Steve HermanWaPo - The newly operational Trump Presidential Library says that it cannot find a single Twitter direct message sent by a president who tweeted more than 25,000 times during his first administration. https://wapo.st/4dMAs5N
Jerry Meyer
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A Catholic HS educator in Arizona. A very happy husband, dad, and dad-in-law. I love history, reading, theology, ham radio, hiking, to name but a few. Grew up in the Chicago area. Alum: Notre Dame, Mizzou, U of Divinity, Creighton. Formerly at [email protected]
The proposed shutdown of Canadian time signal radio station CHU and a potential similar fate for the US NIST-operated WWV “are a short-sighted retreat from foundational scientific infrastructure.” https://wwvarc.org/
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POTA- A Snapshot of U.S. #POTA Sites, Activations, and Activators ~ 05/27/2026
POTA- A Snapshot of U.S. POTA Sites, Activations, and Activators ~ 05/27/2026
A nice activation at US-4557 before the bands went wonkier! #HamRadio #POTA #Desert #Radio (thanks to qsomap for the map!)
Jeff SpencerUPDATE: Apparently the photo isn't actually of Burrito. And Burrito might not even be the donkey's real name (but then, like with cats, do humans ever REALLY know a donkey's real name?). This picture below is from https://www.vw.com/en/newsroom/future-of-mobility/sheep-solar-power.html
As for the source of my story, it was Bill McKibben's Substack (as was the photo) and it was just TOO CUTE not to share.
Meet Burrito, a crucial employee at a big solar farm in Tennessee. The 9.5 megawatt facility owned by Volkswagen brought in sheep to keep the vegetation trimmed between the panels, and they were doing a good job. Then they became the object of carnivorous affection for local coyotes. Enter Burrito, who when he came on board quickly began to patrol the perimeter of the site (which powers the production of VW’s EVs).
If unfamiliar animals approach, Burrito reacts immediately. Donkeys naturally protect herd animals from threats. It’s in their nature, despite their “dozy” reputation. Burrito acts as a scout, clearing “paddocks” for safety before the sheep enter to feed. Workers said the donkey even inspected areas before the sheep moved through them.
Once a stray without a home, he is now the most essential “worker” on the property.
Artemis
CBarberMDAn 18-year-old high school student just built a water filter that removes 96% of microplastics from drinking water.
Not in a billion-dollar lab.
In her garage.
Meet Mia Heller from Virginia.
Her secret? A magnetic liquid called ferrofluid that grabs microplastics from water… then magnets pull them out.
No expensive membranes.
No endless replacements.
Low waste.
Self-recycling system.
Meanwhile, most treatment plants remove ~70–90%.
She built it
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