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[Shav Ngah ★ @shavnyuyngah]

Verandas used to mean something. Sit outside, greet whoever passes, let the breeze do its work before you even step inside.

Now we go straight from gate to living room, AC on before the door shuts. We didn't lose the space. We just stopped using it right.

[Wholesome Side of 𝕏 @itsme_urstruly]

The monarch butterfly population has gone up this season by 64% and one of the reasons is because people are planting pollinators gardens. Look what we can do together with a common goal in mind. We need to plant more next year as their population is still not stable.

[Nerdeen Kiswani @NerdeenKiswani]

I genuinely need people to understand what they are being asked to normalize here.

Mamdani campaigned on arresting Netanyahu.

Today Netanyahu came to NYC, received massive police protection, and anti-genocide protesters were arrested by the NYPD.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

I’m in love with this sentence:

“Bigger dreams call for healthier habits and healthier habits require more self discipline.”

[Sukhada @appadappajappa]

Wow.

[my book is better than my tweets @MichellCClark]

If hope feels too heavy, borrow something smaller: curiosity. What might tomorrow reveal? Who might surprise you? Which version of yourself have you not met yet?

[Mark R. Brown, AICP, CNU @Car_Free_USA]

High speed rail would make it the best coast in the world.

[yimika. @yimikaaaa]

i used to think having a normal day was boring but now i actually think having a normal day is a privilege. even being bored is a privilege

[miss fox☭🔻🏳️‍⚧️ @FoxyMarxist]

"thoughts and prayers" everyone in that video in either tibet or nepal is dead. all those people running, they are dead. no one can survive that. they are the latest victims of climate crisis brought to you by imperialism and colonialism of the first world that is ecociding us

[Oluchyyyyy 🌹 @oluchyyraregem2]

there’s something about gentle dominance that has nothing to do with being controlling. it’s the “give me that, i’ll carry it.” “come here.” “you’re eating first.” “stay close to me.” “don’t worry, i’ve got it.” knowing when to take the lead, make the decision, and quietly take care of you… that kind of attention feels so intimate. sometimes being gently bossed around by someone you trust is literally a love language.

[Hamilton 🇺🇸 @Watchman_motto]

This is elite level color work. Don’t let me catch you with a room full of grey.

[Filmaesthete @filmaesthetetw]

Mark Ruffalo links Paramount to Oracle’s ties to the Israeli military

“They are crushing workers and consolidating the wealth of the world for their own power and concentrated dominance.”

Ruffalo criticized Larry and David Ellison while opposing Paramount’s Warner Bros. deal, arguing that Oracle’s role in Israel’s war effort should be part of the conversation around the merger.

Paramount called his remarks “antisemitic” and “a bridge too far.”

[Qmum @Nancy023922191]

American foods are cleverly changing their names because they no longer qualify as that legal food.

- Pringles used to be potato chips, now they’re labeled as “potato crisps” per FDA rules
- McDonald’s Shakes are now called “shakes” (not legally milkshakes in some states)
- Klondike Bar is no longer a chocolate shell, it’s a Chocolatey shell (not real chocolate)
- Dairy Queen: All items are “treats” (no “ice cream” on the menu)
- Oreo changed the spelling to “creme” (alternative spelling, not real cream)
- Tyson changed spelling to “Wyngz” (It’s a processed chicken labeling trick)
- Costco Blueberry Bagels labels as Imitation blueberry bagels (no actual blueberries)
- Pearl Milling Company Syrup (formerly Aunt Jemima) Now ‘Original syrup’ not maple syrup. The first ingredients is corn syrup.

Our food is a science experiment.

Make America Healthy Again.

[... @tamaranopper]

Ta-Nehisi Coates said, “You can’t talent your way to writing. It’s built. It’s a built thing. It’s a made thing. So the real thing you got to do is you got to come back to that bad writing and you’ve got to revise.”

Like James Baldwin said, “I’m not a writer. I’m a re-writer.”

[ً @artfuIchaos]

when you realize that routines are actually rituals of devotion to yourself and your dreams, they become much easier to follow.

[Give A Shit About Nature @giveashitnature]

Farmers have figured out that the cheapest pesticide is a strip of flowers, and the scientists have verified it.

Swiss researchers sowed flower strips through 10 winter wheat fields and compared them to 15 fields without. Cereal leaf beetle larvae dropped 40%. Second-generation adults dropped 53%. Damage to the wheat fell 61%.

That pushed the pest below the threshold where spraying pesticides is even worth the money.

A follow-up study on perennial strips found beetle larvae down 66%, and yield in the wheat beside them up 10%.

The catch is that this only works when the strips are built for it. Those Swiss trials used specific plants chosen to feed specific predators: cornflower, coriander, buckwheat, poppy. A generic wildflower mix along the field edge doesn't reliably do this.

The same principle scales down to a garden. Plant a strip of yarrow, dill, fennel, or mountain mint through the middle of your vegetable beds, not just around the outside.

Then leave it alone and let the bugs go to work.

[Swetha @SwethaWriter]

Fck yes

[soup🌱 @thrluv]

& for the lady perhaps an autumn afternoon, thunder outside, warm tea in her hands, & nowhere she needs to be

[COVID is AIRBORNE. @PleaseSavemich]

Heads up:

Taylor Farms lettuce is sold under these brand names:
Marketside (sold at Walmart)
Earthbound Farm (owned by Taylor Farms)
Cross Valley Farms (owned by US Foods)
Private labels for Target, Whole Foods (365), and Amazon Fresh.
AVOID ALL OF THEM

[aether @bluewdrift]

someone told me yesterday that when they feel nervous about trying something new & their heart starts beating really fast, that they call it their “inner applause” because their body is cheering them on, and i think that’s the best narrative adjustment ever.