SilverSalmonAKThe first time I learned about the Nazca Lines I was watching "In Search Of... " with Leonard Nimoy. Back in the day, indeed.
I love stuff like this:
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William Lindsey 
"I take heart from the following quote, a line from the film 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'—that speaks forcefully to how I am feeling as we enter this holiday week: 'Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.'”
~ Joyce Vance
#Trump #Republicans #fascism #cruelty #solidarity #compassion
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Brian KlaasI wrote about Elon Musk’s latest innovation: a revolutionary technology—a perfect disinformation machine—which turns money into lies and lies into money. https://www.forkingpaths.co/p/elon-musks-perfect-disinformation
Prof. Sam LawlerNicole Mortillaro of CBC nicely lays out all the things that SpaceX's Starlink is doing to destroy astronomy and LEO.
"how much infrastructure in orbit do we need? How much can we put up there safely? How much can we put up there without having very long-term impacts on the environment?"
And of course, the article include the obligatory "SpaceX did not immediately respond to a CBC request for comment." because SpaceX doesn't think they have to answer to anyone.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/spacex-starlinks-astronomy-1.7334803
Starlink satellites cause light pollution and disrupt radio frequencies. And it's getting worse | CBC News
In 2020, SpaceX agreed to work with the international astronomical community, which was facing research problems due to the brightness of the company's Starlink satellites. But the problems just keep mounting, frustrating astronomers.
This essay - about raves, escapism, the drudgery of late capitalism, and the playfulness that makes us human - is one of my favorite pieces I’ve written. “An Anthropologist Goes to Boomtown” https://www.forkingpaths.co/p/an-anthropologist-goes-to-boomtown
Dr. Lucky Tran 
"If the pandemic began with messages of solidarity, it rapidly devolved into reassurances that only the truly vulnerable would experience COVID’s greatest harms. In the shadow of that predatory view of human life, the population of the vulnerable has only expanded. Reinfection raises the risk of finding out how vulnerable you and those around you are, too."
Great opinion piece in the @globeandmail!
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-why-do-we-have-to-keep-getting-covid/
Charles Gaba🔥 JUST 8️⃣9️⃣ DAYS LEFT.
#ALASKA has an unusual political makeup which sometimes results in independent legislators teaming up w/#Democrats for a working majority.
Boosting state legislative Dem turnout also helps Mary Peltola win re-election for U.S. House! #Blue24
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Attached: 1 image Native Women & Two Spirit Call for Kamala Harris Sunday July 28, 2024 at 8:00 PM Eastern Time https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSchepWgg3BxZBvAK5_ZOnkuOZGKSG5gJxhjh83J4b9uUXzlVg/viewform?pli=1 Hosted by Jana Schmeiding (h/t Ruth Burns on X, formerly Twitter)
More plastic recycling options in Anchorage!
