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On #ThisDayInHistory in 1830, the #IndianRemovalAct was signed by #AndrewJackson (Trump's fave pres.). Its purpose was #genocide and #ethniccleansing -- to remove all the #indigenous peoples east of the Mississippi River. That it's not called genocide says a lot about the US.
Jury awards Idaho drag performer $1.1 million in defamation case

A jury has awarded more than $1.1 million to an Idaho drag performer who accused a far-right blogger of defaming him when she falsely claimed that he exposed himself to a crowd, including children, in 2022. The Kootenai County District Court jury unanimously found that Summer Bushnell defamed Post Falls resident Eric Posey when she posted a doctored video of his performance at a Pride event with a blurred spot that she claimed covered his “fully exposed genitals." In reality the unedited video showed no indecent exposure, and prosecutors said no crime was committed. Posey said after Friday's verdict that the "judicial system did what needed to be done.”

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Mastodon has gotten very #political. I need to pare down my feed a bit.
‘Blatant transphobia’ and boos overshadow trans high school runner’s victory she wins state title

Trans athlete Aayden Gallagher faced cruel boos and hostility from attendees after she won one gold and one silver at the state championships

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New 'forever chemical' cleanup strategy discovered

A method has been discovered to treat water heavily contaminated with unhealthful forever chemicals, known by chemists as PFAS or poly- and per-fluoroalkyl substances. It involves treating heavily contaminated water with ultraviolet (UV) light, sulfite, and a process called electrochemical oxidation. It breaks up strong fluorine-to-carbon bonds in the PFAS compounds and other concentrated organic compounds in heavily polluted water. The reaction also occurs at room temperature without a need for additional heat or high pressure. This method is expected to be useful in cleanups of PFAS pollution from decades of fire suppressant foam use at military facilities.

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Taiwan’s Mainstage Moment – Analysis

By Thomas J. Shattuck In spring 2024, Taiwan took over the global mainstage, not because of the election and upcoming inauguration of President-elect Lai Ching-te, whose electoral victory in January demonstrated Taiwan’s democratic successes to the world. No, Taiwan has another international superstar and media darling now, thanks to Taiwanese-American Nymphia Wind’s recent victory in...

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@pollbot Geckos!
DRC’s 1 billion trees program makes progress, but hurdles remain

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — Every weekend between January 2022 and December 2023, members of the nongovernmental organization Ferme Don de Dieu (FDD) planted trees on farmland in Yolo and Kinzono, on the outskirts of Mbankana, more than 140 km (87 miles) from Kinshasa. With the help of technicians from the Congolese environment ministry’s […]

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“Incredible Hulk” Lizard Unveils Secrets of Evolutionary Adaptation

Body shape, color, and behavior often evolve together as species adapt to their environment. Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have studied this phenomenon in a specific type of large, bright green, and aggressive common wall lizard found near the Mediterranean. They discovered that a uniqu

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