@neilst.bsky.social
It makes great sense to incorporate fire safety into the curriculum wherever wildfire is a serious danger and that goes for other dangers too.
LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety—schools can do much more to teach it
On Jan. 7, 2025, people across the Los Angeles area watched in horror as powerful winds began spreading wildfires through neighborhood after neighborhood. Over three weeks, the fires destroyed more th...
phys.org
January 1, 2026 at 2:46 PM
It makes great sense to incorporate fire safety into the curriculum wherever wildfire is a serious danger and that goes for other dangers too.
Listen to an NPR report on a hellish system of “mother and baby” prisons run by nuns.
Looking Back: Uncovering the Secrets of an Irish Home for Unwed Mothers : State of the World from NPR
As we look back at our international reporters' most memorable stories of the last year, we revisit a story about families from Ireland learning their full history. There, the Catholic Church once ran...
www.npr.org
January 1, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Listen to an NPR report on a hellish system of “mother and baby” prisons run by nuns.
Just more hate and spittle from President Piggy.
Trump Ends 2025 With Wild Hate-Posting Spree: ‘Rot in Hell’
The president spent the holiday reminding his foes how much he despises them.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Just more hate and spittle from President Piggy.
Israel’s genocide never stops.
Israel says it will bar dozens of aid groups from operating in Gaza
Israel, citing security needs, has imposed strict new conditions on international NGOs that the U.N. and aid groups say could cripple the relief effort in Gaza.
wapo.st
December 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Israel’s genocide never stops.
The Big Beautiful Bill strikes again
December 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The Big Beautiful Bill strikes again
Trouble with your Social Security, blame the Republicans!
December 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Trouble with your Social Security, blame the Republicans!
At least one American household in five has a gun; some have several, some have virtual machine guns. Lots are bought out of fear, often irrational sometimes rational. On average they make their owners less safe.
The rest of the world must think we’re crazy.
The rest of the world must think we’re crazy.
Guns Marketed for Personal Safety Fuel Public Health Crisis in Black Communities - KFF Health News
During the covid pandemic, gun marketers told many Americans they needed firearms to defend against criminals and protesters. Then firearm deaths mounted rapidly in racially segregated and low-income ...
kffhealthnews.org
December 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
At least one American household in five has a gun; some have several, some have virtual machine guns. Lots are bought out of fear, often irrational sometimes rational. On average they make their owners less safe.
The rest of the world must think we’re crazy.
The rest of the world must think we’re crazy.
He’s always been rotTEN, now he’s rotTING maybe. His outside matching his inside. I wish I thought Vance would be ja better president.
Trump’s Mystery Bruise Spreads to His Other Hand
How will the White House explain this?
newrepublic.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:17 PM
He’s always been rotTEN, now he’s rotTING maybe. His outside matching his inside. I wish I thought Vance would be ja better president.
Greed and stupidity will do us in.
Soy trading firms to abandon Amazon protection pact in Brazil
Some of the world's largest soybean traders are preparing to break their agreement to curb deforestation of the Amazon rainforest to preserve tax benefits in Brazil's top farm state.
finance.yahoo.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Greed and stupidity will do us in.
I recommend it.
Understanding the Magnetic Sun
YouTube video by NASA Goddard
youtu.be
December 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I recommend it.
Energy is becoming way more expensive and the reasons come down to Big Oil, the companies and wealthy individuals who are heavily invested in underground carbon-based energy sources.
They want the price of those fuels to be high and they want alternative energy sources to be unavailable.
They want the price of those fuels to be high and they want alternative energy sources to be unavailable.
Rising electric bills lead to state scrutiny — but little relief for residents • Stateline
The last time the Maine Public Utilities Commission considered an electricity price hike, the proposal received fewer than 90 comments from the public. Three years later, amid skyrocketing energy pric...
stateline.org
December 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Energy is becoming way more expensive and the reasons come down to Big Oil, the companies and wealthy individuals who are heavily invested in underground carbon-based energy sources.
They want the price of those fuels to be high and they want alternative energy sources to be unavailable.
They want the price of those fuels to be high and they want alternative energy sources to be unavailable.
“Trump humiliated” as he should be.
Trump Humiliated as His Nemesis Tops Popularity Poll
The president’s own approval rating is only just above his all-time low.
www.thedailybeast.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:54 PM
“Trump humiliated” as he should be.
“If you can’t beat them eat them.”
Not you or your children or probably your grandchildren, but …
Not you or your children or probably your grandchildren, but …
Scientist: 'Things keep evolving into anteaters, somehow,' 12 times so far throughout history
Mammals keep evolving into anteaters, eating only ants and termites, at least 12 times since the age the dinosaurs.
www.earth.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
“If you can’t beat them eat them.”
Not you or your children or probably your grandchildren, but …
Not you or your children or probably your grandchildren, but …
Not unusual!
Israeli Police Release Settler Filmed Running ATV Over Praying Palestinian in West Bank | Common Dreams
Israel has released an armed settler who was filmed running over a praying Palestinian in the West Bank. The IDF stripped him of his weapon and suspended him from duty after the terrorist attack, whic...
www.commondreams.org
December 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Not unusual!
Wang Chuanfu, the CEO of BYD, the largest EV company in the world, is the Henry Ford of the 21st century, not an American. America is a sinking ship under the anti-science, anti-technology, anti-greeen Trump administration.
Backward American Capitalism (and Trump) Are Getting Electrical Vehicles All Wrong | Common Dreams
The dirty fossil fuel industry keeping gas-powered vehicles on the road are like the horse-and-buggy companies of 1902, which laughed at Henry Ford’s Model T for a while before being put out of busine...
www.commondreams.org
December 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Wang Chuanfu, the CEO of BYD, the largest EV company in the world, is the Henry Ford of the 21st century, not an American. America is a sinking ship under the anti-science, anti-technology, anti-greeen Trump administration.
A real but extremely rare and far-less-dangerous-than-Covid reaction to mRNA vaccines.
Stanford scientists uncover why mRNA COVID vaccines can trigger heart inflammation
Stanford scientists have uncovered how mRNA COVID-19 vaccines can very rarely trigger heart inflammation in young men — and how that risk might be reduced. They found that the vaccines can spark a two...
www.sciencedaily.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
A real but extremely rare and far-less-dangerous-than-Covid reaction to mRNA vaccines.
For your enjoyment! Beautiful returns on the kind of investment Republicans are ending.
Stunning James Webb Space Telescope Images of 2025
From dwarf galazies, dust shells, and star clusters to nebulas, galaxies, and supernovas, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) revealed amazing images of the universe in 2025.
abcnews.go.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
For your enjoyment! Beautiful returns on the kind of investment Republicans are ending.
A so-far unusual effect of climate change, but a real one.
650-foot mega-tsunami is recorded by satellites, sends seismic waves worldwide for nine days
More than 25 million cubic yards of rock and ice broke loose and plunged into Greenland's Dickson Fjord, creating a 650-foot-high mega-tsunami
www.earth.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
A so-far unusual effect of climate change, but a real one.
Some good news!
Massive Solar Plus Storage Facility To Replace Coal And Gas, Too
Sheep graze among the panels at the Sherco Solar power plant in Minnesota, which is slated for a major solar plus storage expansion.
cleantechnica.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Some good news!
This could be extremely valuable to you or someone you know.
More Student Loan Borrowers Are Shedding Debts in Bankruptcy
www.nytimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This could be extremely valuable to you or someone you know.
Don’t hold back!
A new study links the psychological benefits of swearing
A new study in the journal 'American Psychologist' links swearing to "state disinhibition," a psychological state where you're less likely to hold back.
www.npr.org
December 28, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Don’t hold back!
