Hey are you in contact with an organizer from this group? Would love to get em in our Greensboro / Raleigh / Durham group chat. Opening up warehouse access in the area soon.

You can't have strong economic growth if you don't like immigration or children. www.theguardian.com/business/art...

The baby bust: how Britain’s falling birthrate is creating alarm in the economy

Costs, the climate crisis and choice are all factors in a demographic revolution presenting huge challenges for government

Remember That DNA You Gave 23andMe? The company is in trouble, and anyone who has spit into one of the company’s test tubes should be concerned | The Atlantic www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Remember That DNA You Gave 23andMe?

The company is in trouble, and anyone who has spit into one of the company’s test tubes should be concerned.

Regardless you have multiple stages of death associated with any natural disaster, currently people who were hit by Helene are in stage 2: people with chronic medical conditions who can no longer manage them begin to die. People die from contaminated water. From accidents with power tools.

One of those things I read several years ago and wish I'd bookmarked was a study detailing the both the stages of mortality associated with Hurricane Katrina and the astonishingly long tail associated with it.

Another thing to know--Asheville is a college town. The population vs. infrastructure during an emergency on this scale is unbalanced in ways that intensify crisis.

Here's a new piece from ex-Copyright Office GC Jacqueline Charlesworth that generative AI proponents will hate, laying out a straightforward case for courts to rule against fair use for LLM training. Not a prediction or agreement, but I'd be unsurprised if the Second Circuit adopted ~this reasoning.

When my family's house in western PA was flooded by hurricane Ivan, the Red Cross's assistance was a JOKE. MADR is real people doing real work. Help them help people.

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People whose judgment I trust have vouched for these #MutualAid organizations. (As a survivor of a catastrophic tropical storm myself, I *strongly* encourage people to donate to local aid groups and NOT to the Red Cross.) #HurricaneHelene #Helene

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This is my official campaign push for the greatest mineral of all time. Behold MEAT ROCK. Rhodochrosite LITERALLY LOOKS LIKE HAM and when it’s cut from a different angle IT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE BACON. Turquoise is so boring and pedestrian. Vote MEAT ROCK!!