Allison Gamblin @AllieG@scifi.fyi

He praised Mr. Kim, brushing aside questions about the repressive regime and gulags in North Korea. “Hey, he is the head of a country, and I mean he is the strong head,” Mr. Trump said. “Don’t let anyone think anything different. He speaks and his people sit up at attention. I want my people to do the same.”

https://nyti.ms/2Mv0v2H

The San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park used to include a monorail which ran through the habitat. When the Zoo was planning the monorail, they asked employees to submit potential names for the train.

The winning name, chosen from the submissions by lead designer Chuck Faust, was the "African-sounding" Wgasa Bush Line, a name that the monorail bore until its removal.

Unbeknownst to the higher-ups, it was an acronym:

Who Gives A Shit, Anyway?

This is so true:

"Check on the caretakers, your stoic friends and lovers, the rocks, the healers and the one’s that are “just fine.” Remind them they are seen."

#MH #MentalHealth #BeStrong

Happy #Pride, y'all.

Every one of you, my LGBTQIA+ siblings, deserves love and deserves to be yourself. We don't fit into boxes and that's beautiful.

Be proud, whether you can be out or not. Love yourself. Love your queer siblings today and always.

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

all this methodology reminds me of that paper I wrote on the methodological implications of not talking to the cops
aka
if you study marginalized populations, you're more likely to get more research done if you do not talk to the cops, and let this fact be extensively known

Rising levels of a banned chemical are threatening the ozone layer (again) https://boingboing.net/2018/05/17/oh-ffs.html #montrealprotocol #Environment #pollution #Science #cfc-11 #ozone #Post

Airmen expected to protect nuclear weapons accidentally lose grenades https://boingboing.net/2018/05/16/airmen-expected-to-protect-nuc.html #Haveyouseenmymunitions?40mike-mike #Lost&Found #airforce #grenades #Post

Getting dressed in the 14th century was a pain in the ass https://boingboing.net/2018/05/16/getting-dressed-in-the-14th-ce.html #peasants #fashion #History #Video

$70 million Picasso painting accidentally damaged, pulled from auction https://boingboing.net/2018/05/16/70-million-picasso-painting-a.html #PabloPicasso #stevewynn #TheSailor #auction #LeMarin #picasso #Post #oops

Poll finds majority of US voters are up for a "political revolution to redistribute wealth" from 1% to middle class https://boingboing.net/2018/05/02/enough-is-enough-2.html #imminenteuthanasiaoftherentier #keynesianism #classwar #sanders #uspoli #polls #Post

Cambridge Analytica is out of business, but its heavy hitters have reopened under a new name https://boingboing.net/2018/05/02/transparent-ploy.html #cambridgeanalytica #evilbillionaires #alexandernix #robertmercer #blackwater #ericprince #Business #emerdate #Post

Doctor who admitted prescribing hair loss drugs to Trump has office raided by thugs https://boingboing.net/2018/05/01/doctor-who-admitted-prescribi.html #hairloss #thugs #trump #Post

Catholic school to hand out ‘modesty ponchos’ to girls at prom wearing ‘revealing’ dresses https://boingboing.net/2018/05/01/catholic-school-to-hand-out.html #thehandmaid'stale #Post