"... “I’m taking action because I feel desperate,” said U.S. climate scientist Peter Kalmus, who along with several others locked himself to the front door of a JPMorgan Chase building in Los Angeles. A recent report found that the financial giant is the biggest private funder of oil and gas initiatives in the world.

“It’s the 11th hour in terms of Earth breakdown, and I feel terrified for my kids, and terrified for humanity,” Kalmus continued. “World leaders are still expanding the fossil fuel industry as fast as they can, but this is insane. The science clearly indicates that everything we hold dear is at risk, including even civilization itself and the wonderful, beautiful, cosmically precious life on this planet. I actually don’t get how any scientist who understands this could possibly stay on the sidelines at this point.” ..."

Corporate media will not cover the climate crisis.

Climate change helps megacorps, creates supply chain limits, keeps the poor poor, creates a competitive advantage for those at the top, and allows complete takeover of impoverished areas through "corporate revitalization" while opening new markets and extending their monopoly rights.

You can view more here.

its hard to remember everything isn't hopeless but things like this, things that show we aren't too far gone, help. Our planet has a future

I got a laptop with Windows 11 for an IT course so I can get certified, and doing the first time device set-up for it made me want to commit unspeakable violence

Windows 11 should not exist, no one should use it for any reason, it puts ads in the file explorer and has made it so file searches are also web searches and this cannot be turned off except through registry editing. Whoever is responsible for those decisions should be killed, full stop.

Switch to linux, it's free and it's good.

u r absolutely right I have SO many complaints about Windows omg.

For anyone who'd like to follow along, I'm gonna share how to get around those things with group policies bc they're more user friendly and descriptive than registry editor imo :3 I'll also show how to get around needing a Microsoft account to get setup.

For the Device Setup

"OOBE" stands for Out Of Box Experience which is what that setup workflow is. But it also happens to be a folder with a little program in it that'll let you skip connecting to the internet; this makes it so you don't have to sign up with a Microsoft account and can just use a normal local one instead. And it already comes preinstalled! Here's how you get to it:

Now when you're brought back to the setup workflow, the page where you connect to the internet will have a new button on it that lets you say you don't have internet. Clicking that and proceeding through the rest of the setup lets you get around the Microsoft account thing.

Group Policies

You don't have to know much about them, these are just a bunch of specific settings for what your computer can or can't do that lets you decide how it works in different ways.

I'm gonna show you how to turn off the recommendations and internet stuff basically. For now bring up search and type gpedit, pick this

It'll open up to Local Group Policy Editor and we can get started :3c

Start Recommendations

In the side menu, go to User Configuration > Administrative Templates > Start Menu and Taskbar. Click on Settings to sort them with all the "Turn off" ones bumped to the top.

Here's what you should set:

Windows Spotlight

Back in the side menu, go down to Windows Components > Cloud Content

Cortana

In the side menu, this one's back at the top under Computer Configuration. You're gonna want to go to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Search

News and Interests

In the side menu go to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > News and interests.

Microsoft Account Login Nudges

When you don't use a Microsoft account they'll nudge you repeatedly to sign in so you can "get the most out of your experience" *gag*. The group policy for turning that off has a note that suggests it might not work with Windows 11 though (implicitly), so you can close the group policy editor window now and for this last one let's just open up the regular settings.

Go to System > Notifications > Additional settings, then uncheck all the boxes. And there ya go! (✿◠‿◠)ﾉ u are done.

Group policies are kind of a rabbit hole so while there is a lot more you could change or read into, for your own sanity's sake I would advise against it and say call it a day lol

This is all extremely good information, thank you very much for the addition!

Extremely good info that must be saved! This is why I stick with 10!

English added by me :)

African moon moth 🦟: a large, green moth with yellow and red eyespots on its wings. Found in eastern and southern Africa. Can have a wingspan of up to 14 cm.

The African moon moth (Argema mimosae) is a large silk moth of the family Saturniidae. It is found in eastern and southern Africa, from Ethiopia to South Africa. The adult moth has a wingspan of 10 to 14 centimeters (3.9 to 5.5 inches) and is emerald green with yellow and red eyespots on its wings. The hindwings have long tails, which give the moth its name.

The African moon moth is nocturnal and is attracted to light. It is not a strong flier and prefers to stay close to the ground. The adults do not eat or drink, as their mouthparts are vestigial. They live for only a few days and their sole purpose is to mate and reproduce.

The female moth lays her eggs on the leaves of trees and shrubs. The larvae are green with thin white bands and rows of long projections on the back. They feed on the leaves of a variety of plants, including acacias, figs, and euphorbias. The larvae pupate in a silk cocoon.

The African moon moth is not considered to be endangered, but its population is declining due to habitat loss and deforestation. It is a popular insect with collectors and is sometimes kept in captivity.

The eyespots on the wings of the African moon moth are thought to be a defense mechanism. They may startle predators or make them think that the moth is larger than it actually is.

The African moon moth is a pollinator. The adults help to pollinate flowers by carrying pollen from flower to flower.

The African moon moth is a food source for many animals, including bats, birds, and even other insects.

The African moon moth is a beautiful and fascinating insect. It is a reminder of the biodiversity of the African continent and the importance of protecting its natural habitats.

I hope you learned something new about the African moon moth. I would be grateful if you could share this post with your friends and family. ❤️🙏

Update from the WGA on negotiations

mr brightside was released september 29, 2003

(also by same age i mean born on the exact same day)

around 385,000 babies are born every day and there's 8 billion people in the world meaning approximately 0.000048125% of people were born on september 29th 2003 . and 10 of those people have seen my tumblr poll with 141 notes

Not too unexpected considering that number will drop tremendously at dates before, like, 1990. How hard will it be to get 10 people the exact same age as Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up, released on july 27, 1987?

putting up “HELL IS FAKE” billboards in ohio to start a dialogue

putting up “OHIO IS HELL” billboards in ohio to continue the dialogue

putting up ‘OHIO IS OTHER PEOPLE’ billboards in ohio to confuse the dialogue

putting up ‘OHIO IS FAKE’ billboards in Ohio, just for shits and giggles

Putting up ‘WELCOME TO PENNSYLVANIA’ billboards in Ohio just to see what happens

Putting up 'WILKOMMEN IN DEUTSCHLAND' billboards in Ohio to confuse Americans

excellent news:

obsessed with this. theres something so wrong with him.

They deserve an Emmy.

The idea of dragons in modern times is so fun because imagine a hot summer day on your vacay and go to use the hotel pool and staff is like "valued guests we regret to inform you that the pool area is out of service at the moment, we apologize for the inconvenience"

And people like "wtf why" looking out their hotel room window and there's this. This dragon just curled up in the pool chilling, literally, cooling itself down

Some of the staff are trying to gently shoo him away and the dragon does a soft little "rrrrrr" like a grumpy cat and a warning puff of smoke and they're like "fuck it i don't get paid nearly enough for this" and no ones using the pool today sorry!

Black cats are lucky. (via leahweissmuller)

MAN [IN THICK ACCENT]: Black cat bring good luck.  Not bad luck.  I have black cat - See, him face - And I am not dead today: Good luck!

“See him face”

I sure fucking do see him face

Him face

Reblog him face for good luck in 2021

Reblog him face for good luck in 2021 (2)

Reblog him face for good luck in 2022

Reblog him face for good luck in 2023

Always reblogging Him Face. :)

worst ask ever

Don't say it too loud, people might feel challenged

idiots will really suck water into their mouth and swallow it.

what else are we meant to do :(

bite the water like a man 

too good not to share lol

I once tried to take a screenshot of a dynamaxed wooper exploding and ended up with this declaration of what we truly are

Did you guys know that the most recent version of sharks have fins that are kinda leg like and they like to walk up onto land?

no way i must have missed an update!

The Epaulette shark is only about 9 million years old as a species, making it the most recent branch in the shark family. And it is slowly but surely evolving into a land animal

You know what to do boys

I love tumblr because “I love this character so much I want to put them in a blender, pour the results into an ice tray, stick it in the freezer, and make popsicles out of them so that I may consume their essence” is not only a common sentiment, but a socially acceptable one here

But when I, Count Dracula

most out of pocket thing in the first couple seasons of the x files is that one of the main recurring characters is named Deep Throat and this is treated as normal by all the characters

Sincerely this just robs generation after generation of childhood, wastes precious years of their life and exposes kids to bullying all to teach them very few usable skills at all. Reading and writing are important, certain aspects of history are important, but they shouldn't need to be going to these kiddie prisons for even half as much time, and over half the time they do go ought to be teaching them useful stuff like how to fix household objects or cook food, which they actually have fun doing.

All of this is very true but if I can just add my personal two cents:

Please please PLEASE teach kids biology.

Sex ed especially but also knowledge about the immune system is fucking critical!

That being said, knowledge on general household stuff, taxes and cooking is not any less important and should be available in schools.