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taylorlorenz, 4 months ago to random

"The failure of the vax-only approach has painted politicians into a corner. Governments- can’t begin taking necessary steps toward comprehensive Covid mitigation without admitting they were disastrously wrong about their pursuit of a herd immunity strategy" https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/cdc-hides-replies-referencing-the

e_urq, 4 months ago to transgender

Pamela Paul exists in a tradition of NYT letting opinion writers mislead their audience in ways their news reporters would never be allowed to. Her shoddy work is a disgrace to journalism as a profession.

That's my opinion, but unlike Paul I've backed it up with meticulous sourcing and citation. #transgender #journalism #LGBTQ

https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/pamela-paul-shows-opinion-is-opinion-is-opinion

SteveInVentura, 4 months ago to random

For those of you who liked Doctor Johnny Fever on WKRP in Cincinnati, here is a 3 hour radio program hosted by the Doctor. Someone did a lot of work editing this together using segments from the series and the relavent songs. Really enjoying this, thank you @larand https://www.awphooey.com/wkrp

FAIR, 4 months ago to DonaldTrump

Source Who Revealed How Taxes Steal for the Rich Rewarded With Five Years in Prison

Because of Charles Littlejohn, we know that former President Donald Trump and a whole bunch of other rich people pay next to nothing in taxes, while the rest of us frantically file tax returns and see our wages sucked away to fund the military, aid for I

https://fair.org/home/source-who-revealed-how-taxes-steal-for-the-rich-rewarded-with-five-years-in-prison/

#DonaldTrump #Taxes #Whistleblowers

jaz, 4 months ago to trustandsafety

Please see our latest blog post "Targeted Misgendering and Deadnaming in the Fediverse"

After conversations with GLAAD, we are providing sample language to combat these specific harms, and a pledge to gather and demonstrate support for the community.

Blog post: https://about.iftas.org/2024/01/30/targeted-misgendering-and-deadnaming-in-the-fediverse/

Server Pledge: https://cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/view/2Mz2UVcnDmRVjiSwTHJbwTXKUHMXkKz6sx1kc6Vosr4/

@moderation #Moderation #MastoMods #MastoAdmin

codinghorror, 4 months ago to random

Excellent cake execution, no notes, ship it

wearenew_public, 4 months ago to random

Love this from @restofworld: How people around the world show that they're amused in online conversation

https://restofworld.org/2023/how-people-laugh-online/

Stoned_Deva_, 4 months ago to random

Friday vibes

petergleick, 4 months ago to random

Radical, guerilla activism: installing wooden benches at bus stops in Berkeley and Oakland, "forcing" the city to install official benches.

https://www.berkeleyside.org/2024/01/12/benches-bus-stops-berkeley-oakland-guerilla-makeshift-diy-activists

flickrfdn, 4 months ago to photography

Today's the day, Flickr Commons' sixteenth birthday! 🎉

We did an Explore takeover on Flickr.com. Browse through nearly five hundred photos from galleries, libraries, archives and museums, just scratching the surface of the growing collection of over 1.5 million images. Let us know if you have favorites.

#GLAM #Photography

Image from
Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru, The National Library of Wales

https://www.flickr.com/explore/2024/01/15/

historyofpunkrock, 4 months ago to random

#knowyourroots

51 years ago
Three black brothers from Detroit formed a band. They called themselves DEATH. They were most likely the first punks. Breathtaking...

#punkrockhistory

video/mp4

arstechnica, 5 months ago to random

COVID shots cut COVID-related stroke, clot, heart attack risk by 50% in 65+

Data provides more evidence older people should stay up to date on COVID vaccines.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/01/covid-shots-cut-covid-related-stroke-clot-heart-attack-risk-by-50-in-65/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

ErikJonker, 5 months ago to random

This is good news. Vaccination Dramatically Lowers Long COVID Risk. Several new studies reveal that getting multiple COVID vaccine doses provides strong protection against lingering symptoms.
#covid #vaccinations #longcovid
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/vaccination-dramatically-lowers-long-covid-risk/#:~:text=Now,%20that%20protection%20appears%20to,reduced%20it%20by%2073%20percent

AJStein_de, 5 months ago to environment

Animal-derived foods add a lot to the #environment footprint of the food system. #Vegetarian/vegan #diets in Poland have 47/64% lower #carbon footprint, 32/61% lower #landuse & 37/63% lower water #footprint vs #meat-containing diet: https://doi.org/10.3390/su16010249 #vegan #emissions (1/2)

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

It was 50 years ago on a night just like tonight… Why, tonight's the anniversary! Worst accident I ever seen.

jenniferplusplus, 5 months ago to random

You know all the random unforced tech layoffs are just labor disorganizing, right?

That's it. That's all they are. They're making us play musical chairs with our jobs to keep us from ever building enough trust to organize. Their ideal outcome is a labor pool that's too traumatized and reactive to act collectively.

Just pushing everyone into a scarcity mindset on purpose. It's the whole US economy writ small.

AbandonedAmerica, 5 months ago to random

I'm very excited to announce the first column of my "Decay Theory" series for Atlas Obscura. This one's about the death of the suburban American shopping mall. It's easy to write off the closure of malls as the result of online shopping - but their fate was likely sealed years before Amazon became the brick and mortar shredding juggernaut it is today. Here's the link! https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-life-and-death-of-the-suburban-american-mall

podcast, 5 months ago to accessibility

As I mentioned in a previous post, I’m one of the people having dialogue with Microsoft about what the absence of an Application key would mean for people with various #accessibility needs including screen reader users.
If you would like to share your thoughts on the impact of the removal of the Application key, please reply to this post.
I don’t normally ask for this, but given the importance of the topic, feel free to boost for reach.
Thanks.

peertube, 5 months ago to fediverse

We are in the process of developing a mobile application in 2024 🎉 :peertube:

Before starting the technical development, we felt it was important to understand the expectations of people who are watching #PeerTube videos.

We're looking for a few people to take part in a short 30 minutes video conference during the week of 15-19 January to find out more about your needs and opinions regarding the adaptation of PeerTube as a mobile application.

Send us a direct message if you're interested!

4thievesvinegar, 5 months ago to random

Miso Cards: a new method for delivering misoprostol in a form factor that is easier to ship, store, and hide from prying eyes.

https://fourthievesvinegar.org/abortion-care/

michelestrider, 5 months ago to random

So, you sleep through the crap weather and wake up skinny in the spring? Tell me more, bear

amaditalks, 5 months ago to random

On this day in 2021, I wrote this, and I stand by it:

“Let’s make sure that we are using proper language.

Every single person at the Capitol today was there in order to engage in domestic terrorism and an attempted white supremacist insurrectionist coup.

Every single person on the Capitol grounds is a white supremacist terrorist. Every single one.

And let us all be abundantly clear, if these people were not white, they would be dead.”

We ignore the white supremacy of the thing at our peril.

chrisgeidner, 5 months ago to random

Three years later: “Applying the disqualification to hold federal office to Trump — and allowing states to do so in their 2024 presidential election preparations — is, quite simply, the least that we should do to protect this democracy.” https://www.lawdork.com/p/trump-insurrection-scotus

twipped, 5 months ago to random

Amtrack has no fucks left to give.

https://www.tumblr.com/assumptionprime/738628025019777024

pluralistic, 5 months ago to Watches

It's time for action

#horology #anarchism #sign #nola