This goes back to not voting in every election. Groups that invest (money, time, votes) on local races (city council, school board) have a greater variety to pick when one of these people goes on to higher office (state-level, county-level) and then goes on to federal office.
The primaries are already too late - it's all about the local races.
Officials for years have been cleaning up hundreds of thousands of tires from the ocean floor off Broward, removing what was once meant to create a fish habitat but turned out to be an environmenta…
In the aftermath of a chaotic Twitter takeover, many people have moved away from centralized social media platforms to a new set of social platforms that are open-source, decentralized, and user-centered—like Bluesky, Mastodon, and Nostr. This shift highlights a pressing need for more trustworthy civic spaces. But civic-minded...
See the long list of local renter-protection laws likely to be dissolved if Ron DeSantis decides to let a controversial, landlord-backed bill go into effect.
On June 5, reporters at The Palm Beach Post joined two dozen other local newspapers across the U.S. in a one-day strike to demand an end to painful cost-cutting measures and a change of leadership at their parent company Gannett, the country’s biggest newspaper chain.
Attorney General Ashley Moody is urging the Florida Supreme Court to reject a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana by people 21 and older, arguing a ball…
“At least one candidate reported he was requested to complete a questionnaire and answer if his sexual orientation was ‘queer’ and whether he was a ‘male or transgender male,’” Rodrigues states in his letter. “In a separate and required survey, the same candidate was subsequently asked if his gender was ‘male,...
Mastodon communities currently defederate from instances of over a certain size (including .social) because of how hard it is to moderate large instances, beehaw isn't doing anything weird in this case.
Realistically, whoever is the admin of the instance can decide to block another instance for any reason, or no reason at all. Admins of threadiverse sites are maintaining (and owning) these instances as a hobby. If they decide they don't want to look at content about penguins during their leisure time, they can just ... block them.
Since threadiverse is a bit less mature than the mastodon ecosystem, there aren't any "big" democratically owned and managed instances, so most people are stuck with benevolent dictator for life situations.
Edit: Also, if an admin doesn't want penguin content stored on their servers (which they pay for), it's a bit strange to say they must store content they don't like on what is essentially their personal machine.
Honestly I haven’t tried it but I wouldn’t mind certain things containing bug parts (on purpose) to make up for protein in them. And honestly that crunch sounds quite good.
I think the "magic" of bugs is that they can eat things that would be inedible or unhealthy for other omnivores (like pigs). If we can convert some of our food and paper waste into protein and chitin, it might be worth the investment.
For me the exciting part about bug farming isn't really their use as food (for humans or animals) but more their potential to eat "real" waste (like things that birds and mammals shouldn't eat) and then be turned into non-food items - like chondroitin or have other derivatives made out of their chitin.
Right now it's not very efficient but with some selective breeding (or faster, GMO mealworm gut bacteria) they could start working on the landfill issue. Their poop would have to be incinerated since it would concentrate flame retardants and other toxins, but we might be able to get something useful out of them.
edit: i have a box of mealworms that I wanted to try feeding just styrofoam to to see how many generations it would take to have mealworms that thrive (not just survive and turn to cannibalism) on the stuff, but i felt bad, now they eat kitchen waste and shredded paper.
Hey all, I recently left reddit like many of you. I have a question regarding lemmy and the fediverse on the history of banning and defederation. I have noticed several posts calling for varying communities to be disconnected. were these removal requests as prevalent before the mass migration? Usually I am all for communities...
US Supreme Court reverses affirmative action, ending race-conscious college admissions (www.npr.org)
US supreme court rules against affirmative action in Harvard and UNC cases
From The Guardian...
‘We’ll never be done’: The growing challenge to remove thousands of car tires from ocean floor (www.sun-sentinel.com)
Officials for years have been cleaning up hundreds of thousands of tires from the ocean floor off Broward, removing what was once meant to create a fish habitat but turned out to be an environmenta…
[June 13, 2023] Open Social Media: Origin Stories | Media Economies Design Lab | University of Colorado Boulder (www.colorado.edu)
In the aftermath of a chaotic Twitter takeover, many people have moved away from centralized social media platforms to a new set of social platforms that are open-source, decentralized, and user-centered—like Bluesky, Mastodon, and Nostr. This shift highlights a pressing need for more trustworthy civic spaces. But civic-minded...
3 people have acquired malaria in the US. They’re the first in 20 years. (www.vox.com)
The cases, identified in Florida and Texas, raise a lot of questions.
Can you trust ChatGPT’s package recommendations? (vulcan.io)
“* People ask LLMs to write code...
Airbnb downturn might help South Florida home market (kbindependent.org)
DeSantis asks federal judge to dismiss Disney suit, claiming broad immunity (www.cnbc.com)
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis asked a federal court to dismiss Disney's lawsuit that alleges political retaliation against the company.
More than 1.5 million Florida renters are about to lose rights – unless Ron DeSantis does something very soon (jasongarcia.substack.com)
See the long list of local renter-protection laws likely to be dissolved if Ron DeSantis decides to let a controversial, landlord-backed bill go into effect.
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Inside the AI Factory (www.theverge.com)
As the technology becomes ubiquitous, a vast tasker underclass is emerging — and not going anywhere.
[PowerPoll] The future of The Palm Beach Post (www.powerpoll.com)
On June 5, reporters at The Palm Beach Post joined two dozen other local newspapers across the U.S. in a one-day strike to demand an end to painful cost-cutting measures and a change of leadership at their parent company Gannett, the country’s biggest newspaper chain.
Miami's mango trade: Swap your excess fruit for bread (www.wlrn.org)
Zak the Baker in Wynwood is offering a trade for anyone who has excess fruit in their backyard. Customers can exchange mangos for bread.
Moody wants Florida Supreme Court to block drive for recreational marijuana (www.sun-sentinel.com)
Attorney General Ashley Moody is urging the Florida Supreme Court to reject a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow recreational use of marijuana by people 21 and older, arguing a ball…
State University System, Ray Rodrigues effectively stops Florida Atlantic University presidential search (floridapolitics.com)
“At least one candidate reported he was requested to complete a questionnaire and answer if his sexual orientation was ‘queer’ and whether he was a ‘male or transgender male,’” Rodrigues states in his letter. “In a separate and required survey, the same candidate was subsequently asked if his gender was ‘male,...
Farmers Insurance is leaving Florida in latest blow to homeowners (www.tampabay.com)
The decision was “necessary to effectively manage risk exposure,” the company said.
Federal judge blocks Florida from enforcing ban on minors attending drag shows (www.politico.com)
The plaintiffs argue the new law is overly vague.
Florida cracks down on transgender rights protesters 2 months after panty toss (www.orlandosentinel.com)
Several Capitol protesters have been arrested nearly two months after tossing panties to House members debating a bill to ban transgender care....
ANNOUNCEMENT: defederating effective immediately from lemmy.world and sh.itjust.works
hey folks, we'll be quick and to the point with this one:...
Petition: Defederate from exploding-heads.com (exploding-heads.com)
As far as I see that instance is a far-right cess pool. Everything I’ve got from that instance were low-quality transphobic “news articles”.
Eating the bugs? (m.youtube.com)
Honestly I haven’t tried it but I wouldn’t mind certain things containing bug parts (on purpose) to make up for protein in them. And honestly that crunch sounds quite good.
banning and defederating communities
Hey all, I recently left reddit like many of you. I have a question regarding lemmy and the fediverse on the history of banning and defederation. I have noticed several posts calling for varying communities to be disconnected. were these removal requests as prevalent before the mass migration? Usually I am all for communities...