Paul Sutton @zleap@qoto.org

"#Natural" doesn't mean it's safe. Strychnine is natural too.

"No #chemicals" is impossible. Everything in nature is made out of chemical compounds.

"No #poisons". Nearly everything in nature is poisonous. It's the dose that matters. You can be poisoned by water.

"Essential oils" are not essential. It's a pretty bad misnomer.

All these words above and more, are abused by people who reject #science and try to part you from your money by using scare tactics.

#pseudoscience #dogs #medicine

Two homeless people were found frozen to death after the winter freeze we had here in Arkansas. This is one of the wealthiest countries the world has ever seen. You will never convince me that universal health care, college education, safe housing, monetary reparations for descendants of enslaved Africans, and a living wage no matter what job you hold is not possible. Yet the U.S. Congress just passed a $858 BILLION budget for military spending. https://inthesetimes.com/article/military-budget-hike-for-2023-is-3-200-times-the-nlrb-increase

What have you done with Python this year?

We're proud to be a small part of the amazing things made with Python. We're looking forward to where we go together in 2023!

Show your support by becoming a member or giving to the PSF today. https://www.python.org/psf/donations/2022-q4-drive/

So much lovely art and photography crossing my feed that I won't boost because it doesn't have alt text or isn't described in any way.

See here for why alt text is important, and the options you have for the community to help you when you don't have the time/energy to add alt text:

https://mastodon.art/@Curator/109279035107793247

The journey of galaxy clusters in billions of years

We can now see the movement of the many galaxies living in nearby superclusters - Check out this article by Paula Ferreira writing for
ZME Science: https://www.zmescience.com/science/astronomy/the-journey-of-galaxy-clusters-in-billions-of-years/

The study published in The Astrophysical Journal: https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac4f66

#universe #cosmology #galaxies #astronomy #astrophysics #space #science #research #physics #milkyway #galaxy #milkomeda #scicom #astrodon #sciencecommunication #scientificwriting #sciencemastodon

We started the year with fewer than 5,000 confirmed exoplanets. We end with 5,235 known worlds. About 4% are rocky planets like Earth or Mars. What will the new bring? More planets! http://exoplanets.nasa.gov
#NASAExoplanets

Useful reporting on TikTok:

There's disagreement among US officials on whether to force ByteDance to sell TikTok (which courts might overturn) or a negotiated plan B to restrict TikTok.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/tiktok-security-dilemma-revives-push-for-u-s-control-11672064033?mod=tech_lead_pos3

I'm finally ready for an #introduction after a few weeks exploring Mastodon.

I live on the shores of #LakeSuperior on the #Keweenaw Peninsula in the #UpperPeninsula of #Michigan. This region is within Ojibwe Gichigami (“Ojibwa’s Great Sea”) homelands and ceded-territory, established by the TREATY OF 1842

I'm an #environmental #chemist with an interest in everything related to #climate, including molecular to global aspects of the carbon cycle, energy and social transitions, new and old technologies for sustainability, forests and biodiversity, local to international climate policy, and the systems thinking approaches we need to make progress.

Too much of a news and politics junkie than is healthy.

I share my domain with a partner, a dog, several felines, two donkeys, plants, and occasional uninvited critters.

#science #LakeSuperior #Keweenaw #Michigan #GreatLakes #Climate #books #yurt #garden #cat #dog #donkey

An fascinating interview with #Mastodon creator Eugen Rochko. The platform's current success isn't just the result of Elon Musk's purchase, but it's also down to years of hard work on the business and the app itself. Looking forward to seeing Mastodon's growth.

https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/23/mastodon-creator-eugen-rochko-talks-funding-and-how-to-build-the-anti-twitter/?tpcc=ecfb2020

27 December 1924 | A Polish Jew Jakub (Jack) Fogel was born in Turek.

In Auschwitz from 27 August 1943
No. 140964
Transferred to Fürstengrube sub-camp.

In 1945 he was on a death march, ending up on one of the ships in the Lubeck Bay that were mistakenly bombed by the British RAF on 3 May 1945. More than 7,000 prisoners were killed. Jakub survived.

After the war he emigrated to Australia.
Today he turns 98.
Happy birthday.

#Auschwitz #history #ww2 #Holocaust #birthday #otd #Turek #Australia