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My plans to hike the Tongariro Alpine Crossing were derailed by two days of rain and high winds, so we made a plan B: the Tama lakes track, which has somewhat less exposure but still gets up over 1400m. We’re lucky we didn’t try Tongariro given how tough the conditions were at Tama lakes – driving snow and winds on the ridge. But we were rewarded with good views and improving weather on the return trip. #hiking

Anti-abortion activists have been trying to convince the broader public that medication abortion is dangerous for years,
but their latest argument is a decades-old asinine conspiracy theory.
In a June 18 letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin,
25 House Republicans asked the agency to study the alleged
“byproducts” of Mifepristone
(the first medication administered in a medication abortion regimen)
in water systems.
…

GOP Lawmakers Are Using a Wild Conspiracy Theory to Attack Medication Abortion
House Republicans are now talking about combing through sewers in search of microscopic evidence of our abortions.

Vos is a stinky piece of shit.
#wisconsin

He Vowed to “Protect the Unborn.” Now He’s Blocking a Bill to Expand Medicaid for Wisconsin’s New Moms.
Splitting with anti-abortion members of his own party, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has refused to join 48 other states in ensuring that vulnerable women have access to potentially lifesaving care for up to a year after giving birth.

Coalition of Pharmacy Groups Urges Congress to Enact PBM (pharmacy benefit manager) Reform - MedCity News
https://medcitynews.com/2025/12/coalition-pharmacy-pbm-reform/

Nebraska plans to be the first state to implement Trump's new Medicaid work requirements (Geoff Mulvihill/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/medicaid-work-requirements-oz-nebraska-d5a9162ede90c95e06bd45d6b7e16f8a
http://www.memeorandum.com/251217/p130#a251217p130

Several of my #PurdueFortWayne #Math colleagues retired shortly after the 2020 pandemic outset, and some since then, and we finally had a retirement dinner celebration for all of them. (particularly famous among them, graph theorist L. Beineke :k33: :k5: )
Lots of photos:

I just love linear() 😍 #CSS #animation
Wrote about it here, in case you’re interested:
https://matthiasott.com/notes/lin…

Linear() Is Not (That) Linear · Matthias Ott
Matthias Ott is an independent user experience designer and web design engineer from Stuttgart, Germany. He also teaches Interface Prototyping at the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts and Design.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #AfternoonShow
Modest Mouse:
🎵 Dramamine
#ModestMouse
https://policemanplanetrecords.bandcamp.com/track/modest-mouse-dramamine
https://open.spotify.com/track/5vtRk4rYxiy4cj95cmJ5Ma

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