House Republicans Target McBride With Capitol Bathroom Bill

G.O.P. lawmakers whose leaders have pressed to roll back transgender rights around the country moved to bar Sarah McBride, the first transgender member of Congress, from women’s rooms on Capitol Hill. - NYT

How a silly science prize changed my career

A levitating frog, a necrophiliac duck, taxi drivers’ brains — the Ig Nobel prizes have shined a spotlight on offbeat work. Here’s an inside look at how winners feel about this sometimes unwanted ‘honour’.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03756-w

When Rome’s fountains run dry

Climate change, waste, and inaction are putting Italy’s capital at risk

https://thebulletin.org/2024/11/when-romes-fountains-run-dry/

it seems that most modern novels I read, use the device of jumping back-and-forth between characters and times. I find this not only annoying, but evidence of a lack of skill in weaving the stories.

The charlatan parade 🤡 🚗

Trump picks Mehmet Oz to serve as Medicare and Medicaid services administrator - NYT ffs

Ozempic Could Crush the Junk Food Industry. But It Is Fighting Back. 🎁

*If there was no Junk Food Industry, many fewer would need Ozempic. We are preyed upon, and then preyed upon to fix it. Capitalism

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/magazine/ozempic-junk-food.html

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Manhattan D.A. Suggests Freezing Trump’s Case While He Is President

*The contortions begin/continue

With his sentencing on hold, lawyers for President-elect Donald J. Trump are pushing to dismiss the case. The district attorney, Alvin Bragg, is opposing the effort. - NYT