Notices by Karen E. Lund 💙💛 (karen5lund@mastodon.social)

In the ongoing effort to rescue a few of my many old tweets*, I noticed this trending yesterday**.

Yeah, right... these men are prepared to run the world.

* I will call Twitter "X" when Musk acknowledges his trans daughter's new name and identity.***

** It may still be trending today. I haven't looked.

*** In other words, never.

@MastodonEngineering @whattherestimefor Welcome Shannon!

For my fellow New Yorkers who haven't voted yet...

I went this morning, expecting a line, and was pleasantly surprised to find only two people ahead of me. That may not be true at all polling places. I went at about 8:30, figuring the pre-work crowd would have been and gone, and I might have been correct.

Don't forget the Proposals on the other side!

#NewYork #Election2024 #EarlyVoting

https://gothamist.com/news/voter-guide-new-york-2024

@jeffowski Something similar could be said of many freedoms, such as free speech, which does not (or ought not) allow dangerous speech, incitement of violence, or libel.

In short, as a friend once said, your right to swing your fist ends at the tip of my nose.

Choose Clean Energy, Not Nuclear

Today (October 7) is the last day to submit a comment!

New York State wants to entertain false solutions and shift the state in a perilous new direction by exploring nuclear technology.

Decision-makers need to stop diverting resources to false solutions. We need rapid and responsible progress towards renewable solutions such as solar, wind, geothermal, and battery storage.

#NuclearEnergy #NewYork #SierraClub #Petition

https://act.sierraclub.org/actions/National

@ATLeagle @TonyStark I understand trying a minor as an adult for (some) violent crimes, but the decision is being made much too early. There needs to be psychiatric evaluation and other investigation before making that decision.

@dansup Building on what @FediThing wrote: Forget the old tech saying about building fast. Build slow and try not to break things. Especially your brain.

To restore faith in our Supreme Court, Representatives Jamie Raskin and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have introduced a bill to stop justices from accepting individual gifts valued at greater than $50 as well as gifts totaling $100 from a single source in one year.

#SupremeCourt #SCOTUS #PublcCitizen #Petition

https://act.citizen.org/page/70056/action/1

@georgetakei I understand the meaning it is supposed to convey (you've created a situation...) but the actual image is just too pleasant.

Deadline tomorrow!

Every year, 1 million seabirds die as a result of plastic pollution. Join me in asking Congress to reduce plastic waste. Please join me in telling your Senators & Representative to support the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act.

#Birds #Plastic #AmericanBirdConservancy #Petition

https://act.abcbirds.org/a/take-action-plastics

The United States is the only major constitutional democracy on Earth that allows lifetime tenure for judges on its highest court.

A bill in Congress, the Supreme Court Tenure Establishment and Retirement Modernization (TERM) Act, would institute term limits of 18 years for Supreme Court justices.

#USSupremeCourt #SCOTUS #TermLimits #Petition #PublcCitizen

https://act.citizen.org/page/67103/petition/1

@Gargron Congratulations, Eugen!

So many wonderful things happen when we have no idea what we're getting into. If we'd known, we might not have done it; but it seemed worth doing so we began.

Days, months, years later... It was hard but worth it.

@YMItalking @me I had a tape of "gentle rain" (I think that's what it was called) that I would use for studying, reading, and occasionally when trying to sleep.

Then hurricane Sandy happened. Rain is no longer relaxing. Not even make-believe rain in a recording.

@CloudyMrs Staying in and being cozy is a perfectly valid way to spend the holiday.

Tops on my list would be lounging on the sofa, watching something fun, and a hot beverage.

Hope you have a good day.

@Gargron Does that make me 14K + 1?

@Mrfunkedude @That_One_Guy @reay If written language is read aloud, punctuation also provides the reader an opportunity to breathe.

@Mrfunkedude I've never heard of a buttermilk chocolate donut but now I want one, too.

@Mrfunkedude I joined in 2018 and you're absolutely right.

The reason my primary account is on Mastodon Social is because, at that time, it was the only instance I could find that was in English (despite the admin being in Germany), didn't require an invitation, and had more than about 20 members. I figured it would have staying power.

@fediversereport Well, that was... unconclusive. But not so surprising.

PS: I still capitalize "Internet" and probably always will.

@Mrfunkedude I have a BA in English. I know a naturalist at a local museum whose specialty is insects.

Now I'm thinking we should collaborate on a book about the origin of insect names...

The Etymology of Entomology!