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From 21 May: Acoustic Type O Negative - Wolf Moon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfo0RZ0eHSg

From 21 May: What the World’s Largest Organism Reveals About Fires and Forests - In Oregon, the tree-killing Humongous Fungus never would have gotten so large without the accidental... https://www.wired.com/story/what-the-worlds-largest-organism-reveals-about-fires-and-forests/

From 19 May: Texas looks to a Clarence Thomas opinion to defend its social media law - Enlarge / Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks at the Heritage Foundation on Octob... https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/05/texas-looks-to-a-clarence-thomas-opinion-to-defend-its-social-media-law/ #clarence-thomas #policy #texas

From 19 May: This Is Where Dirty Old Cars Go to Die - The electric vehicle revolution is gathering speed—but what happens to all those polluting cars alre... https://www.wired.com/story/second-hand-cars-pollution/

From 18 May: Texas social media law will cause “chaos” online, Supreme Court is told - Enlarge / US and Texas flags flying outside the Texas State Capitol building in Austin.Get... https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/05/texas-social-media-law-will-cause-chaos-online-supreme-court-is-told/ #policy #social-media #texas

From 18 May: Roe’s Fall Will Limit Screening for Fatal Congenital Conditions - Many life-limiting conditions can only be detected 12 weeks into pregnancy—but some US states are pl... https://www.wired.com/story/roe-fall-limit-screening-fatal-congenital-conditions/

From 21 May: Crunching the Numbers: Minimum wage, rent, and childcare - The situation itself is not intentional. Not fixing it is. https://ideatrash.net/2022/05/crunching-the-numbers-minimum-wage-rent-and-childcare.html #economics #essay #society #capitalism #childcare #minimum-wage #poverty

From 21 May: Descartes, Perception, and Society - You think, therefore you are... but your perceptions are so, SO flawed. https://ideatrash.net/2022/05/descartes-perception-and-society.html #essay #philosophy #psychology #society #descartes

From 18 May: How to build a wormhole in just 3 (nearly impossible) steps - EnlargeAurich Lawson Getty Images You’ve got yourself a fancy new spaceship a... https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/05/how-to-build-a-wormhole-in-just-3-nearly-impossible-steps/ #features #science

From 17 May: Fox News Tried To Pretend Tucker Carlson Doesn’t Exist When Pitching To Advertisers - The upfronts are happening this week, where television networks pitch their upcoming programming sl... https://www.themarysue.com/fox-news-tucker-carlson-upfronts-advertisers/ #advertising #fox-news #tucker-carlson

From 17 May: Jordan Peterson Booed Off Twitter After Bullying Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model - In this week’s installment of “alt-right men clowning themselves,” right-wing mouthpiece Jordan Pet... https://www.themarysue.com/jordan-peterson-booed-off-twitter/ #big-on-the-internet #clown-behavior #fatphobia #jordan-peterson #sexism #sports-illustrated #twitter

From 17 May: This Gene Mutation Breaks the Immune System. Why Has It Survived? - Two new studies found genetic mutations that cause severe immune deficiencies are common in some rem... https://www.wired.com/story/genetic-mutation-breaks-immune-system/

From 02 May: Experience Seinfeld’s Famous “Soup Nazi” Scenes With & Without Laugh Tracks - For a twenty-first-century television fan, watching old network sitcoms can take some gettin... https://www.openculture.com/2022/05/experience-seinfelds-famous-soup-nazi-scenes-with-without-laugh-tracks.html #history #television

From 29 Apr: Coca-Cola Was Originally Sold as an Intellectual Stimulant & Medicine: The Unlikely Story of the Iconic Soft Drink’s Invention - We all know that sweetened, carbonated soft drinks have effects on those who drink them. The most c... https://www.openculture.com/2022/04/coca-cola-made-with-cocaine-was-originally-sold-as-an-intellectual-stimulant-medicine.html #food-&-drink #history

From 27 Apr: Why Do Oreos Never Come Apart Evenly?: MIT Researchers Build an “Oreometer” to Find the Answer - Despite having been around for well over a century, the Oreo cookie has managed to retain ce... https://www.openculture.com/2022/04/why-do-oreos-never-come-apart-evenly-mit-researchers-build-an-oreometer-to-find-the-answer.html #food-&-drink #science

From 16 May: Omicron caused spike in breathing condition in babies and toddlers, study finds - Enlarge / Parents look after their son, age 5, who is being treated for croup and asthma i... https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/05/omicron-caused-spike-in-breathing-condition-in-babies-and-toddlers-study-finds/ #babies #covid-19 #croup #infants #kids #omicron #sars-cov-2 #science #toddlers #upper-respiratory

From 16 May: Childhood Royalty Brand Lisa Frank Continues To Go After Artists as if They Own The Rainbow Palette - Last week, illustrator and comic artist Geneva Bowers took to Twitter to voice frustration about re... https://www.themarysue.com/lisa-frank-goes-after-rainbow-artists/ #amina-mucciolo #big-on-the-internet #geneva-bowers #lisa-frank #trademarks

From 16 May: The Supreme Court Basically Just Handed Ted Cruz Half a Million Dollars (and Also Legalized Political Bribery) - The Supreme Court took a short break from robbing us of our reproductive rights today to make the c... https://www.themarysue.com/supreme-court-ted-cruz-bribery-laws/ #big-on-the-internet #bribery #corruption #politics #u.s.-supreme-court

From 16 May: Helen Keller Was a “Firebrand” Socialist (or How History Whitewashed Her Political Life) - We expect that histories of famous figures will prune their lives, sand down rough edges, re... https://www.openculture.com/2022/05/helen-keller-was-a-firebrand-socialist-or-how-history-whitewashed-her-political-life.html #history #politics

From 16 May: Repurposed Stained Glass Comprises a Disorienting Illuminated Greenhouse by Heywood & Condie - All images © Heywood & Condie, shared with permission A brilliant greenhouse suffused with a ric... https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2022/05/heywood-condie-sacre-blur/ #art #glass #greenhouses #sculpture #stained-glass #upcycling