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billyjoebowers, 3 days ago to random

"I'm looking for a thing..."

Mastodon: "Have you tried building your own out of a cargo bike, a rasberry pi running linux, and Lego?"

skinnylatte, 3 days ago to animals

Sometimes people ask me if she has cataracts and I say no, she has dogtaracts (@sabcatsilver hehe)

#DogsOfMastodon #Dogs

Gargron, 4 days ago to animals

How is he a real cat?

#Caturday #CatsOfMastodon

derickr, 3 days ago to photography

📷 Coot Family

🚩 Outer Circle, London, United Kingdom

#Floozeballs #Photography #Floozeball #Birds

jensorensen, 4 days ago to random

This week's comic: Many white Americans fail to assimilate
#cartoon #comic #race #immigration #racism #uspol

dansup, 5 days ago to random

I really appreciate all the kind words of support, sometimes it feels like I only see negative feedback and while I usually take that in good stride and strive to resolve the underlying issues...

I am only human, and sometimes that negative feedback stings more than usual

Rather than letting it get to my head, publicly acknowledging this, and my struggles, are my therapy

Your encouragement means the world to me and keeps me motivated!

Thank you for believing in me and the @pixelfed app

❤️

rbreich, 5 days ago to random

59 years ago today, Griswold v. Connecticut guaranteed the right to birth control.

Justice Thomas says the Supreme Court should "reconsider" that ruling.

And this week, 38 GOP senators voted against the Right to Contraception Act.

Republicans are coming for birth control.

mekkaokereke, 5 days ago to random

🤣🤣🤣

1. Someone in NYC had the great idea to introduce congestion pricing, to discourage car commuters. Seems like a good idea, no? The law was set to pass but...

2. Someone in NYC forgot that about 40% of NYCs city center cops, are car commuters! Only 2.5% of city center workers are cops, and slightly under 2% of all workers would pay the congestion pricing. So it's a lot of cops driving in to the city center.

https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2022/11/04/congestion-pricing-study-finds-law-enforcement-are-manhattans-most-numerous-car-commuters

3. Do I need to tell you what happened next?

donni, 5 days ago to random

I get knocked down, and I stay down for awhile. It’s comfortable down here

eniko, 6 days ago (edited 3 days ago) to random

it's only called copilot+ pc in the redmond, washington region of the USA, otherwise it's just sparkling spyware

Sheril, 5 days ago to animals

Some flowers from the compost pile to start your day. 🌼
#dogsofmastodon

donni, 6 days ago to random

Sorry I missed your thing, I randomly forgot about all events and situations

Miriamm, 6 days ago to random

These are the type of statues we should be putting up. Danuta Danielsson hitting a neo Nazi (1985).

sundogplanets, 7 days ago to random

The only feeling I have about starship is dread.

They want to use that to launch batches of HUNDREDS of Starlinks at once. And guess where all those Starlinks will end up? The pieces that don't make it to the ground will end up in our upper atmosphere, screwing up the stratosphere, the ozone layer, who knows what else because SpaceX isn't required to do any environmental assessments of this.

Shit. Maybe a good time to post this essay I wrote yet again: https://theconversation.com/an-astronomers-lament-satellite-megaconstellations-are-ruining-space-exploration-215653

futurebird, 6 days ago to random

Made a window-friend on my way to work. I love ground floor cats!

I wonder if her human staff knows about the little shows she puts on for the general public passing by on the sidewalk?

(Pica would have people delivering us gifts, envelopes stuffed with cash, small animals and crates of wet cat food if she had such a window— she’s crafty like that.)

csilverman, 6 days ago to art

#notesArt #mastoArt #art #illustration

skinnylatte, 6 days ago to animals

Cookie got a clean bill of health from the vet, who saved her when she had a close shave last month! She said Cookie is doing really well, though her issues are still ‘a ticking time bomb’. We are hoping we can manage them medically and keep her happy and comfy before that happens. I’m really glad to have extra time with her.

#DogsOfMastodon #Dogs

plaguepoems, 6 days ago to random

Forgive me, I do not mean
to romanticize the past
but, I must admit, I miss the days
when “summer wave”
denoted a trip to the beach
and not the latest variant.

heidilifeldman, 6 days ago to random

Modi’s authoritarian Hindu nationalist party did not fare well in India’s recent elections. This unexpected result shows that polls and prognostications are certainly not infallible. What matters is the vote.

Here’s an accessible, sophisticated discussion of the current health secular democracy in India. It isn’t out of the woods, but it is better off after the latest elections. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/05/opinion/india-election-modi.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xk0.xk92.zySnhG-wM3fv&smid=url-share #democracy #secularDemocracy

rick, 7 days ago to random

Bunny!

Looking quite dapper and healthy. For scale, it's about the same size as the fawns right now. (Seriously.) Which is to say, a bit larger than a terrier.

I believe this is a black-tailed jackrabbit, common in northern California.

#WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography

The same jackrabbit as the other photos, this time with all four paws on the ground, ready for action and looking slightly below the camera. This angle shows off how long its front legs are.
The same jackrabbit, this time in "classic bunny" pose, with its hind legs and weight flat against the ground and its front paws completing the triangle. From this angle the black trim around the ears is quite prominent. Similarly, a divot in the fur across the shoulders shows off black roots.

MeanwhileinCanada, 7 days ago to random

collin, 7 days ago to portland

This is the first show flyer I’ve made in a long time. So excited to be performing again. #Portland

eclectech, 7 days ago to photography

🎶 What's that coming over the hill? Is it a monster? Is it a monster? 🎶

#sillyScribbles #photography #Scotland #cloud #silly #nonsense

BigAngBlack, 7 days ago to blackfriday

#BlackFriday June 7, 2024

1863
The Battle of Milliken's Bend

1868
Marie Laveau ''Queen of The Voodoos'' retired

1930
NYT agreed to use ''Negro'' with a capital N

1953
Mary Church Terrell wins battle to end segregation in D.C. restaurants

1966
RFK ''Day of Affirmation'' address addressing apartheid in South Africa

1986
Both Jackson drafted by KC Royals MLB

1987
Lloyd Richards wins Tony as Best Director for ''Fences''

#BlackMastodon
@blackmastodon
@BlackMastodon

GossiTheDog, 22 days ago to random

For those who aren’t aware, Microsoft have decided to bake essentially an infostealer into base Windows OS and enable by default.

From the Microsoft FAQ: “Note that Recall does not perform content moderation. It will not hide information such as passwords or financial account numbers."

Info is stored locally - but rather than something like Redline stealing your local browser password vault, now they can just steal the last 3 months of everything you’ve typed and viewed in one database.

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