Notices by brainwise (brainwise@mas.to)

"But Covid is still evolving rapidly, and is capable of causing trouble beyond cold and flu season—twice a year, but not yet predictably. Despite getting circumstantially lumped in with other winter viruses, JN.1 is driving major waves in both hemispheres, including southern regions in the middle of summer."

from WIRED: There’s a Huge Covid Surge Right Now and Nobody Is Talking About It
https://www.wired.com/story/theres-a-huge-covid-surge-right-now-you-probably-didnt-notice/

Who else had "Tarot Reading Conducted Live on Fox News" on their BINGO card for 2024?

I honestly didn't expect it to pay off this early in January.

I kind of expected 2024 to be taller.

And with the Winter Solstice approaching tonight, let us never forget the true meaning of this season: The Paralyzing Fear that the Sun has Left Us and May Never Return.

#WinterSolstice #ReasonForTheSeason
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Image description: A "Happy Solstice" and "Never Forget" record. Illustration of a snowbound church and houses. Text reads: The Reason for the Season. The Paralyzing Fear that the Sun has Left Us and May Never Return.

Disney loves the public domain, especially when they can apply copyright protection so no one else can use PD works. Did you know the 1998 extension of the copyright protection act is sometimes called the Mickey Mouse Protection Act? Read more in @pluralistic's latest PLURALISTIC: https://pluralistic.net/2023/12/15/mouse-liberation-front/