Professor Bernadette Meyler explains the effects of President Biden's Economic Executive Order: "It’s telling the agency that it needs to take into account consumer-related concerns." stanford.io/2XzKUJB

Project Roomkey has sheltered more than 48,000 homeless Californians since the COVID pandemic began. 48,000 people with 48,000 stories. Lives saved.

Good news: Californians receiving #CalFresh will get more than $2 billion total in additional nutrition benefits each year starting Oct. 1. bit.ly/2YfS8m2

“Nope, just random that we churned out 80 partisan 5-4 decisions for Republican donors, opened dark money floodgates, crippled Voting Rights Act, unleashed partisan bulk gerrymandering, and protected corporations from court. Pure coincidence.” google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.…

Firefighters to Conduct Prescribed Burn near Pescadero Friday 🔥 Smoke may be visible from Pescadero and Highway 1 in San Mateo County. Please click link for news release: #CaWx ▶️ tinyurl.com/59nz2ftw ◀️

I’m hiring a Jr. Designer. - There are no design exercises. - There are no presentations in front of 40 people, 38 of whom don’t understand design. - There are no trick questions. Just a process with people you may work with. That’s all.

We look forward to more info NEW Podcast: The Rural Impact! w/Michelle Rathman. We wonder what Rural Development Rural Housing Service Acting Administrator Chad Parker has to say about upcoming opportunities and deadlines!

Some of the ⁦The New York Times⁩ early coverage of gays is 👀

Happy 97th Birthday to my dear friend, President Jimmy Carter. A humble servant of God. A beacon of light and moral clarity. A leader of extraordinary character, honor, and integrity. First Lady Melania Trump and I send our love to you and Rosalynn on this special day.

Inflation is currently eating up wage gains. We aren't talking about that enough. "During the past 5 months consumers have become much more concerned about rising inflation and slower wage growth and their negative impact on their living standards." -U Michigan Consumer Survey

In the workday moments that I am not writing or reading about science there is a 100% chance I am eating spoonfuls of jam.

The Ship of Theseus – a brilliant Ancient Greek thought experiment exploring what makes you YOU, newly animated brainpickings.org/2016/03/08/plu…

The friendly female Northern Cardinal flies over to check out the snacks. She decides on a suet nugget and an almond.

It's really depressing that Friday is considered a good day. It only feels good because there are so many awful jobs that the mere thought of escaping them for a couple days produces joy. What kind of life is that?

This is your weekly reminder that helping others is good for you too! Helping others isn't always about us, but we all know that making a difference in someone's life feels good. Find a volunteer opportunity: CaliforniansForAll.ca.gov .

"The Cost of Blood Platelets Is About to Surge" Why? The potential negative effect on life-saving platelet availability, the impact on our cash-strapped healthcare systems, and the current validated alternatives which could prevent this happening. Read it! medpagetoday.com/opinion/second…

News! I'm live soon, talking about #biosecurity and how I got here -- In humble gratitude to Biohacking Village 🧪 and a #CTF 2 yrs ago that Andrea used to convert me from a patient #AnalogHacker to Digital! #BioCyberSecurity research.colostate.edu/bio-cybersecur…

California is adding the COVID-19 vaccine to the list of required vaccinations to attend class in-person, following full FDA approval. We must do all we can to keep students and teachers safe as we work to end this pandemic. gov.ca.gov/2021/10/01/cal…

It’s going to be a good series. Thanks to Soledad for helping me get the word out! Economic Hardship Reporting Project The Nation

1/ New COVID antiviral drugs will work best when given EARLY in the course of infection, very soon after symptom onset: nytimes.com/2021/10/01/bus… with @NYTimes' Rebecca Robbins & Dr. Angela Rasmussen