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"Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture. The student expected Mead to talk about fishhooks or clay pots or grinding stones.
But no. Mead said that the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture was a femur (thighbone) that had been broken and then healed. Mead explained that in the animal kingdom, if you break your leg, you die. You cannot run from danger, get to the river for a drink or hunt for food. You are meat for prowling beasts. No animal survives a broken leg long enough for the bone to heal.
A broken femur that has healed is evidence that someone has taken time to stay with the one who fell, has bound up the wound, has carried the person to safety and has tended the person through recovery. Helping someone else through difficulty is where civilization starts, Mead said."
We are at our best when we serve others. Be civilized.

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#Bees are collapsing in the #US & A key to their secrets might vanish.
 The top federal lab on native bees is set to close under #Trump’s budget.

#Climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #ColonyCollapse
https://wapo.st/4n9dpVn

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Ah yes… “””seats”””

Low cost places being those cursed almost standing places

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@maartje Literally half-assed seats.

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Happy #solstice

Just took down the tin can pinhole camera I installed on a lamppost on the winter solstice.

Little bit of water damage - need better drainage holes. And need to angle it up a bit more, or put the hole further up so as not to miss the peak.

#Solarigraph #pinholecamear #photography #solar #astrophotography

Monotone image in bluey-green, showing the sun's path over the course of six months. The paths form a series of smooth bright curves stacked on top of each each. The outline of some trees mark the horizon. There is not much detail in the lower darker, lower half of the image. Along the top edge is some water damage.

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Seeing the news every day like...

Bald Baddie Captain Picard asking for a damage report

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Wait WHAT?! ⚠️

CONGRESS? HELLO???

WTAF!

#Iran

Trump: “We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan.”

@Nonilex

@flexghost Kayak’s ’Astral Aliens’ (1980) and a giant Maker’s and Coke. Zero points 😆
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltOaxSu4Gz0

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Mahmoud Khalil has been released from federal immigration detention after 104 days in custody.

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Bizarre

They Asked an #AI #Chatbot Questions.
The Answers Sent Them Spiraling.

#GenerativeAI #chatbots are going down conspiratorial rabbit holes & endorsing wild, mystical belief systems. For some people, conversations with the #technology can deeply distort reality.

Mr. Torres, 42, an accountant in Manhattan, started using #ChatGPT last year to make financial spreadsheets & to get legal advice.

#MediaLiteracy #tech #health #PublicHealth #MentalHealth
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/technology/chatgpt-ai-chatbots-conspiracies.html?unlocked_article_code=1.P08.q54v.5I9Hb7nYzpyW&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

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Local reporting with video showing masked people people purporting to be federal agents handcuffing the elected comptroller of the City of New York for asking to see their warrant for arresting somebody else. https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/17/brad-lander-arrest-ice-immigration-court/

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It’s exciting to receive a Valentine’s card and not know who it’s from. A Father’s Day card, not so much.

@YadyO

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#meme #memes #funny #memesdaily #lol #humor #memesoffediverse #memesofmastodon #memesofpixelfed #nihilism #nihilistmemes #capitalism #humansoflatecapitalism #justnihilistcomedy #nokings

Road sign where normally it's written: No parking any time.
But here the 'Par' of the word 'Parking' has been erased, thus the sentence becomes: No king any time

@ianRobinson I just tried it… for science!
Seems that’s true only if you have the app installed. In a web browser, it only plays an excerpt.

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📍 US Embassy, London, UK

olitical street poster outside the U.S. Embassy in London featuring edited images of Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and another billionaire, with bold text reading: “They blame immigrants so you don’t blame billionaires.” The poster includes the hashtag #SolidarityWithLA, referencing ongoing protests in Los Angeles. The striking image juxtaposes the sleek U.S. Embassy architecture and American flag with a grassroots message challenging wealth inequality and scapegoating.

@ianRobinson Viddy for those without subs (aka me). It’s actually enjoyable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy3B0JOdc4g

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ICE raiding a crowded supermarket in Rosemead, California with no identification, indistinguishable from cartel hitmen, pulling high caliber rifles on unarmed US citizens trying to ask questions about wtf is going on. #3E #StopICE

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Nothing has brought me more joy today than this singular video of Trump’s birthday military parade.
Sad doesn’t even cover it. The squeaking. The empty bleachers. The zero energy. Mother Nature deciding to rain on his parade (literally). Chefs kiss.

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