Happy Juneteenth — a day to remember that slavery didn't just end. Slavery was overthrown by rebellion and mass politics.
🧵 Here's a thread of reading on the subject.
Cabo Verde’s national team is at the World Cup for the first time in their history. To understand why they might surprise everyone, you need to understand morabeza.
https://t.co/nexNxUF1qY
A new Science study shows that bumble bees can position a ball underneath a fake “flower” to reach a reward, suggesting they can exhibit spontaneous problem-solving and challenging the notion that such advanced cognitive abilities are exclusive to large-brained vertebrates.
Learn more: https://t.co/T964qkIQzx
Researchers at Stanford University modeled how many people could die or be disabled in 25 years if vaccines for polio, measles, rubella or diphtheria were no longer available.
We illustrated their findings.
https://t.co/liBGi5tIdy
New: Our analysis shows striking similarities among measles viruses sampled across multiple states, signaling how hard it will be for the U.S. government to defend its “measles-free” designation. https://t.co/ZeK84iiSUi
WEMBY JUST DROPPED A BAR:
"The lack of experience is a strength of us...because we could do impossible stuff because we don't know it's impossible" 🥶
(h/t @ohnohedidnt24)