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shekinahcancook, 20 minutes ago to random

From NCJW:
As we approach Mothers’ Day, NCJW renews its commitment to creating a society where honoring mothers means celebrating the ways in which we provide care to ALL mothers each and every day of the year. Through education and advocacy, we can start by addressing the disproportionate destruction and suffering experienced by Black mothers seeking reproductive and maternal care.

This Mother’s Day we’re thinking about all the Black moms we know: we see you, we love you and we aim to champion you, always.

Onward,
Glenn Northern & Shira Zemel

Abortion Access Campaign Co-Directors

https://www.jewsforabortionaccess.org/actions/spread-the-word-about-threats-to-abortion-access-this-scotus-term

#WomensRights #ReligiousFreedom #Abortion

shekinahcancook, 25 minutes ago to workersrights

From the Workers Circle
Jewish Culture for a Just World:

How to be an Effective Citizen Advocate

Thursday, June 6, 2024
7:00 PM 8:00 PM

Register Here: https://www.circle.org/events/citizenadvocate-june-2024

#WorkersRights #Union #Labor #Advocacy

floating, 29 minutes ago to conservative

What happens when you don't mow your lawn?

gift link: https://wapo.st/3wtRxhO

#ecology #animals #wildlife #pollinators #birds

shekinahcancook, 38 minutes ago to random

Workers say they like their jobs slightly more… but everything about them less
Millie Giles, David Crowther
5/9/24

"...Although some subcategories like commuting saw satisfaction drop off by a negligible amount, several fell far more sharply. Indeed, while workers were much less jazzed about the bonus plan (-7.6%), wages (-5%), and health plan (-7%) offered to them by their employers compared with a year ago, none of these factors seemed to play a hand in overall job satisfaction, which nudged slightly higher (+0.4%). Why?.."

https://sherwood.news/business/workers-say-they-like-their-jobs-slightly-more-but-everything-about-them/

#Workers #Labor #JobSatisfaction #CorporatePolicies

shekinahcancook, 46 minutes ago to random

Could This Recently Found Skeleton in Germany Have Been a Zombie?
It was possibly treated like the undead.
by Charis McGowan May 8, 2024

...“He wasn’t completely buried, but seated and buried up till the half of the body. He was exposed at the top until he lost all the flesh, and the skull fell off,” says Ana Herrero-Corral, a prehistoric archaeologist and researcher at the University of Vienna, who led the grizzly study in 2020.

“We don’t know why they did this. One interpretation is that they buried just half of the body to prevent him from moving or escaping,” she says, explaining that it is “impossible” to know whether the man was dead before burial or if he died due to entrapment..."

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/zombie-grave-germany

#Archarology #Zombie #UnDead

shekinahcancook, 53 minutes ago to science

Epic NASA video takes you to the heart of a black hole — and destroys you in seconds By Stephanie Pappas
published 5/7/24

"...Researchers created the new simulation using the Discover supercomputer at the NASA Center for Climate Simulation. It shows a viewer plunging through the accretion disk of glowing gas around a supermassive black hole like the one at the center of the Milky Way. The viewer cartwheels through the plunge, passing ghostly racetracks of light particles that have orbited the black hole multiple times, finally hitting the point of no return: the event horizon, where nothing, not even light, can escape..."

https://www.livescience.com/space/black-holes/epic-nasa-video-takes-you-to-the-heart-of-a-black-hole-and-destroys-you-in-seconds

#BlackHole #Science

shekinahcancook, 58 minutes ago to ukteachers

Studies like this are an indictment against Republican policies to purposefully under-fund pre-k and schools in districts where the majority of residents are people of color, ethnic or religious minorities, or poor.

From the article:
Metacognitive abilities may be more influenced by environment than genetics by Eric W. Dolan, May 3, 2024 in Cognitive Science

"...Metacognition refers to the awareness and management of one’s own cognitive processes, such as learning and problem-solving, while mentalizing involves understanding and interpreting the mental states of oneself and others, crucial for effective social interaction.

...Contrary to the traditionally high heritability observed in general cognitive abilities like intelligence, the researchers found that metacognition and mentalizing are more strongly influenced by environmental factors than by genetic ones..."

https://www.psypost.org/metacognitive-abilities-may-be-more-influenced-by-environment-than-genetics/

#Education #Sociology #Psychology

shekinahcancook, 1 hour ago to sustainability

What Can We Learn From the Ruins of Gary, Indiana?
Exploring deindustrialization by Matthew Christopher May 3, 2024

"...To understand the root of Gary’s problems, we have to understand why it was built in the first place. Gary was founded in 1906 by United States Steel on approximately 10,000 acres of swampland it had covertly purchased. Unlike other American cities that had a more organic evolution, Gary’s sole purpose was to manufacture steel at Gary Works. ...Gary was a metropolis born of the ruthless pragmatism of railway lines and shipping routes—not quality of life...

...In 1973, a recession in the global steel market led to drastic decreases in steel prices and mill closures across the country. The effects were severe and long-lasting, and steel towns were among the hardest hit...

...It’s a warning, a monument to loss....It’s really a shame to see everything that you grew up with gone.”

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/abandoned-america-gary-indiana

#Sustainability #Economics #Urbanism

shekinahcancook, 1 hour ago to sustainability

A Shareable explainer: What is the Solidarity Economy?
By Emily Kawano, originally published by Shareable May 9, 2024

"...Here are some key differences between the sharing economy and the solidarity economy:

Profit orientation: ...the solidarity economy actively seeks to downplay or redistribute profits to stakeholders and community members...
Community engagement: The solidarity economy is deeply rooted in community engagement and empowerment, aiming to improve local resilience and economic democracy...
Governance: Solidarity economy initiatives typically involve democratic or participatory governance, with stakeholders involved in decision-making...
Sustainability and equity goals: The solidarity economy explicitly aims for social and environmental sustainability and equity. While sharing economy platforms might contribute to resource efficiency, these outcomes are not always the primary goal..."

https://www.resilience.org/stories/2024-05-09/a-shareable-explainer-what-is-the-solidarity-economy/

#Sustainability #Economics #DeGrowth #ClimateCrisis

bazkie, 6 hours ago to climate

People on both the left and right tend to be against "climate alarmism", but consider this..

Half the populace doesn't vote rationally, but emotionally. Currently, they are voting right wing, because those parties use this to scare them into hating immigrants and LGBT people and whatnot.

So why not co-opt this strategy?

Make them fear the climate apocalypse - hey, it's not even a lie - and you might steal a lot of those emotional voters, and for a good cause no less!

#ClimateChange #Politics

jessica, 18 hours ago to random

I was a bad girl and gave into my craving … hopefully that milkshake goes somewhere productive rather than my waist 😬

rustoleumlove, 19 hours ago to WX

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

#tornado #ExtremeWeather #wx

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/

ai6yr, 1 day ago to random

#TNwx

shekinahcancook, 1 day ago to tech

Millions of people are priced out of internet already, and it's only going to get worse.

"...Given how essential the internet now is to modern life, America remains worryingly uneven in its adoption of home broadband. According to a set of surveys that Pew Research Center has been running for the last 23 years, just 1% of American adults had a home broadband subscription in 2000; last year, 80% said the same. However, that growth hasn’t been mirrored across all income groups, with only 57% of adults in households where annual income is below $30K reporting a subscription to broadband at home late last year… and that was with the ACP in place..."

Kids can't do homework on Mom's phone, class. Internet should be regulated as a utility and available to everyone regardless of ability to pay. You literally can't function in modern society without it. You can't pay bills, and you can't find work.

https://sherwood.news/tech/with-the-acp-at-risk-of-ending-lower-income-families-could-lose-internet/

#Tech #Internet #Economics #Sustainability #PredatoryCapitalism

lynn, 2 days ago to random

Just finished #jewelry #porcelainjewelry

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shekinahcancook, 2 days ago to emacstory

Jews from Arab lands are the missing piece of the Israeli-Palestinian discourse by American Syrian Jew Lisa Sayegh May 7, 2024

"...Over the past years, I have often been frustrated when I find people do not understand the trauma of the 700,000 Jews from all over the Middle East who were violently expelled from their countries in 1948 and how it resonates today. Pro-Palestinian activists who call out Israel as a “European settler colonial project” omit a critical part of the story that calls into question their claim. They ignore the Mizrahi majority in Israel who are descendants of Jews expelled from Arab lands when Israel was declared a state..."

https://www.jta.org/2024/05/07/ideas/jews-from-arab-lands-are-the-missing-piece-of-the-israeli-palestinian-discourse

#Mazeldon #Jewniverse #JFedi #JewishHistory #MENA #JewishWomen

Edent, 2 days ago (edited 20 hours ago) to random

From an artist's point of view, is there any difference between you buying a donated CD from a charity shop and downloading pirated music from a torrent site?

Neither gives the artists, songwriters, producers, publishers, or distributors any money.

Neither reports to a charts authority to show popularity.

Both have the same impact on secondary revenue like gig tickets & merchandise.

Vote now - and please show your workings.

hauntedhideaway, 2 days ago to random

Overslept by about 20 minutes so I’m starting the day behind. No breakfast for me this morning, I guess.

shekinahcancook, 2 days ago to random

How To Start Strengthening Your Town With Incremental Development
Will Gardner May 6, 2024

"...And incremental doesn’t have to mean slow. Incremental growth is potentially the fastest way to grow housing stock, revitalize downtown areas and fill town coffers. Large greenfield projects, despite their promise of hundreds or thousands of housing units, take years of work to come to fruition — usually with large political fights along the way. These are large, often long-shot bets that may not come through... Conversely, small infill projects can be initiated in a matter of weeks and months. As these projects happen, they attract further attention and resources to the town and create momentum for growth..."

Small infill includes accessory dwelling units, too - so called "granny flats" and remodeled garages or outbuildings. These could easily create a lot of new affordable housing.

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2024/5/6/how-to-start-strengthening-your-town-with-incremental-development

#HousingCrisis #Housing #Affordability #Urbanism #InFill #Zoning

wolfsbruder, 2 days ago to random

Well, with all the stress of everything that's been happening My health has suffered a serious setback. It has collapsed and I am bedbound and barely functional