Experts tell Rolling Stone the island of Maui will need aid, even after the cameras leave.
Here is a list of charities and organizations that are accepting donations for the residents of Maui: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/maui-wildfires-help-donate-victims-hawaii-1234806692/
Not sure if it's related to the fact that I've been a lot more active (hiking up actual mountains, moving firewood for 1.5 hours, that sort of thing) or if it's the weather or if this #autoimmune disorder (probably #RheumatoidArthritis but possibly #PsoriaticArthritis the symptoms and treatments are almost identical) just is doing it's fucked up misery bullshit, but I'm in so much pain I honestly want to cry a lot of the time.
#UMPlus - LDN 673 by Scott Rosen
https://www.universomagico.net/2023/08/ldn-673-por-scott-rosen.html
Astronomer Scott Rosen's excellent wide-field image shows the group of dark nebulae cataloged as LDN 673. These dark clouds lie in the direction of the Constellation Aquila at a distance of about 600 light-years from the Solar System, along with a few bright stars and in front of a.....
#astronomy #space #astrophysics #astrophotography
People in #Ontario need to have a general strike. Shut down everything for a week, march and protest against the corrupt criminal #DougFord. His government is destroying the province to make his mob buddies rich. He's decimated health care, education and the environment. This might be the only thing that may cause resignations and policy change. You want him out, this is what needs to happen. If it doesn't he's just gonna continue screwing all of us. Fuck Doug Ford #Toronto #Mastodon #onpoli
I like Mastodon, and I especially like the absence of a daily "main character" that everybody has to hate and mock (especially when that main character is a troll fishing for engagement). But it does lack the madcap energy that certain Twitter moments had, like when an Irish comedian inspired other women to start live-tweeting their periods to the then-prime minister.
🥥 Axios has a vertical timeline that makes it clear how the legal process of Trump's various criminal trials will clash with the #2024PresidentalElection campaign. 🥥
https://www.axios.com/2023/07/27/trump-2024-presidential-election-legal-trials
What to Know About the Government Response to the Maui Wildfires https://time.com/6305152/maui-wildfires-government-response-fema/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
New York Times spokesman Charlie Stadtlander tells me in a statement: "We have not received any explanation from the platform about this move" and "would be concerned by targeted pressure applied to any news organization for unclear reasons"
BIDEN HELPS the Great Lakes!
‼️TALK IT UP!
https://www.953mnc.com/2023/08/15/federal-money-to-help-fight-climate-change-in-great-lakes-region/
“DONALD JOHN TRUMP solicited Acting United States Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen and Acting United States Deputy Attorney General Richard Donoghue to make a false statement by stating, ‘Just say that the election was corrupt, and leave the rest to me and the Republican congressmen'"
- pg 45 of the Georgia indictment
Ever wonder why Lindsey Graham, Ted Cruz, Josh, Holly, MTG, and the rest of the sedition caucus defend Trump so passionately?
Traitors.
Christians Explain Why Jesus Was Too Liberal https://www.theonion.com/christians-explain-why-jesus-was-too-liberal-1850736483
Sample FTA: “He fed 5,000 hungry people with five loaves and two fish when he could have easily just called the police and had them all tear gassed.” --Justin Fielder, Food Critic
#BarelySatire but again, I am a happy heathen.
#Christofascists #PartyOfStupid
Groups attacking trans kids and Black history are being funded in a big way by rightwing billionaires. Why?
https://hartmannreport.com/p/why-billionaires-fund-anti-trans-255
Marjorie Taylor Greene
Can you imagine?
"I haven't made up my mind whether I will do that or not," she said. "I have a lot of things to think about. Am I going to be a part of President Trump's Cabinet if he wins? Is it possible that I'll be VP?"
The Jolt: Marjorie Taylor Greene blasts Kemp and floats VP, Senate bids
Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She Might Run For Senate Or Be Trump’s VP https://www.politicususa.com/2023/08/16/marjorie-taylor-greene-says-she-might-run-for-senate-or-be-trumps-vp.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
#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.