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  • Blagojevich maybe? I’m not sure exactly what we’re measuring here.

    Who, by the way, was pardoned. Want to guess who pardoned him?

  • Be Cool Even When Really Big Goblins Casually Drop Acid
  • .2 mm is pretty darn small. Also, keep in mind that they are mostly transparent.

  • Can Biden come back from a bad debate the way Reagan did in 1984?
  • It’s not just republicans. Voters have been concerned about Biden’s age since 2020 but democratic leaders have been insisting it was fine anyway. The debate was the first time most voters saw Biden speaking at length in a non-scripted manner in a while, and it looked very not fine.

  • Can Biden come back from a bad debate the way Reagan did in 1984?
  • Weird I wonder why that didn’t work when I voted for Hillary.

  • Domestication
  • Yeah you’re right, I probably stated it over-broadly. I’m more talking about the typical prehistoric human diet but there were exceptions.

  • Foreign diplomats react with horror to Biden’s dismal debate performance
  • Lots of people called for Trump to step down in 2016 but I think most intelligent people have lost all faith in the Republican Party. For that to be heeded, it would have to be raised by voices within the party, and Trump’s vicious attacks against his critics make that very unlikely.

    That said, yeah it should have been at least discussed after his felony conviction I think.

  • Powdery mildew on squash leaves?
  • Not powdery mildew. I think some varieties of squash are just variegated like this.

  • Whales
  • Oh interesting. I was told by someone once that you want to set your radius smaller which seemed counterintuitive but this explains why.

    I paired up before online dating was really a thing but I’m always curious about this strange world I never experienced.

  • Opinion | To Serve His Country, President Biden Should Leave the Race
  • I haven’t seen that one but from what I’ve read, polling showed a similar level of disparity in performance—with about two thirds of viewers giving the edge to Trump and Reagan respectively. Also, the Reagan campaign had access to Carter’s debate prep notes so it was a bit of a unique circumstance.

  • Domestication
  • Since there’s no written record, it’s hard to know for sure but I believe it was because agricultural communities were able to reproduce much faster and live at much higher densities, so they tended to win conflicts and displace societies based on foraging—even though foragers had better quality of life and didn’t normally experience the food shortages people imagine.

    That said, modern foraging societies have largely converted to agriculture after being subjugated and not because they were hungry. So there is some evidence to support this hypothesis.

  • The First Presidential Debate Hardly Mentioned Environmental Issues, Despite Stark Differences Between the Candidate’s Records - Inside Climate News
  • To a greater or lesser extent. Trump more or less completely refused to answer the one about climate change. Everyone is talking about Biden but that was also a stand out moment for me.

  • In what scenario is conscription acceptable? (if any)
  • That’s a tough one. There’s no obvious moral calculus to translate between lives lost and quality of life.

    I tend to think drafting is similar to slavery—it’s a grave violation of basic human rights and should only be considered under the most extreme circumstances where the alternative is clearly worse.

    It might depend on the exact nature of the authoritarian regime. Or maybe I’m just not comfortable with either outcome and so I don’t want to answer the question.

  • Opinion | To Serve His Country, President Biden Should Leave the Race
  • Unfortunately, a candidate dropping out like this is almost unheard of, so the downsides are pretty uncertain. Personally I think people are a little too worried about this but there certainly is some risk that what seems like a good candidate under casual examination ends up having some fatal flaw or hidden scandal.

  • things you can only do with boys
  • No one in the picture or the audience is sexualizing little girls (or boys). Instead, the outrage is caused by harmful expectations of purity that are imposed on girls and women, but not boys. As well as the current moral panic about pedophilia, which again is unhelpful in actuality protecting children.

    Want to protect help children from predators? Help them remove the stigma around their bodies and sex, and empower them to speak and be heard when something they don’t like happens. Failing to do so reinforces the feelings of shame that all too often enable predators to get away with what they do.

    And maybe also don’t share potentially embarrassing photos without consent but that’s small potatoes compared to the above issues.

  • Domestication
  • I know it’s a joke but this is science memes and it plays into a widespread misconception about early humans that we were some kind of blood drenched carnivores. Not true. Humans have always mostly eaten plants supplemented with some meat or other animal foods.

  • Whales
  • Wait, really? But if the ranges dot overlap then there’s no chance of a match, right? Or am I misunderstanding how tinder works?

  • The First Presidential Debate Hardly Mentioned Environmental Issues, Despite Stark Differences Between the Candidate’s Records - Inside Climate News
  • It was so obvious neither candidate cares about this issue one bit. They literally ignored the question to squabble about other stupid bullshit. All while the world is burning. Truly one of the worst debates of all time.

  • In what scenario is conscription acceptable? (if any)
  • I guess when the people being drafted have a higher likelihood of being killed by an invading army without the draft than with it. Tough to assess though.

  • www.ktvu.com New California laws go into effect on July 1

    Starting July 1, a batch of new laws will take effect in California, ranging from legislation banning junk fees, to a law designed to prevent victims from getting unknowingly drugged at bars and clubs.

    New California laws go into effect on July 1

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16509736

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    calmatters.org Scorching schoolyards: California groups want more trees, less asphalt at schools

    Groups push California to plant more trees at schools to protect students from a warming planet. Here’s how they want to pay for it.

    Scorching schoolyards: California groups want more trees, less asphalt at schools

    cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/10462886

    > This picture was too cute for me to resist!

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    calmatters.org Scorching schoolyards: California groups want more trees, less asphalt at schools

    Groups push California to plant more trees at schools to protect students from a warming planet. Here’s how they want to pay for it.

    Scorching schoolyards: California groups want more trees, less asphalt at schools

    This picture was too cute for me to resist!

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    Tree-sit Stops Old-growth Logging Project in Southern Oregon
    leftcoastrightwatch.org TREE-SIT STOPS OLD-GROWTH LOGGING PROJECT IN SOUTHERN OREGON | Left Coast Right Watch

    Forest defenders successfully staged a tree-sit in April that stopped a logging operation in Southern Oregon and plan another nearby in June

    TREE-SIT STOPS OLD-GROWTH LOGGING PROJECT IN SOUTHERN OREGON
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    apnews.com In Indonesia, women ranger teams go on patrol to slow deforestation

    A female-led group of forest rangers in Indonesia are defying social norms to lead patrols in the jungle to combat deforestation.

    In Indonesia, women ranger teams go on patrol to slow deforestation

    cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16316375

    > cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16316322 > > > In Indonesia, women ranger teams go on patrol to slow deforestation

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    www.theguardian.com The end of the great northern forests? The tiny tree-killing beetle wreaking havoc on our ancient giants

    Forests across Europe, the US and Canada have been hard hit by drought, fires and bark beetles. Now scientists fear the northern hemisphere’s greatest carbon sink is nearing a tipping point

    The end of the great northern forests? The tiny tree-killing beetle wreaking havoc on our ancient giants
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    Cannonball tree

    cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/13186793

    > Couroupita guianensis, Penang botanical garden.

    Make sure to check out the flowers too! https://mander.xyz/comment/10767031

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    May urban foraging

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    Picking mulberries by the dumpster—mostly above my head but the ones I could reach were tasty.

    The flower petals are feijoa—I recently learned they are edible and delicious. They taste like marshmallows.

    Hope y’all are having fun and staying safe out there!

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    cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/9575309

    > Very cool project and glad to see it’s still going strong. Fun fact: I actually helped plant some of the very first trees here when it was just an empty field.

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    Very cool project and glad to see it’s still going strong. Fun fact: I actually helped plant some of the very first trees here when it was just an empty field.

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    Wild strawberry season is here!

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    Anyone else finding these? Small but delicious.

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    www.startribune.com This ancient tree is one of the oldest in Minnesota. The warming climate might kill it.

    The Legacy Tree has withstood windstorms, endured drought, dodged fires and even escaped the lumber mill, which leveled the surrounding forest — but it may not survive Minnesota’s future climate.

    This ancient tree is one of the oldest in Minnesota. The warming climate might kill it.
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    www.theguardian.com ‘We need more shade’: US’s hottest city turns to trees to cool those most in need

    Phoenix broke several heat records last year. Now Grant Park, which has inequitable tree cover, is seeing a tree-planting drive that promises some respite from 100F temperatures

    ‘We need more shade’: US’s hottest city turns to trees to cool those most in need
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    apnews.com Maple syrup from New Jersey: You got a problem with that?

    Welcome to New Jersey, known around the world for Tony Soprano, Turnpike tolls, chemical plants, and ... maple syrup?

    Maple syrup from New Jersey: You got a problem with that?
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