“We’re Watching You”
Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 60mm f2.8 macro lens, f/5, 1/60s, ISO 1000. Along FR 5824 near the Eugene to Crest Trail.
Finished reading: Brain on Fire 📚. This one initially seems to be in the “I had psychiatric problems but survived” genre. But then it turns out that author Susannah Calahan is actually diagnosed with a rare auto-immune disease. A scary look at what it’s like to almost die before the doctors figure it out.
“Embrace”
Olympus E-M10 IV, M.Zuiko 14-42 kit lens @ 41mm, f/6.3, 1/13s, ISO 2000. Along the Eugene to Crest Trail.
White House withdrawing Stefanik nomination to serve as US ambassador to UN
Because they’re worried they might lose a special election in a district that Trump carried by 20 points last year. Gee, that “mandate” evaporated pretty fast.
Steakholder Foods Secures $250,000 Grant Installment for 3D-Printed Eel Alternatives
On the one hand, I’m happy to see more cruelty-free meat alternatives. On the other, I can’t imagine ever eating 3D printed “food.” The overlaps between vegan and ultraprocessed are getting worse.
I see the online April Fools jokes have already started. Remember folks, 99% of you aren’t as hilarious as you think you are.
Might be about time to re-read some Saul Alinsky.
Justice Department goes to bat for Trump in hush money case
With all the other shit going down, it’s easy to forget that co-President Trump is still a convicted felon.
Democrat members of Congress are calling for an investigation of Signalgate by the DOD Inspector General. Perhaps they’ve forgotten that the Inspector General was (illegally) fired two months ago.