Huntn00 @Huntn00@talkedabout.social
#PoliticalModerate #Independent, #SocialLiberal, #Agnostic, #Unions, #Veteran, retired airline pilot. Supports level playing fields, equal opportunity, and democracy, not how to twist it to my advantage; capitalism/corporation critic, 🚫Today’s GOP, 🚫MAGA. Human species pessimist, pondering the Great Filter and do we have the Right Stuff? 🇺🇸 Citizen residing in a blue enclave of Texas.
Joined May 2023
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“Why must we wait until we have irreparable damage to do something?”
When it comes to the historic #Brazos river, one company reigns supreme—as the top polluter—of this vital waterway. As her final contribution as our staff writer, @delger takes us down the "The River of the Arms of God" and looks at the damage done by #Dow: https://www.texasobserver.org/dow-brazos-river-pollution-nurdles/
From the May/June issue of our magazine.
(📸#Photography by Meridith Kohut)
#rivers #water #pollution #plastics #ClimateChange #news #Texas
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@Huntn00 True, he didn't get the showing he was hoping for.
Dude not having a good evening 😂
@drclareharris If we have any moral authority left, apparently we do when a (normal) moderate holds the Presidency, then it should have been damn well expected. The problem is that half of Congress lacks MA or exercises Trump morality which is only to serve themselves, their train wreck of a Party, and always mindful to keep their Koolaid drinkers drunk on Orange Elixer.
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1) Canada looks headed for its worse #fireseason ever according to Environment Canada and it’s only June.
Unusual as well, are dry and drought conditions across the whole country.
The cadre of #firefighters across #Canada is down by 30k personal. Luckily, countries around the world are sending firefighters to help out.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230612-did-climate-change-cause-canadas-wildfires
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2) My guess?
It’s a perfect storm of #climatechange, economic factors that lead volunteer firefighters needing to find paying work and some loss of the available pool of firefighters due to #covid deaths and #LongCovid.
What would help?
Pay firefighters what they are worth and find money for permanent firefighting jobs.
Elect public official who understand the science behind #climate change and who are willing to take immediate action to address it.
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I don’t love that Apple screws people into paying more for stuff that you could upgrade aftermarket on every other laptop, but I could see this being a great choice.
https://sixcolors.com/post/2023/06/15-inch-macbook-air-review-sometimes-bigger-is-better/
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Nature bans AI-generated art from its 153-year-old science journal
"The process of publishing ... is underpinned by a shared commitment to integrity."
@Jaden2@mstdn.social so instead of plugging your ears, you get to drip profusely.😅
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"It is one thing, again, kind of legally, to take classified documents and not know that they’re classified, and then, when you’re informed that they’re classified, to give them back. Right? That’s what a normal human does. That’s what a normal former president or former vice president does. If they found that they took something that they shouldn’t have, they give it back."
~ Elie Mystal
#Trump #crime #criminal #Republicans
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https://www.democracynow.org/2023/6/12/elie_mystal_trump_doj_indictment
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The Domplatz (cathedral square) in Erfurt (Thuringia)
(June 2023)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Stadtansichten, #Architektur, #architecture, #Plätze, #places, #Erfurt, #Thüringen
(June 2023)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Stadtansichten, #Architektur, #architecture, #Plätze, #places, #Erfurt, #Thüringen
@arstechnica I’ll remember this (hopefully) for my hard drive purchase…🤔
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“Clearly predatory”: Western Digital sparks panic, anger for age-shaming HDDs
Drives automatically get a "warning" flag if powered on for 3 years.
@Chron but they got this! 🤔
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ERCOT said that Texas' power grid may break the all-time record for demand on Friday as a heatwave hits the state: https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/texas-power-grid-demand-ercot-18148401.php
@lovelylovely Asfar as I can tell substantially no one showed up…🤡
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IC-SS News 06-12-23: Socks, underwear, duffle bags! https://demcastusa.com/2023/06/12/ic-ss-news-06-12-23-socks-underwear-duffle-bags/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
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Volcanic eruptions have a reputation for unleashing Mother Nature’s fury across the planet. Here, Live Science lists the 12 biggest eruptions in recorded history. Plus, why residents of the U.S. state of Wyoming should be thankful the supervolcano beneath Yellowstone National Park has been pretty quiet for the last 70,000 years.
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/volcanos/the-12-biggest-volcanic-eruptions-in-recorded-history
#Volcano #Eruption #Geology #YellowstoneNationalPark
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McKenzie River Trail Backpacking: Day 2
Saturday was all about waterfalls. Sahalie Falls was amazing as well as a couple smaller waterfalls downstream. Had to navigate a sketchy, wet trail to get the photo of Sahalie, but worth it.
My lightly sprained ankle felt good when I woke up but after hiking 20 miles, it hurt a bit.
Saw tons of ultramarathoners running a 50K on the trail as well.
#Backpacking #PNW #Oregon #Photography #Hiking #Walking #Nature #Outdoors #Mosstodon
#PoliticalModerate #Independent, #SocialLiberal, #Agnostic, #Unions, #Veteran, retired airline pilot. Supports level playing fields, equal opportunity, and democracy, not how to twist it to my advantage; capitalism/corporation critic, 🚫Today’s GOP, 🚫MAGA. Human species pessimist, pondering the Great Filter and do we have the Right Stuff? 🇺🇸 Citizen residing in a blue enclave of Texas.
Joined May 2023
