That "men should be allowed, without judgement or consequence, to do an amount of harm to women and girls that I personally deem acceptable" seems to be a genuine opinion still held by too many people in the year two thousand and twenty six is incredibly grim

A question for the Sky. I just saw The Odyssey (a triumph, must-see!), and it made me wonder why we still use so many girl names from that era (Helen, Penelope, Cassandra), but not the boy names (Telemachus, Eurylochus, Agamemnon)? Does anyone know why? #odyssey

Five living writers that you’ve read five books by each: Margaret Atwood Jodi Picoult George RR Martin Sarah J Maas Stephen King Interestingly, all but one of these are from my 20s before algos took over book recs. I’d go back to an author I already knew. Now I read a lot more different authors.

Becky Hammer@beckyhammer.bsky.social · 4w ago

Five living writers that you've read five books my each Ann Patchett Colson Whitehead Ali Smith Michael Ondaatje Louise Erdrich

The US women's team has 4 world cup titles and 5 Olympic gold medals. They're a heavy favorite for the women's world cup next year. The Men's team has 0 in both. The women get the job done.

This Is Just To Say I told you so about that thing you disagreed with me about of which irrefutable proof has now emerged Forgive me it is too delicious too sweet not to remind you that you were wrong

I’ve decided that “heat dome” sounds like a dessert. Like if you crossed a Baked Alaska and chocolate lava cake.

I really do believe people are fundamentally good.

Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran.com · last mo.

A Japanese fan broke down crying after his country's elimination, but a group of Brazilians fans went to console him and Mexican fans made him soar. You gotta love the World Cup! ❤️🌎⚽️ Video: RÉCORD

Adventures in unemployed baking continues. Today’s chapter is my first attempt at meggyes pite- Hungarian sour cherry pie, thanks to actually finding meggy/sour cherries at the local farmer’s market.

Should The Government Stop Dumping Money Into A Giant Hole?

This is a heinous grocery store substitution.

My new wildflower curb strip is so pretty and makes me happy. #wildflowers #bloomscrolling

Screwworm has been detected in Texas for the first time in 60 years. Good thing government scientists (who we can thank for the original solution way back when) are not totally undermined and undervalued these days!

Sarah Taber@sarahtaber.bsky.social · last yr.

Happy Tuesday! Who's ready to hear about 1. Flesh-eating maggots (mostly go after cattle) 2. They're native to the US 3. The USDA has kept them out of the US since the 1960s 4. But the flesh-eating maggots are making a 21st century comeback. And believe it or not it may be thanks to MAGA.

Is Oscar the Grouch a chaos or order Muppet? Discuss.

Oscar The Grouch: I Love Trash

Alt: Oscar The Grouch: I Love Trash

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I’m a climate scientist. Let me fix this headline. “Nearly a century ago, scientists showed that burning fossil fuels warms the planet. Today, we know human emissions account for over 100% of the warming. Yet dark money and disinformation still work to keep Americans addicted to fossil fuels.”

Forbes@forbes.com · 2mo ago

Scientists have reached a consensus that human behavior is a big driver of climate change—but Americans aren't buying it.

What if taxing the rich works?

The ‘millionaires tax’ was pitched as a $2 billion revenue source. It’s blown past that, yet again. - The Boston Globe

The state’s so-called millionaires tax has already generated more than $3.1 billion in revenue from Massachusetts' highest earners this fiscal year.

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It’s rhubarb season! This is my Aunt Marlene’s strawberry-rhubarb upside-down cake.This is the first cake I ever made as a kid, literally the easiest thing ever, and it’s such a crowd-pleaser. All you need is 4 stalks of rhubarb, a box of strawberry Jello, and a box of yellow cake mix.

Torpedo Factory Art Center draws one operator bid as city weighs next steps

Torpedo Factory Art Center draws one operator bid as city weighs next steps | ALXnow

Alexandria City Council learned Tuesday (May 12) that the city received just one proposal for a potential operator of the Torpedo Factory Art Center during its procurement process. Earlier this year,...

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the us federal government did not fucking do shit about the dustbowl until it got so bad the dust hit DC It is objectively bad (from a policy perspective) that in the northeast/mid-Atlantic this winter was cold and this spring has been mild. MY HEAT IS STILL COMING UP and it's mid-May.

Hungary’s parliament sings “Ode to Joy” — the anthem of Europe — after Péter Magyar is sworn in as prime minister. Hungary is once again a proud member of the European Union.

My new favorite sentence from David Attenborough’s wiki is: “Aged around 11, he heard that the zoology department needed a large supply of newts.” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_A...

Be the kind of person where scientists trip over themselves to name new species after you.

Dave Levitan@davelevitan.bsky.social · 3mo ago

David Attenborough has a newly discovered wasp named after him for his birthday, joining, uh, an echidna, a bat, a dragonfly, 7 beetles, two moths, a worm, 3 lizards, a horseshoe crab, a lichen, 2 frogs, a ghost shrimp, a butterfly2 birds, a jellyfish, several flowering plants, and a pleiosaur.

The garden this morning 💐 #Bloomscrolling

While the world’s eyes are on fashion’s biggest night, we’re turning ours to the garment, retail, and warehouse workers who keep the industry running. From true love found on the picket line to a free tailoring school out of a Brooklyn basement — meet the New Yorkers who make it all possible.

My coral honeysuckle is gorgeous this year! This is the native honeysuckle to N America, not the invasive yellow/white version you’re likely familiar with. #BloomScrolling #NativePlants

Former federal employees (and those in the process of planning their departures or who have since returned): make your voice heard by participating in the Federal Employee Exit Survey, developed by the Accountability and Reform Research Consortium (ARRC) pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Things that only a parent would yell at 8:20am: “Nobody is a rotten egg, everyone is great!”

We have arrived at the 2+2=5 bit.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo ago

RFK Jr: "A Democratic senator claimed it's mathematically impossible to have a drug drop by 600%. I said, 'Well, if the drug was $100 and it raises to $600, that would be a 600% rise. If it drops from $600 to $100, that's a 600% savings.'" Trump: "Right"

Want to support #WomeninSTEM? Don’t hold back an invite for something bc they’re pregnant/ just had a baby/ have a small child. People always say they’ll invite “later” but later never comes- let me lean on my support network and figure it out instead! 🔭🧪

It doesn’t matter what happens with Iran tomorrow or next week. The food our country will need for winter is supposed to growing now. The die is cast.

Conor Lamb@conorlambpa.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Farmers are ringing the alarm bells: 70% can't afford enough fertilizer. "[N]itrogen fertilizer prices have risen more than 30%, while combined fuel and fertilizer costs have increased roughly 20% to 40%. Urea prices have increased by 47% since the end of February." www.fb.org/news-release...