Dana sez, I promise you, so well and wittily written that you will not want to skip ahead in reading this story to find out which restaurant does serve the best bread. On the other hand, at the end you may immediately click over to your air carrier of choice to book a ticket to [redacted]. (The Atlantic gift link)
Dana sez, So you know. (h/t my feed, where sometimes things show up I actually want to see)
Dana sez, The “@ before a word” works and so does “site:”. I bet all the others do, too. I ❤️ librarians. (Hana Lee Goldin, MLIS)
Quote: “Ahead of their time, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson in particular used their positions to influence public health and disseminate medical knowledge to their communities and people around the country. The Founders recognized early on that the economic, social and political vitality of the American nation was intertwined with the physical health of its citizens.”
Dana sez, Republicans keep saying these are their OGs, so why aren’t the Reps following the Founders’ lead in public health? David McCullough reports that in 1776 John Adams hauled his entire family to Boston to get vaccinated against smallpox. Today, American kids are dying from the measles. The measles. Sweet Jesus. (WSJ gift link)
Dana sez, I didn’t believe this (AI, anyone?) when I saw it in Kottke’s newsletter, so I checked. Mirabile visu. (h/t Kottke)
“US power mix hits clean milestone as capacity surges. US utilities generated more clean electricity than fossil fuels for the first time in March 2026, with clean sources reaching 52% of monthly output and 47% across Q1. It’s not going to get any better for fossil fuels – over 80 GW of new solar, wind and batteries is set to come online by early 2027, even as the EIA is projecting a net decline of 5GW of fossil fuel capacity over the same time period. Reuters; Electrek“
Dana sez, The numbers are right there for everyone to see. Wake up, Congress. And America. And Alaska. (h/t Fix the News)
Quote for the day
It is a good thing for America if neither Iran nor Kash Patel are getting bombed. –John Kerry
Outro…
Chatter Lagniappe Sunday Caity Weaver founding fathers and public health Hana Lee Goldin leaf sheep librarians rock the most real science renewable resources rock restaurant bread