“The obsession with power flattens all distinctions, between power justly and unjustly applied, between tolerance and intolerance, between good and evil. In contests of power, the only prize is the seizure of it. And such contests are always zero-sum.“

The Fierce Urgency of Tao

When the truth is subjective, contests of tastes are really just contests of power.

Just gonna say it for the 900th time: The only thing that can save us from Trump is us. Not courts, not miracles, not memes, not media. Voters.

“That is, of course, a cowardly ruse, a way of dressing up self-serving (and Moscow-serving) political expediency as fiscal discipline” no paywall: Pinching Pennies for Putin - The Dispatch thedispatch.com/newsletter/w...

Pinching Pennies for Putin

J.D. Vance pretends to be a fiscal conservative in his quest against foreign aid.

Ok, but only with their Einwilligung

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“The meaning of most fish sounds remains unknown.” www.sciencenews.org/article/fish... 🧪🦑

Eavesdropping on fish could help us keep better tabs on underwater worlds

Scientists are on a quest to log all the sounds of fish communication. The result could lead to better monitoring of ecosystems and fish behavior.

One thing older voters know firsthand is that elections in which you vote for someone you truly believe in are much rarer than elections in which you vote for the better of two outcomes. Another thing they know: You own a share of the result no matter what. Not voting doesn't give you clean hands.

Yeah, man, babies tend to cry on flights. Sorry you’re going through this unprecedented injustice. Maybe if you stare again the baby will wise up and stop.

[werner herzog voice]

Turn around.

Don’t worry everyone, we bought fresh sausages from the Hofladen.

Easter’s Blow to ‘Wretched Urgency’ - Jake Meador - The Dispatch