Author Archives: Jim deMaine

Contraceptive pill available over the counter for more women in NSW after ‘huge success’ of trial

from The Guardian – Thanks to Pam P. No requirement to go to GP for new prescription for pill, as long as it has been taken for at least two years More women in New South Wales will have easier access to … Continue reading

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Nice to see PCC help with recycling

Thanks to Mary M. RECYCLE WITH SEADRUNAR Bring the plastic bags, wraps and films that aren’t accepted curbside to your neighborhood co-op. Our partner Seadrunar is breaking down barriers to recycling with a program that supports the wellbeing of planet … Continue reading

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Elon Musk Presides Over Yet Another Failed Launch

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images BUTLER, PA (The Borowitz Report)—In what experts are calling his most embarrassing implosion ever, Tesla CEO Elon Musk presided over yet another failed launch on Saturday. As Musk looked on, a visibly impaired rocket started emitting abnormal, … Continue reading

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Platforms and shelters improperly built on new Capitol Hill RapidRide

By  Nicholas Deshais Seattle Times staff reporter Three station platforms aren’t the correct height for wheelchair access — and 25 shelters need to be removed, welded and painted again — along Seattle’s latest addition to its RapidRide bus service. The … Continue reading

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What I’m Thinking About on the First Anniversary of the War

By Thomas L. Friedman Opinion Columnist in the NYT So what am I thinking about on this first anniversary of the Hamas-Hezbollah-Iran-Israel war? Something my strategy teacher, Prof. John Arquilla of the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, taught me: All wars come … Continue reading

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Buttigieg on Fox News

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Regressive Burden: WA’s Climate Act Taxes the Working Class

by Casey Corr in the Post Alley commentary — thanks to Ed M. Twelve years ago, I left my hometown of soggy Seattle and moved to dry Yakima, where my wife and I bought land overlooking acres of shrub steppe … Continue reading

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Falsely justifying high tariffs – commentary by Heather Cox Richardson

William McKinley is having a moment (which I confess is a sentence I never expected to write).  Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is elevating McKinley, representative from Ohio from 1877 to 1891 and president from 1897 to 1901, to justify … Continue reading

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In case you missed the VP debate

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A need to remember

Thanks to Pam P.

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There’s a job for everyone

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Will this judgement apply to his other crimes?

Thanks to Diana C. – Time’s cover a few month’s ago For six weeks, the former most powerful man in the world sat like an ordinary citizen in a drab courtroom, a criminal defendant being judged by a jury of … Continue reading

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From Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge to Juan Soto, Bryce Harper: 16 players in MLB playoffs who earn more than entire Tigers roster

from Sportskeeda – thanks to Mike C.

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A history of the “stolen” 2020 election by Heather Cox Richardson

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How long, O Lord?

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After a Decade, Scientists Unveil Fly Brain in Stunning Detail

Scientists have mapped out how 140,000 neurons are wired in the brain of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. By Carl Zimmer Oct. 2, 2024 A fruit fly’s brain is smaller than a poppy seed, but it packs tremendous complexity into that … Continue reading

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John Green, Jodi Picoult, Angie Thomas join publishers in lawsuit fighting Florida book bans

From GoodGoodGood – thanks to Pam P. Authors John Green, Jodi Picoult, and Angie Thomas have three things in common: They’re all majorly successful writers, their books have been banned in states across the country, and now, they’re joining a lawsuit to fight … Continue reading

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A frightening decline

Letter in the NYT – thanks to Mike C. At a town hall event in Michigan on Friday, Donald Trump was asked what actions he would take to keep autoworkers’ jobs in America. Here is part of Mr Trump’s answer verbatim: … Continue reading

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Lest we not forget the lessons we learned

Thanks to Sybil-Ann As the world fights to figure everything out,I’ll be holding doors for strangers,Letting people cut in front of me in traffic,Saying “good morning” to folks,Keeping babies entertained in grocery lines,Stopping to talk to someone who is lonely,Being … Continue reading

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Jimmy

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Famous and lesser-known quotes from Jimmy Carter on hope, service, and humanity

Thanks to Pam P. While it’s no secret that Jimmy Carter is among the most overlooked and dismissed U.S. presidents of the modern era — and yet — he’s also one of the more remarkable and impactful leaders of the … Continue reading

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The future?

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Maggie Smith’s greatest roles: witch, countess, and charitable figure

from www.goodgoodgood.co thanks to Pam P. On September 27, Dame Maggie Smith passed away at the age of 89.  The prolific British actress was a force both on stage and on screen, earning the Academy Award for Best Actress at 35 … Continue reading

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A Russian dissident speaks out

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Can you tell me a secret?

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