Exiled journalist Ganimat Zahid: “Aliyev fails to grasp or perhaps intentionally disregards the fact that there is no greater moral offense or lack of empathy than gaining wealth at the expense of people’s lives & wellbeing & at the cost of irreparable damage to the environment”
New study reveals that bumblebees will roll wooden balls for seemingly no other reason than fun, becoming the first insect known to 'play' - https://t.co/Pfl2t1KCex
The Republican Meltdown on Martha’s Vineyard: When the residents of the tiny island town responded to Ron DeSantis’s stunt with a clinical demonstration of civic virtue, the right just about lost their damn minds. - https://t.co/KWiPrCUf2O
People have a tendency to dismiss incremental improvements, seeing all efforts short of categorical success as equivalent (despite distinctions). W/out full immediate success, people underreward &invest in ongoing incremental reforms, stemming progress- https://t.co/OUnk6Up4ss
This is so disturbing yet not at all surprising- Arizona communities would 'collapse' without cheap prison labor, Corrections director says. - https://t.co/OciV8k2S8F
Insects Probably Can Feel Pain. Insects most likely have central nervous control of nociception (detection of painful stimuli); consistent w/the existence of pain experience, w/implications for insect farming, conservation & their treatment in the lab - https://t.co/ZD6UEOkjc1
Individuals who fail a test of cognitive reflectiveness are more likely to doubt the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election and also less likely to characterize the January 6 Capitol attack as violent and extreme, according to new research - https://t.co/PmA48qnFe9
Defence Agencies ‘Accelerating’ Risk of ‘Hothouse Earth’, US Military Study Warns – The actions of government military and intelligence agencies are increasing the ‘hyperthreat’ of climate and environmental change - https://t.co/NdoREPvjGt
Declaring a business casual meeting is one way to mitigate the effects of #climatechange, @la_psc. Another would be to pass a #RenewablePortfolioStandard or #RPS for Louisiana! Renewables will reduce our GHG emissions and can increase #resilience during extreme weather.
Against hundreds of years of congressional action, against solid #SCOTUS precedent, and hundreds of years of history, the Supreme Court held today that states have jurisdiction over certain crimes in Indian Country by judicial fiat. A devastating result for our democracy.
Pregnant people of color more likely to get procedures they didn’t consent to, study finds - A new study provides a sweeping look at how birthing experiences differ dramatically for pregnant people of color compared to pregnant white people - https://t.co/g19V36mrwv