Preston Mueller 

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Software engineer, volunteer https://transitmatters.org Labs Team, cellist https://cambridgesymphony.org
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Libertarians are the antivaxxers of economic regulation: having never lived in a world without it, they've deluded themselves into thinking stability is naturally occurring.
Guv. Sarah Hucksterbee Sanders signed a law in Arkansas that makes child labor easier for employers to get away with. And now we have the following, from the WaPo:
"A bill advancing in Iowa would allow 14- and 15-year-olds to work certain jobs in meatpacking plants and would shield businesses from civil liability if a youth worker is sickened, injured or killed on the job."
Look at that last sentence again.
Tonight 3/7 the #ZakimBridge #LongfellowBridge #ForeRiverBridge and #BurnsBridge will light blue for Colorectal Cancer Awareness.

Peach: It’s morning, everyone! Today’s the day! The sun is shining, harvard sta, and we are getting

*GASP*

HARVARD STA?!?!?

‘The most common response I get when I talk about dark matter is: “isn’t this just something physicists made up to make the math work out?”
The answer to that might surprise you: yes! In fact, everything in physics is made up to make the math work out.’

My latest for BBC Science Focus:

https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/everything-physics-made-up/

Yes, everything in physics is completely made up – that’s the whole point

A physicist's task is to constantly create equations that keep up with our observations of physical phenomena.

BBC Science Focus Magazine

The lawsuit we're fighting isn’t just about the Internet Archive. It will determine the future of all libraries & their patrons, including those with print disabilities. #Accesstoknowledge for diverse communities will be impacted 🌍

Over the next 20 days until we go to court, we’ll be giving you 20 reasons to care about this lawsuit. We can’t wait to introduce you to the teachers, doctors, journalists & many more who rely on our lending library #EmpoweringLibraries https://www.eff.org/cases/hachette-v-internet-archive

Hachette v. Internet Archive

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), with co-counsel Morrison Foerster LLP, is defending the Internet Archive against a lawsuit that threatens its Controlled Digital Lending (CDL) program.The Internet Archive is a nonprofit digital library, preserving and providing access to cultural artifacts...

Electronic Frontier Foundation

We are absolutely devastated to learn that another beloved eagle has died from rat poison. 💔​

This is why we need to pass the pesticide bill (HD.577, SD.1144) NOW to protect bald eagles from lethal rodenticides.

Thank you Rep. Hawkins + Sen. Feeney for your leadership.

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/mass-bald-eagle-dies/2985657/?w

‘Devastating': Bald Eagle, Believed Sickened by Rat Poison, Has Died

A critically ill bald eagle has died, days after it was captured by wildlife experts in Massachusetts in an attempt to save it from a likely case of poisoning.

NBC10 Boston
In a world of Scott Adams, be a Charles Schulz.

“The reason most public transportation is seen as ‘losing’ money is precisely because it charges for trips. If you don't charge fares, suddenly it can't ‘lose’ money. It just costs money, the same as the roads.”

This random comment has given me my new favourite argument for removing fares from public transit.