Led by local groups No Data Center Monterey Park and San Gabriel Valley Progressive Action, residents mobilized, and rallied the city council to overturn the approval, pass a temporary moratorium, and spurred the asset manager to abandon the project.
That victory is captured nicely here:
I've also been working on posting the entirety of my Cheapjack Gentlemen over on my Ko-fi, along with my other comics and art.
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A new art exhibit in Phoenix features some of the world's prickliest plants. It could also help save them.
Independent Bookstore Day is THIS Saturday! How will you be celebrating? 📚✨
VERY COOL PERSON: It's four-twenty, you know what that means?
ME: Hell yeah! [starts shoving blackbirds into a pie]
“Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial. Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later.”
This is why we should fund science. 🧪
a photo of an NES with the top cover removed. several boards are attached to the top of it, with one of them seeming to dangle freely. a couple wires come off it, as well as a ribbon cable. photo credit: https://www.retroreversing.com/famicom-nes-development-kit
🐭gamers have been led to understand that old games were full of weird bugs and quirks and were inherently just programmed really poorly, without understanding that a lot of the reason why was because they were making games with stuff like this
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Like axolotls? Want to help them while having a cuddly one at home? #axolotl
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
3 panels, black and white comic 1 Cabbage looks wistfully out the window as he says, “My ancestors once traveled days in frozen storms to hunt a single elk.” Skye is sitting nearby. 2 Cabbage sits down in front of the window. Skye's tail inches closer. 3 Skye asks, “Do you want to eat popcorn and watch a movie on the couch?” Cabbage responds with a smile, “Yes please.”
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10 ways to control high blood pressure without medication By making these 10 lifestyle changes, you can lower your blood pressure and reduce your risk of heart disease. By Mayo Clinic Staff April 01, 2026 If you have high blood pressure, you may wonder if you need to take medicine to treat it. But lifestyle changes also play an important role in treating high blood pressure. Controlling blood pressure with a healthy lifestyle might prevent, delay or lessen the need for medicine. Here are 10 lifestyle changes that can lower blood pressure and keep it down. 1. Lose extra weight and watch your waistline Blood pressure often goes up as weight increases. Being overweight also can cause pauses in breathing while you sleep, a condition called sleep apnea. Sleep apnea also raises blood pressure. Weight loss is one of the best ways to control blood pressure. If you're overweight or have obesity, losing even a small amount of weight can help lower blood pressure. Blood pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). In general, blood pressure might go down by about 1 mm Hg with each kilogram (about 2.2 pounds) of weight lost. Also, the size of the waistline is important. Having too much weight around the waist can raise the risk of high blood pressure. In general: Men are at risk if their waist measurement is greater than 40 inches (102 centimeters). Women are at risk if their waist measurement is greater than 35 inches (89 centimeters). These numbers vary among ethnic groups. Ask your healthcare professional about a healthy waist size for you. 2. Exercise regularly Regular aerobic exercise can lower high blood pressure by about 5 to 8 mm Hg. It's important to keep exercising to keep blood pressure from rising again. As a general goal, try to get at least 30 minutes of moderate physical activity every day. Exercise also can help keep blood pressure that's slightly higher than ideal, called elevated blood pressure, from turning into high blood pressure. High bl…
I don't know about anyone else but when physicians tell you to "reduce stress" in your life (literally every health condition I have is impacted by stress) I want them to tell me how, because taking public transit isn't reducing my stress.
Source: Mayo Clinic
It’s not the OP’s fault that I’m so annoyed but society really loves to brush off WWII is a this ancient historical event that is so far in the past it has no current impacts when the Jewish community has still not recovered from the losses and are constantly trying to tell you WII was recent!
We are deciding right now if we are to be a nation of concentration camps and ethnic cleansing. And there is much citizens can do!
AI is profoundly unpopular. A recent NBC News poll found that among 18-34 year-olds, AI's net favorability rating is -44. *Negative 44*. Those are basically serial killer numbers. It's not much better among women 18-49. (Men over 50 and upper class are the only ones who like AI, and just barely.)
Happening very soon! For defs this time! :D Tune in if you like xxx
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Two sci-fi ladies sitting back to back, reading comics
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Screenshot of a headline from politico that reads: fears over who can win in 2028 are already surfacing among democrats
Here's the thing: Democrats already know who can win. They know which policies are popular with voters and which candidates are vocally in support of those policies. They're going to throw a billion dollars into trying to prevent those candidates from becoming the nominee.
Various Lil Guys for you to dress up and put places!
The World is having troubles, so I decided I needed to draw a Lil Guy.
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Cat watching the safe return of Artemis II, with great interest.
Cat watching the return of Artemis II
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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.
GOOD NEWS! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a UNIVERSAL vaccine known as GLA-3M-052-LS+OVA, that protects against a wide range of respiratory viruses, bacteria AND even allergens. The vaccine is delivered intranasally AND provides broad protection in the lungs for several MONTHS.
Four panel black and white comic 1) Skye: I have a food allergy. Neo: Correct. 2) Skye: I haven't had a reaction in years though. Neo: Right, because you've been careful not to eat unsafe-for-you foods. 3) Skye: Right... 4) Skye: What if I'm fakin- Neo: NO.
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Huge fan of this *IF* distributors actually start funding these creators’ successful projects. Views alone can’t sustain a team that needs living wages and healthcare to function. It’s why union animation work is so important and its decline so concerning
I keep reposting this bc industry discussions are clearly not at the level of toxicity they need to be at 😭🫠
A four panel comic. 1st Panel: A person (K) seems surprised to discover a second person (Stiffler) on the floor and looking distressed. Dialogue: K: "Whoa, are you okay?!" Stiffler: "Oh my god, I'm so glad you found me. I've been stuck here for so long!" 2nd Panel: K leans forward to assess the situation as Stiffler flinches. Dialogue: K: "What can I do? Maybe if I just reach over and try to...?" Stiffler: "OW! No, no, moving isn't an option!" 3rd Panel: K disappears with a reassuring wave as Stiffler watches him go. Dialogue: K: "Okay, wait, I've got an idea! You just try to hold still!" Stiffler: "Thank you! ... Ouch, please hurry!" 4th Panel: The view zooms out to show Stiffler stuck sitting cross-legged on the floor with a fluffy black cat (Nix) locked onto their legs with his claws and teeth, tail thrashing and eyes crazed. A few green flecks are on the floor. A can opening sound ("Ka-CLACK") comes from where K disappeared to. Dialogue: K: "Who wants some canned food?" Stiffler: "You CANNOT handle your catnip, Nix."
Knowing your limits helps to limit future pain.
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Jfrej members leading the March behind a JFREJ banner
Our Seder in the Streets has ended, but the journey isn’t over. We’re marching. We are now going to take freedom into our own hands and march to a corporation that is directly collaborating with ICE and the Trump Administration. Watch this space…
Love seeing this because it means if the democrats don’t go with the obvious choice here they have to look us all in the eye and say they prefer losing to progress
