Notices by Don Ray (donray@mastodon.online)

@blogdiva

Only 22% of the total population voted for tRump. Only 31% of the voting eligible population.

@CorioPsicologia

Creo que sí sería importante hacer un esfuerzo para difundir información a las comunidades más vulnerables. (Me pregunto si hay muchos inmigrantes en las zonas más afectadas la parte sur de Valencia.)

#USPol #KamalaHarris

I donated the equivalent of 1 medium pizza!
$🍕😀 https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ads-gs-dd-kdhsearch-july2024

#ThrowbackThursday #sun #iowa #Bloomscrolling #sundials

“What time is it?”

“Four coneflowers past a sundial.”

#bloomscrolling #flowers #NativePlants #Iowa #flores #prairie

Now blooming!
Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa).

This survivor from the days of the tallgrass prairie is anything but subtle.

@aral
#guatemala

It was a professor from Guatemala who said: “I felt like I was in a war zone.”

And he has a basis for comparison.

From the article;
From Guatemala, Keme came to the US as a teenager, escaping “a civil war against my people … involving the Guatemalan army, who received training from Israelis”.

He said: “Police immediately began to force people to move. I felt like I was in a war zone, with all the police and their weapons, the rubber bullets.”

@aral

The administration invited an army, and they got a war zone.

The episode makes clear that a militarized police force is not capable of respecting civil and human rights.

@DrALJONES

The Biden Administration: “Golly, that sounds bad. Let’s tell them to behave better. Also, let’s send a bunch more weaponry.”

#Gaza #UNRWA #donate

I just made a small donation to help the people in Gaza. I hope many more people will do the same.

This message comes with the receipt:

"Your kindness and support make a tangible difference in the lives of those affected, offering hope and assistance where it's needed most. To learn about our latest projects, please visit our website at unrwausa.org. Again, thank you for your support."

https://www.unrwausa.org/donate

@fedidevs @activitypubblueskybridge @fediversenews @snarfed.org

This is bad news. Don’t do it. You seem to have decided that everyone should be subjected to your brilliant idea.

@mekkaokereke

I was familiar with Jews that actively participated in the Civil Rights Movement, but this article also explores another angle:

“If Southern Jews believed that a low profile would permit them to continue living peacefully, they were wrong. Klan groups exploited the integration crisis to launch acts of anti-Semitic violence.”

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/jews-in-the-civil-rights-movement/

#iowa #summer #agriculture #insects

Good news: The tractor started right up.

Bad news: I got stung twice by bumblebees who apparently have a new home in/on the tractor.

Good news: I ran away quickly.

Bad news: The tractor was still running.

Good news: I got the tractor turned off.

Bad news: I got stung again.

Good news: I lived to tell the tale.

#iowa #prairie #tractor #insects

The tractor has been liberated! (There are still some angry bees buzzing around in the barn…)

I was able to clean up the edges of the Old Railroad Prairie in the middle of town.
https://dray30yearfarm.webnode.page/old-railroad-prairie/

Taking a clue from @BlackAzizAnansi
who earlier posted:

“I just want y'all to know that I love y'all before Meta attacks us all like the aliens in Independence Day.”

So, to the people who I’ve followed and to those who follow my posts:

I am very glad to have made contact with you here in a non-corporate, non-greedy, non-data scraping environment. Interesting people with a good vibe. Gracias por su buena onda. Keep on keepin’ on!