Gift Article wapo.st/3RtNYzl — Alarmingly, many of these young, sporadic voters in key states don't know which Presidential candidate is defending democracy and which would attempt to create an authoritarian state. Nor do they know whose policies are building a healthy economy. How do we reach them?
Washington Post-Schar School poll of Americans who will decide the 2024 presidential election.
Thank you! I am proud of this book and the case it makes (built around food safety) that unregulated commerce can be crazy dangerous. And just plain crazy.
@deborahb.bsky.social has a terrific book (also made into a PBS documentary) about this sort of thing that I never tire of recommending: 📗 bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
A New York Times Notable Book The inspiration for PBS's AMERICAN EXPERIENCE film The Poison Squad. From Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times-bestselling author Deborah Blum, the dramatic true stor...
Celebrating Juneteenth 2024! Here's a brief, stirring recording of the Hon. Barbara Jordan (1936-1996), speaking on the extension of the Voting Rights Act: archive.lib.msu.edu/VVL/dbnumber... Jordan represented the Texas 18th, keynoted the 1976 Natl Dem Convention, and defended the Constitution.
Calling all aspiring climate fiction writers! Polish those stories and submit them to Imagine 2200! The deadline is fast approaching – submissions close on 6/24. I'm one of the judges, along with Omar El Akkad. Winners get cash prizes and publication! Details here: grist.org/climate-fict...
Everything you need to know about the 2024/2025 Imagine 2200 climate fiction short story contest, celebrating the futures we want to see.
This is a great conversation with @deborahb.bsky.socialwww.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...@tanyalewis.bsky.social on Scientific American
Author and science journalist Deborah Blum describes how an Indiana chemist kicked off the first major food regulation in the U.S.
In which I argue that regulation is just another word for consumer protection. Which we really do want.
Hey gang! @laurahelmuth.bsky.social has shared a convo with @deborahb.bsky.social on SciAm! www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
Author and science journalist Deborah Blum describes how an Indiana chemist kicked off the first major food regulation in the U.S.
Since his guilty verdict, Trump and the GOP have made clear they will fight the outcome of the 2024 election. Democracy Docket is working every day to expose GOP lies and deliver you the truth. Help support their work: democracydocket.com/support/
In the Garden Today | 30 May 2024 Such a shy, retiring wallflower-LOL. This show-off is Passionflower Clematis, who is even more flamboyant than usual this year, thanks to the spring rains. I subdued the fuschia a bit in photoshop so it would seem more believable! Prefers sun; ok in partial shade.
