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Jimijamflimflam

@Jimijamflimflam@mstdn.social

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I’m Jimi.

I quietly contemplate these days. I enjoy reading about and infrequently discussing #SciFi, #Fantasy, #Horror, #Science, #USPolitics and #Noir. I’ve been #TentCamping over half my life.

#StarTrek🖖rocks.
I love all #Tolkien.
#MST3K is hilarious.
Michael Myers🔪the 1st shape.
#Ghibli storytelling is *gorgeous*
#Svengoolie rules!
Han shot first.

Early Gen X feral latchkey kid. Married. Mostly harmless. I block AI & jagbags.

We call them gym shoes round here.

Human	Not Immortal. Really.
Location	In far Northern Illinois. Previously Braga, Pt., Funchal, Pt., Barrie, Ontario. Far Northern Illinois before all that.
Banner Image	Fall is the season on the lakefront in Barrie, Ontario. A photographer in a yellow jacket sits under a reddish dynamic sculpture. New construction is visible in the background. Blue sky with scattered white clouds. The lake is reflecting the blue sky.
Toots	Toots disappear like tears in the rain. However it takes a while. So I got that going for me at least.

Jimijamflimflam 3h ago

Natasha Jay 3h ago

It's sunflower season starting here in Ireland at least 🌻🌻🌻. David Zinn shows how they can be cultivated on pavements using chalk, water and a large dose of whimsy ...

#DavidZinn #StreetArt #Art

Jimijamflimflam 3h ago

Amy Diehl, Ph.D.3h ago

So-called objective metrics in academia disadvantage women. Letters of reference for women tend to have less stand-out adjectives. Women's papers are cited less, their grants are smaller on avg & their papers have a harder time getting past reviewers.
https://www.livescience.com/human-behavior/the-first-author-was-a-woman-she-should-be-in-the-kitchen-not-writing-papers-bias-in-stem-publishing-still-punishes-women

'The first author was a woman. She should be in the kitchen, not writing papers': Bias in STEM publishing still punishes women

"What is the hard evidence, beyond anecdote and suspicion, that unconscious bias impacts on women's careers? Increasing numbers of studies show, in many different guises, just how potent such bias can be."

Live Science

Jimijamflimflam 3h ago

Jerome G 10h ago

Steady improvement. I think this one is my strongest so far.

Jimijamflimflam 6h ago

Lee “Batman” Brown 6h ago

Too many people are trying to divorce themselves from the rest of the world. Separation is an illusion, y'all! 🫶

Jimijamflimflam 6h ago

Kevin Leecaster 6h ago

It would be interesting for some groups to provide some estimates on how much return on investment the fossil fuel industry can be expected to earn from their efforts to put Republicans in charge of all three branches of the U.S. government.

Jimijamflimflam 6h ago

Natasha Jay 9h ago

🌞 Mainiu's automatic car awnings are becoming popular in China to avoid cars becoming boiling hot when parked outside during the summer.

Jimijamflimflam 12h ago

Sean Casten 13h ago

Once again: the fossil fuel industry wants energy prices to be high. The Republican Party is in the pocket of the fossil fuel industry. And thus, they are celebrating the passage of a big ugly bill that will cause your energy prices to go up. https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/big-beautiful-bill-state-costs

Chart: ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ would cause energy bills to go up in every state

Legislation just passed by the Senate would undo clean-energy tax credits, slowing the addition of new power to the grid and saddling customers with…

Canary Media

Jimijamflimflam 12h ago

SETI Institute 13h ago

#PPOD: This image showcases the 9.8-kilometer-long moon Daphnis as it journeys within the Keeler Gap of Saturn's A ring, captured by Cassini's narrow-angle camera 15 years ago on July 5, 2010. As Daphnis orbits Saturn, it induces gravitational ripples along the edges of the gap. The ring particles are drawn toward the moon and then settle back into the ring. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/Cassini Imaging Team/Jason Major

#planetaryscience #space #science

Jimijamflimflam 12h ago

Phil Rudland 6d ago

#Photography #BumbleBee #Florespondance
A bumblebee getting covered in pollen inside a Hollyhock flower.

Jimijamflimflam 12h ago

AniFem 13h ago

The Summer Hikaru Died – Episode 1

Highly recommended for anybody interested in horror, queer storytelling, experimental animation, or just good anime generally.

https://www.animefeminist.com/the-summer-hikaru-died-episode-1/

#anime #horror #LGBTQIA #queer #netflix

MikeDunnAuthor 6d ago

Today in Labor History July 1, 1944: Willem Arondeus, a gay, Dutch, anti-Nazi resistance fighter was executed by the occupation forces, along with eleven others, for bombing the Amsterdam public records office in order to prevent Nazis from identifying Dutch Jews and others wanted by the Gestapo. His final words were: "Tell people that homosexuals are not cowards."

#workingclass #LaborHistory #nazis #fascism #antifa #antifascism #willemarondeus #lgbtq #gestapo #antisemitism #holocaust #resistance #homophobia