Tootfinder

Random thought: humans view trees as vulnerable because they can't move out of the way of danger. But consider:
1. A single tree can produce tens of thousands of offspring.
2. Many of those seeds can remain dormant and viable for millennia.
3. Some living trees survive fit millennia themselves.
4. Trees vastly outnumber humans, maybe up to 100:1.
5. Many seeds die, but those that don't have found a niche that supplies them everything they need without having to move.
In contrast, humans:
1. Only produce a few dozen offspring at most. Barely replace their own population.
2. Cannot remain dormant once birthed.
3. Only survive for a century tops. Can only reproduce for maybe half that time.
4. So few of us. Individual humans live hundreds of feet apart, or at least dozens even in the densest cities.
5. Need to constantly burn energy moving around for their next meal. Could starve and die at any time in just a few days if they can't find water.
At a species level, the survival of humans begins to look much more perilous than the survival of many tree species.
Also I forgot to add:
6. Humans kill *each other* all the time. What the fuck humans?!? We have made ourselves our own biggest threat.
Trees do compete locally for water and sunlight and thus do kill each other, but only via circumstance, not intentionally.

Some US college students say they are using AI "humanizer" tools to alter text to avoid cheating accusations; AI detection tools now aim to catch "humanizers" (Tyler Kingkade/NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/coll

To avoid accusations of AI cheating, college students turn to AI
On college campuses across the United States, the introduction of generative artificial intelligence has sparked a sort of arms race

Fungal Spores in Wildfire Smoke Could Cause Lung Disease
Mice exposed to fungi spread by wildfires developed symptoms,
exposing a potential health hazard to humans that has been understudied.
“It was really an unknown that there were living microorganisms in wildland fire smoke.
I think most people assumed that it was sterile because it comes from a hot fire,”
said Phinehas Lampman,
a former wildland firefighter,
coauthor on the study,
and wi…

Fungal Spores in Wildfire Smoke Could Cause Lung Disease
Mice exposed to fungi spready by wildfires developed symptoms, exposing a potential health hazard to humans that has been understudied.

Congress looks to reclaim relevance after ceding power to White House
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5661816-congress-reclaim-power-white-house/

Klobuchar launches bid for Minnesota governor (The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5712254-klobuchar-launches-minnesota-governor-bid/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260129/p31#a260129p31

LOL:
Karl Rove: Trump needs to talk up achievements
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5664464-rove-advises-trump-midterms/

Melania Trump calls for 'unity' in Minnesota (The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5707991-melania-trump-unity-minnesota-shootings-fallout/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260127/p67#a260127p67

White House ousts arts commissioners expected to oversee ballroom, arch construction
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5577918-white-house-fires-commission-fine-arts/

Border Patrol shoots human trafficking suspect in Arizona (Sophie Brams/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5710236-human-trafficking-suspect-shot/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260128/p51#a260128p51

Like that'll stop him:
Trump: ‘Pretty clear I’m not allowed to run’ for third term
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5578071-trump-rules-out-third-term/