This feels like a major inflection point. If ICE can apparently unlawfully arrest & disappear a permanent resident and it is not immediately met with strong opposition from the public, officials, and courts, there is no going back.

Hey so FYI, all the “we must, with heavy hearts, jettison trans people into the ocean to win votes” columnists are actually just transphobic themselves

Anti-slavery measure Prop. 6 fails, allowing forced labor to continue in California prisons

Imagine if instead of making COVID isolation guidelines as weak as the flu...

We approved combo rapid tests like this and made them free and available for everyone...

So that people could tell how long they need to isolate based on science and not feelings, whatever the pathogen.

Sometimes the civil world gives the appearance of cycles. One that appeared recently was the ebb and flow of excellent content. A few excellent television or film projects propel a studio to new heights and others follow in the name of profit. The market becomes full and they become less profitable.

Blueskies: share this P+ binge code with someone who needs to see Lower Decks! 

It's helpful to have new viewers show up as I negotiate how many starships we're budgeted for in season 5.

Code expires TOMORROW. 
(You can also watch the D&D movie on there, which is great.)

Step 1. Here's hoping for step 2-10.

The Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore has filed for bankruptcy protection, less than two days before a new state law takes effect allowing victims of child sexual abuse to sue institutions, no matter how long ago the abuse took place

Deep learning always enweirdens you. Keep doing it anyway.

If you can understand that catching a football isn't always a touchdown, then you can also understand that regulations or recommendations were a good idea at one time but a less necessary idea now.

I wonder whether some of these companies are using the "back to office" mandates to avoid paying people for layoffs that they want to do in order to artificially spike their earnings.

So, D&D friends. Imagine that one of your players has asked to jury rig batman-style grappling hooks in your game. How excited are you?

This is your hourly reminder that smart people are not immune to cognitive biases or basic math errors. You are still smart, but you are still dumb. You will always be the dumb wolf and you will always be the smart wolf.

Brought to you by: Wow, I was two orders of magnitude off.

The stress of starting a new gig is so much even when it's objectively better than your prior situation.