vertigo

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Today marks the 20th anniversary of me arriving in Germany with my parents. If they hadn't abandoned their jobs, friends and family and taken me out of Russia, I might very well have perished by now.

It’s not hyperbole to say that American science is being destroyed before our eyes.

https://wapo.st/4hOuZed

Scientists warn of long-term damage as Trump’s orders slow research

By blocking announcements in the Federal Register, the administration is keeping experts from meeting to evaluate funding proposals.

The Washington Post

Wikipedia Prepares for 'Increase in Threats' to US Editors From Musk and His Allies

The Wikimedia Foundation says it will likely roll out features previously used to protect editors in authoritarian countries more widely.

By Jason Koebler

https://www.404media.co/email/38ceb17c-6aa0-47ea-942f-d3413f153a81/

Wikipedia Prepares for 'Increase in Threats' to US Editors From Musk and His Allies

The Wikimedia Foundation says it will likely roll out features previously used to protect editors in authoritarian countries more widely.

404 Media

#SuperbOwl

Not watching.

just want you to know I would ride this thing everywhere INCLUDING TO THE MOON

The entire archive of all CDC datasets uploaded before January 28th, 2025 has been backed up on Internet Archive.

Incredible work everyone. Science will never be silenced!

Symmetry disturbance

#Tiling #MathArt

Those who appear most thrilled by the idea of "civilization collapse" often seem the least equipped to handle even a brief disruption of their own internet service.

For no good reason I was thinking about our daughter's long stay in the psychiatric hospital.

There were a lot of patients on the ward (possibly about 2/3) who never got any visitors.
Where were their families, spouses, parents, children? Not to mention freinds?

The ward staff were delighted that our daughter had visits and support from her parents, brother, neices and work-collegues - she was certainly the exception among the patients.
I like to think that our support helped in her recovery, I definitely think it made her stay there more bearable.

If you know of someone receiving long term hospital care - psychiatric or otherwise - please don't abandon them. Make an effort. It won't always be easy, but doing good isn't always the easy road.

#MentalHealth #hospitals #Carers