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The Orphans, two scorched giant sequoias, expected to survive – Los Angeles Times

As a result of the prescribed burn, thousands of sequoia seedlings are growing beneath the Orphans, Gerhart said. Many will eventually perish as they compete for sunlight and water, but a few might grow into the next crop of monarchs. “We have to have fire that’s hot enough to be able to create that regeneration, and that to me is really exciting,” she said.

http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2023/11/01/the-orphans-two-scorched-giant-sequoias-expected-to-survive-los-angeles-times/

GOP plan to fund Israel aid with IRS cuts would cost $90 billion

House Republicans’ plan to pay for emergency aid to Israel by cutting the Internal Revenue Service’s budget would 👉increase the deficit by $90 billion over 10 years, the chief of the tax agency said Tuesday.


Seeking to pay for $14 billion of proposed aid to Israel sought by both parties, Speaker Mike Johnson on Monday unveiled legislation that would 👉cut roughly $14 billion from funds recently approved by Democrats to expand the IRS.

But Daniel Werfel, who was nominated by President Biden as the IRS commissioner last year, said the cuts would lead to greater expense by 👉reducing audits of the wealthy and large corporations and hampering the agency’s ability to collect revenue that funds the government.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/11/01/israel-aid-irs-gop/

Ray Of Sunshine soaking in his namesake. ❤️

I wrote about YouTube's war on adblockers, why it's so important, and how it could get worse at any moment if Google chooses to escalate even further

https://www.404media.co/youtubes-war-on-adblockers-shows-how-google-controls-the-internet/

The anti-fluoride movement continues to make dubious claims about the safety of fluoride in public drinking water. They are also expanding into new social media platforms, like TikTok, where everything old is new again. These platforms give a second (or more) life to old debunked claims, which means we have to constantly be whacking these moles down again.
https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/fluoride-and-iq/

Instead of an exorcism maybe the demon-possessed just need some specialised couples counseling.

I feel like that would be a good job for me.

RT @InfiDale3476: The theory of evolution is just a theory…

A theory with more evidence to support it than almost any other theory.

An Israel-Hamas ceasefire is in everyone’s best interest, humanely and practically | Matthew Duss https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/01/israel-hamas-ceasefire-humanitarian-pause?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Trump Lawyer Alina Habba: Secret Service Will Protect Trump From Prison

https://crooksandliars.com/2023/10/trump-lawyer-alina-habba-secret-service?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_content=81125

"Once again, Megatron has led us to humiliating defeat at the hands of Optimus Prime and the Autobots! His failed leadership keeps us from reclaiming Cybertron! Megatron doesn't deserve to be leader of the Deceptacons! We need a better supreme leader! It should be me! STARSCREAM!!! Not mutiny! Destiny!" 🤖

I don't get to choose my Halloween costumes anymore. My son wanted to go as Bumblebee, and requested (demanded) that I be Starscream. A'ight 'lil man. I gotchu.

#BlackMastodon #Halloween

I don’t remember a single #Halloween costume from when I was a kid. I do, however, remember the year I dressed up as Mordechai for #Purim.

To every person who's publicly and proudly transgender, queer, gay, lesbian, ace, poly, pan, bi, black, indigenous, a person of color, disabled, neurodivergent, plural, autistic, ADHD, etc:

Thank You

Visibility matters. Simply being yourself can impact the lives of others in ways you cannot even fathom. I would not have found myself if not for people like you

Good morning