Tootfinder

This Earth Day, I'm grateful for the many different ways I get to encounter the living world, from wild landscapes to manicured gardens, from trees by the sidewalk to protected green spaces
Mt Roosevelt over Snow Lake; the Japanese Garden in the Washington Park Arboretum; a robin in New Haven; a lupine at Sepulveda Basin
#naturalist

from my link log —
Dorking: how to find anything on the web.
https://www.alec.fyi/dorking-how-to-find-anything-on-the-internet.html
saved 2020-08-11

We often analyze Trump in the context of either his mental deterioration, or his profoundly evil acts which display deeply sinister motives.
Have we considered all of this is because he has the mind of a 13-year-old boy,
-- the kind who thinks battleships are cool and leading an army rules?
https://bsk…

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)
MASON: On the war with Iran, how long are you willing to wait-- TRUMP: Don't rush me, Jeff. Guys like you, you want to say, 'ohhhh.' So we were in Vietnam for 18 years. We were almost 5 years in World War 2. I've been doing this for 6 weeks.

LinkedIn names COO Daniel Shapero as its new CEO, succeeding Ryan Roslansky, who will retain his position as EVP at Microsoft (Jordan Novet/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/22/microsofts-linkedin-makes-executive-daniel-shapero-its-new-ceo…

Microsoft's LinkedIn names longtime exec Dan Shapero its new CEO
Microsoft said Daniel Shapero will be the new CEO of LinkedIn, reporting to Ryan Roslansky, who held the job since 2020 and now has added responsibility.

Amazon got caught price-fixing with Levi’s, Home Depot, Walmart and others. When reached for comment, Jeff Bezos said, “whatever, poors, keep buying my shit: I’m wanna go to space!” The good news is: pitchfork sales are about to skyrocket.
#satire #USpol

Brutual. https://theonion.com/unemployed-man-considers-going-back-to-school-to-become-ai/

Unemployed Man Considers Going Back To School To Become AI
PIKEVILLE, KY—Speculating that a new path in life might improve his job prospects, unemployed man Ian Hampel, 36, told reporters Tuesday that he was considering going back to school to become an AI. “I can see the writing on the wall: If I want to stay relevant in the workforce, I’m going to need to […]

50 years ago tonight, the jerry garcia band in encinitas, including the debut of one of their classic early ’76 combos. audience tapes.
early show: https://archive.org/details/jg76-02-22.015181.jgb.early.aud.unknown.jupille.sbeok.t-flac16

Jeff Webb,
a conservative political activist considered to be Charlie Kirk’s “mentor”
has died after he fell while playing pickleball
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/charlie-kirks-mentor-dies-after-36904048

Charlie Kirk’s 'mentor’ dies after 'falling while playing pickleball'
Jeff Webb owned and operated several right-wing websites and was known as Charlie Kirk’s 'mentor' - he is also credited as being the father of competitive, modern cheerleading in the USA

Abby Tighe thought she had landed her forever job.
She joined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in December 2023,
managing a national youth substance abuse prevention program.
The project focused on rural communities, and Tighe, whose family is from Appalachia, was proud to be using her public health training to support often-overlooked parts of the country.
“The CDC was different than anywhere else I’ve worked,” says Tighe.
“People didn’t …

Fear no more the heat o' the sun;
Nor the furious winter's rages,
Thou thy worldly task hast done,
Home art gone, and ta'en thy wages;
Golden lads and girls all must,
As chimney sweepers come to dust
https://www.williamshakespeare.net/fear-no-mor…