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Good to learn new things #gettingthere. In no particular order, #VancouverIsland #comedy #music. If there’s an international sporting event with a team from #Canada, count me in. Fret daily about #democracy.
The journalists caught in the #ElonJet drama (including myself) have withdrawn their #Twitter appeals and returned to a social media platform that is just too intertwined with our profession to divorce. https://open.substack.com/pub/newsguy/p/our-feckless-fealty-to-twitter/
Our Feckless Fealty to Twitter

Journalists, including those who were suspended from the platform, accept the reality of the social media platform’s still pervasive influence, despite its many flaws.

The Newsguy -- Steve Herman
Mississippi tornado and storms kill at least 23 https://reut.rs/3z9v2MM
Tornado tears across Mississippi, more than two dozen dead

Rescuers combed through rubble on Saturday after a powerful storm tore across Mississippi late on Friday, killing at least 25 people there and one person in Alabama as it leveled hundreds of buildings and spawned at least one devastating tornado.

Reuters

russian invaders are trashing books from the library of the Pryazovskyi State Technical #University in the temporarily occupied Mariupol

“The occupiers are throwing away books from the library collections of Priazovskyi State University. Then they will be disposed of. Just like the Nazis did during the German occupation of the city during World War II. - #Mariupol City Council informed on Telegram.

Source🔗 https://www.weareukraine.info/russians-trash-books-from-mariupol-universitys-library-funds/

#Ukraine 🇺🇦 #SlavaUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState

Russians trash books from Mariupol University’s library funds

Mariupol City Council informed on Telegram.

We Are Ukraine
When it’s -35C but you can sit at your dining room table drinking coffee and watch the dog team race go by #Nunavut #Arctic #DogTeam

Clarification: this happened in 2019 (Still during the DeSantis' admin)

In Florida, they're arresting 11-year-olds for not standing for the pledge of allegiance. Something something something free speech. https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2019/02/14/mother-upset-after-son-kicked-out-of-class-over-pledge-of-allegiance

Mother Upset After Son Kicked Out of Class Over Pledge of Allegiance

The mother and student spoke to Spectrum News.

Spectrum Bay News 9
Next time you're using one of those soggy paper straws, remember that over 200 private jets took off immediately after the Super Bowl. That's the same carbon emission as 3,000 commercial fights.* Private jets should be illegal. Every celebrity who flies in one knows exactly what they're doing, and doesn't give two shakes.

Mass shootings in the US:

2014: 273
2015: 336
2016: 383
2017: 348
2018: 336
2019: 417
2020: 610
2021: 690
2022: 647

In the first seven weeks of 2023: 67

We do not have to live like this. No other country on the planet does.

Another siskin - as opposed to the one I posted a week ago, this one's a female: No black patch on top of the head, white belly with dark dots, generally less flashy plumage.

#birding #birds #birdwatching #birdphotography #birdsofmastodon #wildlifephotography

Democrats have their campaign ad made for them.
We absolutely destroyed our day 1 record for this ep. Thank you 🙏 listen here: https://www.porthosmedia.net/qdropped
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