Notices by Curious Magpie (curiousmagpie@mastodon.social)

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I am so frustrated, no … angry, no … I am enraged.

#SunshineSadie was attacked twice today at two different parks.

This morning, a German Shepherd - who was at least twice her size - came running up, stalking and harassing her.

When I called to her owner - who wasn’t paying attention at all - to call off his dog, his response was: I don’t tell you how to live your life.

#DogsOfMastodon

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This afternoon, two dogs came running down a steep path out of the woods. Their human was ineffectively calling them. She yelled: they’re friendly dogs! They were not friendly dogs.

They immediately attacked, teeth and claws.

They finally ran back to her after I growl/yelled at them. She put them on a leash and said: they’ve never attacked anyone before.

I told her: I’m sure you are mistaken. She finally reluctantly apologized.

If you are a dog owner, don’t be like this!
#DogsOfMastodon

“… dig a little and it quickly becomes clear that there’s no evidence here. And by that we mean not only no evidence that he was Jewish, but no evidence that there is actually a study.”
#ChristopherColumbus https://buttondown.com/ModernMedieval/archive/christopher-columbus-was-not-jewish/

@Gargron @swf Good luck with that - I will be moving to another instance now that I have the time - .social is less and less appealing.

omg - that hurts in too many ways 😟
https://mastodon.social/@adwright/113188329845505762

#SilentSunday
#NewMexico

I finally opened my #MerlinBirdID app and how fun!
#birds

@NorcalGma2 We sure have seen a lot of changes during our 66+ years. The thought of going back to those times is horrifying. Forced to be mothers at 12! 14! 16! with no recourse.
I’m always moved by the courage in which you’ve lived a not-always easy life and the ways you’ve scattered blessings around you.

@NorcalGma2 You are so right, we all have challenges and to some extent I think we really do need them. But. Some of the challenges we’ve faced should *never* have existed.
I hope we can create a future like that for all beings.

New Kamala Harris “Forward“ poster from Shepard Fairey

Edit: link to awesome artist statement https://obeygiant.com/kamala-harris-forward/

Don’t let mainstream media get away with it - call them out.
“… while the first 48 hours of Harris’ candidacy have featured an almost cartoonish response from MAGA world, there’s a method to the madness. The effect over time is to work the refs – mainstream news outlets – and wait for them to break down and for the attacks to break through to a wider audience.“
#racism #misogyny #misogynoir #KamalaHarris
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo/racist-and-misogynistic-attacks-on-kamala-harris

Not surprised, bordering on disgusted.

No endorsements yet from:
Nancy Pelosi (D-CA),
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.),
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.),
former President Obama.
#uspol #uselections2024 #KamalaHarris

Thank you #ElizabethWarren for honoring #JoeBiden and quickly endorsing #KamalaHarris
Call, write, email your representatives and urge them to endorse Harris.
#uspol #uselections2024

“One of the things that Virginia Woolf says in that essay is that illness doesn’t have a plot. It can be, as you say, the same thing day after day. I think it’s why we like stories that have miracle cures or some sort of resiliency. There’s a lot of literature by survivors who say, Could we stop with the health journey motif? It’s not like that, and it puts too much pressure on people. Most of it is this mundane trying to get by.” #chronicillness #disability #LongCovid
https://www.motherjones.com/coronavirus-updates/2020/05/the-1918-flu-pandemic-changed-literature-more-than-you-think/

Do It Today!
Opt out of #Meta (FB, Instagram) using your data to train #AI
https://deborahcopaken.substack.com/p/11-steps-to-opt-out-of-metas-data

Not-quite-summer day
Beyond tired so please #ALT4me - thanks!
#dogsofmastodon

How Oil Companies Could End Up Footing Bill For #Climate Disasters

“When a flood or wildfire hits, researchers in “attribution science” run computer models to help determine whether the disaster was caused or intensified by #ClimateChange.

As those models become more precise, other scientists are working to measure how specific companies, such as Exxon Mobil or Shell, have contributed to climate change through their historic #greenhousegasemissions.”
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/lawmakers-hope-to-use-this-emerging-climate-science-to-charge-oil-companies-for-disasters

@MikeDunnAuthor @_L1vY_ He’s buried in Butte Montana, as you probably know. Every year there’s a celebration of his life and his contributions at the gravesite. Butte folks are proud of him.

@RickiTarr I think there are people who conform to the social norms of their particular community - family, religion, political party, employment.
But I don’t think there is any kind of intrinsic normality to humans.

I'm struggling with pain & exhaustion the past few days - scrolling through #Mastodon has been helpful. There's beauty, joy, humor, thoughtful conversations, and fascinating information. I don't have much to say right now and am grateful for y'all. #fediverse #community #bloomscrolling #dogsofmastodon #mosstodon #bookstodon