CharlieMcHenry

CharlieMcHenry, 12 hours ago to iran

BREAKING: He’s Dead - The President of the Islamic Republic Killed In Helicopter Crash
President Ebrahim Raisi, known as the ‘butcher of Tehran’, was killed in a helicopter crash on the way back from Azerbaijan. — Yasser Ali #Iran #IslamicRepublic #MiddleEast

CharlieMcHenry, 1 day ago to LGBTQ

State Department issues unusual worldwide LGBTQ+ travel alert - Folks, things are getting worse everywhere as reactionary #Conservatives, often #evangelicals turn back the clock on diversity, equity and inclusion. In their rush to condemn all who are not like them, the devout and pious are sowing hatred and violence. Proving once again that religion and right-wing politics are a bane to progress and social justice. They’re just not having it. #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Travel https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/17/state-department-worldwide-caution-alert-lgbtq-00158753

CharlieMcHenry, 1 day ago to random

Republicans want a database of pregnant people. In many ways, abortion #surveillance is already here https://www.salon.com/2024/05/17/want-a-database-of-pregnant-people-in-many-ways-abortion-surveillance-is-already-here/

CharlieMcHenry, 1 day ago to random

Ontario reports first death from measles in over a decade - An unvaccinated child under five years old has died from the disease. #PublicHealth #Vaccination #Measles #pediatrics https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/ontario-reports-first-death-measles-over-decade-2024-05-17/

CharlieMcHenry, 2 days ago to Bloomscrolling

Our hanging #Fuschia is in bloom… I couldn’t resist. #BloomScrolling #Blooms #SpringBloom #Flowers #FlowersOnFriday #FlowersOfMastodon

CharlieMcHenry, 2 days ago to random

This is precisely why rejuvenating the state hospital system and lowering the bar for involuntary commitment (with safeguards) is essential to battling rough-sleeping homelessness. “After brief housing, man's drug use results in him back on Portland streets” - See, the thing is a percentage of the unhoused are in serious drug addiction or mental health crises. These folks deserve better, namely housing and treatment in state facilities that are built and staffed to accommodate their needs. City shelters are never going to serve this population adequately, just not gonna happen. #Homeless #Homelessness #Addiction #MentalIllness https://katu.com/news/city-in-crisis/after-brief-housing-kevin-hays-drug-use-results-with-him-back-on-portland-streets-clinton-triangle-tiny-homes-transitional-housing-portland-city-commissioner-rene-gonzalez

CharlieMcHenry, 2 days ago to climate

World's oceans have gone 'crazy haywire,' with majority of coral reefs in peril - #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #Oceans #Oceanography #Corals #CoralReefs https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/ocean-record-heat-coral-bleaching-rcna152637

CharlieMcHenry, 3 days ago to China

Digital parents in China provide millions with online family love they otherwise lack. “It is part of the human longing for intimacy within a hyper-individualized, hyper-competitive society,” #China #DigitalParents #SocialMedia #Family #Sociology #parenting
https://restofworld.org/2024/china-douyin-digital-parents-viral-videos-family-love/

CharlieMcHenry, 3 days ago to Europe

The most wanted man in Europe. How the former Chief Operating Officer of Wirecard stole two billion euros from the company and became a Russian spy. #Europe #Espionage #spy #Wirecard #MostWanted #Legal #Interpol

https://www.thedial.world/issue-16/jan-marsalek-wirecard-russian-spy

CharlieMcHenry, 3 days ago to random

Currently working on a possible sustainable solution to this issue. Looking for collaborators, partners and investors. Ping me for more information…
US must act to slash landfill methane emissions, report says - #Landfills #methane #pollution #ResourceRecovery #RNG #SAF https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-must-act-slash-landfill-methane-emissions-report-says-2024-05-16/

CharlieMcHenry, 4 days ago to random

There’s this spot in our garden that’s, you know, kinda magical. Even more so in Spring when the #Lilacs are in bloom.

Cement bench on flagstones surrounded by blooming white and pink lilacs
Cement bench on flagstones surrounded by blooming white and pink lilacs

CharlieMcHenry, 4 days ago to random

More Americans are falling behind on credit card bills - "Everything is more expensive. Debt is more expensive. Rent is more expensive. Food, gas, everything," says Charlie Wise, senior vice president at TransUnion, the credit reporting firm. "Even with relatively healthy wage gains we've seen over last several years, many consumers just aren't keeping up with the price pressures." https://www.npr.org/2024/05/14/1251295805/credit-cards-debt-inflation

CharlieMcHenry, 5 days ago to thailand

28 year old Thai activist, in prison for ‘insulting the monarchy’, dies after hunger strike. Lese Majeste laws are so ridiculous. To let an intelligent young woman die like this is a black mark on #Thailand and should weigh heavily on all tourists planning a visit to the country. #LeseMajeste #Tourism #SEAsia #Siam
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0v005j1j91o

CharlieMcHenry, 7 days ago to ArtificialIntelligence

What could possibly go wrong? How easy would it be for tech such as this to be used as instruments of oppression? #Robots #War #LethalWeapon #LethalTech #RobotDog

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/robot-dogs-armed-with-ai-targeting-rifles-undergo-us-marines-special-ops-evaluation/

CharlieMcHenry, 10 days ago to random

U.S. health care is increasingly like a casino https://www.axios.com/2024/05/10/health-insurance-quality-care

CharlieMcHenry, 10 days ago to random

The Latest | More than 100,000 flee Rafah as fighting breaks out on the city's outskirts https://apnews.com/article/f723eacc54eb85d223e4fa856b9442d0

CharlieMcHenry, 10 days ago to climate

#ClimateChange and #ClimateCrisis concerned citizens need to understand the looming disaster if Trump is elected to a second term. 'A little bold and gross': Oil industry writes executive orders for Trump to sign - #FossilFuels #BigOil #Capitalism #GlobalWarming https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/08/oil-industry-orders-trump-day-one-00156705

CharlieMcHenry, 10 days ago to random

Anyone else think #BeautyPageants are SO last century? Evidently, some contestants and winners are also thinking the same thing as both Miss America and Miss Teenage America give up titles. And as for little kid pageants, well… those are just perverse imo.

https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-68982769

CharlieMcHenry, 10 days ago to random

Uh-huh, sure… "Evangelicals See Trump’s Hedonism as Godly ‘Masculinity’" - So, let me get this straight. God wants men to be pigs, to grab pussy and pay porn stars to screw them? Right… #Evangelicals #Christians https://www.thedailybeast.com/evangelicals-see-trumps-hedonism-as-godly-masculinity?via=ios

CharlieMcHenry, 10 days ago to apple

Have you seen this startling #Apple ad for the new #iPad? It is a bit unsettling and almost dystopian. “Technology crushing human creativity? Apple's 'disturbing' new iPad ad has struck a nerve online” https://apnews.com/article/12e7fbd335feb4875d94c31b87379359

CharlieMcHenry, 10 days ago to random

NY TIMES: Wednesday, May 8, 2024 7:27 PM ET
President Biden said the U.S. would not supply Israel with certain weapons if it moved forward with a major ground offensive in southern #Gaza.
In Mr. Biden’s comments, he also acknowledged in a way that he has rarely done that American bombs have killed innocent Palestinians.

CharlieMcHenry, 11 days ago to climate

'Hopeless and broken': why the world's top climate scientists are in despair - #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency #GlobalWarming https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2024/may/08/hopeless-and-broken-why-the-worlds-top-climate-scientists-are-in-despair

CharlieMcHenry, 13 days ago to Israel

Police break up a pro-Palestinian student protest in Berlin as demonstrations spread across Europe #Gaza #Israel #IsraelPalestine https://apnews.com/article/1eeb4e07231ebcc6776319ff0663db66

CharlieMcHenry, 13 days ago to random

Israeli forces seize Rafah crossing in #Gaza, threatening aid and putting cease-fire talks on edge https://apnews.com/article/113bf4ee5dad87dc5c003d76ed2785bf

CharlieMcHenry, 13 days ago to random

One of the challenges of aging, of being an elder in my tribe of family and peers is seeing and experiencing the deaths of so many old friends and colleagues - which is happening with greater frequency these days. Going to yet another celebration of life on Sunday for a dear old friend. Anne Jones was a spunky, upbeat, joyful earth momma who celebrated her hippie roots. She weathered a stroke ten years ago with grace and determination. But in the end, as it always is, time and age took their toll. RIP Anne, we all loved you so much it hurts.