@fitterhappieraj Lower IQ kids means more future Republican voters, so I'm sure some people see it as an opportunity, not a problem.
Lots of great advice here about how to make your home (whether you have a yard or not) more welcoming to wildlife. Happy gardening season! https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/8-ways-to-protect-wildlife-near-your-home/
@jd ha ha nice
@medley56 @futurebird Painting ants is hard but my heart goes out to the researchers who had to *shave* ants. World’s smallest brazilian. Poor ants. Poor grad students. So unfortunate.
https://news.sky.com/story/amp/scientists-strap-down-ants-and-shave-them-10242191
@MaryAustinBooks All of the corporate media is getting worse. Even the New York Times is jumping on the authoritarian band-wagon. The same billionaires who have investments in the things that are harming us, are the same people on the boards of directors of all the major media. YMMV, but personally I don't spend a dime on information or entertainment. These days I consider corporate media piracy to be an act of patriotism. I only give money to small independent creators.
@MaryAustinBooks The only way to make CNN hear you is to never give them another penny. (and that includes clicking on their links)
@TechConnectify @katanova @aredridel One way to make one of those "fire breaks" is a technique called #StreetEpistmology . It can be fun too! Here is a short 2 minute video describing how it works. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASn-VdevwTE
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