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Oregon #healthcare worker hoping to retire in a few years to my #permaculture farm.

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ChristineMalec , to random

Thanks to the popularity of alt text I have a question. I'm blind, and even when I had a spec of vision I couldn't see colour. What's the value in black&white photography? It seems to me that if you can have colour, why wouldn't you?

Permacultureandpolitics ,
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@ChristineMalec sometimes an object has beautiful contours that are clearer in black and white than in color. Black and white also simplifies an image, which can increase its immediate impact. Older folks may also feel a sense of nostalgia looking at a black and white photograph.

DemocracyMattersALot , to random
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My dad wouldn’t accept a cab ride from a consultant.

I returned a fruit basket from a vendor we were already doing business with.

People CAN have scruples. How about a fucking Supreme Court justice can’t accept ANY gift, including those that are de minimis?!?

Permacultureandpolitics ,
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@DemocracyMattersALot my staff is not allowed to accept anything more expensive than drip coffee.

futurebird , (edited ) to random
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The bald eagle could have easily gone extinct. But we did all sorts of "woke" things protecting it legally, ran conservation and study programs, banned DDT (that was good for other reasons too) and in 2007 they were removed from the endangered species list.

Likewise pine forests could be dead from acid rain.

The ozone could have a huge hole.

We CAN take care of nature when we want to. And the successes have been worth it.

I feel like we forget this, you know?

Permacultureandpolitics ,
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@futurebird yes! I had a conversation the other day with someone about what exactly might be included in the term “animals.” My answer is anything in the kingdom of Animalia. This includes humans… and a whole lot of creatures we apparently don’t think much of since we spay lethal chemicals on them. We have killed so many insects that pollination is a problem now. Bees aren’t the only pollinators! And bird numbers are falling precipitously, too.

GottaLaff , to random
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Oh look.

Via Aaron Fritschner:

Justice says his wife Martha-Ann Alito had an altercation with neighbors about a "'Fuck Trump' sign that was within 50 feet of where children await the school bus in Jan 21."

Except... FCPS and ACPS were all remote in January of 2021. No children were waiting for buses

Washington Post 2 EDUCATION ‘I'm so glad you're here: Students return to Fairfax County classrooms for the first time in months ' By Hannah Natanson February 16, 2021 at 7:12 p.m. EST
EDUCATION Alexandria City Public Schools sets date for reopening: Arlington refuses to follow suit ' By Hannah Natanson February 5, 2021 at 3:25 p.m. EST

Washington Post More Northern Virginia school syst t to onli ly 1l ing ’ By Hannah Natanson December 14, 2020 at 2:58 p.m. EST /> Share ] comment 14 [ save More Northern Virginia school systems are sending children back to fully online learning, citing unacceptable levels of community transmission of the novel coronavirus, as cases and deaths continue to rise in the Washington region and nationally. Fast, informative and written just for locals. Get The 7 DMV newsletter in your inbox _ every weekday morning. Over the weekend, Fairfax County Public Schools — whose 186,000 students make it the largest school system in the state — announced that it was returning thousands of children to virtual learning on Monday. Likewise, Fauquier County Public Schools, a neighboring district of roughly 10,000 students, said last week that it would return to remote schooling starting Monday.
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    Permacultureandpolitics ,
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    @GottaLaff I have never seen a F*&% Trump sign but I have seen dozens or hundreds that say F*&% Biden. Never saw a Democrat disrespectful of the flag, but I’ve seen dozens of wind-tattered flags on jacked up MAGA pickup trucks.

    NanoBookReview , to random
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    Crow Breaks Up a Fight Between Two Magpies

    https://youtu.be/6x5qbdvlwGA

    Permacultureandpolitics ,
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    @NanoBookReview … and steals the food.

    wdlindsy , to random
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    "[Trump's] inability to read was part of a set of childhood behaviors including impulse control and attention that today would very likely have been identified as a ADHD learning disability, and treated. As an adult he has turned relative illiteracy into a selling point for a crowd of Americans who have decided that democracy means ignorance is as good as knowledge.

    ~ Nina Burleigh

    https://www.americanfreakshow.news/p/whats-your-price

    Permacultureandpolitics ,
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    @wdlindsy 4095 legal “skirmishes!” I can’t imagine how that could totally take over your life.

    breadandcircuses , to random
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    I noticed another article scolding “doomers” for doing it wrong. It says we shouldn’t make people sad or angry about what capitalist industry is doing to our climate and environment. The article claims a better approach is to give people hope, and emphasize positive steps they can take like planting a tree or riding a bike.

    Well, sure, those things are good, and I encourage them. But even if everyone who reads this post or sees that article stops driving a car in favor of bike riding and also cheerfully begins planting trees, that still will not make any significant difference in altering the trajectory of climate breakdown.

    The problem we face is much bigger than your carbon footprint or mine. And whether you feel happy or sad after reading this, that certainly will not affect the motivation of the oligarchs who own our society. Their only concern is to make more money and gain more power.

    Of course you and I should take appropriate individual actions (drive less, fly less, buy less, etc.), but we also should recognize that while those actions are important, they are not sufficient. Because what we need is system change.

    That will not be easy, but it’s essential.

    To get a comprehensive level of system change — which is the only kind that offers any true hope of avoiding complete disaster — we must remove all those currently in power, including the billionaires who control the politicians, and replace the current system with a different one.

    We must end capitalism and commence degrowth.

    Yes, this is a big ask. But we're talking about life or death here, literally. So it's a bold choice we must make.

    Permacultureandpolitics ,
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    @breadandcircuses the same billionaires and politicians who insist isn’t real are the same ones who want to keep women, LGBTQ, and POC down. We need to unite forces.

    lowqualityfacts , to random
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    Nature is crazy.
    https://patreon.com/lowqualityfacts

    Permacultureandpolitics ,
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    @lowqualityfacts oh yeah? Where did milk bones come from, then?

    futurebird , to random
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    Don't use "crawled out from under a rock" as an insult. Most of the things that live under rocks are much nicer than the people who get accused of being like them.

    Permacultureandpolitics ,
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    @futurebird I feel the same about “born in a barn.” My goats may be bossy and head butt each other, but they’re still nicer and more loyal than most people I know.

    appassionato , to bookstodon group
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    Humanitarian Bombing: A Brief Introduction to Military Interventions and Western Imperialism by Bojan Glibo

    “Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.” Ernest Hemingway

    @bookstodon

    Throughout history, leaders have bled their people on the altar of higher ideals for their selfish interests. Democracy, freedom, even God was used to provoke good people into doing atrocious acts. Plundering of lands, natural resources, destruction of lives and property, all done under the guise of superior morals. Modern empires feed on the carcasses of their enemies painting them evil, while they put on the act of innocence. In this world where wolf eats wolf and nothing is sacred, what chance does humanitarianism and human rights have. Unlikely hostage, oppressed by its very protector, human rights became a laughing stock of the world. Revolutionary idea became ideology of the new empire, in whose name everything is permitted. Are human rights dead?
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    • Permacultureandpolitics ,
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    @appassionato @bookstodon crimes against humanity and the earth.

    wdlindsy , to random
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    Heather Cox Richardson's account this morning of how Trump and the party he owns, the Republicans, ended up in the lap of the murderous Putin is a must-read.

    "In exchange for weakening NATO, undermining the U.S. stance in favor of Ukraine in its attempt to throw off the Russians who had invaded in 2014, and removing U.S. sanctions from Russian entities, Russian operatives were willing to help Trump win the White House."

    https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/february-17-2024

    Permacultureandpolitics ,
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    @wdlindsy Manafort's and Stone's meddling in Ukraine for Russia's benefit (and their own) goes waaaay back. HCR, as always, provides a good explanation.

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