M Fight

Kentucky based, retired wanderer, randomly curious, committed to equal rights.

[ADAPT Kentucky ♿ @kyblueblood]

Next week the Kentucky Olmstead Plan Survey will close. Click on the link below to share your feedback about disability services in Kentucky . The survey is open through Wednesday, January 15, 2025.

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[Dan Wuori @DanWuori]

Your baby laughs for the same reason you do: they delight the unexpected.

Think about standup comedy. The set-up establishes a premise, then the punchline takes it in a surprising direction.

So many of you have shared this viral video of Lance Marwood (lowkeyhellish on TT), whose son is all giggles over the very distinct sound made by cellophane packing tape.

It’s such a unique sound - and that’s what makes it such comedy gold for unsuspecting infants. In the months since this was posted, it’s launched an online trend as others try it out to similar effect.

Not everything surprising evokes laughter, of course. In fact some such things can be scary for children. But when a novel sound and action (ripping paper is also a good one) is encountered in a safe and low stress setting, don’t be surprised if it prompts all the giggles.

Is there any sound more contagious than babies’ laughter? Just fantastic.

[M Fight @MFight2]

Senator Slams Corporate Media on Live TV https://t.co/zHYV3OBc68

[ShamekaParrishWright @Seasoned4u]

It’s Shameka Parrish-Wright from VOCAL-KY.
I am inviting you to our end of the year party TODAY, Wednesday, December 18th from 4:30pm-7:30pm at Lucretia’s kitchen at 617 W Oak Street.
Doors Open at 4pm.

It’s $25 or free for monthly donors (become a monthly donor today and get in for free).

***FLASH SALE***: Today only, buy a ticket and bring a friend for free to introduce them to VOCAL-KY. Select 2 tickets and then enter the promo code KYFLASH at checkout for the discount. Online ticket sales stop at 12 noon. You can pay at the door. Organizational and business sponsorships accepted the whole month of December!

Come meet our members, leaders, and staff and have some great food, and a drink is included as we celebrate our work for the year!

Even if you can't join us, please donate what you can!

Register for our End of The Year Event with this link:
https://t.co/c0EbVc7QBo

#sharingiscaring

[Steven Donziger @SDonziger]

President Biden just commuted the sentences of 1,500 people and pardoned 39 others. Happy for them, but disappointed I did not make the cut.

There are 40 days left in Biden’s term — please help me and the Amazon communities deliver justice to Chevron.⤵️ https://t.co/S4R2mF3wpP

[Elise Joshi @EliseJoshi]

Why they want to ban TikTok

[Tangwa Abilu.🌿🌏🌾🍀🍃.SDG's. @AbiluTangwa]

Please be the first amongst the thousands to like, comment and repost this message if you believe that our remaining forest in the Amazon and in the Congo basin must be protected for climate action and environmental sustainability. No to deforestation and ecocide.

[ProPublica @propublica]

Hospital administrators had long harbored suspicion about one case, a teen who died suddenly under Weiner’s care.

One doctor went to the police with what he knew and spoke with an HHS investigator. No one seemed interested in pursuing it, he said.
https://t.co/lwBk0uDemK

[Alec Karakatsanis @equalityAlec]

By failing to ask questions or provide this info, NYT is able to avoid deep questions about multi-billion dollar global surveillance industry and who benefits and who is harmed by unprecedented expansion of surveillance. All portrayed as cool, slick, effective crime fighting.

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

Street food toasted Sandwich, India
https://t.co/WcjdL7MrEu

[M Fight @MFight2]

where is Ms Carmel Rhapsody and cat-son Jesse? I haven't seen her and cannot find her. Help!!

[M Fight @MFight2]

EXCELLENT news!!! KY could supply trained people to so many industries.

[Kentucky Democrats @KyDems]

When Kentuckians succeed, Kentucky thrives.

Gov. @AndyBeshearKY announced that our apprenticeship programs just hit record numbers, helping thousands earn good wages while learning valuable skills.

https://t.co/uozeV3PUj1

[Cody Alt @CodyAlt]

The best systems come from real experience.

Not theory. Not guesswork.

But tested, proven strategies that work in the real world.

This is why I share my journey:

[89.3 WFPL News @WFPLNews]

The Arthur Street Hotel in Louisville hosts guests without requiring mental health or substance use treatment. Two years in, they've gotten 200 people into permanent housing. @byrobertor and @jonpcherry take you inside. https://t.co/7PY6QUkyuy

[Brennan Center @BrennanCenter]

A new analysis shows that the average U.S. Supreme Court justice serves more than twice as long as their counterparts in other major democracies. These longer terms don’t earn the United States better judicial performance, but they do come with costs. https://t.co/yy36SoqCOB

[Governor Andy Beshear @GovAndyBeshear]

Cheers to 100 years! For the first time ever, @KYStateParks will have its own official beer to celebrate a century of our commonwealth's natural beauty. A portion of every sale goes toward preserving our parks for generations to come in the next 100 years!

[Dan Wuori @DanWuori]

Your baby doesn’t just love looking at your face - they STUDY it.

Eye tracking research suggests that babies focus their attention on two areas of special interest: the eyes and the mouth.

Caregivers’ eyes are a particular focus in early infancy - and tell a story about your emotional state (and hence baby’s sense of safety and wellbeing), attentiveness, and more.

But as your baby’s interest in language grows, your mouth becomes the main attraction.

Your baby watches it with keen interest, working to decipher just how you make all of those amazing sounds.

I love this video. As mom presents a new and unusual buzzing noise with her lips, baby’s eyes widen over and over in a show of heightened interest and curiosity.

As if to say: What is that wonderful noise? And how is she making it?!

As a student of mom’s face, in time she’ll master making all of these sounds on her own.

🎥 via babeycorner on IG.

[Salvatore Mattera @SalvMattera]

And no one - literally no one - understands what this is or how to fix it. There is no doctor, no scientist, no medical authority on the entire planet that can explain what's causing this or how to fix it, except to say that catching COVID is very bad.

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

“Serial philanderer… wrote having sex with an unconscious woman in college isn’t rape… member of a church led by a guy who thinks women shouldn’t vote… says no women in combat…”

This @JuddLegum list about Hegseth (who lives in TN) is something else. https://t.co/GQYVvZ7l33

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

How Japanese have produced wood for 700 years, without cutting down trees.

Daisugi is an ancient Japanese forestry technique developed in the 14th century originally used by people living in the Kitayama region, because the territory was extremely poor in saplings.

They planted cedars pruned in a special way to produce shoots that eventually would become perfect, straight, knot-free lumbers.

The shoots are gently pruned by hand every two years leaving only the top boughs, allowing them to grow straight. Harvesting takes 20 years and old 'tree stock' can grow up to a hundred shoots at a time.

There was actually another reason why the technique was developed: fashion. In the 14th century, a linear, stylized form of architecture known as sukiya-zukuri (数寄屋造り) became popular, and every prominent samurai or nobleman wanted a house built in this way.

There were simply not enough raw materials available to keep up with demand, so daisugi was developed to produce more wood in a shorter time.

The wood produced with this technique has also impressive qualities: it's 140% more flexible than standard cedar and 200% denser and stronger. And, it's extremely durable.