Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that…

More than ever, mutual aid mutually frees us.

Please share. It’s still about survival in Palestine. I’m here every hour for seven friends in Gaza: six families & a displacement camp of fifteen more. You’ve helped them survive—a dollar or a share, it DOES make a difference.

13 hours left ‼️ 10/1000

Hundreds of malnourished Palestinians in Gaza have been scrambling to grab desperately-needed aid in the Israeli-besieged enclave.

pick up an analog hobby, I'm so serious. something that holds your attention and is fun for you, literally anything.

Collect and identify bread tags or something, just don't fall into the trap of doomscroll paralysis again

masking than what I observed and experienced previously.

also increased: daily exposure to air pollution

Conclusion: I need a mask I can wear to the ball.

My current personal safety habit I want to improve is my #covid19 masking and air filtration safer practices. I’ve had the additional variables of living in a state of travel and living in a very hot and humid climate to navigate, however my current location has a much lower level of hostility to m.

Editing to add: clear and direct *loving* communication. Go where you bloom can really apply here!

and I hope to keep learning from others. And!

10. Clear and direct communication, for me preferably face to face, is key. May I continue to practice and learn!

I am looking forward to what 30-34 holds!

6.Trust your gut

7. Give credit where credit is due and cite your sources when referencing the work of another person or work of an organization! Be aware and cite with care.

8. We are all deserving of humanity, meaning being treated as a human capable of growing and changing.

9. I have more…

the shame mud wallow for making a mistake. Act!

2. Develop a reading and journaling practice.

3. Always keep learning and growing and keep a flexible mindset.

4. You are deserving of kindness!

5. Be wary of anyone attempting to move too quickly before any relationship has been developed…

Things that I learned as a green 25-29 y/o organizer during 2020-2024 that I want to share so hopefully the lessons and missteps can be learned from to hopefully provide some additional insight on how to meet the current moment.

1. Forgive yourself for making mistakes. Do not get stuck in

Also: knowledge of your self + your family history, awareness of and respect for the original people of the lands you are a guest on, and knowledge of your deep roots to develop self pride and self awareness.

It seems that no matter where you go, knowledge of the 5 elements of that place are incredibly important. Water, air/wind, earth/wood, fire/sun, space/metal.

Previously: annual+ flooding
New water event: historic tsunami and currently earthquake activity in same area as last devastating tsunami.

QUANTIFICATION OFINDOOR AIR RENEWAL To measure or to specify the quality of air renewal in a room, and therefore assess the risk of airborne transmission, three metrics can be used: CO2 level, Air Change per Hour, or Airflow per Person. Measuring the CO2 level in a room is a simple way of determining the level of containment. The higher the CO2 level, the greater the containment. The value that is usually recommended not to exceed is 800ppm. (Parts Per Million is the usual unit). Reliable, inexpensive detectors are now available, and anyone can use them to check that the air is properly renewed. To ensure good air renewal in a room, you can specify the number of times the air in the room is renewed each hour. This number is known as ACH (Air Change per Hour). A widely recommended value for most general-purpose premises is 6: the air is renewed 6 times an hour. The room's ventilation system enables this renewal to take place. To take account of the actual use of a room, you can specify the volume of fresh air to be supplied for each person in the room. In this case, we specify a volume per hour and per person (m3/h/p or CFM per person or liters/s/person). The higher the value, the better the air renewal. For example, 30 m3/h/p or 18 CFM/p can be a good value for a classroom. CLASSROOM EXAMPLE Surface = 60 m2 / 646 ft2 Ceiling heigh = 2.5 m / 82 ft Number of children = 30 MAXIMUM CO2 LEVEL = 800ppm You can simply measure it with a CO2 monitor and adapt the ventilation to the measurement. AIR CHANGE PER HOUR = 6 The ventilation must be able to provide 60 * 2.5 * 6 = 900 m3/h or 530 CFM. AIRFLOW PER PERSON = 30 m3/h/p or 18 CFM/p The ventilation must be able to provide 30 * 30 = 900 m3/h or 530 CFM.

New page about Quantification of Indoor Air Renewal in our 20-page booklet on airborne diseases. Available at letsair.org#mediation

Free Gladis Yolanda Chavez Pineda – A Mother, Grandmother & Community Leader Detained by ICE We demand the immediate release of Gladis Yolanda Chavez Pineda (A 208-276-014), a long-time Chicago resident, loving mother and grandmother, and a dedicated community leader, who was unjustly detaine...

A beloved member of my organizing community was taken by ICE today during an immigration check-in. Please sign this petition demanding her release.

I’m at the stage of my transition where my face is gorgeous and masculine while my titties are gorgeous and sitting pretty. The double takes are fantastic. The straight men are confused. The bois welcome me in the lineup. #happypride

research demonstrates that aerosol sampling can detect #COVID-19 positive individuals in a real world lobby setting during very short occupancy periods
Published 01.03.2025

Air, surface & wastewater surveillance of #SARS-CoV-2

multimodal evaluation of COVID-19 detection in a built environment ⤵️

BREAKING: New COVID-19 Wave Hits Hong Kong, Singapore, China, and Thailand Amid Surge in Cases.

Covid-19 has quietly re-emerged as a growing concern in parts of Asia, notably Hong Kong, Singapore, China and Thailand, with a sharp rise in infections and severe cases.

Started reading this two days ago after a long long time of holding on to it.

It would be easier
were this truly
the end of the world,
for in that case
you would be free
to do nothing.

But this is not
the end of the world,
just the end of the world
as you knew it,
and so in this case
you are obligated
to do something.

This is what I constantly think about and feel called to.

Masking truly supports everyone and everything good and kind and intersectional. It’s a small gesture with a huge impact 😷

If you stopped masking it’s not too late to start again. If you don’t know how to choose a mask, we will help. If you can’t afford one, mask blocs will help.

You don’t have to do this alone. There’s a huge community of support for you!

Worried about public health being dismantled? Wear a mask.

Worried about Medicare/Medicaid? Wear a mask.

Worried about the surveillance state? Wear a mask.

Interested in peaceful protest? Wear a mask.

Truly wearing a mask is the best way to safeguard your health AND show resistance & solidarity

Cold soba set meal with shrimp and veggie tempura with dipping sauce, green onion, and wasabi in the foreground, with a tray with soba ramen and a bowl of rice in the background

Handmade soba noodles! Shrimp, chrysanthemum, kabocha, and more tempura! Delicious hot soba ramen in the back! Getting to give all our thanks to obaachan for this delicious meal.

Writing about ski history on substack - open.substack.com/pub/hansayde...

平和, Kanji for peace, in a ēnso, with HAN written in hiragana in the lower right corner

A ladybug landed on my shoulder then moved to my calligraphy brush as I was writing 平和. First time signing HAN after first t shot in Japan. This was really special.

Karaoke, regularly and often, as gender affirming voice care!!!!! Last time here my favorites were Evanescence, now exploring new and deepening voice range with new choices. Bad Romance, Fall Out Boy, and Backstreet Boys really brought the house down at the shinjuku nichome tboibar

Birch tree in a clearing with loves of snow draped over the branches

Birch tree surrounded by conifers and other smaller birches in a snowy clearing

View from the top of the ridgeline for our first transition spot. The pace for this tour was wonderful, there was no rush, and the route down was steep enough (35-45 degree slope) that I had to trust in my ability and commit! The powder floats as if weightless.

Large tree reaching to the sky covered in snow

Large birch , pine, and spruce trees with bamboo along this 35-45 degree slope, however I am not sure what kind of tree you are. Stunning!

Japanese hydrangea vine growing up birch tree trunk

Dried Japanese hydrangea vine flower cluster on snow

seen on first tour: Japanese hydrangea vine growing up a massive old birch tree