kat
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www.linkedin.com/in/katsong
"We don’t have children to fulfill our dreams. Children allow us to let go of the dreams we were never meant to fulfill."
from The Covenant of Water
from The Covenant of Water
September 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM
"We don’t have children to fulfill our dreams. Children allow us to let go of the dreams we were never meant to fulfill."
from The Covenant of Water
from The Covenant of Water
print out or order “red cards” for use if approached by #ICE — who are targeting restaurants in #DC this week.
www.ilrc.org/red-cards-ta...
www.ilrc.org/red-cards-ta...
May 8, 2025 at 3:03 AM
print out or order “red cards” for use if approached by #ICE — who are targeting restaurants in #DC this week.
www.ilrc.org/red-cards-ta...
www.ilrc.org/red-cards-ta...
hate mosquitoes? check out this tip.
April 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
hate mosquitoes? check out this tip.
“A short walk in the woods can restore our attention span, make us more hopeful and compassionate, and improve our mood, while the presence of street trees can reduce the frequency of crime...”
Douglas Tallamy, Nature’s Best Hope
Douglas Tallamy, Nature’s Best Hope
April 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
“A short walk in the woods can restore our attention span, make us more hopeful and compassionate, and improve our mood, while the presence of street trees can reduce the frequency of crime...”
Douglas Tallamy, Nature’s Best Hope
Douglas Tallamy, Nature’s Best Hope
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🌍 How can scientists and engineers connect with their local communities on energy and climate—even in these polarizing times? Join our members-only Expert Q&A on April 24 at Noon ET to find out.
Submit your questions now or during the text-based event!
members.aaas.org/communities/...
Submit your questions now or during the text-based event!
members.aaas.org/communities/...
April 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
🌍 How can scientists and engineers connect with their local communities on energy and climate—even in these polarizing times? Join our members-only Expert Q&A on April 24 at Noon ET to find out.
Submit your questions now or during the text-based event!
members.aaas.org/communities/...
Submit your questions now or during the text-based event!
members.aaas.org/communities/...
we are killing Earth. the best option for saving it is that we each become beneficent caretakers of whatever land is in our control.
on my bedside table: Nature’s Best Hope. #conservation #replaceYourLawn #plantPrairie
on my bedside table: Nature’s Best Hope. #conservation #replaceYourLawn #plantPrairie
April 12, 2025 at 11:31 AM
we are killing Earth. the best option for saving it is that we each become beneficent caretakers of whatever land is in our control.
on my bedside table: Nature’s Best Hope. #conservation #replaceYourLawn #plantPrairie
on my bedside table: Nature’s Best Hope. #conservation #replaceYourLawn #plantPrairie
on my bedside table now: Meta Human by Deepak Chopra.
love it — reminds me of The New Earth by Eckhart Tolle.
love it — reminds me of The New Earth by Eckhart Tolle.
March 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
on my bedside table now: Meta Human by Deepak Chopra.
love it — reminds me of The New Earth by Eckhart Tolle.
love it — reminds me of The New Earth by Eckhart Tolle.
"#Meta decided to stop working with U.S. fact-checkers at the same time as it’s revamping a program to pay bonuses to creators with high engagement numbers, potentially pouring accelerant on the kind of false posts the company once policed." #misinformation
As Facebook abandons fact-checking, it’s also offering bonuses for viral content
Meta decided to stop working with U.S. fact-checkers at the same time as it’s revamping a program to pay bonuses to creators with high engagement numbers, potentially pouring accelerant on the kind of...
www.niemanlab.org
February 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
"#Meta decided to stop working with U.S. fact-checkers at the same time as it’s revamping a program to pay bonuses to creators with high engagement numbers, potentially pouring accelerant on the kind of false posts the company once policed." #misinformation
i gotta admit that i’m not yet ready to completely ditch #amazon but this will help wean me off
Amazon Alternatives: 13 Places to Shop Online Other Than Amazon
Looking to support independent businesses or shop sustainably? We review top Amazon alternative websites for better deals and cheaper prices online.
www.rollingstone.com
February 28, 2025 at 4:16 AM
i gotta admit that i’m not yet ready to completely ditch #amazon but this will help wean me off
there is yet wonder
Planetary parade: Mercury falls into line for rare seven-planet alignment
Planetary parade: Mercury falls into line for rare seven-planet alignment
The seven will appear to form a straight line in the night sky in display that won’t be seen again until 2040
Seven planets will appear to align in the night sky on the last day of February in what is known as a planetary parade.
These planetary…
www.theguardian.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:39 AM
there is yet wonder
February 26, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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AAAS has awarded five institutions grants to implement new data collection practices with the goal of broadening access to STEMM fields for underutilized talent. They have received funds to build data infrastructure that allows for the ethical and law-attentive collection and use of SOGI data.
Five Postsecondary Institutions Receive Funding to Improve Collection and Use of SOGI Data | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Five institutions have received funding to support promising data collection practices with the goal of broadening access to science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medical fields from under...
www.aaas.org
February 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
AAAS has awarded five institutions grants to implement new data collection practices with the goal of broadening access to STEMM fields for underutilized talent. They have received funds to build data infrastructure that allows for the ethical and law-attentive collection and use of SOGI data.
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So we sued Elon Musk, DOGE, and the Office of Personnel Management on behalf of the two million government employees whose personal information was unlawfully disclosed.
This is a suit for injunctive relief to stop the bleeding. More to come later
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This is a suit for injunctive relief to stop the bleeding. More to come later
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
February 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
So we sued Elon Musk, DOGE, and the Office of Personnel Management on behalf of the two million government employees whose personal information was unlawfully disclosed.
This is a suit for injunctive relief to stop the bleeding. More to come later
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This is a suit for injunctive relief to stop the bleeding. More to come later
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Hundreds of thousands of researchers have moved to #Bluesky, which "fosters collegial interactions among scientists, but potentially limits interactions beyond the academic community."
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
As academic Bluesky grows, researchers find strengths—and shortcomings
Platform fosters collegial interactions among scientists, but potentially limits interactions beyond the academic community
www.science.org
February 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Hundreds of thousands of researchers have moved to #Bluesky, which "fosters collegial interactions among scientists, but potentially limits interactions beyond the academic community."
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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"large chunks of websites from the CDC and others that relate to women's health and the like have been disappearing all weekend, and it appears that an even larger purge is underway of all public-facing CDC databases."
Read for more on what is to be done ⬇️
🧪 www.science.org/content/blog...
Read for more on what is to be done ⬇️
🧪 www.science.org/content/blog...
February 6, 2025 at 9:28 AM
"large chunks of websites from the CDC and others that relate to women's health and the like have been disappearing all weekend, and it appears that an even larger purge is underway of all public-facing CDC databases."
Read for more on what is to be done ⬇️
🧪 www.science.org/content/blog...
Read for more on what is to be done ⬇️
🧪 www.science.org/content/blog...
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5calls.org/issue/elon-m...
Call your rep now, follow the script, leave your contact info and address. It’s the best tool we have no before we cross the point of not return.
Some districts won by razor thin margins, they can be swayed!
Call your rep now, follow the script, leave your contact info and address. It’s the best tool we have no before we cross the point of not return.
Some districts won by razor thin margins, they can be swayed!
Fight Against Elon Musk’s Government Takeover ⭑ 5 Calls
UPDATE (02/02/25): Musk and his DOGE team of personal allies have also now gained access to classified material including high-security intelligence …
5calls.org
February 3, 2025 at 1:24 AM
5calls.org/issue/elon-m...
Call your rep now, follow the script, leave your contact info and address. It’s the best tool we have no before we cross the point of not return.
Some districts won by razor thin margins, they can be swayed!
Call your rep now, follow the script, leave your contact info and address. It’s the best tool we have no before we cross the point of not return.
Some districts won by razor thin margins, they can be swayed!
Reposted by kat
February 3, 2025 at 11:40 PM
anyone else miss card catalogs as much as i do?
that said, i’m still considering becoming a #librarian for my third act. any advice?
that said, i’m still considering becoming a #librarian for my third act. any advice?
February 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
anyone else miss card catalogs as much as i do?
that said, i’m still considering becoming a #librarian for my third act. any advice?
that said, i’m still considering becoming a #librarian for my third act. any advice?
Reposted by kat
Why Former Followers Of Her Guru Fear Tulsi Gabbard As Director Of National Intelligence talkingpointsmemo.com/news/why-for...
Why Former Followers Of Her Guru Fear Tulsi Gabbard As Director Of National Intelligence
Tulsi Gabbard’s ties to Chris Butler, a controversial spiritual leader with extreme...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Why Former Followers Of Her Guru Fear Tulsi Gabbard As Director Of National Intelligence talkingpointsmemo.com/news/why-for...
anyone else over standard 2 hour movies? they don’t hold a candle to the series format that can go much deeper into story and character.
btw, see Ripley on Netflix. slow burning and gorgeous.
btw, see Ripley on Netflix. slow burning and gorgeous.
January 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
anyone else over standard 2 hour movies? they don’t hold a candle to the series format that can go much deeper into story and character.
btw, see Ripley on Netflix. slow burning and gorgeous.
btw, see Ripley on Netflix. slow burning and gorgeous.
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📢 Bluesky 1.97 is rolling out now!
• User profile pages now include a "Video" tab!
• After reporting a user in DMs, you are now given a quick menu to block the user and/or delete the conversation
• Updated translations
• User profile pages now include a "Video" tab!
• After reporting a user in DMs, you are now given a quick menu to block the user and/or delete the conversation
• Updated translations
January 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
📢 Bluesky 1.97 is rolling out now!
• User profile pages now include a "Video" tab!
• After reporting a user in DMs, you are now given a quick menu to block the user and/or delete the conversation
• Updated translations
• User profile pages now include a "Video" tab!
• After reporting a user in DMs, you are now given a quick menu to block the user and/or delete the conversation
• Updated translations
this is the way i view #autistic, #adhd and other #neurodiverse humans. their captivating, soulful and challenging ways give everyone a view of how much more humane this world can be and will become.
January 27, 2025 at 3:52 AM
this is the way i view #autistic, #adhd and other #neurodiverse humans. their captivating, soulful and challenging ways give everyone a view of how much more humane this world can be and will become.