Scott Anderson
@scotteanderson.bsky.social
Story spinner and comms dude. Occasional poetry and pictures. Accidental Buddhist.
Midsummer Night's Dream as performed by fourth graders was just the cure for the news cycle that asks 'where do we go from here?' After crying a tad during Puck's goodbye monologue, I still don't know. I suspect Shakespeare does. "If we shadows have offended,
Think but this, and all is mended ..."
Think but this, and all is mended ..."
October 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Midsummer Night's Dream as performed by fourth graders was just the cure for the news cycle that asks 'where do we go from here?' After crying a tad during Puck's goodbye monologue, I still don't know. I suspect Shakespeare does. "If we shadows have offended,
Think but this, and all is mended ..."
Think but this, and all is mended ..."
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October 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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here it is, my medically necessary daily dose of good news www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time
Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:50 AM
here it is, my medically necessary daily dose of good news www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Your move, #brendancarr . Guess we're doing it "the hard way."
"Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that."
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
Looking forward to seeing Jimmy back on the air.
Jimmy Kimmel Returns: ABC Ends Suspension Starting Tuesday
Jimmy Kimmel will return to late night on Tuesday
variety.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Your move, #brendancarr . Guess we're doing it "the hard way."
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“Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.”
Herman Melville.
Herman Melville.
September 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
“Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.”
Herman Melville.
Herman Melville.
Maybe you’re in the fire now. Or maybe it feels like there’s only ashes remaining. And maybe this analogy has been made: the Pine tree variety that only release their seeds upon incineration in wildfire. And this is the fruit of their renewal. (Kid painting illustrating that phenomenon from camp.)
July 13, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Maybe you’re in the fire now. Or maybe it feels like there’s only ashes remaining. And maybe this analogy has been made: the Pine tree variety that only release their seeds upon incineration in wildfire. And this is the fruit of their renewal. (Kid painting illustrating that phenomenon from camp.)
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For every idiot like Ted Cruz, Bill Ackerman and Josh Hawley you find at Harvard, there are people like Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski, a 1st generation American who finished with a 5.0 at MIT and got her doctoral degree in theoretical physics at Harvard. Many people call her the next Einstein.
July 3, 2025 at 1:04 AM
For every idiot like Ted Cruz, Bill Ackerman and Josh Hawley you find at Harvard, there are people like Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski, a 1st generation American who finished with a 5.0 at MIT and got her doctoral degree in theoretical physics at Harvard. Many people call her the next Einstein.
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What an incredible photo.
On Sunday, astro-photographer Andrew McCarthy captured the moment the International Space Station passed across our sun.
On Sunday, astro-photographer Andrew McCarthy captured the moment the International Space Station passed across our sun.
June 20, 2025 at 11:41 AM
What an incredible photo.
On Sunday, astro-photographer Andrew McCarthy captured the moment the International Space Station passed across our sun.
On Sunday, astro-photographer Andrew McCarthy captured the moment the International Space Station passed across our sun.
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Pope Leo:
"The Church is brokenhearted at the cry of pain rising from places devastated by war, especially Ukraine, Iran, Israel and Gaza
"In the name of human dignity and international law, I repeat to those in positions of responsibility what Pope Francis used to say:
'War is always a defeat!'
"The Church is brokenhearted at the cry of pain rising from places devastated by war, especially Ukraine, Iran, Israel and Gaza
"In the name of human dignity and international law, I repeat to those in positions of responsibility what Pope Francis used to say:
'War is always a defeat!'
June 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Pope Leo:
"The Church is brokenhearted at the cry of pain rising from places devastated by war, especially Ukraine, Iran, Israel and Gaza
"In the name of human dignity and international law, I repeat to those in positions of responsibility what Pope Francis used to say:
'War is always a defeat!'
"The Church is brokenhearted at the cry of pain rising from places devastated by war, especially Ukraine, Iran, Israel and Gaza
"In the name of human dignity and international law, I repeat to those in positions of responsibility what Pope Francis used to say:
'War is always a defeat!'
My dad and I can talk politics but only if it’s 150 years old politics.
June 17, 2025 at 10:51 PM
My dad and I can talk politics but only if it’s 150 years old politics.
"Green Light"
When we are finished,
With the old thoughts, the old ways,
A new starting line.
When we are finished,
With the old thoughts, the old ways,
A new starting line.
June 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"Green Light"
When we are finished,
With the old thoughts, the old ways,
A new starting line.
When we are finished,
With the old thoughts, the old ways,
A new starting line.
Neil Finn - Don't Dream It's Over (live with strings, Auckland 2015)
YouTube video by Neil Finn
youtu.be
June 11, 2025 at 12:38 PM
“Everywhere you look - you find what you’re looking for.” - Ram Dass
May 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
“Everywhere you look - you find what you’re looking for.” - Ram Dass
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unquestionably correct www.ft.com/content/bdd9...
Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of ‘killing’ children with USAID cuts
Billionaire reopens feud with Tesla chief as he unveils plan to spend $200bn on philanthropy and close foundation in 2045
www.ft.com
May 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
unquestionably correct www.ft.com/content/bdd9...
I reached into a bird feeder to pour in seed and there was a hornet inside. After the sting to the thumb began to calm down, I wondered A) if this is a thing I should know and B) Ok, I probably had it coming.
April 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I reached into a bird feeder to pour in seed and there was a hornet inside. After the sting to the thumb began to calm down, I wondered A) if this is a thing I should know and B) Ok, I probably had it coming.
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Harvard’s putting up a fight from the academic sector. Where are our business leaders?? The silence is deafening. The latest No Mercy / No Malice: www.profgalloway.com/breaking-the...
April 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Harvard’s putting up a fight from the academic sector. Where are our business leaders?? The silence is deafening. The latest No Mercy / No Malice: www.profgalloway.com/breaking-the...
So this is spring time. And what have I done?
April 21, 2025 at 2:10 AM
So this is spring time. And what have I done?
“Love - exciting and new.”
Nobody knows where whale sharks, the biggest fish in the sea, are mating. Scientists suspect the magic may be happening in the waters around St. Helena, a remote volcanic island in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Where do whale sharks mate? The search to learn where the magic happens for the world's biggest fish
Nobody knows where whale sharks, the biggest fish in the sea, are mating. But scientists suspect it may be happening in the waters around St.
bit.ly
April 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
“Love - exciting and new.”
Trump did call Tesla “Tesler” at one point in the White House lawn show. I told my kids about it & we laughed about how Trump looked at the dashboard & exclaimed “it’s all computer!” We all laughed some more. We did versions of “come on down buy yerself a Tesler!” Autocrats are clowns - laugh @ em!
March 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Trump did call Tesla “Tesler” at one point in the White House lawn show. I told my kids about it & we laughed about how Trump looked at the dashboard & exclaimed “it’s all computer!” We all laughed some more. We did versions of “come on down buy yerself a Tesler!” Autocrats are clowns - laugh @ em!
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“Not only is silence in the face of mounting authoritarianism morally objectionable…IT’S NOT WORKING... We must learn from the past. We cannot remain silent in the face of authoritarian attacks on our peers, even if they have not yet come for us.”
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
March 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
“Not only is silence in the face of mounting authoritarianism morally objectionable…IT’S NOT WORKING... We must learn from the past. We cannot remain silent in the face of authoritarian attacks on our peers, even if they have not yet come for us.”
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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Rep John Larson - Connecticut:
March 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Rep John Larson - Connecticut:
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When a mountain
doesn’t listen,
say a prayer to the sea.
Cy Twombly.
doesn’t listen,
say a prayer to the sea.
Cy Twombly.
February 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
When a mountain
doesn’t listen,
say a prayer to the sea.
Cy Twombly.
doesn’t listen,
say a prayer to the sea.
Cy Twombly.
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