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So, finally the gene for orange fur in cats has been found. I did know that most orange cats are male and most calicos are female.
Gene behind orange fur in cats found at last
After 60 years, scientists know why gingers, calicos, and tortoiseshells look the way they do
www.science.org
December 4, 2024 at 5:26 AM
So, finally the gene for orange fur in cats has been found. I did know that most orange cats are male and most calicos are female.
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This would arguably go farther to destroying rural America than anything else he’s proposed.
If USPS goes private, the first thing a private company will do is get rid of last-mile service to areas that are not profitable to serve.
This is a move that will absolutely fuck rural areas.
This is a move that will absolutely fuck rural areas.
New: Trump is talking behind closed doors at Mar-a-Lago about privatizing the Postal Service, sources say, citing financial losses
Could remake one of the oldest institutions in all of American government
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Could remake one of the oldest institutions in all of American government
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
December 14, 2024 at 8:36 PM
This would arguably go farther to destroying rural America than anything else he’s proposed.
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BREAKING: Amazon workers in NYC are going on strike right before Christmas—the company's busiest time.
The first unionized Amazon warehouse is going to shut down in a historic walkout.
Workers plan to hit the company where it hurts to win their first union contract.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI1k...
The first unionized Amazon warehouse is going to shut down in a historic walkout.
Workers plan to hit the company where it hurts to win their first union contract.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI1k...
How Amazon Ruined Christmas
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
December 13, 2024 at 1:05 PM
BREAKING: Amazon workers in NYC are going on strike right before Christmas—the company's busiest time.
The first unionized Amazon warehouse is going to shut down in a historic walkout.
Workers plan to hit the company where it hurts to win their first union contract.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI1k...
The first unionized Amazon warehouse is going to shut down in a historic walkout.
Workers plan to hit the company where it hurts to win their first union contract.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI1k...
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See also “Why Ursula Has Not Been Illustrating For The Last Five Years”
More to say on burnout and I'm probably going to boost it a few times because folks need to hear it:
Burnout is a form of brain damage. It happens when stress conditions persist until they damage our brains.
It's an injury that needs to heal, not a weakness that needs to be pushed through.
Burnout is a form of brain damage. It happens when stress conditions persist until they damage our brains.
It's an injury that needs to heal, not a weakness that needs to be pushed through.
Man burnout can mess you up for a very long time.
And it can sneak up on you: things can seem stressful but mostly manageable until suddenly they're not manageable.
Self care and vacation are great, but they're guardrails: they don't help when you've already fallen in.
And it can sneak up on you: things can seem stressful but mostly manageable until suddenly they're not manageable.
Self care and vacation are great, but they're guardrails: they don't help when you've already fallen in.
December 13, 2024 at 7:28 PM
See also “Why Ursula Has Not Been Illustrating For The Last Five Years”
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"I saved the world," the hero said.
"As was foretold," the oracle said.
"But..."
"Yes?"
"How long will it stay saved?"
"From that Dark Lord? Forever."
"Are there other threats?"
"The world will always need saving."
"So it was all for naught?"
"No! You saved the world!"
#MicroFiction
"As was foretold," the oracle said.
"But..."
"Yes?"
"How long will it stay saved?"
"From that Dark Lord? Forever."
"Are there other threats?"
"The world will always need saving."
"So it was all for naught?"
"No! You saved the world!"
#MicroFiction
December 4, 2024 at 5:35 PM
"I saved the world," the hero said.
"As was foretold," the oracle said.
"But..."
"Yes?"
"How long will it stay saved?"
"From that Dark Lord? Forever."
"Are there other threats?"
"The world will always need saving."
"So it was all for naught?"
"No! You saved the world!"
#MicroFiction
"As was foretold," the oracle said.
"But..."
"Yes?"
"How long will it stay saved?"
"From that Dark Lord? Forever."
"Are there other threats?"
"The world will always need saving."
"So it was all for naught?"
"No! You saved the world!"
#MicroFiction
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This situation is sadly till ongoing and we have very little money in our joint account. Rent was paid but we are struggling and if you can help we would GREATLY appreciate it. If you can't donate, please share. Thank you all, and have a wonderful holiday. <3 <3
Hey guys! Due to an oversight, we do not currently have grocery money for the month of December. We're hopeful we can get that reinstated but in the meantime both groceries and rent need to be addressed. As always, please share and thank you.
gofund.me/f29c9017
gofund.me/f29c9017
Donate to Help Witchie Survive until Disability, organized by Orion Armstrong
My name is Orion, also known as Witchiebunny or Tatani Tani, depending on how yo… Orion Armstrong needs your support for Help Witchie Survive until Disability
gofund.me
December 4, 2024 at 7:59 PM
This situation is sadly till ongoing and we have very little money in our joint account. Rent was paid but we are struggling and if you can help we would GREATLY appreciate it. If you can't donate, please share. Thank you all, and have a wonderful holiday. <3 <3
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does everybody know about my favorite website, the embroidery tips page that forgot to close its <h3> tags
Embroidery Trouble Shooting Page
Embroidery Trouble Shooting Answers to all your questions about Embroidery problems
web.archive.org
October 25, 2024 at 3:39 PM
does everybody know about my favorite website, the embroidery tips page that forgot to close its <h3> tags
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I have lost count of how many demons I summoned before I finally got the sigil and incantation right. An angel appeared.
"Tell me," I demanded, "why God created humans!"
"To make art."
"Wait, what? To glorify him?"
"If you wish. But all art you make delights and surprises Him."
#MicroFiction
"Tell me," I demanded, "why God created humans!"
"To make art."
"Wait, what? To glorify him?"
"If you wish. But all art you make delights and surprises Him."
#MicroFiction
November 7, 2024 at 12:54 PM
I have lost count of how many demons I summoned before I finally got the sigil and incantation right. An angel appeared.
"Tell me," I demanded, "why God created humans!"
"To make art."
"Wait, what? To glorify him?"
"If you wish. But all art you make delights and surprises Him."
#MicroFiction
"Tell me," I demanded, "why God created humans!"
"To make art."
"Wait, what? To glorify him?"
"If you wish. But all art you make delights and surprises Him."
#MicroFiction
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Some healthy information for those who just didn’t know. Medications have different shelf lives. Like um… did you know plan b has a 4 yr shelf life? So interesting.
November 7, 2024 at 1:17 AM
Some healthy information for those who just didn’t know. Medications have different shelf lives. Like um… did you know plan b has a 4 yr shelf life? So interesting.
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🚨 There’s been an update:
“Voters who dropped off ballots at that location after ***11 a.m. Saturday*** need to contact the Election Auditor's Office IMMEDIATELY for a new ballot.” #waelex
“Voters who dropped off ballots at that location after ***11 a.m. Saturday*** need to contact the Election Auditor's Office IMMEDIATELY for a new ballot.” #waelex
🚨 A Vancouver, WA ballot box was set on fire and hundreds of ballots burned.
"Voters who dropped off ballots at that location after 8 a.m. Sunday need to contact the Auditor's Office IMMEDIATELY for a new ballot."
#waelex
"Voters who dropped off ballots at that location after 8 a.m. Sunday need to contact the Auditor's Office IMMEDIATELY for a new ballot."
#waelex
Burning ballots were pulled from inside a smoking ballot box in Vancouver, Washington, this morning, hours after police responded to an arson at a Portland ballot box
www.katu.com/news/local/v...
www.katu.com/news/local/v...
October 28, 2024 at 4:28 PM
🚨 There’s been an update:
“Voters who dropped off ballots at that location after ***11 a.m. Saturday*** need to contact the Election Auditor's Office IMMEDIATELY for a new ballot.” #waelex
“Voters who dropped off ballots at that location after ***11 a.m. Saturday*** need to contact the Election Auditor's Office IMMEDIATELY for a new ballot.” #waelex
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I am 👀 at this language. While the court resisted outright acknowledging forced labor as involuntary servitude, here it is walking riiigghht up to the line of making a 13th Amendment argument for abortion rights, which I would be absolutely here for !!
"While the State’s interest in protecting 'unborn' life is compelling, until that life can be sustained *by the State* -- and not solely by the woman compelled by the Act to do the State’s work -- the balance of rights favors the woman."
Georgia’s heartbeat bill struck down, full ruling embedded in article
September 30, 2024 at 9:26 PM
I am 👀 at this language. While the court resisted outright acknowledging forced labor as involuntary servitude, here it is walking riiigghht up to the line of making a 13th Amendment argument for abortion rights, which I would be absolutely here for !!
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So the medical issue may be becoming...complicated. If you can help, please do. if not, please share. Thank you.
Hey guys. If you can help, thanks. If not, please share. <3
Hey everyone! An update:
So I had my PT eval today, which went well. I'll be doing PT twice a week, as well as going to a spinal orthopedist. We've got SNAP helping with food, but there's still utilities and rent.
gofund.me/0ce764e7
If you can help, please do. If not, please share. Thank you.
So I had my PT eval today, which went well. I'll be doing PT twice a week, as well as going to a spinal orthopedist. We've got SNAP helping with food, but there's still utilities and rent.
gofund.me/0ce764e7
If you can help, please do. If not, please share. Thank you.
September 24, 2024 at 2:12 AM
So the medical issue may be becoming...complicated. If you can help, please do. if not, please share. Thank you.
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MORTGAGE GUY CALLS: Underwriting is concerned that your income jumped significantly last year. Is there a reason?
ME: (feeling smug) I made the bestseller list three times.
MG: Uh-huh. And what is that, please?
ME: (utterly deflated and somewhat gobsmacked) It’s…uh…I write books…?
ME: (feeling smug) I made the bestseller list three times.
MG: Uh-huh. And what is that, please?
ME: (utterly deflated and somewhat gobsmacked) It’s…uh…I write books…?
September 12, 2024 at 2:34 AM
MORTGAGE GUY CALLS: Underwriting is concerned that your income jumped significantly last year. Is there a reason?
ME: (feeling smug) I made the bestseller list three times.
MG: Uh-huh. And what is that, please?
ME: (utterly deflated and somewhat gobsmacked) It’s…uh…I write books…?
ME: (feeling smug) I made the bestseller list three times.
MG: Uh-huh. And what is that, please?
ME: (utterly deflated and somewhat gobsmacked) It’s…uh…I write books…?
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The CDC keeps saying
“you can take steps
to help protect yourself”:
keep your vaccines up to date,
maintain good hygiene,
keep the air clean,
and while there is much
each of us can do,
by now it’s obvious
none of us can
personal responsibility our way
out of this pandemic.
“you can take steps
to help protect yourself”:
keep your vaccines up to date,
maintain good hygiene,
keep the air clean,
and while there is much
each of us can do,
by now it’s obvious
none of us can
personal responsibility our way
out of this pandemic.
September 4, 2024 at 8:55 PM
The CDC keeps saying
“you can take steps
to help protect yourself”:
keep your vaccines up to date,
maintain good hygiene,
keep the air clean,
and while there is much
each of us can do,
by now it’s obvious
none of us can
personal responsibility our way
out of this pandemic.
“you can take steps
to help protect yourself”:
keep your vaccines up to date,
maintain good hygiene,
keep the air clean,
and while there is much
each of us can do,
by now it’s obvious
none of us can
personal responsibility our way
out of this pandemic.
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Harris has all the money she needs. If you're a Dem thinking of donating, look down-ballot. www.washingtonpost.com/elections/20...
Harris to transfer nearly $25 million to help down-ballot Democratic candidates
The boost to House, Senate and state-level candidates follows a $540 million fundraising haul for the vice president over six weeks.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 3, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Harris has all the money she needs. If you're a Dem thinking of donating, look down-ballot. www.washingtonpost.com/elections/20...
I just finished with this one. The fever was the highest i've ever had, followed by a sore throat that hurt so bad i could eat nothing but popsicles, followed by the classic respiratory yuck.
Go pull out your masks again, folks. Trust me, you don't want this one.
Go pull out your masks again, folks. Trust me, you don't want this one.
“This is a very significant surge. The levels are very high. They’re the highest we’ve ever seen during a summer wave,” said Dr. Marlene Wolfe, an assistant professor of environmental health and public health at Emory University and a program director for WastewaterScan.
www.cnn.com/2024/08/16/h...
www.cnn.com/2024/08/16/h...
The US is experiencing its largest summer Covid wave in at least two years | CNN
It may be time to dust off the face masks and air purifiers.
www.cnn.com
August 18, 2024 at 3:19 PM
I just finished with this one. The fever was the highest i've ever had, followed by a sore throat that hurt so bad i could eat nothing but popsicles, followed by the classic respiratory yuck.
Go pull out your masks again, folks. Trust me, you don't want this one.
Go pull out your masks again, folks. Trust me, you don't want this one.
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It’s all just so damn exhausting.
The judge made a 15 yr old girl strip and put on a jail jumpsuit, handcuffed her for two hours, then forced a public defender to “defend” her against threatened jail time …
… for falling asleep during a FIELD TRIP to the court.
In the name of “deterrence.”
The judge made a 15 yr old girl strip and put on a jail jumpsuit, handcuffed her for two hours, then forced a public defender to “defend” her against threatened jail time …
… for falling asleep during a FIELD TRIP to the court.
In the name of “deterrence.”
The mother of the teenager handcuffed and threatened with jail for sleeping during a field trip says her daughter was likely tired because their family does not have a permanent place to stay
“We have to bounce around currently because we don't have a permanent address.”
“We have to bounce around currently because we don't have a permanent address.”
Teen handcuffed after sleeping in Detroit court tired due to no permanent home, mom says
The mom of a teen girl handcuffed and threatened with jail by a Detroit judge for sleeping in court says the family doesn't have a permanent home.
www.freep.com
August 15, 2024 at 6:20 PM
It’s all just so damn exhausting.
The judge made a 15 yr old girl strip and put on a jail jumpsuit, handcuffed her for two hours, then forced a public defender to “defend” her against threatened jail time …
… for falling asleep during a FIELD TRIP to the court.
In the name of “deterrence.”
The judge made a 15 yr old girl strip and put on a jail jumpsuit, handcuffed her for two hours, then forced a public defender to “defend” her against threatened jail time …
… for falling asleep during a FIELD TRIP to the court.
In the name of “deterrence.”
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As someone turning [coughcough] this weekend, I'm doing my annual "Let's give teachers some help" fundraiser.
Since I don't have the reach I used to (thanks, Elon), I need you guys to help boost this.
FIRST UP: Let's Get Ms. Melendez's classroom the essentials!
Since I don't have the reach I used to (thanks, Elon), I need you guys to help boost this.
FIRST UP: Let's Get Ms. Melendez's classroom the essentials!
Get Ms. Melendez Classroom Essentials
Ms. Melendez needs colored pencils and other basic supplies to run the classroom.
www.donorschoose.org
August 13, 2024 at 3:28 PM
As someone turning [coughcough] this weekend, I'm doing my annual "Let's give teachers some help" fundraiser.
Since I don't have the reach I used to (thanks, Elon), I need you guys to help boost this.
FIRST UP: Let's Get Ms. Melendez's classroom the essentials!
Since I don't have the reach I used to (thanks, Elon), I need you guys to help boost this.
FIRST UP: Let's Get Ms. Melendez's classroom the essentials!
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She won the red lantern!
Sled-dog racing salutes the one who ran the longest and endured the most. Respect.
Sled-dog racing salutes the one who ran the longest and endured the most. Respect.
Always like little stories like that:
Kinzang Lhamo from Bhutan ranked 80th in the Olympics Women's Marathon and came in last.
She still ran personal best.
That's amazing. Most of us would collapse at that distance. www.latimes.com/sports/olymp...
Kinzang Lhamo from Bhutan ranked 80th in the Olympics Women's Marathon and came in last.
She still ran personal best.
That's amazing. Most of us would collapse at that distance. www.latimes.com/sports/olymp...
Final finisher of women's marathon shows what it means to be an Olympian
Kinzang Lhamo of Bhutan was the final runner to cross the finish line in the women's marathon, showing what it truly means to be an Olympic athlete.
www.latimes.com
August 11, 2024 at 9:50 PM
She won the red lantern!
Sled-dog racing salutes the one who ran the longest and endured the most. Respect.
Sled-dog racing salutes the one who ran the longest and endured the most. Respect.
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(One of) my issues with centrists has long been that they rely on fear to eke out minor, occasional wins: you can’t let the other guys win, because they are gonna fuck this country up, and we can’t do anything because otherwise we won’t convince the near-right people to vote for us.
Not for nothing, while it’s good the republicans are running scared, I hope the energy that Harris and Walz are bringing to this campaign also scares the SHIT out of the establishment Dems. I hope the party centrists and their sycophants are terrified of what this campaign is bringing.
August 6, 2024 at 11:26 PM
(One of) my issues with centrists has long been that they rely on fear to eke out minor, occasional wins: you can’t let the other guys win, because they are gonna fuck this country up, and we can’t do anything because otherwise we won’t convince the near-right people to vote for us.
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Sharing this, for my handful of followers, because the Rice Truck Saga is a masterpiece of real-time storytelling. If I still taught writing classes, it would be on my syllabus.
Ok i'm in. done. You have my word.On the 4th of September I will faux live post the entire Rice Truck thread again here on Bluesky.
mark your calendars.
mark your calendars.
Repost it, beat for beat, so you have it archived here for future.
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August 5, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Sharing this, for my handful of followers, because the Rice Truck Saga is a masterpiece of real-time storytelling. If I still taught writing classes, it would be on my syllabus.