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Ministry Of Supply (they also have a preowned section buried at the bottom of webpage which includes new still with tags).

Curate your own newspaper with RSS Escape newsletter inbox chaos and algorithmic surveillance by building your own enshittification-proof newspaper from the writers you already read

Newsletter: In a media landscape dominated by algorithmic feeds that aim to manipulate and extract, sometimes the most radical thing you can do is choose to read what you want, when you want, without anyone watching over your shoulder.

Here’s how to use RSS.
www.citationneeded.news/curate-with-...

Chart showing all the different chatbots and how they give wrong answers most of the time.

Please don't use chatbots for life saving information.

I love remembering that I can mute names here. So many names.

Sending a link to a pdf could also be phishing/hacking behavior, and since no one should ever click on weird links sent by strangers, don't include those in an email either!

A typewritten note that reads "it happened here"

Bear Cam - live from Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park | Explore.org Watch LIVE as hundreds of Alaskan Brown Bears descend on a mile-long stretch of the Brooks River to feast on the largest Sockeye Salmon run in the world.

Don't forget, it's #BearCam season again. Best viewing in the evenings explore.org/livecams

Here's how organizations across SoCal are offering aid to people affected by the immigration sweeps LAist has put together an evolving list of what organizations are helping with grocery drop-offs, remote jobs and other resources.

#losangeles laist.com/news/politic...

Here are a few I've researched and that have high ratings from charity navigator:

raicestexas.org
www.carecen-la.org
supportkind.org
www.chirla.org

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I'm not sure the novavax is out again yet, they have shorter shelf life. The moderna and pfizer are a more updated strain. And newer updates for all are coming in fall I believe.

Thanks, I wish people wouldn't use acronyms so much.

I realize I’m just shouting into the wind here, but: please, please, please stop posting screenshots without links, or summarizing breaking news events without links. There’s a serious problem with unsourced assertions all over the world right now, don’t be part of the problem.

But you'd have to do 8-10 common tests for every individual type of food. And doesn't include viruses like bird flu or heavy metals etc. I only looked up the bacterial assay test kits.

I looked up what it cost to test for food borne illnesses, it was about 1k per type of test but the machine you need to do the testing was 20-30k. 🤷‍♀️

Remind me in 20 years to only go to the oldest doctors I can find.

Check out the rest of the thread too.

The effect of sunscreen on vitamin D: a review - PubMed There is little evidence that sunscreen decreases 25(OH)D concentration when used in real-life settings, suggesting that concerns about vitamin D should not negate skin cancer prevention advice. Howev...

Pretty sure we couldn't use enough/cover enough to affect it much. But I did learn this year that windows block getting vitD. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30945275/

Showing the accessibility settings for alt text in bluesky with two options: Require alt text before posting Display larger alt text badges Both are checked

As Bluesky has grown, I've seen a lot of backsliding on alt text. Please try to be considerate to others and include alt text with all of your images. It helps everyone. Indeed, in the "accessibility" setting in Bluesky you can set it to make sure you add alt text, which is a useful thing to do.

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A few of other places to look: Non Profits - Idealist. Staffmeup entertainment industry. Taskrabbit (they have organizing/office/asst type listings along with the other stuff).

I use Charity Navigator to make my own list of charities, but this page might be useful:

www.charitynavigator.org/landing-page...

Curious about the geometric orange/reds, is that part of your creative process or is that a technical/technique thing?

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There are a couple, bsky.app/profile/josh...
But the directory might be more helpful:
blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...

From EMSC

🔔#Earthquake (#sismo) M3.9 occurred 10 mi NW of Los Angeles (#California) 3 min ago (local time 22:13:45). More info at:
📱https://m.emsc.eu/#app
🌐https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1778359
🖥https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake_information/earthquake.php?id=1778359

I hope @darthbluesky.bsky.social comes back soon enough to see these.

SCAM WARNING: Before donating to help Ukrainians, investigate the organization Law enforcement and consumer protection organizations are warning people to beware of scammers before donating to anyone claiming to be providing help in Ukraine.

Alt gov accounts that are suddenly raising money for something are sus. www.wwlp.com/news/digital...

8 Self-Defense Moves Every Woman Should Practice Walking home alone and feeling uneasy? Getting a weird vibe from a stranger on the bus? Many of us have been there. But learning self-defense techniques — and practicing them regularly — may save your...

www.healthline.com/health/women...