Dr. Flowers @AlliFlowers@talkedabout.social

One thing I learned during 35 years in education: Doing nothing is sometimes a good strategy.

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is an international day celebrated August 23 of each year, the day … International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2023/08/23/international-day-for-the-remembrance-of-the-slave-trade-and-its-abolition/

We had gone out for a couple of hours and I don't think she wanted me to go anywhere again. #catsofmastodon #caturday #cats

@AlliFlowers @bonafide @RickiTarr Yes. That building is clearly melting.

@Free_Press
"Donald Trump will headline a $100,000 per person fundraiser to aid in the legal defense of his one-time personal attorney Rudy Giuliani ..."
Imagine if all moneyed murderers, thugs and organized crime lords were to fundraise for their legal defense for their crimes and stupid ignoramuses still donate notwithstanding???

#ALweather #ALwx
454
WTNT43 KNHC 231446
TCDAT3

Tropical Storm Franklin Discussion Number 12
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL082023
1100 AM EDT Wed Aug 23 2023

Franklin's center appears to have made landfall a little to the
south of Barahona, Dominican Republic, shortly before 1200 UTC, and
it is now moving northward over the mountainous terrain of the
country. Heavy rains have likely overs https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/p.php?pid=202308231500-KNHC-WTNT43-TCDAT3

I hold Donald trump & every single Republican directly responsible for the killing of Laura Ann Carleton. She was murdered for hanging a rainbow FLAG outside her store. The hate that’s been sanctioned by the Republican Party against the #LGBTQ+ community, women, & black & brown people is simply evil. And it must be rooted out. May Laura Ann Carlton rest in peace & may her family find comfort.

#OnThisDay, 22 Aug 1943, Yvonne Cormeau parachutes into France to be a radio operator for the British Special Operations Executive. The SOE supported the French Resistance to Nazi occupation.

She worked for 13 months and was never captured. You can hear her story on the Imperial War Museum site. https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80007171

#WomenInHistory #Histodons #WorldWar2 #WomenAtWar #SOE #EuropeanHistory

Former US Rep. Debbie Murcasel-Powell will challenge Rick Scott for a Florida Senate seat. Vote Blue to save Florida, Social Security, and democracy! #VoteBlue #NeverRickScott #DebbieMurcaselPowell #FloridaBlue

#FediTips #MastoTips #Video #VideoCompression

🎬 I know a lot of people struggle with posting videos on Mastodon as the file limits can be very strict, so here's my guide:

🗑️ 1. There's a million tutorials about video compression, but unless you're interested in the technical details, you can ignore them.

📥 2. Go and download Handbrake, a free open source video converter that works on Linux, Win and Mac: https://handbrake.fr/

📂 3. Open it and drop your video file in.

🎛️ 4. Ignore all the complicated settings, instead find the preset button/dropdown.

🎞️ 5. Select a preset: I recommend 'very fast 720p' to make your vid even smaller. It'll still look good, I promise!

📽️ 6. Set a file name and click "Start". Wait for the bar to finish and then your new video is ready to be posted!

🗜️ About 1min of video should be around 6mb this way, which is smaller than most animated gifs!

🔃 If this post helped you, please boost!
Help your instances by keeping their hosted media small!

“In Finland, the # of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
https://scoop.me/housing-first-finland-homelessness/

For people not hospitalized when they got covid, substantial risk remains 2 years later for several major organ systems such as gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal and neurologic systems (Aug 2023). [most (90%) of the study cohort was men]

Updated my covid19 resource page to include that study (under the "General" heading).

#Covid #Covid19 #CovidSequelae #sequelae #LongCovid #COVIDisAirborne

https://www.christopher-james-hall.com/covid19-research

What a moment in Maui today. Sen. Schatz tells President Biden, We in Hawaii have been through hurricanes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, but we have never seen such a robust federal response. Thank you, President Biden!This is what the media won't tell you about President Biden & it's a shame.

Did you have that on you Climate Change Bingo Card?

Panama Canal has had to reduce cargo capacity of ships due to low water levels in portions of canal.

☢️🇺🇦IAEA: Situation 'precarious' after multiple explosions near Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant (more) https://kyivindependent.com/iaea-situation-precarious-after-multiple-explosions-near-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-plant/ #Ukraine #Press #News #Russia #RussiaUkraineWar #9yrInvasionofUkraine #WantedDeadOrAlive
#PutinEndTheInvasion

📚 Florida's Escambia school board seeks to toss PEN America, Penguin Random House, authors and parents' book ban lawsuit

In a move that signals the intensification of a battle over literary freedom, the Escambia County School Board in Florida has called upon a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit mounted by a coalition of authors, a publishing powerhouse, concerned parents, and a non-profit entity.

#Books #BookBans #bookstodon #lgbtq #Censorship #FreeSpeech #Florida

https://howtobe247.com/florida-school-board-toss-penguin-random-house-book-ban-lawsuit/

Via Lucy Huber @clhubes

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I think you're supposed to look at this painting and think something terrible is written in the letter but as a mom I can tell you she's just trying to write a simple grocery list with a 4 year old around and she's given up all hope of ever finishing.

If you want it, persist.