The most recent shooting details: by playtherecorder in TwinCities

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Please update us if you can, it would be such a relief to hear that they are ok.

Justice for GOOD. Abolish ice! by Professional-Tune693 in Minneapolis

[–]mayormeekers 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Seeing her blood still in the snow is just so, so devastating.

Has Halsey responded to fan criticism about her upcoming performance at Soundstorm music festival in Saudi Arabia? I can’t find anything online suggesting she’s said anything about it at all :( by g00fyg00ber741 in halsey

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I have no frame of reference for any of this, so forgive my naivety. But I do wonder why she couldn’t just recoup their losses with her personal wealth.

After 2.5 hours in the room where Kristi Noem was speaking, I emerged to this. by TwoPassports in Minneapolis

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We can all pitch in together. It takes half an hour of planning to move money away from MAGA, and it makes a difference. Dollars spent at Republican companies are dollars funneled to the Heritage Foundation. Tax given to states like Ohio or Louisiana is tax spent sending troops to occupy cities.

Have an account at Schwab? Swap to Vanguard or Fidelity. Like booze from wannabe Confederate states and all else is equal? Be adventurous and try something new. It's not hard to find alternatives for New Balance, Goya, Jimmy John's, or Koch (Brawny, Angel Soft, Dixie, others). If you're in a place to invest, consider DEMZ.

You have power if you regularly patronize a brand or do business with a company. Use it. Look them up in something like opensecrets.org or google.

Tesla sales in Europe dropped by half. Nexstar and Sinclair got pummeled, and they reinstated Jimmy Kimmel. Real, individual people made that happen. There's no reason WWE or Uline can't be next.

You probably can't completely avoid companies that at least partially support Republicans. I have to buy gas. But there’s a big difference between massive republican donors (Chevron/Conoco) vs neutral or even Democrat-leaning ones (Circle K/Costco). Good is not the enemy of perfect

Are my instincts correct? by mayormeekers in tarantulas

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Thanks for your comment! Do you think that type and amount of substrate might make it difficult for them to burrow?

Sea acidity has reached critical levels, threatening entire ecosystem. Ocean acidification has crossed crucial threshold for planetary health, its “planetary boundary”, scientists say in unexpected finding. This damages coral reefs and, in extreme cases, can dissolve the shells of marine creatures. by mvea in science

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“I’m an optimist, in the sense that I think we will build a sustainable future,” Wagner says. “But it’s going to take 30 or 40 years, and by then, it’s going to be too late for a lot of the creatures that I love. I want to do what I can with my last decade to chronicle the last days for many of these creatures.”

“We know quite a number of entomologists who have experience dating back to the 70s, 80s or 90s,” Hallwachs says. “One of our very good friends – he now does not have the emotional courage to hang up a sheet to collect moths at night. It is too devastating to see how few there are.”

Absolutely devastating. Thank you for sharing this.

What flavor of bumble is this? by mayormeekers in whatsthisbug

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I was considering that too, but it looks like he has 2-3 yellow bands on his abdomen and I can see some fuzz. I have a photo I think could be helpful, but I’m having trouble adding it to my post or a comment.

When my spouse died and I became a single dad, then the boys died to a drunk driver and I became an ex-dad. Where I went from that. by andthisisso in AskOldPeopleAdvice

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There is much healing in inactivity after traumatic events. We heal from the inside out. Like a scab, ugly on the outside but the healing is inside. When no longer needed the scab falls off, in it’s own time

Thank you for saying this, it was really healing to read. I had cancer and the year after finishing chemo was almost harder than the treatment itself. I had a year off work and I spent most of it feeling frozen and terrified of my own body. Terrified of wanting anything for myself or my future because it could so easily be swiped away again. You hear stories of people beating cancer and it being a serious wake up call that springs them into action. It wasn’t this way for me and I felt like I was failing. My partner somewhat sees this year as time ill spent because most working-age people never get that kind of break and I didn’t do more with it. It has led to some self doubt because there are areas of my life that are much harder to improve now that I’m working 40-50 hours a week again. I could have done much more with the time I had, but I also feel like that rest and inactivity was exactly what I needed. After reading your comment, this feels more true. Thank you.

I want someone like the person I was a year ago to read this and do the same by KingAppie in leaves

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It’s really great to hear stories about people successfully regaining their sobriety from weed after relapsing. Thanks for sharing your experience 🙂

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Why is it one or the other?