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Nope, not going to let this bullshit turn me reactionary or cruel. I'm not going to play along with the calls to harden my heart and accept the bleak capitalist realism of the Epstein class. Fuck that. Fuck the monsters that want to kill everything innocent and good. I refuse to be one of them. Even if they win I will never accept them. I'm not about to give up who I am for anything.

You know the drill! Something good happen this week? Made some progress in your org? Hear some uplifting news? See a cool bug? Share it here!

Maybe not what everyone feels like right now, but I think it's still needed.

I DIDN'T FORGET! I CAN MAINTAIN A SCHEDULE! I CAN! AHAHAHAhhahahaHahHa!

anywhoooo~, Something good happen this week? Made some progress in your org? Hear some uplifting news? See a cool bug? Share it here! This is the ~~fortnightly~~ weekly bloomer thread.

SO BLOOM! If, uhhhh, only if you want to.

So I got an upcoming 7 day vacation and I plan to fix my sleep schedule till then (I really try) . And I wanna paint some miniatures again. Nothing wild but I got some Orks that need paint. Not even part of some army projects. Just some minis I wanna paint.

I have probably painted over 50 minis througout my life and I do think I have improved through it , but I never made a concentrated effort to improve. I wanna try and start painting daily. 7 days feels like a good start especially since none of those models are important. Just test models and leftovers - so I can try different techniques and stuff.

Wish me luck. Painting minis is like one of the few things I wish I was better at. Im ok at being mid at most things.

This thread was written in great hurry since im at work . scuse any errors

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/7647571

https://archive.ph/bEsfk

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/7629663

China transformed nearly an entire desert into green land, and over ninety-three percent of it no longer behaves like a desert today. What satellite images reveal after six decades tells a story few outside the region truly understand.

This documentary explores the transformation of the Mu Us Desert on the Ordos Plateau, once a vast expanse of shifting sand covering more than forty thousand square kilometers. By the late twentieth century, desertification had reached a critical point, forcing cities to relocate and burying farmland under constant sandstorms. Experts warned the land was beyond recovery.

What followed was one of the longest ecological restoration efforts in modern history. Viewers will learn how layered strategies—combining traditional techniques, community labor, and state-supported programs—slowly stabilized the sand and rebuilt soil. Simple methods such as straw checkerboard grids, phased planting of native grasses and shrubs, and long-term water management reversed erosion and allowed vegetation to take hold. Over time, more than ninety-three percent of the once-desertified land transitioned into stable, productive green cover.

The story also traces the human side of this transformation through figures like Yin Yuzhen, a local woman who began planting trees by hand long before the project gained national attention. For decades, her work was dismissed as futile. Today, satellite data confirms what she saw on the ground long before the world noticed.

• How human activity accelerated desert expansion
  

• Why simple techniques stopped the sand from moving
  

• What the before-and-after data reveals about long-term commitment
  

We explores real-world stories where environmental collapse, persistence, and restoration reshape landscapes and human futures.

VALENTINE'S SPECIAL! Who's my favorite Valentine? YOU ARE! RUN! I'M COMING FOR YOU! AWKWARDLY AND PLATONICALLY!

Anyway, you know the drill! Something good happen this week? Made some progress in your org? Hear some uplifting news? See a cool bug? Share it here!

Who knew the answer would be even the slightest pushback against the porks?

linky to tweet

(i can't parse whether some charges will stick or not?)

Sorry, late again. I cannot be trusted to do things to a schedule. But it's here! Eventually! Right now even!

Something good happen this week? Made some progress in your org? Hear some uplifting news? See a cool bug? Share it here!

I don't have any good news that isn't too personal, so instead have this little dance

Well, well, well! Are you ready for some BLOOMERISM?! No? I DON'T CARE! IT'S TIME FOR THE WEEKLY BLOOMER THREAD! Please pay no attention to the fact that I forgot to post one of these threads last week.

Ahaha, silly lil' me

Here, have an apology weevil:

Please feed her acorns and give her smooches.

Anyway, you know the drill! Something good happen this week? Made some progress in your org? Hear some uplifting news? See a cool bug? Share it here! This is where we BLOOM!

Yeah yeah it's still crapitalism (video game merchandise) but at least this kid's day was made and he was happy. Good on his mom.

HELLO MY GLOOBY GOOBERS! Weekly bloomer thread, go!

You know the drill! Something good happen this week? Made some progress in your org? Hear some uplifting news? See a cool bug? Share it here!

I think this Renee Good thing has sincerely broken my wife's brother's brain. He was never a Trump supporter, but not really political, either, kind of a vague lib. But after this, he's been sending meme after meme and clip after clip to my wife talking about how much ICE and cops suck and stuff, each one getting increasingly rage filled.

Anyone else got any fun examples of seeing your lib, or even chud, friends, family, or coworkers getting increasingly radicalized? (In a good way, this is /c/bloomer)

having teeth is a luxury apparently but i am finally able to make sure they do not crumble in front of my eyes (31 years old btw) i hate this fucking system dawg

The owl is having a bye week so a frog here stepping in to post the bloomer thread.

Did you see anything cool this week? A bug perhaps?
Read any heartwarming stories, see a funny picture?

Share good things below :)

Years and years of struggling with quitting because my brain never really hit the zone where smoking itself seemed unappealing and now somehow out of nowhere the stench is absolutely disgusting. Like my boyfriend comes home smelling of cigarettes and its so intensely gross i have to breath through my mouth. The offer of a cigarette doesnt work as well anymore i think i finally hit it folks i might actually be there. My lungs ravioli rejoice

Check out this cool bee!

It's time for you to go to the bloomer mimes again!Something good happen this week? Made some progress in your org? Hear some uplifting news? See a cool bug? Share it here!

My contribution: White Rhino breeding program shows success, with the White Rhino now moving to Not Threatened list