I love this quote by Ben Franklin and how it foreshadowed that our modern understanding of the structure of the universe at the smallest scale would come from studying the stars. I can only imagine how excited Franklin would be to live in a time where we had a fleet of orbiting observatories studying the heavens in every conceivable wavelength. So I present today's quote as a reminder of why we spend money to design, build, and try to save these marvels of the human mind.
The European Union says it best in their post on Mastodon today. Take a moment to read it and reflect on what they have been going through as they fight off the Russian invasion. Our role is to pressure our elected leaders to given Ukraine the weapons they need and
Emma Goldman hated imbalances in power. She saw that the rich promoted patriotism as a way to get the poor to sacrifice their own children to support the structures that keep them poor. Now we have gone one step further and we are asking those children who are risking their
How long is too long? We always wish those we love a long life, but is there a point were will start to think of death in the way Fredrik Backman wrote about it in A Man Called Ove? Does everyone eventually reach a point at which their "greatest
Nassim Nicholas Taleb tells us that "one should not expect laurels for bringing the truth." However, when you are willing to sacrifice your job because you believe you have a duty to truth and editorial independence, I think we need to give you as much praise and support