He was one of the few who openly supported Sinead O’Connor after she tore up the Pope, he was one of the few US singers to be openly and consistently critical of American foreign policy in the Middle East & particularly Palestine. And a great songwriter and actor too.
OK...the NWS Bot collection is now fully populated and ready to go. I'm sure bugs will come up along the way, but I think it is 95%+ stable. There's an index page at nws-bot.us including a map (borrowed from NWS) to find the right bot for the area you want to follow.
@wandrme.paxex.aero Seth Miller - I want to thank you AGAIN for your service to Bluesky with the NWS notifications. Just received tornado warnings now for our area (still residual from Helene). Turned on TV and they are tracking 3 tornados. Not an exaggeration to say you may be saving lives.
Hello Bluesky. There's not a lot of jazz folk on here yet, it seems, but it's time we had an account! We'll continue to post at the other place for now (about the only thing it's tolerable for) but it looks more and more likely it will implode one day so why not get ahead and follow us here too?
Has anyone else seen the Only in Liverpool website? It is, I think, all AI generated - the text is nonsense but the images of buildings supposedly in Liverpool are nothing like anything in the city.
The feed of scientists who research all aspects of physical and social climate science has just hit 1,100+ members! Pin this feed to stay up to date on cutting-edge insights and updates from the experts who study climate science and impacts and tackle solutions every day. bsky.app/profile/did:...
Alt: someone who looks like Elizabeth May saying that we must listen to science. It certainly looks like her and sounds like her!
If you ever discover a bat in your house, GET THE RABIES SHOTS AS SOON AS YOU CAN. The "oh, they're super painful shots in the stomach" thing is not true anymore! They are normal regular shots and they will stop you from dying miserably if the bat bit you in your sleep and you didn't notice!
"Bats have tiny teeth so a bite mark may not appear, according to the Department of Environment, Health and Safety at the University of Michigan. Sometimes victims don’t even feel themselves being bit." Rabies: www.nytimes.com/2024/09/28/h...
The death, which was reported on Friday, is only the fifth fatal human rabies case in Minnesota since 1975, health officials said.
"His signature methodology is to convey relatively boilerplate, already well-known ideas, by rebranding the ideas and wrapping them in stories" Takes what's known & presents it as his own. So we could replace him with a machine-learning model? It would be funny to see someone do that.
"Some may find the faux-thriller construction annoying, but I believe it is necessary as a subsidy to, and concealer of, weak-sauce ideas." Anand Giridharadas on Malcom Gladwell, gift link: www.nytimes.com/2024/09/29/b...
In “Revenge of the Tipping Point,” the best-selling author looks back at his old theories.
The press doesn't pick this stuff up because the assumption is it won't happen to them, it seems outlandish, far-fetched. Until it isn't. Those of us in marginalized communities know what threats of violence bring. Violence. This man and his ilk frighten me to the core.
