Paul Sutton @zleap@social.cleverlibre.org

ICYMI: #BizBriefs #afternoonupdate Business of the Week: Brainard Funeral Home and Cremation Center https://wausaupilotandreview.com/2023/05/19/business-of-the-week-brainard-funeral-home-and-cremation-center/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Happy #Newstodon Friday, the day we celebrate the publications and journalists of the #Fediverse!

Today lets highlight @josephinelee's story of the fight to control the #Texas State Historical Society and why it matters to the future of #education ... https://www.texasobserver.org/those-who-dont-know-the-past/

#history #News #politics #TXedu #nonprofit

@zleap @kim_harding These companies own the law: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/feb/08/chevron-amazon-ecuador-steven-donziger-erin-brockovich

(It has only gotten worse since that article was written.)

Extralegal measures are needed. I won't spell them out...

One of my biggest concerns about switching over to Mastodon when I did, was losing the online Black community I developed on birb site, many of whom were very helpful to my continuing to thrive as I negotiated white supremacist spaces in my professional and personal life. I am very happy to find another such community here, and want to give a shout outs to SOME (wish I could tag everybody - the search function is pretty terrible here for some reason) of the people that keep me coming back to the Fediverse. Love you guys!

@BigAngBlack
@fulanigirl
@doctorjaymarie
@liberate
@venitamathias
@QasimRashid
@mekkaokereke
@clayrivers
@MelodyCooper
@Zann
@blkgoddess
@carnage4life
@calimari
@celset2
@rosanita
@drcaberry

#BlackMastodon #BlackFriday #BlackFedi

(Side note: the autofill "@" function for Mastodon really sucks - fully 85% of the time it autofills Neil Gaiman - so it took me a REALLY long time to populate this list. And I can't find the homie Jaden from Chicago)

@zleap
Here you go, this is the start
https://www.clientearth.org/latest/latest-updates/news/we-re-taking-legal-action-against-shell-s-board-for-mismanaging-climate-risk/

For folks preparing to move out of Florida, apparently the state will suspend your license if you do not have Florida insurance on your car. So remember to get a new license in whatever state you move to before your insurance in Florida runs out.

https://www.reddit.com/r/florida/comments/13kyup5/if_you_ever_leave_florida_make_sure_to_get_a_new/

It used to be Democrats versus Republicans, liberals versus conservatives, left versus right.

That is over.

It is now democracy versus authoritarianism.

The 2024 election is fast approaching. Know the stakes.

An unfurled thread from NASA climate scientist Peter Kalmus (@ClimateHuman)
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I was just at a NASA team meeting for 3 days in DC. Experts on tropical rainforests told me privately that they think the Amazon has already passed its tipping point. Let that sink in. The world needs to know.

When I am at these scientific meetings, where basically every talk and poster is about precisely how Earth is rapidly breaking down, I just want to scream.

It makes me incredibly angry and frustrated and sad that Biden keeps expanding fossil fuel production and infrastructure, in direct opposition to the clearest science. What are climate scientists supposed to do? We are losing Earth, folks. We must force our leaders to stop.

Always, always keep in mind that to halt this, we must end the fossil fuel industry. Nothing else will substitute for that. Don't let them distract you with carbon offsets, carbon capture, fusion, or recycling.
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Climate scientists are scared and are furious about what's happening. We ALL should be frightened, angry, and demanding action!

As Peter says: "We must end the fossil fuel industry. Nothing else will substitute for that."

#Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #FossilFuels #CO2 #Emissions #Capitalism

Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Neural Systems

Weill Cornell Medicine

The Aksay Laboratory at Weill Cornell in New York City is seeking a postdoctoral scholar to advance our understanding of dynamics in neural systems.

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/weill-cornell-medicine-27778-postdoctoral-research-scholar-in-neural-systems-2/?feed_id=46...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/weill-cornell-medicine-27778-postdoctoral-research-scholar-in-neural-systems-2/?feed_id=46018

Winter white blanket
Weary grizzle-grey fox furled
In Pocket of Warmth
- Chrystyne Novack

Boost are most welcome - Thank you for supporting independent Artists!

The Winter Fox Poem - https://chrystyne-novack.pixels.com/featured/the-winter-fox-poem-chrystyne-novack.html

My photo turned into a digital painting with my haiku poem to the side.

#AYearForArt #CreativeToots #Poetry #Haiku #BuyIntoArt #FediGiftShop #Fox

Moon count (updated)

☿: 0

♀: 0

♁: 1

♂: 2

♃: 95

♄: 145

♅: 27

♆: 14

♇: 5

@badastro on Saturn’s big jump up the moon charts:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/saturns-youthful-rings-and-newfound-moons-put-it-in-stargazing-spotlight/

Drugs do not cause misogynistic white supremacy.

Mental illness does not cause misogynistic white supremacy.

"Class anxiety" does not cause misogynistic white supremacy.

People choose hate. That's all.

Don't offer them excuses, and don't stigmatize others' struggles.

France Is Fighting to Save Your iPhone From an Early Death - With iPhones getting harder and more expensive to repair, French prosecutors have launche... - https://www.wired.com/story/right-to-repair-apple-france/ #business/techculture #goingspare #business

I keep seeing people get upset about Youtube and Google and what they're going to do and what happens to everyone's videos...

It's their company. They can do whatever they want. They can shut it down.

Why do people keep acting like corporations are public services? What are we not getting about this?

Let the brain drain begin!

Ron DeSantis wants to be the poster boy for why a fascistic Florida would cripple Florida.

Next up - no out of state women choose to attend college or university in Florida. Businesses not already in Florida choose NOT to locate in Florida because no one of quality will relocate to Florida.

When Florida finally asks "Hey, how'd that giant hole get in our foot?", they can look to their governor. Florida's fatuous fascist fuckhead-in-chief.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2023-05-18/disney-cancels-plan-to-move-2-000-workers-to-florida-amid-desantis-fight?utm_id=97976&sfmc_id=1125883

Domestic abusers are spying on their partners' iPhones using the Phone Link feature in Windows 11:

https://www.certosoftware.com/insights/cyberstalkers-using-new-windows-feature-to-spy-on-iphones/

My favorite part of dealing with the US government is their absolute refusal to use any technology less than 20 years old. 🙄

A grim milestone — scientists predict there's a 66% chance Earth will hit the 1.5C global warming threshold by 2027.

We need immediate action to phase out fossil fuels, halt deforestation, reign in corporate abuse, and support frontline communities + environmental defenders.

I applaud Disney's decision to cancel their billion dollar Florida campus project and employees' relocation. Of course various factors were involved, but in any case: BRAVO!