Americans seem to support abortion access. Why do Republicans keep trying to block it anyway? - Lemmy.world

The recent vote in Ohio is just one of a string of cases where voters show they mostly support abortion access to some extent (1). Polls show the same. (2) So why do Republicans (specifically Republican politicians, not necessarily Republican voters) keep trying to do something unpopular? My (perhaps cynical) view of Republican politicians is that they’re the “do anything to win” party. They would take any stance and pull any trick if it would give them a better chance of winning. So why are they so stuck on a losing issue? https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/08/ohio-takeaways-voters-abortion-00110411?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20230809&instance_id=99621&nl=the-morning®i_id=78332928&segment_id=141508&te=1&user_id=2c229a9eb418d267c58bd9e6c665e49d [https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/08/ohio-takeaways-voters-abortion-00110411?campaign_id=9&emc=edit_nn_20230809&instance_id=99621&nl=the-morning%C2%AEi_id=78332928&segment_id=141508&te=1&user_id=2c229a9eb418d267c58bd9e6c665e49d] https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/23/us/roe-v-wade-abortion-views.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare [https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/23/us/roe-v-wade-abortion-views.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare] T

Advice for growing Irish moss in the Seattle area? - Lemmy.world

I hope this isn’t too off-topic for this community. I also posted this in [email protected] [/c/[email protected]] so sorry to spam but I’m not sure which is the best place… I have an old grass patch that I want to replace with Irish moss. Would love some advice on how! Location: Seattle, USA. Space: 15x12 foot section, partly under a laurel and a deciduous tree. Soil: I’m not at all knowledgeable about soil, but heres what I know… It was originally just dirt with a on old lilac in it, then the lilac was replaced by grass, then 95% of the grass died during a construction project last year. Now it’s hard-packed soil and random tufts. It gets a small amount of leaves and other debris from the trees above it. Sunlight: Direct sun for about half the day, then shaded by a house. Sunnier at one end than the other. Questions: What organic material (if any) should I use to condition the soil? How should I apply it? I’ve read that 5-5-5 NPK fertilizer is good for Irish moss, but also that too much nitrogen is bad. Should I go lower nitrogen? How much fertilizer anyway? How often should I water? How thoroughly? I bought a small number of plugs to experiment in one corner before going all out. What’s the best way to fill in between them with seeds?

How many communities are there across all of Lemmy? - Lemmy.world

I don’t even know how to begin to figure this out. How many communities are there across every instance (or even just among those that are federated at all)?

Is wirebase down? - Lemmy.world

I haven’t been able to access wirebase.org [http://wirebase.org] in about a week. Is it just me?

Various instances going offline lately. Is there a place that lists the current status of major instances? - Lemmy.world

My other instance has been down for two days and I’m not sure where to go to see updates/discussion etc. After browsing this community I saw a few scattered posts reporting other instances going down. When Lemmy.World was down a week ago it was equally hard to find an explanation and/or a place to discuss what what happening. Is there a community or website dedicated to “instance x is down because y”?

Maputo, Mozambique - LemmyWorld

What data about me could Lemmy hackers steal? - LemmyWorld

Theoretically speaking of course ;) If my home instance gets hacked, what’s the worst case scenario for my personal data?

Is it bad Lemmy etiquette to “pollute” the All feed of a niche instance? - LemmyWorld

I heard that the All feed aggregates content from all communities that instance members have subscribed to, meaning if I subscribe to a new community, it’ll start showing up in everyone else’s All feed. Let’s suppose I have an account on an instance with a particular thematic focus. Should I avoid subscribing to communities outside of that theme, in order to preserve the purity of their All feed?