s. e. smith

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that person with the peaches

also a national magazine award-winning journalist/essayist with an eclectic beat and a love for cultural criticism spotted in bitch (rip), the nation, in these times, the verge, the washington post, &c

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Someone reminded me that because of the holidays I should probably give this an extra day, so extending until Monday!

Reminder to people who ask if I sell quilts: taking cash or trade offers on this piece until TOMORROW, July 7, via email: sesmith at realsesmith dot com. I recommend following my insta to keep an eye on what I’m working on and if/when quilts are available for sale: instagram.com/sesmithquilts

Anchor outs are slowly being squeezed out of the Bay in the name of eelgrass conservation, but there are better ways to balance humans and the environment than evicting people from one of the last affordable places.

In the Name of Eelgrass - Bay Naturebaynature.org To protect the eelgrass meadows in San Francisco’s Richardson Bay, the anchor-out era near Sausalito is coming to a close.

Here's a fun read about museum taxidermists who care for oodles of specimen.

Meet the Taxidermists Who Care for the Animals at Your Favorite Museumswww.smithsonianmag.com Only a few U.S. museums still employ the specialists. The rest rely on a small group of highly skilled contractors

Reading about what is happening to Ukrainian kids being kidnapped by Russia is just...

Inside Russia’s Campaign to Steal and Indoctrinate Ukrainian Childrenwww.sapiens.org An anthropologist investigates Russia’s insidious form of genocide against Ukrainians—shattering family relationships and snatching children.

Remember the hole in the ozone layer?

How We Solved the Hole in the Ozonenautil.us A scientist’s first-hand account shows the world can tackle a global environmental crisis.

Are we done with booms yet

@bskyttrpg.bsky.social chooseAncestry leshy

which asshole let a mosquito in here

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NOBODY WANTS THE MEN.

why did we stop sending men to the moon. So many men could fit up there

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new infinite money hak just dropped #invest #financaladvice #trustmebro

Bosses and landlords should both be required to provide at least two references.

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If you have to come back to explain your joke several hours later I think it's safe to say it didn't land.

Comrades who also suffer from Having Absolutely No Ass, Literally Just a Flat Plane Back There, does anyone have recommendations for pants?

Barred owls are a complicated ecological story; this piece is a thoughtful breakdown of the issues, controversies, and realities surrounding them.

The Owls Who Came From Away | Hakai Magazinehakaimagazine.com Over the past 80 years, one of the most resilient and hearty owls has practically engulfed a continent. Not everyone is pleased.

Sleazy companies treating housing as a speculative investment and bilking people of their savings and/or housekeys remain sleazy!

Courts, regulators tackle whether 'sale-leaseback' deals are actually loanswww.npr.org Courts are tackling the question of whether sale-leaseback deals function more like a mortgage than an outright sale — and therefore should be regulated like a loan.

When did it become 3am I swear it was just like 1230

I just want quality screen-printed tees on 100% cotton fabric and yes I am willing to pay!! Take my money!!!

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PSA: Psychologists have NEVER EVER EVER had prescribing rights. We don’t want ‘em, you WANT a pro watching you who has zero ego involved in the drugs you’re taking. We’ll work with your GP or a psychiatrist for you, but walking scrip pad is the med school grads. We’re software.

I could honestly do without eight million casino ads on every podcast.

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Assuming I did my math right it's going to be cool as fuck though

I just spent two and a half hours doing layout and math on the quilt and I just ordered the fabric and I REALLY hope I didn't fuck it up.

Birds do not have fun when it's smoky out!

What happens to birds when it's smoky outside? - High Country Newswww.hcn.org A community science initiative along the West Coast is using volunteer observations to study the effect of wildfire smoke on birds.

Thinking about this today as our beaches are crowded with shrieking children and parents hold the hands of their little ones while crossing the street and people take turns holding babies at picnics, all under skies with nary a drone nor a warplane.

War Has Forced Gaza’s Children to Grow Up Far Too Soonwww.thenation.com “Instead of playing and jumping, he is thinking of how to help us survive," one father says.

Sometimes the fruit of the poison tree is actually edible with care cf cashews

The face of someone who was a perfect little angel at the vet’s because I was in the room and he knows I am unimpressed by his theatrics

Beginning my annual post Fourth of July fall ballot measure research and there are some doozies on here!

2024 California ballot measures: What you need to knowcalmatters.org Voters will decide 10 propositions on the California ballot in November. What you need to know about them and how they got on the ballot.

Love this Sarah Jaffe read on the labor beat; coming from someone who's been in it for a very, very long time, there's a lot of great insight. And as someone who's been really struggling to place labor stories, I implore media orgs to invest in this coverage.

The Laborious Nature of Labor Reportingprogressive.org There is life left in the labor beat—and we need to value it.