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• Post #3914045

  "Because of global climate change and the warming of the planet, we're drying out vegetation much more than we did in the past, and that makes it more susceptible to fire," said Jonathan Overpeck, a climate scientist and dean at the University of Michigan. #Canada #ClimateChange #Wildfires cc: @cbcnews@flipboard.com https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/wildfire-climate-emissions-smoke-9.7274862

• Post #3872749

  #YpsiTownship is standing up to #DataCenters. I was at this meeting, I'm proud of our community and our elected officials. We don't want bullies in our backyard. #Ypsilanti #AnnArbor #Michigan #LosAlamos #USPol #Politics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVdcyxw9-_8

• Post #3741783

  Top of the #NewZealand Pops: "Poi E" by Pātea Māori Club (1984) is #Aotearoa's "most beloved homegrown song", acording to 65,000 listeners of #RadioNewZealand. 🎵 🎶 🇳🇿 👍 😁 #Music #Waiata #Waiata100 #Corroboree https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq2K8ak47nM

• Post #3700964

  #CurrentlyListening to really fascinating lecture from @pluralistic@mamot.fr: "A post-American, enshittification-resistant internet". From last year, but still plenty relevant. Highly recommended! #Tech #Capitalism #Enshittification #Politics #USPol #EuroPol https://media.ccc.de/v/39c3-a-post-american-enshittification-resistant-internet

• Post #3637468

  "The next senator from #Michigan must confront the forces that are making life harder for working people. ...corporate greed, the private health insurance industry, Big Pharma, polluters, landlords, private prison companies, and the billionaire-funded political machine that has warped our democracy. #AbdulElSayed is the only Democrat in this race who has shown the moral clarity, policy imagination, and grassroots support to do that." #USPol #Politics #Vote2026 https://www.metrotimes.co...

• Post #2509665

  Walked in to Al Nalli Music on #MainStreet in #AnnArbor #Michigan circa early 1980s. The keyboard section was empty, just a bunch of cables and cords hanging off of keyboard racks. Me: "Did you get robbed or something?" Them: "Naw, #StevieWonder came in here and bought everything we had!" #HappyBirthday number 76 to a legend, a genius, and fellow tech nerd. 🎵 🎶 ⚡ 🎹 🎂 👍 😁 #Music #Motown #RhythmAndBlues Photo credit: Susan Wineberg, 1981.

• Post #1358070

  #CurrentlyListening to fascinating interview with #SabaMahmood re: "Religious Difference in a Secular Age" published by @princetonupress via #NewBooksNetwork 📖 👍 😁 #Books #Reading #Religion #Society #Politics #History https://newbooksnetwork.com/saba-mahmood-religious-difference-in-a-secular-age-a-minority-report

• Post #1168584

  I've watched more #Bollywood than most Western folk. Some were classics, some were stinkers, most were in-between. But even the worst movies had at least one banger of a track, and more often than not #AshaBhosle was singing lead. Her voice was bold and bright, it stood out in any mix of any genre. IMHO She's one of the finest vocalists of our time. May her memory be a blessing. 🎶 🙏 🕊️ #Music #Cinema #India #SouthAsia https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6ppd0qdp1do

• Post #799441

  #CurrentlyDownloading the latest episode of #Techtonic with #FediFriends @markhurst and @cyberlyra via @WFMU 📡 👍 😁 #Tech #SocialMedia https://techtonic.fm/episodes/2026-03-23-janet-vertesi-founder-of-the-opt-out-project/

• Post #799440

  Dance of the Colonizers. #Tibet #Colonialism #Genocide #CommunistChina #CCP #Asia #Politics https://www.tibetanreview.net/china-to-debut-sinicized-tibetan-tap-dance-to-mark-tibet-dissolution-day/

• Post #799438

  It was possibly the funniest joke ever told. Even funnier than that "My dog has no nose" joke. Oh, the laughter we could have had! 🙊 😢 #SocialMedia #Fediverse #Humor #Humour

• Post #777346

  “If you fire them, #ICE would be paralysed. They’ve become essential to certain parts of the system, it’s very hard to get rid of them.” #USPol #Politics #France https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260130-essential-to-ice-french-it-giant-capgemini-under-fire-over-migrant-tracking-role

• Post #579310

  Extremely disappointed to see this propaganda piece in the latest issue of #Buddhist monthly #LionsRoar. #Bhutan's persecution and ethnic cleansing of the #Lhotshampa is widely documented. Many refugees are settled here in #Michigan and cannot return home. Bhutan's so-called #GrossNationalHappiness is merely #BuddhaWash for the regime's genocidal nationalism. #Asia #Politics #Militarism #Genocide #Dhamma #Dharma #Religion #Spirituality https://www.lionsroar.com/in-the-la...

• Post #439615

  "The proposed package was aimed at supporting disease control efforts in several African countries. However, reports indicate that the funding arrangements in some cases were tied to granting Washington greater access to mineral resources and sensitive health data of citizens in participating countries." #Africa #AfricaPol #Zambia #Zimbabwe #USPol #PublicHealth https://www.lusakatimes.com/2026/02/26/zambia-declines-us1-billion-health-deal-over-national-interest-concerns/

• Post #439608

  Former Ambassador for #Palestine #LeilaShahid has passed. "Leila Shahid was not only the best of us, she was the very best of us" -- Mouin Rabbani. She was also the great-great-granddaughter of #Bahaullah, the founder of the #BahaiFaith, although she was not a member of the faith. So long and God bless. 🙏 🇵🇸 🕊️ #Bahai https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-leila-shahid-plo-dies-c00b8a0dd4eb49c1fe93950c5e4323c1

• Post #439604

  #CurrentlyWatching "An Introduction to Critical Design" from our #FediFriend #JanetVertesi cc: @janetv@aoir.social @janetv@hci.social @cyberlyra@hachyderm.io @cyberlyra@video.infiniteloop.tv #PeerTube #Design #Tech https://spectra.video/w/41ua6ZbhmgqhVaAwjM3tKe

• Post #321843

  I'm generally not a silly love songs kinda guy. But this one got me all melty and shit. Dayum! 🎵 🎶 ❤️ 👍 😁 #GregoryPorter #Jazz #Soul #Music #RhythmAndBlues #WRCJ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na01DRa_XH0

• Post #260785

  "The #Morouns, who own the rival Ambassador Bridge, spent more than $33 million in 2012 backing a statewide ballot proposal aimed at blocking the publicly owned (Gordie Howe International) bridge. Matthew T. Moroun donated more than $605,000 to Trump’s campaign and Trump Victory, a joint fundraising committee for Trump’s campaign and the Republican Party, since 2019." #Detroit #Michigan #USPol #CanPol #Canada #GordieHowe https://www.metrotimes.com/news/metro-detroit-news/trump...

• Post #260779

  IMHO This is a must-listen episode of #AlbertaUnbound for all of us in #USA and #Canada and elsewhere. Our #FediFriend Senator Paula Simons (@Paulatics) speaks with Chief Conroy Sewepagaham of the Little Red River Cree Nation, a #FirstNations community that is struggling to rebuild after several wildfires. #cdnpoli #LittleRedRiver #Jasper #Canada #Cree https://mastodon.social/@Paulatics@mstdn.ca/114274832082218348

• Post #214029

  Would join. #Minnetoba #Canada #USPol https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/minnesota-join-canada-jesse-ventura-9.7067000

• Post #148852

  #Canada just made it *easier* for some folks to become citizens. If you have a grandparent or parent who was born in Canada or a naturalized citizen of Canada you probably qualify. The application process is pretty simple and only costs $75. I've done it! #ElbowsUp 🇨🇦 👍 😁 https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship/act-changes/rules-2025.html

• Post #91204

  New to me: #Prince covers #RoxyMusic. Pretty cool 🎶 👍 😁 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U32k9zabDjE