The current wildfire smoke event extending from the Great Lakes to the Northeast U.S. represents yet another dead canary in our collective coal mine. We're getting an impressive and exponentially increasing collection of dead canaries! yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/07/dang...

Dangerous and historic wildfire smoke pollution event engulfs the U.S. and Canada » Yale Climate Connections

Most of the fires grew out of control under extreme heat conditions made up to five times more likely by climate change.

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Lindsey Graham always struck me as a sad figure. He didn't know - or was afraid to be - who he was, and that manifested itself in so many cruel ways. He'd latch on to whoever gave him a modicum of approval & do their bidding. His self-loathing manifested as hate. Very similar to J.D. Vance.

Funny animal videos no longer being trustworthy just fucking sucks all around. I love the wonder of animal behavior and what it says about the experience of being alive. It's because it happened in reality that it's so fun. It's not fun if it was just made up. There's no wonder there.

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ultimately i think the central thesis of trumpism might be true nihilism, just the absolute disdain for the idea that anything matters at all beyond winning an argument in the eyes of your supporters. there is no such thing as competence. there is only loyalty and occasionally bad press. that’s it

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Sci-fi view of The Future: We'll all have flying cars and holidaying on Mars! Disease will be fixed with a quick blast from a Star Trek thingy! The Actual Future:

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I have been logged out of my toothbrush.

Akron, OH #HandsOff #FiftyFiftyOne

This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH