, the part of the trunk just above the soil is the butt of the tree, from the Middle English word 'butte' which just meant the thickest part. Your butte is the thickest part of your torso, too.😉

We're running out of time for everything. "The largest single-year coral decline on record, which affected 87 percent of reefs worldwide, occurred in 2024."

Why do people think that Democrats’ winning back the House, or even that and the Senate, will do anything noticeable to limit the destruction of this country?

NO media 1000s are marching in DC to defend voting rights; 90 orgs signed on, Reuters sent photographers, but local media Bernie Sanders, AOC and Martin Luther King III attended Wa Post buried it A Black-led march is visible in DC only after somebody else reports it Repost the march they buried

What It Took to Dismantle the Most Powerful Company in the World www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/o...

Kim Addonizio, with a tour de force foray into form

Identity Politics Wasn’t Supposed to Be Like This www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/o...

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Today's water-cooler fun facts: August 27th saw the 21st consecutive daily record global temperature, more than 1.80°C above the pre-industrial baseline, more than 4.35 standard deviations above the 1991-2020 daily mean, and more than 0.25°C above the previous daily record.

You know who else has an unfair advantage in sport? Naturally talented athletes. And people with high hemoglobin. And rich people with money for sports camps and coaches. Why should they be allowed to compete? “Fairness in sports” my ass. Never since NFTs have I heard such bullshit.