A striking visualisation of #climatechange: the date of Kyoto cherry blossoms' reaching full bloom, plotted over the past 1000 years.

Thanks to the cultural significance of cherry blossoms in Japan, we have data on the specific day of the year when a very particular species of cherry blossom (P. jamasakura) reached "full-flowering" (満開) in a specific area on the outskirts of Kyoto (Arashiyama), all the way back to 800 AD.

The trend of the past 50 years is hard to miss…

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I constantly hear people say there is no evidence that gender-affirming medical care improves mental health for #trans youth. They imply the question hasn't been studied.

In reality, there have been 15 studies.

I review them here for @[email protected].
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/political-minds/202201/the-evidence-trans-youth-gender-affirming-medical-care

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/jack_turban/status/1485737034253623300

Republicans only demand spending cuts for debt ceiling increases when a Democrat is president. They never ask for them when a Republican is.

This fact should be mentioned at the top of every story about the debt ceiling. https://www.mediamatters.org/new-york-times/rights-debt-ceiling-strategy-depends-failure-press

"It is no more possible for us to sustain focus all day than it is for us to lift weights nonstop, she says – yet that is exactly what many of us expect of ourselves, at the expense of our own wellbeing"

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jan/01/is-modern-life-ruining-our-powers-of-concentration

A quick reminder that law enforcement *responds* to crime, but a living wage, food and water security, accessible healthcare, and public education *prevent* crime.

If you want safer communities, invest in people, not punishments.