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I actually joined Mastodon in 11/22, but recently started a new account for privacy. I haven't yet figured out how to transfer my followers to this new account, but am working on it.
#cats #nature #books #music #politics #environment #utah #minnesota #wisconsin #education
Elon Musk wants to put a million new satellites into space. Meantime, his old ones keep falling out of the sky - and landing on the Canadian prairies! This week, I rose in the Senate to launch my inquiry in the many problems caused by satellite pollution. (With many thanks to @sundogplanets) https://youtu.be/mH-FDPCtiXM?si=zOZV-GPn4qyOVkOf #cdnpoli #Starlink #SpaceX #saskatchewan #Canada
Satellite Inquiry: Falling Space Junk and Skyrocketing Congestion, Pollution and Liability Concerns

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NEWS: Trump-backed effort to repeal Utah’s anti-gerrymandering law FAILS after grassroots campaign removes enough signatures to block it from the ballot.

Republicans spent $4.35 million on signature gathering and brought in Turning Point Action to support the effort.

The campaign was also endorsed by Donald Trump and Donald Trump Jr., but it still fell short.
Trump Shames Joe Kent For Remarrying Too Quickly: VIDEO

The biggest hypocrite on earth.

Comic Sands

Fifteen children and teenagers have been rescued from russian occupation over the past week, the Save #Ukraine, a Ukrainian humanitarian NGO, announced on March 25.

"All of them went through fear, threats, and pressure — but now they are finally safe" - organization's founder Mykola Kuleba

https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-brings-back-15-children-from-russian-occupied-territories/

Ukraine brings back 15 children from Russian-occupied territories

Fifteen children and teenagers have been rescued from Russian occupation over the past week, the Save Ukraine, a Ukrainian humanitarian NGO, announced on March 25. "All of them went through fear, threats, and pressure — but now they are finally safe," the organization's founder, Mykola Kuleba, said. He did not specify which Russian-held Ukrainian territories the children were brought back from. Among the rescued children is 9-year-old Nazar. He had to live under air strikes from the start of

The Kyiv Independent

After ICE came to Minneapolis, ProPublica journalist Peter DiCampo saw his community step up to patrol the streets, drive strangers to work and provide aid to families in hiding.

These are his neighbors, in their city, in their own words.
https://projects.propublica.org/why-minneapolis-neighbors-protest-ice/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #ICE #Minneapolis #MutualAid #Community #Minnesota #Photography

“This Is What It Means to Be Minnesotan”: Why My Neighbors Continue to Stand Up Against ICE

After ICE came to Minneapolis, ProPublica journalist Peter DiCampo saw his community step up to patrol the streets, drive strangers to work and provide aid to families in hiding. These are his neighbors, in their city, in their own words.

ProPublica

“We're not a racist organization, and we don't racial profile.”

That’s a claim that Sheriff Jerry Sheridan has made again and again.

But annual reviews of every traffic stop or arrest of a Latino person have repeatedly contradicted him.
https://www.propublica.org/article/sheriff-jerry-sheridan-maricopa-county-court-oversight?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Arizona #MaricopaCounty #Police #Data #Courts #Racism

This Sheriff Says His Department Eliminated Racial Bias. Data Shows Otherwise.

When Jerry Sheridan was second-in-command at the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, a federal judge found he had undermined reforms meant to root out racial profiling. Now, as head of the department, Sheridan is pushing to end the court’s oversight.

ProPublica
After Massive Special Election Wins, Democrats Are Now Targeting House Republicans In Florida #Politicus https://twp.ai/E6I4o7
After Massive Special Election Wins, Democrats Are Now Targeting House Republicans In Florida

Special elections also have consequences. After Democrats won special elections in Florida, they are now looking at targeting 6 House Republicans in the state.

PoliticusUSA
Before the haystacks and water lilies, the teenage caricatures of Claude Monet: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/claude-monet-caricatures/

The US basically isn't enforcing a whole host of laws and regulations regarding finance (hasn't since the 2007 bubble, even less so these days) which means the current bubble probably has a bunch of fraud going on—sorry, "poor information environment" is, I think, the euphemism du jour

Since online advertising has basically been filled with I Can't Believe This Is Legal™ fraud-adjacent behaviour for years, I'm personally taking the numbers coming out of tech with a grain of salt

There's a fine line between a numerator and a denominator:

Only a fraction of people will find this funny.