gwynnion, 8 hours ago to random

Anybody still arguing the bad economic feelings are just media induced vibes when there are plenty of data points to the contrary has nothing useful to say.

The richest 10% own 2/3 and over 55 own 3/4 of household wealth, and their spending is driving current consumption. Meanwhile, personal debt, late bills, and other signs of stress are going up for everyone else. Homelessness is way up.

If you still need a clue, you don't want to know the answer.

billyjoebowers, 6 hours ago to random

We can talk all around it, but right now Israel is committing genocide, the wholesale attempted extermination of a group, mass slaughter of innocent people, which seems to have been planned all along, and no one is stopping them.

They are the bad guys.

catrionagold, 1 day ago to coronavirus

Just learned of another (young, fit & healthy) colleague's death by heart attack.

There have been so many sudden deaths these past few years.

Covid is not over, and no-one is truly immune. 💔

https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/news/coronavirus-and-your-health/what-does-coronavirus-do-to-your-body

#UKHE #PublicHealth #Solidarity #Liberation #Covid #Covid19 #CovidIsntOver #CovidIsNotOver #WearAMask #CovidIsAirborne #MaskUp #Pandemic #Coronavirus #Disability #Ventilation #HEPA #Vaccine #CovidVaccine #Vaccination #HeartDisease #HeartAttack #SuddenDeath #Safety #Health

Laloofah, 1 day ago to random

May all victims of war and violence rest in peace,
and may we all learn at long last to live in peace.

“You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
Sneak home & pray you'll never know
The hell where youth & laughter go.”
~ Siegfried Sassoon
from his poem, "Suicide in the Trenches," 1918
Written during his decorated military service in WWI.
#MemorialDay #poem

GottaLaff, 2 days ago to Canada

#CountdownToCanada ends today! TODAY.

(Click on that hashtag to see all the dopey gifs, including one with Hammy!)

You've been with me every step of the way and for that I thank you.❤️

👉🏼Here are the links to the why, how, and omg it's happening blogs: https://mastodon.social/@GottaLaff/112413459979525215👈🏼

For the next few days we'll be on the road to #Canada 🇨🇦, our new home. Bear with me for not replying w/ more than a "like" & for not live-posting the #TrumpTrial.

I'll post alerts & pop in.

IT'S HAPPENING!!

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futurebird, 2 days ago to random

I have a soft spot for Libertarians even though I shouldn't and they don't deserve it. When I was a kid I had a weird neighbor who was always giving me Libertarian books... I wish I still had some of them they were WILD. He was a thorn in the side of the local, school board as well insisting that if they had an event at the school that involved politics Libertarians had to be included.

And in defense of the guy, he was about as likable and earnest as a Libertarian could be.

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Zwieblein, 2 days ago to chicago

Hey, #Chicago area! I just found out that Cook County residents can order up to 2 rain barrels for $21.50 a pop (delivery included!!) through the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District—who'll also send you #milkweed seeds. I'm awaiting the arrival of both with far too much glee.

https://rainbarrel.ca/mwrd/

#gardening #Environment

CoachMark, 2 days ago to random

Who remembers?
#Sigmund

BlackGlitterXx, 2 days ago to random Hebrew

Dear people of mastodon,
Does anyone know how I can protect my digital art from being stolen by ai? I've heard about things called Glaze or Nightshade but I have no idea how to use them or what they actually do. Any advice?

jsrailton, 2 days ago (edited 2 days ago) to random

When politicians attack the means of knowledge transmission like libraries, science, teachers & universities, remember:

Your ignorance is their power.

#education #science #highered #universities #teachers #populism #libraries

iangriffin, 3 days ago to random

Just for fun. I added together all of the images I took of Comet Pons Brooks a few weeks ago. The session was just after astronomical twilight and every single frame I took (68) had at least one satellite trail. To really piss me off, a whole train of freshly launched Starlink satellites joined the "party". This, friends, is the price we pay for "progress". #notostarlink #savethesky

QPtheSnep, 3 days ago to random

I'm having a severe flashback thanks to PTSD.

I'd love $25 so I can order a meal. Tasty food often helps me get out of a flashback like this.

My paypal is qp.needs.help@gmail.com

I did not deserve to be shamed. I did not deserve to have a moment of joy tainted.

Jgbird, 3 days ago to random

I see dozens of parrots almost every time I leave the house, but I can’t imagine a time when seeing them won’t put a smile on my face. I guess it’s an el lay thing to be cynical and act like you dgaf about anything. But amidst all the awful stuff happening everywhere, the parrots are happy to be a constant joy. #parrotjoy

rjpayne, 3 days ago to random

Evidence that warm sea water is pushing under the Doomsday glacier https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/thwaites-doomsday-glacier-warm-sea-water-evidence-1.7213835

mockpaperscissors.com, 3 days ago to random

https://mockpaperscissors.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/trump-rage.jpg?w=640

Somewhere, Barbra Streisand is laughing:

As ‘The Apprentice’ Seeks Cannes Sale, Trump Team Sends Cease and Desist Letter to Block Film’s Release (EXCLUSIVE)

Attorneys for Donald Trump have sent a cease and desist letter to the filmmakers behind “The Apprentice” in an effort to block its U.S. sale and release. It warns the team behind the film not to pursue a distribution deal, according to two people who have read the letter. “The Apprentice,” which looks at Trump’s early years as a real estate developer and his relationship with Roy Cohn, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this week.

[…] The movie, which was independently produced, stars Sebastian Stan as Trump and Jeremy Strong as Cohn. It presents a damning portrait of the former president as an ethically compromised, philanderer who stiffs contractors and cuts deals with the mob to get his buildings completed. It includes other controversial details, including a scene where Trump rapes his first wife, Ivana, and depicts him abusing amphetamines to lose weight, as well as undergoing liposuction and plastic surgery.

He keeps drawing attention to this movie, and now it is bound to be boffo box office (and we wager that he’ll brag about THAT and/or demand a cut). And his base will flock to it to live vicariously for an hour as The Donald.

Ewww, gross.

https://mockpaperscissors.com/2024/05/25/heres-some-stupid-to-start-your-weekend-11/

dougiec3, 3 days ago to random

A variety of flowers on the first hike of spring.

photo of bluebells looking ethereal because of blur from movement due to a breeze
photo of bluebonnets
photo of yellow desert marigolds

DropBear, 3 days ago to Israel

"Here in Australia, as in a number of other countries, a misleading campaign has been led by unelected and unrepresentative organisations claiming to represent the Jewish community. Most of these organisations are uncritical defenders of successive Israeli governments with close connections to Israeli intelligence agencies.

The key claim of these unrepresentative organisations has been that the opposition and protests against the Israeli army’s war in Gaza is led by ‘antisemites’, and that many of the students and other participants in the protests are ‘antisemitic’."

"I was ... deeply surprised and deeply disturbed when I heard that Australian vice-chancellors were going to follow in the footsteps of heads of American universities in calling the police to dismantle student encampments at Australian universities.

The justification for this dismantling is the false cry about ‘antisemitism’."
https://johnmenadue.com/a-message-to-university-vice-chancellors-from-a-child-of-holocaust-survivors/
#Israel
#Palestine
#genocide
#protest
#antisemitism
#hasbara

TexasObserver, 4 days ago to random

We're excited to share the finalists and winner of the 2024 MOLLY National Journalism Prize! The MOLLY Prize honors former TXO editor/columnist Molly Ivins’ legacy, and awards the best investigative journalism in the U.S. This year's judges had their work cut out for them!

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StillIRise1963, 5 days ago to random

When Black people tell you to be scared, you really need to listen.

technicaltundra, 5 days ago to random

I mentioned walls of moss, but I am tragically unable to choose just one picture worth my delight at this short but intensely mossy path. You can breathe the green just looking at the pictures.

#Mosstodon #Moss #Mousse #NaturePhotography

Same as the first image, but taken further along the path
Same as the other pictures, but taken further along the path

doktrock, 5 days ago to Geology

Geologists recommend eating at least one small rock per day! according to AI (h/t electricland.bsky.social) #geology

RustyBertrand, 5 days ago to photography

The Three Sisters, Glencoe, Scotland.

Stewart McKay #photography

br00t4c, 5 days ago to DonaldTrump

Donald Trump's Bronx meltdown

#donaldtrump #post

https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/donald-trumps-bronx-meltdown/56235/

RepShontelBrown, 5 days ago to random

The GOP Farm Bill includes billions in cuts to SNAP, a program that people across OH-11 rely upon. It reflects a bad process, bad faith, and a bad bill.

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