I hike a lot around the Front Range, and the woods are so silent compared to when I moved here in 2002. I used to always see chickadees, nuthatches, woodpeckers, magpies, juncos…it was gorgeous. Now I’m lucky to see a couple of birds within a two-hour hike.
It’s a weird, different, quiet world. I miss the birds.
My brother (staunch conservative) once paraphrased Churchill to me: “Anyone who is a conservative when they’re young is heartless; anyone who’s a liberal when they’re old is brainless.”
Now that 50 is just over the horizon for me, I say that someone who voted for Donald Trump thinking I’m brainless is a compliment. Also, forgive student debt, give us universal healthcare and a universal basic income, fuck the rich, and come the revolution, may each of you reading this get to throw a Molotov at someone who owns a private jet. 💙
As someone who had a similarly abusive childhood, good for your boyfriend. Bet you’re a large part of why he had the strength to hold firm. I’m proud of you both!
Four out of five emperor penguin colonies analyzed in the Bellingshausen Sea, west of the Antarctic Peninsula, saw no chicks survive last year as the area experienced an enormous loss of sea ice, according to a new study published Thursday in the journal Nature Communications Earth & Environment.
Acidification threatens to deprive a variety of marine species of crucial chemical cues. Research into this phenomenon is still limited, but as the field develops, the scope of the potential consequences is growing clearer.
One of the most intense marine heatwaves on Earth has developed off the West Coast of the US, with water temperatures peaking nearly 5°C (9°F) above normal.
Article by Erin Reed, reporting on a decision by chess org FIDE which effectively bars transgender individuals from participating in chess tournaments and strips trans men of their titles.
Ruleionaire (i.imgur.com)
Weekly maybe Observations Post (10/1 - 10/7???)
Mods are AWOL. Is this collapse?...
Just watched this TOS episode and thought this was fitting (startrek.website)
[OC]
who is this visitor munching on oregano? (aussie.zone)
I don’t mind the caterpillar eating the Oregano. But I am curious what this is a caterpillar of. I am in Sydney, Australia.
Some people, as they age, learn to accept the world's injustice. Others just learn to fight harder. (slrpnk.net)
Supercut of Mike Lindell's problematic deposition (www.youtube.com)
Mike Lindell’s behavior in deposition has earned him a motion for sanctions. See all of the exhibits in one cut.
Zelda Producer Says There Will Be No DLC For Tears Of The Kingdom (www.gameinformer.com)
The game is so huge anyways in terms of content already so who really needs DLC for it?
Hanging plants (pixelfed.de)
What two songs represent the polar opposite styles of one group or artist? - lemmy.studio (lemmy.studio)
My MIL is dead, and we don't feel sorry for her.
I started dating my Boyfriend in January 2022. He is an amazing guy, nerdy, sweet, loving, cuddly, soft, with a big heart. I love him a lot....
Baby ringtail possum (lemmy.ml)
From @wireswildliferescue on Instagram
Happened again (lemmy.ml)
Best Life (beehaw.org)
Huge colonies of emperor penguins saw no chicks survive last year as sea ice disappears (www.ctvnews.ca)
Four out of five emperor penguin colonies analyzed in the Bellingshausen Sea, west of the Antarctic Peninsula, saw no chicks survive last year as the area experienced an enormous loss of sea ice, according to a new study published Thursday in the journal Nature Communications Earth & Environment.
Ocean acidification is going to do all sorts of weird things to animals’ sensory perception. (hakaimagazine.com)
Acidification threatens to deprive a variety of marine species of crucial chemical cues. Research into this phenomenon is still limited, but as the field develops, the scope of the potential consequences is growing clearer.
Marine heatwave off Oregon coast considered ‘extreme’ by NOAA (www.oregonlive.com)
One of the most intense marine heatwaves on Earth has developed off the West Coast of the US, with water temperatures peaking nearly 5°C (9°F) above normal.
Capital of NWT, Canada, is being evacuated due to wildfires (www.cbc.ca)
Yellowknife residents have been ordered to begin evacuating the city immediately as wildfires approach, N.W.T. officials said Wednesday evening....
Several months' worth of rain are forecast from Sunday through Monday in SoCal (i.imgur.com)
Link to post is here so you can see the animation.
Doing what I can to encourage growth and help people be seen. (media.kbin.cafe)
International Chess Org: Trans Women Have "No Right To Participate" In Women's Chess (www.erininthemorning.com)
Article by Erin Reed, reporting on a decision by chess org FIDE which effectively bars transgender individuals from participating in chess tournaments and strips trans men of their titles.
The Password Game (neal.fun)
Eternal Damnation (lemmy.ca)