Postcards from America (4.22.25)

Via: Bob Nelson  •  News & Politics  •  6 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  10 hours ago

“Our country... today!”

There's so much news, so many headlines. Fred distills the best. Or are they the worst?

Remembering Kavika

By: Bob Nelson  •  Other  •  6 Comments  •  8 Likes  •  11 hours ago

“A fine and admirable man”

I've been unable to seed for a few days, so someone may have already done a tribute to Kavika. If so, please pardon the redundancy. "Respect" is hard to earn. Kavika had everyone's respect. 

Stop! In the Name of Trump! - Paul Krugman

Via: Bob Nelson  •  News & Politics  •  3 Comments  •  1 Like  •  12 hours ago

“A sudden-stop crisis comes to America”

America's Pernicious Rural Myth: An Interview with Steven Conn

Via: Bob Nelson  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  1 Comments  •  6 days ago

“Narratives about rural crisis seem to trap American discourse in a cycle of crisis and myth.”

We had a pretty good conversation a couple days ago about pickups. It was a minor epiphany for me to realize that oversized, chrome-wheeled pickups with pristine load-beds are not simply macho symbology. I should have thought about the little old white-haired retirees who drive them all...

America's Pernicious Rural Myth: An Interview with Steven Conn

Via: Bob Nelson  •  News & Politics  •  0 Comments  •  one week ago

“Narratives about rural crisis seem to trap American discourse in a cycle of crisis and myth.”

Yesterday, we had a pretty good conversation about pickups. It was a minor epiphany to realize that gargantuan chrome-wheeled trucks with pristine load-beds are not just a "macho" phenomenon - they are also a "rural" phenomenon. "Rurality" in America is a fascinating topic. If you haven't...

America's Pernicious Rural Myth: An Interview with Steven Conn

Via: Bob Nelson  •  News & Politics  •  0 Comments  •  one week ago

“Narratives about rural crisis seem to trap American discourse in a cycle of crisis and myth.”

Yesterday, we had a pretty good conversation about pickup trucks. In a minor epiphany, I realized that I was wrong in my assumption that gargantuan pickups with chromed wheels and pristine load beds are a "macho" thing. They are in fact a "rural" thing. "Rurality" in America is a...

How I Became Particle Physicists’ Enemy #1

By: Bob Nelson  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  3 Comments  •  one week ago

“I didn’t plan on becoming particle physicists’ enemy number one, but somehow I have. Here’s how it all happened.”

New down to earth energy solution in the outback

Via: Bob Nelson  •  News & Politics  •  4 Comments  •  1 Like  •  one week ago

“Compressed air energy storage is coming to Australia. Hydrostor, a Canadian company has given the go-ahead to build a 200MW facility at Broken...”

The Trump Tariffs Just Got Even Worse

Via: Bob Nelson  •  News & Politics  •  11 Comments  •  3 Likes  •  one week ago

“Higher costs, uncertainty and crony capitalism, oh my”

Could Spinosaurus swim? The fierce dinosaur ignites debate

Via: Bob Nelson  •  Pets & Animals  •  2 Comments  •  1 Like  •  one week ago

“Researchers are still divided about whether Spinosaurus was a swimmer or a wader. What's clear is that confirming the first swimming dinosaur would...”

I don't know anyone who is blasé about dinosaurs. I wonder what it is about them that makes them so widely popular. Maybe their distance renders them magical... while remaining so very scientific... There are links in the seed.