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Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
gutenberg_org ("Project Gutenberg") wrote:

Overlooked Treasure: The First Evidence of Exoplanets

The Mount Wilson telescopes were ahead of their time -- in one case, capturing signs of distant worlds that wouldn't be recognized for a century.

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/overlooked-treasure-the-first-evidence-of-exoplanets/

#astrnomy #exoplanets

Boosted by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
batmanyyo wrote:

Que calentito y mullido .

#art #photography
#mastodon #friends #MastoPhotography #love
#CreativeToots #mastoart #streetphotography #streetart
#catsofmastodon #cats #artwork #FediArt #animals #animal #humor #coffee #breakfast #tea #nature #books #fedicats #MastoCats
#Photograph #cute #books #foods #follow #dogs #dogsofmastodon

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

anticipatory obedience is the worst:

‘“We asked why they wouldn’t run the wrap when we clearly met the guidelines if they were allowing the internal ad,” said Virginia Kase Solomón, the president and chief executive of Common Cause. “They said they were not at liberty to give us a reason.”’

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/business/washington-post-ad-trump-musk.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=highlightShare

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dnalounge@sfba.social ("DNA Lounge") wrote:

Drink Special @ Death Guild: No Kings Allowed - Crown Royal, Ginger, Splash of Bitters.

Attachments:

• gifv: 7ecf47ae98d03ba4.mp4

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karlykingsley.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy ("Karly Kingsley") wrote:

Connecticut was out at The CT Capitol today.

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tiffanycli ("Tiffany Li") wrote:

Dating Tip: Women love being told you’re dating them “to advance a sociopolitical strategy.” It’s not creepy or off-putting at all.

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WarnerCrocker ("Warner Crocker") wrote:

Meanwhile in Ohio (and I'm sure other places)…
#politics

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carnage4life@mas.to ("Dare Obasanjo") wrote:

Seven years later, this is still true.

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fraying@xoxo.zone ("Derek Powazek 🐐") wrote:

ICE is a tool of fascism, racist and xenophobic to its core. The entire program should be shut down and apologized for. And if those petty tyrant dipshits are keeping a list of patriotic Americans that see through their bullshit, put this goat farming son of an immigrant at the fucking top.
https://truthout.org/articles/report-ice-is-expanding-surveillance-of-its-critics-on-social-media/

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virtualbri@mastodon.online ("Brian Tatosky") wrote:

@dangillmor It's weird that this has been going on at least since Rush Limbaugh, and the Democratic Party still doesn't know how to counteract it.

jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

The algorithm was tweaked, apparently, not for the better. Call fascists fascist. They don't like it, but, well, that's because they're fascists.

RE: https://www.threads.net/@theauthorguy/post/DGNLAemxhb%5F

Boosted by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
skinnylatte@hachyderm.io ("Adrianna Tan") wrote:

I keep thinking of this quote from the Great Gatsby:

“They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”

Boosted by nadim@infosec.exchange ("Nadim Kobeissi"):
feelnotes@alaskan.social ("kevin") wrote:

Jewish guy in Miami shoots two men because he thinks they are Palestinian—but really they’re Israeli Jews!

The two Israeli victims post about it on social media—but they assume the shooter was Arab!

I’m Jewish enough to know this is peak comedy, just incredible levels of grievance and delusion. Larry David could never.

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
robn@social.lol ("Rob 💚") wrote:

My #OpenZFS forever project continues. I've spent almost two years chipping away at it. Not done yet, but this is the biggest single lift so far.

https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/pull/17065

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
stubacon@mastodonapp.uk ("Stu Bacon") wrote:

A nuthatch inspecting a log for something to eat.

#Birding #Nature #Wildlife #Photography #UK #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Norfolk #Nuthatch #SculthorpeMoor

cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen") wrote:

I just finished reading Daniel Warren Johnson's "Murder Falcon", and now I'm listening to its "soundtrack":

https://brooticus.bandcamp.com/album/shredded-to-death

Makes me think more comics should have soundtracks.

The first one I ever heard of was for Billy and the Boingers:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy%5Fand%5Fthe%5FBoingers%5FBootleg

Those were the days...

Boosted by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
workers_coop@social.coop ("workers.coop") wrote:

Hello world! #introduction time!

We are workers.coop. We're a federation and network of worker-led cooperatives and supporters, based in the #UK.

This account is a bit of an experiment (by @da5nsy, for now) but the plan is to post information about news and events, and boost cool things related to #WorkerCoops and the wider #cooperative movement.

#coop #cooperatives #coops

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Bumper sticker idea: "My other car is also not a Tesla".

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josh@masto.byrd.ws ("josh byrd :veri:") wrote:

the best time to leave twitter was 2 years ago. the second best time to leave twitter is right now

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valenteespinosa@sunny.garden ("Valente Espinosa") wrote:

Lo encontré en una tienda de segunda mano. Resulta difícil creer que la gente usara este aparato para hacer cálculos reales y hacer volar aviones. #regladecalculo #SlideRule #computoanalogico

Boosted by adam@social.lol ("Adam Newbold"):
bazurk@social.lol ("ᗪave") wrote:

When #depression lies to us and tells us we are alone sometimes all it takes is one person to care and it makes all the difference in the world.

#bipolar

jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

And now, for a complete change of pace, I went ahead and covered a Peter Gabriel song.

https://youtu.be/P1M-XjykfXA?si=QXU1bgjwD7SrpoEv

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

downward facing cat pose

chipotle@mstdn.social ("Watts Martin") wrote:

Hmm. I’ve just turned off Apple Intelligence notification summaries, and I never use Inage Playground or Writing Tools. I don’t think I’m using any “AI” features.

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

this new shelter cat we brought home makes me realize just how damaged Oscar was when we brought him home 7 years ago. Oscar hid under a bed for most of his first few months here, while Ziggi has taken right to us and wanders the house, exploring.

Oscar was in the shelter for 7 months… black cats can be hard to place. Ziggi was in the shelter for a few weeks.

jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

‘Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood’ by Nina Simone onLOUD

http://www.pandora.com/nina-simone/diva/dont-let-me-be-misunderstood/TRfd26KXpdgZJxw?shareImp=true&part=ug-mobile&corr=81041338

jscalzi@threads.net ("John Scalzi") wrote:

If you went to a protest today, good on ya

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mattblaze@federate.social ("Matt Blaze") wrote:

Question for the people currently swarming me to tell me I’m a fascist apologist who’s not doing enough: I’m curious, other than yelling at me, what exactly are *you* doing? Like, what exactly is your role in this revolution you want me to drop what I’m doing to join? Just wondering.

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hacks4pancakes@infosec.exchange ("Lesley Carhart :unverified:") wrote:

You had better take a shot, and then read this. Absolutely sobering. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/charles-spitzer-stadtlander-jd-mpa-9b018b25%5Furgent-national-security-threat-i-work-activity-7296973991716499456-31eV

pzmyers@octodon.social ("pzmyers 🦑") wrote:

3. Car was dead. My wife had to walk to work. I called the local co-op and got a jumpstart, so I'll pick her up later tonight.