The Human Cost of Failing to Name COVID ‘Airborne’
"It’s difficult to know why the word “airborne” is avoided so consistently, but the impact is clear: without that word, occupational health and safety requirements can be evaded."
#COVIDisAirborne #COVIDisNotOver #MaskUp
Source: https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/03/27/Human-Cost-Failing-Name-COVID-Airborne/
70 million Americans voted for the orange turd in the white house. He is completely fucking up an already fucked-up world.
J'accuse! (which of course none of the 70M will understand)
This Sat 28th March will see huge demonstrations against the rise of far right populism on both sides of the Atlantic. In cities across the USA, people will come together to express their opposition to the chaos, corruption and cruelty of the Tяump regime in thousands of 'No Kings' events. Here in London, I'll be playing a few songs at the march & rally organised by the Together Alliance - Billy Bragg
https://www.togetheralliance.org.uk/march
#NoKings #NoKingsUK #FuckTrump #FuckMAGA #NoKingsLondon #BillyBragg
After the 1986 explosion at Chernobyl’s Reactor Four, many presumed the land would be biologically dead for generations. “The pine forests closest to the plant absorbed such intense radiation that their needles turned an orange-red and died, creating what became known as the Red Forest,” author Katie Stacey writes. Today, some truly weird wildlife are getting by, if not thriving. Read more from @sciencefocus:
How many are expected to attend the 3rd #NoKings event tomorrow?
I asked #AI
> "The inaugural 'No Kings' protest on June 14, 2025, drew over 5 million participants across more than 2,100 cities and towns in the U.S. . The second event on October 18, 2025, saw nearly 7 million attendees nationwide. The upcoming 'No Kings' protest on March 28, 2026, is expected to surpass previous turnouts, with organizers anticipating one of the largest single-day demonstrations in U.S. history".
- Chat GPT
Behold the gorgeous daily art produced by @csilverman
... which he draws using the Notes app on an iphone
its drawing toolset is awfully limited, but he pushes it to a dizzying limit
item #1 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter, free to read and subscribe to here: https://buttondown.com/clivethompson/archive/linkfest-43-archaeoacoustics-nocotourism-and-the/
It was miserably hot in the cabin this afternoon, even with heat pump A/C and a fan.The high of 84º F tied a record.
A couple hours ago, gray clouds moved in, the temp dropped quickly and I could see through the window there was a breeze.
Stepped onto the porch and it was lovely! Turned the A/C off, opened the windows and door, and sat out there with Charlene, enjoying the breeze.
#CharleneTheCat loved sitting outside and wandered, came back and wandered some more.
This was 7:15 PM.
Denis - The COVID info guy -
Harold Jarche
Ham on Wry
P Gurgel-Segrillo
Craig Hockenberry
Flipboard Science Desk
allison
Michael Fenichel
Clive Thompson
The Eddie Show 📷🎧❤️