dulcedemon

RickiTarr, 14 days ago to random

These dudes are saying they can't believe women would choose the bear, and then threaten Assault and Violence on women for choosing said bear.

Cat_LeFey, 29 days ago to random

My moon flower is gonna be open for the full moon, and I'm super excited to do some cool moon magick!

#witch

dulcedemon, 1 month ago to random

Don't be the dipshit who drinks raw milk. Don't give it to pets. It's sad that it needs to be said. Don't open mouth kiss any pangolins either.

There’s never a good time to drink raw milk. But now’s a really bad time as bird flu infects cows

https://www.statnews.com/2024/04/29/bird-flu-raw-milk-h5n1-risk-us-cattle/

dulcedemon, 1 month ago to random

UK facing food shortages and price rises after extreme weather

Heavy rain likely to cause low yields in Britain and other parts of Europe, with drought in Morocco hitting imports

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/16/uk-facing-food-shortages-and-price-rises-after-extreme-weather

skinnylatte, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to food

I’ve had an amazing baklava and other middle eastern desserts week since I last lived in and hung out in Dubai / Syria / Turkey 15 years ago.

A friend made wonderful homemade baklava for iftar just before Eid, an old friend gave me a box of marzipan from Cemilzade (Istanbul), and I’ve been nibbling on the baklava and Turkish delight from Simurgh.

I almost never do dessert on this side of the world as I find stuff impossibly sweet over here, so it feels like a wonderful surprise

#Food

dulcedemon, 2 months ago to random

White House directs NASA to create time standard for the moon

https://www.reuters.com/science/white-house-directs-nasa-create-time-standard-moon-2024-04-02/

dulcedemon, 2 months ago to random

How long until some dipshit drinks unpasteurized milk from an infected cow, and the virus makes the jump to humans?

Bird flu is spreading to cows

"The FDA has limited research on whether the flu can be transmitted through raw, unpasteurized milk or other dairy products that use raw milk, like cheese.

The agency recommends against buying and selling such products when cows show signs of illness even if the cheese will undergo the required 60-day aging process."

https://www.axios.com/2024/03/30/cattle-bird-flu-texas-michigan-kansas

dulcedemon, 2 months ago to random

Crystal Mason: Texas woman sentenced to five years over voting error acquitted

Appeals court rules Mason, now 49, did not know she was ineligible when she voted in 2016 and throws out conviction

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/28/crystal-mason-texas-woman-acquitted

dulcedemon, 2 months ago to random

In Miami with the world's first chief heat officer

Jane Gilbert is working to figure out how one of the hottest cities in the U.S. can protect its most vulnerable denizens while navigating Florida politics.

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/miami-heat-officer-profile-jane-gilbert-rcna142783

dulcedemon, 3 months ago to random

After more or less being run off from volunteering by those who comprised the team at the time, having to sit and listen to them bitch about how shorthanded they were, how they weren't relieved on time or sometimes at all was just...

*chef's kiss

dulcedemon, 3 months ago to random

CDC braces for shortage after tetanus shot discontinued, issues new guidance

Doctors should switch from using the so-called Td vaccine – the immunization that protects against both tetanus and diphtheria infections – to giving the broader Tdap vaccine instead whenever possible, the CDC now says.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-braces-for-shortage-after-tetanus-shot-discontinued-issues-new-guidance/

dulcedemon, 4 months ago to random

US court bans three weedkillers and finds EPA broke law in approval process

Ruling, specific to three dicamba-based weedkillers, is major blow to Bayer, BASF and Syngenta

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/07/us-weedkiller-ban-dicamba-epa

misc, 5 months ago to random

People talk a lot about block lists but what about collaborative/subscribable mute lists for merely annoying people? It seems to work all right on Bluesky. You can click on a post that's been hidden to see it, which seems to mitigate potential for abuse somewhat?

eniko, 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago) to random

oh hey my games are on deep discount on itch.io, and we still need all the financial help we can get in order to stay housed and fed until we can get kitsune tails out next year so buying them would be a huge help: https://eniko.itch.io/

they're also on sale on steam: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/15673/Kitsune_Games_Complete_Pack/

dulcedemon, 6 months ago to random

Monsanto hit with $165 million verdict over PCBs in Seattle school

A U.S. jury has ordered Bayer's Monsanto to pay $165 million to employees of a school northeast of Seattle who claimed chemicals made by the company called polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, leaked from light fixtures and got them sick.

https://www.reuters.com/legal/monsanto-hit-with-165-million-verdict-over-pcbs-seattle-school-2023-11-21/

RickiTarr, 7 months ago to random

Name a film you've seen that left you with the thought, "This is art." If you want to explain why it made you feel that way, that would be pretty cool of you.

futurebird, 7 months ago to random

"Wyoming Valley West School District had initially turned down the offer by a local businessman to pay off the $22,000 debt"

OK so the backlash has them walking this back... but what is this "no someone else can't pay it off" about?

I like how the school said that some of the debts were as much as ... drumroll $400 as if that were... some outrageous affront.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49117936

lauren, 7 months ago to random

So I was watching one of Trump's lawyers outside the courtroom in NYC today, where they said something like "in 33 years of practicing law that's the best testimony a client has ever given". And I'm thinking to myself this isn't a stupid person saying this, but it sure reminds me of something ... something ... and ...

I realized what it is.

In the original "The Twilight Zone" episode "It's a Good Life" (1963), Billy Mumy plays a little boy who is described by Serling as a monster, who can kill anybody, create horrors of all kinds, simply with his mind.

And the adults all live in abject fear of being turned into something horrible and being killed and being "buried in the cornfield."

"It's good that you killed that, Anthony!"

"That's a really fine two-headed gopher you made there Anthony!"

They all said wonderful things about him, for fear of his retribution if they didn't.

One of the most famous of all Twilight Zone episodes. And there it was, in front of a NYC courtroom today. No closing narration by Rod Serling required.

LibrarianRA, 7 months ago to Vintage

Douche with LYSOL - 😬
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1945 Lysol advertisements
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#Lysol #Advertisement #hygiene #HealthAndBeauty #Retro #Vintage #BlackMastodon #Wth #Wtf

shoq, 7 months ago to random

Once again, it seems necessary to warn the American Left that when a completely fascist movement is about to seize control of their country, it’s probably not the best time to whine that that Democrats won’t buy them a fucking pony.

RickiTarr, 7 months ago to random

As men age they become Santas, Grandpas, Hobos, Cowboys, or John Waters. Which one(s) are you?

joelanman, 7 months ago to Plants

Is there a good mastodon server for plants and gardening, rewilding, that sort of thing?

#plants #gardening #rewilding

mattblaze, 8 months ago to random

Reminder about Mastodon "private" messages. Aside from not being end-end-encrypted (and so visible to instance administrators), they CC anyone @-mentioned ANYWHERE in the body of the message (not just those listed at the start).

They are now called "private mentions" rather than "private messages", but if you don't fully understand the semantics, this behavior may be unexpected and/or cause unpleasant side effects.