@Gardenermerc

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Liberal boomer, atheist, married, she/her, Oregon. I love the birds in my yard. I love cats, too, but please build them a catio or keep them indoors. 
Owner of a Great Pyr Mix. 
I have a Certified Backyard Habitat in my yard.
Portland Metro Areahttps://backyardhabitats.org

Every time I meet an Anarchist, they really just want small local government.

Every time I meet a Satanist, they are really actually agnostic or atheists, with a wicked sense of humor.

Every time I meet a Nihilist, I'm really worried about their long term depression.

Every time I meet a MAGA, they're a Nazi.

@lednaBM @RickiTarr Hear, hear! Well, the swiping at X-ians part (although, I only swipe at harmful ones). Now, in my dotage, I've unfortunately learned that I am not as smart as I used to think I was. 😂
A chilling reminder that American science denial does not just affect people in the US, it kills people globally.
I want to make the point that Zohran Mamdani talked about affordability while also supporting trans kids and immigrants and refusing to endorse genocide and he won against the heavily favored Democrat despite an avalanche of racist, Islamophobic hatred and zillions in dark money. Candidates can do all these things and win. It's just the Democratic Party is full of sellouts, cowards, and bigots.

Have you ever seen a post or thread that you want to look at again after a certain amount of time?

There is a Fediverse reminder bot which you can use to remind you about a particular thread after a specified time period (it can be minutes, hours, days, weeks, months or years later).

To use the bot, reply to the post or thread you want reminding about, mentioning the bot's account with the amount of time you want. More info and instructions in the guide:

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🌻    🍽️ Droughts can reduce the caloric value of flower nectar by up to 95%, study finds

#Science #Bees #Food
#Pollinator #Farming
#Climate #Weather

https://phys.org/news/2025-06-droughts-caloric-nectar.html

Droughts can reduce the caloric value of flower nectar by up to 95%, study finds

A study indicates that projected droughts by the end of this century could reduce the caloric value of flower nectar by up to 95%. This would harm pollinators, such as bees, as well as plants that depend on cross-pollination to reproduce and bear fruit, such as zucchini (Cucurbita pepo). In a less drastic scenario with a 30% reduction in rainfall, the drop was 34%.

Phys.org

#DanielPink on #ViktorFrankl via #LinkedIn:

Viktor Frankl survived Auschwitz.

Then he wrote one of the most powerful books ever written: Man’s Search for Meaning.

Here’s what he discovered—and why it still matters today.

Frankl’s core idea:

“He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.”

It reshapes how we think about suffering, success, and what it means to truly live.

Frankl wasn’t just a survivor.

He was a psychiatrist who introduced a radical idea:

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@paninid Thanks for this reminder. That book deeply moved me and helped put what I thought was hard in my life into perspective. It was a beautifully written book.

I still can't figure out the best way to edit photos on this Android phone, so here's an unedited photo straight from my camera.

#poppy #bloomscrolling

JD Vance is now on Bluesky (yep, really).

I'm pretty sure any Masto instance that hosts him would get de-federated rapidly.

Let's see how Bluesky handles the paradox of tolerance.