I can’t explain it but this is viscerally pleasing to look at for me.SR 99 tunnel launch pit getting a makeover Crews pour a slab of concrete at the bottom of the former launch pit for Bertha, the SR 99 tunneling machine. Crews are converting the pit into the double-decked highway that will connect to …

I find this enthralling.[1406.3025] Detecting industrial pollution in the atmospheres of earth-like exoplanets cross-posted on Facebook

Leaked photos show immigrant children packed in crowded Texas border facilities President Barack Obama has directed an effort, lead by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to provide resources and “humanitarian relief to affected children,†which is a “priority,†the spokesperson said. “Given the deteriorating security and economic conditions in the Central Americ… cross-posted on Facebook

From the article: According to the scientists, our ability to remember the past but not the future, another historically confounding manifestation of time’s arrow, can also be understood as a buildup of correlations between interacting particles. When you read a message on a piece of paper, your brain becomes correlated with it through the photons …

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After being completely abandoned by NASA (decommission of the communications equipment in 1999), a 38 year old space probe is now under the control of a civilian non-profit. The new group’s aim is to return the probe to it’s original mission in an earth orbit and use it for further scientific research and educational outreach. …

Honest Trailers – The Lion King (feat. AVbyte) Become a Screen Junkie! ►► http://bit.ly/sjsubscr Click here to see more Honest Trailers ►►http://bit.ly/HonestTrailerPlaylist This week marks the 20th anniv… cross-posted on Facebook

KOMO even prints the “offensive” joke! Amy I think you’d appreciate this.Mad mom: School awards ceremony featured swearing, sex toys A Bellingham High School drama teacher has issued a formal apology after her awards ceremony devolved into an evening of profanity, jokes about a priest having sex with kids, and a box of sex toys. …

So the ACA is good for Kentucky, but not the nation.Republicans’ Suprising New Position On Obamacare Since winning his primary, Mitch McConnell — the man who has repeatedly voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act “root and branch” — is embracing key tenets of reform. cross-posted on Facebook

Tara Hardy I met Maya Angelou once. I was quite young, early 20’s, and just coming to terms with being a child sexual abuse survivor. She was the only person I knew who had written about being a survivor, and her writing helped me begin to heal. I stood in line for nearly and hour, …

“members walked off the job last year in protest of racist taunts and low wages at Sakuma Brothers Farms last year, won another legal victory bolstering their right to both organize in defense of their labor rights—and to not be fired for doing so.”Judge Orders Sakuma Brothers Farms to Stop Retaliating Against Striking Farmworkers AHFarmworkers …

The Onion is full of biting satire today.‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens ISLA VISTA, CA—In the days following a violent rampage in southern California in which a lone attacker killed seven individuals, including himself, and seriously injured over a dozen others, citizens living in the only country where …

It’s a bit of a wandering read but I think makes a few good points. The title is a bit misleading too.Neil deGrasse Tyson vs. the right: “Cosmos,” Christians, and the battle for American science The religious right has been freaking out about Neil deGrasse Tyson’s “Cosmos” for what feels like an eternity. And, while …

Weston is returning from a trip to New York, NY. TripIt – Free online trip planner and free travel itinerary website for organizing vacations, group trips or business travel cross-posted on Facebook

Weston is about to leave on a trip to Newark, NJ. TripIt – Free online trip planner and free travel itinerary website for organizing vacations, group trips or business travel cross-posted on Facebook

This is definitely a fresh media take on the “climate debate.” I got a big grin and a good laugh out of it.John Oliver & Bill Nye School Climate Change Skeptics Twenty-five percent of Americans don’t believe in climate change, according to a recent poll, but in the words of John Oliver, “who gives a …

A call to action!! Mystery tortilla appreciators unite!Racist Mystery Tortillas | in the pursuit of Recently on the local radio talk show The Joe Show Rosalinda Guillen and Edgar Franx from Community to Community Development (C2C) were interviewed about recent issues of diversity, racism and response in the Bellingham and Whatcom County communities. It was …

Really? From an almost hour long conversation with Community 2 Community Development where they discussed blatant racism and inequality in our community KGMI thought “hateful tortillas […] with silly message” was the most newsworthy? What about the banner saying “Diversity == White Genocide” that was hung just a week ago in our community! That is …

The Bellingham Mystery Tortilla Appreciation Society got accused of being racist again, this time on a Bellingham radio show discussing racism in our community. So I wrote a thoughtful and lengthy reply on why I don’t think mystery tortillas are racist. Click through to read. If you want to catch the portion from the show …

Academic anthropologists discussing anthropologist conference fashion. It took me a while to decide if they were being sarcastic or not, and got a couple good laughs along the way.Conference Chic, or, How to Dress Like an Anthropologist By Carole McGranahan with Kate Fischer, Rachel Fleming, Willi Lempert, and Marnie Thomson Wondering what to wear to …