I wrote about how the U.S. needs a disaster corps. Infuse mutual aid with federal cash. Give thousands of people jobs pre-fortifying and rebuilding houses. We keep falling into these disaster traps, and there's so much room for harm reduction. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...

America Needs a Disaster Corps

Mutual aid keeps communities afloat in the moments after disasters strike. Why not turn it into a jobs program?

World Central Kitchen teams are in Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Mexico, Gaza, Lebanon, Israel and Ukraine www.worldcentralkitchen.org

World Central Kitchen

Founded in 2010 by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen (WCK) is a nonprofit organization that is first to the frontlines providing fresh meals in response to crises. Applying our model of quick ac...

There’s not enough “somewhere else” to move to, but there’s ways to move deeper into the places where we have survived and it’s usually about other people

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.

I had to follow about 1500 to get a good active feed, especially since so many people I followed at first aren't still here.

The U.S. government is sending free COVID tests again. I just ordered mine! Get yours here. special.usps.com/testkits

Timeline cleanse. Hans Hoffmann, Wild Boar Piglet, 1578, watercolor and on vellum, 30 x 45 cm (Private collection)

Heads up, if you're on Linkedin you've been automatically opted in for generative ai training - on everything you have ever posted, including personal data! Opt out: www.linkedin.com/mypreference...

Laura Venditti’s needle-felted puppets are inspired by the oddly proportioned cats that haunt Medieval illuminated manuscripts and paintings.

Plushies Inspired by Medieval Cats Take the Internet by Storm

Laura Venditti’s delightful needle-felted creations are inspired by the oddly proportioned creatures that haunt illuminated manuscripts and paintings.