Lauralee Dukeshire (she/her) @LauraleeDukeshire@social.cleverlibre.org

@hannu_ikonen It's not an accident that fascists seek to instill a state of nihilism in the portion of the population they know they are unlikely to convert or able to adequately enforce.

Great to see Ed Yong back with another critical piece about why some are so invested in minimizing #LongCOVID and the people who are being most impacted by this pandemic.

"The people who still live with #COVID are being ignored so that everyone else can live with ignoring it."

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/04/long-covid-symptoms-invisible-disability-chronic-illness/673773/

#OnMyWalk to a hedge of beautiful azaleas! Pink flowers are SOOO festive! Hope you have love and flowers in your life! Sending you some from me! #BeKind #ReachOut #MaskUp Sending Love To You All💗🌷💗🥳💗🌸💗🎉💗🌼💗🥳💗🌸💗🌷💗🥳💗🌸💗🌷💗🎉💗🌼💗🌷

**Europe**
**Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need**
https://scoop.me/housing-first-finland-homelessness/

In fairness
it is rather difficult
to see new waves forming
when your head
is already underwater.

My father had to have a chunk of his ear removed, so we had a little photoshoot.

In a conversation on reddit today someone asked if other languages have phrases like "rightie tightie, leftie loosie" to remember which way to turn screws/lids/etc. And one person answers that in Spanish, the phrase is:

"La derecha oprime, la izquierda libera."

or:

"The right oppresses, the left liberates."

(Now I kind of want to put this on a t shirt)

I ride my bicycle
down streets without bike lanes
and I walk home alone
late at night
I go on hikes
without compass or map
and I have an impatient
tendency to jaywalk
I do not consider myself
to be particularly risk averse
though I will admit
I remain quite plague averse.

We all know someone
who just can’t handle spicy food
a friend a relative
whoever they are
dishes described as hot or medium
destroy them
even that which gets called
mild
is more than they can stand
which is worth keeping in mind
when you hear
a new plague variant called mild.

Looking good in polka dots! Hoshihananomia dumbrelli, the white spotted black pintail beetle. Yarra Ranges National Park, Australia.

#Coleoptera #Beetles #Mordellidae #Insects

Washington is set to become the 10th state to ban the sale of AR-15s and other guns it classifies as assault weapons.

The state House passed the assault weapons sales ban 56-42, sending it to Gov. Jay Inslee, who said he'll sign the bill into law. https://t.co/E18QrhcH9H

In fairness
“rapid unscheduled disassembly”
is a pretty good descriptor
of what the pandemic
has done to our society.

Joined Hamilton ACORN at their rally today with my colleague Alex Wilson to support tenants in their fight for a renoviction bylaw in #HamOnt. I’ll be pushing for that outcome at Council. The majority of taxpayers in Ward 2 are renters and they need the City to step up.

My colleague the headbanger
is not looking well
when I ask how he is feeling
he tells he went to a metal show
after which he just hasn’t felt
like his normal self
I ask if he took precautions
he replies that he wore earplugs
so I suppose he at least
protected himself from noise.

Noticing an uptick in new followers this afternoon. Welcome! Here’s your katydid.

#WelcomeToMastodon #Insects

$20 billion for O&G companies enjoying all-time record-breaking profits.

$158 million for Alberta healthcare with hospitals and staff in crisis.

Make it make sense, UCP voters.

#ableg #cdnpoli #yyc

I’m a trans doctor. What happened to me in front of the Arkansas senate was utterly mortifying

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/trans-doctor-arkansas-senate-video-b2283620.html

#senate

Remember: Mega-corporations wouldn’t be deploying massive union-busting campaigns if they weren’t terrified of worker power.