KeithDJohnson

KeithDJohnson, 18 days ago to climate

A useful & startling chart: "A look back at half a billion years of earth’s #climate history. Within about 25 years we will be entering a temperature realm not seen since the #Pliocene 3 million years ago."
[Article is one year old.]
https://medium.com/@samyoureyes/the-busy-workers-handbook-to-the-apocalypse-7790666afde7

KeithDJohnson, 18 days ago to random

I learned a new word today (thanks to Wonkette): testeria; when men lose their shit.
The "...post immediately received national attention and provoked widespread testeria."
A much better and generally more appropriate word than 'hysteria'. '
There he goes again. Reacting like a typical testerical male.'

https://www.wonkette.com/p/black-idaho-drag-queen-mona-liza

KeithDJohnson, 19 days ago to random

What does it take for a massive civilizational infrastructure to manage its catchments, watersheds, wetlands, & forests as preventative solutions to drought? I hope someone's asking questions like this (without threat of being suppressed, or worse, for saying so).

"Mexico City could run out of drinking water by the end of June, an event locals call "Day Zero."

Mexico City has long struggled to bring water to its millions of residents, but 3 consecutive years of low rainfall & high temperatures have created a serious emergency.

The Cutzamala water system — a series of treatment plants, reservoirs, & canals that provide water to tens of millions of people — is running dry.

About 40% of Mexico City's water is lost due to leaky pipes." https://www.businessinsider.com/mexico-city-water-crisis-day-zero-drought-rain-2024-5

KeithDJohnson, 19 days ago to random

Rambling around YT for late-breaking news, YT's algorithm knows I like #comedy, so it shows me a guy named Don McMillan (new to me), a very funny #comic who uses #Powerpoint (I know right?) to get laughs.
He gets laughs!
Probably most appreciated by "Nerds, Geeks, or Dorks" or some combination thereof, like 'engineers', or something (he explains the differences with excellent charts & graphs). https://youtu.be/kwz-Md6OoyA

KeithDJohnson, 19 days ago to H5N1

"Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison squirted raw H5N1-containing milk from infected cows into the throats of anesthetized laboratory mice, finding that the virus caused systemic infections after the mice were observed swallowing the dose. The illnesses began quickly, with symptoms of lethargy & ruffled fur starting on day 1. On day 4, the animals were euthanized to prevent extended suffering. Subsequent analysis found that the mice had high levels of H5N1 bird flu virus in their respiratory tracts, as well their hearts, kidneys, spleens, livers, mammary glands, and brains.

"Collectively, our data indicate that #HPAI [Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza] A(H5N1) virus in untreated milk can infect susceptible animals that consume it," the researchers concluded. The researchers also found that raw milk containing #H5N1 can remain infectious for weeks when stored at refrigerator temperatures."https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/05/after-mice-drink-raw-h5n1-milk-bird-flu-virus-riddles-their-organs/

KeithDJohnson, 19 days ago to random

Flooding, 3ft of hail, record breaking heat, forest fires and smoke, water shortages, and drought. A relentless heatwave with no historical precedent pushes the limits of survivability in Mexico. https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/26/2242853/-A-relentless-heatwave-with-no-historical-precedent-pushes-the-limits-of-survivability-in-Mexico?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web

KeithDJohnson, 19 days ago to random

Ken Burns delivered the keynote address to the 2024 undergraduate class during the 73rd Commencement Exercises. He observes that voting for Trump is voting for slavery.
https://youtu.be/9n1OqPzIKH4

KeithDJohnson, 20 days ago to random

Photo of a sculpture of a child hiding under a school desk, with the caption "This Memorial Day we remember all the school kids who paid the ultimate price so Republicans can continue to get campaign donations from the NRA."

KeithDJohnson, 20 days ago to TeslaMotors

#Musk is a free-speech absolutelynotist.
"This is why right-wing #billionaires sue people reporting on them," continued Collins, who previously worked as a reporter for #NBC News covering, among other thing, right-wing disinformation. "They know they can't win these lawsuits. But they also know legal fees will cripple the little guy reporting on their lies & crimes. This is how free speech is actually chilled—vengeful dipshit billionaires.
"This is the latest example of billionaires & pandering politicians abusing the legal system to retaliate against their critics & harm the public's right to know,""
https://www.commondreams.org/news/elon-musk-media-matters-suit

KeithDJohnson, 20 days ago to random

Good advice from Robert Reich.
@rbreich

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/my-message-to-the-graduating-class

KeithDJohnson, 20 days ago to random

#Sign of the times.
Some, most, political parties, on the other hand, insist on repeating the same mistakes over and over and over and...

KeithDJohnson, 21 days ago to random

Jenna Orkin, on another platform, shared this image, without comment. I looked into the story. I was 11 at the time.:

KeithDJohnson, 21 days ago to twitter

"Just 10 "superspreader" users on #Twitter were responsible for more than a third of the misinformation posted over an eight-month period, according to a new report.

In total, 34% of the "low credibility" content posted to the site between January & October of 2020 was created by the 10 users identified by researchers based in the US & UK. More than 70 per cent of posts came from just 1,000 accounts.

This amounted to more than 815,000 tweets." https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-23/twitter-misinformation-x-report/103878248

KeithDJohnson, 23 days ago to random

GOP gags House Dems. "MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Republican leaders in the House of Representatives enforcing a ruling against Democrats that they are not allowed to say anything negative about Donald Trump including mentioning his criminal and civil cases.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXOG-BEw_Kc

KeithDJohnson, 24 days ago to random

Lawyering while #black and female is VERY threatening to GQP Trumpists, so they react vengefully. Rachel calls them out. https://youtu.be/UAV2qRnZ8aY

KeithDJohnson, 24 days ago to random

The Late Show animators are brilliant.
"Cameras are not allowed in the courtroom during Donald Trump’s hush money trial, so The Late Show’s animation team recreated all the action exactly the way it happened in court."
https://youtu.be/mN1NCAuvadw

KeithDJohnson, 24 days ago to random

NYT takes over Natl Enquirer's catch-&-kill role. The New York Pecker?
"How does The New York Times cover...the biggest presidential scandal in history and a Trump-appointed judge holding the case in her hands—on its front page? It doesn’t." https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/5/22/2242034/-The-New-York-Times-seems-to-be-Trump-s-new-catch-and-kill-outlet?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=top_news_slot_2&pm_medium=web

KeithDJohnson, 25 days ago to worldwithoutus

Satellite radar data uncover 'vigorous melting' at #Antarctica's #Thwaites #Glacier

""Thwaites is the most unstable place in the Antarctic and contains the equivalent of 60 centimeters (nearly 24") of sea level rise. The worry is that we are underestimating the speed that the glacier is changing."
https://phys.org/news/2024-05-satellite-radar-uncover-vigorous-antarctica.html?

KeithDJohnson, 25 days ago to H5N1

"Researchers who sequenced viruses from wastewater samples from 10 Texas cities found #H5N1 #avian_flu virus in 9 of them, sometimes at levels that rivaled seasonal #flu."
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenza-bird-flu/wastewater-testing-finds-h5n1-avian-flu-9-texas-cities

KeithDJohnson, 26 days ago to random

The Onion reports, semi-satirically: "Touting the legislation as a common-sense victory for family values, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a new law Thursday requiring all Florida women to produce three healthy, white sons by the date of their 22nd birthday. “The production of white daughters will not be penalized, but they will be seized by the state for the production of white sons,” said DeSantis, who clarified that regardless of the race, ethnicity, or religious background of the mother, all sons would be required to be both white and raised in a Catholic household. “Three is the bare minimum. Despite what the virtue-signaling, left-wing fanatics are espousing on CNN, this requirement is actually quite fair and attainable. Whether Florida women and girls choose to get started at age 15 or 19, they will have plenty of time to comply.” At press time, DeSantis added that a miscarriage counted as negative one white sons." https://www.theonion.com/new-florida-law-requires-all-women-to-produce-3-healthy-1851482288

KeithDJohnson, 26 days ago to Flowers

This iris has been blooming for a few days. Too bad I can't share the fragrance. #flowers #gardening

KeithDJohnson, 27 days ago to Michigan

Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch, #Michigan’s largest #egg producer, says it will lay off 400 employees in Ionia County as it deals with [the economic results of] an outbreak of #BirdFlu [in farm animals].

https://youtu.be/ZASDlUiaZ0E

KeithDJohnson, 27 days ago to random

@JuliusGoat wrote: "The stuff that's happening makes you sound crazy if you write it out, but it's not conspiracy, it's really just what's happening. We've got a huge cult of creepy religious bigots who are destroying our public schools & our social safety net & our democracy all so they can establish a fascist dictatorship headed by a flagrantly criminal former game show host with a penchant for Nazi rhetoric, in order to harm & control & kill the people their God tells them to harm & control & kill if they want to live in an eternal gated community while the rest of us burn in conscious torment literally forever because we deserve it. They've captured our courts & many of our levers of power in order to enforce their minority rule, & this November we're giving them another in a string of regular opportunities to seize the rest." https://www.the-reframe.com/lying-to-fascists/

KeithDJohnson, 30 days ago to climate

Expect avocado shortages and rising prices. #climatechange #drought https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/avocado-shortage-climate-change-water-b2543950.html?

KeithDJohnson, 1 month ago to random

"“I feel like if I don’t speak out, then I’m complicit,” Gore said. “I refuse to be complicit in something that’s going to hurt children.”
The pervasive indoctrination she had railed against simply did not exist. Children were not being sexualized, & she could find no examples of critical race theory, an advanced academic concept that examines systemic racism. She’d examined curriculum related to social-emotional learning, which has come under attack by Christian conservatives who say it encourages children to question gender roles and prioritizes feelings over biblical teachings. Instead, Gore found the materials taught children “how to be a good friend, a good human.”

Gore rushed to share the news with the hard-liners who had encouraged her to run for the seat. She expected them to be as relieved & excited as she had been. But she said they were indifferent, even dismissive, because “it didn’t fit the narrative that they were trying to push.”" https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/15/texas-granbury-isd-school-board-courtney-gore/