LibertyLizard

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[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

So what you’re telling me is if you lived in Israel you’d be pro-genocide lol. You’re using the exact same logic as a transparent fig leaf for your anger and hatred, just like many Israelis do against Palestinians.

You can’t make blanket statements about people based on where they live or what family they were born to. They’re all different individuals with different beliefs and backgrounds. Not all Israelis support the violence, not all of them are settlers, many were born there. Some even lived there for generations. This is nonsense.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I think it did more than nothing but I wouldn’t consider it a full success. Many police departments reformed their policies and a lot of cops did quiet quitting which meant less policing for a while. But yeah those are small gains I’d say.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 day ago (4 children)

No uninvolved civilians huh? Where have I heard that before…

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 18 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Didn’t we hit 3.5% with the 2020 protests in the US?

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Helps if you have a billion dollars.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago (8 children)

We don’t have the draft though. Not sure what you mean.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 103 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (12 children)

I guess but it sucks for civilians caught in the crossfire. Can’t we just have a Khamenei/Bibi cage fight instead?

And then we just don’t let the winner out of the cage.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago

I nominate Anark to be king after we depose Trump.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 day ago

Sounds like a cushy gig 🤣

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Very cool! I wonder how viable this would be without grant funding?

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is there a list of orgs targeted? I want to know if any are from my local area.

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 23 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Not officially—they’re just making up some other BS legal justification without any merit to say they can do it anyway. But in effect, yes, as soon as the marines are doing law enforcement we are under martial law.

 

I’ve got my work cut out for me. But the timing should be perfect with thanksgiving.

 

As promised, a more difficult nut for today!

I will give this one 3/5 difficulty.

Photo credit: Lior Golgher, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Hint:

spoilerThis nut is named for its most common country of origin.
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Answer and some fun facts about this nut:

spoilerIt's a Brazil nut! Brazil nuts are fairly unique among nuts one might commonly see in a grocery store. They are not a domesticated crop like most other nuts, and are mainly wild-harvested from the Amazon rainforest. Some have advocated this as a model of a sustainable economic activity in the rainforest, but other studies have noted that in areas where nuts are heavily harvested, the regeneration of the species is poor.
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Tune in tomorrow for more nutty knowledge!

 

Despite their drab color, I find these quite beautiful!

I expect this one will be fairly easy, so the next one I post will be a bit harder.

Need a hint?

spoilerIt's in season right now, and is often cooked in a seasonal dish...

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Photo by Geo Lightspeed7 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, Click here for source and answer.

 

A conversation about adapting to sea level rise in California using nature-based solutions. Solarpunk even gets a shoutout.

 

An interesting overview of this CIA document which, if you’ve spent much time discussing politics on Lemmy, you’ve probably heard of. But the existence and meaning of the document is not as simple as many believe.

 

Gardening is not so much about following rules, says Rebecca McMackin, as it is about following rules of observation. For Ms. McMackin, the director of horticulture at the 85-acre Brooklyn Bridge Park, that means keeping in mind goals that will support wildlife in the garden, and the greater ecology.

Rather than following the common practice of planting and transplanting in spring, for instance, she suggests shifting virtually all of that activity to autumn — and not cutting back most perennials as the season winds down.

cross-posted from: https://beehaw.org/post/16383867

ghostarchive link here

 

A well-researched video that explains why some dense urban areas are quite expensive.

TL;DW: Despite a substantial historic housing stock, our most expensive cities have built very little housing in recent years, leading to very low vacancy rates and high prices. Ramping up housing construction will be a necessary part of solving the affordability crisis.

 

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/13574268

A really innovative study that went beyond statistical association and actually planted trees in low-tree neighborhoods and measured the impacts.

After the plantings, the research team reassessed residents' health. They found that those living in the greened area had 13-20% lower levels of a biomarker of general inflammation, a measure called high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) than those living in the areas that did not receive any new trees or shrubs. Higher levels of hsCRP are strongly associated with a risk of cardiovascular disease and are an even stronger indicator of heart attack than cholesterol levels. Higher CRP levels also indicate a higher risk of diabetes and certain cancers.

A reduction of hsCRP by this percentage corresponds to nearly 10-15% reduction in the risk of heart attacks, cancer or dying from any disease.

Although several previous studies have found an association between living in areas of high surrounding greenness and health, this is the first study to show that a deliberate increase in greenness in the neighborhood can improve health.

 

A really innovative study that went beyond statistical association and actually planted trees in low-tree neighborhoods and measured the impacts.

After the plantings, the research team reassessed residents' health. They found that those living in the greened area had 13-20% lower levels of a biomarker of general inflammation, a measure called high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) than those living in the areas that did not receive any new trees or shrubs. Higher levels of hsCRP are strongly associated with a risk of cardiovascular disease and are an even stronger indicator of heart attack than cholesterol levels. Higher CRP levels also indicate a higher risk of diabetes and certain cancers.

A reduction of hsCRP by this percentage corresponds to nearly 10-15% reduction in the risk of heart attacks, cancer or dying from any disease.

Although several previous studies have found an association between living in areas of high surrounding greenness and health, this is the first study to show that a deliberate increase in greenness in the neighborhood can improve health.

 
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