Clara Listensprechen @ClaraListensprechen4@qoto.org

I'm used to mentally substituting Mastodon for fedi in my head, and usually this is good, but I'm noticing I am surprised or dismissive of much criticism of Mastodon because it doesn't apply to GTS, which is my instance software. For example the reply fetch issue has been solved, so when people say Mastodon has the issue people can't see all the replies, I do my unconscious mastodon=>fedi substitution and say, "but it can?" Only then, I realise this is still a problem for a lot of users.

‘Scary and surprising’: Dump truck hit and run shocks Nova Scotia family
A Dartmouth woman is speaking out after she was the victim of a hit and run on Hammonds Plains Road with her two children in the car.
#globalnews #Canada #Traffic #Collision #DumpTruck
https://globalnews.ca/news/10875605/dump-truck-hit-and-run-nova-scotia-family/

First snowfall warning of the season. 10-15 cm overnight. So winter is arriving.

#snow #yxe

can’t win them all i guess

EDIT: Please see Flipboard post below regarding @guardian account. ⬇️

https://flipboard.social/@Flipboard/113506797999041166

“It’s like having somebody who believes the Earth is flat as head of NASA,”

https://www.science.org/content/article/prospect-rfk-jr-head-hhs-panics-many-medical-science-community

So, der botsin.space-Server hört bald auf zu existieren, deshalb habe ich jetzt alle Bots nach mastodon.social umgezogen. Es sind ganz gute Bots und wer ihnen noch nicht folgt, kann das bei dieser Gelegenheit tun:

https://mastodon.social/@robotgernhardt
https://mastodon.social/@lyinghammock (auf Englisch)
https://mastodon.social/@poeticdevice (auf Englisch)
https://mastodon.social/@wanderfelsen
https://mastodon.social/@cocktailfubar
https://mastodon.social/@asevador
https://mastodon.social/@gomringador
https://mastodon.social/@zufallsshirt

Good. WSJ editorials (generally very conservative) have serious influence and clout.

"WSJ editorial warns Elon Musk’s 'blow-it-all-up' ideas will devastate US economy

In the months ahead, the WSJ editorial board stresses, the U.S. economy will "require careful judgment, not blow-it-all-up rhetoric.""

https://www.alternet.org/elon-musk-wsj-treasury-dept/

I feel so old. Kids these days will never know the struggle of having to MAIL your bank deposits.

Congress will swear in its first trans member on January 3rd and Rep. Mace (R-SC1) wants the House Rules for the 119th Congress to prevent Rep-Elect McBride from using women’s bathrooms: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/transgender-women-banned-from-capitol-hill-female-bathrooms-under-new-house-gop-proposal

Source: CBC #news #newbrunswick

#canada-U.S. border hours to change at 35 ports of entry in new year, including in #newbrunswick
The #canada Border Services Agency says as of Jan. 6, 35 ports of entry across the country will adjust their hours of service as a way to enhance security for both countries, a news release said Monday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/canada-u-s-border-hours-2025-1.7386595?cmp=rss

The Merlin Bird ID app is such a delightful addition to my pup walks.

My feature request is “Attenborough mode” — pop in an earbud and get a delightful companion telling you all about the birds accompanying your sojourn.

https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org

📰 Anglicanism Is in Its Worst Crisis Since Henry VIII

🔗 https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/11/18/anglican-church-justin-welby-john-smyth-child-sexual-abuse/

#News #RussianInvasion #RussianWar #Ukraine

So I joined Blue Sky because a lot of my art people are there, and I happily report that place bans the trolls incredibly quickly. Like 5 minutes after a report. Very happy to see that.

Outbreak: COVID-19
Facility: The Meadows
Facility Type: LTC Home
Unit/Floor/Area: Pannabaker Home Area
Location: #Ancaster #Ontario
Date: 2024-11-08

Public Health Unit: #Hamilton Public Health Services
Facility Tracking Hash: #HPHS0023
PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObHPHS

Click or follow tracking hashtags to see data for individual facilities or a specific public health unit.

Elon Musk calling EU Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen:

🧑🏻‍🦱 "Do as I say, or I will turn off Starlink in your home neighborhood"

👩🏻‍🦳 "I am not a Starlink user."

🧑🏻‍🦱 "Do as I say, or I will cause your Tesla to malfunction!"

👩🏻‍🦳 "I drive a Mercedes!"

🧑🏻‍🦱 "Do as I say, or you will NEVER go to Mars on MY spaceships!!!"

👩🏻‍🦳 "I predict, neither will you."

🧑🏻‍🦱 "AAAARGH! ☠️🤬😡👿"

Thinking of red states vs blue states is busted. Plenty of good visualizations of this over the years, but this election in particular feels really important to point out "We" did not chose this.

When I say we I mean US voters, but even less so citizens, and even less so again residents.

Even of the voters who did vote for the GOP candidate, who can say really wanted him, vs, they just didn't want more of the status quo Dems,

#usPolotics #RCV #failedDemocracy

Texas Judge Strikes Down FLSA Salary Rule https://natlawreview.com/article/texas-judge-strikes-down-flsa-salary-rule?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

NYC issues first drought warning in 22 years, pauses aqueduct repairs to bring in more water
https://apnews.com/article/new-york-city-drought-warning-6f61ab90093bf8917b637a63a1687996?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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