The US Senate Finance Committee voted to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead HHS. Sen. Cassidy cast the deciding vote, setting aside his medical training to approve a conspiracy theorist with no science training. This is unacceptable, RFK Jr. should be disqualified:

“… the vulnerable baby crustaceans have resorted to using other animals for shelter… Sea pigs provide the perfect cover… So perhaps our li'l famous guy mistook the plastic bag it was surfing on for just another translucent sea pig?”

#scicomm
#plastic

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"All I can give you," my godmother whispered, "is a secret name."

I don't remember that, being a newborn at the time. I didn't learn about it until I was seven, when some older kids were bullying me.

Suddenly, a dragon landed behind me.

"This," it said, "is my Hoard."

That's me.
#MicroFiction

"We are so glad to have found you," the aliens said. "So many of our old friends are gone."

"We're so sorry to hear that," the human said. "What happened to them?"

"Oh, just the expansion of the universe. They were closer a few billion years ago. We write, but it's not the same."
#MicroFiction

Am Yisrael chai!🇮🇱

"Overall, the 2023 map is about 2.5 degrees warmer than the 2012 map across the conterminous United States," Daly said. "This translated into about half of the country shifting to a warmer 5-degree half zone..."
That is seriously alarming.

Also, apparently a police officer was attacked and had their eyes gouged. They are in hospital.

I'm always grateful when an oldbie has tips for the newbies. The only thing missed here is:
4. Run like a bunny from the crazy person.