Phil Landmeier @shuttersparks@qoto.org

Just had a sample of the Eaton Fire ash that is in my driveway run on the department XRF. Is there titanium (new house paint)? Yup. Lead (old house paint)? You betcha. Heavy metals? Check. Treat that ash like it's toxic folks (because it is)

To all of those people running, moderating, and maintaining #Mastodon, #Pixelfed, and other #Fediverse instances, no matter how small:

Thank you

While we struggle with a continuing cost-of-living crisis, the billionaires are doing just fine... but this is driven by (largely) asset price inflation (rising prices of shares & property).

In the G7 the UK (Oxfam have concluded) has the highest proportion of billionaire wealth relative to the rest of the economy.... nothing at all to do with fifteen years of Tory Govt., I'm sure /s

To repair society the billionaires need to be taxed more - simples!

#inequality

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/jan/20/wealth-of-worlds-billionaires-grew-by-2tn-in-2024-report-finds

@cookiesinheaven No one else is reporting the huge backup in emergency rooms that was already happening BEFORE the wildfires... This is going to be SO BAD.

"Spread of communicable diseases after the disaster

The spread of communicable diseases among the evacuees will also exact a toll. January is the height of the flu season, and California is experiencing “very high” levels of flu, according to the CDC. Flu and COVID-19 will likely spread rapidly among the tens of thousands of people forced to evacuate to shelters or temporary living quarters with friends or family."

This is the kind of stuff that makes me homicidal. Sometimes suicidal. Sometimes both. #Misogyny #DoubleStandard

Dear Modern Humans,

You thought you were so much smarter than people from the Middle Ages. But you're not.

Why do you think the dark ages lasted so long? It was because of greedy, insane despots who crushed progress and dangerous thoughts.

It won't end until you rise up and overthrow them all.

Chinese researchers run a simulation test to learn how to hunt and kill Starlink satellites https://www.teslarati.com/chinese-researchers-hunt-starlink-satellites-simulation-report/

Trying to rebuild the list of people I was following. I refollowed the people I could remember, but there's still a bunch left. I guess I'll eventually slowly get them all back by reading comments on posts because that's where a lot of them came from anyway.

Also, you can help by boosting this post far and wide. If you were following me before, you can unfollow that old account (arth@fedi.ang.nohost.me) because it doesn't exist any more, and follow this one. Thanks!

NBC reporters seem amazed that fire crews are using swimming pool water in the fight against fire. Do they seriously not know that every fire truck in the world carries hard suction hose for exactly this situation?
#pallisadesfire

RIP President #Carter a good man who tried to bring about a better world. Back then US Republicans negotiated with the Iranians to keep the hostages in Tehran longer to extract more pain from Carter - thus removing him from power. So to claim the rot in the Republicans is recent, is a lie.

@lovelylovely

This man should be the one being inaugurated next week instead if the felon.

I'm so sorry Mr. President Joe Biden.

“In response to the historic wildfires in Los Angeles, the Vice President has made the decision to cancel her and the Second Gentleman’s upcoming trip to Singapore, Bahrain, and Germany. She will remain in the United States to support the federal response in California.” - White House

@nomdeb
My family are all big FB users. When I raise issues like this I just get the eye roll and they tell me I'm "being political".

My takeaway is that most people on facebook are blissfully unaware or simply don't give a shit about any of the issues with these platforms. In a sense they have no idea how the internet actually works.

So frustrating.