If it takes you being personally affected by what's going on in this country to start paying attention, we are not the same.

Reminder that a study on lizard saliva eventually led to the development of Ozempic so be real wary of the criticism of studies and funding that sounds non-sensical when presented with no context.

If you are in the LA area and are looking to volunteer and care about child literacy, please consider volunteering for Reading Partners LA. They are looking have 1,200 tutors and so far at 800.

I’m doing it online, but you can do it person as well.

linktr.ee/readingpartn...

There's roughly 42,000 shit storms going on at the moment, so I'm going to share these people who are doing really important work:

@marisakabas.bsky.social
@chrisgeidner.bsky.social
@mmasnick.bsky.social
@douglaslucas.bsky.social
@404media.co

Follow them for info. Support them if possible.

Your daily reminder to support your local public radio station. Or PBS station. Or hey why not both.

My new morning routine after coffee is to write to my representative and my Senators. 🇺🇸

When a fire burns through an urban area, it can release a mix of harmful chemicals.

In today’s episode, we discuss the toxic aftermath of urban fires and the research needed to fully understand the health risks.

Listen here 🎧:

https://buff.ly/3Mut28J

The DEI caused the plane crash narrative is a distraction. The tariffs are a distraction. Whatever insane nonsense Trump spews that the media will chase like cats chasing a laser light is a distraction. The only story that counts right now is the wholesale hijacking of control of the US government.