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UFW mastodon (AP)
Farm workers support Starbucks baristas are ON STRIKE!!
#SolidaritySeason
One more purpose opened up the sign that says Farm workers stand with Starbucks workers #solidarityseason

Europe Says mastodon (AP)
https://www.europesays.com/1706712/ “Attentat” en Allemagne: le RN qualifie l’attaque d'”islamiste”, la gauche se moque de son empressement #france
"Attentat" en Allemagne: le RN qualifie l'attaque d'"islamiste", la gauche se moque de son empressement

May our children forgive us, for we have deprived them of their future, their very lives.
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Europe Says mastodon (AP)
https://www.europesays.com/1706708/ My child loves life and living happily #spain
My child loves life and living happily

Amy Diehl, Ph.D. mastodon (AP)
Studies (N=90K, 60 countries) finds when people experience lack of personal control, they gravitate to those who resemble them (race, religion, class, personality). This can lead to homogenous teams, less exposure to diverse perspectives & less innovation. https://hbr.org/2024/12/research-why-forming-diverse-teams-is-harder-in-uncertain-times

This is a very Xmas movie, reminds me in some ways of Pulp Fiction and of Clerks.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3824458/

#Tangerine

Party City files for bankruptcy and plans to shutter nationwide


Party City was once unmatched in its vast selection of affordable celebration goods. But over the years, competition stacked up at Walmart, Target, Spirit Halloween, and especially Amazon.

#news #npr #publicradio #usa
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Sue Stone mastodon (AP)
Media’s empathetic coverage of Luigi Mangione reveals an obsession with humanizing white male suspects | Brian Thompson shooting | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/21/luigi-mangione-racism-media

Europe Says mastodon (AP)
https://www.europesays.com/1706706/ PSD, CDS e Chega aprovam aumento de penas para agressões a polícias, médicos ou bombeiros #portugal
PSD, CDS e Chega aprovam aumento de penas para agressões a polícias, médicos ou bombeiros

Europe Says mastodon (AP)
https://www.europesays.com/1706704/ Effe retourtje naar station Haarlem, Togo 🇹🇬 #netherlands

Augie Ray mastodon (AP)
Another irritating study.

It concludes, "Children with and without previous infections did not differ in most PCS-associated symptoms."

Next sentence: "Exceptions included physical performance and cognitive problems."

There was no difference in the health of kids with and without #COVID19--except for their physical and mental health?! Seems like THAT should've been the lead sentence in the conclusion! Kids w/ COVID were 8x more likely to have concentration disorders!

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00431-024-05919-3

Mlobbes mastodon (AP)
Four ways to make the world a better place:

Healthcare shouldn’t be a for profit industry.

Prisons shouldn’t be a for profit industry

Online gambling should be illegal.

Billionaires should be taxed out of existence
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Europe Says mastodon (AP)
https://www.europesays.com/1706702/ Kerstsfeer opsnuiven in Grimbergen. Mooie verlichting. #belgium

DrALJONES mastodon (AP)
One major reason why so many countries kowtow to US demands on Israel is the devastating nature of US trade & defense treaties:

The US is able to use its treaties to crush the economies of treaty partners that sanction Israel.

Other reasons for submission to US demands:

Racist settler-colonial genociders support each other.

Countries refuse to admit Israel's genocide in order to avoid ICJ charges of complicity.

https://www.newsweek.com/lindsey-graham-warns-us-allies-over-netanyahu-warrant-1990635

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jun/10/obscure-legal-system-lets-corportations-sue-states-ttip-icsid

#ISDS #US #Israel #BDS .
investment restrictions.® Given their impact on investors, economic sanctions (or their imposition) may be challenged before arbitral tribunals by foreign investors considering such measures contrary to obligations owed to them by the host State.

Jason844 mastodon (AP)
As Solstice sunset fast approaches, I'm sitting here sipping some eggnog in celebration.

libramoon diaspora
https://betterme.world/articles/somatic-dance/

#Somatic #Dance: Liberation Through Expression and #Movement
Anoshia Riaz

..."What is Somatic Healing through Dancing?
What Are the Types of Somatic Movement Practices?
Ideokinesis
Body-Mind Centering (BMC)
Feldenkrais’s method
What is an Example of a Technique of Somatic Dance?
How Do You Release Trauma through Dance?
FAQs
What does somatic mean in dance?
What are somatic art activities?
Where is trauma stored in the body?
Does somatics really work?
The Bottom Line
...
Somatic dance therapy is for everyone who can move their body in the basic ways (stand, sit, walk, and lie on the floor). This technique aims to help you reconnect with your body and gain self-confidence. Rather than focusing on your appearance, you should focus on what you feel during the dance."...

Baloo wishes you all a very happy festive season!

Honestly, he’s happier than he looks. Promise.

#DogsOfMastodon
A black German Shepard sits in front of a decorated Christmas tree with ornaments and presents wrapped in red and white stripes. A bookshelf and various Christmas decorations are also visible in the background.
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Pastor of Muppets hometown (AP)
Wife (to our dog Pete, while slicing a ham and he watches with begging eyes): "Oh, settle down. I'll let you lick my fingers when I'm done."

Me: "That's what she said!"

I have never been witness to such a look of horror and disgust

cobalt mastodon (AP)
Quick advice needed! I have a recipe for a breakfast casserole that calls for a can of biscuits. The bottom of my glass casserole dish will be covered with the biscuit dough. Recipe says: cut biscuits lengthwise and pat into pan. Does that mean each is sliced in half like you slice a bagel OR cut the stack in half making crescents? Photo of my dilemma in first comment.

  • Cut stack in half (29%, 8 votes)
  • Slice each biscuit (37%, 10 votes)
  • Doesn’t matter (33%, 9 votes)
27 voters. Poll end: 3 weeks ago

cobalt mastodon (AP)
@Jason844 I’m amazed the tallies are so close!
Paul Chambers mastodon (AP)
pic of finished dish?😂

Bread and Circuses mastodon (AP)
This is what 💵 for-profit 💵 healthcare does to us…
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A leaked report reveals UnitedHealth Group, the nation’s largest insurer, systematically limits access to critical autism therapy by culling providers, leaving families and advocates outraged.

The damning internal documents obtained by ProPublica show that the company has implemented cost-cutting measures targeting applied behavior analysis (ABA), a widely recognized therapy for children with autism.

UnitedHealth’s report acknowledges ABA as the “evidence-based gold standard treatment” but outlines strategies to reduce its availability. These include removing providers from their network and denying therapy hours requested by clinicians. The strategy primarily targets those children who are the poorest and most vulnerable, covered through state-contracted Medicaid plans.
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FULL ARTICLE -- https://www.mediaite.com/news/propublica-drops-damning-expose-on-leaked-unitedhealthcare-report-about-limiting-child-healthcare-services-to-cut-costs/

#USA #Politics #Healthcare #Economics
Headline at linked article says: "Damning exposé on UnitedHealthcare about limiting child health services to cut costs." Below this is a photo of UnitedHealthcare's headquarters building.
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Wow. The total bill for my emergency appendectomy last month?

$US41,255 and change.

They knocked off $32,819 as “adjustments” which I guess means... they know what insurance will pay? My medical insurance paid $7,587 and I'm on the hook for $1,043 that I really don't have at the moment.

Our health care system is so completely fucked up. And this is the University of Louisville’s teaching hospital, a non-profit.
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DrALJONES mastodon (AP)
A new study of the psychological impact of the war on Gaza’s separated, injured or disabled children has found that 96% feel that death is imminent & that nearly half wish to die because of the war.

~Community Training Centre for Crisis Management

Summary (note introductory sentences not totally accurate)
https://www.palestinechronicle.com/harrowing-picture-study-finds-96-of-gaza-children-feel-death-is-imminent/

https://www.warchild.org.uk/sites/default/files/2024-12/CTCCM_Gaza_Needs_Assessment_Report_2024_WCUK.pdf

#GazaGenocide #USEnablement #IsraeliFascism #IsraeliRacism #GazaChildren .

Europe Says mastodon (AP)
https://www.europesays.com/1706700/ My friend is a bartender, and he just served me his grandmother’s glögi. It’s the best hot Christmas drink I’ve ever had in my life. #finland

Chris Trottier pleroma (AP)
My suggestion: if you’re building a Fediverse project, don’t build it for folks already using it. Most Fedi folks are happy with how things are and don’t want change.

Instead, build for anyone not on the Fediverse. Solve their problems first.

Ignore the peanut gallery—for your problem, they might as well not exist.
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dansup mastodon (AP)
amen 🙏

Europe Says mastodon (AP)
https://www.europesays.com/1706698/ Tandläkare (Folktandvården) Skar upp min läpp. Fick 14 K av försäkringen. Tillräckligt? #sweden

50+ Music mastodon (AP)
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding 💌
#ElvisCostelloAndTheAttractions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ssd3U_zicAI

#CharlieBrown #Christmas on the TV, fire in the fireplace, all the kids home for the holidays. I am in my happy place.

Europe Says mastodon (AP)
https://www.europesays.com/1706696/ Fjern momsen på frugt og grønt og styrk danskernes sundhed #denmark

AaronDavid mastodon (AP)
Nsukami _ | 巣神 mastodon (AP)
Thanks for the laugh 😅


Subtle.
9052201

#cartoon by Russell #Myers (Broom-Hilda)


Dgar mastodon (AP)
A cosplayer in full Viking dress, wielding a giant hammer, and wearing a horned helmet. They also wield a pink shield bearing an image of Hello Kitty. 
Caption: WHEN A PIECE OF ARMOR DOESN'T MATCH YOUR CURRENT SET 

BUT ITS STATS ARE TOO GOOD TO PASS UP
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Having played MERP for a decade, this had me almost falling off my chair laughing. Thanks for posting.

DrALJONES mastodon (AP)
Report: Netanyahu won't attend Auschwitz anniversary for fear of arrest for war crimes

Netanyahu faces arrest & extradition under warrants issued by the International Criminal Court.

Poland's Dep Min of Foreign Affairs said the Polish government was “obliged to respect the provisions of the International Criminal Court in The Hague”.

https://aje.io/odp7h3?update=3398865

If only more leaders would stand with the ICC

#ICC #NetanyahuWarrant #GazaGenocide #BDS #Poland #IsraeliCrimesAgainstHumanity .
gallant & netanyahu
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caseyjonesed mastodon (AP)
OMG the irony!
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Godfrey642 mastodon (AP)
Indeed.
Shameful way to go down in history.

PixelFed is still jank as fuck, it never took Android seriously, so sorry if I'm not particularly excited about their TikTok clone.
I totally prefer Peertube over YouTube - especially so since version 7 earlier this week. The main challenge is the content, but that will become less of an issue the coming years as YT will continue shitting the bed.

I never, ever tried Tiktok. Might be a generational thing - as I do notice it being popular for younger generations. Thus I am not in a position to even compare Loops - but I am excited for yet another federated alternative for whatever silo the new kids are using.
Hank G ☑️ friendica (via ActivityPub)
Content discovery has been a major problem for me but I haven’t gone to PeerTube proper in awhile. I just follow a bunch of accounts through friendica and browse there. Maybe I should see how things are now on the search/discovery side.

Rick Thoman mastodon (AP)
It's winter solstice, so it's time for my bi-annual reminder: the Arctic Circle is a fiction on actual planet Earth. From Ambler, Alaska, located 60 km (38 miles) north of the Arctic Circle, at 126pm AKST Saturday, FAA webcam pix shows the sun poking above the horizon. In fact, Ambler has 80 minutes of possible sunshine today. Because of refraction by the atmosphere, there is no place on Earth that has one day with no sun and one day with 24 hours of sun. #akwx #Solstice @Climatologist49
FAA webcam at the Ambler, Alaska airport looking due south, showing some high clouds along the horizon but with the sun shining through.
Rick Thoman mastodon (AP)
@douglasvb Assuming a flat horizon, on winter solstice you have to be about 50 miles north of the Arctic Circle to have no sun. Conversely at summer solstice, the sun remains above the horizon for 24 hours to about 50 miles south of the Arctic Circle.

Sue Stone mastodon (AP)
Becca Balint, Democratic Congresswoman, Says She Overheard Republicans Trashing Musk in Elevator

https://www.thedailybeast.com/becca-balint-democratic-congresswoman-says-she-overheard-republicans-trashing-musk-in-elevator/
samiamsam mastodon (AP)
republicans are the party of dirty tricks so.....

give them time

Europe Says mastodon (AP)
https://www.europesays.com/1706688/ Magyar securitu #hungary

DrALJONES mastodon (AP)
Report: "We kill civilians & count them as terrorists". Units compete to kill the most Palestinians: “If Division 99 kills 150, the next unit aims for 200.”

Israeli officers say the army systematically shoots all Palestinians, including children, approaching the Netzarim Corridor - a "kill zone" that is not marked.

"After shootings, bodies are not collected, attracting packs of dogs who come to eat them.”

https://israelpalestinenews.org/we-kill-civilians-count-terrorists-israeli-reservists-admit-day-438/

#IsraeliCrimesAgainstHumanity #GazaGenocide .
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