Nordstahl @Nordstahl@qoto.org

This is so dumb. Now you’ll know for sure who’s a fool and who is not.
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Le Chat d'Ostende. George Catlin, 1868. #CatsOfYore #Cat #Cats #History

About the killing of Irvo Otieno as he was undergoing a mental health crisis in a Virginia hospital, Ben Crump states:

"I got so many calls from all across America, across the world, saying, 'Why?' This is so unnecessary. He’s handcuffed and shackled. If they just leave him in the room and wait for him to get proper medical attention, then who’s at harm?"

#IrvoOtieno #PoliceViolence #Virginia
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https://www.democracynow.org/2023/3/23/irvo_otieno_virginia_murder_charges

#dogsofmastadon Who wants to play ball?

Journalist plugs in unknown USB drive mailed to him—it exploded in his face https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/03/journalist-plugs-in-unknown-usb-drive-mailed-to-him-it-exploded-in-his-face/

FACT: The front-runner for the Republican Party is facing 4 criminal investigations right now.

Ever since playing with ChatGPT, I've become sensitized to the way false rationality sounds ... there's a particular vibe to what is basically coherent nonsense. And now I've started to notice when people do it too. I get this crawly ChatGPT feeling when somebody is obviously making up an answer in an authoritative way about something they know nothing about. #AI #chatgpt #psychology

🇺🇦✝️Moscow Patriarchate members start to leave Kyiv Pechersk Lavra (more) https://kyivindependent.com/news-feed/moscow-patriarchate-members-start-to-leave-kyiv-pechersk-lavra #Ukraine #News #Invasion #Russia #9yearsOfWarInUkraine #WantedDeadOrAlive

Federal Study Calls U.S. Stillbirth Rate “Unacceptably High”
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A new NIH report decried stillbirths as a “major public health concern” and said the nation needed to do more to address the problem through research and prevention.

The report mirrored findings of a recent ProPublica investigations, which found that >20,000 pregnancies a year are lost at 20 weeks or more.

#Pregnancy #Parents #Mothers #Health #HealthCare #NIH #Stillbirth

https://www.propublica.org/article/stillbirths-rate-nih-cdc-prevention-research?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

A 7-year-old boy is now his older brother’s hero after donating bone marrow to the 13-year-old diagnosed with leukemia when he couldn’t find a match. @tvkatesnow has the story.
https://nbcnews.to/3YYjzu3 #worldnews #news

Sometimes it seems lonely over here on Mastodon but I’m plugging away, looking for good accounts to follow to keep up with what is going on.
SUGGESTIONS ON ACCOUNTS TO FOLLOW WILL BE WELCOMED. To that end Reblogging this post would help.
Thank you to the handful of accounts that follow me.👋🏽

Have you ever been at a show or on a flight where you bought your seat, showed up on time, and there's someone else sitting there? Then you politely say "Hey, I think that's my seat, see?" Then you show them your ticket which clearly says their seat.

Some people look at your seat, look at their ticket, realize they made a mistake, look abashed, apologize, and move to their actual assigned seat.

Some people apologize and ask if you'd be willing to trade with them, their kid/spouse/friend is in the next seat over and offer a reasonably similar seat one row up.

Some look utterly confused, and show you their ticket has the same seat, so you have to call over an usher to figure out how this seat got double booked and what to do.

But some become defensive and aggressive. How dare you question that you deserve this seat! I was here first. If you continue to press, it turns out they have some other seat in a much worse section, but they feel this seat should belong to them because their friends are there/they can see better there/they prefer aisle seats/every other time people let them have that seat, it's ALWAYS their seat. If you do continue to insist that's your seat, they might begrudgingly move, but suddenly all the people around you are judging you. Their friends on either side are manspreading into your space. The people behind you kick your chair. Maybe someone spills a soda on you while they're moving through the row. You can feel the daggers being stared into your back. When you come back from the restroom you find them in your seat talking to their friends. The entire experience is miserable, simply because you asked for the accommodations you deserve. You can't PROVE that abuse was because you demanded your seat, after all, everyone has their seat kicked sometimes, has rude neighbors, etc.

This experience is every single day of a marginalized person's life. Every time you ask for rights, it's a roll of the dice what you're going to get.

Every single human has a ticket that entitles them to their fundamental human rights. They don't have to have done anything, know the right people, have been there first, or ask nicely for those rights, they just have them by the virtue that they are human beings.

Now sure, sometimes people's understanding of their human rights comes into conflict. Oftentimes, those who were there first didn't even understand that they were preventing someone else from being able to freely exercise their human rights, and are willing to make accomodations and negotiate so everyone can have a great life alongside one another. In some cases, there needs to be a neutral 3rd party to look at the situation and mediate what is the most fair way to accommodate everyone.

But every marginalized person knows that sometimes they're going to ask for their human rights, and they're going to end up with the other class of responses. Those that insist you don't deserve that right. They demand you take fewer rights because they were there first/you having your rights makes them less comfortable/it's inconvenient for them. And you know that continuing to press the issue runs the risk of microaggressions and abuse when you simply wanted what you're entitled to.

So the next time someone who experiences different marginalization than you asks for accommodations, maybe remember this analogy and be the kind person who helps work things out so everyone can have a great life alongside one another, not the person who grumbles and picks on them simply wanting what they're entitled to.

#trans #equality #bipoc #neurodivergent #disabled #antiracism

Prior authorizations in US healthcare remain evil.
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RT @DrLindaMD
Call to get prior authorization for albuterol:
Rep: Why does the pt need albuterol?
Me: Asthma
Rep: It can only be approved for a chronic condition.
Me: Asthma is a chronic condition.
Rep: It needs to be a chronic condition like COPD.

It shouldn't be like this.
https://twitter.com/DrLindaMD/status/1638975899696525335

Oh, how precious! Baby Ruth does love apples. She lives at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. 💗
#Alaska #Porcupines

Anybody else here going to #GameStorm?

https://tabletop.events/conventions/gamestorm-23

#BoardGames #pdx #portland #pnw #oregon

Linux Foundation is now on Mastodon!
https://social.lfx.dev/@linuxfoundation
#linux

@rbreich 4,333 % percent markup. These pharmaceutical companies are completely out of control and our corrupt government are in their pockets

US prosecutors say Riley June Williams acted as an 'accelerant' who 'exacerbated the mayhem' on January 6, 2021.
Capitol riot: Woman accused of stealing Pelosi’s laptop sentenced

The highly-paid all-white Washington Post editorial board is mightily pissed that cutting Medicare is off the table.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/03/23/medicare-reform-fiscal-sustainability/