Thinking about this after being woken up again this morning by a woodpecker banging on the fireplace flashing next to my bedroom. I have dreams too, Woody. www.nytimes.com/2024/03/26/s...

Do Birds Dream?

What new research on the avian brain and REM sleep in birds might reveal about our own dream lives.

Based on the previews I hope people watch it. In normal times, public health quietly does important work, keeping everyone safe with few resources. During the pandemic, we leaned on it hard to do the extraordinary. Then came the backlash from the public and politicians.

Pierce County will be featured in a PBS doc series on public health. Apparently it will include the near dismantling of our department at the end of 2020. That part of the story does have a happy, if dramatic, ending. www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/arti...

That's how you make cashmere.

Yeah, but thanks for taking your sweet time. www.politico.com/news/2024/02...

Trump is not immune from prosecution for bid to subvert the 2020 election, appeals court rules

The unanimous 57-page decision is a major win for special counsel Jack Smith.

Excellent reporting. When I was monitoring Gov. Gregoire’s Climate Action Team this was all predicted by the adaptation group, but seems to be happening much faster than expected.

WA’s mountain snow recharges our drinking water, powers our lives. Now it’s turning to rain.

Washington will see more water when it doesn’t need it and less water when it does. The implications for our drinking water and hydropower are big.

I got to dive deep into the research as part of the Criminal Sentencing Task Force. It’s clear we spend way too much on imprisonment and not enough on reentry. We could cut down on crime with less vengeance. www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/arti...

Amazing that anti-abortion politicians don’t think they could win a state-wide referendum *in Mississippi*

APashtonpittman.bsky.socialJan 29, 2024 7:12pm

“It took 50 years … to overturn Roe v. Wade. We weren’t going to let it just be thrown out the window by folks coming in from out of state ... and running an initiative through.” —Mississippi House Speaker Jason White on banning citizens from voting on abortion via ballot initiatives

Fearing Voters Could Restore Abortion Rights, Republicans Seek Ban on Initiatives

Legislative efforts in Missouri and Mississippi are attempting to prevent voters from having a say over abortion rights.

I remember hearing about this exercise from last year. I didn't realize it was filmed. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

What if Jan. 6 happened again, only much, much worse?

In a new Sundance documentary, ‘War Game,’ politicians and military leaders simulate the Jan. 6 insurrection, in 2025, and take it to the extreme.

Congrats to Jason Kelce’s brother.