@socialistdogmom.bsky.social in today's Weird Little Guys tells us what we must do though- the moral arc of the universe doesn't bend, it is bent. It is pushed and pulled and hammered and needed and it is greased with our blood.

We have to bend it

He wasn't a radical or an activist, he just gave a damn about his community. The whole room was dead silent. We don't know what to do to help him or Minneapolis. But he told us not to look away, to know that we haven't seen the worst of it- the terror, the cruelty. Don't look away, don't ignore it.

Current human/cat dynamics has a lot of nuanced factors- depredation, species social structures, mitigation, conflict, range expansion, etc. fundamentally, they thrive in our ever expanding wildland-urban interface. Wildlife biologist Bart George's research is definitely worth checking out

Damn Ken Jennings, I was unfamiliar with your game. I see you

I just need to know your opinion of the scifi series The Expanse- especially considering how the bastard Bezos is the only reason we got another three seasons.

Where does it rank in your sci-fi pantheon?

We're also waiting for the administration to finalize the redefinition of "harm" within the ESA. Already went through the federal registry comment period, it'll mean that destroying endangered species habitat doesn't violate the ESA- only directly killing endangered species will

Yeah the scope is honestly the wildest thing about the shot- I don't know many folks that would take a 200 yard shot with that ratty thing

Another thought: angles mess with ballistics, or really our understanding of them. From an elevated position, compensation (DOPE) can get weird.

Also 300 yards isn't a bonkers sight-in these days for plenty of western hunters or distance shooters...

Why assume low? I'd assume missed high...could have been sighted in for 300 yards and took the closer shot without good range and dope

Or he was aiming center mass and was sighted in for 300 yards (over compensated for bullet drop).

Most people who can shoot to 200 yards wouldn't default to a headshot, any hunter I know would go for vitals in general

Five is enough to either get the sale language stripped or kill the bill. I'll take it for now

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This effort is a hugely broad coalition, includes critical Republican base voters, and is unwilling to negotiate or compromise. R's are breaking ranks, it can happen. This is a huge threat to his agenda right now because of how unified and diverse the pushback is. Take notes & capitalize on it.

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Not just because it matters, but because this might stand the best chance of getting beaten. This admin has run roughshod over everything and has only gained momentum- but suddenly it's hit a quagmire than could cripple OBBB. If it doesn't, it'll prove a viable path and give hope keep fighting

All of that, plus Molly's gentle voice and narration style. Compared to more manic CZM podcasts, Molly can tell a story about scary weirdos while still imparting a sense of comfort and warmth in her tone. A top recommendation for sure

It's also got hunters and anglers across the country up in arms....a weird but hopefully beneficial unification of often disparate stakeholders....and it's likely going to be those folks that can apply pressure to the Republicans in the Senate who are in a position to do something about it

Unsurprising update on the SPD: theres now evidence of 40mm sponge being deployed as well as some bean bags being fired by the department, even though the chief was on the news last night swearing it was just inter gas and pepper balls. Nice trust foundation established with the public