Notices by Bill (bmacdonald94@hostux.social)

@Awesome40 ~ The week finally closes. Cherish your weekend and let the music, laughter and good times flow. Be well dear. ❤️

One can see why Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) will be difficult to observe from the northern hemisphere, given its location relative to the Sun as seen from a vantage point in the northern hemisphere.

Ideally, you want the comet to be located sufficiently above or below the Sun, but in the case of New York, it is located just slightly above the Sun for a few days and to the side after that.

Sydney OTOH has a much favorable view of the comet as seen below.

https://stellarium-web.org/
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Politics
Key moments from Kristi Noem’s hearing for Homeland Security chief
By REBECCA SANTANA and STEPHEN GROVES
Updated 10:21 AM PST, January 17, 2025

https://apnews.com/article/noem-homeland-security-cabinet-trump-border-immigration-36ea11f8432078e08e71dce23c56d68c?user_email=f5da2b6c88fa60c0a232a75959acb9e0590a6a672e40dbd8f8ebed98f20bf333

Reading that the idea that I can and should exist is a "radical left" position is at once depressing and infuriating.

My existence is not a negotiation.

On Monday, Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States, and the news will come at us thick and fast. So for today’s #NewstodonFriday, we’re trying our level best to avoid stories that are directly about Trump. That doesn’t mean it’s all unicorns and rainbows — we’re still in this timeline, after all — but there’s some lighter fare in there to bring a smile before the weekend. The stories here come from newsrooms that have an active presence in the fediverse, plus a couple of our own desks. We encourage you to support independent media by following the accounts here, boosting their stories, and donating money and subscribing if you can. Buckle up, folks!

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#Media #Journalism #News #MastodonMigration #FollowFriday

If you, like everyone else of a certain vintage, spent hours playing Snake on your Nokia phone, you might be interested in this @404mediaco story about the Nokia Design Archive at Aalto University in Finland. The collection goes from the mid-’90s to 2017 and allows you to see the company’s design process and concept art for never-realized ideas like the “Cricket Collection” that could be worn behind the ear, tied around the ankles, or clipped to glasses.

https://www.404media.co/nokia-design-archive-aalto-university/

#Design #Nokia #Retrotechnology #Tech #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

The announcement yesterday of David Lynch’s death was a shock to us all. For @TheConversationUS, Billy J. Stratton writes about Lynch’s skill at holding up a mirror to American society. “Lynch’s vital body of work warns that cruelty … isn’t really what we should fear most. It is, instead, those who laugh, cheer or simply turn away,” he writes.

https://theconversation.com/david-lynch-exposed-the-rot-at-the-heart-of-american-culture-247670

#Film #Movies #Cinema #DavidLynch #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

Almost from the moment of conception, genetic mutations start to occur in our bodies, and they continue to do so through our lives. “Only in recent years has technology been sensitive enough to catalog every genetic booboo. And it’s revealed we’re riddled with errors,” writes Amber Dance for @KnowableMag. Here’s her story on the causes and consequences of these.

https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/health-disease/2024/we-are-all-genetic-mosaics-clones

#Biology #Science #Genetics #MolecularBiology #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

Years ago, Nigerian writer Roseline Mgbodichinma Anya Okorie tried little green slimming pills at the encouragement of a chemist (pharmacy worker). It turned out they were full of senna, also used as a laxative. She writes for @thexylom about that experience, and how she’s learned to ignore the world’s weight-loss noise. Every waking day, I fight to love my body and not leave it at the mercy of people like that chemist,” she says. “Learning to be comfortable with my extra flesh is the hardest, most courageous thing I have had to do in my adult life.”

https://www.thexylom.com/post/perspective-take-the-green-pill-you-stay-out-of-wonderland

#Lifestyle #Diet #WeightLoss #Culture #BodyPositivity #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

"O diretor do SIS pontuou que os movimentos de extrema-direita em Portugal têm como alvos “as minorias étnicas, a comunidade LGBT+ e atores de esquerda”. Já o movimento de extrema esquerda no país está relacionado com a causa palestiniana e as alterações climáticas, com danos em prédios do Governo e bancos, por exemplo."

Não são todos iguais.

The lakeside town of Kigoma is a gateway from Tanzania to its neighbours, Zambia, the DRC and Burundi. Ships that sail across Lake Tanganyika form one of East Africa’s most important economic networks. But now, the two major boats, the MV Liemba (the oldest ferry in the world) and the MV Mwongozo are out of action. @thecontinent explains what that means for the people of one of Tanzania’s poorest regions.

https://continent.substack.com/p/boats-to-nowhere

#Tanzania #Africa #Trade #Business #Newstodon #NewstodonFriday #FollowFriday

Wajahat Ali comments on Trump's "toxic model of masculinity" that his chief super-rich epigones and handlers now want to copy:

"As a person who has been married for 12 years, I can confidently say this type of performative alpha male masculinity might be great for photo ops and Fox News clips but is utterly disastrous for maintaining healthy, loving relationships. If you don’t believe me, just look at Trump and Musk’s history with women."

#Trump #Musk #masculinity
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https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/the-toxic-broligarchy-are-ready-to

The Rolling Stones
Love in Vain
(Robert Johnson)

https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=_d8uhWPcyTs

Playing For Change
Walking Blues
(Robert Johnson)

https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=_oL_pCjPgUg

Wow! Dr. John reprise. Kick it out kid!
Playing For Change
St. James Infirmary
River Eckert
(Irving Mills)

https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=m0AIt4BaE04

Felonissimo Trump’s inauguration is indoors because he’s an old, soft, twat.

Well now, we might think that this would be a good thing, the only way to actually get serious reduction in carbon emissions, and given the likely scenario of continued inaction / pretend action, it is.
However, such a crash would destroy many lives and livelihoods.
Before someone suggests it - this is not #degrowth, but unmanaged contraction.

Global economy could face 50% loss in GDP between 2070 and 2090 from climate shocks, say actuaries
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/16/economic-growth-could-fall-50-over-20-years-from-climate-shocks-say-actuaries

#collapse #carbon #climate

Two more websites nuked due to #disinformation—thank you, #Hostinger. I wrote to one of them in April, again politely. They were quite happy to spread drivel, and here is the consequence.

Peter Seeger
We Shall overcome
("I'll Overcome Some Day," a hymn by Charles Albert Tindley)

https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=4gmTxc2wGTI

@Barbramon1 ~ Some one just recommended checking out an audio book. That may help you. ❤️