Shayne Laughter

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Bi Trekkie of a Certain Age. Buddhist, still an omnivore but keeping it clean. Jazz and Bossa Nova junkie. Hoosier migrated to the Pac NW. Writing Fiction, screenplays, radio, print & broadcast journalism. Stories published in SAND Journal, Bacopa Literary Review, The Tishman Review, and Matador Review.
#Agroecology, as not just a production system but a response to an unjust #foodsystem, is rising in Canada. Informative new report here: #sustainability #justice #foodsecurity https://researchcentres.wlu.ca/centre-for-sustainable-food-systems/news/2023/agroecology-report

Howdy. I'm trying to find a place on the internet where I can be myself, and find folx with similar interests.

I am a climate and ecology oriented farmer, working with organic livestock and tree crops in the Midwest US. My focus is on ecosystem stewardship and community resilience, but mostly navigating surviving as a food grower and living simply. Trying to write some.

Not a natural with digital tech, but I'm pretty good with a pitchfork.

#introduction #permaculture #rural #offgrid #intro

@giamora
OH MYYYYYY ....
@mattsheffield This 2020 article in The Guardian draws a direct line between QAnon and The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, which got only a cursory mention in the @Lehmannchris piece.
"QAnon also has its roots in much older antisemitic conspiracy theories. The idea of the all-powerful, world-ruling cabal comes straight out of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, a fake document purporting to expose a Jewish plot to control the world ...." https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/25/qanon-conspiracy-theory-explained-trump-what-is
QAnon explained: the antisemitic conspiracy theory gaining traction around the world

The visibility of the online movement has surged as a supporter appears headed to Congress and Trump fails to debunk claims

The Guardian
My new year's resolution was to free this lady trapped in my wallpaper but my husband's being a real dick about it
Dandelion, refracted. I like this one because it shows an 'old' flower that almost appears to be dreaming of younger days, with the full-bloom flower refracted through the water droplet. I think it might be one of my favorite photos I've ever taken. (though still some technical aspects I'd like to improve upon...) #PhotoMonday #photography #macro #flowers #reflection #water #WSSA23 #weeds #weedscience
OK, we've migrated here from The Other Place. Now I'm hearing about Spoutible. Has anyone peeked in there, or have a connection who's tried it out?
(Sheesh, I sound like I'm asking about the best shroom dealer.)
If you asked me which was more memorable for me, a microwaved meal or a Pop-Tart, I'd have to go with the Pop-Tart. #tiredcook

@cambraca @microveldt @drnormal @ShayneLaughter @jabsonik @brobison @maniandthenonos @urinieto @bernardo

The best summation of what the music represented as a cultural movement in Brazil is by ethnomusicologist Suzel Reily: "While samba-canção privileged the quasi-operatic voice of an exotic star dancing merrily in front of a big band, possibly even wearing a pineapple, the sophisticated bossa nova interpreters in black turtlenecks merged their soft spoken voices to a single guitar..."

@cambraca @microveldt @drnormal @ShayneLaughter @jabsonik @brobison @maniandthenonos @urinieto @bernardo

Also, on a historical context note: the whiplash between the political unrest that Brazil saw on January 8th and celebrating bossa nova this week is reminding me of what happened to effectively end bossa nova as a movement in Brazil in March of 1964.