LibertyLizard

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[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Why do you think he was selected for AG?

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 46 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The crackdown against activists in the UK is getting very serious. If people don’t wake up and push back it may be the beginning of a very dark time.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 10 points 2 days ago

The conflation of property destruction (especially of extremely wealthy businesses) and violence against people is extremely silly.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 12 points 2 days ago

Biden has backed Israel since Hamas-led gunmen attacked the country in October 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking 250 hostages. Since then, more than 43,500 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have been killed in Gaza, with 2 million displaced people and much of the strip reduced to rubble.

How mysterious. I wonder who killed them?

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I realize I misunderstood what you were saying. Yes I agree.

I don’t find Marxism very compelling personally but I agree that material conditions certainly do have their influence on many things, perhaps including this issue.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 7 points 3 days ago (5 children)

And yet in local races, primaries, ballot initiatives, progressive candidates and issues all lost. Almost every issue I voted on went the other way. So that has been my experience with California, that it is not very progressive. Admittedly this was a particularly bad election but similar things have happened before.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 62 points 3 days ago (26 children)

I know it has that reputation but I really don’t think California is the most progressive state. Maybe Oregon? Vermont? Not sure to be honest.

It’s pretty much just basic liberals here. And lots of fascists but they hide out away from everyone else most of the time.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I’m concerned about it but I have to wonder if the 100th meme on this topic is in any way helpful.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 6 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Man the finger pointing is getting really old.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 11 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Only those 75ish million. No more, no less.

Although it’s also worth noting that not everyone who voted for Trump supports everything he does. In fact I suspect most don’t, but they’ve been fooled into thinking his “business acumen” will make their lives materially better.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 days ago

Oh to be clear 2 meters will absolutely devastate some areas. But it won’t look like entire counties inundated as we see in this map.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I was recently in the Yucatán and their tourist season is basically driven by seaweed these days because it grows so much in the warmer temps. In summer the beaches are covered in rotten seaweed and no one wants to travel there. I imagine Florida will start to experience this as well.

 

Created by /u/joan_de_art on Reddit.

 

Pretty pathetic for democrats to be collaborating with Exxon in 2024.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18672298

The days of the perfect-looking yard -- often lawns that guzzle copious amounts of water to stay green -- may soon be gone.

Homeowners are increasingly opting to "re-wilding" their homes, incorporating native plants and decreasing the amount of lawn care to make their properties more sustainable and encourage natural ecosystems to recover, according to Plan It Wild, a New York-based native landscape design company.

About 30% of the water an average American family consumes is used for the outdoors, including activities such as watering lawns and gardens, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In the West, where water is absorbed almost immediately by the sun or thirsty vegetation, outdoor water usage can increase to an average of 60% for the average family.

As concerns for the environment -- as well as increasing utility bills -- grow, so do homeowners' preferences for how they decorate their yards.

 

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/12368196

Great work by residents. But next time they need to have a more organized force to keep the city at bay, bring in the media, call their reps in the city council, etc.

You can’t beat the government in force but you can embarrass them until they give up.

 

Great work by residents. But next time they need to have a more organized force to keep the city at bay, bring in the media, call their reps in the city council, etc.

You can’t beat the government in force but you can embarrass them until they give up.

 

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/12306826

In case of paywall: https://archive.ph/jgkDt

 

In case of paywall: https://archive.ph/jgkDt

 

Interesting video on the nuances of the categories of native, non-native, naturalized, and invasive. While we tend to be pro-native species here because they are hugely undervalued by our current society, non-native species can also have their place in urban landscapes. Invasive species should be avoided however.

 
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