Stacey Berg
@staceyberg.bsky.social
Democracy, science, writing, and whatever else is on my mind. Author of SF novels DISSENSION & REGENERATION. Opinions my own. She/her.
Everything that’s wrong with college football part 9 million: team advances to the semifinals and most of the coaching staff is leaving in the middle of the playoffs.
Kiffin's assistants in flux as Ole Miss advances
Shortly after Pete Golding and Ole Miss finished an upset of Georgia on Thursday, a source told ESPN's Mark Schlabach to expect some "fireworks," as LSU coach Lane Kiffin decides how many of his assis...
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January 2, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Everything that’s wrong with college football part 9 million: team advances to the semifinals and most of the coaching staff is leaving in the middle of the playoffs.
“We’re here bc of the political struggle of others. That applies for every Houstonian, whether your ancestors arrived on a steamship from London or a bus from Tegucigalpa. Not one of us “deserves” to be here by birthright alone; we are heirs to a legacy of choices, fought & made &remade once more.”
Washington broke the promise of immigration. Houston shows a way to fix it.
As the Trump administration moves beyond 'illegal' to target vetted refugees and green card holders, we risk going back to a dark chapter of our history, writes the Houston Chronicle editorial...
www.houstonchronicle.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:40 PM
“We’re here bc of the political struggle of others. That applies for every Houstonian, whether your ancestors arrived on a steamship from London or a bus from Tegucigalpa. Not one of us “deserves” to be here by birthright alone; we are heirs to a legacy of choices, fought & made &remade once more.”
In case Pittsburgh sports fans don’t have enough to be angsty this week, there’s always the statistical near impossibility of the Pirates’ wasting Paul Skenes.
MLB’s Strange But True Player of the Year? Paul Skenes for the win!
When the unhittable ace of the Pirates takes the mound, amazing things happen. It would be cool if winning was one of those things.
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December 30, 2025 at 11:53 PM
In case Pittsburgh sports fans don’t have enough to be angsty this week, there’s always the statistical near impossibility of the Pirates’ wasting Paul Skenes.
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"If setting goals and trying to use willpower doesn’t work, what other options do we have? Is there a way to use the New Year as a new beginning without setting ourselves up for failure?"
New Year’s (Not Exactly) Resolutions
Is it possible to make New Year's resolutions that don't require willpower to keep?
wellnessrounds.org
December 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM
"If setting goals and trying to use willpower doesn’t work, what other options do we have? Is there a way to use the New Year as a new beginning without setting ourselves up for failure?"
It’s not too late to protect yourself from serious illness and death! Get your flu shot!
Latest CDC data shows flu activity is increasing sharply across the US | CNN
Most US states are experiencing high or very high flu activity, and levels continue to increase nationwide.
www.cnn.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
It’s not too late to protect yourself from serious illness and death! Get your flu shot!
This is genius. Also, it’s a dead-on description of Texas in August.
Transcendent.
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
December 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
This is genius. Also, it’s a dead-on description of Texas in August.
The core argument against Democratic centrism in arguably its apex city: “Houston’s GDP reached a record $697 billion in 2023, yet roughly 1 out of 5 Houstonians live at or below the poverty line and over 30 percent of children grow up poor… These conditions are the product of political choices.”
Houston progressives knocked Whitmire. We’re coming back for more. | Opinion
Houston progressives knocked Whitmire. We’re coming back for more, writes Corisha Rogers, Anthony Rios, and Dr. Audrey Nath-Flaum, the leadership of the Houston Progressive Caucus.
www.houstonchronicle.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The core argument against Democratic centrism in arguably its apex city: “Houston’s GDP reached a record $697 billion in 2023, yet roughly 1 out of 5 Houstonians live at or below the poverty line and over 30 percent of children grow up poor… These conditions are the product of political choices.”
Are we tomatoes? No! We are devo!
Tomatoes in the Galápagos appear to be evolving backward. Here’s what it could mean | CNN
In a suspected case of reverse evolution, wild tomatoes in the Galápagos have developed a defense mechanism that hasn’t been seen in millions of years.
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December 28, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Are we tomatoes? No! We are devo!
You can’t appreciate how scornful a plant can be until you’ve let your Ming arelia get too cold outside, and then brought it inside, and then let it get too dry.
December 27, 2025 at 8:55 PM
You can’t appreciate how scornful a plant can be until you’ve let your Ming arelia get too cold outside, and then brought it inside, and then let it get too dry.
“A Defense Department official, who insisted on animosity to discuss details not made public…”
With this administration you can’t tell if it’s a typo or a philosophy.
With this administration you can’t tell if it’s a typo or a philosophy.
President Trump says U.S. strikes Islamic State targets in Nigeria after group targeted Christians
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump said Thursday that the U.S. launched a “powerful and deadly
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December 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
“A Defense Department official, who insisted on animosity to discuss details not made public…”
With this administration you can’t tell if it’s a typo or a philosophy.
With this administration you can’t tell if it’s a typo or a philosophy.
Linguists of BlueSky, does anyone track the early onset of language fads? I’ve seen “clock” in its use as a verb “to understand” about 5 times in the last week, including in some slightly-more-formal-than-I’d-expect settings. Anyone else? @lingthusiasm.bsky.social?
December 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Linguists of BlueSky, does anyone track the early onset of language fads? I’ve seen “clock” in its use as a verb “to understand” about 5 times in the last week, including in some slightly-more-formal-than-I’d-expect settings. Anyone else? @lingthusiasm.bsky.social?
This takes “fall back” to new lows.
How a power outage in Colorado caused U.S. official time to be 4.8 microseconds off
Officials said the error is likely too minute for the general public to clock it, but it could affect applications such as critical infrastructure, telecommunications and GPS signals.
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December 22, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This takes “fall back” to new lows.
The 3 Wise Men in disguise?
December 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The 3 Wise Men in disguise?
Read the article, and you’d think the problem is entitled young people who want 37 dolls and too many pencils. But the important issue is this: loss of the real American dream that by working hard and acting responsibly, people can attain a life appreciably better than their parents’.
These Young Adults Make Good Money. But Life, They Say, Is Unaffordable.
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Read the article, and you’d think the problem is entitled young people who want 37 dolls and too many pencils. But the important issue is this: loss of the real American dream that by working hard and acting responsibly, people can attain a life appreciably better than their parents’.
Don't say that he's hypocritical
Say rather that he's apolitical
"Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down?
That's not my department!" says the CEO of Flock.
Say rather that he's apolitical
"Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down?
That's not my department!" says the CEO of Flock.
The tech firm that helped police find the Brown shooting suspect has sparked privacy concerns. Its CEO responds | CNN Business
Flock Safety technology helped Providence Police track down 48-year-old Claudio Neves Valente, who police say was responsible for both the Brown University shooting and the killing of an MIT professor...
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December 20, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Don't say that he's hypocritical
Say rather that he's apolitical
"Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down?
That's not my department!" says the CEO of Flock.
Say rather that he's apolitical
"Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down?
That's not my department!" says the CEO of Flock.
The conversation around this investigation explicitly calls it a failure that there was insufficient surveillance for the state to immediately trace every step of a particular individual. We need to think hard before we agree that every person’s every step outside their home should be recorded.
Live updates: Brown University shooting suspect found dead, police investigation in Salem, New Hampshire | CNN
Claudio Neves Valente, the suspect in the Brown University mass shooting, was found dead tonight after taking his own life, Providence Chief of Police Oscar L. Perez, Jr. said. Follow for live news up...
www.cnn.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The conversation around this investigation explicitly calls it a failure that there was insufficient surveillance for the state to immediately trace every step of a particular individual. We need to think hard before we agree that every person’s every step outside their home should be recorded.
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shit like the ban on gender affirming care (and it is a ban and we should call it that) is why democrats cant be mealy-mouthed bigot lite on this issue. its why theres a problem with people like gavin newsom giving ground on this issue.
this has to be a line in the sand.
this has to be a line in the sand.
December 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
shit like the ban on gender affirming care (and it is a ban and we should call it that) is why democrats cant be mealy-mouthed bigot lite on this issue. its why theres a problem with people like gavin newsom giving ground on this issue.
this has to be a line in the sand.
this has to be a line in the sand.
This too is suppression of science.
After Hurricane Ike in 2008, a FEMA-funded sign near Galveston showed how high storm surge could reach during major hurricanes. But the sign was removed within two months after local officials worried it would hurt the real estate market.
After Hurricane Ike in 2008, a FEMA-funded sign near Galveston showed how high storm surge could reach during major hurricanes. But the sign was removed within two months after local officials worried it would hurt the real estate market.
Risky floodplain development is surging. What could Houston do differently?
Over 65,000 new properties have been developed in Greater Houston floodplains since Harvey. Experts say reversing the trend will take more consistent rules.
www.houstonchronicle.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This too is suppression of science.
After Hurricane Ike in 2008, a FEMA-funded sign near Galveston showed how high storm surge could reach during major hurricanes. But the sign was removed within two months after local officials worried it would hurt the real estate market.
After Hurricane Ike in 2008, a FEMA-funded sign near Galveston showed how high storm surge could reach during major hurricanes. But the sign was removed within two months after local officials worried it would hurt the real estate market.
Ever mindful of women’s safety, Texas AG and senate candidate Ken Paxton encourages pervs to break law, take photos up skirts in bathrooms.
Ken Paxton opens tip line for violations of new transgender bathroom law
The attorney general's office released a complaint form that allows people to submit photo evidence of potential infractions.
www.houstonchronicle.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Ever mindful of women’s safety, Texas AG and senate candidate Ken Paxton encourages pervs to break law, take photos up skirts in bathrooms.
It’s remarkable that Bongino so clearly states that as a MAGA media operator he felt no obligation to the truth.
“I was paid in the past…for my opinions…but that’s not what I’m paid for now. I’m paid to be your deputy director, and we base investigations on facts.
“I was paid in the past…for my opinions…but that’s not what I’m paid for now. I’m paid to be your deputy director, and we base investigations on facts.
Dan Bongino plans to step down as FBI deputy director in January | CNN Politics
Deputy FBI director Dan Bongino is stepping down soon from the job after eight months marked by clashes with his boss, Attorney General Pamela Bondi, and fighting off the conspiracies he once fueled.
www.cnn.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
It’s remarkable that Bongino so clearly states that as a MAGA media operator he felt no obligation to the truth.
“I was paid in the past…for my opinions…but that’s not what I’m paid for now. I’m paid to be your deputy director, and we base investigations on facts.
“I was paid in the past…for my opinions…but that’s not what I’m paid for now. I’m paid to be your deputy director, and we base investigations on facts.
Ticket prices for live sports may be prohibitive, but also you see the game much better on TV. The fun part of being at the game is to participate in the madness of the crowd.
Ticket prices raise the question: Will this be the ‘prawn sandwich’ World Cup? | CNN
Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane was notoriously fearless and intimidating. During his 12 years at Old Trafford, the Irish midfielder got his hands on 17 trophies and left his mark on many a...
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December 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Ticket prices for live sports may be prohibitive, but also you see the game much better on TV. The fun part of being at the game is to participate in the madness of the crowd.
Oura wants to become a mood ring 🤣
CEOs and celebrities love Oura’s sleep-tracking ring. Its CEO has a plan to stay ahead of Apple and Google | CNN Business
One of the Apple Watch’s biggest threats has no screen, weighs about a fifth of an ounce and charges a monthly subscription for most of its features. Yet the Oura ring is on pace for $1 billion in sal...
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December 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Oura wants to become a mood ring 🤣
Pittsburgher’s version of touch grass, when asked about website to show condition of streets after snowstorm: “We believe residents continue to be intelligent enough to look out their window and determine the status of their street for themselves,” he said.
December 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Pittsburgher’s version of touch grass, when asked about website to show condition of streets after snowstorm: “We believe residents continue to be intelligent enough to look out their window and determine the status of their street for themselves,” he said.
All this fuss about serif vs sans serif but it turns out Rubio is requiring 14 point font.
December 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
All this fuss about serif vs sans serif but it turns out Rubio is requiring 14 point font.
How the police state works: invent a pretext for a traffic stop, then devise “reasonable suspicion” to perform a search. Suspicious behaviors include: looking at or away from officer; a clean or dirty car; speeding or carefully driving the speed limit; appearing unusually anxious or unusually calm.
How mysterious Texas surveillance network is reshaping traffic stops in Texas
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office case provides a rare inside look that illustrates nearly everything critics say is wrong with the practice of stopping and searching motorists.
www.houstonchronicle.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
How the police state works: invent a pretext for a traffic stop, then devise “reasonable suspicion” to perform a search. Suspicious behaviors include: looking at or away from officer; a clean or dirty car; speeding or carefully driving the speed limit; appearing unusually anxious or unusually calm.