Notices by squared99 (squared99@mastodon.coffee)

As a Canadian I've always been good at assimilating into US culture.

But I've also always felt a strong affinity to European culture.

The whole British vs French history that is uniquely Canadian.

I suspect the US is about to experience a loss of something they didn't even know they had.

The cultural departure of Canadian, European, and Scandinavian people that have contributed to their arts, business and science.

#cdnpoli #uspol #Science #culture

@Cahatstrophe

"They pose no danger to humans, and may even be beneficial.

Some kinds of zombie fungi have long been used in traditional medicine, for all kinds of things, including improving energy and libido. And some preliminary research suggests they could boost immune responses and help slow the growth of cancer cells."

I love science, but I'm not sure how comfortable I'd be asking someone to prescribe me "the zombie fungus."

@JessTheUnstill @dalias

For sure have seen this, but I also notice boosts of new users saying "Hi, I'm new here," receiving lots of welcomes, feditips, hashtags, etc., alongside posts from newer folks saying how much they love it here.

It's not just 'techy' people either. I've seen knitters find a home here, while some tech folks go 'meh' and leave.

Would be useful to understand the difference in initial experiences that tips it one way or the other to help improve onboarding.

@AnarchoNinaWrites is that because they just figured out tariffs would be bad?

Tech billionaires like Musk, Bezos, and Zuckerberg didn’t get rich because they’re geniuses—they got lucky during the wild days of the dot-com bubble.

Back then, companies were valued on "visits","eyeballs", not actual profit. They usually posted losses.

Laws were literally created to prevent the same level of financial reporting, and data use.

Their wealth isn’t about innovation; it’s about gaming an unregulated system.

Explains their current motivations.

#uspol #cdnpoli #Politics #tech

Israel’s whole “let’s use force and ignore international law” playbook is not just reckless, it’s downright stupid if they want a future.

Instead of real peace talks they’re banking on violence like it’ll work out long-term. Spoiler: it won’t.

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#israel

Israel can lean on the U.S. for now, but let’s not kid ourselves—it's all about keeping access to oil in the region. Once that stops being valuable, Israel’s gonna be left isolated, with a bunch of angry neighbors.

A peace plan is the only way forward, not this military obsession.

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The effectiveness of US diplomacy in the Middle East.

#israel #iran

'Egypt, along with the US and Qatar, called this week for Israel and Hamas to resume negotiations to finalise a ceasefire and hostage-release deal, saying there were no excuses “from any party for further delay”.

...but I'm pretty sure any retaliatory strike by Iran, for the Tehran bomb that killed Ismail Haniyeh, will be used as an excuse to pull out of this next round of ceasefire talks.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/10/israel-strikes-on-gaza-school-site-kills-almost-100-palestinian-officials-say?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

#israel #palestine

@jeffowski Moved from Canada (universal healthcare) to NZ for 10 years (universal healthcare) to the US for 6 years (privatized healthcare). Things I learned:

- what is considered bare minimum healthcare in Canada/NZ is a "gold-plated fortune 500 CEO" benefits plan in US.

- The whole 'govment' bureaucracy thing for socialized medicine doesn't hold a candle to the "in network/out of network" labyrinth of insurance providers.

- My daughter cost 60K USD to be born

I used to consider myself a pragmatist.

Lofty ideals, happy to support short term gains as long as they were heading in the right direction.

Entitled.

Now sickened by people who justify mass killings due to an election.

Only caring now because they will be affected by a trajectory that has been heading in this direction for years.

Trying to make a case, because things will be worse for them, not realizing things have already been shit for others for a long time.

#palestine #politics

The kids in #Gaza are going to be absolutely broken. I think of the trauma and anger that followed me for decades after my parents ugly divorce. Screaming at each other, violence, home lost, moving every other year, the whole universe I understood as a kid pulled right out from under my feet.....

Nothing compared to what these kids are experiencing. Parents lost, neighborhoods destroyed, limbs lost, running for your life as bombs fall non-stop. Not understanding why it's happening.

Stop.

@GottaLaff Things are getting exponentially worse on a daily basis. I can't fathom the horror of what Gaza will be in January.

I've seen #TwitterMigration people wandering around lost with profiles showing between 0 and 3 follows weeks after joining.

You need to follow people on Mastodon. Follow people with similar interests, follow a person who made a joke you like or posted a cool photo, follow a writer, an artist, a scientist. Follow people from differing cultures and backgrounds. Follow and follow and also, most importantly, follow.

Then cull later. Prune your home timeline like a bonsai.