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[NEMA @NEMA_web]

Have you registered for our next EMpowerment session? Join us on January 16 at 2:00 pm ET to discuss partnerships between public health and EM agency communication experts on crucial messaging for North Carolina's response to Hurricane Helene. https://t.co/ejv3nezSe1

[The Economist @TheEconomist]

Everything that exists (or has existed) in the universe that has the same density appears on the same line. Viruses, fleas, humans, whales, Earth and the Sun appear on the same diagonal as atoms, since that is what they are all made from
https://t.co/8SwQs5oNxf

[Mashable @mashable]

Artist Ai Weiwei recreated a Monet masterpiece entirely in Lego

[Rolling Stone @RollingStone]

Whether you’re setting up a recording studio or a more tranquil home office, these acoustic wall panels can help quiet things down #RSRecommends https://t.co/lYsLMc7vT4 https://t.co/lYsLMc7vT4

[SAVE A SEAT FOR ME (Simon & Schuster, 2026) @NewBlackMan]

@redclayscholar Malcolm was particularly fond of Jazz. great piece in the @NewYorker (2015) from @HishamAidi on Malcolm and Jazz: https://t.co/FANmHZOj0A

[Global Crisis Management Report @globalcmrpt]

Tsunami program that informs Alaskans of the danger is itself at risk https://t.co/nxIQAkfkPO @AlaskaDHSEM @nwas @SeismoSocietyAm @ShakeOut @nema_web @iaem @IsamarGarcia_EM @CarrieSperanza @pfrostamis @Ines_Pearce @kellymnyc @WCraigFugate @KB3JUV

[Antigone Journal @AntigoneJournal]

The Sophists of Ancient Greece are often dismissed as shape-shifting wordsmiths, too clever for their own good. But some of them formulated bold and brave arguments to resist legal and political compulsion. Come take a closer look at what made them tick:
https://t.co/ED11vvK505

[The Hill @thehill]

Geomagnetic storm watch issued; northern lights could come to these states https://t.co/ivnlGAJvTG

[Joseph Cranney @joey_cranney]

It’s easy to treat the media as a punching bag. But look to the nation’s local newsrooms. For little money or recognition, reporters in 2023 stood up to power brokers who tried to bully them into silence, exposed corrupt officials and even saved lives. Proof, from every state:

[Antigone Journal @AntigoneJournal]

To begin the year with some optimism, here are ten accounts on this platform that are well worth a follow:
1) @TheRestHistory: the embarrassingly good podcast series run by @holland_tom and @dcsandbrook. A stellar example of popular history **in action**.

[I Plan Events + Weddings @BlkVIPs]

Never and I mean never speak bad on Keith Lee’s name. He is doing what many have never done for small restaurants. RIP Chef

[DCist @DCist]

This weekend brings the DC101-Derland music festival, DC Cocktail Week specials, and a ton of holiday events around the D.C. region. More events: https://t.co/8S3KbNGkZy

[Matt Devitt @MattDevittWX]

HURRICANE SEASON ENDS TODAY! 🌀
4th most active season on record in the Atlantic with 20 storms, including 7 hurricanes (3 of which were major hurricanes). Most impactful hurricane was Idalia as it made landfall as a Category 3 with 125 mph wind in Florida. It is tied as the strongest hurricane on record in the "Big Bend" region of the state and brought as high as 12 feet of storm surge. The storm also produced 2 - 4 feet of surge and 6"+ of rain in Southwest Florida despite dodging a direct hit. Hurricane Lee was the most powerful of the season, reaching Category 5 intensity with 165 mph wind over open water. El Niño is one of the reasons why this year, not all, but most activity stayed over the open Atlantic as "fish storms." Thank you for trusting WINK News as your #1 source for hurricane updates in Southwest Florida all season long. Enjoy the tropical off-season! @WINKNews #Hurricaneseason

[Alfredo Lagos @AlfredolagosAL]

@LisaDNews Haha! Harsh!

[Al Jazeera English Podcasts @AJEPodcasts]

What did Argentinians really think of ‘de facto minister’ Eva Perón?

🎧 Hear her story in #Hindsight: https://t.co/GlVt9j8yAy

[Ethan Mollick @emollick]

Picasso kicked off his Blue Period after the death of a friend, bolstering a belief that grief inspires great art.

It turns out the opposite appears to be true. This paper studies 12,000 works of art and finds that bereaved artists make less important & fewer pieces of art.

[UCLA @UCLA]

Entering its second official year, @BuncheUCLA's Hip Hop Initiative is set to release a series of essays that highlight scholarship on the 50-year-old art form. We've got more info on the initiative, this year's artists-in-residence, and the book below. https://t.co/PeE9Q83Ist

[Washington City Paper @wcp]

In the National Gallery of Art’s new exhibit, art is paired with verse from Dante’s Divine Comedy. The pieces assume visitors are familiar with Dante's work, but, Angelica Aboulhosn notes, it’s almost more fun to get lost in the show's twists and turns. https://t.co/PVK31IGCkV

[Billy Penn @billy_penn]

Locally illustrated and available for free, the Philly Bookstore Map showcases the city’s thriving scene https://t.co/tDSXI1Qm59

[Ethan Mollick @emollick]

"Prove to a doubter that the Earth is round with code."

I gave the prompt a dozen times, GPT with Code Interpreter did something different every time, all quite cool. (A few below)

It is really hard to not be a little bit amazed at what the AI can do. I am frequently surprised.