CharlieMcHenry

CharlieMcHenry, 8 months ago to workersrights

Workers who cut stone countertops are dying of silicosis at early ages. As these manufactured countertops become more popular, more workers, mostly low-paid immigrants, will die of terminal lung disease. #Labor #Silicosis #PublicHealth #WorkerExploitation #ToxicWorkplace https://news.yahoo.com/california-workers-cut-countertops-dying-100021788.html

CharlieMcHenry, 9 months ago to LGBTQ

Yikes: First Ugandan charged with 'aggravated homosexuality' punishable by death - a formerly respectable #African country where you can be executed for being who you are or choosing who to love. From what I’ve read, US evangelicals have a large share of responsibility for pushing these draconian laws. #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #HumanRights #Africa #Uganda #Religion #discrimination #legal https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/first-ugandan-charged-with-aggravated-homosexuality-punishable-by-death-2023-08-28/

CharlieMcHenry, 7 months ago to random

Europe’s CSAM-scanning plan is tipping point for democratic rights, experts warn - Critics argue the approach runs counter to the fundamental freedoms that are pivotal to democratic societies. https://techcrunch.com/2023/10/24/eu-csam-scanning-edps-seminar/

CharlieMcHenry, 8 months ago to Bloomscrolling

Happy Friday Fediverse mutuals. And happy Equinox for those who recognize and celebrate the seasonal and astronomical event. We’ll be using the last of our garden flowers, Dahlias in this case, to decorate our home to note the occasion. #BloomScrolling #Flowers #Flower #Dahlia #Garden

CharlieMcHenry, 8 months ago to climate

I want to say this: To ‘adapt’ to #ClimateChange is, ultimately, to forget… to become complacent and compliant. Though we are forced to adapt by one #ClimateEmergency after another, we must focus on what we had, and what we need, really need to preserve. Mass extinction events are on the way. The #ClimateCrisis will prompt massive migrations as portions of the planet become unlivable due to heat and sea level rise decimates vast heavily settled coastal regions. #GlobalWarming is progressing apace, and it appears there does not exist the political will to do anything substantial about it. I don’t want to adapt, I want the process reversed.

CharlieMcHenry, 7 months ago to climate

"It appears we may have lost control". #ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming #SeaLevelRise #Antarctic #AntarticIceSheet #Doom https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/meltdown-west-antarctic-ice-sheet-unavoidable-study-says-2023-10-23/

CharlieMcHenry, 8 months ago to climate

Heat deaths will soar… #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #PublicHealth https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-heat-deaths-will-soar-as-the-climate-crisis-worsens/

CharlieMcHenry, 8 months ago to AirBNB

What Really Took Down Airbnb - TL;dr The housing market. But what has #AirBnB really done to the housing market? One major study found that a 1 percent increase in Airbnb listings led to a 0.02 percent increase in rental prices and a 0.03 percent increase in sale prices. That might not sound like much, but it adds up. A report from the New York City comptroller confirmed that Airbnb fueled rent increases in neighborhoods… #Rent #RentEmergency #Rentals #housing https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/10/airbnb-new-york-housing-market-can-match/675561/

CharlieMcHenry, 7 months ago to queer

"Scholastic Book Fair Moves to Silo LGBTQ+ Books" - #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #BookBans https://www.thedailybeast.com/scholastic-book-fair-moves-to-silo-lgbtq-books?via=ios

CharlieMcHenry, 10 months ago to CollegeFootball

It’s not college sports anymore, folks. It’s high-profit ‘entertainment’ as college sports go the way of the NFL. It's not conference realignment. It's consolidation and no one is safe in the dash for cash - #CollegeFootball #CollegeSports #BigTen #sport https://apnews.com/article/big-ten-big12-realignment-pac12-2ab096bb273425903f3f0bf9a1b5a852

CharlieMcHenry, 8 months ago to animals

In honor of #Caturday and the #CatsOfMastodon I’m posting our two feline sisters, litter-mates that couldn’t be more different. They share coloration, but literally nothing else. One is a long-hair, chill, slow-moving couch potato; the other is a short-hair, hyperactive, mischief maker intent on escaping out the door - even though both enjoy a large ‘catio’ on our family room deck. So meet Safi, short for Saffron; and her sister Coco. Coco is the long-hair.

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CharlieMcHenry, 10 months ago to academia

Faculty members from across the country dismayed over investigation of Texas A&M professor - “I write on behalf of the Academic Freedom Alliance to express our firm view that the university’s actions represent an egregious violation of the principles of academic freedom and the university’s responsibilities under the First Amendment.” #Academia #Academics #HigherEd #HigherEducation #Texas #TexasPolitics #TexasAandM #AcademicChatter #AcademicMastodon #Universities #Colleges https://www.kbtx.com/2023/07/31/faculty-members-across-country-dismayed-over-investigation-texas-am-professor/

CharlieMcHenry, 7 months ago to random

As if #x is not already a shitshow, a dumpster fire for corporate users, now Scammers are posing as customer service agents on X to phish and defraud customers as actual companies leave platform https://nltimes.nl/2023/10/24/scammers-posing-customer-service-agents-x-companies-leave-platform

CharlieMcHenry, 8 months ago to thailand

Thai court denies bail for lawyer who called for monarchy reforms and now faces four years in prison for ‘insulting’ the monarchy. I want to like #Thailand I really do. Lovely country, lovely people. But any country that puts a respected lawyer in jail for four years for suggesting reforms to the monarchy is the WORST type of autocracy. And the country has a fake democracy, in that the military prevents anyone elected that they don’t like from taking office. #ThaiActivistJailed #ThailandKing #SouthEastAsia #Democracy #Politics https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thai-court-denies-bail-lawyer-who-called-monarchy-reforms-2023-09-30/

CharlieMcHenry, 10 months ago to climate

Winter temperatures above 35C in South America leave climatologists in disbelief - "South America is living one of the most extreme events the world has ever seen, unbelievable temperatures up to 38.9C in the Chilean Andine areas in mid-winter," #GlobalWarming #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #Heatwave #Temperatures #TemperatureRecords #Extinction https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-04/south-america-extreme-heat-mid-winter-climate-change-scientists/102678662

CharlieMcHenry, 9 months ago to twitter

X wants permission to start collecting your biometric data and employment history - Uh-huh, right… We all gonna give our #BiometricData and our employment history to Elon - because he’s such a cool and trustworthy guy s/ But seriously who TF would trust this conscience-less a**hole with their most private information? The former #Twitter is now a clear and present danger to all users. #x #ElonMusk #fail https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/31/23853618/x-privacy-policy-update-biometrics-job-history

CharlieMcHenry, 10 months ago to random

Racist abuse by Mississippi officers reveals a culture of misconduct, residents say - #police #PoliceViolence #PoliceBrutality #Racism #RacismInAmerica #policing #LawEnforcement #Mississippi https://apnews.com/article/1feb54483e62bef53efe1a1a16be29f1

CharlieMcHenry, 9 months ago to music

For my third and final musical offering this Friday night a bit of a departure… a live tune from exotic fusion group the Barcelona Gypsy Balkan Orchestra #Music #MusicVideo #EuroFusion #FridayFeeling https://youtube.com/watch?v=uOtGayTFmF8&si=RAOhiDrOUZ3ekMYQ

CharlieMcHenry, 10 months ago to reddit

After users used the platform to attack the CEO, #Reddit is closing r/Place “until we meet again” https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/2/23817292/reddit-r-place-closing

CharlieMcHenry, 9 months ago to queer

Officials can't interfere with local Tennessee Pride festival under anti-drag law, judge rules - #drag #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #HumanRights #Tennessee #Conservatives https://apnews.com/article/drag-ban-tennessee-pride-8cb18a834869b08176e158c504b11dc0

CharlieMcHenry, 10 months ago to twitter

Elon Musk reactivates Kanye West’s Twitter account following X rebrand - fascist unbans another fascist. Surprised, I didn’t think so. #ElonMusk #ElonMustTwitter #Twitter #x #HateSpeech #HateGroups https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/30/business/kanye-west-twitter-account-elon-musk/index.html

CharlieMcHenry, 8 months ago to DadBin

Tuesday, September 12, 2023 11:02 AM ET - NY Times #poverty #Children #ChildPoverty
Poverty among children more than doubled in the United States last year, as living costs rose and many federal pandemic aid programs ended.
The overall poverty rate rose to 12.4 percent in 2022 from 7.8 percent in 2021, the largest one-year jump on record.

CharlieMcHenry, 10 months ago to legal

Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hateful tweets - of course he did. Used to getting his way, man child throws another public tantrum. #ElonMusk #ElonMuskTwitter #legal https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-lawsuit-cchd-twitter-x-hate-speech-extremism-434a80631f9e76833ee30387c04dd290

CharlieMcHenry, 10 months ago to random

‘I’m not wanted’: Florida universities hit by brain drain as academics flee https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/30/florida-universities-colleges-faculty-leaving-desantis

CharlieMcHenry, 8 months ago to workersrights

Millionaire CEO wants unemployment to jump by 50% because workers have become ‘arrogant’ - Uh-huh, that’s right… it’s all the fault of arrogant labor who want living wages, safe working environments and a fair share of profits they create. So #arrogant of them. #labor #Work #Workers #employment #WealthDisparity https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/tim-gurner-property-developer-australia-b2411998.html