Mastodawn

This is worth checking out for ideas on native plant gardens. It's aimed mostly to the eastern US, but has suggestions for the west as well.
#NativePlants #Gardening #GiftLink
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/realestate/plant-this-not-that-native-garden-swaps.html?unlocked_article_code=1.UFA.nILo.ARW4yuC0Ry_2&smid=url-share

How to Grow a Mainly Native Garden

In her book “Plant This, Not That,” Elise Howard offers more than 200 substitution ideas for invasive plants.

The New York Times

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Reed Mideke 1d ago

"Israeli officials told U.S. counterparts they hope for an uprising even though it would lead to a massacre, according to a State Department cable reviewed by The Post"

https://wapo.st/4bgy0mM

#GiftArticle #GiftLink

Israel urges Iranians to revolt but privately assesses they’ll be ‘slaughtered’

Israeli officials told U.S. counterparts they hope for an uprising even though it would lead to a massacre, according to a State Department cable reviewed by The Post.

The Washington Post

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David Sacerdote 1d ago

@ai6yr #GiftLink to the original account

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/04/self-driving-car-technology-tesla-crash/686054/?gift=ObTAI8oDbHXe8UjwAQKul6acU0KJHCMEsvPjPPlG_MM

My Tesla Was Driving Itself Perfectly—Until It Crashed

The danger of almost-perfect tech

The Atlantic

ahimsa 1d ago

These young students have more courage than most politicians!

"Oregon middle schoolers stage walkout to protest ICE: ‘This generation is reaching up’"

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"More than 100 students walked out of Gardiner Middle School in Oregon City…"

"The walkout was organized by eighth-grade students, who started planning among themselves last Wednesday, students said."

#USPol #Oregon #OregonCity #ICE #Immigration #MeltICE #AbolishICE #MiddleSchool #Protest #Resist #GiftLink

My IRL friends call me Chris 1d ago

PM Mark[et] Carney "Mr. Axworthy added that he has had discussions with ministers in Mr. Carney’s government “and they’re basically saying: our foreign policy is now an economic trade policy.” #GiftLink 🎁 #CdnPoli

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My IRL friends call me Chris 1d ago

"Ottawa's unequivocal support for the country's most polluting industry follows in the footsteps of the oil and gas development promoted throughout the Justin Trudeau era. But the fight against the climate crisis now appears to have disappeared from Ottawa's radar entirely." #GiftLink 🎁 #CdnPoli

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Gregor Kalinkat 1d ago

“If you still don’t understand why
@WIRED
covers politics,” [Katie Drummond] said in an interview, “you are either willfully ignorant or a complete idiot.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/business/media/wired-editor-katie-drummond-tech-politics.html?unlocked_article_code=1.T1A.GMVv.j9yZWenm4j9T&smid=url-share

#nytimes #giftlink 🎁
#techNews #wired

Wired’s New Editor Doesn’t Care if the Tech Bros Are Mad

Katie Drummond has transformed the publication into a bright spot for Condé Nast with aggressive political reporting.

The New York Times

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David Sacerdote 2d ago

This is, of course, why the Trump regime is working so hard to stop offshore wind — it's the renewable which most directly competes with fossil fuels for space heating.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/17/climate/offshore-wind-settlements-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.T1A._DUL.qju41NfBAExq&smid=url-share

#ClimateCrisis #GiftArticle #GiftLink

Trump Officials Weigh New Plan to Stop Offshore Wind Farms

Proposed settlements would block wind farms off New York State and North Carolina, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times.

The New York Times

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Reed Mideke 2d ago

So, about that little laundry fire on the USS Ford: "The fire, according to two officials, began in the vent of a dryer in the ship’s laundry facilities and quickly spread. Sailors battled the blaze for more than 30 hours, officials and sailors said"

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/us/politics/uss-ford-fire-iran-venezuela.html?unlocked_article_code=1.T1A.BPIS.4Wp34Wr2AV7m&smid=url-share

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