Maria PopovaPablo Neruda's "Book of Questions," turned into a picture-book by the granddaughter of one of his friends https://www.themarginalian.org/2022/08/26/book-of-questions-pablo-neruda-paloma-valdivia/ #InternationalChildrensBookDay
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Emmett O'Connell$150 million a year to expand coverage in news deserts using public radio stations seems like a steal
Public radio can help solve the local news crisis -- but that would require expanding staff and coverage
The local news crisis is more than a problem of shuttered newsrooms and laid-off journalists. It’s a democracy crisis. And public radio can help fix it. But it needs more money and staff to do that.
Kim Possible@bookstodon Today, my librarian told me about a good place to buy books online: Better World Books. Many of the books are library discards in very good condition. The shipping is free, and the proceeds go toward libraries, literacy programs (worldwide) and education. #books #bookstodon #library
Chris from DetroitLook no further than our founding documents to see a firm footing in collectivist thinking and social responsibility. Never heard a libertarian want to "promote the general welfare". I wonder how they feel about mutually pledging to each other "our lives, our FORTUNES, and our sacred honor".
How thoroughly anti-libertarian it is to revere that pesky Declaration and Constitution I guess. 🤷♂️
DigiconomistThe carbon footprint of a single Bitcoin transaction easily exceeds the per passenger carbon footprint of a direct flight from New York to London.
On top of that the average e-waste generation per Bitcoin transaction is also equivalent to throwing away an iPad.
For daily updates on this data and more background check: https://digiconomist.net/bitcoin-energy-consumption
This short animated video is the coolest 5 minutes you'll spend today (promise!).
https://www.scientificamerican.com/video/mysterious-microbes-in-earths-crust-might-help-with-the-climate-crisis/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/video/mysterious-microbes-in-earths-crust-might-help-with-the-climate-crisis/
Mysterious Microbes in Earth's Crust Might Help With the Climate Crisis
Wherever we dig and however deep we dig we find microscopic living organisms. Could they eat the carbon we're pumping into the air?
Judd Legum1. @[email protected] is one of the most successful retailers in the world
It had $37.8 billion in sales last year
It operates over 18K stores, and plans on opening up 1K more this year
That's 3 new stores a day!
It is also an extraordinarily dangerous place to work.
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Rep. Ritchie TorresThe assault weapons used at the horrific school shooting in #Nashville were bought LEGALLY by the shooter while she was under care for an emotional disorder, according to the Nashville PD.
The #NRA and those promoting #Ar15s have the blood of innocent children on their hands.
AaronIt's expensive to be poor. It's ironic but true. You get charges and fees for everything. Higher interest rates. Overdraft fees. Late fees. Having only enough to buy what you need right now instead of buying in bulk. Losing your job because you can't afford to get your car fixed. Losing your car because you don't have a job. Even your mental faculties are drained, as you are forced to continually eat low-nutrition foods, "sleep" in miserable conditions, and be exposed to toxins and lack of medical treatment. The lack of liquidity wipes you out. Life really does kick you while you're down.
You can't tell someone trapped in that vicious cycle to "just" get a job or "just" make responsible decisions. Sometimes, no amount of good decision-making can stop the vortex sucking them down. So the next time you are tempted to place moral judgment on someone who lives in poverty, think twice.
Signed, someone who has been both a Have and a Have-Not.
Casey NewtonVery good and fun profile of Kara that manages to capture what it feels like to hang out with her https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/03/kara-swisher-podcasts
“I’ll Walk Away From Anything”: Kara Swisher Calls the Shots
The ultimate media insider is juggling podcasts, writing a memoir, and texting with “half the planet.” (“She has a coffee before bed,” says Ben Smith.) Swisher opens up to Vanity Fair about her career, including leaving The New York Times, and laments journalists’ lack of business savvy. “If you don’t understand the economics of what’s happening,” she says, “you’re fucked.”