except chickens, because fuck chickens

The decay of democracy is certainly evident in the embarrassment of Musk representing the American billionaire oligarchy. But the decline has only just started. The ultra conservative, Christian nationalist (led by ultra conservative Catholics), Heritage organization’s Project2025 will end the great American story. https://universeodon.com/@TomWellborn/113686602443325037

Trump transferred 114,750,000 shares of Trump Media & Technology Group stock as bona fide gift to Donald J. Trust Revocable Trust - Trump owns 0 shares and indirectly owned 114,750,000 shares, and is the sole beneficiary of the Trust. Don Jr. is the trustee.

#Trump #DonaldTrump #DonJr #DonaldTrumpJr #DJT #TrumpMedia

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849635/000147450624000291/xslF345X05/primary_doc.xml

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849635/000147450624000290/xslF345X05/primary_doc.xml

Current* conditions near Mackinaw City, MI:

Current* conditions near Chicago, IL:

Nice, our County has a resilience and sustainability program (which people apparently haven't signed up to yet, or it's brand new). Lots of preparedness resources along with energy savings/climate resources.

"With these increasing risks from climate change, it's important to prepare not only for extreme weather events and disasters as they have happened in the past, but also for potentially larger or more extreme events that may happen in the future. It's also important to take actions to decrease our impact on climate change! "

#DisasterPreparedness #climateemergency #climate

Video of dog rescued from landfill https://abc7.com/post/kind-stranger-rescues-dog-from-landfill/15673037/
#dog #rescue

Speaker Johnson has said: We will not have a government shutdown.

They will vote on the bill that failed last night, without debt limit, per Punchbowl.

#news #finance #economics #stocks #options

"$277 million. That’s how much Musk spent to help elect Trump, according to an analysis by The Washington Post. No surprise, that’s more than any individual has ever spent on a single election.

And for all that money, you too could be co-president.

The Trump campaign claimed it was all about lifting up average Americans."

~ Dan Rather

But it must be asked why so many Americans swallow this obvious sham — repeatedly.

#Trump #ElonMusk #EconomicElites #broligarchy
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https://steady.substack.com/p/plutocracies-thrive-in-darkness

Koffein in Bonbons!

-> Ernährungsfachleute haben die Angaben bei 49 Produkten geprüft und warnen vor möglichen Schäden bei übermäßigem Konsum.
-> Tückisch: Die maximale Tagesmenge ist schnell überschritten.
-> Die Werbung richtet sich oft an Jugendliche, die die Risiken einer Überdosierung möglicherweise unterschätzen.

https://www.verbraucherzentrale.nrw/pressemeldungen/presse-nrw/von-wasser-bis-kaugummi-immer-mehr-produkte-mit-zugesetztem-koffein-102299

#werbung #koffein #vergiftung

President says Israel's actions in Gaza 'transcend all boundaries of humanitarian law' https://jrnl.ie/6577683

'Clearly illegal': Trump megadonors reportedly employ undocumented migrants - Raw Story

https://www.rawstory.com/liz-and-dick-uihlein/

#Publichealth data shows #vaccines have saved at least 154 million lives worldwide over the past 50 years. A biochemist breaks down how claims by RFK Jr. about vaccine safety and effectiveness are inaccurate: https://theconversation.com/vaccine-misinformation-distorts-science-a-biochemist-explains-how-rfk-jr-and-his-lawyers-claims-threaten-public-health-246000 #measles #mumps #polio #mmr #science #vaccineswork

Elon Musk lashes out as he gets first taste of political failure when spending deal voted down - Big Tech billionaire humiliated on Capitol Hill after meddling leads to pre-Christmas chaos for lawmakers as government shutdown looms

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-spending-bill-trump-johnson-jeffries-b2667833.html

Wealth, shown to scale

https://eattherichtextformat.github.io/1-pixel-wealth/

2024 in the rearview, 2025 in our sights
https://19thnews.org/2024/12/2024-in-review-editor-in-chief-julia-b-chan/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into The 19th @the-19th-19thnews

https://www.europesays.com/1703638/ Poland recalls ambassador to Hungary over fugitive asylum case #Ambassador #hír #hungary #Magyarország #News #poland

Chris Murphy: Remember what this is all about: Trump wants Democrats to agree to raise the debt ceiling so he can pass his massive corporate and billionaire tax cut without a problem.

Shorter version: tax cuts for billionaires or the government shuts down for Christmas

(He evidently posted this on the musky place; I saw a graphic of it, and wanted to share what he said, so just retyped it rather than appropriate the image)

Images caught on Google Maps give police big clue in Spanish murder case
A man went missing in Spain last year. Now, Google Maps Street View images have unlocked a part of the investigation into his murder.
#investigation #murder #clue #Spain #Trending #World #GoogleMaps #googlemapscrime
https://globalnews.ca/news/10928097/google-maps-murder-case-spain/

¡Hola! Nos quitamos el abrigo y nos ponemos cómodos en este rinconcito.
Somos un blog sobre carnaval de Cádiz que lleva en línea desde 2006. Nuestro objetivo es difundir la fiesta dándole todo al protagonismo a las coplas. Tenemos recopiladas más de dos mil letras con sus vídeos y muchísimas horas de diferentes pódcast que grabamos desde 2007.
Sabemos (porque @aperalesf es un jartible mastodóntico) que aún no hay mucha presencia canravalera en el fediverso, pero hay que tomar decisiones.
Esta cuenta se dedicará principalmente a redifundir de manera automática los contenidos que publiquemos en el blog, algo que en el páharo dejó de tener sentido hace años.
Eso no quita que de vez en cuando nos dejaremos caer para demostrar que somos personas. ¡Encantados de empezar esta nueva aventurilla!

#Presentación #CarnavalDeCádiz #Blog #Pódcast #CarnavalDeCádiz2025 #COAC2025 #Carnaval2025 #PódcastCarnaval

https://www.europesays.com/1703484/ Elon Musk Suddenly Realizes He Has No Clue How to Govern. Musk is trying to backtrack on his previous demands to shut down the government. #Politics #U.S.Politics #UnitedStates

New York has a hotline for scared CEOs and the cops are breaking the Amazon strike, in case you're wondering what New York City thinks of the working class.

The Norwegian Order of Freemasons now accepts #transgender men as members. Since the order recognizes the legal gender of people, transitioning trans women who became members presenting as men will have to leave. The order also accepts gay men.

https://www.blikk.no/den-norske-frimurerorden-trans-transmann/transmenn-kan-bli-frimurere/259729

#lgbtq

Robert Smith Is Hoarding “Loads” of iPods, Doesn’t “Stream Music on Principle”

"They’ve all got stuff on them which suits my mood"

https://consequence.net/2024/12/robert-smith-ipod-doesnt-stream/

#Music #PhysicalMedia #iPod

Danish tree niss 2

https://www.blipfoto.com/entry/3316860498531582485

#blip #blipfoto #photography #gimp #rawtherapee #niss #Denmark #xmas #advent #decoration

594 #Easy #ClimateSolutions #BalconySolar

"‘If 1.5m Germans have them there must be something in it’: how balcony solar is taking off"
by Stephen Burgen for The Guardian [Dec 18, 2024]

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/18/if-a-million-germans-have-them-there-must-be-something-in-it-how-balcony-solar-is-taking-off

Quotes:
"Balcony solar panels can save 30% on a typical household’s electricity bill and, with vertical surface area in cities larger than roof space, the appeal is clear"

"They are easy to install, and knock chunks off electricity bills. It may not be Romeo and Juliet, but Spain’s balcony scene is heating up as the country embraces what has hitherto been a mainly German love affair with DIY plug-in solar panels."

"Manufacturers say that installing a couple of 300-watt panels will give a saving of up to 30% on a typical household’s electricity bill. With an outlay of €400-800 and with no installation cost, the panels could pay for themselves within six years."

"With solar balconies, no such consent is required unless the facade is listed as of historic interest or there is a specific prohibition from the residents’ association or the local authority. Furthermore, as long as the installation does not exceed 800 watts it doesn’t require certification, which can cost from €100 to €400, depending on the area."

"“The beauty of the solar balconies is they are flexible, cheap and plug straight into the domestic network via a converter, so you don’t have to pay for the installation,” says Santiago Vernetta, CEO of Tornasol Energy, one of Spain’s main suppliers."

"Raquel Paule, director of the Madrid-based Fundación Renovables, says../\..“Balcony power is another piece in the puzzle,” she says. “They are another step towards using the built environment to generate electricity.”

"Michael Schmela, director of market intelligence at SolarPower Europe: “What’s special about balcony power is it’s so versatile and you can install it as part of the building.
“This is the next step. The technology is there but the regulations and architects have to embrace it. There are so many solutions and balcony solar is the latest trend.”

"“Cities need to become more self-sufficient by generating more,” she says. “Energy transition involves a change from cities depending on a centralised system with big companies supplying electricity to a more widely distributed, more democratic and more participative model, and this is what the energy companies are scared of.”
“Big energy companies should be pushing for renewables because they’ve played a big part in getting us into this situation,” she says. “Instead of creating obstacles they should be facilitators by giving everyone access to the grid that they control.”

"Although balcony power is only a fraction of its solar energy capacity, Germany remains far and away the European leader in solar installation. It has set a target of sourcing 80% of electricity from renewables by 2030. The EU target is 42% , which Schmela believes will be achieved."

“If 1.5 million Germans have bought solar balcony kits there must be something in it,” he [Vernetta} says."

#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside
#ClimateBreakDown

SOMEONE SHOW ELON A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Ob ein Weihnachtsmenü für Obdachlose oder Supermarktwaren für mehr als eine halbe Million Euro: Spenden sind wichtig, es bräuchte aber etwas anderes. https://taz.de/!6052745

Kernaussage der Antwort #Linder |s an #Musk : Knapp daneben, Elon.

#FDP #AfD

Elon Musk Looks to Shake Up the U.K.

https://politicalwire.com/2024/12/20/elon-musk-looks-to-shake-up-the-u-k/

Gary observes that non-FOSS people don’t understand or care about licences. Chris admits that he too is somewhat clueless in this area so we try to explain the basics, and then get to the bottom of why “normal” people aren’t interested.

https://linuxafterdark.net/linux-after-dark-episode-85/

#linux #podcast #opensource #licensing

#Rewilding #Amazon #Rainforest #Ecuador

A climb, bees and much to learn... in the canopy.

"Our plan to reconnect the giants of the Amazon" [21:08 min]
by Mossy Earth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA4iNGYkuDA

Quote by ME:
"Dec 18, 2024
In this video we're heading 30 metres above the rainforest floor into the canopy, the most biodiverse yet least explored part of the Amazon rainforest.
🦜To support our work you can become a member here: -> mossy.earth <-

🔎 ABOUT THIS PROJECT
===============================
Back in August 2023 we purchased 194ha of land next to the Yasuni National Park in Ecuador, comprised of a mix of habitats from untouched rainforest to abandoned cattle pastures. Since then we have purchased an additional 15ha attached to our land, taking the total up to 209ha, and we've been working towards numerous ways to improve the habitat quality and monitor its health on our land and beyond ever since.
This video covers our efforts to set up ambient biodiversity monitoring systems using camera traps and bioacoustics, as well as our plan to test and develop canopy bridges to combat the effects of habitat fragmentation for arboreal animals
Read more about this project here: -> mossy.earth/projects/yasuni-rainforest <-

Time stamps
0:00 Intro
0:56 The first climb
5:00 Camera traps in the canopy
8:11 Sentinel trees
10:22 Bioacoustics
13:00 Camera trap results
15:45 Canopy bridges to combat fragmentation

#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside
#ClimateBreakDown

Donald Trump’s team has told European officials that the incoming US president will demand Nato member states increase defence spending to 5% of GDP, but plans to continue supplying military aid to Ukraine, per FT

#news #finance #economics #stocks #options