Current view. Relaxing.
December 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Current view. Relaxing.
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“Records reviewed by the AP identify only nine of the 38 people arrested in the first days as having criminal histories that rose beyond traffic violations — information the intelligence bulletins warn “should not be distributed to the media.” www.nola.com/news/catahou...
Records reviewed by AP detail online monitoring, arrests in New Orleans immigration crackdown
Records reviewed by the AP show that few of those arrested have criminal histories beyond traffic violations.
www.nola.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:29 PM
“Records reviewed by the AP identify only nine of the 38 people arrested in the first days as having criminal histories that rose beyond traffic violations — information the intelligence bulletins warn “should not be distributed to the media.” www.nola.com/news/catahou...
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I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
Morning jog/walk with a rough orienteering-like map. The map is based on open street map and Lidar processed with Karttapulautin.
November 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Morning jog/walk with a rough orienteering-like map. The map is based on open street map and Lidar processed with Karttapulautin.
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Opinion from Robert Talisse: Blame shutdown on citizens who prefer politicians to vanquish opponents rather than to work for all #ksleg
Blame shutdown on citizens who prefer politicians to vanquish opponents rather than to work for all • Kansas Reflector
The United States was founded on the idea that government exists to serve its people. To do this, government must deliver services that promote the common good. When the government shuts down, it fail...
kansasreflector.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Opinion from Robert Talisse: Blame shutdown on citizens who prefer politicians to vanquish opponents rather than to work for all #ksleg
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Short naps work:
-NASA found a twenty-five minute nap improved judgment by 35 percent and vigilance by 16 percent.
-Another study, found that ia 15-20min naps led to more alertness and better performance than drinking a cup of coffee.
-NASA found a twenty-five minute nap improved judgment by 35 percent and vigilance by 16 percent.
-Another study, found that ia 15-20min naps led to more alertness and better performance than drinking a cup of coffee.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Short naps work:
-NASA found a twenty-five minute nap improved judgment by 35 percent and vigilance by 16 percent.
-Another study, found that ia 15-20min naps led to more alertness and better performance than drinking a cup of coffee.
-NASA found a twenty-five minute nap improved judgment by 35 percent and vigilance by 16 percent.
-Another study, found that ia 15-20min naps led to more alertness and better performance than drinking a cup of coffee.
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Friendly reminder that dishwashers made after 1995 or so are so water and energy efficient that even if you ran them twice fully loaded it would still use less water than handwashing the same load.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
November 12, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Friendly reminder that dishwashers made after 1995 or so are so water and energy efficient that even if you ran them twice fully loaded it would still use less water than handwashing the same load.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.
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Plenty of politicians want you to think the government shutdown is entirely the fault of the other party.
I think it’s the fault of a system that gives too much of an incentive to fight each other rather than to serve all of us.
I think it’s the fault of a system that gives too much of an incentive to fight each other rather than to serve all of us.
November 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Plenty of politicians want you to think the government shutdown is entirely the fault of the other party.
I think it’s the fault of a system that gives too much of an incentive to fight each other rather than to serve all of us.
I think it’s the fault of a system that gives too much of an incentive to fight each other rather than to serve all of us.
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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You should be able to look your elected officials in the eye and get an honest answer about their work. That's my approach now and it will be my approach if I'm governor.
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
You should be able to look your elected officials in the eye and get an honest answer about their work. That's my approach now and it will be my approach if I'm governor.
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Not everyone needs a 4-year degree to do great work. So I dropped that requirement in the Auditor’s Office.
If you're willing & qualified to do the job, we want your help.
If you're willing & qualified to do the job, we want your help.
November 3, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Not everyone needs a 4-year degree to do great work. So I dropped that requirement in the Auditor’s Office.
If you're willing & qualified to do the job, we want your help.
If you're willing & qualified to do the job, we want your help.
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Policy evaluation 101: Set the baseline.
Trump took office Jan 20, so compare outcomes to Jan 19. "Less bad than last week" is not "good."
Tariffs still higher, soybean sales lower, rare earth access tighter than on Jan 19.
Trump took office Jan 20, so compare outcomes to Jan 19. "Less bad than last week" is not "good."
Tariffs still higher, soybean sales lower, rare earth access tighter than on Jan 19.
November 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Policy evaluation 101: Set the baseline.
Trump took office Jan 20, so compare outcomes to Jan 19. "Less bad than last week" is not "good."
Tariffs still higher, soybean sales lower, rare earth access tighter than on Jan 19.
Trump took office Jan 20, so compare outcomes to Jan 19. "Less bad than last week" is not "good."
Tariffs still higher, soybean sales lower, rare earth access tighter than on Jan 19.
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What a great idea for a map: the blue areas are closer to space than to the sea.
brilliantmaps.com/sea-vs-sapce/
brilliantmaps.com/sea-vs-sapce/
October 30, 2025 at 8:44 PM
What a great idea for a map: the blue areas are closer to space than to the sea.
brilliantmaps.com/sea-vs-sapce/
brilliantmaps.com/sea-vs-sapce/
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Panelists highlighted 3 pillars for national integrity in fighting corruption:
(1) Strong political will & zero tolerance for corruption at the top.
(2) Coordinated, effective institutions & audits
(3) A credible, independent press to inform and empower citizens. #INCOSAI25
(1) Strong political will & zero tolerance for corruption at the top.
(2) Coordinated, effective institutions & audits
(3) A credible, independent press to inform and empower citizens. #INCOSAI25
October 29, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Panelists highlighted 3 pillars for national integrity in fighting corruption:
(1) Strong political will & zero tolerance for corruption at the top.
(2) Coordinated, effective institutions & audits
(3) A credible, independent press to inform and empower citizens. #INCOSAI25
(1) Strong political will & zero tolerance for corruption at the top.
(2) Coordinated, effective institutions & audits
(3) A credible, independent press to inform and empower citizens. #INCOSAI25
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Politico: "MPs should consider deleting X, according to a committee led by Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle...
"On social media, the report said MPs should feel “empowered to step away from platforms that pose more harm than benefit.”
Absolutely. Please get on with it.
"On social media, the report said MPs should feel “empowered to step away from platforms that pose more harm than benefit.”
Absolutely. Please get on with it.
October 27, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Politico: "MPs should consider deleting X, according to a committee led by Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle...
"On social media, the report said MPs should feel “empowered to step away from platforms that pose more harm than benefit.”
Absolutely. Please get on with it.
"On social media, the report said MPs should feel “empowered to step away from platforms that pose more harm than benefit.”
Absolutely. Please get on with it.
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People being treated for certain deadly cancers lived longer if they had received an mRNA-based vaccine against COVID-19 than if they hadn’t
go.nature.com/42XuWY6
go.nature.com/42XuWY6
People with some cancers live longer after a COVID vaccine
Nature - mRNA vaccines seem to boost the effectiveness of an immune therapy for skin and lung cancer ― in an unexpected way.
go.nature.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
People being treated for certain deadly cancers lived longer if they had received an mRNA-based vaccine against COVID-19 than if they hadn’t
go.nature.com/42XuWY6
go.nature.com/42XuWY6
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How many times have we seen elected officials not hold town halls because they know they are voting against the interests of the people they represent?
If you want the job, you should have to sit for the performance review.
If you want the job, you should have to sit for the performance review.
October 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
How many times have we seen elected officials not hold town halls because they know they are voting against the interests of the people they represent?
If you want the job, you should have to sit for the performance review.
If you want the job, you should have to sit for the performance review.
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Nobody in a position of power who voted for this madness or otherwise enabled it should ever live it down.
October 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Nobody in a position of power who voted for this madness or otherwise enabled it should ever live it down.
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Just nerding out about cartograms.
October 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Just nerding out about cartograms.
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Absolutely nuts to me that the FBI updated its monthly crime data for 10,000+ agencies yesterday but critical economics data is being delayed.
October 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Absolutely nuts to me that the FBI updated its monthly crime data for 10,000+ agencies yesterday but critical economics data is being delayed.
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Learn how to lose. Learn how to disagree.
Not everything needs to be taken as if it's an attack on your beliefs/values/sense of self.
One valuable lesson sport provides is getting your butt kicked, even though you gave your absolute all. And being okay with that.
Not everything needs to be taken as if it's an attack on your beliefs/values/sense of self.
One valuable lesson sport provides is getting your butt kicked, even though you gave your absolute all. And being okay with that.
October 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Learn how to lose. Learn how to disagree.
Not everything needs to be taken as if it's an attack on your beliefs/values/sense of self.
One valuable lesson sport provides is getting your butt kicked, even though you gave your absolute all. And being okay with that.
Not everything needs to be taken as if it's an attack on your beliefs/values/sense of self.
One valuable lesson sport provides is getting your butt kicked, even though you gave your absolute all. And being okay with that.
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"Make cities safe and fun for kids to run around and play in" is a pretty good guiding light for urban planning
“In a city once choked with cars and infamous for its traffic snarls, Paris has pulled off a remarkable turnaround…the French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social
A victory for FAST leadership.
A victory for FAST leadership.
Paris Pedals to the Top: How the City of Light Became Europe’s Best for Young Cyclists
The French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently
momentummag.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:23 PM
"Make cities safe and fun for kids to run around and play in" is a pretty good guiding light for urban planning