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We cannot and will not make false promises to you about the power of journalism—especially at a small publication—to stop the country’s knowing march into authoritarianism.
‘make incremental positive change.’
It is not—or should not be—a radical idea to report stories with the core assumption that technology should make life better for the people who use it and for society as a whole.
https://www.404media.co/why-the-work-still-matters-under-trump
The Quilt Index, originally launched in 2003, is an open access, digital repository of thousands of images, stories and information about quilts and their makers drawn from hundreds of public and private collections around the world.
People expect their partners to be indifferent to them and to be bored by their self-disclosure. But people are far more interested in our innermost thoughts and feelings than we imagine. Self-disclosure requires a leap of faith, but when we make it, we tend to land safely.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-science-of-having-a-great-conversation-research-social-connection
“Novo Nordisk is owned by Novo Holdings A/S, which is owned by the Novo Nordisk Foundation. The Novo Nordisk Foundation is a charitable foundation with a dual mission:
Produce insulin and sell it at cost in Scandinavia
Export insulin elsewhere in Europe and around the world at market prices, and use the profits to fund diabetes research and development”
The New York Times editorial board, making deft use of hypertext, has published a powerful endorsement that covers so much ground, yet fits entirely in a single concise paragraph. In its entirety:
You already know Donald Trump. He is unfit to lead. Watch him. Listen to those who know him best. He tried to subvert an election and remains a threat to democracy. He helped overturn Roe, with terrible consequences. Mr. Trump’s corruption and lawlessness go beyond elections: It’s his whole ethos. He lies without limit. If he’s re-elected, the G.O.P. won’t restrain him. Mr. Trump will use the government to go after opponents. He will pursue a cruel policy of mass deportations. He will wreak havoc on the poor, the middle class and employers. Another Trump term will damage the climate, shatter alliances and strengthen autocrats. Americans should demand better. Vote.
If you really get under their skin they can hold a grudge for a very long time.
It’s protection money, she says, the price of knowing you will not be attacked from the sky.
Walking and biking and scootering to school is better for the child, better for the family, and better for the environment.
Physical activity in general is vital for preventing obesity.
https://grist.org/cities/london-fining-polluting-cars-more-active-kids/
it was a heavy pill to swallow when someone that you put on a pedestal is normal.
He’s a genius, he’s majestical, he’s sexual, he’s flawed, he’s trash, he’s divine, he’s all those things.
https://kottke.org/24/09/the-prince-documentary-you-might-never-see
What you have with a restaurant that you visit once or twice is a transaction. What you have with a restaurant that you visit over and over is a relationship.
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