I love that around here, you can talk earnestly about almost any passionate interest of yours, and find someone else who shares your interest and is also excited to talk about it. No one makes fun of you.
It's refreshing.
I love that around here, you can talk earnestly about almost any passionate interest of yours, and find someone else who shares your interest and is also excited to talk about it. No one makes fun of you.
It's refreshing.
@bookstodon Of all the great Tom Gauld cartoons, and there are many (BAKING WITH KAFKA being my favorite collection) this one still cracks me up every time I see it!
I was looking at maternal mortality rates for the U.S. and of the top ten worst states, the first eight are all in the South, where abortion care is the most restricted. It's criminal.
By my count, devastating floods on FOUR continents in a single week.
https://thinc.blog/2024/09/16/storm-without-a-name-carolinas-1000-year-flood/
This is so cool! Through the nonprofit called David's Chair, my Aunt was able to use an all-terrain wheelchair for free, and to enjoy the Oregon coast with her family. https://davidschair.org/
Unpopular Opinion: #CollegeFootball
There are 12 games in a season.
There are 12 teams in SEC conf.
You should play all 12 teams.
There are justifications (local rivalries) for nonconference play, but it seems a shame to miss some power matchups in the regular season.
What say you?
Also, I'm watching the UAB vs. Arkansas game, and I think it would be good to whistle any play dead when a player's helmet comes off. I hope that kid will be okay, but after his helmet was knocked off, the play continued and he was tackled and landed on his head. He did raise his hand up from the stretcher to let everyone know that he might be okay.
PRODUCE HOUND gives this year's crop of late summer orange cherry tomatoes a vigorous FiVE out of FIVE Barks! I think they are Sungolds. They are firm, even when ripe, and bursting with flavor.
Have Y'all seen the amazing 50 ft high sculpture called "Dignity of Earth and Sky" which is installed in South Dakota? Oh my, this takes my breath away. Wish I could see it in person.
I recommend not reading this article while you are eating.
What is WRONG with this guy?!?
Whale of a candidate: There’s an RFK Jr. animal (well, mammal) story — and it’s weirder than the bear - nj.com
@RickiTarr A to the men! I know quite a few creatives, and oddly enough, often their own families are the most dismissive of their work! Emotionally, that positive feedback can mean more than we know.
Dropping some tree facts and leafing: Did you know that:
"Crown shyness, also known as canopy disengagement, canopy shyness, or inter-crown spacing, is a phenomenon seen in certain tree species where the crowns of closely packed trees avoid touching, creating a canopy with channel-like gaps. This occurrence is most common among trees of the same species but can also happen between different species."~David Attenborough
I am excited to learn tree facts! #trees #forests photo courtesy of the Mallorn project: https://themallornproject.com/blogs/the-mallorn-project-blog/crown-shyness
US-Americans, familiarize yourself with the "wet bulb" temperature: a point at which heat and humidity make it impossible for the body to cool down outdoors, even in a pool, in the shade, with a fan blowing, etc. There is a national wet bulb forecast available. On this website, click on the link to the regional tool to view the specific severity forecast for your area, even down to your neighborhood.
My area is forecast to be in the red zone (major) today. 🥵 Good day to keep kids and pets indoors.
I just won a copy of SHARKS DON'T SINK: ADVENTURES OF A ROGUE SHARK SCIENTIST, by Jasmin Graham. I'm so excited to hear her story of what it's been like for her, being a Black woman in a heavily white-male -dominated field.
Prepare for a plethora of shark facts!
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/726129/sharks-dont-sink-by-jasmin-graham/
Judge Cannon and SCOTUS have teamed up to dismiss the classified documents case.
Is everyone completely outraged yet? So, Republicans are totally cool with having our classified information sold to the highest bidder?
@ukrdef not that I have any room to talk as an American, but wouldn't there be actual asylum seekers trying to escape Russia (particularly not wanting to be drafted into an unnecessary war?)
Best news today: I have won a copy of Anne Applebaum's new book: Autocracy, Inc. Looking forward to her insightful analysis. ❤️📚❤️
Judges deciding environmental regulations.
Politicians deciding medical decisions.
Why stop there?
Let Kid Rock head the American Library Association.
Let Stephen Miller run FEMA.
Let Ben Shapiro approve all concerts (all right wing rap, all the time).
Let Steve Bannon oversee a National Dress Code. (Three shirts required.)
Let Jim Jordan outlaw suit jackets.
Let Martha Ann Alito be the new Chief Eliminator of Rainbows. (Story of Noah outlawed; no one allowed out after rainstorms.)
Let Kavanaugh institute minimum daily requirements for beer consumption.
Let Don Jr. and Matt Gaetz co-run the DEA.
Let MTG institute "Tantric Sex Room" requirement for all gyms.
Let Gorsuch write all chemistry textbooks.
Let Rudy legalize marrying close relatives.
Let RFK Jr. be in charge of the National Stockpile of vaccines.
Let Roger Stone require Nixon back tattoos.
We 🇺🇲 need some happy, beautiful, humorous, adorable, pics, memes, vids, music, art, whatever you got, please, and thank you. ❤️❤️❤️
Book Challenge: Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #20Books Book One: @bookstodon
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