Nordstahl @Nordstahl@social.cleverlibre.org

My girlfriend is from thailand and never expiernced much american culture... so naturally as a nerd first thing i had her donwas watch star wars... we watch the first episode of the original movies and she was really into it and she was all exvited trying to figure out who princess leia was goi g to wind up with... lolol cant wait till she finds out ;)

A win for Mastodon and journalism: The successful campaign to stave off closure of the @TexasObserver got a boost from the magazine’s fan base in the #fediverse. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/29/texas-observer-closing-gofundme?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

"Ahead of an expected state takeover, the Walt Disney Co. quietly pushed through the pact and restrictive covenants that would tie the hands of future board members for decades, according to a legal presentation by the district’s lawyers Wednesday."

Gov. DeSantis’ new Reedy Creek board says Disney stripped its power

https://nordot.app/1013893337012584448?c=592622757532812385

A good question America

MAGICAL: Disney just outflanked DeSantis and his cronies are FURIOUS https://washingtonpress.com/2023/03/29/magical-disney-just-outflanked-desantis-and-his-cronies-are-furious/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

ding dong

The devil on my left shoulder says "bring frozen fish sticks to the office potluck"

And the worse devil on my right shoulder says "and then cook them in the staff lounge microwave"

WE DID IT! The Texas Observer will remain open!

Our board just voted to rescind both the layoffs and the closure. We'll have more news soon, but we believe this is the start of a very positive transformation at our publication—and you were a huge part of it. THANK YOU! You proved to the world that #TexasNeedsAnObserver!

https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-observer-no-layoffs-remains-open-board-vote/

#Fediverse #Mastodon #WeWin

Oh, THAT religion! Running rampant here in the States. It’s gross.

As I told Mika and Joe on MSNBC, I have a message for my Republican colleagues who pretend to be powerless to prevent gun violence and mass shootings:

If you’re not in Congress to protect public safety and protect children from mass murder, then what are you here for?

This sounds good to me!

@futurebird @Simian60 Years ago in undergrad, I took a course in "environmental systems for engineers" where the course was mostly about wastewater treatment, because that's where most of the problems lie. Septic systems weren't even in regular use until the 1940s.

Although to be fair, when the prof for that course retired, Johnny Carson called him out for his recognition as the King of Activated Sludge. So a little glamorous!

Plot twist.. #cat #cats #catsOfMastodon #derpsAndFloofs

The great escape #cat #cats #catsOfMastodon #derpsAndFloofs

A 16-year-old boy and a 34-year-old man were tragically killed near the town of Barvinkove in the Kharkiv region when their car detonated an anti-tank mine on a dirt road. Two other men, aged 20 and 24, were injured and taken to the hospital, according to Syniehubov.

Sunrise from a kayak on San Pablo Bay. Sunday, 26 March, 2023.

Look how instinctively, the mother croc carries the baby in its mouth.

Nature is beautiful.

“#China threatened retaliation if House Speaker Kevin #McCarthy meets with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen as she transits through the US next week, saying it would be a “provocation.”

Speaking hours later as she left #Taiwan, a self-governing island democracy that Beijing claims as its territory, Tsai said external pressure would not deter her govt from engaging with the world”

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-taiwan-president-transit-us-tsai-ing-wen-kevin-mccarthy-rcna76938