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Lee Petersen mastodon (AP)
Western arctic shootingstar (Primula frigida) in the Nome Creek Valley of the White Mountain National Recreation Area, Alaska.

In my Alaska Wildflower Guide: https://www.lwpetersen.com/alaska-wildflowers/western-arctic-shootingstar-primula-frigida/

Prints and Wall Art: https://photos.lwpetersen.com/Portfolio-Images/i-GpkhTXF/A

#BloomScrolling #wildflowers #Alaska
A close-up photograph of Western Arctic Shootingstar (Primula frigida) flowers in the Nome Creek Valley of the White Mountain National Recreation Area, Alaska. The flowers have vibrant magenta petals that curve backward, exposing the dark, pointed stamens. They are set against a blurred, natural background, with bright green leaves visible at the base of the tall, slender stems. The sunlight highlights the delicate texture of the petals and the lush green foliage.
Rick Thoman reshared this.

#TRANSFORMERS ONE | Official Trailer 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2NuUWuwPCM
I'm not expecting the most out of this, but it could be fun.
#Animation #TransformersOne #cinemastodon

Steve Herman mastodon (AP)
NASA announces Perseverance rover on Mars โ€œhas found a fascinating rock that has some indications it may have hosted microbial life billions of years agoโ€ฆโ€
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/mars-2020-perseverance/perseverance-rover/nasas-perseverance-rover-scientists-find-intriguing-mars-rock/
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bhahne mastodon (AP)
Just don't bring a sample back to Earth and incubate it in a lab. "Don't worry, it's perfectly safe!" ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

**- Vous pratiquez des sports extrรชmes ?
  • De temps en temps, je contredis ma femmeโ€ฏ!**

TheDarcBird mastodon (AP)
It wasn't until I started reading the article that I realised that this was actually the government protecting universities from undue pressure and financial constraints.


unusual_whales mastodon (AP)
U.S PCE price index (MoM) actual: 0.1% vs 0.0% previous; est 0.1%

#news #finance #economics #stocks #options

C'est quand le moustique se pose sur tes testicules que tu comprends que la violence ne rรฉsout rien dans la vie.



Shoq mastodon (AP)
You mean the โ€œfeta-verse?โ€ Or was it the โ€œfedee-verse?โ€ or the โ€œfederated universe?โ€ There are probably a dozen people on the planet who know what โ€œfederated messagingโ€ is. Imagine if the โ€œInternetโ€ has been called, โ€œTCP/IP Net.โ€ The only people I meet who like the term are the early pioneers, and many of their peers dislike it, too. But itโ€™s probably far too late to change it.

In reply toโ€ฆ
https://mastodon.social/@Snowshadow/112853181505898139

What ;'s wrong with "fediverse" as a name?

I like "Fediverse". Maybe it just needs a flag. [insert Eddie Izzard joke here].
Flag of the organization "The United Federation of Planets" as seen in Star Trek.

Lisa Kalayji mastodon (AP)
"These โ€œtrue crimeโ€ shows describe women like Olivia, victims of domestic violence who kill their abusers in self-defense as evil, manipulative, promiscuous, insane, and monsters. The prison staff who watched the episode recounted how the prosecutor called the actor portraying Olivia a violent psychopath.

In 2015, nine years after my conviction for killing my abusive boyfriend, I was contacted by a production company... When I didnโ€™t reply, the next set of letters was menacing: Weโ€™re going to do the show with or without you. You should want to help others avoid your fate."

The goal of womenโ€™s โ€œtrue crimeโ€ shows is to make us look like violent monsters instead of victims of violence. This media operates as the carceral stateโ€™s cultural ministerโ€”it manipulates viewers into believing we, as survivors of abuse, should be punished for being alive."

https://theappeal.org/true-crime-shows-exploit-and-lie-about-incarcerated-women/

#PrisonIndustrialComplex #VAWG #VAW #Media #TV #Film #Patriarchy #Misogyny #StateViolence #Abolition #AbolishPrisons #Capitalism


taz (inoffiziell) friendica (via ActivityPub)
Besitzen UnternehmenserbInnen mehr als 26 Millionen Euro, mรผssen sie eigentlich Steuern zahlen. Ein Schlupfloch erlaubt ihnen, das zu umgehen.#Erbschaftssteuer #Milliardรคre #Bundesverfassungsgericht #Steuerpolitik #SozialeGerechtigkeit #KolumneErnsthaft? #Deutschland #Politik #Serie
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Gondoliere mastodon (AP)
Und das hat ihnen vermutlich wie immer ein hohes Tier aus der Finanzverwaltung gesteckt?!

(oder umgekehrt, aber was macht das schon fรผr einen Unterschied)
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Lauren Weinstein mastodon (AP)
In new major poll, 89% (!) of Americans agree with Biden's decision to end his run for another presidential term.
CORRUPT mastodon (AP)
Mass panic.


So, a guy got out his gun and shot a tree-trimmer because he was angry about the noise


#guns #guncrazy #somepeopleskids #murica
Then there was a SWAT team and a 6-hour standoff.

https://abc7chicago.com/post/schaumburg-il-shooting-man-allegedly-shoots-davey-tree/15094701/
People with guns are like bees with singers. Most are ok, but it's the one in the many thousands that will cause an avalanche of terror and chaos. And we have no licensing, insurance, or certification requirements.

I've been formally trained by law enforcement to maintain and operate firearms, but I do not own one because liability exceeds my need to have one. Unfortunately, we have way too many aggressive Barney Fife simpletons out there with guns
Illinois has pretty strict gun laws... but illegal guns are still out there - and this guy probably did have a permit. If he bought it within the last few years, he would even have to have had safety training.

AI6YR Ben mastodon (AP)
One way bee escape box - attempt to extract bees from a travel trailer without losing the hive or spraying chemicals. End of the tube will be affixed to the current exit hole for the hive. Bees will crawl through tube to red bee escape (one way, they can leave but not return). They end up in a hive nuc with wax and hopefully will assume it an extension to the hive. Eventually all the brood and rhe queen in original hive will move out into the new box. Maybe. #beekeeping
Vacuum tube screwed and gorilla taped to an ugly lime green box. Top view of back of box showing cone and tube and a frame
Red cone inside a box, taped in place with gorilla tape.
AI6YR Ben mastodon (AP)
@msbellows @me_valentijn Not yet set up. The box is ready, need to go drive over and connect it tonight when it's dark!

We're logging off now.

If you have any issues over the weekend feel free to drop us a message, we'll pick it up on Monday.

You can also check out our website here: https://www.newsmastfoundation.org/

Enjoy your weekend everyone!

Christopher Baker mastodon (AP)
#Wordle 1,133 2/6*

๐ŸŸฉโฌ›โฌ›๐ŸŸฉโฌ›
๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ
Wonderful! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰
Christopher Baker mastodon (AP)
Thank you ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ‘

Juggling With Eggs mastodon (AP)
โ€œIn the past, communists marched in the streets waving red flags. Today, they march through HR [Human Resources], college campuses, and courtrooms to wage lawfare against good, honest people. In Unhumans, Jack Posobiec and Joshua Lisec reveal their plans and show us what to do to fight back.โ€

J.D Vance

Yup thatโ€™s right, anyone with a progressive mindset is โ€˜unhumanโ€™ in the eyes of #Vance.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/07/jd-vance-unhumans-book-jack-posobiec-alt-right-january-6/
Juggling With Eggs mastodon (AP)
โ€œOn a base level, unhumans seek the death of the successful and the desecration of the beautiful.โ€

Letโ€™s just remind ourselves that Unhuman has a forward by Steve #Bannon who is currently sporting some rather fetching prison overalls last I heardโ€ฆ

This is so incredibly stupid and I cannot stop laughing
The hole in a guitar is traditionally used to store soft cheeses and dried meats which are fed to the drummer when he does a good job

"On X, you can say transphobic, homophobic, racist, misogynistic slurs with very little consequence."

@saskia went back to Twitter / X this week as part of our mission to help the people who are still over there join better alternatives.

She put her findings into a blog but we warn you, it's not good news.

https://forbetter.ghost.io/mojo-dojo-casa-house-x-masculinity/

#Twitter #Mastodon #Fediverse #ElonMusk #TwitterIsDead
almondtree reshared this.
@spudwart

100% we'd love to see more people drop Twitter completely and move to the decentralised alternatives, but a lot of people (especially nonprofit orgs we hope to work with) can't do that.

Until then, we'll be encouraging them to try it out so making the move comes easier later.


flexghost. mastodon (AP)
I laughed so hard coffee came out my nose โ˜•๏ธ

No, fascist loving New York Times, he hid like a coward. Donald Trump is hiding from debating Kamala like a coward

โ€ฆWhy donโ€™t you go post another article about how he was a brave little soldier with his ear owie from a glass fragment

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Headline Now Facing Harris, Trump Backs Off Commitment to Debate in September
The former president suggested moving a debate from ABC News to Fox.

Can the New York Times and maga Haberman Take Trumpโ€™s 3 inch dick out out of their mouth for like three minutes?

You are up guys!!
I was on the Zoom breaking call last night.
Small donation until payday...
Guys for Harris are up on Monday.
Zoom call , please register and be ready.


Chris Geidner mastodon (AP)
The Obamas endorsed Kamala Harris bright and early this morning. Hereโ€™s their statement:
THE OFFICE OF BARACK AND
MICHELLE OBAMA
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 26, 2024
Statement by President Obama and Mrs. Obama
Endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris
This week, we got a chance to catch up with a friend who we've known for more than 20 years.  โ€ฆ We couldn't be more excited for her -- or more thrilled to
endorse Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for
President.
We agree with President Biden -- choosing Kamala was one of the best decisions he's made. She has the resume to prove it: As a prosecutor, she defended the Constitution and fought for folks who deserve a fair shake. As California's AG, she worked hard to ensure everyone was treated fairly, no matter who they are or who they love. As a Senator, she was one of the strongest voices holding the Trump administration accountable. And, as Vice President, she helped lead the charge on expanding the Affordable Care Act, combating climate change, fighting for reproductive freedom, equality, and the rule of law.
But Kamala has more than a resume. She has the
vision, the character, and the strength that this critical moment demands. There is no doubt in our mind that
Kamala Harris has exactly what it takes to win this election and deliver for the American people. At a time when the stakes have never been higher, she gives us all reason to hope.
We know over the next few months, Kamala will continue to make her case directly to the American
people - Democrats, Republicans, and independents alike. As she does, she will have our full support - and we look forward to watching her unite our party and our country around a vision for a brighter, fairer, more prosperous future.
We're going to do everything we can to elect Kamala Harris the next President of the United States. And we
hope you'll join us.
###

FAIR mastodon (AP)
With so much attention on individual politiciansโ€™ temperaments and on the countryโ€™s political temperature generally, itโ€™s easy to forget that US governance is based around structures. These structures are being undermined, but they also have design flaws, if you will, that have been present from the start--as explored in a new book by this week's CounterSpin guest.

https://fair.org/home/ari-berman-on-minority-rule/
Image of a red chess king surrounded by blue pawns

Charlotte Walker mastodon (AP)
Who is the racist/xenophobic, Trump-voting/Farage-supporting relative in your extended family? It always seems to be an uncle
bytebro mastodon (AP)
In my case, it was my dad's youngest brother. When I was a kid he was interesting and clever; he was an electronics engineer, and used to help me with physics homework. Then toward the end of his life he became a full-on extreme-right nut-job with all the faux-patriotic "lest we forget" crap, and it was so sad to me. His kids, my cousins, were infected with it as well, so I've lost them and their families as well. Sad.

Sue Stone mastodon (AP)
"A research team at the University of Tรผbingen has found that most glyphosate that ends up in European rivers likely does not come from herbicides, as previously assumed; instead, it may be the result of additives to detergents."

https://phys.org/news/2024-07-glyphosate-european-rivers-farming.html

#KamalaHarris #Fundraiser Breaks #Zoom #Record With 100,000 #Supporters Raising Over $1.8 Million

#ConnieBritton says the #VPโ€™s #campaign is โ€œ#seismic,โ€ while #Pink!, who called in from #Sweden, says itโ€™s time to get โ€œ#extraloudโ€

https://www.thewrap.com/kamala-harris-fundraiser-breaks-zoom-record/
Marion Donnelly reshared this.
Rightwing Groups, #Republican #state #parties file #FEC #complaint over #BidenHarris #campaign #funds

โ€œIf the #candidate is not a candidate in the #generalelection, all #contributions made for the #generalelection shall be either #returned or #refunded to the #contributors or #redesignated โ€ฆ, or #reattributed โ€ฆ, as #appropriateโ€

โ€” The donations were properly redesignated to help elect the new Democratic Nominee as appropriate.

https://newjerseymonitor.com/2024/07/26/citizens-united-gop-state-parties-file-fec-complaint-over-biden-harris-campaign-funds/

molly in missouri mastodon (AP)
You know how i *know* #CollectiveEconomicAction scares #capitalism more than violent uprisings do?
Because media never talks about it, but loves to hype the threat of violent overthrow.
Plus, violence is always profitable to the billionaires, and Strikes+Boycotts+Community deprives billionaires of what they need in order to stay On Top.
Seems obvious what we need is to boycott selectively first, then across the board once we dismantle the worst offenders.
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When you are a Wikipedia editor, sometimes you have to help out your fellow contributors who struggle to maintain an encyclopedic tone
On the "Skateboarding trick" article, the line "nobody likes it because it looks like ass." was changed to "it is unpopular due to its low visual appeal"
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Dan Neuman hometown (AP)
#Poilievre is trying to make a mountain out of a decriminalization molehill. What he says is a secret plan to decriminalize hard drugs was posted onto an open government website, and only states that the Trudeau government will work with any jurisdiction that wants to use decriminalization to reduce opioid deaths in the area. It isn't a national plan at all. #CanPoli #CDNPoli

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/the-opioid-crisis-is-hard-to-solve-partisan-politics-isn-t-making-it-easier-1.7275460
Dan Neuman hometown (AP)
@npilon @crispius Poilievre just lies
Nick Pilon mastodon (AP)
@crispius I think the part to ๐Ÿ™„ at isn't the decriminalization side, it's the idea that this is a "secret plan" that Trudeau is going to "force" on the country.

This is (at least) the second time this year that the cons have run the "secret Liberal plans" script, and rather than explaining every time how gov't works, the response needs to be making fun of them for being fools.

Grantscherm mastodon (AP)
Wenn heute fรผr dich alles schief gegangen ist, ist das kein Wunder.

Wir haben Freitag, den 26. Das ist doppelt so schlimm wie Freitag, der 13.

Onkel Schrullich mastodon (AP)
"Welchen Geschmack soll ihr Kaffee haben? Vanille, Cookie Choko, Lotus Biscoff, Macadamia, Haselnuss?"
"Kaffeegeschmack wรคre toll."

Der Schwarze Holunder ist รผbrigens die #Heilpflanze des Jahres 2024. Die schwarzblauen Beeren sind vielseitig in der #Kรผche und #Naturmedizin verwendbar, sollten jedoch nie roh gegessen werden. Sie enthalten den #Giftstoff #Sambunigrin, der durch Erhitzen unschรคdlich gemacht wird. #Holunderbeeren sind reich an wertvollen Inhaltsstoffen wie #VitaminC, #Kalium und #Flavonoiden, die antioxidativ wirken.

#Heilpflanze2024 #SchwarzerHolunder #Gesundheit #Kochen

https://www.bzfe.de/service/news/aktuelle-meldungen/news-archiv/meldungen-2023/september/schwarzer-holunder-ist-heilpflanze-des-jahres-2024/

There was a young lady named Bright,
Who could travel much faster than light.
She departed one day,
In a relative way,
And returned the previous night.

#Poem
#poem

Wolven vallen steeds vaker schapen en andere dieren aan. In de eerste drie maanden van dit jaar zijn 267 aanvallen op dieren vastgesteld, in dezelfde periode van 2023 waren dit er nog 77.
In vrijwel alle gevallen hadden de landeigenaren geen hek of prikkeldaad om hun grond staan of andere preventieve maatregelen genomen om schade door wolven tegen te gaan. https://www.ed.nl/binnenland/landeigenaren-beschermen-hun-dieren-nauwelijks-bijna-drie-keer-meer-wolvenaanvallen~a66e8f3a/

Dat zij wettelijk verplicht zijn hun vee te beschermen staat er helaas niet bij.

Venial Trinities mastodon (AP)
I have plenty of prejudice. It's okay. You do too, and that doesn't mean you're a bad person. What decides your character is what you choose to do about it. Fight against it. Choose to reject the easy route and actively work to counter your own prejudices. In fact, you should assume that everything you think and do is informed by your prejudices, and adjust accordingly. It's not easy, and you're going to fuck up. I do all the goddamn time. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't try every goddamn time.

We can all be better than we are. That's terrifying and awesome and hard and impossible some days, but it's worth it when you break down some part of yourself and realize what that wall was hiding from you.

And fuck it, even if you get nothing out of doing the work, you've got to do it anyway because that's what you have to do. Because other people matter too. If they stop mattering, what's the point?
TheDarcBird mastodon (AP)
As The Doctor says:
Never be cruel or cowardly.

https://youtu.be/rIG5FiZlOAA?si=F8_Jku-PYnvExyMQ
Venial Trinities mastodon (AP)
@TheDarcBird
I'd rather a kind coward than a cruel brave person, honestly, but neither is preferable to either or both, definitely.
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