The sky over Midtown Atlanta yesterday. I half expected Dementors to start descending from the clouds.
Atlantan, he/him
We'll see if I make another account on a different instance, just trying to figure out the Fediverse!
Sketch Armstrong
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@adhd.international it's that difficult tightrope of finding the right amount of stimulation that always gets me. And the time-blindness!
DJM (freelance for hire)Exactly 40 years ago today (Nov 18,1985), a 6-year-old & his best friend tiger began exploring the mysteries of childhood with humor (& tuna sandwiches).
Sally StrangeI would not have heard about this but for my "degrowth" RSS feed: Scientists in France, Netherlands, Mexico, and elsewhere did banner drops, postering, vandalism, and protests this past Saturday. Their message:
"The belief that economic growth is essential for our well-being is a myth that mainly serves the interests of a wealthy few. Instead of endlessly increasing production, we should focus on producing what is truly essential for everyone’s well-being and ensuring fair distribution."
That's #Degrowth in a nutshell.
https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2024/11/18/degrowth-protests/
Molly White
Jesse SkinnerBoost this toot if you're planning on sticking around Mastodon & the Fediverse whether or not it's more popular than Bluesky.
@indivisibleteam Boost the hell out of this, people & start learning how to contact your representatives!
Indivisible ❌👑The House GOP is planning another vote on the bill that would give Trump new powers to unilaterally go after his political opponents with no oversight. In Trump’s hands, it would be a weapon of mass destruction against dissent. Please contact your representative (especially if it’s one of these Democrats who supported the bill earlier this week!) and tell them to vote no on H.R. 9495: https://indivisible.org/resource/tell-your-representative-vote-no-hr-9495-stop-trump-attacking-dissenting-organizations?source=mastodon&medium=directpost
Pffff...So, I wrote a paper, I'm sure it'll be accepted in Nature.
EDIT: added references and DOI
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14283321
Email your Democratic senators and tell them to confirm as many pro-democracy judges as possible before the GOP takes control of the Senate. Dozens of nominations are pending and our senators must act ASAP: https://act.indivisible.org/sign/tell-your-senators-fill-every-judicial-vacancy-now?source=mastodon&medium=directpost
Tell your Senators to fill every judicial vacancy NOW
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