The northernmost reaches of the U.S. will gain the most daylight come March. Forecasting company AccuWeather says some places, such as Seattle, could get as many as 100 extra minutes

If you haven't purchased the excellent book "When Driving Is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency" by Anna Zivarts yet, here's a great opportunity. https://islandpress.org/best-selling-ebooks-just-499

Who do you know in Maine and Alaska? Today, I called a Mainer friend I hadn't spoken to in a long time. People like my friend will make a difference when they contact Senators Collins and Murkowski.

"‘Save our Science’ rallies — with some of the best protest signs so far — bring fight against Trump cuts to Montlake Blvd E" Thanks @jseattle.bsky.social https://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2025/02/save-our-science-rallies-brings-fight-against-trump-cuts-to-montlake-blvd-e/

"A return-to-work mandate is a pay cut and a time suck. The U.S. average commuter with a car pays $2,043 a year for gas, insurance and maintenance. The average commute takes nearly 28 minutes back and forth every day. For the 32 percent of U.S. workers at work five days a week, that’s about 10 days of time donated to your boss every year. No wonder remote workers report more job satisfaction."
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/return-to-office-demands-dont-benefit-employees-or-businesses/

Love letter from Altadena: KUOW host revisits hometown in wake of LA fires (Angela King) https://www.kuow.org/stories/love-letter-from-altadena-kuow-host-revisits-hometown-in-wake-of-la-fires

How to turn off Gemini AI in Gmail and Google Workspace https://mashable.com/article/how-to-turn-off-gemini-gmail-google

https://pixelfed.social/p/conductor/791720701383651668

I get my news from a variety of sources. https://www.chamilton.info/blog/where-i-get-news/

"The Air Florida crash was one of two major transportation tragedies that day in Washington. A Metro train derailed near the Smithsonian station, killing three people and injuring dozens." I was on the Metro that day, just one train before the one that derailed. https://wapo.st/4jv8hJn

"The resistance will be peaceful, nonviolent, colorful, multigenerational — we older people will march with you, no matter our sore feet and creaky joints. There will be beautiful old music. There will also be the usual haranguing through terrible sound systems, but oh well. Until then, this will be my fight song: left foot, right foot, breathe. Help the poor however you can, plant bulbs right now in the cold rocky soil, and rest." https://wapo.st/4aEGlP3

Please submit your testimony (or list yourself as "pro") on these bills.
1. A bill to add two voting members that are transit users to the governing body of public transportation benefits areas (HB 1418) will be heard in the House Transportation Committee at 4 PM.
https://app.leg.wa.gov/BillSummary/?BillNumber=1418&Year=2025&Initiative=false

"While crude oil is by far the United States’ most valuable Colombian import, accounting for $5.4 billion of the $16 billion worth of products the United States imported from there in 2023, that’s just a tiny share of overall crude imports. Colombia accounted for more than a third of the total nursery stock imports and about 20 percent of coffee imports, according to the Census Bureau. That could mean more expensive coffee and flowers ahead of Valentine’s Day."
https://arr.as/coffee

After an unpleasant week. a story like this is welcome. https://wapo.st/3Ww8EJU

Slowly disconnecting. Pulled the plug on my Instagram and Threads accounts today. Twitter long since gone. Am letting friends on FB know that I'll be disappearing there as well. With rail.chat on Mastodon, I know who owns the server (me!). DM me if you want my connection info for Signal and/or Telegram.