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Dandelion News - November 8-14

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1. Agrivoltaics for sustainable food, energy and water management in East Africa

“[… C]ertain crops […] thrived under the partial shade provided by solar panels. The shade also helped to reduce water loss through evaporation, leading to more efficient water usage. Additionally, rainwater harvested from the panels could be used to supplement irrigation needs.”

2. The world’s largest wildlife crossing is now standing in California

“The structure crosses a 10-lane freeway and has been built to help protect all sorts of wildlife[….] And it’s not just for fauna: some 5,000 plants grown from seed collected within a five-mile radius have been nurtured in two specially created nurseries. The bridge will be topped with wildflowers, shrubs and native grasses that will also benefit insect populations.”

3. Judge rules the military must cover gender-affirming surgery for members' dependents

“[Judge] Torresen found that [gender-affirming] surgery is indeed medically necessary and that the Defense Department had not shown that any important governmental interest was advanced by denying the coverage.”

4. Social Media Can Boost Caracal Conservation

“The team found that searches on the species doubled after the project [using “social media to educate about the caracal”] launched. […] ”The research demonstrates how a public interest in urban ecology and the global phenomenon of ‘cats on the internet’… can be harnessed to leverage conservation action.””

5. US Labor Board Bans Captive Audience Meetings to Ensure 'Truly Free' Worker Choice

“[T]he National Labor Relations Board on Wednesday ruled that employers cannot force workers to attend anti-union speeches. [… W]orkers will no longer have to take part in so-called "captive audience meetings," which employers often use as a union-busting tool and a form of coercion.”

6. Study links grazing with plant phenology and abundance

“In general, plants where caribou or muskoxen were present experienced earlier green-up and greater abundance later in the growing season. “We're used to thinking of the timing of plant availability as impacting the productivity of grazing animals, but not the reverse," Post said.”

7. Frog populations once decimated by disease mount a major comeback

“"These results provide a rare example of how reintroduction of resistant individuals can allow the landscape-scale recovery of disease-impacted species, and have broad implications for amphibians and many other taxa that are threatened with extinction by novel pathogens."”

8. California Announces Special Session To Protect Trans People

“Newsom’s directive is clear: safeguard reproductive healthcare, support immigrants, and shield LGBTQ+ people from what is viewed as existential threats to civil rights and democratic norms. […] California has a unique opportunity to set the blueprint for other states in resisting a Trump administration[….]”

9. When ‘OK, Boomer’ Means ‘Let’s Go Protest’

“Youth activists across the country recognize the efforts of their eco-minded predecessors and welcome them as mentors, role models, and collaborators in their battle against the climate crisis. […] “The idea that Boomers don’t care, he said, is “just misinformation.””

10. How Aussie Waste Warriors are Redirecting Excess Food to Those in Need

“A growing movement is working to reduce perfectly good food going to waste by redirecting it to homes and charities. [… C]haritable organisations [… are] transforming fresh produce that would otherwise have gone to waste into millions of cooked, nutritious meals for people in need each year.”

November 1-7 news here | (all credit for images and written material can be found at the source linked; I don’t claim credit for anything but curating.)

Life drawing

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Wunk is NOT trapped

he is encased in glass for your viewing pleasure

Lol and also lmao

just a handy little info chart on the spectrums of sexuality.

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Sexual attraction

Libido

Sex favourability

Sex positivity

Any combination is possible. Now you know these things exist. If you want to learn more about something, look it up.

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Certified Sex Ed Post!

moth update ! theyre threatening me

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i always forget how much of a hell getting up in the morning during the cold months is until im trying to get dressed taking frost damage like ough augh ugha oagh uagh

Holy fucking shit of all the possibilities I did not see that one coming.

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every time my family calls me a communist for not being a spineless centrist like they all are i provide the very helpful information that i’ve never actually read marx and i’m just saying shit by the whims of my soul

that good ole "this isn't political commentary I just think it's important to take care of people" double blind

"I just think everyone should get to be okay" is apparently a radical far left take

To combat #unreality posting, we must also post DoubleReality posts, where we only say things that are TRUE. Here’s a concept post, let me know what you think:

“Bugs are often small.”

Other posts like this can be made. Thoughts?

I think some bugs are big

Can we not fight right now.

i’m losing my mind

STOP REBLOGGING THIS my phone is glitching an astronomical amount and I immediately knew the culprit was one of my tumblr posts gaining traction

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Ya gotta have

unlimited redemption

we are all searching for unlimited redemption in the beer universe

If someone really really wants to get in your house they will get in your house. A lock and any other security device is to deter people that are just trying doors to see if there’s any easy break-ins they can do with little effort. And there are people who do that.

Tbh I don’t think doorbell cams and security systems actually do much. Putting a fake “this house is protected by ADT” sign in front will probably be just as effective as getting an actual security system.

Because if someone really wants to break into your house they’re gonna do it security system be damned and they’re gonna have their face covered and the cops aren’t gonna help you because they never do. All that security stuff is just to deter people looking to do easy smash and grabs. And that doesn’t always work anyways. And if people in your area put cages over their windows or whatever local thieves are gonna be carrying around bolt cutters. Those won’t stop anything unless you’re the only person in your neighborhood with a cage over your window.

Best thing you can do to protect your stuff is to lock your door, make it hard to see what valuable stuff you have in your house, and don’t leave anything outside you aren’t prepared to lose.

And, if possible, keep a firearm on hand, know how to use it, and be willing to use it. If they break in to get your stuff and you're home, they're taking the gamble that they might have to resort to violence. It's not their life for your stuff, it's their life for yours.

You know, like 65% of violent home break ins are done by a person the victim personally knows and violent home break-ins are only 7% of all home break ins every year. Owning a gun and not locking it up properly also severely increases the chances that a child or untrained adult will injure or kill themselves with it. At that point your gun is more of a danger to you than some random guy that wants to pawn your tv off for drug money or a teenager causing problems on purpose.

Many jurisdictions also do not have stand your ground laws and you are legally required in those places to try to get away from your attacker before resorting to self defense. You could go to jail for doing what you just described depending on where you live.

Just put a lock on your door and make it look like someone is home.

Nothing like going out and buying a whole bunch of gems to tighten up your day.