Nordstahl @Nordstahl@qoto.org

“The Other Side Of Christmas: Pagan Winter Solstice Festivals”

“December 25th might signify the birth of Jesus for Christians, but the Winter Solstice is also central to other traditions.”

https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/winter-solstice-pagan-holidays

#VariousTraditions #culture #customs #WinterFestivals #trivia

Why I left Twitter today https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/politik/twitter-konto-deaktivierung-musk-kritik-kommentar-100.html

One of the still suspended journalists @lopezlinette never linked or tweeted about the suspended plane tracking account. She's has reported on Elon, and alleged that Elon has engaged in doxxing of her sources

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2a3nR7-2FI

Just a friendly reminder!

#TwitterMigration #TwitterExodus #fediverse #FediTips

@GottaLaff
Honestly, who would represent any of these jokers without cash up front? It’s not like this is at all unexpected.
I say this as the child of an attorney who called one of their clients “Rubberman” for bouncing checks (to my parent and others). My attorney parent would only accept bank transfers and actual cash from that guy.

A spectacular sight 1225m (4019 ft) beneath the waves off Baja California as E/V Nautilus encounters the amazing Halitrephes maasi jelly.

Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D0eyl7-XQA

#ocean #nature #science

*They used to laugh and call him names. Now they're all dead

I am enjoying Mastodon so far! Here's one of my favorite pieces from the past year (and it also took a long time to paint because TWO griffons! All those feathers!)

Some people might recognize these griffons as Shard and Kjorn too, from The Summer King Chronicles by Jess Owen (I don't think she's on Mastodon yet, but 'authorjessowen' on the birdsite.

#introduction: my battles

I was the first trans person to change my name on already-published research papers. I didn't think I was the first when I did it, which helped.

I'm part of the Name Change Policy Working Group (https://ncpwg.org) to make this easier for others. Many journals now allow name changes.

Google Scholar refuses to call trans authors by their names, or even talk to trans people. I made https://scholar.hasfailed.us. Google should either listen to us or shut down Scholar.

@choyer I truly hope we finally start understanding the feudal nature of our mainstream digital/networked spaces goes far beyond Twitter and permeates every corner of our existence. Google, Facebook/Meta, Snap, TikTok, etc., etc., etc.

What you’ve described is the nature of mainstream technology under capitalism. It is the norm that decades of venture-capital-funded Silicon Valley ideology has mired us in.

https://small-tech.org/videos/internet-as-a-commons/

@dangillmor

The police blotter in Jacksonville, Ill., says it all: Police are being called to arrest students at the alternative school all the time. The school is supposed to support students who need extra help. Instead it calls the cops on them. 😳

https://www.propublica.org/article/students-police-arrests-illinois-garrison-school @ProPublica Chicago Tribune

All the years, research, celebrity identified deaths by suicide yet here we are with folks surprised a surface happy person would die by suicide, responses in social media “but they were so happy” “this is selfish” “what about their families” “they should have asked for help” no folks,These judgments are harmful for survivors, for those struggling with mental illness… we have much more work to do educating people. #Psychology #Suicide #Depression #Death

When it comes to dissertation acknowledgments, I will 100 percent recognize all the times my cat interrupted my writing stress by flashing her butt at document in front of me, subsequently draping herself across the laptop.

#Cats #PhD #AcademicCat #Paws #MentalHealth #Wellbeing
#Stress #Dissertation #Psychology #Writing #Cat #Research @phdlife @academicchatter @academiccommunity #PhDStudent #PhDLife

Sorry this project is late - my cat discovered her reflection

#Cat #Cats #CatsOnMastodon #CatsOfMastodon #MastoCats #Photography 🐈‍⬛

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Interesting - the Twitter account encouraging people to join rival social network Mastodon has been suspended, the latest in a string of accounts suspended this week.
https://www.cnet.com/news/social-media/twitter-suspends-account-encouraging-others-to-join-mastodon/

Thanks to Wikipedia, #elonMusk's shame will endure

#twitterpurge #twitter #twittermigration

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thursday_Night_Massacre_(Twitter)

@pike Love how blatantly he suspends anyone who disagrees with his #nazitwitter views. Really loving the huge #twittermigration to #mastodon 🦣