I watch the ripples change their size
But never leave the stream
Of warm impermanence
And so the days float through my eyes
But still the days seem the same
And these children that you spit on
As they try to change their worlds
Are immune to your consultations
They're quite aware of what they're goin' through

Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Linkee-poo Tuesday Nov 9

Craxzy day, so a shortened post.

"'The precision required to get the Great Red Spot's gravity during the July 2019 flyby is staggering,' says Parisi. The findings from the gravity observations complemented Bolton's earlier microwave measures, concluding the storm penetrates some 300 miles into Jupiter's atmosphere."

"Political appointees in the Trump administration relied on faulty science to justify stripping habitat protections for the imperiled northern spotted owl, U.S. wildlife officials said Tuesday as they struck down a rule that would have opened millions of acres of forest in Oregon, Washington and California to potential logging." You don't say.

"A federal court in Texas has handed United Airlines a win, for now… A group of United employees sued the airline over its policy that puts unvaccinated workers on unpaid leave if they have been granted religious or medical exemptions to its vaccine mandate. The employees claimed it would cause them irreparable harm."

"Philadelphia councilmember Isaiah Thomas remembers when he was pulled over by police while his young son was in the car — for what he says was an unjustifiable reason… That memory is part of why he drafted new legislation to ban police officers from pulling drivers over for minor traffic violations. He says the law is rooted in his duty to his constituents in Philadelphia — but also in his personal experiences as a Black man."

"Police at three elite Ivy League universities in New York and Rhode Island gave the all clear and said activities could resume normally at the schools on Sunday after each received separate bomb threats."

After Columbine, the NRA held a strategy meeting. "The tapes of the NRA discussions were recorded secretly by a participant and shared on the condition that the participant's name not be divulged. NPR has taken steps to verify the tapes' authenticity, including by confirming the identities of those speaking on the tapes with two sources and comparing the voices on the calls with publicly available audio."

Remember the argument around intimated gun violence perpetrated by the Republicans against their Democratic opponents in the late 2000s and early 2010s? How is was dismissed of "oh, that's not what they're really saying." Rep. Gosar just said, "Hold my beer." "More than half a dozen House Democrats, one House Republican and scores of critics have condemned and called for action against Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) Monday after he posted a doctored anime video that depicts him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.)… Gosar tweeted an edited version of the opening credits of the Japanese anime series “Attack on Titan” showing himself as the main character who then slashes the neck of a foe with Ocasio-Cortez’s face. He also swings his swords at an enemy with President Joe Biden’s face superimposed on it." Well, the ball is in your court now, Kevin McCarthy. Your actions and how you deal with this will determine the road forward from conservatism. And yes, I fully expect you to cave and do nothing instead of being a leader.

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