The fact that Instant Pot is already being framed as a corporate cautionary tale—the company that went bankrupt bc they made a product so durable & versatile that its customers had little need to buy another one—instead of as a critique of capitalism is deeply, deeply depressing.
“You should know the price we pay for victory.”
Injured & concussed, Oleg Sentsov (Ukrainian filmmaker & former POW, illegally imprisoned by Russia for 5.5 years for opposing Russia’s war against Ukraine) speaks from the front lines.
This broke me.
Wearing a bike helmet isn't a bad idea but ponder why the countries with the lowest usage of helmets have the lowest fatality rates, and why the US has the highest helmet use AND the highest fatality rate. Hint: It's because 10 other things save lives more than styofoam headgear.
29 of the nation’s emerging rowing stars ready to take on the World at the @WorldRowing U23 Championships next month 🙌🇨🇦🌎
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29 étoiles émergentes de l'aviron national sont prêtes à affronter le monde lors des Championnats U23 @WorldRowing le mois prochain 🙌🇨🇦🌎
Given the opacity in the supply chain, your best single measure for whether something is amiss is price. If you are paying $5 for a cut-and-sewn shirt, something bad is happening. Does this mean that every expensive shirt was ethically made? No. But you know the $5 shirt is bad.
.@LewisCapaldi’s Glastonbury set displayed the best of the human spirit – and put #disability centre-stage. His disabilities visible, the crowd loved him. If only society was always so accepting of difference, by @DrFrancesRyan https://t.co/514zBx4LYP via @guardian#inclusion
5 privileged thrill-seeking men pay £200k to view a sunken boat; navy, air force, coast guard, state air guard rescue, front page news
500 desperate safety-seeking people pay everything they have to risk a sunken boat; 100 kids dead, no rescue, news silent
Humanity is wrecked.
"Why would anyone think that's a 'debate' worth having? What next, Neil deGrasse Tyson debates Alex Jones on astrophysics? Noam Chomsky debates Lauren Boebert on Cartesian linguistics?"
Me, tonight, on the demand that a scientist debate an anti-vaxxer:
A single beaver pond holds an estimated 1.1 million gallons of water and recharges underlying aquifers with an even greater amount of water.
Upon European arrival to North America, as many as 65 million beaver dams strung together waterways and hydrated landscapes.
In an interview earlier this year, we asked Coates what he would say to those who complain that history makes them uncomfortable. He talked about the discomfort that many people feel every day, and said those who seek comfort from history don't make good citizens. (2/3)
“Whenever I’m about to do something, I think ‘Would an idiot do that?’ and if they would, I do not do that thing.” – Dwight Schrute
And what is the best way to spot an idiot? Look for the person who is cruel.
Another remarkable cartoon from @CH_Cartoon that really puts things into perspective.
Fighting climate change shouldn't be a partisan issue. Fires, floods, and other climate disasters are a threat to us all. We can't afford to play politics with our own survival.