Lisa Verbos
@lisav3.bsky.social
Children deserve peace
‘Not the new normal’ – 2024 'one of the worst years in UNICEF’s history' for children in conflict
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April 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Children deserve peace
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In the hour of darkness and peril and fear, let’s all channel a little Paul Revere.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
#paulrevere #boston250
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
#paulrevere #boston250
April 19, 2025 at 12:29 AM
In the hour of darkness and peril and fear, let’s all channel a little Paul Revere.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
#paulrevere #boston250
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
#paulrevere #boston250
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Crows in a lab were able to distinguish shapes that exhibited right angles, parallel lines, and symmetry, suggesting that, like humans, they have a special ability to perceive geometric regularity.
A crow's math skills include geometry
Crows in a lab were able to distinguish shapes that exhibited right angles, parallel lines, and symmetry, suggesting that, like humans, they have a special ability to perceive geometric regularity.
www.npr.org
April 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Crows in a lab were able to distinguish shapes that exhibited right angles, parallel lines, and symmetry, suggesting that, like humans, they have a special ability to perceive geometric regularity.
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This is what a critically endangered Red Wolf looks like. If we work together, we can save them 🐺
nywolf.org
nywolf.org
April 10, 2025 at 1:34 AM
This is what a critically endangered Red Wolf looks like. If we work together, we can save them 🐺
nywolf.org
nywolf.org
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The Daily Show uploaded a video showing Fox News attacking Obama for golfing, but replaced him with Trump. Epic!
April 5, 2025 at 10:44 AM
The Daily Show uploaded a video showing Fox News attacking Obama for golfing, but replaced him with Trump. Epic!
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Ruth Marcus spent 40 years at the Washington Post and witnessed the newspaper’s editorial principles erode under the ownership of Jeff Bezos. In an essay, she writes about why she finally made the decision to quit.
Why I Left the Washington Post
Owner Jeff Bezos wants to transform the Opinions section of the paper, where I worked for forty years. After the publisher killed my column disagreeing with that move—it appears here in full—I decided...
www.newyorker.com
April 1, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Ruth Marcus spent 40 years at the Washington Post and witnessed the newspaper’s editorial principles erode under the ownership of Jeff Bezos. In an essay, she writes about why she finally made the decision to quit.
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Lessons from Russia, Turkey and India for Trump’s America | Opinion
https://www.ft.com/content/804a0309-763d-4515-b3ce-08d44df60482
https://www.ft.com/content/804a0309-763d-4515-b3ce-08d44df60482
Lessons from Russia, Turkey and India for Trump’s America | Opinion
Fighting for democracy can be a lonely and dangerous business
www.ft.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Lessons from Russia, Turkey and India for Trump’s America | Opinion
https://www.ft.com/content/804a0309-763d-4515-b3ce-08d44df60482
https://www.ft.com/content/804a0309-763d-4515-b3ce-08d44df60482
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Most of yesterday's intelligence hearing focused on Signal.
Something else not to be missed: this exchange between Sen. King (ME-I) Tulsi Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence. King asked why the 2025 Annual Threat Assessment did not mention climate change, after doing so for 11 years.
Something else not to be missed: this exchange between Sen. King (ME-I) Tulsi Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence. King asked why the 2025 Annual Threat Assessment did not mention climate change, after doing so for 11 years.
March 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Most of yesterday's intelligence hearing focused on Signal.
Something else not to be missed: this exchange between Sen. King (ME-I) Tulsi Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence. King asked why the 2025 Annual Threat Assessment did not mention climate change, after doing so for 11 years.
Something else not to be missed: this exchange between Sen. King (ME-I) Tulsi Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence. King asked why the 2025 Annual Threat Assessment did not mention climate change, after doing so for 11 years.
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“There’s a little bit more laying down and resting.” Six African Penguins at the New England Aquarium in Boston have made a new home on an island designed to address the aches and pains of aging.
Geriatric Penguins Get a ‘Retirement Home’ at New England Aquarium
Six African Penguins at the New England Aquarium in Boston have made a new home on an island designed to address the aches and pains of aging.
www.nytimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 10:02 PM
“There’s a little bit more laying down and resting.” Six African Penguins at the New England Aquarium in Boston have made a new home on an island designed to address the aches and pains of aging.
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cool as hell
School play gets canceled for "inappropriate content".
In response students write [REDACTED], their own anti-censorship play skewering the school district, sells out performances, and ultimately takes gold at the Lenaea High School Theatre Festival.
www.kqed.org/arts/1397192...
In response students write [REDACTED], their own anti-censorship play skewering the school district, sells out performances, and ultimately takes gold at the Lenaea High School Theatre Festival.
www.kqed.org/arts/1397192...
After Censorship, Santa Rosa Students Write Their Own Play — and Take the Gold | KQED
A state festival awarded top honors to ‘REDACTED,’ which ruthlessly lampooned district officials.
www.kqed.org
February 18, 2025 at 4:21 AM
cool as hell
New Technology Lights Up Coral Beds to Speed Reef Restoration By Attracting Food www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-technolo...
New Technology Lights Up Coral Beds to Speed Reef Restoration By Attracting Food
When coral feed on larger quantities of zooplankton, it makes them stronger and more likely to be resilient against certain threats.
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
February 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
New Technology Lights Up Coral Beds to Speed Reef Restoration By Attracting Food www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-technolo...
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The magic of affogato is that you get two pleasures in one: a spoonable dessert sauced with coffee, and a cream-blushed drink to chase it. nyti.ms/4hLrrJg
Affogato Recipe
L’affogato al caffè, a dessert of gelato drowned in espresso, is “one of Italy’s most delectable modern dishes,” writes Anna Del Conte in her “Gastronomy of Italy.” The ice cream can be fior di latte,...
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February 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The magic of affogato is that you get two pleasures in one: a spoonable dessert sauced with coffee, and a cream-blushed drink to chase it. nyti.ms/4hLrrJg
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People who are good at managing their feelings are less lonely, live longer, maintain more fulfilling romantic relationships and are more satisfied with their lives, the emotion researcher Ethan Kross said. Here are his strategies for navigating life’s curveballs.
3 Ways to Change Your Mood
In his new book, the emotion researcher Ethan Kross shares strategies for managing life’s curveballs.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM
People who are good at managing their feelings are less lonely, live longer, maintain more fulfilling romantic relationships and are more satisfied with their lives, the emotion researcher Ethan Kross said. Here are his strategies for navigating life’s curveballs.
Great bookstore in Lemoyne, PA
February 3, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Great bookstore in Lemoyne, PA
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Trump baselessly blames DEI and Democrats for Washington DC plane crash
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump baselessly blames DEI and Democrats for Washington DC plane crash
President scapegoats diversity and inclusion initiatives while addressing air traffic disaster that left 67 dead
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Trump baselessly blames DEI and Democrats for Washington DC plane crash
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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How to spend 36 hours in Quebec City: The weather may be in the single digits but there’s skating, vintage luxury shops, an ice hotel, a jazz bar to cozy up in. Not to mention tobogganing down a track at 45 mph.
36 Hours in Quebec City: Things to Do and See
The weather may be in the single digits but there’s skating, vintage luxury shops, an ice hotel, a jazz bar to cozy up in. Not to mention tobogganing down a track at 45 mph.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2025 at 4:57 AM
How to spend 36 hours in Quebec City: The weather may be in the single digits but there’s skating, vintage luxury shops, an ice hotel, a jazz bar to cozy up in. Not to mention tobogganing down a track at 45 mph.
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Europe can import disillusioned talent from Trump’s US, says Lagarde
https://www.ft.com/content/b6a5c06d-fa9c-4254-adbc-92b69719d8ee
https://www.ft.com/content/b6a5c06d-fa9c-4254-adbc-92b69719d8ee
Europe can import disillusioned talent from Trump’s US, says Lagarde
ECB president defends EU strengths and insists it is ‘not a basket case’
www.ft.com
January 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Europe can import disillusioned talent from Trump’s US, says Lagarde
https://www.ft.com/content/b6a5c06d-fa9c-4254-adbc-92b69719d8ee
https://www.ft.com/content/b6a5c06d-fa9c-4254-adbc-92b69719d8ee
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What is thinking? In the age of the Internet and social media, Joshua Rothman writes about how the Socratic method—the exploration of ideas through questions and answers—can help us think together and change our minds.
Should You Question Everything?
In “Open Socrates,” the philosopher Agnes Callard reminds us how thinking should feel.
www.newyorker.com
January 22, 2025 at 2:03 AM
What is thinking? In the age of the Internet and social media, Joshua Rothman writes about how the Socratic method—the exploration of ideas through questions and answers—can help us think together and change our minds.