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Bon_Jardin

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Plant and soil science; Daoism adjacent; MPP, focusing on elder issues; Environmental policy grad cert, retired editorial page editor/writer for 100,000 pop. city daily. Hobbies: political philosophy, sustainable agriculture. Former US military reserves, 2 branches: public affairs, civil affairs.
The only purpose of accumulation is to share.

Avatar: A power drill on a plain background with "This is not a drill" in French

Header: News photo of chained work detail using porta-potty
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@Bon_Jardin@newsie.social avatar Bon_Jardin , to random

Lime of the Ancient Mariner
To a Mince by Burns
The Rinds of War
Ode to a Greek Olive
Touched By An Anjou
You're Having My Baby Mango
A Horse Chestnut With No Main Course
Overcooked by Men at Work
Don't Pay the Berry Man
Raisins by Earth Wind and Fire
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Sorry if this fruit salad is unapeeling, rotten to the core, or otherwise leaves you with a pit in the stomach.


@Bon_Jardin@newsie.social avatar Bon_Jardin , to random

Alan Funt once pranked me by saying he was the rep for a huge helium consortium and they wanted a spokesmouse. Coincidentally his last episode. Whatta ya know about that!


@Crystal_Fish_Caves@mstdn.party avatar Crystal_Fish_Caves , to random

We are just going to see people and we are going to kill them.

Our president just said that.

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@Crystal_Fish_Caves It struck me that we must actually be a rogue nation now.

@gerrymcgovern@mastodon.green avatar gerrymcgovern , to random

Is there a way out of the matrix?

"Not really, no. AI is here to stay. Some say it will make the world a better place. Some predict it will destroy the world in the next few years. Only time will tell (that's the technological determinist in me speaking)."

https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-philosopher-is-in/202509/suffering-from-ai-fatigue-youre-not-alone

AI could make things better or it could destroy the world in a couple of years.

Let's see. What should we do? Let's wait and see.

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@gerrymcgovern If we can even manage to leave behind any reason to be remembered. @zenmorph

@AncTreat5358@mindly.social avatar AncTreat5358 , to ActuallyAutistic group

Today, I found the negative side of masking.

I have an interesting intersection of fibromyalgia, ME/CFS, spine issues, and being autistic. A few days ago, I was trying to make my husband happy, and worked in the backyard to cut back some plants. I knew it would be painful to my back and in general, and would have a ME/CFS crash the next day, but pushed through nonetheless.

Today my husband said I wasn’t in pain. But I was, I was just masking because I was trying to present normal, if but for a moment. Unfortunately, now he thinks my chief issue is of a mental nature, which is completely not the case.

Anyone relate?

@actuallyautistic

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@AncTreat5358 actuallyautistic@a.gup.pe icon ActuallyAutistic group I saw something recently like we need to add another dimension to the pain intensity chart, i.e., urgency. So I wonder if one might try to communicate to a clinician spouse or even to intervene with an injured person using one number for degree of pain and one for urgency. e.g. 4 for pain of a puncture on the leg, 10 for emergency cuz it's the artery, vs. 8 for pain of migraine and 2 for urgency thanks to coping strategies. Might that be applied interpersonally?

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    @gerrymcgovern It could be deadly in both directions, i.e., water and power diverted or black-outs on the one hand, and on the other, no internet means all those who rely only on it for info are affected. Over-extended technology.

    @Daojoan@mastodon.social avatar Daojoan , to random

    they called it trickle-down economics because 'financial waterboarding' didn't poll well with focus groups

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    @Daojoan

    Why plutocrat creeps (like Mitt Romney)
    Should have any cred is beyond me.
    Their trickle-down theory
    Leaves 9 in 10 weary,
    And I hate what trickles down on me.

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    Took me a second!

    A social post from @mariana057 that says: How do you tell the gender of an ant? Put it in water. If it sinks, girl ant. If it floats...
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    @georgetakei If it sinks isn't it "witch ant"?

    @Daojoan@mastodon.social avatar Daojoan , to random

    Every time you mock a billionaire, their fanatical little gut maggots retort with, "They don't care about your opinion; they're rich."

    They couldn't be more mistaken.

    Elon Musk and Donald Trump are acutely sensitive to public opinion. They obsess over it. It keeps them up at night. Relentless mockery hits them so hard because they can't buy it off.

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    @Daojoan All it would take for the mockery to stop is for them to be kind, and deal with their fellow humans properly and in accordance with the teachings of any ancient version of wisdom literature. That's all it would take.

    @w7voa@journa.host avatar w7voa , to random

    "Reports of Project 2025’s demise would be greatly welcomed and should serve as notice to anyone or any group trying to misrepresent their influence with President Trump and his campaign— it will not end well for you." -Trump/Vance campaign statement

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    @w7voa what a load of crap. maybe he hasn't noticed who his running mate is.

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    TSA says yesterday it broke the record for most people screened on a single day — 2.99 million individuals.

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    @w7voa Nearly 1/10 of the population on planes yesterday. Remarkable, and an excellent illustration on why climate change is nowhere done reacting to human influence.

    @nixCraft@mastodon.social avatar nixCraft , (edited ) to random

    Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI situation. Wow. Sama took down sky’s voice because of legal notice. This guy is really pushing boundaries 🤣 Source: NPR tech correspondent- This statement was provided exclusively to NPR by Johansson's publicist, Marcel Pariseau. https://x.com/bobbyallyn/status/1792679435701014908?s=46

    Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI situation. Wow. Sama took down sky’s voice because of legal notice. This guy is really pushing boundaries 🤣
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    @nixCraft Not everyone will decline, either. Then Altman's dream comes closer

    @w7voa@journa.host avatar w7voa , to random

    DNC places billboards, which accuse Donald Trump of putting the gun lobby ahead of Texas families, in the area outside of the venue where the former president is scheduled to give a speech today at the NRA convention. https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4671538-democratic-national-committee-donald-trump-billboards-gun-reform-nra-texas/amp/

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    @w7voa Ah, the tactic of an organization not funding a legal defense.

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    @gerrymcgovern "Mining tied to climate goals" Ha! The people in charge have climate goals: Keep building their glorious pyramid and keep ahead of the piper's demands for payment. While they have proven it's possible to cynically warp a green message into that use, it is absolutely antithetical to the needed goals, to wit, Permanently Reduce and Continually Diminish Human Demand for Energy.
    Co-opting a quote I saw today: Humans can be just as well the greatest restorer of the planet as destroyer.