National Academy of Sciences folds, removes climate change info from judges’ manual
Excerpt: The nation’s top scientific body has removed a chapter on climate science from a reference manual for judges after an outcry from critics on the right, including President Trump.
By request, an interruption of the ordinary alphabetical order of things for a “dumb comedy week of the Neverending Film Festival” — three comedies recommended by readers. … [read more]
My flatmate Dean is an annoyance, which I’ve mentioned a few times. He’s as extroverted as I’m introverted, and he endlessly wants to talk. And he likes to cook, so he’s frequently in the kitchen. … [read more]
There’s no air conditioning in our house. We’re in Seattle, a city that rarely reached the mid-80s when I was a kid, 90° once or twice in August, at worst. … [read more]
our 92nd weekly open mike
Let’s see what happens when your host (me) has nothing to say. Step right up, speak your mind, tell a story, sing a song, whatever. … [read more]
By request, an interruption of the ordinary alphabetical order of things for a “dumb comedy week of the Neverending Film Festival” — three comedies recommended by readers. … [read more]
Riding the buses, you often see the same people you’d seen a few days earlier. I have nicknames and assumptions about two dozen or so regulars, and one of my favorites is a boy, white and about 10 years old, who rides alone, with no parents or guardian. … [read more]
How a top law firm went from standing up to Trump to bending the knee
Excerpt: As a sign of how skittish the firm had become, an email exchange reviewed by The Times documents a heated discussion among partners about how — or whether — to alter a website that recounted the firm’s work against white supremacists and the rioters of January 6, 2021.
“Next time something crazy happens, I’ll say something, if saying something would help. And on the bus, it’s never long until something crazy happens.”
I wrote that a couple of years ago, telling myself to be a better bus citizen. … [read more]
The bus stopped, the door opened, and David Crosby stepped aboard. He paid his fare with three one-dollar bills, the driver handed him a transfer, and I think the driver recognized him, too. … [read more]