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My parents' cat Bridget vanished. As the weeks dragged on they became ever more worried, so to distract himself my dad began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up at some of art & music's most important moments.

I've collected his work here...

Firefly populations are declining, but researchers are having trouble acquiring the data needed to study the situation.
Please visit the link & volunteer to send photos, videos, etc, of the fireflies you observe.
The Xerces Society will be most appreciative. ⚡️🪲

Cartoon by Nick Anderson @andertoon.bsky.social

Some of his readers have asked Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social why his technology news site, Tech Dirt, has been covering politics so intensely lately. www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...

I cannot recommend Mike's reply enough. It's exactly what readers need to hear, what journalists need to do.

I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.

18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.

We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org

It's possible that Trump/Musk mass layoffs could be so large the US actually loses jobs this month.

Fun fact: The US hasn't lost jobs in a single full month since the last time Trump was in office, per US government stats.

Starting tomorrow, get vaccinated. Everything you can.

The CDC took down their list. Use this.

www.immunize.org/vaccines/vis...

➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years

Making America Great Again!

FAA says a military helicopter collided with the American Airlines passenger jet from Wichita near DCA.

There must be immediate hearings on how the federal government/Department of Defense allowed this to happen and if removal of safety protocols and recent personnel changes led to this incident.

WHO DID THIS!

www.raygunsite.com/blogs/news/h...

This is great 😂

My children have polio and I’m dying from the bird flu. But at least DEI is gone.

I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases)

projects.propublica.org/claimfile/