A homegrown catnip lotion has proven “just as effective as Deet” as a mosquito repellant in trials carried out in Uganda.
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/07/catnip-lotion-as-effective-as-deet-at-repelling-mosquitoes-study-finds

Switzerland football coach Murat Yakin looks like Mads Mikkelsen. And based on searching on the Interwebs, I'm not the only one who sees it.

I'm not against using artificial intelligence.
But I do think nonprofits in particular need to use it in a way that preserves their own integrity, authenticity & originality.
I have advice for that here:
https://www.coyotebroad.com/tech/AI.shtml

This is the most exciting 0-0 game I've seen.
Switzerland vs. Columbia.
#WorldCup
⚽🌎🏆

With support from a Humanists International grants program, Freedom Centre Uganda, a grassroots humanist & human rights organization has reached over 300 teachers & students with a project to strengthen critical thinking skills in Mbarara City schools.
https://humanists.international/2026/06/critical-thinking-project-reaches-over-300-people-in-five-ugandan-schools/

A new study in the Journal of Financial Planning found that artificial intelligence programs can provide inconsistent, inaccurate or biased recommendations when it comes to personal finance.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/07/ai-personal-finance-advice.html

Trump Administration Posts Examples of ‘Degeneracy’ at Smithsonian.
How fascinating that they focused on that specific word: degeneracy.
Accurate, fact-based USA history is not safe.
In fact, no nonprofit, no matter its mission, is safe.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-administration-posts-examples-of-degeneracy-at-smithsonian-12164460

‘We’ve Prevented a Crash,’ Says United Nations Controller. The now eliminated credit-return system required the UN to "return" unspent cash to member states even when the cash was never actually paid by member states. Story from PassBlue :
https://passblue.com/2026/07/01/weve-prevented-a-crash-says-un-controller-about-the-organizations-cash-woes/

No?

I thought it was a joke

The clothes dryer repair tech told us that even though our repairs were going to cost more than the price of a new dryer, we were much better off keeping it instead of getting one with all the fancy and failure-prone newer tech. Our dryer is fully analog, with actual knobs to change settings. I do not doubt his words for a moment. #enshittification

Dos & Don’ts of Using Artificial Intelligence at Nonprofits.
This new resource is not a list of AI tools - are plenty of people out there doing that. Instead, this is plain language advice to guide nonprofits in using AI no matter what tools they choose.
https://www.coyotebroad.com/tech/AI.shtml

New lawsuit alleges US shared asylum application details with Iran
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/07/g-s1-132294/lawsuit-asylum-iran?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Politics @politics-npr

I lived abroad during the entire Bush II (shrub) administration. I had to repeatedly explain to folks that I didn't support my government, that it did not represent me nor my views.
Next year, I hope to do a big trip outside the USA, & it's going to be that times 100. I hope I'm believed.

My new resource:
Dos & Don'ts of Using Artificial Intelligence at Nonprofits (charities, NGOs, etc.): the case for integrity, authenticity & originality.
How to assess how your agency is already using AI & what you can do & should NOT do with AI.
In plain language.
https://www.coyotebroad.com/tech/AI.shtml

Glee and Snark in Europe After Belgium Knocks U.S. Out of World Cup
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/world/europe/belgium-us-world-cup-balogun-trump.html

The Death of Renee Good Has Yet to Be Properly Investigated
https://icymilaw.org/archive/2026-07-07.html#news

And in moments like this I hear a voice whisper "species aren't even real, Susan..."

Species are always changing evolving always in motion. As soon as you have counted and named one species of ant another has arrived, another has found some new variation, some new color, some new behavior, and on the edges our neat discrete categories blur and ebb like watercolors or rainbow trails of oil in a shallow puddle in the sun.

Ants are alive. They do not know their own names.

RE: https://tomkahe.com/@GiftArticles/116878968878349902

Come on, Paraguay, do better.

RE: https://newsie.social/@TheConversationUS/116878988856872731

I was always impressed with her. She based decisions on law and precedent - the way it should be.