I saw this yesterday morning but did not know what it was... #spacejunk falling back to #Earth. #Video NE #Florida
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With 29 Spoken Word albums you need a sampler. A couple years ago I released "Joined The Sounds Of Waves" as an opinionated introduction to my recordings. But I've done a lot of writing since then. It's time for an update! My new Rural Gloom Sampler is now free to stream/download via bandcamp. https://damonthomas.bandcamp.com/album/joined-the-sounds-of-waves-a-rural-gloom-sampler #writing #poetry #SpokenWord #recording #florida #bandcamp
Hurricane Helene is one of the strongest storms ever to make landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region, and has devastated areas of Georgia and the Carolinas too. Garden & Gun has created this list of local and regional organizations that are providing help, with details on how to donate.
#HurricaneHelene #Florida #Georgia #NorthCarolina #ExtremeWeather #ClimateChange
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I can now share an authorized bootleg of my part in Untold Stories: Trail. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1PJKZPNk2Q #story #jacksonville #florida
I think it's time for a re-introduction!
Hello fediverse! I am an admin for Veganism.Social, VoIP engineer, sim-racer with @ethixracing, gamer, foodie, and long-time ethical vegan. I'm originally from South Florida, but now living in the Orlando area as of 2020. I'm usually not a very social person, but I'm trying to change that! I want to make a difference in the world, and one person cannot do that alone, so connecting with others is essential.
My political and ethical views are all centered around equality, compassion, and environmental protection. I am anti-capitalist, but I also understand that it's impossible in the current state of society to avoid participating in it. So I try to make the best decisions I can with the options given to me in order to minimize the harm it causes.
Humans and animals all over the world are facing troubling times, and thinking about it has taken a massive toll on my mental health. Now, I am trying to focus my efforts on things that I can change, rather than spreading myself too thin and not helping at all. This doesn't mean I'm ignoring all of the other suffering, but simply trying to prioritize based on what is within my reach.
Thank you for taking the time to read, and if you feel like we have something in common, give a follow! I look forward to meeting like-minded individuals and organizations that seek to make the world a better place!
For a bit more info about myself and my sim-racing efforts, check out this interview I did with @veganeasy last year.
https://www.veganeasy.org/discover/news/interview-eracing-driven-by-compassion/
#introduction #vegan #veganism #equality #compassion #SimRacing #eSports #gaming #VoIP #hospitality #ethics #connect #Florida
Lawmakers in at least seven states are filing more than a dozen bills to expand abortion access.
Some were introduced in direct response to ProPublica’s reporting on the fatal consequences of abortion bans.
Presenting GATORLAND, built in LEGO!
Complete with the iconic alligator mouth entrance, world-famous Gator Jumparoo show, herpetological museum, and of course scores of alligators all set in the lushness of a central #Florida marshland, this 96x192-stud #Gatorland model is available for viewing at the BayLUG 2025 holiday show.
No love, no friendship can cross the path of our destiny without leaving some mark on it forever.
-- Francois Mauriac
Early voting NOW March 28-29 Special Election for #Florida's 1st & 6th #Congressional Districts
📍 Florida’s 1st Congressional District: #Escambia, #SantaRosa, #Okaloosa & #Walton Counties Vote Democratic GAY VALIMONT
📍 Florida's 6th Congressional District, #Flagler #StJohns, #Putnam, #Marion, #Lake & #Volusia County Vote Democratic JOSH WEIL
Please boost
#Congress #election #usa #flpol #uspol #press #media #SpecialElection #vote #voteblue #DemsInEveryRace #potus #usa
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And then the heron told me "I don't stick my neck out for anyone". Obviously a liar.
#Florida USA picks of the day:
➡️ @fldrupalcamp - Annual event in Florida for people interested in Drupal CMS
➡️ @drupaleasy - Drupal training & consulting small business
➡️ @floridabulldog (main) & @www.floridabulldog.org (news feed) - Independent non-profit news service for Florida
➡️ @WJCT - Non-profit PBS affiliate TV & NPR affiliate radio in Florida
➡️ @SunSentinel - Florida newspaper founded in 1910
🧵 1/4
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Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
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The administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-mortgage-fraud-florida-principal-residences?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
When is a book finished? When you are done writing. After 50 revisions over 6 editions things feel right here. It is the story I want to tell. https://www.amazon.com/Some-Books-Are-Not-Sale/dp/B0B6XQB9BF #writing #books #florida
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A Florida Home Insurer Was Allowed to Bypass the Courts During Claim Disputes. It Won More Than 90% of the Time.
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State legislators and executives at Citizens Property Insurance touted mandatory arbitration as advantageous for both consumers and insurers. In practice, homeowners were left with few avenues for recourse when their claims were denied.
https://www.propublica.org/article/citizens-property-insurance-florida-arbitration-cases?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Kristi Noem Fast-Tracked Millions in Disaster Aid to Florida Tourist Attraction After Campaign Donor Intervened
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The DHS chief has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA’s response after natural disasters. Texts and emails obtained by ProPublica point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noem’s big donors make the ask.
https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-fema-florida-naples-sinan-gursoy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#NoKings Day Rally #Gainesville #Florida
I estimate at least one thousand attended. Peaceful. Good music and speakers. 😊👍💕✊
https://mdpaths.com/rrr/commentary/no_kings_2_trump_protest/index.html
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After Sowing Distrust in Fluoridated Water, Kennedy and Skeptics Turn to Obstructing Other Fluoride Sources
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Florida and Utah have banned fluoridation, with multiple other states looking to do the same. Critics of fluoride in drinking water point to other fluoride sources as an alternative, but many are creating barriers to these very products.
https://www.propublica.org/article/fluoride-supplements-fda-rfk-jr-ken-paxton-restrictions?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #RFKJr #Health #Children #Family #Utah #Florida #Texas
Shifting to a new topic...
Our Local Gem #SweetwaterWetlandsPark in #Gainesville #Florida
Here are two endemic #SandhillCranes that nest in our area. They do not migrate with their northern kin and are slightly smaller. At one point I was about ten feed away from them. 🙂
https://richard.mdpaths.com/nature/birds/sweetwater_wetlands_2026/index.html
Last night I interviewed Dan Destructo, the singer and last remaining original member of the 80s #hardcore band No Fraud, a band from Venice, #Florida. Talk about charisma. Some people just have that je ne sais quoi.
The reason I’m still excited about #punk is because of stories like Dan’s. Imagine being a teenager in a small town in the 80s and transforming your entire reality just by making music and sharing it with others. You go from getting beat up for being different to being connected to an international network of supporters just by virtue of making a tape of mediocre quality and sending it off to MRR. Suddenly, you’re touring Canada, getting fan mail from Japan… Just wow. And this is before “Book Your Own Fucking Life,” you know?
Was invited to join a group of women & nb folks to create an eco zine about #Florida. It was very lovely on one level and very shocking on another. Two ppl present worked at commercial magazines. Adding graphic designers and artistic directors to the zine project were discussed. Silly me thought we would be putting the whole thing together ourselves. I don’t think most were even familiar with #zines as related to subculture. It feels like concept has been gutted and sterilized over time.
They Didn’t Want to Have C-Sections. A Judge Would Decide How They Gave Birth.
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Two Florida women had to attend virtual court hearings while in labor to argue for their right to choose their own medical care. As their state pushes to expand some types of medical freedom, it has also constricted the rights of pregnant women.
https://www.propublica.org/article/florida-court-ordered-c-sections?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Women #Health #Florida #Law #Pregnancy #Medicine #Doctors #Courts #Legal
New lecture video "Black Georgians, Spanish Florida, and the Seminole" freely available at the Georgia Archives YouTube page; you can access this from the Archives' homepage.
From the beginning of the Revolutionary War to the eve of the First Seminole War in 1817, hundreds of people of color in Georgia and, to a lesser extent, South Carolina crossed the borders and boundaries separating the Lowcountry from Spanish coastal Florida and from the Seminole. This counter-narrative in American history is a potent reminder of the strength of Black resistance in the post-Revolutionary South and of this community’s ability to shape the balance of power in a contested region.
Dr. Paul Pressly is the author of ""A Southern Underground Railroad: Black Georgians, Spanish Florida, and Indian Country" from the University of Georgia Press.
#SpanishFlorida #Seminole #BlackHistory #Georgia #Florida #AmericanHistory #PeopleOfColor #UndergroundRailroad
@histodons
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Cherise Doyley never expected to see a judge while in labor.
Yet she found herself fighting a court for the right to make medical decisions about her own body — from her hospital bed. Here’s how her case unfolded.
https://www.propublica.org/article/florida-court-hearing-c-section?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Women #Health #Florida #Pregnancy #Law #Courts #Medicine