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He/him. Not that interesting. I’m trying enjoy people being passionate even if it’s not my thing as a way of self improvement.
I don’t run very well.

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Chris Mackay 🇨🇦tantramar
2025-05-06

@lexfri they left out my birthday. zero stars.

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2025-05-06

The timeline in this brochure for a paving/masonry/driveway company… Well, it’s a lot.

A horizontal timeline with labeled events and dates, covering from 1950 to 2025.
	•	1950: “Paving & Masonry Inc. Established”
	•	1956: “Elvis’ Debut”
	•	1963: “Kennedy Shot”
	•	1969: “The first man on the moon”
	•	1975: “The war in Vietnam ends”
	•	1975 (branching downward): “Bill Gates founds Microsoft”
	•	1981: “Ronald Reagan elected”
	•	1987 (branching downward): “Vito LoChiatto takes over business”
	•	1989: “The Fall of the Berlin Wall”
	•	1995: “Oklahoma City bombing”
	•	1999: “Y2K Preparation”
	•	2008: “Barack Obama elected”
	•	2011: “Bin Laden Killed”
	•	2020: “Global Pandemic”
	•	2010 (branching upward): “60th Anniversary”
	•	2025 (branching upward): “70th Anniversary”
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2025-05-06

As I've approached forty, for no apparent reason, I've become a bird person (human nature?), so on a whim I grabbed this book by @rosemarymosco.com. It arrived today, and I haven't gotten far, but I'll say this opening quote was worth the price alone

A hand holding the book A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching by Rosemary Moscow. A lava lamp is in the backgroundThe quote above the introduction of the book. "I will show you my pigeons! Which is the greatest treat, in my opinion, which can be offered to [a] human being" -Charles Darwin
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Comrade Weezweezmgk
2025-05-05

On pause to remember Grant Imahara- Engineer, Lucasfilm ILM model maker, Baby Yoda designer, R2D2 tech and puppeteer, Mythbuster and really lovely person. Grant passed away in July 2020 of a brain aneurysm.

In his lifetime, Grant mentored high school students in robotics and associated fields. The Grant Imahara STEAM foundation continues his legacy by providing grants for education. grantimaharafoundation.org/

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Coach Pāṇini ®paninid@mastodon.world
2025-05-05
The image shows a tweet from Dr. Ellie Murray, ScD, with the verified checkmark next to her name. The tweet is from her Twitter account [@]EpiEllie. The tweet reads: "Some of y'all forget the reason we have food safety regulations is because companies used to do things like adding chalk to spoiled milk so it looked normal. Regulations don't exist because governments enjoy them. They exist because pure unadulterated capitalism would kill us."
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XombieHamsterxombiehamster
2025-05-05

I finished putting "glass" in the ruined cathedral window. Was it strictly necessary? No. But I wanted to do it anyway.

Printed and primed cathedral ruin with uv nail polish as stained glass.
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2025-05-05

@Unixbigot Yep. They're good at loops.

2025-05-05

@tvaziri Is it possible he’ll target incoming media like DVDs, B-R, etc? I don’t doubt he has a fundamental misunderstanding of streaming common to many octogenarians.

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Todd Vaziritvaziri
2025-05-05
It's so funny when people try to make sense of his ramblings. "It's hard to figure out how he would implement such a plan" lol he's an impulsive moron who doesn't understand shit, it's like ascribing complex motives to a dog eating another dog's poop
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2025-05-05

A long time ago, on a desktop far, far away..…

freeware.iconfactory.com/searc

#MaytheFourth

Pixel clicked Star Wars icons of Darth Vader, the death star Slave one and an AT-STPixel clicked Star Wars icons of Lego mini figs, including Darth Maul, a Scout trooper, Anakin Skywalker, and Wedge AntillesPixel clicked Star Wars Copeland style icons, including mace, do a hologram of the emperor and othersPixel click Copeland style Star Wars, icons of a battle, droid, Darth Maul and others
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2025-05-05

Also don’t give them your address so they can “just make a few Amazon orders”

City of Toronto signage on downtown park fence with extensive dos and don’ts for coyote encounters
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George Takei :verified: 🏳️‍🌈🖖🏽georgetakei@universeodon.com
2025-05-04

Vanity, vanity, all is vanity.

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Thomas Malesystmalesys@wonkodon.com
2025-05-04

Good morning New York !
It is 68 F at 10:30 and beautiful, but the Park is too crowded.
#CentralPark #newyork #nyc
#clara #shihtzu #dogsofmastodon

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VissViss
2025-05-04

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2025-05-04

One sentence horror story 😱😱😱😱😱

Caption:

off the mark.com
by Mark Parisi

EVENTUALLY, THE BOX OF OBSOLETE
CABLES GAINED CONSCIOUSNESS

Description: cartoon shows a man working at his desk while behind him the box has turned into a tentacled monster ready to attack.
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Léor :agummyblobblewobble:SentinelArk@plush.city
2025-05-04

At the Veterinary Clinic and... 😡

A letter board which reads "Free Belly Rubs with Exam! Sorry, pet only."
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2025-05-04

It’s time to boycott the Kennedy Center.

Trump has taken a great American arts institution and started destroying it (like he does with everything he touches)

The Center announced an employee mask ban today, putting the lives of staff and patrons at risk.

Employees must obtain a doctor’s note if they feel their disability merits wearing a mask. They will be forced to divulge medical information to their employer.

Even if they successfully jump through all the hoops, they will be removed from a public facing role.

Everyone needs the right to protect their health. You shouldn’t need to already be disabled to be “allowed” to avoid COVID.

This is about optics and control. They want to promote the narrative that COVID is over, even though they know it’s not true.

This is an inevitable consequence of failure to normalize masks. Please if you can wear a mask, wear one now.

It won’t be long before the fascists ban them altogether.

#maskban #uspoli #fascism #trump #kennedycenter #covidisairborne #covidisnotover #wearamask #nomaskban

III. Mask Wearing Masks should not be worn in public spaces in the Center. This is especially important for our public-facing and front-of-house employees. If you believe that you are too sick (or contagious) to come to work without wearing a mask, please stay at home until the illness subsides, you will not be penalized. If you believe you have a disability under the ADA that requires wearing a mask, please obtain a medical certification from your provider and consult with your supervisor about securing an approval as a reasonable accommodation to perform your job, and you will be relocated to a non-forward facing position and continue your current position.Last reviewed by the Office of Human Resources and the Office of General Counsel in May 2025 Updated by HR: April 2025 The Kennedy Center: No Mask Policy I. Purpose The John F. Kennedy Center ("Center") for performing arts is committed to providing an environment that reflects the highest standards of ethics, professionalism, and mutual respect. The Center values integrity, transparency, and accountability in every aspect of its operations. We ask that all employees read, understand, and acknowledge this policy.• Second violation: The employee will be reminded of the No Mask Policy and that employees must seek a valid medical certification in order to wear a mask. Employee will receive a second written warning. The employee will be sent home for the remainder of the day. • Third Violation: Employment will be terminated immediately. All employees are expected to comply fully with this policy. Exceptions must be approved in writing by The Human Resources Department prior to being on site.Il. Policy The wearing of masks or facial coverings is strictly prohibited while on the Center's premises, unless otherwise approved by a reasonable accommodation. Disciplinary Action: • First Violation: The employee will be reminded of the No Mask Policy and that employees must seek a valid medical certification in order to wear a mask. Employee will receive a formal written warning. The employee will be sent home for the remainder of the day.
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Jason Lefkowitzjalefkowit@vmst.io
2025-05-04

Pro tip: Do not upload the source code of your sooper sekrit Signal fork into the Media Library of your public WordPress web site

micahflee.com/heres-the-source

#USPol

Yesterday, I published an analysis of what I could publicly find about TM SGNL, the obscure and unofficial Signal app used by Mike Waltz, and presumably also by Pete Hegseth, JD Vance, Tulsi Gabbard, and other fascists in Trump's government. Afterwards, someone privately sent me the URL https://www.telemessage.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Signal.zip.

I downloaded Signal.zip and was excited to see that it's the Android source code for the app! I immediately started digging in. Before the night was over, two different people also sent me this same URL, and cryptographer Matthew Green slyly tweeted it too.
2025-05-04

@morgankbell.bsky.social I am glad other countries learned from our folly. I am hopeful we can rejoin the sane world at some point.

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Indivisibleindivisibleteam
2025-05-04
(below an image of Pedro Pascal) “I can't think of anything more vile and small and pathetic than terrorizing the smallest, most vulnerable community of people who want nothing from you, except the right to exist.” - Pedro Pascal

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