Notices by Jeri Dansky (jeridansky@sfba.social)

“Spain will legalise about 300,000 undocumented immigrants per year over the next three years as it seeks to expand its labour force in the face of an ageing population, Migration Minister Elma Saiz told reporters.”

“’Spain has to opt between being an open, prosperous country or being a closed and poor one, and we have chosen the former,’ Saiz said.”

"Spain's economy is the fastest-growing in the EU."

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/spain-regularise-about-300000-undocumented-migrants-per-year-2024-11-19/

#immigration #Spain

@kingrat 🎉 I think “fuck it” is the best approach.

Thread worth a read: A story of Palestinian refugees finding asylum in Belgium — and people being kind.
https://mastodon.green/@alberto_cottica/113466177814787745

h/t @Kleen @KateCelyn
#refugees #Belgium

#SilentSunday

One more dahlia! #Bloomscrolling #flowers

@ai6yr Did you see this bee-related news?

"Plans by Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta to build an AI data center in the US that runs on nuclear power were thwarted in part because a rare species of bee was discovered on land earmarked for the project, according to people familiar with the matter."

https://arstechnica.com/ai/2024/11/endangered-bees-stop-metas-plan-for-nuclear-powered-ai-data-center/

#Bees #Meta #AI

I had no idea that North Carolina allows spouses to share a voting booth. Both must consent to that, but of course an abused (or otherwise scared or intimidated) spouse isn't going to complain.

https://ncnewsline.com/2024/10/25/alamance-county-married-couples-polling-booths/

h/t @MissGayle @Burnt_Veggies @cafechatnoir
#uspol #voting #NorthCarolina

Tennessee update: While the emergency vet only found a slight fever & not much else (based on an exam, not lab work or X-rays) and gave him fluids & anti-nausea meds, he's still not eating & still hiding out.

Thankfully, his great local VCA vet is in today; I dropped him off so she can fit him in, between appointments. (There are no appointments left today.) Spoke to her as I was doing the drop-off, too.

He *did* have enough energy to resist getting into the cat carrier.

#CatsOfMastodon

Thanks for all the well wishes last night. We could use some more today.

Please don’t buy your shipping supplies from Uline. Our cats will be just as happy with boxes from another company — one whose profits aren’t spent funding election deniers and fighting against unions, abortion rights and marijuana legalization.

Some of us have known about Uline for a long time, but this will be new to others:
https://www.propublica.org/article/uline-uihlein-election-denial

#uspol #politics

As someone who doesn’t see ads (no TV, no Facebook & such, ad blocker firmly in place) and is not in a swing state, I had no idea the ads elsewhere were so transphobic:

Wisconsin: https://social.treehouse.systems/@wwahammy/113309175241402699

Texas: https://mastodon.social/@RVLara23/113309275534480519

I can only begin to imagine how scary this must be for all the trans folks out there. And all of us who care about them are horrified, too. I sure hope our votes show that we support the trans community wholeheartedly.

#uspol #LGBTQ #TransRightsAreHumanRights

Yet more dahlias for your timeline! #Bloomscrolling #flowers

More dahlias! I never realized how amazing they are until this year. #Bloomscrolling #flowers

@kingrat @sindarina Thanks, Phil!

Help requested!

Given all the Wordpress to-do (plus ongoing issues with WPEngine), I'm planning on moving my small, very simple static website off Wordpress and instead using something like Blocs to create my site. (Thanks to @sindarina for identifying this as a possible fit for me.)

Now I need to identify a hosting company. I'm looking for good, not cheap. Reliable. Good customer support for the rare times I need it. Probably US-based. Any suggestions?

#AskFedi #website

How about one spectacular dahlia? #Bloomscrolling #flowers

I know most of us in the US are more focused on hurricanes than wildfires right now, but still:

For timely wildfire info, I’m a fan of the Watch Duty app (and gladly donate with a Pro Membership to help suport it). So I was happy to see this article from NPR, hopefully bringing it to more people’s attention.

https://www.npr.org/2024/09/25/g-s1-24534/wildfire-app-watch-duty-firefighting

#wildfires

Just FaceTimed with my 99-year-old dad. He made it clear that he hates Trump and really likes Kamala; he's quite vehement about that. With his aphasia he sometimes has trouble getting his thoughts out, but not in this case!

He's happy to hear I'm postcarding and donating.

#uspol #today #KamalaHarris #HarrisWalz2024

@kingrat You got me curious enough to go find the headline.
"Melty Caprese sandwich," huh?

And good morning to you, too!

Zinnias, looking cheerful as always. #Bloomscrolling #flowers