Alzheimer’s research was cut in the name of DEI. The cancellations represent $15m in grants that study how discrimination affects long-term brain health, with millions of which have already been invested. People who were supported by these grants are not getting paid. 🧪 archive.today/Wfdhb

Alzheimer’s research is latest casualty in Trump administration war against ‘DEI’

Grant cancellations at leading research institutions appear to target study of impacts of racism on brain health

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Using an AI statement to prove you didn't use AI in your trailer is peak modern tech efficiency. We respect the sheer laziness.

hey guys something really funny is happening. System 3 released a trailer for a James Pond retro collection, and top to bottom every single thing in it except one Amiga sprite is AI generated. The comments are eviscerating. They had to put up an article that proves it's not AI. The article is AI.

I should do! THE DEVOURERS; a mythic realist, queer dark fantasy about violence, love, sex, & shapeshifting set in Mughal & modern India. Lambda Award winner, Tiptree/Otherwise, Locus, Crawford Award finalist. Much reviled on GR for 'bodily fluids'. This one earns me royalties if you buy:

The Devourers by Indra Das: 9781101967539 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

For readers of Margaret Atwood, China Miéville, and David Mitchell comes a striking debut novel by a storyteller of keen insight and captivating imagination. LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD WINNER •...

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Jen Donohue@authorizedmusings.bsky.social · 2mo ago

EVERYBODY SHOULD ALWAYS BE MENTIONING THEIR BOOKS

The one big marker of age that no one talks about is: Have I added salt or have I forgotten to add? These days I m facing this often and I have to scoop a bit of the curry or dish into my palm to taste it to know. "Oh I already added salt, great!"

SHOCKING: Indian govt sent one social media blocking order every 68 seconds Nearly 1.95 lakh takedown directions issued to Instagram, Facebook & YouTube between March–July 2026, Instagram alone got over half (~1 lakh).

Me after coming back to Bluesky after months 🤭😂

shreyan (wise)@shreyanjain.net · 2mo ago

WHO did WHAT!?!?!?

With so much bleak news all around, it is nice to take a moment to watch this heartwarming video !

ContempraInn 🌹@contemprainn.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Neighbor’s Cat always joins the Dogs for their walk 😺

A rare unexpected occurence in my tiny window garden. Blooms of sanseveria (snake plant). It is said that you could've a snake plant for decades and still not see it bloom. I guess I got lucky! 🌱☘️ #gardening It has a mild sweet fragrance and looks so pretty 😍

#AmysThoughtForToday

Good morning, friends. ☀️🩵 We’re so quick to measure our days by what we finished. Maybe today, measure yours by the moments that made you smile, the kindness you gave, and the joy you let yourself have. Those count, too. Especially those.

#SheShed Elizabeth Peratrovich biographyhost.com/biography/el...

Happy 83rd Birthday Robert De Niro. 🎂

Robert De Niro Birthday

Are you a huge fan of Robert De Niro? Learn all the facts about this brilliant and award-winning actor!

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Devious bastards. This deepens my sneaking suspicion that anything I’ve ever deleted from the internets still lives on somewhere, quietly moonlighting as training data forever.

Clicking "reject cookies" might not actually do anything

California-based auditor webXray reports that tech giants have continued to use cookies to track users across the internet, even when website visitors reject them. Google, Microsoft, and...

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Bear of Easttown

Good to see it renewed for S2 but will miss Tom Pelphrey.

Deadline@deadline.com · 7mo ago

Mahershala Ali is set to join Mark Ruffalo in season two of the HBO series 'Task'

So I finally caught up with Task (streaming on jio hotstar in India). I got a jiohotstar subscription free with my mobile recharge. Task was slow burn + gripping. After a long time I binged a few eps in 1 go. Tom Pelphrey was a revelation- I haven't watched much of him earlier. Good plot.

Workplace politics (corporate) sucks. Why can't it be simple to just go to work, do ur job, come back home and get paid at the end of the momth? But no, u r expected to navigate murky waters, perform firefighting between people, get mud slinged on urself, manipulate ppl, scheme ur way & more.

What have you been watching/reading? (Sorry again I've been away). I haven't done any reading lately but watched quite some stuff, from pilots of shows to cinema. S1 Ep1 of The Madison. Nice to see veteran actors like Michelle Pfeiffer getting key roles, first ep tackled grief & other themes.

People of Mumbai, please sign this: c.org/2VNgN9Jf6W and docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Urgent Appeal to Stop the Destruction of 45,675 out of the 60,000 Mangroves for the Versova-Dahisar Coastal Road Project.

Note: Please read the below letter and refer to the images at the end of the letter. If you endorse this letter, kindly fill in your name, phone and email in the required sections.

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#FloralFriday #Bloomscrolling

Iris reticulata 'clairette' 🌱 #FlowersOnFriday #FloralFriday #Bloomscrolling

Favorite hybridizers: Arthur Bliss. 'Tom Tit' from 1919 is a nice little MTB sized purple with a pretty satin sheen. Sadly I only have this single photo of it. Must not have been much of a bloomer while I had it, but it sure is cute. #iris🌱

Felt good to see this. More ppl need to protest like this. Vizag, it's your turn now. www.dailytargum.com/article/new-...

Flower arrangement at an exhibition featuring Ornamental cabbage aka Brassica kale. Such lovely swirls in it. Hadn't even known this cabbage existed.

Since tonight’s episode is all about empathy, we should acknowledge a #TNGSunNight passing. Shelly Desai, born in Bombay and who moved to the U.S. to become an engineer & became an actor instead, passed away at the age of 90 this week. He played one of the first Bolians in Star Trek. #DesiWatch

Shelly Desai, Character Actor on ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ and ‘Men of a Certain Age,’ Dies at 90

Shelly Desai, character actor on “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” and “Men of a Certain Age,” died Feb. 10.

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Partially blue skies over Felton, California February 12th 2026 (12:00 noon)

Green room #oilpainting #art

Massie needs to get that out asap to people he trusts before he inadvertently falls out of a window.