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Albany Georgia isn’t the only place where the poorest among us are also the sickest.
The United States is blessed with one of the most scientifically and technologically advanced health care systems in the world,
a sprawling industry so vast and lucrative that it is now one of the largest drivers of the economy,
accounting for more jobs and revenue than manufacturing.
But for all the money flowing in and out,
Americans have more chronic illnesses and shorte…

Sick in a Hospital Town
Welcome to Albany, Georgia, where one hospital dominates the political and economic landscape. The story of Phoebe Putney Memorial is the story of American health care.

Disney announces it is adding vertical videos to Disney later this year, following the launch of ESPN's "Verts" in the ESPN app last August (Dade Hayes/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/01/disney-plus-vertical-videos-ces-1236665836/
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Disney+ To Add Vertical Videos In Push To Boost Daily Engagement
Looking to boost daily engagement, Disney+ will add vertical videos later this year, Disney announced at its annual Tech + Date Showcase event at CES.

Moody Urbanity - Old & New VI 🔆
情绪化城市 - 新与旧 VI 🔆
📷 Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta 533/16
🎞️ Ilford HP5 Plus 400, expired 1993
#filmphotography #Photography #blackandwhite

SF's Local Agency Formation Commission "LAFCo" is hiring a policy analyst. This role would be key in the development of a green public bank, which will be on the ballot next year, and potentially in starting a social housing program!
https://careers.sf.gov/role/?id=374399

LAFCo Policy Analyst - Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) - Board of Supervisors - (1823 Senior Administrative Analyst)
Specific information regarding this recruitment process are listed below:Application Opening: November 25, 2025Filing Deadline: December 31, 2025 Recruitment ID: RTF0162212-01148363APPOINTMENT TYPEPermanent Exempt (PEX), Category 18: The San Francisco Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) Policy Analyst position is exempt from Civil Service Rules and serves at the pleasure of the Appointing Officer, the Executive Officer of LAFCo. This is a limited term position with a maximum of one (1)…

Day 30: Elizabeth Moon
This last spot (somehow 32 days after my last post, but oh well) was a tough decision, but Moon brings us full circle back to fantasy/sci-fi, and also back to books I enjoyed as a teenager. Her politics don't really match up to Le Guin or Jemisin, but her military experience make for books that are much more interesting than standard fantasy fare in terms of their battles & outcomes (something "A Song of Ice and Fire" achieved by cribbing from history but couldn't extrapolate nearly as well). I liked (and still mostly like) her (unironically) strong female protagonists, even if her (especially more recent) forays into "good king" territory leave something to be desired. Still, in Paksenarion the way we get to see the world from a foot-soldier's perspective before transitioning into something more is pretty special and very rare in fantasy (I love the elven ruins scene as Paks travels over the mountains as an inflection point). Battles are won or lost on tactics, shifting politics, and logistics moreso than some epic magical gimmick, which is a wonderful departure from the fantasy norm.
Her work does come with a content warning for rape, although she addresses it with more nuance and respect than any male SF/F author of her generation. Ex-evangelicals might also find her stuff hard to read, as while she's against conservative Christianity, she's very much still a Christian and that makes its way into her writing. Even if her (not bad but not radical enough) politics lead her writing into less-satisfying places at times, part of my respect for her comes from following her on Twitter for a while, where she was a pretty decent human being...
Overall, Paksenarrion is my favorite of her works, although I've enjoyed some of her sci-fi too and read the follow-up series. While it inherits some of Tolkien's baggage, Moon's ability to deeply humanize her hero and depict a believable balance between magic being real but not the answer to all problems is great.
I've reached 30 at this point, and while I've got more authors on my shortlist, I think I'll end things out tomorrow with a dump of also-rans rather than continuing to write up one per day. I may even include a man or two in that group (probably with at least non-{white cishet} perspective). Honestly, doing this challenge I first thought that sexism might have made it difficult, but here at the end I'm realizing that ironically, the misogyny that holds non-man authors to a higher standard means that (given plenty have still made it through) it's hard to think of male authors who compare with this group.
Looking back on the mostly-male authors of SF/F in my teenage years, for example, I'm now struggling to think of a single one whose work I'd recommend to my kids (having cheated and checked one of my old lists, Pratchett, Jaques, and Asimov qualify but they're outnumbered by those I'm now actively ashamed to admit I enjoyed). If I were given a choice between reading only non-men or non-woman authors for the rest of my life (yes I'm giving myself enby authors as a freebie; they're generally great) I'd very easily choose non-men. I think the only place where (to my knowledge) not enough non-men authors have been allowed through to outshine the fields of male mediocrity yet is in videogames sadly. I have a very long list of beloved games and did include some game designers here, but I'm hard-pressed to think of many other non-man game designers I'd include in the genuinely respect column (I'll include at least two tomorrow but might cheat a bit).
TL;DR: this was fun and you should do it too.
#30AuthorsNoMen

I am once again begging, begging everyone to hold these 3 thoughts in their head at once:
1. Plastics recycling is not very effective. It’s far, far better to not use plastic at all in the first place, and that failing, far better to reuse.
2. Plastics recycling is not worthless or pointless. Don’t just throw it all away because “iT dOEsn’T matTeR.” A miserable 5% reclaimed is still better than 0% reclaimed.
3. Plastics recycling is nonetheless part of a petrochemical greenwashing campaign, per @…’s post below. https://mastodon.social/@CelloMomOnCars/115650231600448649

I find there is a lot of overlap between the following groups:
- people who are mission-driven and want to fight for a better future
- people who hate negotiation and think it makes them "selfish"
If you fall into those groups, please check out my negotiation tutorial. It is written specifically for YOU. 💖

How to Negotiate Without Being Pushy: The Empathy-Based Approach That Actually Works
Negotiation doesn’t have to be a battle of wills. Learn how to reach agreements through empathy, clarity, and mutual respect — even if you hate confrontation. This step-by-step guide shows you how to stay calm, connected, and confident in any negotiation.

It’s Audrey Denney with some big news 🚨
𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝟱𝟬 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜’𝗺 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲! 
I grew up on a family farm, worked my way through college in Chico, and built my life here as a teacher and nonprofit leader. I know this place, and I know Washington is failing us. 
That’s why I got into this race even before we were certain what the maps would look like; in the face of uncertainty, I’m cert…

Audrey Denney for Congress
Join Audrey Denney’s movement to fight for rural California. An educator, nonprofit strategist, and lifelong advocate, Audrey is ready to take on corporate influence, defend healthcare, protect our forests, and put people first in Congress 2026.

Hi, it’s Al Franken.
I don’t usually send messages like this, so I’m hoping you’ll read to the end for a GREAT story. 
Before that, though, I want to tell you about Peggy Flanagan.
She is unbelievably great and she’s running to keep Minnesota’s Senate seat blue. 
Her end-of-month fundraising deadline is tonight so I’ll get to the point: Please donate now. 

Peggy Flanagan for Minnesota | Democrat for U.S. Senate
Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan's ready to take our Minnesota values to D.C. — to fight to rebuild the middle class, protect our rights, and hold the extremist billionaires trying to run off with our country accountable. If elected, she’ll be the first Native American woman to ever serve in the U.S. Senate. Will you join us in this Minnesotan-powered campaign?

U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis on Oct. 9 ordered “visible identification” that is “prominently displayed.”
But dozens of photographs of uniformed immigration agents shot by Chicago Sun-Times photojournalists in four separate locations since the court order show how the feds have fallen short.
The 80-plus photos show that not all officers are displaying a visible identification code that mixes numbers and letters during some of the most contentious recent immigration actions that…

IDs are mismatched, illegible — or still missing three weeks after judge’s order to immigration officers
In dozens of photographs at four locations, Chicago Sun-Times photojournalists documented federal officers failing to wear the “visible identification” needed to hold individuals accountable during the ongoing immigration “blitz.”