Not surprised. I was disgusted when I saw the gambling ads on Twitch.

zackeryatlas 12h The degradation of society: 1. Celebrating the k!lling of a CEO 2. Cheering on warehouse arsons 3. Making heroes out of people who attempt political violence You can be outraged at the system and still not glorify violence. These aren't wins. This is a society losing its moral compass. [Coming from a liberal btw]

I don’t know how people keep forgetting that workers rights were entirely written in blood and the capital class had to be threatened with violence before they agreed to things like 8 hour working days and 2 day weekends.

PCRF The Palestine Children's Relief Fund was established in 1992 by concerned humanitarians in the USA to bring injured and sick children for free medical care they could not get locally

You can and should donate to PCRF if you want to help Gazans, instead of shady spam accounts on social media:

www.pcrf.net

Anthropic's Claude Mythos isn't a sentient super-hacker, it's a sales pitch — claims of 'thousands' of severe zero-days rely on just 198 manual reviews Many of the "thousands" of bugs and vulnerabilities it found are in older software, or are impossible to exploit.

What'd I say?

SLOW DOWN and always— ALWAYS— start from the ground position that any claims made by any spokesperson for any "AI" corporation— any for-profit corporation, really— is an instance of them lying to you to hype their product and get your money.

Listen up: I am one of those rare sex assault victims who actually took the guy who did it to court. It was a local scandal that put my initials on the front page of the local paper (not my whole name because I was a minor).

You have no idea what happens to women on the stand or in the press.

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Just a reminder that we can fund science, and save the earth, and feed everyone, and have health care and housing too.

All those things are within our reach, together.

Makes sense - maintenance and the like costs money. Can't have that, that would mean less profit for the C suite to Hoover up.

There is nothing better than those mornings when everything aligns and you make a perfect cuppa.

Splinter cult WUT?

Welp

Omigosh they are so pretty!!

This makes me unreasonably happy!

I understand folks who are frustrated with space priorities right now in this dark & horrible time, but I also think it is hard for a lot of us not to be overcome by a bunch of truly earnest joyful nerds loving learning & discovery in an era so hostile to all earnestness, joy, learning & discovery.

Someone with the handle @velocity69.bsky.social is sharing a video with the caption:

"The highest quality video of the moon was just released…
so beautiful

* Artemis II"

It's gone viral, but it's not from Artemis II. If you've shared it, you might want to un-share.

Me too, me too!!

Taking today to enjoy the wonder and awe of the Artemis mission. This is what I want from us - all nations (not just America) leading humanity's way into space. I don't want that under the control of billionaires. Space exploration shouldn't be a dick waving contest, nor bought and sold.

Oh fuck, this is bad.

This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.

Posts about a class on King Arthur? I'm sold!

Sadly, they didn't help mine at all :( I got up to the "big dose" shots and they made mine worse, so they told me I was one of those the shots couldn't help. I had REALLY wanted them to work.

Excerpt from an early modern alphabet primer for the letter E. There is an uppercase E in the upper left corner, and a lowercase e in the upper right. Along the top, between these letter, it reads: "Eel, live Eels." Below this is a black and white drawing of a woman (we'll call her Evoxagret), sitting in front of a large wicker basket, handing an eel to a small girl. The woman is perched on a stool of some sort, and has a scale in her hand for weighing out eels. She has a hat, and an apron, and a shirt with what might be polkadots. Or they might be little ladybugs (except she's English, so they're probably ladybirds). She has a somewhat smug smile on her face; as smug as eels, really. The girl (we'll call her Jesmerolda) is holding a basket in her right hand, and is reaching out for the eel with her left. Odds are she's gonna pop the eel in the basket, and hope it doesn't slither out. She's wearing a plain dress and a hat or bonnet and little black shoes. Eel-gettin' togs.

Welcome, new followers, to the world's premier eel history account! I do 1 eel history themed post each weekday, w/ memes & alt text.

Do read the alt text!

I draw maps and artwork for a living, so I post those things, too. And sometimes about squirrels.

So welcome! Take an eel. You've earned it.

Given that most major media and nearly every social media company is owed by people pushing fascist agendas and AI is rampant, we all have to be extra careful to practice media literacy. Slow down. Don’t share what you haven’t read. Be wary of confirmation bias. Check the source. Verify.

Honestly when I see or hear people using these, I treat them like they have a Nazi tattoo. You don't get to use Nazi language and not be treated like a Nazi. You just don't.

Calling out the genocide in Palestine for what it is is NOT anti-semitism.

Calling Jewish people slurs, and claiming all Jews everywhere deserve collective punishment ?

Yes, THAT is anti-semitism, and you are fucked in the head if you claim otherwise.

Wut??????

Five petal blue flowers with long stamens

Eight years ago today 🌿

Clerodendrum myricoides (syn. Rotheca myricoides) blooming in the Denver Botanic Gardens conservatory. Very exuberant stamens in this species! 😎

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What is grace period registration? Grace period registration is an extension of the regular registration deadline. Grace period registration authorizes each election authority to establish procedures for the registration of voters and for change of address during the period from the close of registration for an election through Election Day. Although the traditional voter registration period closes 28 days prior to the election, grace period registration extends that deadline from the 27th day prior to an election through Election Day. Grace period registration is only available in-person at designated sites. What is grace period voting? If a voter who registers to vote or changes their address during this grace period wishes to vote in the election occurring during this grace period, they must do so in-person at the same time that they register. The election authority may allow grace period voting by mail only if the election authority has no ballots prepared and available when the registration occurs. Where is grace period registration and voting available? During the grace period people can register and vote: 1) at the office of the election authority; 2) at a permanent polling place established by the election authority; 3) at any other early voting site beginning 15 days prior to the election; 4) at some polling places on Election Day; 5) at a location specifically designated for this purpose by the election authority. Check with your local election authority to determine the locations and hours available in your area May I verify that my voter registration is correct? Yes, Illinois residents can check with their local election authority or go online at www.elections.il.gov under “Online Voter Registration” to verify that their registration is correct. www.elections.il.gov

People of Illinois: We have same-day voter registration! If you bring proof of address (a piece of mail with your name and address on it), you can register to vote TODAY and then vote TODAY.

More info below! Please do it! (And please vote for Kat!)

I completely forgot I made this... a big list of English judicial records, 1500 to 1800, published and often online!