Howard Rheingoldthe time I saw the life-force return to my mother through her brush hand
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Skepticat 😸“That’s when they suspended the constitution. They said it would be temporary. There wasn’t any rioting in the streets. People stayed home, watching their televisions, looking for direction. There wasn’t even an enemy you could put a finger on.”
- Margaret Atwood, Handmaids Tale
Andrea Junker 
Musk’s Wealth
2012: $2 billion
2024: $454.1 billion
Bezos’ Wealth
2012: $18.4 billion
2024: $242.3 billion
Zuckerberg’s Wealth
2012: $17.5 billion
2024: $210.1 billion
Federal Minimum Wage
2012: $7.25
2024: $7.25
It’s not the start of an oligarchy. We’re in the thick of it.
Chris GeidnerThomas, Alito, and Gorsuch were ready to block HHS this week. They weren’t only ready to act, though; they wanted everyone outside the court to know it.
Why’s that matter? Today, at Law Dork, I explain:
https://www.lawdork.com/p/scotus-title-x-oklahoma-shadow-docket-ruling
Robert ReichJohn Deere announced another round of layoffs last week, impacting hundreds of workers.
But the company reported a profit of over $10 billion in 2023.
Its CEO received $26.7 million in compensation.
And it spent over $7 billion on stock buybacks.
Textbook corporate greed.
Jamie Clark
Jeff JarvisY'think, NYTimes, this could be because you and other national press haven't covered her?
Laura HelmuthThe anti-science movement is "organized, it’s well-financed, and it’s politically motivated. It’s doing a lot of damage to the country and to American science and scientists. And now it’s become a lethal force." https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/vaccine-scientist-warns-antiscience-conspiracies-have-become-a-deadly-organized-movement/
Steve HermanUpdate: Former Trump White House advisor Peter Navarro found guilty of two counts of criminal contempt of Congress for defying the #Jan6 select committee.
Prof. Sam LawlerI just had to update my numbers for a lecture, so here's your periodic reminder: Starlink is now 55% of ALL active satellites in orbit.
And given the recent news about that awful billionaire unilaterally deciding to cut of Starlink internet access to parts of the world whenever he wants to, this is extra important to share. Why did our governments effectively gift Low Earth Orbit to one awful dude? This is so bad.