hey babe sorry I’m late. got stuck behind the unfolding tragedy of narcissus again

“I do not consent to my death being passing news. Say, too, that I love life, happiness, freedom, children’s laughter, the sea, coffee, writing, Fairouz, everything that is joyful—though these things will all disappear in the space of a moment.” - Nour al-Din Hajjaj

Workers The Washington Post have been in contract negotiations with our bosses for 18 months.

But the company is refusing to pay us what we’re worth or bargain in good faith.

So on Dec. 7, we’re walking off the job for 24 hours.

Job Alert:

I'm hiring a full-time position (NYC-based) to coordinate and help with qualitative studies, including (1) evaluating overdose prevention centers; (2) homelessness & polysubstance use. Preference: Spanish-speaking, qual experience.

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Don’t worry! If your Thanksgiving dinner conversation turns from pie to prisons, or from cranberries to crime, we’ve got you covered.

We pulled together some of the false claims you’re likely to hear at the dinner table and the data to help you push back. 🧵

It really pays off to follow Ben Welsh on GitHub, I guess because he's an immensely talented and generous data journalist but also because ... pigeons.

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Bot link: mastodon.palewi.re/@RandomPigeonG…

they call garlic a bulb because it’s a light in the darkness….a beacon of hope through the cold blackness that is the mortifying ordeal of being known

For anyone else who uses Mermaid Chart irregularly enough to've missed docs changes: There's a bug right now that causes the lefthand nav element to be loaded with the 'inert' attribute, rendering it unusable; resizing window fixes it. Details are here: github.com/mermaid-js/mer…

Booooo this sucks :( More Perfect was fascinating. I can't believe that WNYC would shut down a show about the Supreme Court now, in a time when people need to learn about the court more than ever

We’ve got some big news! We, the newsroom at Embarcadero Media, are unionizing with 90% support among reporters, visual journalists, designers and editors. Here’s our mission statement.

So, how often does everyone think about Robert Moses?

South Korea has the world’s largest diaspora of intercountry adoptees. Now some of them are returning to the country — which has the lowest birth rate globally — to hold the government accountable for what they call a corrupt and predatory adoption system. nyti.ms/46bs8Ws

I am also looking for at least one more person to ID birds from audio in Oregon. The job is flexible and paid hourly. Please share with your bird buddies!

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Hi all! Looking for botanists to identify species from imagery in Oregon. This is a flexible role paid hourly, and designed to fit around other work. Please share with your plant pals :) If you are interested please fill in this form:
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Two of the greatest journalists I’ve ever had the privilege of working with. Alexa Ura Jolie McCullough We were all laid off today as Texas Tribune attempts to reverse financial and leadership tailspin.

“The permanence of library collections may become a thing of the past,” said Jason Schultz, director of New York University’s Technology Law & Policy Clinic.
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You can pet the dog in Baldur's Gate 3