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StillIRise1963, 2 days ago to random

I thought “no fan” meant do not like. 🙄

StillIRise1963, 9 days ago to random

True story. A science teacher explained chromosomes to her students. She told them there were x chromosomes, y chromosomes and non-binary chromosomes. I’m not kidding.

RickiTarr, 9 days ago to random

What is your dream road trip? Where would you start? Where would you end up? What stops would you make along the way? It can be short or long, whatever interests you!

DrALJONES, 10 days ago (edited 10 days ago) to random

Analysis

"Biden’s floating pier off Gaza is... a Potemkin Village"

The US practices theatrics while refugees starve amid rivers of shit

While the pier "isn’t completely useless, it cannot replace overland truck deliveries.

"At most it will supply 150 trucks daily, when 500 are needed.

"It is a PR band-aid on the gaping wound of.. genocidal blockage of aid."

https://www.juancole.com/2024/05/theatrics-starving-refugees.html

#USPol #Gaza ..

MLE_online, 16 days ago to random

I had a pretty amazing score of tools today.

Last weekend at set build, one of the other volunteers was admiring my homemade tool battery. Today you came up to me and told me that someone had his condos was getting rid of a bunch of tools because they didn't have a battery. He asked if I wanted to have them to see if I could build a battery for them like I did for my drill.

I said yes, not really expecting anything good, but he walked me out to his car and handed me a big bag of tools, all of which use the exact same type of battery used by my drill and my impact driver that I dug out of the trash a few weeks ago.

He gave me a cordless sawzall, a drill, a flashlight / lantern, and another battery charger. A whole suite of these tools now!

First thing I'm going to do is convert the incandescent flashlight/lantern to LED

RickiTarr, 18 days ago to random

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.

Sherifazuhur, 24 days ago to egypt

ANCA Calls for Expulsion of Rep. Cuellar from Congress - Sarah Leah Whitson: Is anyone following the tsunami of foreign government corruption that has overtaken our government? Latest examples are @repcuellar now indicted for taking $600K from #Azerbaijan on the heels of @SenatorMenendez indictment for taking hundreds of thousands in bribes from #Egypt... 🧵@azerbaijan @egypt

https://anca.org/press-release/expelcuellar-anca-calls-for-expulsion-of-rep-cuellar-from-congress/

MLE_online, 1 month ago to random

Just saw someone spell Michelin as Mitchlin and I like it

MLE_online, 1 month ago to random

Beginning my long journey from El Monte to Santa Clarita via public transit.

It has started off well with a guy at the bus station complimenting my DIY bicycle headlight system.

"You make this? I like this. Very smart. Not easy to think so smart."

masterdon1312, 2 months ago to random

RickiTarr, 2 months ago to random

Okay just a little experiment I'm gonna link a couple songs, can you listen to a bit of it, and give me a couple adjectives about how it makes you feel?

https://youtu.be/4Tr0otuiQuU?si=VTcptOW1N1V2Pwvw

RickiTarr, 3 months ago to random

Share your cute adorable face, or don't, just be a lurker!

This my face in the sun, and my poofy hair and my eyes looking at you

flexghost, 8 months ago to random

** IT’S HERE! FRIDAY NIGHT MUSIC THREAD ON #MastodonMusic **

Tonight’s theme:

🥥🌴SUMMERTIME!🍍🌸

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🎵 Pumpkin spice lattes are out, Halloween displays are going up—but it's still summer people: ACT LIKE IT!

So post a song about summer along with what you’re drinking. Bonus points if they actually say summer in the song 🎶
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Summer breeze, makes me feel fine, blowing through the jasmine in my mind

🍷 ‘Summer Breeze’ - Seals and Crofts * Negroni🍸

Post often • share • make some friends

dgoldsmith, 9 months ago to random

I'm ashamed it's taken until now for me to cancel my NY Times subscription after procrastinating for years. I grew up with it in NYC and subscribed for over 40 years, and they still do great journalism (as long as the subject isn’t controversial). But with their anti-trans campaign, their performative centrism, and their indifference to fascism, they're a net detriment to society. This piece by @e_urq was the last straw of many: https://journa.host/
#BadJournalism #transphobia #NYTimes

StillIRise1963, 9 months ago to random

I'm not fighting with anyone today.

flexghost, 9 months ago to random

Biden is up against a twice impeached adjudicated sex offender under indictment for espionage and a Florida man who has good things to say about slavery

…and it’s close.

What’s that tell you about america?

ceartas, 11 months ago to random

9/11 families taking a dim view of LIV-PGA merger: “paid shills”. #golf #pga #BanGolf

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/911-families-slam-pga-tour-as-saudi-shills-after-liv-golf-merger_n_647f6850e4b02325c5e368ba

ceartas, 1 year ago to random

On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Dodgers, kowtowing to conservative Catholic groups, mostly from out of state, dropped the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence from their Pride Night festivities. Now they are facing a shitstorm of protest:

Arellano: Dodgers shouldn’t side with homophobic Catholics — invite the drag nuns https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-05-19/sisters-of-perpetual-indulgence-catholic-criticism