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Almost missed this one but today we have a nail salon trade dress infringement complaint. I always considered this "Early 00s Long Island Mom" style and not really associated with any particular Ohio nail salon. US Nails Inc. v. KH&SN LLC, No. 23 cv 28 (SDOH Jan. 17, 2023)

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Revealed: more than 90% of rainforest carbon offsets by biggest provider are worthless, analysis shows

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/18/revealed-forest-carbon-offsets-biggest-provider-worthless-verra-aoe

I never believed in offsets anyway. It's like trying foist your debt onto someone else's credit card. #climatechange #climate #politics

This week in 1961, US, British and Belgian forces couped and assassinated Patrice Lumumba, the first democratically elected leader of the Republic of Congo, because he sought to restore national control over the country's mineral wealth. Remember Lumumba.

Peacock showing off.. 🦚

This is not "one lone senator submitting a crazy bill" anymore, and I want to confront that line of logic early.

We are now at 7 states with proposed drag bans.

Most have multiple sponsors.

This bill has 4 senate sponsors.

“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath

Just one of 50 reasons why everyone should want more walkable streets. In Fast Company Magazine.

https://www.fastcompany.com/3062989/50-reasons-why-everyone-should-want-more-walkable-streets

#cities #urbanism #walking #streets #cars

37 years ago, there were 50 companies in charge of most American media
Today,90% of the media in the U.S is controlled by just 6 corporations,
Bloomberg, Hearst, Newhouse, Murdoch, and Ochs-Sulzberger,plus various billionaires.
Now includes elon musk..

There's always an agenda
#thinkingcap

Grand Prismatic Spring at #Yellowstone

This hot spring -- is the largest in the US and third-largest in the world -- runs at an average of 160ºF.

Read more about this beautiful hot spring @ https://fullsuitcase.com/grand-prismatic-spring-yellowstone/

Photo credit Ignacio Palacios

#Google street view: https://goo.gl/maps/88H2w9ym5EwcBQYu9

#Photography #Nature #NaturePhotography

“scene from a 1915 epic space opera film” #midjourney #AIArt

The Road to Canis Major - From Bill - https://flic.kr/p/2n62xWd

Had it in mind this morning to sketch Charleston dancers. Pretty loose sketch. #art #rnapper #watercolor

#Garfield #bot

Introduction: In a land long ago I was a cop. Don't miss it. I'am also a #writer, collect #fountainpens, love #jazz and am an #audiophile. Politically, i'm farther left than one would imagine. Oh yes, I'm #lefthanded.

Why is the prevailing story in the media “the price of eggs is high” and not “record windfall profits from food and oil companies” ??

America’s largest egg producer Cal-Maine reported a record quarterly profit of $198 million

Anti-poverty charity Oxfam is calling for governments to impose windfall taxes on large food companies

THAT’S the story.

#bookreview
A Desolation Called Peace
by Arkady Martine

If you like intelligent space opera, this jewel is for you. Arkady Martine won the Hugo Award for the initial book in this series, A Memory Called Empire, and this sequel is as good, if not better. Strong characters, well thought out plot, and great writing pull you along. Read Memory first. The world building is awesome but complicated and Peace jumps right into the action without preamble.
Highly recommended.
#books#Hugo #Bookstodon