i love the odyssey bc odysseus is the first known case of what today we refer to as "lucky girl syndrome"
frida garza
@fridagarza.bsky.social
on the food + climate beat at Grist // previously editing at the Guardian US // mexican texan in nyc // views expressed here are my own
i feel my whole life has led up to this moment, putting kimchi in my bean egg and cheese burrito
SPECIAL REPORT for our ~*~summer newsletter~*~ from @smaldo.bsky.social: boats!! paddling! floating down the river!!
‘We’re Surrounded by Water’: How To Experience NYC on a Boat This Summer, For Free
In a city of rivers and bays, there’s a ton of ways to get out on a boat and appreciate some nature.
thecityreporter.nyc
Furious that Chris Nolan would disregard historical accuracy in adapting The Odyssey by making a "movie" with "cameras" instead of memorizing the entire story and then going on a nationwide tour to sing it to us while tripping on ergotized barley
Delightful interview showing a lesser-known side of NYC. "Edgar the Egret has been coming for 14 years, he’s a full-grown great egret, stands about 4 ft tall. He lands on my dock, walks into the kitchen, walks right up to me & stands there until I get his food ready." nygroove.nyc/guardian-of-...
11 Questions with the 'Guardian of Jamaica Bay'
90-year-old Don Riepe has been watching over the city's wildest places for decades, and has some wild stories too
nygroove.nyc
I wrote about the sad Trump Country Fair thing and the very specific and hilariously shitty vision of America that it expresses. The war on metaphor continues apace. defector.com/dead-country...
Dead Country Fair | Defector
Things come out of Donald Trump’s mouth, then just keep on coming out of it. If he says something once, he will say it again, primarily to reinforce how powerfully and unprecedentedly successful he wa...
defector.com
What's next? I assume: Frequent AI chatbot use linked with climate denialism. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Frequent AI chatbot use linked to belief in anti-vaccine myths, poll finds
Poll finds use of AI tools for health advice is correlated with belief in vaccine falsehoods, such as shots causing autism
theguardian.com
why would you get married in Madison square garden when the Fulton street station is right there
NEW: I've been shocked by some of the numbers I've been seeing on behind-the-meter power plants for data centers, so I did a little math. less than a dozen gas plants being built to power data centers for big tech companies could emit a maximum of nearly 130 million tons of CO2e each year (!)
New Gas-Powered Data Centers Could Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than Entire Nations
A WIRED review of permits for data center projects using natural gas and linked to OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and xAI shows they could emit more than 129 million tons of greenhouse gases per year.
wired.com
It’s common for Mexican dishes to inspire laughter or sometimes traumatic memories. A gordita is a little fat girl; a trompo is a spinning top; a cachetada is a slap, but also a stunner of a taco & the subject of my latest @texasmonthly.bsky.social Tex-Mexplainer www.texasmonthly.com/food/cacheta...
A Mexican Taqueria Created the “Slap” Taco in 2020. Now It’s All Over Texas.
For Spanish speakers, seeing “cachetadas” on a menu might elicit some surprise. But expect to see lots more of these beefy, cheesy tacos.
texasmonthly.com
I'm kind of fascinated by that big Lauren Sanchez Bezos feature in the Times. There's just nothing going on there at all, no insight or conflict or notable color, so the hook is just "this unfathomably rich but otherwise fatuous person enjoys their lifestyle a great deal." Fantastic stuff.
It’s wild that this is considered a bold pov nowadays
Ravenous@weareravenous.com · 4mo agoBig media won’t make this promise, but Ravenous will. We guarantee that we will never publish anything made with generative AI — no articles written with ChatGPT, no uncanny art with seven fingers. We actually speak with people and taste their dishes, write our own work, and value human creativity.
Check out this story in @grist.org from @fridagarza.bsky.social: “Oceans, the World Meteorological Organization reports, absorb 91% of the excess energy hanging out in the Earth’s climate.” eos.org/articles/oce...
Oceans Are Absorbing the Earth’s Excess Energy. That’s Bad News for Food Systems.
As the planet traps more energy than it releases, the pathways for global food production are being upended.
eos.org
learning that astronauts have to use microsoft outlook in space is unspeakably depressing. we have set microsoft outlook free from the bounds of earth. polluting the stars with that janky piece of shit
niki grayson@nikigrayson.com · 4mo agoright now the astronauts are calling houston because the computer on the spaceship is running two instances of microsoft outlook and they can't figure out why. nasa is about to remote into the computer
With the jalapeño’s heat deliberately dulled to the point of soullessness, Texans have only one option. We must discard the jalapeño.
Texas A&M Made Jalapeños Less Spicy. Here’s the Pepper You Should Use Instead.
Over the last several decades, scientist-bred mild jalapeños have taken over the market. What’s a spice lover to do?
texasmonthly.com
There’s a good documentary about Louis CK that is illuminating about the effects of his behavior and covers the essential truths (as I see them) that (1) he was not cancelled and (2) he was not sorry. It’s a good watch. You can rent it on demand; here’s the trailer. youtu.be/YjWetrSafmc?...
Sorry/Not Sorry | Official Trailer
YouTube video by Greenwich Entertainment
youtu.be
if you stay ready (washing the dishes) you never have to get ready (to wash the dishes)
As the planet traps more energy than it releases, global food production is on the line. @fridagarza.bsky.social reports for @grist.org:
Oceans are absorbing the Earth's excess energy. That's bad news for food systems.
As the planet traps more energy than it releases, global food production is on the line.
buff.ly
Weekend #longread: Prepping for a disaster? You’ll probably want to pack a little treat | @fridagarza.bsky.social grist.org/culture/prep...
Prepping for a disaster? You’ll probably want to pack a little treat.
It’s not just sardines and dried beans. Self-identified preppers are also stashing luxuries like coffee and chocolate.
grist.org
I didn’t know this but current and past members of the Blue Man Group always refer to one another forever as Blue Men. “There’s a Blue Man in Ottawa,” etc. No one is a former Blue Man. They live in an endless Blue present
Strap in. All signs point to an ever lengthening conflict. Bloomberg Exclusive: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Iran Unwilling to Talk About Opening Hormuz While Under Attack
Iranian officials have become reluctant to even discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz as they focus on surviving the US-Israeli onslaught, according to a person involved in direct, high-level contact...
bloomberg.com
If you want Bluesky to be good you need to be weirder
Climate change isn't coming. It's in your mailbox. Home insurance costs are rising fast and not stopping. @grist.org mapped it state by state. grist.org/economics/is... #insurance #climate #Housing #Illinois #Colorado
Is your state becoming uninsurable? We have the latest data.
Home insurance is buckling under climate risk and construction trends. Find out how your state fares.
grist.org
"I’m struggling to find the right superlative, because it is that extreme." @weatherwest.bsky.social By Clara Harter @latimes.com www.latimes.com/california/s...
Unprecedented March heat wave in SoCal has experts worried about what comes next
The most destructive wildfires in Southern California history. The region's wettest holiday season.
latimes.com
Yesterday, 92% of us voted YES (w/ 99% participation) to authorize a strike if @propublica.org management refuses to compromise on core issues. We need a fair contract that will protect the in-depth investigative reporting that our readers expect. Support us: www.gofundme.com/f/support-pr...
Donate to Support ProPublica Workers in Our Fight for a Fair Contract, organized by Eli Oberman
We are the unionized workers at ProPublica, and we’re ready to… Eli Oberman needs your support for Support ProPublica Workers in Our Fight for a Fair Contract
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oh, we're doing Freelancer Pay Discourse? perfect time to announce that @charleylocke.bsky.social and I are starting another round of our class on how to build a freelance career! you can actually make freelancing work without just waiting for people to offer you $3 a word, I promise. sign up now!
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Earlier this year, the USDA removed webpages that share climate risk maps used by farmers to prepare for extreme weather. After a lawsuit from environmental & farming groups, the agency agreed to release the data behind those maps. 📰 @fridagarza.bsky.social for @grist.org: grist.org/food-and-agr...
After a lawsuit, USDA agrees to share climate risk data with farmers
Now, even if the webpages come down again, the data can remain public.
grist.org