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I wrote about how to turn in-person meetings into Signal groups, how to manage large semi-public Signal groups while vetting new members, and how to use announcement-only Signal groups, perfect for rapidly responding to ICE raids https://micahflee.com/using-signal-groups-for-activism/

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#3GoodThings #DogsOfMastodon #Gardening

1. After 4 years of encouraging the growth of white clover over grass, I have finally achieved more than 50% clover in my backyard. (photo attached)

2. My dog is often fearful of what lurks in our tiny backyard--usually bunnies and robins. But today, she pranced out there like a fearless champ! (photo attached)

3. My mini wildflower meadows are blooming. It will last through Autumn, with different flowers emerging over time. (photo attached)

A strip of soil in the backyard, against a red wooden fence is bursting with wildflowers, mostly pink and white Sweet Williams, some Coreopsis are popping up, and Echinacea are on the cusp of blooming.

Close-up of the white clover in my backyard looking lush and healthy. I kept throwing down seeds every Spring, and it's finally taking hold and out-competing the grass.

Black and white Pitbull is sitting in the clover, looking very relaxed and content. She is staring at the camera.

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#photography #filmphotography #retrobosak

Roll 19680072: Riverside (1968)

A protest is staged against a racist local school board member in the City of Riverside. Members of the UCR Black Student Union play a prominent role.

One: A march begins at the Eastside Opportunity Center and proceeds to the Riverside County courthouse.

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As we get ready to celebrate #FathersDay, let's think of the farm worker fathers who works so hard to bring food to our tables. Many are currently living in fear due to raids by immigration enforcement. #WeFeedYou

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The "No More Kings" Schoolhouse Rock episode aired in September of 1975

#nokings #nokingsday

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I like this guy. More of this!

#AntifaAF #LosAngeles #Resist #Protest #ICE #NationalGuard #StopICE

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Charlie has acquired tool use. This upends some assumptions about intelligence, because in most other ways Charlie is... less so.

He is our special1, beautiful2 boy.

1 So very special
2 So special. Very special.

#caturday #catsofmastodon #cat #tools #void #blackcat

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Meteors and Satellite Trails over the Limay River

Image Credit & Copyright: Martín Moliné

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap250614.html #APOD

A night sky is shown with many stars and streaks. In the foreground at the bottom are hills, a river, and the red and white streaks of car lights.

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The news is grim today. I offer up an Indy moment of zen as an alternative to doom-scrolling.

Sometimes, you just need a break to contemplate the vastness of the universe. Indy may have been taking in the sights and thinking about his existence, or he may have just been wondering when we were going to stop for dinner.

#pets #dogs #doggo #dailydoggo #floof #shetlandsheepdog #sheltie #Hawaii #Maui #mountains #nationalpark #dogsofmastodon #cute #philosophy #perspective

A dog is laying down on a rock wall overlooking the Haleakalā summit crater.

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So, guys,

I… just went to the doctor for a physical.

They didn’t weigh me.
It cost $9
I got all my vaccine boosters in the same room
They were on time.
They didn’t require a gynecologist exam to refill birth control

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A two-spotted bee sampling a stalk of thyme flowers

A redwing blackbird swoops down from above

The redwing blackbird strikes a pose for me.

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I know this is going to be a big weekend for many. Here’s a backlog of photos I’ve taken over the last two weeks for when you need a moment of calm.
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#photography #gardening #bloomscrolling #birds

A baby raccoon ventures out from some shrubs.

The raccoon is soon joined by two siblings: one climbing above, one hiding behind.

A fourth sibling steps out fully on the other side of the shrubs.

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A touching day. Transported a man who, for the last 18yrs, has been in institutions, hospitals, & shelters. Today I took him to his apartment.

He cried when he entered.

He had his own bathroom, and a table. But his biggest thrill was an alarm clock."I can set my own bedtime and wake up when I want to."

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Goes for Canada, the UK, and EU, too!

If you think immigrants are stealing your jobs: as of 2024, 46.0 percent of all Fortune 500 companies were founded by immigrants or their children.
so, not only are immigrants cleaning toilets, wiping grandmas bottom and tending to and harvesting our food under dangerous and miserable conditions, they are working hard and getting ahead and creating jobs for us native borns at a rate of about triple what native borns do!
I say "OPEN THE DOORS!!"

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Do the right thing.

Hand-painted signboard that says:
Rethink your choices
Refuse single use
Reduce consumption
Reuse everything
Refurbish old stuff
Repair before you replace
Repurpose
Recycle — last option

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New update from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition:
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Some snippets from Greta’s interview after being deported by Israeli authorities. Continue fighting for Palestinians in Gaza, including those in wider Palestine who are unlawfully imprisoned, including over 400 children.

#Madleen #IOF #GretaThunberg #FreedomFlotilla
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