[-] RealAccountNameHere@beehaw.org 85 points 1 year ago

The story of how a woman lost her daughter because the grandmother didn't believe that the girl's coconut allergy was real, despite years of watching the parents trying to find out the allergen so that they could stop the girl from winding up in the emergency room. The grandmother kept the kid overnight and used coconut oil on her hair; the child went into anaphylaxis and died.

The mother said that the grandmother begs her to see her other grandchildren, as they've now cut ties with her; the mom's response was, "You can come over when you bring my daughter with you."

A horrible story of how some people just believe they know better than everyone, including doctors.

[-] RealAccountNameHere@beehaw.org 22 points 1 year ago

I don't think that guy can feel his teeth.

I wish I had just a bit of whatever he's on. Holy shit.

[-] RealAccountNameHere@beehaw.org 41 points 1 year ago

My brother (staunch conservative) once paraphrased Churchill to me: "Anyone who is a conservative when they're young is heartless; anyone who's a liberal when they're old is brainless."

Now that 50 is just over the horizon for me, I say that someone who voted for Donald Trump thinking I'm brainless is a compliment. Also, forgive student debt, give us universal healthcare and a universal basic income, fuck the rich, and come the revolution, may each of you reading this get to throw a Molotov at someone who owns a private jet. 💙

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Four out of five emperor penguin colonies analyzed in the Bellingshausen Sea, west of the Antarctic Peninsula, saw no chicks survive last year as the area experienced an enormous loss of sea ice, according to a new study published Thursday in the journal Nature Communications Earth & Environment.

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Yellowknife residents have been ordered to begin evacuating the city immediately as wildfires approach, N.W.T. officials said Wednesday evening.

While the city is not in immediate danger, Environment Minister Shane Thompson said a "phased approach" to evacuating will allow citizens to get out safely by car or by plane.

The evacuation order says residents should leave "according to risk." People living along Ingraham Trail, in Dettah, and the Kam Lake, Grace Lake and the Engle business district in Yellowknife are considered at highest risk and are urged to leave as soon as possible.

Other residents of Yellowknife and Ndilo should leave by noon Friday.

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Link to post is here so you can see the animation.

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One of the most intense marine heatwaves on Earth has developed off the West Coast of the US, with water temperatures peaking nearly 5°C (9°F) above normal.

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[-] RealAccountNameHere@beehaw.org 22 points 1 year ago

This brings me back. A simpler time.

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Acidification threatens to deprive a variety of marine species of crucial chemical cues. Research into this phenomenon is still limited, but as the field develops, the scope of the potential consequences is growing clearer.

[-] RealAccountNameHere@beehaw.org 21 points 1 year ago

The first thing that came to mind, oddly enough, was Blockbuster refusing to buy Netflix for the equivalent of a rat and a string to swing it with.

[-] RealAccountNameHere@beehaw.org 41 points 1 year ago

This is such a lovely question. Thank you for being you.

I'd say that it would be important to talk positively about the women you know. If you have a female SO, for example, tell him how smart and curious and funny she is. Make a point to be open about the respect you feel for the contributions of your female co-workers. Tell him stories about when girlfriends were clever, and so on.

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Humanity has burned through Earth’s annual budget for resources in under eight months.

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I feel this SO MUCH.

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On Being a “Doomer” (climatecasino.net)
[-] RealAccountNameHere@beehaw.org 24 points 1 year ago

That's so weird that he came back. God that looked like a stroke.

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In case you haven't read this…you should. It's an excellent resource to send to the folks you know about why you believe what you do.

Oh, and you can follow the author, Sam Hall, on Mastadon: https://mas.to/@SamYourEyes

[-] RealAccountNameHere@beehaw.org 20 points 1 year ago

If this Twitter tanking by Musk isn't intentional, he's one of the stupidest oligarchs to ever exist.

[-] RealAccountNameHere@beehaw.org 44 points 1 year ago

But isn't that just giving Reddit more traffic and doing exactly what spez wants us to do? 

[-] RealAccountNameHere@beehaw.org 25 points 1 year ago

I'd like to thank you for what you did.

I had been on Reddit for a similar amount of time, but I had cycled through a number of usernames during that period. So it wasn't nearly as big of a loss for me as it was for you—I appreciate the lengths you went for supporting the cause. Thank you. 

[-] RealAccountNameHere@beehaw.org 27 points 1 year ago

I'm a 47-year-old female gamer.

I'm with you—I'm not going to allow peer pressure to get to me, but it's obvious that people believe it's childish. Fuck 'em. I think it's a better hobby than mindlessly watching TV, for sure.

[-] RealAccountNameHere@beehaw.org 22 points 1 year ago

I worry about this too. I've always said and thought that I feel more like a citizen of the Internet then of my country, state, or town, so its history is important to me.

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