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I've talked to a few friends today. Construction contractors & similar for political issues. This is the first time I've ventured into it because people in the blue collar industry around here tend to be more Republican.
They are non-social media and don't think about politics the way we do. They think in terms of common sense resolutions that will help both them and the country, and don't put political labels on them.
They thought Trump is an idiot who can't string more than a few sentences together and don't believe him capable of anything.
They were disgusted by the entire process and worried that Biden was following along that same track.
They said Harris is kind of a relief, seeing someone finally capable of stepping up and running the country the way a president should. And they will be voting for her.
I wanted to relay this because much of the time we only see Social Media feedback so some real world examples helps get a better perspective.
It's vital, over the next few weeks, to remember that Republicans, foreign powers, and extremists will be working to make Democrats and people who vote for them angry with each other.
The goal will be to create turmoil in the party and its followers, and to disrupt the Harris campaign before it gets going.
Do not be fooled by bots and extremists that try to make you hate your allies.
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In the newly-formed parliament in France, the youngest member, far-right MP Flavien Termet, was given the task of welcoming the deputies. Most of the deputies did not shake his hand.
(Extra credit to the Rock, Paper, Scissors guy!)
From https://bsky.app/profile/caymanwent.bsky.social
If your win10 install is pushing Copilot on you:
1. Run PowerShell as Administrator
2. Paste: Get-AppxPackage *CoPilot* -AllUsers | Remove-AppPackage -AllUsers
3. Press Enter (There will not be any output if it is successfully removed)
4. Reboot
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I did some searching but couldn't find the original source of this graphic but it's just too good not to share. My apologies for swiping this without credit.
This chubby otter, Sveni, is about to enjoy his favorite food: sushi. But not before his eyes first take in the delight before him.
Patreon reward for Sveni
Digital. Procreate.
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Whoah lookit that! Our fursuit commission form is LIVE!
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Will keep it open around a week depending on response volume!
Reposts always appreciated!
LobitoWorks is opening for a small batch of custom fursuit commissions (first public opening in several years!), with completion dates in 2025. Hard deadlines are possible with a deadline fee ranging from 15-50% of your commission price.Google Docs
A really cool and interesting thing just happened in space. NASA’s Mars Rover drove over a rock that cracked open, revealing pure sulfur.
This is a first on Mars. It’s also unexpected given the characteristics of its surroundings.
#NASA #Space #PlanetaryGeology #Mars #Rover #Astronomy
Among several recent findings, the rover has found rocks made of pure sulfur — a first on the Red Planet.Anthony Greicius (NASA)
It's always so refreshing to see more rubber and gear kink peeps who are also massive nerds who're into some of the same engineery shit I'm into, because it makes me feel like less of an oddball.
It makes me feel normal. Like there is absolutely a niche community for weird exotics like me. 💙
Even a big wolf looks tiny in the wide expanse of nature
Fursuit by: Sarah Cat Fursuit ( https://www.sarahcatfursuits.com/ )
#SarahCatSunday #Fursuit #Furry #Photography
Custom and artist designed fursuits since 2009. Professionally made and high quality costumes for any furry.Sarahcat Fursuits
I admin a local "pantry" group on Facebook, for food sharing. Basically, if you have food (or other stuff, but mostly food) that you don't want for whatever reason you can post it in the group and give it away. It stops good being thrown out and wasted, and helps people who might be going hungry otherwise.
Tonight a woman put up a post talking about how she's a young mum with two small boys, and that they were out of food until Thursday. She talked about how she was embarrassed to ask but really needed help.
Two women answered the post, offering food. The OP explained that she didn't drive and would it be ok of people dropped things at her place, so I offered to drive around and collect the things people were giving and drop them at her place. I don't have spare food I can help with, but I have a car and I have time.
The second woman I collected from was someone I actually met at the beginning of the year, when she posted in the group and asked for help with cleaning supplies.. I gave her a bunch of things I had tucked away under the sink and didn't use.
She had told me then about how her partner had just been diagnosed with cancer. She told me tonight how she'd stayed in the group because she was waiting for the opportunity to help someone else because we'd helped her so much. She's doing better now, and it made her feel happy she could help someone else.
When I dropped the food these two women had given to the OP, she talked to me about how her partner had died suddenly the year before, leaving her with two young boys.. both with autism and ADHD. She said she's 31 and doesn't have her life together yet. I told her I'm 50 and mines a mess too. I told her that one of the women who had offered food was someone the group had helped previously, and how happy she'd been to be able to help as well. We talked about how community means not only helping people, but also being helped. We talked about how this means that our communities are stronger and prosper together. She's looking forward to being able to help someone else too.
This is how mutual aid works. No matter how dark things get, we can find hope in community.
#MutualAid #Indigenous #Aboriginal #CommunityCare #CommunityNotCops #RegionalAustralia
It's wild how many views my Leeds Furmeet videos are getting so far, over 4,800 views already! Thank you so much for watching. Here's a GIF of Nebraxas being awesome
It's been great being back at the LeedsFurs furmeet and I got some good footage from the fursuit walk and the meet. I'm looking forward to going back again s...YouTube
Rosemary Fowler discovered the kaon particle during her doctoral research in 1948 but gave up PhD to have a familyMabel Banfield-Nwachi (The Guardian)
THIS should be front-page news every day.
THIS should be the primary focus of every major world leader.
But it's not.
Instead, all we get is month after month of more Business As Usual.
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Dr. Robert Rohde (@RARohde) delivers the latest update on our global climate emergency:
"The last 12 months were each at least 1.5°C (2.7°F) warmer than Berkeley Earth's 1850-1900 baseline. This brings the 12-month moving average of Earth's global temperature to a record high of +1.68°C (+3.02°F) above the 1850-1900 baseline, far surpassing previous short-term warming events."
See ➡️ https://fediscience.org/@RARohde/112824106977970378
Learn more ➡️ https://berkeleyearth.org/june-2024-temperature-update/
#Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency
April 2024 was the warmest April since records began in 1850. This year is very likely to become either the warmest or 2nd warmest on record.Robert Rohde (Berkeley Earth)
The trouble with craft shows is that I can't really sell some of the signs that I want to. You can still get them on etsy though, so have a look at http://Lewiswork.etsy.com if you have a lethal workshop and need something suitably offensive to deter visitors.
*Boosts appreciated, as always.
"All new MPs given panic alarms amid safety fears"
The 335 new members elected this month have been handed welcome packs containing pocket alarms with GPS trackersArchie Mitchell (The Independent)
CrowdStrike recently caused a widespread Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) issue on Windows PCs, disrupting various sectors. However, this was not an isolated incident, CrowdStrike affected Linux PCs also.Pradeep Viswanathan (Neowin)
Trump is now the oldest POTUS candidate ever nominated by a major party.
He has repeatedly confused Biden with Obama and Nikki Haley with Nancy Pelosi. He fell asleep at his criminal trial.
Will the media scrutinize his age & mental decline with the fervor it focused on Biden?
One thing I haven't seen mentioned with Crowdstrike is that, although this isn't malicious, a company has just shown off that it has kernel level access to a bunch of critical systems around the world and is willing to just run code with that access on everyone's computers without even giving it a once-over glance.
So if you wanted to get a bunch of backdoors into things because you're a nation state cybersecurity team/hacker group/bored troublemaker who wants to see the world burn/etc they've just shown themselves to be a great firm to do so with.
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