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Jennifer

@Jennifer@bookstodon.com

Reader, writer, science fiction fan, history nerd, caver, hiker, dog and cat herder, beginner vegan. Gen X. I love nature and hate factory farms. Based in Tennessee (southeast US). She/her.

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ai6yr, to random

One of the local universities advertising "50 and Better" classes including courses/lectures on Frank Sinatra, 1950's swing, and "Over The Rainbow" makes me wonder why they are conflating Gen X folks with the boomers here... ("just over 50" are folks who grew up with U2, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, etc.) 🤔

Jennifer,
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@ai6yr maybe they're confusing people who are 50 with the 1950s 😆

Jennifer, to TeslaMotors
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I'm not sure what to think of Biden's new tariffs. I don't like China, but would buy one of their $10k EVs if I could since companies here are trying to rip us off as usual with $40k cars.
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/05/china-tariffs-electric-vehicles-trade-war/678385/

Jennifer, to scifi
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Who has watched the Three Body Problem on Netflix? I think I'm going to start it this weekend. I was extremely skeptical about it because of how badly the producers screwed up Game of Thrones, but heard it's good. Probably because they didn't have to write any original content 😂 I tried the Chinese version, and it's great, but I had a really hard time keeping up with the subtitles.

NewsDesk, (edited ) to Israel
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President Joe Biden plans to send an additional $1 billion arms shipment to Israel, despite the U.S. being opposed to a full-scale invasion by the Israeli military on the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

BBC News has the latest: https://flip.it/KZ5Rwb

Do you think the U.S. should halt all weapons shipments to Israel until there's a ceasefire?

#Israel #Gaza #Biden #Palestine #Hamas #News

Jennifer,
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@rjblaskiewicz @NewsDesk yes he can. There are laws saying we can't provide arms to foreign countries that are violating international and humanitarian law, which Israel is clearly doing. Although the administration won't admit it.

aral, (edited ) to Israel
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  • is carrying out in .

  • Context! You must go back… all the way to October 7.

  • Sure, let’s go back: let’s go back 76 years to May 15, 1948, to the ; the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people where 750,000 people were “expelled from their homes or made to flee, at first by Zionist paramilitaries through various violent means, and after the establishment of the State of Israel, by the Israel Defense Forces.” (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakba)

  • No, no, not like that.

Jennifer,
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@aral I don't really know much about the history of the region so got the book the Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi on the recommendation of this video https://youtu.be/1ZPR-M5QFPA?si=ZFzZxNMroiEI9iVv

Jennifer, to random
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Well this was a nice way to end the day.

RickiTarr, to random
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Just a reminder, if you're in a state without access to abortion, there is a network of care, providing safe, effective, and free abortion pills and information.

www.redstateaccess.com

Jennifer,
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@RickiTarr the note for my state says it's out of funding 🙄 I'm really glad I'm old

Uair, to bookstodon
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@bookstodon

Idea:

Bookstores should group fantasy with horror instead of scifi. Both fantasy and horror are purely creations of the author's mind; scifi is tethered to factual information.

If you need to group scifi, I'd put it with mysteries and thrillers.

Jennifer,
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@Uair @bookstodon I think fantasy and sci-fi should be their own sections in bookstores and not grouped with anything. It annoys me that they're on the same shelves. Sci-fi and fantasy are split up in online bookstores. Mystery and horror also need to stay separate.

ai6yr, to random

Random media commentary: It doesn't count as an "exodus" when the people no longer counted as population are STILL IN CALIFORNIA (just interred). COVID-19 deaths, folks. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-14/california-exodus-left-a-gaping-population-hole

Jennifer,
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@ai6yr two families I know near me in Tennessee moved here from California in the first year of the pandemic, and I know of several more. One ran a freelance business that was decimated by AB5. Another couldn't afford a house so they got a house and a lot of property here. I thought they were nuts to move here, but the woman in the first family revived her business (but now the new DOL rule may kill it again).

Claydisarray, to animals
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Just got back from an emergency vet appointment as this little one started throwing up 🩸

He's 10 so we were trying to prepare ourselves for the worst but thankfully the vet thinks it's just reflux. Hopefully antacid will do the trick! 🤞

What a morning! 😩

Jennifer,
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@Claydisarray I'm glad he's ok!!

Loukas, to random
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Half a million displaced by floods in Brasil. Half. A. Million.

We're going to keep seeing these numbers and we're going to get numb to seeing them, and it'll be the new normal. https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/persistent-brazil-floods-raise-specter-climate-migration-2024-05-13/?taid=6642658ec92493000158bfd7&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

Jennifer,
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@Loukas well people should have been paying more attention over the last 30+ years to warnings about climate change. It really sucks that the people all over the world who will be most affected have the least influence on politics and policy.

seachanger, to random
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rain on sunday is a get back in bed free card

Jennifer,
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@seachanger that's one of the best TV shows ever made! I had no interest in it because I think funeral homes are creepy, but someone posted the last scene of the last episode and it was so amazing i decided I had to watch it. I've watched the whole series twice.

ai6yr, to H5N1

LA Times: Despite H5N1 bird flu outbreaks in dairy cattle, raw milk enthusiasts are uncowed https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-05-12/raw-milk-enthusiasts-uncowed-by-bird-flu-risk-in-dairy

Jennifer,
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@ai6yr I spent time on farms when I was a kid. I remember them being kinda dirty. The idea of drinking raw milk from some rando's questionable farm when there's a way to make milk totally safe is just sooooo stupid and gross

Jennifer,
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@mjausson @ai6yr oh FFS

gerrymcgovern, to random
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"By now it’s been made fairly clear that the bedazzling wonderment that is “AI” doesn’t come cheap. Story after story have highlighted how the technology consumes massive amounts of electricity and water, and we’re not really adapting to keep pace. This is also occurring alongside a destabilizing climate crisis that’s already putting a capacity and financial strain on aging electrical infrastructure."

https://www.techdirt.com/2024/05/10/ceo-ai-power-drain-could-cause-data-centers-to-run-out-of-power-within-two-years/

Jennifer,
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@gerrymcgovern it's enraging that after so many decades of knowing that we are trashing our planet and so many people trying to help fix it, AI is basically going to undo any progress we've made. And it's not even necessary, just a tech bros plaything to make more money.

Jennifer, to random
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It's Caturday and I'm just getting up since I stayed up late to see the aurora. It was awesome! I didn't get any good photos, it wasn't super bright like other places. Sam is mad I didn't let him go out to see it with us.

nyquildotorg, to random
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Counterpoint: if this solar storm does cause Carrington-level destruction, everyone will get a good view of the Aurora because all the light pollution will be gone.

Jennifer,
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@nyquildotorg it's good to have a positive outlook! 😄

joel, to random
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Heeey, it's #FollowFriday day!

Here are some folks to follow! It's free! And it's worth it.

@dustinrue
@konstantin
@Jennifer
@charadon
@anniegreens

Jennifer,
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@joel @dustinrue @konstantin @charadon @anniegreens aw thanks! Yay new people to follow!

RickiTarr, to random
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Where do you live and how do you feel about it?

Obviously, don't tell me exactly where you live, no actual addresses please! You can be as vague as you like.

I live in Central Missouri in the U.S.

Pros:

This is an absolutely beautiful place, green rolling hills, lots of rivers, lakes, ponds, and natural springs, cool caves to explore.

Lots of farming here, so great access to quality fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs, and dairy.

It's relatively inexpensive to live here compared with other states, because it's a "flyover".

I'm close enough to three major cities, that it's an easy day trip, and I'm about halfway to anywhere in the U.S.

We have one of the best Conservation departments in the U.S. and this is one of the few things that is a bipartisan issue. Lots of awesome nature programs that are free or cheap, state parks, conservation areas, bird watching, hunting, boating, foraging available to everyone.

Cons:

Yeah, it's a big one, it is a RED STATE, while a lot of the cities are blue, there is a large rural population, that votes red. Abortion is not legal here. People often vote against their own self interest.

While I'm not against responsible gun ownership, lots of people aren't responsible, and people have access to guns that definitely should not.

We have very few employee protections here, while the cost of living is relatively low compared with other places, it's taken years to get to a $12 minimum wage, and it's still not enough.

Jennifer,
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@RickiTarr i live in rural Tennessee and used to love it until a dumbass built a Tyson chicken factory farm on my street. Pros: very pretty scenery, great outdoor activities, convenient to three cities including Nashville, fairly cheap, people are pretty laid back. Cons: Republican dictatorship basically. Abortion is illegal, they are going after books, LGBTQ+ people, banning lab grown meat (gotta protect Tyson!), lots of other crap.

bicmay, to Insurance
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"Even if you have health insurance, you might expect to be charged a copayment for some routine care, like office-based exams and consultations. But you probably don’t expect to receive a bill a few weeks later charging you an extra $100 or more...In most states, a 'hospital facility fee' can legally appear on your bill if your doctor is affiliated with a large hospital system — even if you never set foot on the hospital’s campus."

https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/05/08/youve-covered-your-copayment-now-brace-yourself-for-the-facility-fee/

#healthcare #insurance #FacilityFee

Jennifer,
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@bicmay American healthcare is such a scam.

BakerRL75, to random
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@czarbucks @firefly @amyedge @AE4WX @Jennifer @ai6yr Good morning! Fat squirrels 1 & 2 and Cardinal couple manning the rail this morning. Small squirrel regulated to clean up spot on porch. Hot today, and am hopefully going to get some clean up done before this afternoon and Kentucky and Tennessee go hyper. Have a great Wednesday, but eyes to the sky today and tomorrow!

Jennifer,
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@BakerRL75 @czarbucks @firefly @amyedge @AE4WX @ai6yr it's strangely warm and humid here today in Tennessee. We're supposed to get severe weather in the middle of the night. Yaaaay 😬

NewsDesk, to Israel
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"The United States halted a large shipment of offensive weapons to Israel last week in a sign of its growing concern over a possible military offensive on Rafah."

NBC News reports: "Israel already has a large arsenal, making the halt unlikely to stop an offensive."

https://flip.it/PJRtEz

Jennifer,
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@caseyjonesed @NewsDesk exactly

franciscawrites, to movies
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Can you name a film that was adapted not from a novel, but from a short story?
Here's one:

The Illusionist (2006)

@bookstodon

Jennifer,
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@franciscawrites @gevoel @octothorpe @bookstodon I hated those books. Not one single woman. I really like the Apple adaptation.

Jennifer, to random
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THIS.

"I don’t oppose the butchery in Gaza because I love Hamas or hate Jews or love Islam or hate America. I don’t oppose the butchery in Gaza because I’m a lefty or a commie or an anarchist or an anti-imperialist. I oppose the butchery in Gaza because I’m not a fucking psychopath."

https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2024/05/06/i-oppose-israels-atrocities-in-gaza-because-im-not-a-psychopath/

Jennifer, to scifi
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I need some new science fiction to read, who has some suggestions? I don't like military sci-fi. For reference, my favorite series is the Expanse, I also enjoyed Scalzi's Collapsing Empire, I love Robert Charles Wilson's books. I mostly enjoy space operas and unique stories about technology, for example I really liked the recent book Mountain in the Sea about AI and intelligent octopus. Suggestions from the awesome Bookstodon community? @bookstodon

Jennifer,
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@jpaskaruk @LordWoolamaloo @bookstodon blep!!

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