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Author Archives: Jim deMaine
A Writer’s Life: Beware of Scams
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?
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
Posted in Animals, artificial intelligence, Music
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Nationwide NO KINGS March to Support Early Voting
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
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
Posted in Communication, Government, Media, Politics, Satire
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Exclusive: Over half a million voters registered in a single day last week – Democracy Docket
Thanks to Pam Peterson Click here to read the article.
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Approaching the midterms…
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?”
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?
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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Sloth bear receives first-of-a-kind prosthetic limb
Thanks to Pam Peterson. Click here to read the story.
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A Blue Wave
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!
Thanks to Bob Peterson
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Register Now: Role of Wearable Technologies in Timely Diagnosis
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?
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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Two Fathers are Having a Conversation
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
Posted in Advocacy, Communication, Love, War
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Unfit to Serve?
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
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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Heather Cox Richardson’s Commentary
From historian Heather Cox’s Letter From An American Judging from his social media posts, Trump is panicking. Shortly after noon yesterday, he posted that it was “no longer the Strait of Hormuz” driving up gasoline prices, but Ukraine’s strikes on … Continue reading
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Plague in Russia? Plus flu, common cold, a new opioid, and good news
Katelyn Jetelina in Your Local Epidemiologist The plague in Russia? Wouldn’t be so scary if there wasn’t a new book about this exact scenario. And that it’s in Russia (our political adversary, which is currently at war with NATO). And … Continue reading
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No Kings Throne Room
Pat Bagley’s latest cartoon: https://apple.news/ArKsW6iL3S0yI4PNOCZpzWw
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Two Special Events — Hoping for a “Good Death”
1. On Saturday, October 10th, Charlotte Lin has helped to put together a special event at the Rep, Eulogy. The total cost for this outing is $40 (INCLUDING transportation and ticket). Pickup will start at the CT Lobby, and secondary … Continue reading
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Who is the upstart that just joined the ranks of the world’s great cities?
By David Horsey A new report from the group graded cities based on five categories: economics, human capital, quality of life, environment and governance. The three top towns were no surprise: New York City, London and Paris, in that order. … Continue reading
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Smoke Jumper turns politician and may help to flip the House
Submitted by Ed Harrison
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The dangers of AI and why regulations are needed
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My First Death Café
I first met Peter when we introduced ourselves at a musical event in my retirement community. After a bit of conversation, I asked him why he might be considering selling his home and moving to this high-rise in downtown Seattle. … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, end of life
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