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Mock Paper Scissors wordpress (AP)
Silhouette of a cat watching a zoom call
Muffin attends Childless Cat Ladies for Harris call.

Hey guys, remember the Pandemic and how everyone ended up working and playing on Zoom (looking at you, Toobin!), and then there was the Zoom backlash and everyone hated it? “Coulda been an email, ‘Grain!”

We’re back to loving it, according to this morning’s email thingie from Axios:
Gatherings of tens of thousands of Vice President Harris’ supporters are raising millions of dollars for her campaign — and it’s happening on Zoom.
  • Why it matters: It’s a new era of virtual rallies. These online events are cheaper to organize, easier to attend, and will be powerful tools for fundraising and voter outreach this fall, Axios’ Jacob Knutson writes.
🔎 Zoom in: On Thursday night, a “White Women: Answer the Call” Zoom event organized by activist Shannon Watts was attended by 200,000 participants and raised over $8.5 million, according to organizers.

Honestly, I cannot imagine how any resource-intense video application could possibly host 200,000 participants at the same time, let alone take secure donations from the same platform. Zoom has clearly upped their game from the glitchy video conferences I recall.
👀 What’s next: The virtual blitz continues. Harris is set to give a virtual address at a Gen Z summit hosted by Voters of Tomorrow this afternoon.
  • The group White Dudes for Harris will hold a Zoom call Monday night.

If you have not already donated to the campaign and feel so inclined, you can join one of these calls and do it then. You don’t have to be a White Dude or Gen Z to participate; I participated in the Win with Black Men call, and no one noticed.

Also from Axios:
In the days since Vice President Kamala Harris launched her presidential bid, more than 170,000 volunteers have joined her cause, her campaign says.

The momentum is there.

https://mockpaperscissors.com/2024/07/27/fast-changing-world/

Team USA wins its first medal of the Paris Summer Olympics


Divers Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook won the first U.S. medal of the Paris Olympics: a silver in the 3-meter synchronized springboard. It's the first time the U.S. has medaled in the event since 2012.

#news #npr #publicradio #usa
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Sig Sauer guns hanging on soldiers’ hips may be firing without trigger pull


On military bases from Virginia to the Middle East, pistols made by New Hampshire-based Sig Sauer have allegedly fired without a trigger pull, seriously wounding soldiers in some instances.

#news #npr #publicradio #usa
posted by pod_feeder_v2

Opinion: Think you have a rough travel story? Try 52 days stuck in space


Two astronauts have been hanging out on the International Space Station since last month, waiting for the Boeing capsule that got them there to be repaired to bring them home.

#news #npr #publicradio #usa
posted by pod_feeder_v2
Whuffo diaspora
Boeing would rather those astronauts die than ask Musk to rescue them.

AkaSci 🛰️ mastodon (AP)
The Internet is buzzing with reports of Mars rover Perseverance finding possible signs of ancient microbial life.

Analysis of the rock named “Cheyava Falls” by Perseverance's instruments indicate chemical signatures and structures that could have been formed by microbial life billions of years ago when the area had running water. But non-biological origins cannot be ruled out.

Only bringing the rock back to earth will provide definitive answers.

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/mars-2020-perseverance/perseverance-rover/nasas-perseverance-rover-scientists-find-intriguing-mars-rock/
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An annotated image of the “Cheyava Falls” rock indicates the markings akin to leopard spots, which have particularly captivated scientists, and the olivine in the rock. The image was captured by the WATSON instrument on NASA’s Perseverance Mars ... Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
AkaSci 🛰️ mastodon (AP)
Astrobiologists use a seven-step scale, called the CoLD (Confidence of Life Detection) scale, to research whether a sample could indicate life.

The “Cheyava Falls” rock sample being studied by Mars rover Perseverance is currently at Step 1 - “Detect possible signal.” Much additional analysis and study is needed to get to step 7.

Credit: NASA/Aaron Gronstal
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-perseverance-rover-scientists-find-intriguing-mars-rock
#NASA #JPL #Mars
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Graphic of the seven-step scale, called the CoLD (Confidence of Life Detection) scale, to research whether a sample could indicate life.
Credit: NASA/Aaron Gronstal
AkaSci 🛰️ mastodon (AP)
Here is a selfie of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover taken on July 23, 2024, next to intriguing “Cheyava Falls” rock.

The selfie is composed of 62 images taken by the WATSON camera on the end of the rover’s robotic arm. The images were stitched together after being sent back to Earth, with image of the robotic arm erased out.

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/pia26344-perseverances-selfie-with-cheyava-falls
#NASA #JPL #Mars
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NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover took this selfie on July 23, 2024, the 1,218th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. To the left of the rover near the center of the image is the arrowhead-shaped rock nicknamed “Cheyava Falls,” which has features that may bear on the question of whether Mars was home to microscopic life in the distant past. The small dark hole in the rock is where Perseverance took a core sample, which is now in a sample tube stored in the rover’s belly. The white patch to the right of the hole is where the rover used an abrasion tool to clear away the top surface, allowing science instruments to study the rock’s composition.


Hacker Olympics


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We asked, you answered: How do you stay cool without air conditioning?


How do you cool down without air conditioning? Our readers respond with clever hacks involving towels, ice packs — anc pickle.

#news #npr #publicradio #usa
posted by pod_feeder_v2
Whuffo diaspora
A fan helps a lot.

Andrew Dessler mastodon (AP)
if you're a generator salesman in Houston, you're gonna be making money

This Is My Glasgow mastodon (AP)
Love this sculpture over the entrance to the former British Linen Bank building on Govan Road in Glasgow, especially the little sea-dragon on the boat's bow. It's on one of the city's best examples of Glasgow Style commercial building, which was designed by Salmon, Son and Gillespie and was built in 1899. The sculptural work is by Francis Derwent Wood, Johan Keller and Richard Ferris.

#glasgow #architecture #glasgowbuildings #sculpture #govan #glasgowstyle
An ornate sculpture over thr door of a Victorian bank building.

pixelfed mastodon (AP)
Sometimes, a seemingly small request can spark a wave of joy for someone on the other side of the screen.

The power of connection, of making a real difference in someone's experience, is what drives us here at Pixelfed.

We cherish your feedback and are always working to create a platform where your voice truly matters, where every suggestion has the potential to make a world of difference, even for just one person.

Thank you for being a part of our journey.

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@dansup is uploading a photo to pixelfed a 2-step process like it is on mastodon? I'm trying to get IFTTT webhooks to work using this guide
https://hyperborea.org/journal/2017/12/mastodon-ifttt/ 
but the author states that photos can't be uploaded to mastodon because of the way it handles photo uploads and | was wondering if pixelfed handles them the same way,

@dansup
We implement the same Mastodon APIs, however | will work on a single endpoint you will be able to use with IFTTT

that would be amazing if possible, its the only thing that keeps me from using pixelfed, as I mentioned I struggle to upload images because of a health issue, and if I could automate that part, pixelfed would be my home. 

@dansup
yeah, lll have that pushed shortly!
Callalily reshared this.
Old Man mastodon (AP)
trying to imagine the response from a corporate AI bot...
I was super excited to see @FedicaHQ add @pixelfed to their list of platforms. I had one of those “aww, it’s growing up so fast!” moments.

Also… dark mode pls? 🥰

foo ✅ mastodon (AP)
They've been indoctrinated for centuries to only believe what they are told and to never trust their own minds, so... probably not. Trump telling them they won't have to ever think for themselves again is right in line with their training.

Europe Says mastodon (AP)
https://www.europesays.com/1364449/ Kamala Harris’s Environmental and Climate Record, in Her Own Words | “I care about the environment not because I have any particular desire to hug a tree, but I have a strong desire to hug a healthy baby.” #Climate
Kamala Harris’s Environmental and Climate Record, in Her Own Words | “I care about the environment not because I have any particular desire to hug a tree, but I have a strong desire to hug a healthy baby.”
Kevin Leecaster reshared this.

we do something right here occasionally

Squatter gets 40 years for illegally taking over Panama City Beach condo in Florida


Olandis Hobbs, 37 was sentenced on Tuesday after being found guilty earlier this month of using false documents to take ownership of an approximately $700,000 condo in the Panama City Beach area, according to the State Attorney's Office of the 14th Judicial Circuit.

"I hope this sends a strong message," State Attorney Larry Basford said in a release. "Do not come to Northwest Florida and try to steal people's identifications and/or property by squatting because we will not tolerate this."

The property is legally owned by an 85-year-old woman and her children.

Hobbs has committed similar acts in other places, like New York, and he was sued but never arrested.

"This might be your first significant conviction, but it is a doozy," Judge Dustin Stephenson said, according to the release. "You stole rest from the sunset of someone's life and should be punished for it."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/squatter-gets-40-years-illegally-210526878.html

Kamala Uses Trump’s Favorite Photo Against Him in First Campaign Ad


Soundtracked to Beyoncé’s 2016 song “Freedom,” the campaign ad alternates between footage of Harris, her supporters, and B-roll footage, over which the vice president and 2024 candidate says, “In this election we each face a question: What kind of country do we want to live in?”

Cutting to footage of Trump and J.D. Vance, Harris’s voiceover continues, “There are some people who think we should be a country of chaos, of fear, of hate. But us, we choose something different. We choose freedom.”

It also mentions choosing “a future where … no one is above the law,” at which point the video cuts to Trump’s 2023 Fulton County Jail mug shot—an image the Trump campaign itself has used on its website and merchandise—as well as a flurry of news headlines, timed to the soundtrack’s percussion, about his recent 34 felony convictions.

The video emphasizes a number of other issues one can expect to be key points of Harris’s campaign, including reproductive freedom, gun violence, childhood poverty, and affordable health care.

The ad closes with Harris saying, “We believe in the promise of America, and we’re ready to fight for it. Because when we fight we win.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/kamala-uses-trump-favorite-photo-135604091.html
Excellent ad!


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The Floods Were Terrible

We're fortunately located so we weren't affected. But others lost everything.

qlod diaspora
La nature se venge des parasites, des autos mais pas de #vus ni de #camionnette!
Tony diaspora
So sad 😢

Ben Ramsey mastodon (AP)
I see a lot of y’all shaming cushion humpers, and it’s not a good look.
Kevin Boyd mastodon (AP)
Only the ones who aspire to be one cheeseburger away from the presidency.

(I know, critiquing diet is even less of a good look, but I'm allowed to: I had a slice of cake for dinner.)
Nick Sloan mastodon (AP)
My least favorite thing about running against the fascists every four years is what it brings out in many of the people I agree with. Name-calling and spreading baseless claims reduces our cause to their level. Our grievances are real, not schoolyard bullshit.

That said, I really respect the wordplay of “I did not have sectional relations…”

rhetorical question: whyyyyyyy are these white male supremacists so obsessed with reproduction?

Grimes, Elon Musk's ex, is speaking out in support of his estranged trans daughter


In August, Grimes told Wired in an interview that she did have a "big, long conversation" with Musk about his views on transgender people because she wanted to understand where he was coming from.

"It came down to pretty much every way that your transition can cause fertility issues. I was like, 'OK, you don't hate trans people; you hate woke culture,'" she said.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/grimes-elon-musks-ex-speaking-085247761.html
donsimon diaspora
Eugenics is the answer, part of the pseudo science beliefs of the far right & other authoritarian groups.
Bob Lai diaspora
whyyyyyyy are these white male supremacists so obsessed with reproduction?

Because they all thought Tula (British model) was hot until they learned she used to be a he.

Christoph S diaspora

Welcome to #checkin for Wednesday, July 24, 2024!


Good evening/afternoon/morning everyone and welcome to today's #checkin. It was a bit colder today and only around 20C. Had a long day at work. It's already Wednesday, and my last day as #checkin mod for this week. Today is Old Joke day.
I love it that people back in the days had some funny jokes that are still valid today: One of my favorites:
The 10th oldest joke was found in the world's oldest 'joke book.' It's a fourth-century text called "Philogelos" (or "Laughter-Lover"), and is attributed to ancient Greeks Hierocles and Philagrius.

"Asked by the court barber how he wanted his hair cut, the king replied: 'In silence.'"

What is your favorite joke or a joke you remember? May it be ancient or not ancient!

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The Aristocrats joke is all about the journey to the punchline (which is not all that funny). It can be an amazing journey.

The whole movie is "fun", but here is the climactic moments.. Beware, it is far, far beyond all conventional norms.

https://youtu.be/yiBAfmxwdKc
Jodi K diaspora
Watch the AristoCATS instead.


Bruno Roost calckey (AP)
Selber Schuld, wer noch auf X formerly known as... ist. Aber nur mal zur Info für diese armen Seelen:

https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/elon-musk-gibt-chatbot-zugang-zu-nutzer-beitraegen-bei-x-212927824972
#X #Twitter #Musk #Datenschutz #Chatbot

CONTENT WARNING! still images with blood (not sure what's in the vid)
(I missed the blood at first, but once you see it you can't unsee it)

Snipers Took Photos of Thomas Matthew Crooks Before Trump Shooting, Aftermath on Body Cam


This footage only raises more questions and makes this whole failure look even worse. 😬

https://www.tmz.com/2024/07/23/snipers-took-photos-thomas-matthew-crooks-before-trump-shooting/
tomgrzybow diaspora
^Exactly.

And how many "psychological counselors" would blindly give their troubled child an AR-15 to play with?
tomgrzybow diaspora
Then again, the display of trust in a relationship is invaluable.

;-}

Europe Says mastodon (AP)
https://www.europesays.com/1364443/ Cérémonie d’ouverture des JO de Paris 2024 : des spectateurs trempés mais ravis • FRANCE 24 #actu #actualité #ActualitéFrançaise #ActualitésFrançaises #ActualitésFrance #F24 #france #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24Français #FranceNews #france24 #FRANCE24Français #FrenchNews #information #infos #L'actualitéFrançaise #News #NewsFrance
Cérémonie d'ouverture des JO de Paris 2024 : des spectateurs trempés mais ravis • FRANCE 24

Harris campaign: Vance ‘already a disaster’ as Trump VP pick

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4794471-harris-jd-vance-trump-disaster/

Trump Warns of Vote Rigging, Asks Christians to Vote 'Just This Time'

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-warns-vote-rigging-asks-christians-vote-just-this-time-1931018

Today I learned mastodon (AP)
TIL when Great Britian sent a search team for the Franklin Expedition, the HMS Resolute had got trapped in ice. A year later, the ship was recovered by Americans and gifted the the UK. That ship was taken apart to make 3 desks. One of those desks, the Resolute, currently sits in the Oval Office.

https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Resolute_(1850)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1edif91/til_when_great_britian_sent_a_search_team_for_the/

Ein Mann betritt eine Bibliothek, blickt sich unsicher um, nähert sich der Bibliothekarin und fragt: "Haben Sie Bücher über Paranoia?"

Die Bibliothekarin tritt ganz nah an ihn heran und flüstert: "Sie sind direkt hinter Ihnen!"

Ben Ramsey mastodon (AP)
This Olympics feed I’m watching says it’s live, but they just lit the cauldron (hot air balloon), and if it’s live, that means it must be 5am in Paris. Is that right? Is this really live?
Guillaume Rossolini mastodon (AP)
Mastodon says you posted this at 5am Paris time
Screenshot of the post above
This entry was edited (4 months ago)
Ben Ramsey mastodon (AP)
@GuillaumeRossolini Right. I was watching an Olympics feed that claimed to be “live” and wondering whether it was truly live, since it was 5am in Paris when I was watching it. 🙂

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UFW mastodon (AP)
Paulina shared this pic from the plum orchards in Laton CA. She and her coworkers were tethered to a moving trailer as they picked the extra leaves and smaller fruit so that only the best fruit will grow and thrive. #WeFeedYou
Workers standing on a moving platform where they are tethered as they thin trees
UFW mastodon (AP)
@Cassandra the tether is for safety
🔥Cassandra🔥 mastodon (AP)
How fast are they moving? Is it necessary to move while picking? Does the truck automatically stop moving if someone falls off?


taz mastodon (AP)
AfD und BSW streben einen starken, autoritären Staat an, der durchgreift. Das spricht viele Menschen im Osten an, denn das kennen sie aus der DDR. https://taz.de/!6023632


Sue Stone mastodon (AP)
Why these Apache Catholics felt faced with a 'false choice' after priest removed church's icons | AP News

https://apnews.com/article/new-mexico-apache-christ-painting-catholic-controversy-5e8c0331dabb1a80b36b08c7327601f1

and all the things we put in our kids....



bytebro mastodon (AP)
Question for those familiar with Merkin political rules... Are non-USAians actually allowed to contribute to a candidate? Or is it nationals and green-cards only?
Timjan mastodon (AP)
https://www.fec.gov/updates/foreign-nationals/

IANAL, but it sounds like green card holders and citizens only, except for unpaid volunteer work that does not impact any decision making process related to elections. (Probably not a very good summary of the article).
bytebro mastodon (AP)
@timjan Helpful, thanks.
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