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rustoleumlove

@rustoleumlove@mastodon.online

If you look at my weather posts - check the timestamp too, i dont edit them when they're out of date!

I typically post about #science, #news, #politics, #weather, #climate, equal rights advocacy, & how terrible the police are. Some #travel photos too.

I've worked as a chef, baker, molecular biologist, & freelance writer.

Art, graffiti, travel (80+ countries & 50 states), photography, tea, #sewing, reading, cooking, crochet, #cycling, cannabis, dogs, & #antiracism are some of my interests.

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ElleGray, to random
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so. in January I was in a bad car accident. fractured spine, ruptured discs, cracked pelvis, broken arm. last 4 months have been v hard. tonight though I'm going back to my adult dance class for the first time. I wasn't sure I'd ever even walk properly again so this is a moment for me. a good one

rustoleumlove,
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@ElleGray oh my goodness.

i understand totally.
i broke 7 ribs and a collarbone in a car accident once.
i could not laugh, sneeze, or lay down without being in tremendous pain for months. it seemed like i would never be right again
but i eventually, mostly i was ok again.

i hope you fully recover and soon!

rustoleumlove, to WX
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got pretty hot in south florida today.
and it is only May.

sheesh

current heat index of 105F/40C

rustoleumlove, to climate
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JFC

wildfires in Canada. already. bad enough to cause crazy smoke and evacuations

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2024/05/11/canada-wildfire/1551715462098/

astro_jcm, to Astro
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Me getting mentally ready to be super jealous of the upcoming pics from those of you living at higher latitudes.

rustoleumlove,
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@astro_jcm i'm so excited bc for once, the Chicago area actually is forecast to have clear skies for this one.

i understand, BTW. i flew to the arctic circle in the hopes of seeing the aurora and did not. i had to mute the word 'aurora' on social media for years i was so bitter about it 🤣

sundogplanets, to random
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Every chance I've had to interact with satellite operators in conferences, I've asked them about their plans for dealing with solar storms (I'm particularly worried about Starlink, which requires dozens of maneuvers per day to avoid collisions. What if a large fraction shuts down for a few hours?!)

The universal response to my inquiries has been "Don't worry about that, it'll be fine!"

I guess we're going to find out very soon. https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/

rustoleumlove,
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@klausman @sundogplanets

i always check alaska's geophysical institute.. just make sure you clikc on the 'Europe' box bc the page graphic defautls to Alaska

https://www.gi.alaska.edu/monitors/aurora-forecast

rustoleumlove, to WX
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i dont see tornadoes as a big threat to me in Chicago. but, i also dont want to be considering 'where is the safest place for me?' while a tornado is actively bearing down.

there have been some serious outbreaks of tornadoes very recently, and theyre ongoing. stay safe out there folks, and take a few moments; learn how to react if you are in tornado danger, and where is the safest place in your home

https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/tornadoes/during.html

https://watchers.news/2024/05/09/rare-tornado-emergency-south-of-nashville-as-severe-thunderstorms-leave-2-dead-in-tennessee/

skinnylatte, (edited ) to transit
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I’m interested in a lot of transit activism in N America but I swear people would think you’re a total weeb if you talk about transit in places with good transit. Trying to imagine talking to people in Singapore or Hong Kong or Seoul about.. loving trains

I think they would back tf away from me and run away.

Like my friend always says ‘I don’t want to be a transit fan. I just want great transit’

rustoleumlove,
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@skinnylatte nope. people love trains.. there are railfans all over the world. even in ...maybe especially in places with good transit.

Singapore has a very nice railfan website for its system https://www.sgtrains.com/ includes a simulator - experience what it's like to be a train captain

https://www.sgtrains.com/bve.html

there's a Japan railfan clun open to the world
https://www.jrc.gr.jp/e/

& so many youtube channels by railfans around the world too

https://www.youtube.com/@Dotaku

seachanger, to random
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the wto protests were a turning point for me as a college student, that's when i learned that the news media can lie, and that militarized police are the ones who overwhelmingly initiate fear and perpetrate the violence accredited to protestors on the evening news. i guess a new generation of college students is learning about this now, probably the most important thing they'll learn on their campuses in 4 years tbh

rustoleumlove,
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@seachanger yeah. experiencing this stuff for yourself is .. something. i have plenty of stories involving police violence, & protest. but i'll never forget the media coverage of Baltimore during the Freddie Gray protests. i'd lived there for decades when the media descended..

.. & produced insane distortions of reality, seemingly with the sole intent to villify the citizens of baltimore & those standing up for human rights, & exalt the very destructive & extremely violent police force

rustoleumlove, to chicago
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reposting Chicago Bike Grid Now! content for mastodon --

10mph group ride departs wednesdays to arrive 8:30 AM

Check the status of your route and track the bus at http://bikebustracker.bikegridnow.org

#Chicago #bikes #biking #bike #cycling #Cycles #GroupRide

South Halsted bike bus route
North halsted bike bus route
Chicago bike bus - every wednesday morning, departing from either: Ridman's Coffee, New Wave Coffee, Cafe Jumping Bean, Elevate Coffee, arriving in the Loop - Chocgao French Market @ 8:30 am CHECK ROUTE STATUS AT < BIKEBUSTRACKER.BIKEGRIDNOW.ORG

StillIRise1963, to random
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I just got a little choked up watching this video of a white, woman professor being taken down by police in an unnecessary and violent manner because I THOROUGHLY understand what this means.

rustoleumlove,
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@StillIRise1963 it;s horrible but honestly i'm glad more white people are getting a close look at what the cops are really like

rustoleumlove, to WX
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severe weather and an array of warnings incl high winds, severe thunderstorm, winter storm, fire, and flood threats in the midwest and central plains of the United States today

check weather.gov for details on your area and stay safe out there, folks

rustoleumlove, to Mexico
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dwindling water supplies are raising tensions in mexico

https://apnews.com/article/mexico-drought-avocados-dried-up-lakes-faaad63fdf0d3f3cba7b33fb0456c053

rustoleumlove, to WX
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ok... woah

only a 10% chance of formation but that was unexpected.

rustoleumlove, to Weather
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incredibly intense rainfall in Guangdong, China -- Bei River surges to record levels

https://watchers.news/2024/04/21/once-in-a-century-flood-warning-issued-for-guangdong-as-bei-river-surges-to-record-levels-china/

w7voa, to random
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A day before Passover begins, the rabbi at Columbia University in NYC tells his Jewish students to go home as the school cannot keep them safe after pro-Palestinian protestors on campus yell “Burn Tel Aviv to the ground!” and other pro-violence slogans supporting Hamas.

rustoleumlove,
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@w7voa

i'm so sad for the people who are choosing to defend a genocide instead of supporting students who are sick and tired of seeing palestine and its ppl reduced to rubble. annihilated. destroyed.

is there a world in which people can stand up for the rights of palestinians to defend themselves? why does only one side get to enjoy a dream of future security while the other side lives perpetually in an open air prison camp that has now been bombed into oblivion

futurebird, (edited ) to random
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"The Why Files" is a youTube channel that regularly has videos with over a million views. They started as a kind of paranormal/fringe science channel that was mostly harmless, and that often debunked conspiracies.

But, they've moved beyond that in to material such as suppressed patents for cars that run on water. And treating climate change like it's a unresolved question. This has made their audience grow.

The things is they aren't just spitting lies. 1/

rustoleumlove,
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@thepoliticalcat @futurebird @GiddingsMJ disagree. & i used to think that way. but all ppl have to do is be vulnerable

i needed a new WFH job & was nearly scammed by a fake employment ad on linkedin

all legit seeming & the money was reasonable, not high enough to be suspicious.. the job description was for a real business.
it wasn't until i'd gotten the job just a lil too easily that my partner said 'wait a minute. i know youre excited about this but something doesnt feel right' & i dug deeper

eribosot, to random
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A friend of mine at King's College London invites you to take part in a knowledge test. I did it already, it was a lot of fun and very educational. Enjoy!

https://qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_3h45pM0nswCKtXU

Oh, and by all means boost this post!

rustoleumlove,
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@eribosot i thought that was fun. and i got seven right!

some notes --LMAO i knew picasso was prolific, but WOW. and languages.. lol i was WAY off.

some i nailed bc of my science background tho.

rustoleumlove,
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@eribosot but how would i know what a huge range is?

lol, no.. i dont think i used huge ranges.. like the Van gogh one -- extremely small range. jupiter's moons too., i was within single digits on both of those ranges.

plus, bc i'm a scientist, i know how many microbial cells we carry.

but sht. there is so much i don't know!! plus there's the unknown unknowns ;)

nadiaalbelushi, to Ukraine
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I don't wish to upset Ukrainians but they surely must realize by now that the war in is between 2 empires: the US Empire & the Russian Empire. Ukraine is cursed by geography. It'll never have true independence or sovereignty. It's destined to become part of either Greater or Greater (cough cough), the latter of which is currently a US vassal, but won't be forever. In any case, Ukraine has no good option. It'll always be under foreign suzerainty.

rustoleumlove,
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@nadiaalbelushi wow. imagine applying this argument to any other strategically impotrant or geopolitically disputed region. that might include afghanistan, taiwan. palestine, kashmir, tibet.. just for starters off the top of my head... the suggestion that 'just give it up folks, bc you're gonna be a part of some greater authority one way or another'... i'm gonna be very nice and just say this is one hell. of a fucking take.

NunavutBirder, to worldwithoutus
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Fam headed off to Pond Inlet by skidoo. They’ll probably stop and overnight and do some fishing on the way there.

rustoleumlove,
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@NunavutBirder that looks so cool. (literally and figuratively) i hope you have an awesome adventure!

ai6yr, to LosAngeles

Los Angeles traffic today (as we approach rush hour).

rustoleumlove,
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@ai6yr is this typical? i dont understand how people do this.

for like 20 years i cycled to work, which took me ~8 to ~22 minutes, depending on the year/job/house/apt

after moving to chicago, i gave up working FT bc i hated commuting so much (45m each way on a bike -or- 25m by train+15 by bike)

parismarx, to tesla
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Elon Musk might say Tesla is preparing for its “next growth phase cycle,” but laying off 14,000 people after news the mass-market vehicle was canceled and sales are dropping doesn’t suggest things are going all that great.

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-lay-off-more-than-10-its-staff-electrek-reports-2024-04-15/

rustoleumlove,
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@parismarx prolly just a euphemism for fapping

seachanger, to random
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yesterday the US & Europe contributed aircraft and firepower (Navy and Air Force) to “help” shoot down Iranian missiles and drones — you know in addition to the massive “iron dome” defense system that we pay for.

imagine if we cared for gazans or Ukrainians like we care about Israel! Imagine if we cared about poor Americans like we care about israel! I cannot with this country

https://www.airandspaceforces.com/usaf-fighters-shoot-down-iranian-drones-in-defense-of-israel/

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2024/04/14/us-forces-help-israel-repel-iranian-drone-missile-attack/

rustoleumlove,
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@inquiline @seachanger exactly.

this post could be extrapolated to almost anything in the massive, bloated, unaudited and opaque pentagon budget.

we have about 750 US foreign military bases in 80 nations. it's utter insanity... unless you imagine that we are a militaristic, violent empire bent on destruction. then it makes sense.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/10/infographic-us-military-presence-around-the-world-interactive

ai6yr, to cycling

Today's wx game: what will rain reality be vs. the HRRR weather model, testing via running tasks via bicycle. 🤪

(yeah, yeah, I know the rest of the world actually knows how to travel in the rain... give us Southern Californians a break!)

rustoleumlove,
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@ai6yr

i bought waterproof pants thinking it'd make me more ready to ride in the rain? nope. still hate it when it's cold. 😂 riding in the rain in summer heat isn't too awful i guess. but in chicago, rain of any kind means you get a fine spray of road dirt all over you and all of your stuff. it's disgusting.

i really hate riding in the rain. that said, really high winds might be worse.

StillIRise1963, to random
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Ever see pictures of women in Iran or Afghanistan in the late 70s versus now? That story could be your story too. VOTE.

rustoleumlove,
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@StillIRise1963 honestly, this is why i have guns.

if there is even a chance we're going down that road, i aint letting it happen without a fight. and if they want it, i will give it to them.

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