“Walking on stage has become consistently more emotional as the years have gone by, like we look at each other before we go on...I can’t believe I have another chance to play with these guys, wherever we are.”

How Phish is reimagining Las Vegas’ Sphere
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Proud Boys group leader sentenced to over 5 years in prison for attacking police during Capitol riot apnews.com/article/scott-…

I hope other university admins are taking notes, because crawling in front of a Republican committee clearly doesn't work. Shafik is headed for an inglorious exit, like Grayson Kirk in 1968.

The U.S. Army will no longer allow military commanders to decide on their own whether soldiers accused of certain serious crimes can leave the service rather than go on trial. ⁦ProPublica⁩ ⁦Texas Tribune⁩ ⁦Military Times⁩ propublica.org/article/us-arm…

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These courageous students at Columbia University have put their bodies on the line to stop genocide in Gaza and to show us all how to oppose state sponsored violence. We owe them everything, and I am proud to be a Columbia University alumni because of their bravery & wisdom. ❤️

Always a great weekend read!

Indictment Watch: Friday Round Up!
by Asha Rangappa

'For someone whose entire personality structure is built on how he is perceived, the trial has the potential to dismantle his entire psychological makeup.'
asharangappa.substack.com/p/friday-round…
#TrumpTrial

In the early 1980s while documenting demographic consequences of the partition of the Punjab in India, it was always mind-blowing to be hiking through mustard fields enroute to a village & encounter ruins of such extraordinary Mughal forts and buildings w/frescoes still vibrant.

A clever and unique study documents that much Covid transmission occurred via shopping in retail stores
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn… PNASNews Thais Lærkholm Jensen CEBI - Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality

😯 'It's a very clever bit of optical engineering, especially as it's a free-standing shield w/no power or special lighting required & it makes us think that one day we may see a genuine invisibility cloak (even if the laws of physics say it's impossible)'
sciencealert.com/you-can-actual…

Good succinct summary of the microplastic mess. Recent evidence of presence in arteries, clots, and GI tract and correlation with adverse health outcomes
nature.com/articles/s4159… Nature Medicine

Researchers want a ‘nutrition label’ for academic-paper facts
via nature
nature.com/articles/d4158…

h/t Retraction Watch

🧵Here's a recent sermon from Metropolis, Illinois.

'The enemy hates us.'

'These children...the enemy wants to kill them.'

'The enemy is attacking our city.'

'He's attacking...our public library.'

Satan had come, the pastor said. Now it was time for Christians to fight. 1/

Rickie Lee Jones - We Belong Together
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It will be lit.

'Phish sold out its four shows this week within minutes and considered doing more, but decided they wanted to create four unique visual and music experiences to match the band’s history of never repeating the same show twice.'

apnews.com/article/phish-…

🤣 I've never seen this! Hilarious!

Hey CNN and everybody else: the answer to this question is 'Nothing'. We don't need to know anything about the jurors. Just let them do their job. The lack of self-awareness here — when you also have a front page story about jurors being afraid of being identified — is bizarre.

Blueberries, potatoes and peppers are among the riskiest produce in a new Consumer Reports analysis. We should be able to eat healthy fruits & veggies without the threat of dangerous chemicals!

Tell the U.S. EPA to ban harmful pesticides now. action.consumerreports.org/sm-20240418-pe…

Fruit and vegetables are supposed to be healthy, but in our recent analysis, 20% of the types we examined contained pesticides that pose significant health risks. Sign Consumer Reports Advocacy petition to urge the EPA to ban two classes of harmful pesticides now. action.consumerreports.org/sm-20240418-pe…

#OTD in 2021, the world watched as the #MarsHelicopter achieved the first powered, controlled flight on another planet (and then went on to do it 71 more times).

But today is more than an anniversary for JPL—it's proof that our team can and will continue to #DareMightyThings .