FMD17
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I like science & braille & food & cats & books. And large plaster statues of yeti.
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Not that we needed another reason to hate AI, but here it is anyway.
"Starting Jan. 1, in six states selected to take part in a federal pilot program, traditional Medicare recipients will face a new hurdle to get certain procedures covered --
private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny..."
www.kuow.org/stories/thou...
private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny..."
www.kuow.org/stories/thou...
Thousands of Washington state Medicare users could soon have claims denied by AI
Starting Jan. 1, traditional Medicare recipients in Washington state will face a new hurdle to get certain procedures covered — private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny.
www.kuow.org
December 9, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Not that we needed another reason to hate AI, but here it is anyway.
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ooh you want to submit your favorite books of the year to Reactor's poll so bad 🌀🌀🌀 #booksky
Cast Your Vote for the Best SFF of the Year! - Reactor
Books! Movies! TV shows! Video games! Short fiction! And more!!
reactormag.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
ooh you want to submit your favorite books of the year to Reactor's poll so bad 🌀🌀🌀 #booksky
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I wrote about birds. AGAIN.
This week, my second favourite duck and a short celebration of the heron.
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This week, my second favourite duck and a short celebration of the heron.
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The Year of A Hundred Birds, Week Let’s Call it 42, Shall We?
My Second Favourite Duck | In Praise of the Heron
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December 3, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I wrote about birds. AGAIN.
This week, my second favourite duck and a short celebration of the heron.
open.substack.com/pub/levparik...
This week, my second favourite duck and a short celebration of the heron.
open.substack.com/pub/levparik...
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I’m on my nonsense again. This week’s things:
– some Stoppard stuff
– terrific very short film about apples
– Leonardo online
– excellent spin art
– the Museum of Obsolete Media
– compliment generator
open.substack.com/pub/levparik...
– some Stoppard stuff
– terrific very short film about apples
– Leonardo online
– excellent spin art
– the Museum of Obsolete Media
– compliment generator
open.substack.com/pub/levparik...
Six Things, Volume 137
Stoppard | Apples | Leonardo | Spin Art | Obsolete Media | Compliments
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I’m on my nonsense again. This week’s things:
– some Stoppard stuff
– terrific very short film about apples
– Leonardo online
– excellent spin art
– the Museum of Obsolete Media
– compliment generator
open.substack.com/pub/levparik...
– some Stoppard stuff
– terrific very short film about apples
– Leonardo online
– excellent spin art
– the Museum of Obsolete Media
– compliment generator
open.substack.com/pub/levparik...
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This holiday season, I'm thankful for our common backyard birds. Sometimes we take the common birds for granted, but the fact is we should be grateful they've adapted robustly to urban and suburban settings. Here are a few shots from this morning.
November 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This holiday season, I'm thankful for our common backyard birds. Sometimes we take the common birds for granted, but the fact is we should be grateful they've adapted robustly to urban and suburban settings. Here are a few shots from this morning.
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A judge has permanently blocked Trump's destruction of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Really good news for libraries (and those like me, who love them! www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
Court permanently blocks Trump’s executive order to dismantle federal agency for America’s libraries
Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island struck down the Trump Administration’s attempts to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
www.ala.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
A judge has permanently blocked Trump's destruction of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Really good news for libraries (and those like me, who love them! www.ala.org/news/2025/11...
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I’m on my nonsense again. This week’s Six Things:
– cats
– mute films
– stadium garden
– sundiver
– clocks
– cool S
open.substack.com/pub/levparik...
– cats
– mute films
– stadium garden
– sundiver
– clocks
– cool S
open.substack.com/pub/levparik...
Six Things, Volume 136
Cats | Mute | Stadium Garden | Sundiver | Clocks | Cool S
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I’m on my nonsense again. This week’s Six Things:
– cats
– mute films
– stadium garden
– sundiver
– clocks
– cool S
open.substack.com/pub/levparik...
– cats
– mute films
– stadium garden
– sundiver
– clocks
– cool S
open.substack.com/pub/levparik...
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If you're looking to shop local for the holidays, this @nextpittsburgh.bsky.social article is a good round-up of markets & events; plus a shout out to Crafts and Drafts at East End Brewing on Dec 13!
Ultimate guide to Pittsburgh holiday markets: Where to buy local and shop small
We went in search of markets, pop-up boutiques and open studios to create our ultimate holiday shopping guide.
nextpittsburgh.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:49 PM
If you're looking to shop local for the holidays, this @nextpittsburgh.bsky.social article is a good round-up of markets & events; plus a shout out to Crafts and Drafts at East End Brewing on Dec 13!
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On Sunday the 30th PRI's Museum of the Earth will celebrate Antarctica Day, including a talk by Dr. Alejandra Gandolfo,"When Antarctica Was Green: Fossil Plants Reveal Its Crucial Role in the Evolution of Southern Hemisphere Floras" come check it out #Ithaca #Antarctica
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Antarctica Day Celebration
Sun 30 Nov, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM [EST]: Discover the secrets of the South Pole—because penguins don’t hang with Santa! Experience the wonders of Antarctica at the Museum of the Earth’s Antarctica Day ev...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
On Sunday the 30th PRI's Museum of the Earth will celebrate Antarctica Day, including a talk by Dr. Alejandra Gandolfo,"When Antarctica Was Green: Fossil Plants Reveal Its Crucial Role in the Evolution of Southern Hemisphere Floras" come check it out #Ithaca #Antarctica
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tockify.com/paleontologi...
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Secretary McMahon admitted herself that only Congress could dismantle the department. The admin knows this will devastate students and teachers, but they don't care.
Our kids deserve better. We will fight back.
Our kids deserve better. We will fight back.
November 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Secretary McMahon admitted herself that only Congress could dismantle the department. The admin knows this will devastate students and teachers, but they don't care.
Our kids deserve better. We will fight back.
Our kids deserve better. We will fight back.
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A huge, gigantic congratulations to all of the striking Post Gazette workers. Never forget or doubt that Pittsburgh is a union town.
Pittsburgh journalists vote to end country's longest strike and notify the PG they are returning to work - Pittsburgh Union Progress
The Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh’s most momentous gathering since the formation of a strike picket line more than three years ago began last week in the manner of all big strike meetings — with the a...
www.unionprogress.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:26 PM
A huge, gigantic congratulations to all of the striking Post Gazette workers. Never forget or doubt that Pittsburgh is a union town.
Last year on my birthday we rescued this skinny but sweet tabby cat. It took some patience for the other two to embrace their new brother but a year later, Toby is a comfortable happy boy & all three sleep with us every night. Deep rumbly purrs, Toby, & happy adoption day 😻
November 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Last year on my birthday we rescued this skinny but sweet tabby cat. It took some patience for the other two to embrace their new brother but a year later, Toby is a comfortable happy boy & all three sleep with us every night. Deep rumbly purrs, Toby, & happy adoption day 😻
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I'll start: @ravenscimaven.bsky.social should share about PRI's need for donations before the end of the year because it is a center of science communication, teacher education, and science outreach, especially for Earth and climate science, and they are based in NY www.priweb.org/learn-and-te...
Learn & Teach — Paleontological Research Institution
www.priweb.org
November 17, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I'll start: @ravenscimaven.bsky.social should share about PRI's need for donations before the end of the year because it is a center of science communication, teacher education, and science outreach, especially for Earth and climate science, and they are based in NY www.priweb.org/learn-and-te...
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Flash sale! We’ve got just a few of these Yinzilla hoodies in size XXL only, for just $20! DM or comment to grab one - no sizes other than XXL available, sorry!
November 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Flash sale! We’ve got just a few of these Yinzilla hoodies in size XXL only, for just $20! DM or comment to grab one - no sizes other than XXL available, sorry!
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"The images in 'Keep an Eye on the Figs' celebrate abundance. Shelves of multi-colored soda bottles shine like jewels. A crowded lineup of sausages from every corner of Eastern Europe feels tender & alive. A produce fridge teems with lush, green bok choy….."
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Karen Lillis keeps an eye on Pittsburgh's international grocery stores
The Pittsburgh author captures the city's multicultural food scene with her new photo book, Keep an Eye on the Figs.
www.pghcitypaper.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"The images in 'Keep an Eye on the Figs' celebrate abundance. Shelves of multi-colored soda bottles shine like jewels. A crowded lineup of sausages from every corner of Eastern Europe feels tender & alive. A produce fridge teems with lush, green bok choy….."
www.pghcitypaper.com/arts-enterta...
www.pghcitypaper.com/arts-enterta...
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eBOUND Canada has a new ebook certification program. It’s open to publishers in Canada — and is free to eBOUND’s clients — and to publishers around the world as well. Read more about it here. laurabrady.ca/blog/ebook-a...
Ebook Accessibility + Certification — Laura Brady
eBOUND Digital Certification is a Canadian grown ‘whole file health certification.” This certification includes the auditing of accessibility features to the highest standards and the availability of ...
laurabrady.ca
November 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
eBOUND Canada has a new ebook certification program. It’s open to publishers in Canada — and is free to eBOUND’s clients — and to publishers around the world as well. Read more about it here. laurabrady.ca/blog/ebook-a...
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A new deal to end the government shutdown may briefly restore staff to U.S. Education Department offices that had been gutted by layoffs. n.pr/4rgzh3h
Federal special education staff may get their jobs back. But for how long?
A new deal to end the government shutdown may briefly restore staff to U.S. Education Department offices that had been gutted by layoffs.
n.pr
November 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
A new deal to end the government shutdown may briefly restore staff to U.S. Education Department offices that had been gutted by layoffs. n.pr/4rgzh3h
Can’t wait to read this one!
Indigo: www.indigo.ca/en-ca/digita...
Amazon: a.co/d/c3K3ras
Another Story: anotherstory.ca/item/PBY3knU...
Amazon: a.co/d/c3K3ras
Another Story: anotherstory.ca/item/PBY3knU...
Digital Accessibility Ethics by Lainey Feingold | Another Story Bookshop
Digital Accessibility Ethicsis a practical guide with an urgent goal: to help end tech exclusion of 1.3 billion people across the world with disabilities.
anotherstory.ca
November 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Can’t wait to read this one!
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And in case you missed it, here’s the latest 99pi Breakdown of the Constitution episode- @romanmars.bsky.social & I talk about Congress (ahem) powers and with special guest Senator @warren.senate.gov
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Constitution Breakdown #3: Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Podcast Episode · 99% Invisible · 10/31/2025 · Bonus · 1h 9m
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November 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
And in case you missed it, here’s the latest 99pi Breakdown of the Constitution episode- @romanmars.bsky.social & I talk about Congress (ahem) powers and with special guest Senator @warren.senate.gov
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/9...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/9...
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NPR's data analysis shows that the DOJ has tended to fire judges with immigrant defense backgrounds in its recent rounds of dismissals.
The DOJ has been firing judges with immigrant defense backgrounds
NPR's data analysis shows that the DOJ has tended to fire judges with immigrant defense backgrounds in its recent rounds of dismissals.
n.pr
November 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
NPR's data analysis shows that the DOJ has tended to fire judges with immigrant defense backgrounds in its recent rounds of dismissals.
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“Working conditions are learning conditions, we like to say, and it is so obviously true you want to tattoo it on your clavicle.” New: Peter Coviello on austerity in the English department.
Memos of Blood and Fire | Peter Coviello
So if you ask me about the signature strength of the department where I work, I will tell you. It is world-caliber field-defining research, wedded to a fantastically dynamic practice of instruction, a...
www.nplusonemag.com
March 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
“Working conditions are learning conditions, we like to say, and it is so obviously true you want to tattoo it on your clavicle.” New: Peter Coviello on austerity in the English department.
I donated and became a member even though I don’t live in Ithaca. With all the cuts to federal funding of science & education, it’s the least I can do to support this research center. Please help out & donate!
57 days left to raise enough $$ to save the Paleontological Research Institution and the Museum of the Earth
Save science! Maintain Research! Preserve the truth! Keep teacher education going! Create wonder!
Rage against the dying of the light! 🧪⚒️🦑
www.priweb.org/donate
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Save science! Maintain Research! Preserve the truth! Keep teacher education going! Create wonder!
Rage against the dying of the light! 🧪⚒️🦑
www.priweb.org/donate
youtu.be/0Zo0zN8ug-M?...
Rodney Dangerfield Recites Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
YouTube video by Rodney Dangerfield
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November 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I donated and became a member even though I don’t live in Ithaca. With all the cuts to federal funding of science & education, it’s the least I can do to support this research center. Please help out & donate!
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Reporter @virginiagewin.bsky.social interviewed 19 current and former US federal agency scientists about the science being dismantled at EPA, NOAA, NASA, CDC, NIH, & USGS.
They say it's making America unprepared for environmental and public health crises.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
They say it's making America unprepared for environmental and public health crises.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Dismantling of US federal agencies will ‘destroy science’
From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and ...
www.nature.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Reporter @virginiagewin.bsky.social interviewed 19 current and former US federal agency scientists about the science being dismantled at EPA, NOAA, NASA, CDC, NIH, & USGS.
They say it's making America unprepared for environmental and public health crises.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
They say it's making America unprepared for environmental and public health crises.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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On the 500th anniversary of #BattleofAgincourt, Britain found itself in need of a national myth. The victory of 1415 was soon put to service in the #FirstWorldWar
⌛️ Last chance to read this archive article for free
www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
⌛️ Last chance to read this archive article for free
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Agincourt’s First World War Legacy
www.historytoday.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:55 AM
On the 500th anniversary of #BattleofAgincourt, Britain found itself in need of a national myth. The victory of 1415 was soon put to service in the #FirstWorldWar
⌛️ Last chance to read this archive article for free
www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
⌛️ Last chance to read this archive article for free
www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
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People are hurting right now, and some of them have pets. Please take a look at Archer Zee's Pet Pantry Donations 2025 and, if you can, make a donation to help out a lot of people and their animals. Thanks.
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Archer Zee's Pet Pantry Donations 2025 | Amazon Gift List
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October 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
People are hurting right now, and some of them have pets. Please take a look at Archer Zee's Pet Pantry Donations 2025 and, if you can, make a donation to help out a lot of people and their animals. Thanks.
www.amazon.com/registries/g...
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