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Lush:
🎵 Last Night
#Lush
https://theblogthatcelebratesitself.bandcamp.com/track/life-on-venus-last-night
https://open.spotify.com/track/5feCGbBEufsXgpYKMXimOL

"Two new Edmontosaurus mummies—a late juvenile and an early adult—with large continuous areas of preserved external skin surface" from #Wyoming #paleontology
"#Dinosaur 'mummies'…

Dinosaur 'mummies' unlock secrets of their real-life appearance
In a new paper in Science, experts from the University of Chicago describe steps that took place some 66 million years ago to transform the carcasses of a duck-billed dinosaur, Edmontosaurus annectens, into dinosaur "mummies" preserving fine details of scales and hooves.

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Lijadu Sisters:
🎵 Life's Gone Down Low
#LijaduSisters
https://thelijadusisters.bandcamp.com/track/lifes-gone-down-low
https://open.spotify.com/track/1YN3aermJfsy53lU90Nssf

Series A, Episode 13 - Orac
BLAKE: Zen, surface conditions?
ZEN: Tolerable. The land masses are arid and support only primitive plant life. Nine tenths of the planet is covered by water which is highly acidic. The level of the oceans is constantly rising and they now virtually cover all traces of the cities built by early civilizations.
https://

2/2 Reflection on #citizenship:
I do not treat the concept of “#democracy" lightly. I was born into the aftermath of centuries of totalitarian oppression that ended suddenly, leaving the nascent Ukrainian state of the late 90s and early 2000s floundering in the turbulent whirlpool of hopes and fears felt by millions of people who were finally allowed to ponder: how to build a free democratic state in the place of Soviet and imperial ruins?
I was taught the words "democracy", "citizen", "freedom", "voting", “liberty" (and more) by people who, less than two decades prior, weren't allowed to leave the borders of their country. I was told about self-determination by people whose political choices were ridiculed, punished, and eviscerated form most of their lives. The duty of governing ourselves felt to us ephemeral - a nice fantasy, akin to a fairytale or a utopia from fictional works.
And then I saw those same people fight with their bodies and souls once the previously unfathomable democracy was threatened. Protests in 2004, then again in 2014, then the unthinkable war against foreign invasion in 2022. Democracy no longer felt abstract or silly. It became as tangible as saying "I love you".
I write of Ukraine as I reflect on becoming a citizen of another country because the history and values of my adopted United States feel as real as the skin on my legs, the significance of its legacy lays as heavy as the weight of my waist-long hair, and the desire to uphold the freedoms of its Constitution burns my throat as harshly as dehydration after a long day in the sun.
People have asked me why I even want to join this country, when the present moment is shrouded in impenetrable darkness. And I answer: because I've felt the warmth of a newly lit fire of freedom breaking through shadows that for centuries looked like solid walls. I have seen kindness, and solidarity heal the fear and hate of oppression. I've seen liberty emerge from nothing but the human soul.
I am not a religious person, but I have faith. Faith in the ideals at the foundation of the American project. Faint but powerful recognition that "we the people" now includes me.
I love #America. And I hope to keep loving my home for the rest of my life.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Early
Talk Talk:
🎵 Life’s What You Make It
#TalkTalk
https://othervoices-eu.bandcamp.com/track/elsehow-life-s-what-you-make-it-talk-talk-cover
https://open.spotify.com/track/0P0Qbqyplr7DduF1jr7Quv

«I just don’t think working at an evil company should define me. I’ve only worked here for seven years. What about the twenty-five years before, when I didn’t work here? In fact, I wasn’t working at all for the first eighteen years of my life. And for some of those early years, I didn’t even have object permanence, which is oddly similar to the sociopathic detachment with which I now think about other humans.»
A case of "it's funny cause it's true", I know some of these
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-work-for-an-evil-company-but-outside-work-im-actually-a-really-good-person

I'm really looking forward to seeing this: https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/anchor-me-don-mcglashan-story-2025

Raheem Mostert turns personal health scare into lifesaving advocacy for skin cancer screenings and early detection https://www.raiders.com/news/raheem-mostert-turns-personal-health-scare-into-lifesaving…

life hack
- go to bed early
- get up late

Reimagining Totemism: Mystical Experience, Life Values, and Contemporary Art Practices https://networks.h-net.org/group/announcements/20127143/reimagining-totemism-mystical-experience-life-values-and-contemporary

A new PhD programme “migration, time and urban inequalities” run by seven European universities (including @…) has 15 fully funded PhD positions open: https://www.migrationtime.eu…

A fully funded European PhD training programme (2026–2029)
MITIME is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network focusing on how time shapes migration, inequality, and urban life in post-industrial Europe. We train early-stage researchers in cutting-edge theory, methods and transferable skills, and innovate approac

I hadn’t realized Dr Demento was retiring. I’m glad to find out so I can listen to his show on a Sunday as is apropos.
It was a Sunday evening in the early 80s when I found his show, lazing in my grandfathers office (which was also where the TV and radio were, when I ran across “so long mom (I’m off to drop the bomb)” by Tom Lehrer. Two performers who would be influential in my life.
🫡

Dr. Demento

Interesting article from The Guardian about the idea of distinct phases or eras of human brain development.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/nov/25/brain-human-cognitive-development-life-stages-cambridge-study

Only one way to go here, always forward... just as in life!
(This is the equally stunning & adventurous ridge between Feigenkopf and Große Klammspitze, the summit ahead, almost touching the clouds — if you zoom in, you can just about make out the summit cross... One of my fave hikes ever. Picture is from early May 2022)
#SilentSunday

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Erykah Badu:
🎵 Love of My Life Worldwide
#ErykahBadu
https://atasteforflava.bandcamp.com/track/love-of-my-life-worldwide
https://open.spotify.com/track/7sfv48GFGTACbipv2osobB

“All five nucleobases used to construct both DNA and RNA,
along with phosphates,
have already been found in the Bennu samples
brought to Earth by OSIRIS-REx,”
said Yoshihiro Furukawa.
“The new discovery of ribose means that all of the components to form the molecule RNA are present in Bennu.”
…

Sugars, ‘Gum,’ Stardust Found in NASA's Asteroid Bennu Samples - NASA
The asteroid Bennu continues to provide new clues to scientists’ biggest questions about the formation of the early solar system and the origins of life. As

Raheem Mostert turns personal health scare into lifesaving advocacy for skin cancer screenings and early detection https://www.raiders.com/news/raheem-mostert-turns-personal-health-scare-into-lifesaving…

“…TSMC announced they have a spintronic memory chip with an access time of 1ns and a storage time of a decade. This means faster mistakes with longer regrets, basically the epitome of progress.”-Sabine Hossenfelder, physicist, author of science books, and host of a science YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/@SabineHossenfelder

Sabine Hossenfelder
As simple as possible, but not any simpler! Science and technology updates and summaries. No hype, no spin, no tip-toeing around inconvenient truths. Currently 5 videos a week (Tue-Wed-Thu and Sat-Sun). Early access for channel members. Sabine Hossenfelder has a PhD in physics. She is author of the books "Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray" (Basic Books, 2018) and "Existential Physics: A Scientist's Guide to Life's Biggest Questions" (Viking, 2022). Views are my own and do not repr…

Researching inequality – Northampton and the Welfare State https://edintone.com/northampton_1913-24/ Two studies of Northampton in 1913 and 1924 give us a detailed view of working-class life

Researching inequality - Northampton and the Welfare State - Miscellanea Edintone
Two studies of Northampton in 1913 and 1924 give us a detailed view of working-class life and economic conditions in on the eve of World War 1 and the somewhat better situation in the early 1920s.

To the next #payphone: "If the Winter Road is in use, drive 92.7 km to the South, turn right and continue for 6.2 km."
That means: If the Winter Road is not in use, wait for early next year, then drive 92.7 km to the South, turn right and continue 6.2 km.

🤯 Brain activity goes to extremes in soccer fans, neuroimaging reveals
#sports

Brain activity goes to extremes in soccer fans, neuroimaging reveals
Studying brain patterns in soccer fans, researchers found that certain circuit regions of the brain were activated while viewing soccer matches involving their favorite team, triggering positive and negative emotions and behaviors, according to a new study published in Radiology. The researchers say these patterns could apply to other types of fanaticism as well, and that the circuits are forged early in life.

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Memo: Sydney Morning Herald Editor Bevan Shields resigns after four years to "focus on my health", to be replaced by Chief Reporter Jordan Baker early in 2026 (Amanda Meade/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/nov

The new best team in the NFL, plus sorting through the college football mess https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6853727/2025/12/02/patriots-giants-nfl-power-rankings-the-pulse/

I had my very first away day with my Tons a month or two ago and it was one of the best days of my life. Had to wake up early as hell to get the train from Reading back to London to get the coach up to Cambridge and it was absolutely immense. Can't wait to be back ❤️🤍 #fedifc #ccfc

Football Heritage (@footballheritage.bsky.social)
✍️New Article: Away Days Next week, we go again. This is the rallying cry of the away day, a weekly ritual undertaken by football supporters up and down the country. Words: @jonee13.bsky.social Read here ⬇️ www.footballheritage.co.uk/away-days

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Soft Cell:
🎵 Secret Life
#SoftCell
https://softcelllhn.bandcamp.com/track/secret-life
https://open.spotify.com/track/21gw72NVkda2IFSyPipqK7

Good Morning #Canada
I finished my breakfast this morning only to discover that it's National Maple Syrup Day. A missed opportunity but at least I can share some important facts about Canada's sweet and sticky sauce.
- Indigenous People taught early Canadians how to harvest maple sap and boil it down into a sugary liquid.
- A maple tree can yield sap for up to 100 years, but the trees must be roughly 45 years old before it’s first tapped for syrup making.
- It takes roughly 40 gallons (150 litres) of tree sap to produce 1 gallon (3.8 litres) of syrup.
- Quebec produces 72% of the world’s maple syrup. In 2021, that equaled 133M lbs from Quebec.
- The big bottle of Costco Maple Syrup is from Quebec.
- Maple Syrup only has 1 ingredient. Sap.
- Maple Syrup has an indefinite shelf life but should be frozen if storing for more than 2 years.
And regarding the great Maple Syrup heist, this is still the best report on that famous crime.
#CanadaIsAwesome #MmmmSyrup #MapleSyrup
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/12/maple-syrup-heist?srsltid=AfmBOoq7fMx3GguT20T9cNrpZgrtVue4leiYZpZibZT_7S9WHWDfI0Ln

Might as well cross-post more of my responses on #tellonym
- how old are u?
Thirty eight, but I've been so slow to socialize IRL that I feel like I am still in my early twenties in terms of life progress.

How nice @… made it into #researchdatamanagement. Also #Coscine (developed at

Data Organization Made Easy: Comprehensive Folder Structure Template for Early Career Life/Natural Science Researchers | Data Science Journal

Researching inequality – Northampton and the Welfare State https://edintone.com/northampton_1913-24/ Two studies of Northampton in 1913 and 1924 give us a detailed view of working-class life. @…

Researching inequality - Northampton and the Welfare State - Miscellanea Edintone
Two studies of Northampton in 1913 and 1924 give us a detailed view of working-class life and economic conditions in on the eve of World War 1 and the somewhat better situation in the early 1920s.

Series A, Episode 09 - Project Avalon
BLAKE: Does it support any intelligent life?
AVON: Does the Liberator? [Blake and Jenna exchange looks.] There are humanoid creatures called subterrons. They live in caves. Quite what that says for their intelligence, I really wouldn't know.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/109/24

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Nation of Language:
🎵 In Another Life
#NationofLanguage
https://nationoflanguage.bandcamp.com/track/in-another-life
https://open.spotify.com/track/6pEvh57vzBZ2qFF8v7Zo0r

Reimagining Totemism: Mystical Experience, Life Values, and Contemporary Art Practices https://networks.h-net.org/group/announcements/20127235/reimagining-totemism-mystical-experience-life-values-and-contemporary

🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#ComposerOfTheWeek #COTW
- Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Kate Molleson explores Prokofiev’s early life, where fairytales and family theatricals shaped a future storyteller.
Relisten now 👇
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002n9qx

Gradual assembly of metabolism at a phosphorylating hydrothermal vent
Natalia Mrnjavac, Nadja K. Hoffmann, Manon L. Schlikker, Maximilian Burmeister, Loraine Schwander, Carolina Garcia Garcia, Max Brabender, Mike Steel, Daniel H. Huson, Sabine Metzger, Quentin Dherbassy, Bernhard Schink, Mirko Basen, Joseph Moran, Harun Tueysuez, Martina Preiner, William F. Martin

Gradual assembly of metabolism at a phosphorylating hydrothermal vent
The origin of microbial cells required the emergence of metabolism, an autocatalytic network of roughly 400 enzymatically catalyzed chemical reactions that synthesize the building blocks of life: amino acids, nucleotides and cofactors. Proposals for metabolic origin are theoretical in nature [1-9], empirical studies addressing the origin and early evolution of the 400-reaction chemical network itself are lacking. Here we identify intermediate states in the primordial assembly of metabolism from…

Future of Brain Health: From Developmental Insights to Clinical Translation
Mariela Chertoff, Martin G Frasch, Eduardo T C\'anepa, Gerlinde A. S. Metz, Marta Cristina Antonelli, Sheehan D. Fisher, Bea R. H. Van den Bergh
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.21332

Future of Brain Health: From Developmental Insights to Clinical Translation
This review highlights brain health as a dynamic process shaped by both genetic and environmental influences throughout development. Critical periods provide unique windows of heightened neural plasticity, during which genetic-environmental interactions and parental influences profoundly impact brain maturation. Frameworks such as DOHaD, ACEs, and neurosocial plasticity elucidate how early-life experiences modulate long-term cognitive and emotional outcomes. Brain health science is emerging as …

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JÁNA:
🎵 More to Life
#JÁNA
https://janacrenshawmusic.bandcamp.com/track/improvise-your-life
https://open.spotify.com/track/2V0IwUfEQaDvVYlUAsz3nk

Reimagining Totemism: Mystical Experience, Life Values, and Contemporary Art Practices
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🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Early
Talk Talk:
🎵 Life’s What You Make It
#TalkTalk
https://othervoices-eu.bandcamp.com/track/elsehow-life-s-what-you-make-it-talk-talk-cover
https://open.spotify.com/track/0P0Qbqyplr7DduF1jr7Quv

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🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Early
Talk Talk:
🎵 Life’s What You Make It
#TalkTalk
https://oldbutgold.bandcamp.com/track/talk-talk-life-s-what-you-make-it-oldbutgold-mix
https://open.spotify.com/track/0P0Qbqyplr7DduF1jr7Quv

Reimagining Totemism: Mystical Experience, Life Values, and Contemporary Art Practices https://networks.h-net.org/group/announcements/20126093/reimagining-totemism-mystical-experience-life-values-and-contemporary

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Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory:
🎵 Southern Life (What It Must Be Like)
#SharonVanEtten #TheAttachmentTheory
https://sharonvanetten.bandcamp.com/track/southern-life-what-it-must-be-like

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Good Morning #Canada
#HappyBirthday to Sir Isaac Brock (1769 - 1812), who kept Canada from becoming the 51st state. Technically, we would have become the 19th at that time if the U.S. didn't retreat so frequently. Brock was the military commander and administrator of Upper Canada when the War of 1812 commenced. His early capture of Fort Mackinac, forcing the total surrender of American troops, was a rallying cry for Canada and took away USA military momentum. His actions in that victory were considered rash, and his next rash decision cost him his life at the battle of Queenston Heights.
#CanadaIsAwesome #CanadianHeroes
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sir-isaac-brock

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🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Early
Reunion:
🎵 Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)
#Reunion

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🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #Early
Grace Jones:
🎵 Devil in My Life
#GraceJones
https://open.spotify.com/track/66vfUT7b5byHHQPGWsToSx