Clara Listensprechen @ClaraListensprechen4@social.cleverlibre.org

If the only boon to our culture resulting from Mickey Mouse going PD is a flood of Mickey horror movies, it'll be a big disappointment. Especially since Disney did a great, genuinely disturbing Mickey Mouse horror movie in 1933. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPW70q4w5pw

#birds #nature team buffle

“For what? For what?” she said, with teary eyes.

“Thank you, Putin, for my happy senior years,” Barbionova said.

https://kyivindependent.com/im-in-shock-russias-renewed-mass-missile-shatters-kyivans-lives-and-dreams/
#Ukraine 🇺🇦
#caturday #caturdayeveryday

Also told my boy that I know it irritates him I am constantly sending him covid information, but that I do it on purpose.

He's 18, super sociable, major extrovert, and needs to be reminded that his actions can potentially kill us.

He nodded and said...fire away. :)

"According to recent posts on social media, Firefox’s market share is slipping. We should not let that happen."

If only there was something Firefox could do about this situation.

If Firefox were actually good, you wouldn't need to tell me how good it is.

Banished Words List - Lake Superior State University 2024

https://www.lssu.edu/traditions/banishedwords/

One of their words being called out is impact, especially as a verb. Back when it gained widespread use, I swore people were using it because they couldn't remember if it was affect or effect... and chose impact to avoid a spelling error!

alright who gave the martians access to reddit

From BBC.com: How Japan’s powerful earthquakes have shifted the land

#earthquake #Japan #Honshu #Anamizo

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67862306

Mark Meadows hires 'big gun' lawyer who once declined to represent Donald Trump https://www.rawstory.com/mark-meadows-paul-clement/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Thanks to Wikipedia I just learned that on this day in 1967 a certain terrible Californian actor switched careers to politics, thereby bringing his unique brand of mediocrity into the real world, and directly causing massive damage to state and national institutions that we continue to struggle with even 2 decades after his death. #RonaldFuckingDipshitReagan

"Happy new year to people in Montana and North Carolina, who just joined a growing list of states that now require identification to view porn, or are blocked from viewing it altogether, as new age verification laws went into effect on January 1."

https://www.404media.co/north-carolina-montana-pornhub-blocked-vpn/

Y'all, I think I'm going to try paper taxes this year. Perks:

* Doesn't give a dime of my money to Intuit or H&R Block
* See above
* I mean, it's not great, but again, let's go back to point number one

the grift, like the rot, is systemic.

https://fortune.com/crypto/2024/01/02/bitcoin-etf-fee-authorized-participant-fidelity-blackrock-galaxy-grayscale/

#birds #nature team goldeneye

What is Leela planning?

Spotted five California condors at Navajo Bridge in Arizona. This was #54, who was the most aggressive and kept bugging all the others. He likes walking the tightrope with his wings outstretched, parading all over to flash his GPS tracker and tags. 🪶

#Mastodon #Statistics 2024-01-03 00:00 CET
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#Fediverse

They laughed when I said I wanted to be a comedian – they’re not laughing now.

2/2

“The Druze faith incorporates elements of Isma'ili Shia, Christianity, Gnosticism, Neoplatonism, Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Pythagoreanism, and other philosophies and beliefs, creating a distinct and secretive theology based on an esoteric interpretation of scripture, which emphasizes the role of the mind and truthfulness. Druze believe in theophany and reincarnation. Druze believe that at the end of the cycle of rebirth … the soul is united with the Cosmic Mind.”