The FTC has started a new Office of Technology! Now they're hiring technologists to power their investigations: https://ftc.gov/technologists
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During the summer you can visit the sunflower field located at the Dorothea Dix Park located in Raleigh, North Carolina. You can find a wide arrange of sunflowers and the various birds that enjoy the sunflowers that include the American Goldfinch, Indigo Bunting and this female Blue Grosbeak posing for a portrait photo on top of the sunflower
https://pixels.com/featured/female-blue-grosbeak-portrait-chad-meyer.html
I like that the current bump in #Mastodon accounts has been a nice steady stream, rather than the mass flood events of late last year. It's been gradually ramping up again over the past week.
https://bitcoinhackers.org/@mastodonusercount/109904266837274212
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Tuesday that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy committed an "egregious security breach" by giving access to Jan. 6 footage to Fox News. https://t.co/zzd5TjGete
It's pretty neat to see @SteveBellovin on the Fediverse.
He's one of the inventors of Usenet.
Bathroom Window
This was just as it was, without any changes or artifice, including the yellow washcloth behind the vase casting warm light on the window jamb and sill.
#SilentSunday #flowers #StillLife #closeup #lightandshade #griii #photography
What a surprise! The deal between Elon Musk with Bolsonaro government was to provide illegal miners with high speed internet.
The same group involved in assassination and and invasion of indigenous lands.
https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2023/02/20/internet-de-elon-musk-e-vendida-a-garimpeiros-da-terra-yanomami-por-compradores-de-ouro-ilegal
Lots of individuals have already donated towards her care but could you donate:
£1 covers one antibiotic dose, she has 2 doses a day.
£5 pays for one leg bandage, she has 4 legs.
£6 pays for one specialist silicone dressing (she needs 4 a day).
£10 which covers analgesia for 24 hours
Could you consider donating even as little as £1.00?
All the ways you can help are on our website: https://www.bcwr-kittens.co.uk/donate/
Pete Buttigieg masterfully shuts down Marco Rubio's baseless accusations https://occupydemocrats.com/2023/02/21/derailed-pete-buttigieg-masterfully-shuts-down-marco-rubios-baseless-accusations/
At today's meeting of the Stavka, Commander-in-Chief Zaluzhnyi gave a detailed report on the frontline situation and the enemy's missile attacks on our positions, with particular emphasis on the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Despite the constant and intense assaults from Russia, which have caused them great losses, we are doing all we can to deter these attacks. General Syrskyi reported on the Bakhmut and Lyman directions, where the battles are fierce, and General Tarnavskyi reported on the fighting in the Avdiivka and other areas, where the occupants are using a range of weapons, including tear gas grenades, against our forces. However, despite the pressure, the front line has not changed. Other commanders and leaders of our defense and security forces also reported to the Staff, including the commanders of the Pivden and Odesa jurisdictions, Moskalev. Intelligence Chief of the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine Budanov reported on the real essence of Russia's flirtations with rhetoric about strategic weapons, and we are paying full attention to every detail of our Defense Plan and the enemy's ambitions. We are grateful to all our soldiers, from sergeants to generals, who are defending the respective
Well. Wasn't that special?!? I now know what's worse than my previous screwup of putting cumin in my coffee. That would be putting cinnamon in my tuna. 🥴 🤢 😖
Tonight I separate the shelves of cooking stuff from the baking stuff. Not much space in an RV, but needs must when the devil drives....
Cynthia Page was alone in a train station trying to get home from New York City when men surrounded her. She was frightened until another stranger came and helped her get away from those circling her. https://t.co/q8X8DaldgE
Mostly reclusive and carrying slightly damaged goods. A survivor by some accounts. Definitely in need of much therapy. ;)
Staunchly anti-fascist
Bear in mind that, while I may "like" your "toot", about a person, event or particular topic, if it links to the "bird-site" I will no longer boost and inadvertently contribute to their grift. Everyone has a choice and a part to play when crimes go unpunished.
"We are dreamers, shapers, singers, and makers".
-Elric