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#SalemMA - #ZeroWasteSalem Free #BookSwap and #TerraCycle Collection

"Zero Waste Salem Free Book Swap returns to the Community Life Center at 401 Bridge Street on Saturday, March 21 from 10:00am-1:00pm! Swapping isn’t necessary — you may donate, take away, or both.

We accept ONLY books, CDs, DVDs, records (all in original cases, please), plus puzzles and greeting cards. We are also accepting bags (paper, plastic, grocery, cloth) for swapping.

All items must be clean, dry, and mildew free.

TO DONATE, please drop off at the Community Life Center on Friday, March 20 from 4:00-7:00pm, or Saturday, March 21 from 9:00am-noon. Remaining items will be donated.

Please understand that our volunteers will have to sort through and trash anything except the accepted items.

Please respect volunteers’ time and health and DO NOT bring magazines, VHS, old/mildewed/outdated books, home CDs, binders, and cassette tapes.

TERRACYCLE — We’re collecting FIVE TerraCycle categories of otherwise hard-to-recycle items. Please keep each TerraCycle stream separate.
** #Swiffers: All used, dried #Swiffer pads.
** #Razors: All brands of reusable and disposable razors, blades & cartridges, as well as any flexible or rigid plastic packaging they come in.
** Dental Care: Non-electric #toothbrushes, #toothpaste tubes, & #floss containers. All brands, plus toothbrush packaging.
**Brita: #Brita dispenser, Brita pitchers, Brita bottles, Brita standard filters, Brita Stream filters, Brita bottle filters, Brita filter packaging, Brita Longlast® filters, Brita Stream® pitchers.
**#BurtsBees empty product containers and packaging.

IMPORTANT CHANGE: No deodorant or mouthwash bottles accepted as of January 1, 2025. Please place mouthwash bottles (with cap on) into curbside recycling carts."

Source:
https://greensalem.com/event/zero-waste-salem-free-book-swap-terracycle-collection/

#SolarPunkSunday #FreeBookSwap #CDSwap #DVDSwap #RecordSwap #TerracycleCollection #Recycling

Zero Waste Salem Free Book Swap and TerraCycle Collection - Green Salem

Zero Waste Salem Free Book Swap returns to the Community Life Center at 401 Bridge Street on Saturday, March 21 from 10:00am-1:00pm! Swapping isn’t necessary — you may donate, take …

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Jennifer Morency

Mar 7

Peter Gleick Mar 7

Geneva Convention 1977 Protocols:
“It is prohibited to attack, destroy, remove or render useless objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population, such as... drinking #water installations & supplies and irrigation works... for any other motive.”
https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/world/blatant-and-desperate-crime-irans-fm-condemns-us-attack-on-qeshms-freshwater-desalination-plant-warns-of-grave-consequences/

Blatant and desperate crime: Irans FM condemns US attack on Qeshms freshwater desalination plant, warns of grave consequences - The Tribune

In a post on X, Araghchi emphasised that the US has set a dangerous precedent by targeting Iran's infrastructure.

The Tribune

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Mar 7

Remembering 60 years since humanity first touched the surface of another planet https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/07/60_years_since_humanity_touched/ On 1 Mar 1966, the USSR's "Venera 3, sterilized before launch to avoid contamination from Earth, that was the first to touch the surface of another planet, even if the mission did not go entirely to plan." #space

60 years since humanity touched the surface of another planet

: Remembering the day the Venera 3 impacted Venus

The Register

@taylorlorenz Mastodon is a communication technology where social media can be implemented in a more decentralized and independent approach. The approach ensures that no one company can take over the media, or go out of business taking the entirely of the social network with it. The longevity of this approach ensures freedom from singular control, and makes it more like email and less like myspace, vine, twitter, or many others.

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Feb 28

A page to bookmark: "Let me see some ID: age verification is spreading across the internet" https://www.theverge.com/tech/883855/age-verification-internet-apps-laws-privacy-safety 'Age verification is a reality on a growing number of social media platforms, requiring an ID or facial scan for full access to everything from YouTube to Roblox. The age-gating wave is coming along with calls for stronger child safety measures online, despite concerns about privacy, security, and censorship.' #censorship #ageverification #internet #privacy

Let me see some ID: age verification is spreading across the internet

A growing number of online platforms are adopting age verification measures, raising concerns from users about privacy, security, and censorship.

The Verge

Jennifer Morency

Feb 6

Violet Madder Feb 6

The new Worse Cop is here to make the old Bad Cop look Good.

The rightward ratchet keeps clicking.

@therealnews https://mastodon.social/@therealnews/116025989907246026

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Feb 6

Ad blocking is alive and well, despite Chrome's attempts to make it harder https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/06/chrome_mv3_no_harm_ad_blocking/ "[D]evelopers of Chrome-based extensions have a broader set of concerns than the APIs used for blocking content and tracking scripts. The technical and functional improvements sought by developers have been slow to materialize and the oversight of the Chrome Web Store has been underwhelming – security is still a problem, among other issues." #adblock #Chrome

Ad blocking is alive and well, despite Chrome's attempts to make it harder

: The end isn't nigh after all

The Register

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Feb 3

Mozilla announces switch to disable all #Firefox #AI features https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/mozilla-will-let-you-turn-off-all-firefox-ai-features/ 'The new "Block AI enhancements" toggle will be available in Firefox 148 on February 24 and will help block current and future generative AI features in the desktop browser from a single location. Users will also have the option to enable specific AI tools while keeping others disabled.'

Mozilla announces switch to disable all Firefox AI features

In response to user feedback on AI integration, Mozilla announced today that the next Firefox release will let users disable AI features entirely or manage them individually.

BleepingComputer

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Jan 9

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Jennifer Morency

Jan 9

D C Fitzgerald Jan 9

Interesting view of the Milky Way. #photo #nature #space #milkyway

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