An in-depth look at how foreign scammers use US banks to facilitate large-scale transfers of funds stolen from victims of "pig butchering" scams overseas (Cezary Podkul/ProPublica)

https://www.propublica.org/article/pig-butchering-scam-cybercrime-us-banks-money-laundering
http://www.techmeme.com/250628/p6#a250628p6

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Biesbosch
Bruin zandoogje
Meadow Brown

(Sony A7RV - 200-600mm)

I used to mow our lawn every fortnight, like my Dad did, when we didn't have the sheep on it.

Since about 10 years here, I just do it 3x a year - once just before spring, once in summer after the spring flowers and clover die back, and once in winter.

And every day I look out at our messy unkempt lawn, I get a small but vital boost of joy in the day.

Not only is it a lot less stupid work, its much better for the environment - we have a family of bumblebees now under our front door, they are so cute I see them buzzing around every day - and we have a group of birds who visit regularly to poke around in the ground. I'm sure there will be 100s of other species making their home there too.

Just down the road, a farmer has switched an entire field over to "bee flowers" . He'll be rotating 1 paddock every year as usual, but has specifically focused on using insect-friendly mixes, instead of the more common plain nitrogen-fixing plants.

If you want the planet to survive, do what you can, with what you have. Radical change needs small steps as well as big ones. Stop mowing the lawn, & let the life back in.

White Mignonette (Reseda alba)

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The trail following San Antonio Creek, leading to the Valles Caldera. Great mountain bike ride as well as hiking.

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