Notices by Mary Austin VOTED 4 HARRIS! (maryaustinbooks@mstdn.social), page 4

@lanodan @Polychrome
-zero emissions
-no traffic
-no giving money to Elon Musk
-cheaper to wash
-much better looking

Where do I get one??

There once was a bigot from Queens
Whose "empire" wasn't worth beans
He started a riot
And tries to deny it
But everyone knows what he means

#LimerickAFamousPerson
#HashTagGames

#Biden #Trump

Life in America be like... 🌪️ 🔫 😬 🏃♀️

"Even if you aren’t buying expedition-level gear, your closet almost certainly contains #PFAS. A 2022 study by Toxic-Free Future found the chemicals in nearly 75% of products labeled as waterproof or stain-resistant."

A worthwhile read on progress in banning "forever chemicals" used in waterproof fabric and non-stick cookware. This being Mastodon, you probably know these chemicals are a disaster for the #environment and for #health .

https://heatmap.news/lifestyle/raincoats-pfas-gore-tex-patagonia-rei

I've worked as a civilian doctor on a military base, so I had to fill out an SF-85 at one point. This is a form for people who work in positions of public trust. It cleared me for handling sensitive health info but not anything classified. So, lowest level tell-your-life-story-and-pee-in-a-cup kinda situation. But intense.

Anybody, whether they've done that or not, can sit here and tick off how many times over they'd be in jail if they did the stuff in this article.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/01/the-white-house-has-its-own-pharmacy-and-boy-was-it-shady-under-trump/

Whoa, what? Jezebel is back??

Awesome! 🤯

https://jezebel.com/hey-were-back-1851088809

This was a thought provoking read: once upon a time, just 100 years ago, pedestrian deaths from auto collisions were treated as a totally unacceptable loss of life. Victims, especially child victims, were publicly mourned.

Here's how the auto industry changed public opinion to shift responsibility onto pedestrians. It was one hell of a propaganda campaign, long before social media even existed.

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/how-cities-responded-to-traffic-deaths-100-years-ago

I am dismal at any kind of visual art, but the occasional graphic designer makes me feel good about myself.

@GatekeepKen @samlitzinger
I couldn't agree more with the sentiment, but sadly the CDC has no such authority. It's the Florida Board of Medicine that would have to take action, and apparently it's just more Florida Man stories over there. (I assume he's licensed by that board because he has a position at U Florida.)

https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-news/i-team-investigates/florida-board-of-medicine-chair-says-the-state-did-not-require-drug-tests-for-surgeon-after-meth-arrests

@GatekeepKen @samlitzinger
California is the only state that's been proactive about doctors and nurses who spread vaccine disinformation. It's such a no brainer for public safety, but only California introduced such a law, and it was defeated.

Absent that law, medical boards generally have to receive patient complaints to initiate an investigation, and cult members don't (want to) realize that doctors like Ladapo are quacks. And most boards are too reactionary to institute new policies.

@GatekeepKen @samlitzinger Oh God yes. And I am not excusing the medical board's behavior, but if they pulled a Rebekah Jones and told the truth about Covid he would just replace them with more yes men. No doubt that's how they rationalize their inaction. A governor shouldn't have the authority to do any of that, but weaponizing the power of his office against truth tellers is DeathSantis' thing.

@thomasfuchs @futurebird Phew. They're beautiful, but they're no joke!

@thomasfuchs @futurebird Awww! I certainly hope that was taken through glass-- I wouldn't want to be near a female with her young-- but what lovely animals.

@futurebird
That's what the javelina was saying! 😂

https://defector.com/i-ate-all-your-precious-golf-worms-and-id-do-it-again

@augieray Exactly. Here's roughly the same case being made with a bunch of f-bombs. I found it cathartic. You might as well if you don't mind the language.

https://www.everythingishorrible.net/p/maybe-the-best-way-to-oppose-fascism

I clearly interrupted something.

#Caturday #CatsOfMastodon

via @crazyheadcomics on Ig

#Christmas #holidays #mentalhealth

Solid idea. 🍦

@robertnorlyn
Right? I mean it's laugh or cry soo....