Nepal's Supreme Court has ruled in favor of recognizing same-sex marriage. The decision follows years of legal proceedings concerning the recognition of same-sex marriages and clarifies the legal status of same-sex couples in the country #NOH8
In 1987, Costa Rica was 21% forest. Today it's 57%.
In the 1990s, Costa Rica passed a law that pays landowners directly for the ecosystem services their forest provides: carbon storage, watershed protection, biodiversity, soil stability. The payments are funded by a tax on fossil fuels.
Keep your trees standing and the government cuts you a check. Clear them and you lose the income.
Nearly a million hectares have been protected or restored under the program. Species that had retreated or disappeared from large parts of the country are recovering. The forest came back because the incentive structure changed, not because people were told to care more.
But it crashed the economy, right? Not at all.
Costa Rica became the top per capita agricultural exporter in Latin America. Tourism built around its forests and biodiversity became one of its largest industries. The economy didn't absorb the cost of keeping the forest. The forest became part of what grows their economy.
This is the version of the story most people never hear, the one where protecting nature and economic growth pointed in the same direction because we humans designed it that way.
It's not forests or the economy and it never had to be.
If only someone built a web-app that allows individuals to view what WFO theyre nearby... Shouldn't be this difficult to know what WFO you're by and to tag them, it can make the difference!
It's ridiculous that some of these chasers (and streamers) are only tagging YouTubers rather NWS WFOs.
Okay, tonight's inventory selections.
Today's feature [shown below] is a necklace set with rare red Nipomo marcasite, deep-red veins and shimmery gray pryite agatized by clear quartz.
We have two cuffs that both seem to belong with it, one set with red, the other with gray.
Now, tonight's local urgent needs.
There are a bunch, but I want to focus on just one.
It's a disabled person whose circumstances changed drastically early last year, with a huge increase in expense, putting her about $600 short every month.
And she gets no traction.
Our free parametric air purifier design tool has been completely redone:
https://t.co/wnfhkNHZgw
I tried not to stuff so many features in there that it was no longer user-friendly. If you want more granular control, it's probably best to just make it in regular CAD. GitHub repo will be live in a few days, as soon as I clean it up a bit.
If you need to use it offline in a school environment for STEM-Ed, let me know, and I will customize it for your classroom needs (except for offering imperial units).
The help guide is here: https://t.co/yx5usPyofn
I give our product a little pitch there, sorry, got to pay the bills😅 Thank you for understanding. But I will try to update the Builder with more features as time allows, possibly CADR estimation.
The license is CC-BY-SA. You can sell them on Etsy or whatever, but please offer attribution, put in a good word for Nukit with your friends, and support Open Hardware projects like this🙇🏻♀️
Kindly share this so more people have more options for clean air.
This months Route 66 newsletter from the SPNFamily covers everything from the Destiel wank around Purcon to a birthday project for Jared, The Boys finale, and fandom celebrations for Disability Pride month.
https://t.co/sBJ6pJ1Yt7
Election Day is on Tuesday in Maryland
Go to https://t.co/aucOjxW3Zu to GET OUT THE VOTE in the final stretch
🤳🏿 Phone bank
🚪 Knock on doors
🗳️ Work the polls
Every vote is going to count for @libradunn in this tight MD-5 primary
Do it for Future Congressman Teddy Bae 🫶🏿🧸
June. Months change. Survival needs don't. Indigenous, Black, POC, 2SLGBTQNBIA, Disabled folks & small business folks who need some help to make it - post your need & paylinks here.
Folks who can help: Pls RS/QS. Pls do what you can. #HelpFolksLive2026
Now, tonight's local urgent needs. Just one. Family.
Wings's cousin, and he desperately needs either to repair his old car or replace it. There's a local guy with a good Kia for $3,500 cash.
But Steve hasn't had a donation in weeks.
https://t.co/ZgckD3ZrIl
Now, tonight's local urgent needs.
First, dog peeps! Taos Hound Underground dog rescue still need to raise $150 to earn $500 in matching funds tomorrow. It's tax-deductible!
PayPal and Venmo links here: https://t.co/fEk1Bh1RcY.
I’m loving having the World Cup here in America because it’s like we’re having a wild sleepover party with the rest of the world while they go on adventures here
De Niro: I hate to say it, but loving our country is starting to sound like an abused spouse saying they love their abuser.
I can’t love a country that starts stupid and inhumane wars, killing thousands of innocents and indirectly causing the deaths and suffering of millions more.
I can’t love a country that takes healthcare away from millions of people and uses that money to enrich their pals in the Trump-Epstein class.
I can’t love a country that sends out masked militias to shoot citizens in the streets, torture our neighbors, and separate families.
I can’t love a country that’s led by a racist, misogynist, xenophobic tyrant.
And let me just say it: I can’t love a country that’s led by Donald Trump and his sycophant Congress.
President Teddy Roosevelt understood that our country works only when government serves the people—not powerful special interests. He fought for responsible oversight of corporations because he knew unchecked wealth could threaten our republic. He wouldn’t have wanted big money and billionaire donors ruling Washington.
One of the most ableist things people do is assume every limitation is negotiable.
When someone with a disability or chronic illness says they can’t do something, they’re not asking for permission.
They’re informing you.