Grandma Bates

@grandmaBates
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I'm a nihilist, an analyst, and a keyboard antagonist. I sure don't want to hurt no one.
Cats are perfect. This is a fun interview with evolutionary biologist Anjali Goswami @[email protected] about why cats are peak evolution and bats & rodents suck https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cats-are-perfect-an-evolutionary-biologist-explains-why/ by @katewong
Cats Are Perfect. An Evolutionary Biologist Explains Why

Cats have attained evolutionary perfection

Scientific American
This is how I wanna go down. #caturday

Tomorrow’s UNC Daily Tar Heel.

As provided by its managing editor, Caitlyn Yaede.

Brilliant.
And heart wrenching.

ℭ𝔞𝔯𝔢𝔢𝔯 𝔗𝔦𝔭𝔰 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔘𝔫𝔡𝔢𝔞𝔡

https://warandpeas.com/2023/08/22/career-tips-from-the-undead/

Video in the comments!

Career Tips From the Undead – War and Peas – Webcomic

Read the new story by War and Peas! This never-ending webcomic of woefully funny stories will leave you cry-laughing or the other way around.

War and Peas
A survey from Nature found that about half of scientists who used to use Twitter have cut back or quit it entirely & half are using other platforms. It's great to see you here instead! https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02554-0
Thousands of scientists are cutting back on Twitter, seeding angst and uncertainty

A Nature survey reveals scientists’ reasons for leaving the social-media platform now known as X, and what they are doing to build and maintain a sense of community.

This weekend is the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. I hope you have clear skies to see pieces of a comet raining down on Earth! Here's a great explanation of the spectacle from @badastro https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/perseid-meteor-shower-peaks-this-weekend-in-a-stargazing-must-see/
Perseid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend in a Stargazing Must-See

All you need to see one of the year’s best meteor showers is a clear, dark sky—and patience

Scientific American
This is the latest entry in our Friends of the Court series. Catch up here:
https://www.propublica.org/series/supreme-court-scotus
Friends of the Court

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ decadeslong friendship with real estate tycoon Harlan Crow and Samuel Alito’s luxury travel with billionaire Paul Singer have raised questions about influence and ethics at the nation's highest court.

ProPublica
Look at what the Teamsters got for UPS workers. $21/hr for part time. The end of mandatory OT on days off. A/C in their trucks. Unions WORK. Don't let anyone tell you differently.
Frankly, any kind of “blowout sale” sounds uncouth.