CaroltheCrone

CaroltheCrone, 18 days ago to random

Interesting perspective on Merrick Garland.

tldr: He was working on the Jan 6 investigation from the day he got there but was roadblocked by trump lackeys in the DOJ and FBI and had to overcome all of it to get things moving.

#Jan6 #MerrickGarland #DOJ #Justice #TrumpTrials #Election2024

https://muellershewrote.substack.com/p/the-facts-about-merrick-garland

CaroltheCrone, 22 days ago to H5N1

When H5N1 goes off the rails as it almost certainly will in the not-too-distant future, who do you want to be in charge of the country?

Competent leaders and scientists or a clown show. Because this stuff is not a joke.

A new unreviewed preprint is ringing alarm bells about the possibility of human to human transmission coming from cows. (Similar to the problem with pigs.) It's not good.

#H5N1 #Flu #BirdFlu #AvianFlu #PublicHealth #Health #DairyCattle #VoteBlue

https://www.statnews.com/2024/05/21/h5n1-bird-flu-cdc-urges-summer-flu-surveillance/

CaroltheCrone, 22 days ago to Bloomscrolling

A spray of Sarah Bernhardt peonies for you today.

Enjoy the season. Times are not great. Find joy in the simple things.

#peonies #Bloomscrolling #Blooming #Gardening #Gardeners #Photography #IPhonePhotography

CaroltheCrone, 30 days ago to USpolitics

It's so easy to blame Biden for the genocide in Gaza.

But:

Palestinians are governed by a brutal, unhinged, Iran-backed terrorist organization. They are intercepting aid and hoarding it or selling it for outrageous prices.

Israel is governed by a power-hungry wannabe dictator backed by a blood-thirsty, trigger-happy IDF.

Biden is trying to broker peace with these two batshit crazy groups IN ORDER TO PROTECT OUR OWN US NATIONAL SECURITY.

#Gaza #Biden #USPolitics #USElection2024

CaroltheCrone, 1 month ago to random

Dang. Covid wastewater levels in my county have basically doubled in a week.

We are close to 50% of the omicron high.

#IL #COVID19 #CovidIsNotOver #LongCovid #Covid #WastewaterSurveillance #Wastewater

CaroltheCrone, 1 month ago to random

I can't even with this headline...

"Supreme Court will consider when doctors can provide emergency abortions in states with bans"

And how does #SCOTUS know jack shit about women's medical issues? They're LAWYERS.

Women are being tortured by the system. Vote for Democrats in 2024 to end this shit and make Roe the law of the land.

#Roe #RoeRoeRoeYourVote #VoteBlue #AbortionRights #WomensHealthcare #Healthcare#WomensRightsAreHumanRights #LeagueOfWomenVoters #LWV

https://www.yahoo.com/news/supreme-court-consider-doctors-emergency-040127398.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&uh_test=0_02

CaroltheCrone, 1 month ago to america

See below. It means Mike Johnson is a threat to #America #NationalSecurity

"The document says the outcome of Russia’s war in Ukraine will “to a great degree determine the outlines of the future world order,” a clear indication that Moscow sees the result of its invasion as inextricably bound with its ability — and that of other authoritarian nations — to impose its will globally."

https://wapo.st/3vMlQ39

#Ukraine #GlobalPeace #GlobalOrder #NationalSecurity #HomelandSecurity #congress

CaroltheCrone, 1 month ago to nature

From this morning's walk.

Virginia bluebells. Some of them grow in pink. (Apparently).

#Spring #Bluebells #ForestFloor #Nature #Photography #NaturePhotography #Bloomscrolling #Flowers #Blooms #FlowerPhotography

CaroltheCrone, 2 months ago to Bloomscrolling

Daffodil season.

#Bloomscrolling #Gardens #Gardening #Daffodils #Blooming #Photography #NaturePhotography #Nature #Spring #SpringBulbs #MorningLight

CaroltheCrone, 2 months ago to Israel

The more I hear about this Israeli attack on World Central Kitchen workers, the more I think it was intentional. I don't care what Israel says.

It was in a deconflicted area. WCK was coordinating with the IDF. They were so clearly marked as food relief. Israel has precision weapons.

No.

This was intentional. Israel does not want Gazans to have food.

It's time for the world to unite and stop Israel.

They are out of control.

#Israel #Gaza #BidenHarris #Famine #WCK #WorldCentralKitchen

CaroltheCrone, 2 months ago to Israel

Well, I'm done .

My red line has been crossed.

Israel killed 5 World Central Kitchen workers today.

Israel needs to be cut off and stopped. Whatever defense support they may have had is gone.
I hated what they were doing before, but now I am actively against Israel.

They are on their own.
Let the world work together to stop Netanyahu.

I stand with World Central Kitchen.

#Israel #WorldCentralKitchen #WCK #Palestine #JoeBiden #Famine #Genocide #StopIsrael #Democrats #Whitehouse #Blinken

CaroltheCrone, 2 months ago to random

For my father. For every single one of my uncles. For my cousins, and the kids who followed in their footsteps. For my nephew.

And for everyone else who has served or is serving.

#USElection2024 #Election2024 #VoteBlue #BidenHarris #SaveDemocracy #Democrats #VoteBidenHarris #USMilitary #USArmy #USAirForce #USNavy #USMarines

CaroltheCrone, 2 months ago to fediverse

For anyone who's had questions about this whole "Threads" and fediverse business, this is a very helpful blog post. (below)

My only question after reading it is this:

If my public posts end up on Threads for whatever reason...hashtags, followers, boosts, etc...can Meta use my words for their own profit, like AI?

I imagine yes if my post is global. But I don't know a thing.

Here's the helpful article:

https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2023/07/what-to-know-about-threads/

#Fediverse #Threads #Mastodon #Fedi #Meta #Metaverse

CaroltheCrone, 2 months ago to food

Chef Andres and WCK have managed to deliver 200 tons of food to Gaza.

On the Open Arms boat from a Spanish charity.

500,000 meals.

It's not enough as there are 2 million people.

But he's figuring it out, while the governments argue and waste time.

Shout out to him. Let's make sure he has the funds to keep going.

He is the hero of our times.

https://wck.org/

#Gaza #Famine #Food #Palestinians #Israel #War #WCK #ChefAndres #WorldCentralKitchen #Hamas #GazaStrip

CaroltheCrone, 2 months ago to technology

Yesterday the dishwasher flashed "Error 6" and we discovered that part has been discontinued.

Last night the humidifier began to whine.

This morning, the roomba announced (in German, no less) that it, too, was having an Error 6.

I suspect the Internet of Things is staging a revolution.

This might be the beginning of the end.

#Technology #InternetOfThings #Roomba #SunSpots #SolarFlares #Aliens #consumerism #Capitalism #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

CaroltheCrone, 2 months ago to FiberArts

Hand-embroidered the front of my sweatshirt after I discovered some stains.

A little weird, but I'm ok with it. The scene in the design is the view from my family room.

http://edgestitch.com/

#Sewing #embroidery #stitching #sewists #HandEmbroidery #VisibleMending #Handmade #Quilting #Threads #Valdani #NeedleArt #Art

CaroltheCrone, 2 months ago to gardening

An article from today's Washington Post on how spring is arriving earlier.
And how we, as gardeners, are noticing it.

https://wapo.st/3Tnni3M

#Gardening #Spring #Climate #ClimateCrisis #Weather #Flowers #LeafOut #Phenology #Daffodils #Trees #Maples #Sap #SugarMaples #Planting

CaroltheCrone, 3 months ago to Weather

11 tornadoes touched down last night near me.

In northern IL. In February.

#IL #tornadoes #Weather #ElNino #climate

CaroltheCrone, 3 months ago to Ukraine

30 years ago, Ukraine got rid of its nuclear arsenal...a substantial one...in exchange for a guarantee from the US and UK that they would protect Ukraine.

(Russia agreed too, that's how much you can trust Russians)

Ukraine trusted the US for protection.

#Ukraine #War #Congress #MikeJohnson #JoeBiden #Election2024 #NATO #UK

https://www.npr.org/2022/02/21/1082124528/ukraine-russia-putin-invasion

CaroltheCrone, 3 months ago to climate

This is not what February in the Midwest looks like.

We should not be getting buds on shrubbery.

February is still winter...or at least it was during my lifetime.

For those of us who pay attention, this is at least 2-4 weeks early.

The maples are sugaring as well. That's usually in March.

Just one woman's observations.

#Climate #ClimateCrisis #Temps #Midwest #Illinois #IL #Nature

CaroltheCrone, 3 months ago to random

Dear #YuliaNavalnaya

Since musk has deleted your account on xitter (minutes after you vowed to continue your husband's work) I'd like to extend an invitation for you to join Mastodon.

#Navalny #AlexeiNavlany #Democracy #SaveDemocracy #Yulia #FreeNavalny

CaroltheCrone, 3 months ago to random

I have lost all faith in #MichaelOsterholm

I defended him for a long time.

But his attitude of '"people don't like it so we can't recommend it" is just ridiculous.

Public health should be telling us what we should be doing to protect people. Based on the facts.

Not modifying policy because people find it inconvenient.

And since when is public health just about the occupation of hospital beds and not about the health of the public???

#Covid19 #Covid #LongCovid #TellTheTruth #PublicHealth

CaroltheCrone, 4 months ago to food

As we head into Valentine's Day, a reminder that chocolate was once only for royalty.

I know how much work it is to grow food.

These farmers try chocolate for the first time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEN4hcZutO0

#ValentinesDay #chocolate #Foodies #Food #IvoryCoast #Cacao #CocoaBeans #Farmers #FoodPrep #FoodGrowers #Africa

CaroltheCrone, 4 months ago to random

#SCOTUS is sooooo concerned with the federal implications of not letting trumop run in Colorado.

But where was all the discussion about the country-wide implications of reversing Roe???

What are the federal implications of letting insurrectionists run??

Sorry, but I'm done with the Supreme Court.

They are truly all just navel gazers.

#SCOTUS #SupremeCourt #TrumpTrials #NationalSecuritiy #HomelandSecurity #Election2024 #USElection2024

CaroltheCrone, 4 months ago to chicago

Whether you're old and it's been a while or whether you're too young to remember:

Treat yourself to the Blues Brothers on Netflix this weekend.

1. It reminds us as Americans how we feel about Nazis

2. James Brown, John Lee Hooker, Aretha, Ray Charles, Cab Calloway. Enough said.

3. Carrie Fisher. lol

4. Maxwell Street in Chicago. I can still smell the fried onions when the bus drove past.

5. Picasso.

I miss the real Chicago.

#Midwest #Chicago #IL #Illinois #BluesBrothers #music #blues