John Scalzi is giving away an arc of his latest novel. All it requires is you to comment on his blog post (note, see link, commenting on my blog does not enter you). I'm sure John wouldn't sell our data to Cambridge Analytica. Kinda sure. Sorta confident. (Also, you just have today to enter.)
NPR's Skunk Bear delves into a high-school anatomy skeleton to find out more about it. Most new classroom skeletons are plastic, but many of the older ones are real human bones. And there was a massive trade from India in these skeletons. This is tied to burial practices. Why from the Ganges? Because that's where the bodies were disposed of. The skeletons of humans and animals would wash down stream and onto the islands that dot the lower flood plane of the Ganges. There are people who live there who would collect the bones and process them for resale either as whole skeletons, partial skeletons, or as bone meal or calcium, magnesium, and biological iron.
"The world's last surviving male northern white rhino has died after months of poor health, his carers said." And so it goes.
As it should be clear by now, whenever you hear Fox News decrying some action of "liberals" that sounds conspiratorial, you can bet it's because conservatives are attempting to do exactly the same thing. "A trove of e-mails obtained by House Democrats reveal efforts by top State Department officials — working hand in hand with the White House, outside conservatives and right-wing media — to sideline and demote career civil servants who are seen as disloyal to President Trump." The Trump administration is attempting to instill a Deep State culture in our government. (Grokked from Laura J Mixon)
"'That's the one thing we don't have right now, is a motive behind this. We do not understand what motivated him to do what he did.'" Raises hand. I understand the reluctance to label this terror (both historically and how it causes white Americans to examine their own beliefs), but really? The police and FBI may also be bluffing here in an attempt to round up a wider circle of associates and accomplices (and not tip them off as to how far the investigation has progressed). And while there is a lot of unknowns being pushed around, "are there any more bombs waiting to be discovered" and "did he have anyone helping him", my main question is "was this guy the bomb maker, or just the delivery boy?" Supposedly we have a name. It hasn't been verified yet.
Just how crazy are gun nuts? "Carl Nett, a Republican candidate for Kentucky secretary of state, tweeted Tuesday a reference to shooting Congressman John Yarmuth (D-KY), who was boasting about his F rating from the National Rifle Association. 'Move it over just a bit,' the tweet read. 'I was trained center mass.'" Triggered a little there, snowflake? (Grokked from Laura J Mixon)
"A Minneapolis police officer is charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the case of an unarmed Australian woman who was shot and killed after calling 911 to report a possible crime." Gee, what's different in this case as compared to all the other cases of officer shootings of unarmed people? What could it be?
"President Donald Trump was infuriated after it quickly leaked that he had been directly instructed by his national security advisers in briefing materials not to congratulate Russian President Vladimir Putin on his recent election victory during their call Tuesday morning, a source familiar with the President's thinking said." Dear Pres Trump, imagine how infuriated the rest of us are that you did congratulate a defacto dictator on a sham election.
Tweet of my heart: @xeni Part of why you feel anxiety here is because you are experiencing actual information warfare, and you are engaging in the stream of information at this time. Remember to tend to your own garden.
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