All Voldemort, all the time.

Current events is too depressing. That's why it's hidden under the cut.

( Why are you worrying about You-Know-Who, when you should be worrying about You-No-Poo? )

Anybody on LJ or DW interested in doing a sort of... political friending frenzy?

Most of those tend to be fannish in nature, and there's nothing wrong with that, but lately all I want is more news, more articles, and more vicious condemnations of the evil within our government. And I want more conversation in their comments, darn it! I keep thinking "More people ought to read this person I follow, or that person, because then we could all talk to each other". (Gosh, I miss the golden days of lots of highly active comms.)

It doesn't even necessarily have to be liberal/progressive-flavored, just so long as it's thoughtful and interesting. I am, of course, terrified to do this sort of thing myself, buuuuut if other people agree to promote it I guess I can host it. But there won't be an image or anything.

(And on that note, btw, you can all do worse than to join thisfinecrew.)

Science!

Trump’s travel ban is already stopping scientific collaboration

Fussy ants found to improve chances of finding better new nesting sites

No ink required: paper can be printed with light

Bird lovers help scientists discover secrets of beak evolution

Ancient DNA reveals genetic 'continuity' between Stone Age, modern populations in East Asia

Fish found to communicate with one another using urine

If chewing sounds irk you, blame your brain

Predator threat boosts friendships among guppies

Sleep deprivation handicaps the brain's ability to form new memories, mouse study shows

Reversible saliva allows frogs to hang onto next meal

World's tiniest hammer helps researchers see what happens when force is applied to brain cells

Baltic hunter-gatherers began farming without influence of migration, ancient DNA suggests

Unhealthy gut microbes a cause of hypertension, researchers find

How were Earth's solid deposits of iron ore created? One researchers suggests that, billions of years ago, "green rust" formed in seawater and sank to the ocean bed, becoming an original source of banded iron formations. While this would have been just one means of iron deposition, green rust seems to have delivered a large proportion of iron to our early ocean.

Transparent gel-based robots can catch and release live fish