This entire map ignorance controversy makes me sick, to realize how common stupidity is. Representing a 3D planet in 2D introduces distortion, DUH. How can people be so friggin' idiotic??

Cairo court sentences TV host Sarah Khalifa and 11 others to death over drug trafficking ring.

Egyptian TV presenter sentenced to death in drugs case

Cairo court sentences TV host Sarah Khalifa and 11 others to death over drug trafficking ring.

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Now playin’ Glenn Miller - I Know Why (And So Do You) 🎵 youtu.be/-e2LXzNjYkw

Glenn Miller - I Know Why (And So Do You)

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Today, I'd had enough of my unintentional Duck Dynasty appearance. The beard I ditched today was more a product of laziness than anything else. But then, over my half-century of adulthood, that has been the usual cause of my periodic beards. Growing a beard is not an activity; being beardless IS.

The AI bubble is about to burst. Brace yourself.

Brace Yourself for the AI Bubble

Are we watching an AI revolution, or a slow-motion economic disaster?

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I can easily do the Vulcan salute with my left hand, but my right hand...not so much. The thumb on my left hand is double-jointed (loose) too. I am right-handed. But my left hand is more talented.

To have any chance at all of dealing with climate overshoot past 1.5 C in a timely way, we must cut CO2 emissions AND make extremely deep cuts to methane. But people are sometimes surprised to learn that most of our methane emissions come from the food system. drawdown.org/insights/we-...

We can’t ignore the largest source of methane

Food is the largest source of human-caused methane – we ignore it at our peril

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AI Hugging Face incident first times AI agents have taken aggressive actions with no explicit instructions from humans to do so. “This incident feels like it’s more than 50% of the way to full-blown AI takeover, routing through first taking over AI company itself” arstechnica.com/security/202...

OpenAI agents discussed ways to escape their sandbox on public wiki

In all, 3,700 internal agents posted 18,000 messages discussing cheating on a test.

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A study of 177 large mammals (weighing more than 10 kilograms) that went extinct between 1,000 and 132,000 years ago concludes that humans, not changes in climate, may have been the main factor in driving the animals over the brink. www.sciencenews.org/article/huma...

Humans have long history with causing extinctions

Data suggests major die-offs of large animals during the last Ice Age were linked to people, not climate.

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Well, would you look at that. Congressional Republicans have announced an "investigation" today of 19 environmental organizations, including us. We won't back down to their bullying and threats.

Committee Investigates Radical Environmental Groups Profiting From Taxpayer Dollars

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Migration is one of nature’s most extraordinary events — and it’s happening above us right now. Small changes we make can help millions of birds reach their destinations safely. Learn more about simple ways you can help birds and other wildlife at ⬇️

Ways to Help Wildlife

Many common human practices are detrimental to wildlife and plants, especially sensitive species. Here are just a few of our favorite tips for easing the pain of human impacts on wildlife, plants, and...

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Fall bird #migration is underway — and millions of birds may be flying overhead in a single night. This epic journey spanning thousands of miles is challenging enough. Here are some simple ways you can help make their journey safer. ⬇️

The statistical peak of the Atlantic hurricane season is September 10. That's Thursday of next week. Typically, the first hurricane would have formed by now, but the current conditions, influenced by a strong El Niño, have suppressed storm development.

At this moment, approaching midnight on September 3rd, 2026, I sport a beard that closely resembles that of Phil Ittner. Tomorrow, I will lose it and attempt to go with only a U-Moustache for a while.

Today, I succeeded in repotting my mother's agave americana, without drawing blood. :^) It will most likely never be repotted again, so be happy where you are, demon plant.

I've gained a lot of new followers recently due to being included (without my consent) in a BlueSky starter pack. I like followers, but you may be disappointed by my environmental orientation and random thoughts. I have other interests, but biosphere and climate are paramount, overshadowing others.

I'm sorry, my friends, but none of these issues matter worth a shit without our life support system, a living, healthy biosphere. What difference do any of them make, otherwise?

A 53,000-acre #logging project in #Washington will target protected old-growth forests and destroy critical habitat for northern spotted owls and bull trout. We're in court challenging the U.S. Forest Service for approving this destructive project. Please support our fight ⬇️

Give Now to Save the Wild

Join the fight to protect wildlife and wild places with a gift to the Center for Biological Diversity.

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The Chicxulub asteroid impacted Earth's surface, essentially immediately after hitting the atmosphere. At 60 miles above the surface, you are basically 'in space', in a vacuum. At the asteroid's 45,000 MPH, it would cross that distance to the surface in less than five seconds.

Who wouldn't want a pet trilobite?

My god, there is such a multitude of extremely important issues facing us. It boggles the mind; it's hard to keep up with, seriously!! And yet, absolutely NONE of them matter without a livable planet.

I've got a routine now of taking my mostly indoor kitty, BobCat (a domestic mutt cat), outdoors for 20-30 mins around sunset. He is a senior kitty (16 yo) who, until recently, hasn't had any interest in the outdoors. But he clearly enjoys it. And I take pleasure in his explorations around the yard.

UN Efforts to Arrest Climate Change Have Failed Earth Is Now Spiraling Into Environmental Catastrophe Climate tipping points - Earth will experience irreversible consequences such "as breakdowns of major ocean circulation systems, abrupt thawing of boreal permafrost" futurism.com/science-ener...

United Nations Concedes That Efforts to Arrest Climate Change Have Failed, and the Planet Is Now Spiraling Into Environmental Catastrophe

The 1.5 degree Celsius warming threshold is no longer a threat to avoid, but the new minimum benchmark for measuring climate change.

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I love the challenge of growing watermelons. I mean, you can buy one at the grocery store for $7-8, or spend $25 in the hope of a successful harvest.

When I was volunteering at the COVID19 vaccine POD in 2021, people would say over and over again that they were getting vaccinated for the people they love. Last year, only 17.5% of American adults got the COVID19 vaccine. Please get one for the people you love. 💕

Flu season is coming. Leaders from the top medical organizations in the U.S. are urging Americans to get their flu, COVID and RSV vaccines, despite a lack of guidance from the CDC.

Top medical leaders urge Americans to get their flu and COVID shots in lieu of CDC vaccine campaign

The Trump administration has so far been silent on flu, COVID and RSV vaccine guidance for the coming season, even as these diseases kill thousands of people every year

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I am having a particularly frustrating week, so here’s one of the best things I’ve ever done. The eruption of Sarychev Peak in the Aleutian Islands, seen by the crew of the space station. www.nasa.gov/image-articl...

I just called my county's supervisor of elections office to change from voting by mail to voting in person. Actually, that's always been my preference, and I'm happy to get back to it.

"One look... and it is clear something about humankind and western civilization is profoundly and deeply broken... Our ability to share knowledge and understand the situation we’re in has become utterly compromised, and deadly." www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-mas... #ClimateChange

The Gargantuan Lie That is Collapsing The World’s Climate

Thinking we have time left to address climate change, or that “Net Zero by 2050” will save us, is driving us toward full social collapse in ways that become more obvious with every new broken temperat...

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