On my way to work a few days ago, I saw an empty billboard next to the road. The shadow of a nearby tree on that white canvas was the best painting I've ever seen.
My hands craved to trace it, but I knew it would be impossible to complete such a large, detailed outline as the shadow would move. Perhaps a similar shape could be achieved by letting paint flow on a canvas and displaying it upside down?
When I passed there the next day, the sun and the tree had painted a new image, equally glorious.

“The ‘war on woke’ did not suddenly appear. It is an idea deeply rooted in a form of scientific racism that has been laundered into the mainstream over decades by the Pioneer Fund and right-wing activists connected with this group.” https://bylinetimes.com/2025/02/27/trumps-war-on-woke-and-dei-incubated-by-a-nazi-eugenics-foundation/

Let’s face it. Getting rid of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is to make way for less qualified white men to take positions they don’t deserve.

Setting the record straight. Per Heather Long, economic reporter for the Washington Post:
“Federal workers aren't lazy. Quite the opposite.
Federal workers put in more hours a week than anyone except military and self-employed.
Federal workers take fewer days off than almost any other workers.”

Can’t decide if my 2024 PhD dissertation on how the U.S. government - specifically Congress - makes decisions about #science is timely or antiquated.

“The 20-year move toward lower emissions will not stop just because of Mr. Trump’s bully pulpit.”
- Michael E. Webber https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/opinion/clean-energy-tax-credits.html?unlocked_article_code=1.wU4.HzEu.4VSk4GjyY-iS&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare #energy #climate #politics