Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

When caught early, breast cancer is quite beatable. Scientists are exploring a prototype device to try to spot it sooner. https://t.co/VZyEs3tEZg

Religion is killing people by the thousands . Israel, Pakistan, Syria, Ukraine, and of course the United States.
I don't trust in God , because he never shows. NEVER

Does anyone know of a congregation space for #FediAdmin of small/single-user instances to discuss issues specific to them? Technical and social.

I know there is an oft-mentioned, oft-beleaguered, Discord for admins of large[r] instances, but frankly their issues seem entirely different.

Chat (vs Posting) preferred. IRC/XMPP/Matrix: good.
Discord... OK.

Other static-ish resources (e.g. wikis) also welcomed where they exist.

Boosts appreciated ♥.

In Kyiv, dismantling the "hammer and sickle" emblem from the iconic "Mother-Motherland" statue has commenced.

This significant step marks a momentous occasion as the Ukrainian trident takes its rightful place, replacing the symbol of the past, from which Ukrainians have long sought to distance themselves.

The change represents a decisive shift towards embracing a new chapter in Ukrainian history and leaving behind the shadow of the past.
#Ukraine️ #Russia #Putin #EU #NATO #Zelensky

[ An Infinitely Recyclable Plastic Could Solve the World’s Pollution Problem ]
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/an-infinitely-recyclable-bio-plastic-could-solve-worlds-pollution-problem/

Not sure if folks are aware but India has stopped exporting rice to other countries and other asian countries are following suit. Basmati and Sona Masoori rice is really hard to find now.

For asians, not having rice is something unfathomable. Our cultures depend on it. There is no bigger wake up call than seeing rice being restricted thanks to climate change.

X / Twitter won't let city building inspectors check out the giant X logo on the roof of their HQ

inspectors have been denied access for the past two days upon visiting to inspect the structure

@mekkaokereke @orionkidder Virtually ALL of my very nice life was made possible by free or near-free public education. I went to a great public high school in NYC, and got my PhD from a great program at CUNY for basically peanuts.

CUNY’s mission is literally to help folk like me whose backgrounds made life harder for them. It used to be 100% free, but even with all the racist backlash it’s still extremely low cost and still extremely high quality.

Muscovites are learning that when you wage war, it wages back.

Depose Putin and sue for peace. Leave Ukraine.

Or you have chosen more of this Moscow.

#Ukraine #Russia #war

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-drone-attack-moscow-4801c01e9f07ac882ab28d33666bf8d0

#Biden administration is launching a beta website for its new income-driven #StudentLoan repayment plan today, officials told CNN, allowing borrowers to begin submitting applications for the program as federal student loan payments are set to resume in October.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/30/politics/biden-student-loan-repayment-plan

Lol

Via Kyle Griffin:

The city of San Francisco has opened a complaint and launched an investigation into the giant 'X' sign installed on top of #Twitter HQ.

City officials say replacing letters or symbols on buildings, or erecting a sign on top of one, requires a permit for design and safety reasons. #X

Scientists discover antibodies that neutralize COVID-19 variants
https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/scientists-discover-antibodies-that-can-neutralize-covid-19-variants-potentially-prevent-future-coronavirus-outbreaks-1.6499952

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ade3470

* potent antibodies neutralize virt. all known COVID-19 variants
* antibodies f. recovered SARS patient (vacc. against COVID-19) “exhibited remarkable breadth” against respiratory viruses SARS, COVID-19
* combination of prior coronavirus infection & vaccination gen. “extremely broad & powerful” antibody response capable of stopping nearly all coronaviruses

#COVID19 #ACE2 #SARSCoV2

@indigenous_commentator @Toastie @Yehuda @IndigenousFoodSov Great News! Ancestral lands known as the Chokla (721 acres!) were returned to the Pala Band of Mission Indians! https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/423/text

#landback

EDIT: and yes, it's law! It passed the house by a voice vote and the Senate by unanimous consent. Biden signed it, so it's law!

Note the headline from 2016 used the term "political correctness," because that's what it used to be called, before RWers latched on to the term "woke."

It's the same thing. Conservatives hate it, no matter what you call it. I call it changing cultural norms about how we treat marginalized groups. The culture has changed; conservatives have not.

A Michigan attorney has confirmed she filed an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) complaint against Moms for Liberty, the parental rights group with positions against racially inclusive and LGBTQ+ education in schools. The complaint, which is private but was obtained by the Guardian, alleges that the rightwing organization is in violation of its 501(c)4 non-profit status.
#News #GOP #Politics #USA

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/29/moms-for-liberty-irs-tax-complaint

This article is from 2016 but bears re-reading. FIRE (Foundation For Invidivual Rights & Expression) is buying TV ads and billboard space in Nashville and Middle TN. They use progressive imagery (MLK, for ex.) in their ads. But they are not our friends. They're funded by ultraconservative groups. Their mission is to file lawsuits against colleges and universities that it says curtail First Amendment rights of students and professors. "Suppressing conservative speech."

https://prospect.org/education/conservatives-behind-campus-free-speech-crusade/#

South Dakota: A Catholic School Parent Explains Why He Opposes Vouchers - It’s public money, for public schools. And the commitment and responsibility to provide a free public education isn’t a new idea. https://dianeravitch.net/2023/07/30/south-dakota-a-catholic-school-parent-explains-why-he-opposes-vouchers/ via @dianeravitch #privatization