Congrats to this platform for getting a proper icon.
December 25, 2023 at 3:07 PM
Congrats to this platform for getting a proper icon.
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Why do surveys consistently show white people are far less likely to take COVID precautions?
Data show that white people feared COVID less after learning other races were hit hardest.
www.npr.org/2022/04/04/1...
Data show that white people feared COVID less after learning other races were hit hardest.
www.npr.org/2022/04/04/1...
November 18, 2023 at 4:50 AM
Why do surveys consistently show white people are far less likely to take COVID precautions?
Data show that white people feared COVID less after learning other races were hit hardest.
www.npr.org/2022/04/04/1...
Data show that white people feared COVID less after learning other races were hit hardest.
www.npr.org/2022/04/04/1...
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New polls again show white people are far less likely to take COVID precautions.
Percentage who say they are wearing a mask:
Black 59%
Hispanic 47%
White 17%
Percentage who say they are taking any precautions:
Black 72%
Hispanic 68%
White 39%
Source: kff.org/coronavirus-...
Percentage who say they are wearing a mask:
Black 59%
Hispanic 47%
White 17%
Percentage who say they are taking any precautions:
Black 72%
Hispanic 68%
White 39%
Source: kff.org/coronavirus-...
November 18, 2023 at 4:25 AM
New polls again show white people are far less likely to take COVID precautions.
Percentage who say they are wearing a mask:
Black 59%
Hispanic 47%
White 17%
Percentage who say they are taking any precautions:
Black 72%
Hispanic 68%
White 39%
Source: kff.org/coronavirus-...
Percentage who say they are wearing a mask:
Black 59%
Hispanic 47%
White 17%
Percentage who say they are taking any precautions:
Black 72%
Hispanic 68%
White 39%
Source: kff.org/coronavirus-...
A thousand initiatives to "lift people out of poverty" for every one seeking to make poverty consistent with human dignity.
November 14, 2023 at 3:15 PM
A thousand initiatives to "lift people out of poverty" for every one seeking to make poverty consistent with human dignity.
My comfortable-but-almost-professional shirts are in the laundry, so I have been forced to wear a Proper Work Shirt. I can't get the buttons around the wrists done, though, so I'm going to have to roll them up and look super hardworking today.
November 13, 2023 at 12:34 PM
My comfortable-but-almost-professional shirts are in the laundry, so I have been forced to wear a Proper Work Shirt. I can't get the buttons around the wrists done, though, so I'm going to have to roll them up and look super hardworking today.
Cat pics are OUT. Bread pics are IN.
testing the bread feed: here's a nice pain rustique from work 🍞
November 13, 2023 at 12:08 PM
Cat pics are OUT. Bread pics are IN.
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The Senate just passed a reckless amendment to ban mask mandates on public transportation for 2024.
Shamefully, 10 Democrats voted in favor of a ban:
Baldwin (D-WI)
Bennet (D-CO)
Brown (D-OH)
Kaine (D-VA)
Kelly (D-AZ)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Manchin (D-WV)
Rosen (D-NV)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Tester (D-MT)
Shamefully, 10 Democrats voted in favor of a ban:
Baldwin (D-WI)
Bennet (D-CO)
Brown (D-OH)
Kaine (D-VA)
Kelly (D-AZ)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Manchin (D-WV)
Rosen (D-NV)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Tester (D-MT)
October 26, 2023 at 8:02 PM
The Senate just passed a reckless amendment to ban mask mandates on public transportation for 2024.
Shamefully, 10 Democrats voted in favor of a ban:
Baldwin (D-WI)
Bennet (D-CO)
Brown (D-OH)
Kaine (D-VA)
Kelly (D-AZ)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Manchin (D-WV)
Rosen (D-NV)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Tester (D-MT)
Shamefully, 10 Democrats voted in favor of a ban:
Baldwin (D-WI)
Bennet (D-CO)
Brown (D-OH)
Kaine (D-VA)
Kelly (D-AZ)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Manchin (D-WV)
Rosen (D-NV)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Tester (D-MT)
Wheelchair users in the street because only cars get smooth surfaces.
October 27, 2023 at 2:43 PM
Wheelchair users in the street because only cars get smooth surfaces.
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“To say unprecedented isn’t strong enough,” Doddridge told the ABC. “This is a five-sigma event. … Which means that if nothing had changed, we’d expect to see a winter like this about once every 7.5 million years. … There are people saying it could be natural variability … but it’s very unlikely.”
A ‘once every 7.5 million years’ event is currently unfolding in Antarctica: ‘To say unprecede...
"This is a five-sigma event."
news.yahoo.com
October 23, 2023 at 4:47 PM
“To say unprecedented isn’t strong enough,” Doddridge told the ABC. “This is a five-sigma event. … Which means that if nothing had changed, we’d expect to see a winter like this about once every 7.5 million years. … There are people saying it could be natural variability … but it’s very unlikely.”
I may have been to quick to assume the local railways were out of comission.
fragis.fra.dot.gov/GISFRASafety/
fragis.fra.dot.gov/GISFRASafety/
October 23, 2023 at 3:24 PM
I may have been to quick to assume the local railways were out of comission.
fragis.fra.dot.gov/GISFRASafety/
fragis.fra.dot.gov/GISFRASafety/
I saved my Sunday exercise in the wrong format and it's gone. It's fine. I'll do it again next weekend and link up all of the areas in the tech hub area.
October 23, 2023 at 3:19 PM
I saved my Sunday exercise in the wrong format and it's gone. It's fine. I'll do it again next weekend and link up all of the areas in the tech hub area.
WNY gains regional tech hub designation, meaning dollars to build the semiconductor industry:
www.eda.gov/funding/prog...
www.eda.gov/funding/prog...
NY SMART I-Corridor Tech Hub
www.eda.gov
October 23, 2023 at 3:14 PM
WNY gains regional tech hub designation, meaning dollars to build the semiconductor industry:
www.eda.gov/funding/prog...
www.eda.gov/funding/prog...
Priorities!
And there's no provision for reporting sidewalk issues on the 311 app.
October 23, 2023 at 1:34 PM
Priorities!
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Thinking about a Niagara line.
October 22, 2023 at 2:52 PM
Thinking about a Niagara line.
My evil fantasy for today is to slash and burn all of the hedges people plant at the edge of their properties for the sole purpose of obstructing the sidewalk.
October 23, 2023 at 1:05 PM
My evil fantasy for today is to slash and burn all of the hedges people plant at the edge of their properties for the sole purpose of obstructing the sidewalk.
Rainy Sunday Activity: Fantasy transit systems. Where would you put the line to Niagara Falls?
October 22, 2023 at 2:29 PM
Rainy Sunday Activity: Fantasy transit systems. Where would you put the line to Niagara Falls?
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Wow. Blue check users pushed 74% of X’s most viral false Israel-Hamas war-related claims.
Verified Accounts on X Spread 74% of War Misinformation
'This is another nail in the coffin for X' among advertisers.
www.adweek.com
October 21, 2023 at 5:01 PM
Wow. Blue check users pushed 74% of X’s most viral false Israel-Hamas war-related claims.
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happy friday you guys
October 20, 2023 at 5:22 PM
happy friday you guys
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Apparently there’s an influx of far right nazi arseholes.
Remember the rules.
Do not engage.
Do not quote post to dunk.
Block early, block often.
Starve them of oxygen.
Remember the rules.
Do not engage.
Do not quote post to dunk.
Block early, block often.
Starve them of oxygen.
October 20, 2023 at 6:32 PM
Apparently there’s an influx of far right nazi arseholes.
Remember the rules.
Do not engage.
Do not quote post to dunk.
Block early, block often.
Starve them of oxygen.
Remember the rules.
Do not engage.
Do not quote post to dunk.
Block early, block often.
Starve them of oxygen.
I will never need a confirmation email for an unsubscribe request.
October 20, 2023 at 4:23 PM
I will never need a confirmation email for an unsubscribe request.
I really wanted to doubt Adam but I've been on the old internet and it's undeniable. I have assholes.
October 20, 2023 at 3:54 PM
I really wanted to doubt Adam but I've been on the old internet and it's undeniable. I have assholes.
Is it okay to mix political campaign signs and novelty gravestones (tis the season) or does that read as a threat?
October 19, 2023 at 8:34 PM
Is it okay to mix political campaign signs and novelty gravestones (tis the season) or does that read as a threat?
Deactivated my Other account, deleted the Other app. Bye bye.
October 19, 2023 at 3:49 PM
Deactivated my Other account, deleted the Other app. Bye bye.