Scripting News for email
• Dave Winer
Sunlight on Brownstones, 1956 #americanart #hopper
Salome with the Head of St John the Baptist, 1488 #botticelli #earlyrenaissance
Bright House, 1914 #orphism #augustmacke
Sunlight on Brownstones, 1956 #americanart #hopper
Girl Playing the Mandolin, 1890 #morisot #berthemorisot
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Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Gloria Steinem, in her last essay for the New Yorker: “For me, saying that I am a feminist has always meant that I believe in the social, economic, and political equality of all males and females of all races and groups. I know this sounds too simple to need a word, but equality is still […]
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
“President Trump and his top allies will share the stage with Republican candidates in some of the nation’s most competitive races at next week’s GOP midterm convention in Dallas,” Axios reports. “The lineup underscores a central purpose of the convention: firing up Trump voters and getting them to turn out in November, even though the […]
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
“Canada is no longer talking about critical minerals as an asset to share with the United States, as it slaps back at the Trump administration in its bitterly escalating trade war,” Politico reports. Said Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson: “I don’t get mad, I get even.”
Updated the standalone pages editor on the web to match the Markdown highlighting of the new post editor. Also added photo upload and the toolbar style buttons.
Oak Leaves Pink and Grey #americanart #georgiaokeeffe
The USPS Office of Inspector General has officially opened an independent investigation into the whistleblower allegations surrounding the Postal Service’s rushed new mail-ballot system.
Scientists used Earth’s magnetic field and atmosphere as a planet-sized detector to search for some of the lightest proposed forms of dark matter. The approach dramatically improved limits on ultralight axions and uncovered several intriguing dark photon signals that still need to be explained.
Archaeologists have identified tiny 80,000-year-old projectile points in Uzbekistan that may have been used like arrowheads. Their size, design, and impact damage closely resemble weapons found much later at a Homo sapiens site in France. The discovery suggests sophisticated projectile technology may have appeared in Central Asia long before modern humans became firmly established in Europe, potentially rewriting a major chapter of human migration.
Scientists in Japan have identified a natural compound found in blueberries, grapes, and other berries that may help muscle cells burn excess fat instead of storing it. The compound, pterostilbene, reduced abnormal fat buildup in cultured mouse muscle cells by boosting fat breakdown and helping stabilize a key protein involved in fatty acid metabolism.
A common frog found across Ecuador and Colombia has finally been recognized as its own species after more than a century of mistaken identity. Museum specimens from the 1800s helped scientists reveal that Pristimantis milpe had been hiding in plain sight all along.
Heart disease and chronic kidney disease can accelerate one another, but new guidelines say simple screening and early treatment could substantially reduce the risks. Blood and urine tests, combined with proven heart and kidney therapies, may help catch problems sooner and prevent serious complications.
Scientists have found evidence that vulnerability to rheumatoid arthritis may begin before birth. Finger joints commonly affected by the disease develop with different tissue structures and larger populations of specialized fibroblasts than joints that are usually spared. Those cells also respond differently to inflammation, suggesting that the architecture of each joint may help determine where arthritis eventually takes hold.
The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
• Donny Meacham
Lauren Alaina honors Dolly Parton with an emotional performance of “I Will Always Love You” at the Grand Ole Opry following Dolly's death. Continue reading…
