Monthly Archives: October 2026

As monarch butterflies migrate for the fall, meet the Chicago woman trying to protect them

Posted on October 16, 2026 by Jim deMaine

Claudia Galeno-Sánchez has turned her home into a sanctuary for the insects by planting native milkweed and wildflowers – and sharing her experience By Thalia Juarez in The Guardian (thanks to Pam Peterson) Click this link for more: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/oct/08/monarch-butterflies-chicago-garden

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Adding to Traffic Hazards :)

Posted on October 16, 2026 by Jim deMaine

Sardine Sentinel is at Santa Cruz California (thanks to Charlotte Lin) SANTA CRUZ, CA — Santa Cruz County motorists were forced to confront an unusual traffic hazard this week after a large Australian bird apparently decided that walking was no … Continue reading →

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A Writer’s Life: Beware of Scams

Posted on October 15, 2026 by Jim deMaine

By David Williams (thanks to Mary Montgomery) Frequent Skyline presenter David Williams writes about the scams “offered” to bolster his book sales. Click here to read.

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Trill seekers: can scientists use AI and tutors to help birds remember lost songs?

Posted on October 15, 2026 by Jim deMaine

A rufous-collared sparrow. The bird’s songs, some of which are no longer heard, have been recreated with a computer from annotations made in the 1960s. About 4,000 of the world’s 10,000 bird species are songbirds, such as finches, sparrows and … Continue reading →

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Nationwide NO KINGS March to Support Early Voting

Posted on October 15, 2026 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Linda Turner 1.   NEXT NO KINGS MARCH:  On Saturday, Oct. 17, there will be a nationwide march to support early voting.  ***(See below for organizers’ statement) —12:30 pm :  Seniors at the Crossroads will gather at 12:30 on 8th … Continue reading →

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The War on Cartoonists

Posted on October 14, 2026 by Jim deMaine

From the Borowitz Report (Thanks to Pam Peterson) In January 2025, Ann Telnaes, the Pulitzer-winning cartoonist for the Washington Post, announced that she was quitting the paper where she’d worked since 2008. She did so after her editor killed her … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: Over half a million voters registered in a single day last week – Democracy Docket

Posted on October 14, 2026 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam Peterson Click here to read the article.

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Approaching the midterms…

Posted on October 14, 2026 by Jim deMaine

from the New York Times (thanks to Charlotte Lin) New York Times reporters have fanned out across the country, chronicling the highest-profile Senate contests that will decide who controls the chamber and the tiny municipal disputes about data centers. Five … Continue reading →

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Can We Have a “Good Death?”

Posted on October 13, 2026 by Jim deMaine

Today, Tuesday October 13th 2:30 PM in the Mt. Baker Room Seattle Documentary “Speaking of Dying” – Trudy James Discussion and Q&A with 3 physicians – Kate Brostoff, Bob Wood and Jim deMaine

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“Invisible ink” for medical tattooing?

Posted on October 12, 2026 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Charlotte Lin https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03210-zA group of nanoscientists has developed tattoo inks that become visible only under ultraviolet light, and can be hidden again using bright visible light. The inks are made from tiny spheres of acrylic glass that contain … Continue reading →

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How low can we go?

Posted on October 12, 2026 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Bob Peterson

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Sloth bear receives first-of-a-kind prosthetic limb

Posted on October 12, 2026 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam Peterson. Click here to read the story.

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A Blue Wave

Posted on October 12, 2026 by Jim deMaine

David Remnick, Editor, The New Yorker (thanks to Charlotte Lin) Signs of a midterm blue wave are everywhere, and yet it would be journalistic malpractice not to attach some nervous caveats to any prediction. Polls are sketchy. Campaigns have never … Continue reading →

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It’s not Iran, it’s those T levels and beards!

Posted on October 12, 2026 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Bob Peterson

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Register Now: Role of Wearable Technologies in Timely Diagnosis

Posted on October 12, 2026 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Rick Baugh Ed note: Some monitoring may help, but we need to be careful about medicalizing our lives, constantly knowing of our heart beats, mood, night’s sleep, etc. Perhaps we’ll need to check our wearables to see if … Continue reading →

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One of My Father’s Caregivers Asked for Money. Should I Give It to Him?

Posted on October 11, 2026 by Jim deMaine

By Kwame Anthony Appiah (thanks to Tim Barrick) Kwame Anthony Appiah has been The New York Times Magazine’s Ethicist columnist since 2015 and teaches philosophy at N.Y.U. From The Ethicist My 93-year-old father moved into assisted living this past January … Continue reading →

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Canadian Fight “Dollar for Dollar”

Posted on October 9, 2026 by Mike Cory

Submitted by Pam Peterson https://substack.com/@holdonmre/note/c-334220740?r=adpon&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action

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Stunning Choreographed Performance on a Rotating Staircase Bathed in Pink In Front of the Eiffel Tower

Posted on October 9, 2026 by Mike Cory

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House Remodels

Posted on October 9, 2026 by Mike Cory

Submitted by Charlotte Lin https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/arts/michelle-obama-trump-jackie-kennedy-presidential-essays.html?ae=oa

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Yellow labs make first leaf pile jump of fall

Posted on October 9, 2026 by Mike Cory

Submitted by Pam Peterson https://apple.news/AZQAB6CRDTV-IBQm377LyIg

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Goodbye joint replacements? Stanford scientists found a way to regrow cartilage and stop arthritis

Posted on October 9, 2026 by Mike Cory

Submitted by Bob Peterson : https://apple.news/AnLWCsCK0M86Q0O81WvsspA

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Two Fathers are Having a Conversation

Posted on October 8, 2026 by Jim deMaine

Last evening on the PBS Newshour, there was an emotional discussion between two fathers who had devasting losses related to the October 7th killings. They pose an answer to a universal question: Can we love our enemies? Below is a … Continue reading →

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Virtual ride-along inside planes you’re tracking overhead!

Posted on October 8, 2026 by Jim Tanner

Thanks to Charlotte Lin Stowaway https://stowaway.live/ shows you all the aircraft flying over your location right now and allows you to “ride along” and look out the window at the sky, stars and earth below. I’ve ridden along on a few passenger … Continue reading →

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Unfit to Serve?

Posted on October 7, 2026 by Jim deMaine

thanks to my friend John Roper Last week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made headlines by offering this vision of the military: “No fatties, no trannies, no beardos, no weirdos, no wimps, no radicals.” Inspired by this wisdom, we’ve compiled our … Continue reading →

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A Mixed Marriage

Posted on October 7, 2026 by Jim deMaine

Thanks Ken and Peter – from the New York Times Tiny Love Stories Sometimes we wonder how long our love can last — when I use a PC, and Ken uses a Mac. He says, “Command.” I say, “Control.” Neither … Continue reading →

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