⚠ Early yard cleanup could wipe out an entire generation of native pollinators! 🐝

- 80% of native bees nest in dead plant stems
- One stem can house up to 20 pollinator larvae
- Early cleanup destroys 6 months of bee development

What's Really Living in a "Messy" Yard:

1. Hidden Residents:
- Mason bee cocoons
- Leafcutter bee nests
- Native wasp larvae
- Beneficial predator eggs

2. Critical Areas to Protect:
🌿 Hollow plant stems
🍂 Leaf litter piles
🌱 Standing perennials
🌸 Seed heads

3. How to Help:
- Wait until May to clean up
- Leave 15" stem heights
- Create brush piles
- Mark pollinator areas

YOUR ACTION PLAN:
✅ Stop all cleanup until 50°F consistent temps
✅ Bundle and store cut stems
✅ Create "pollinator corners"
✅ Educate your neighbors

A messy yard is a thriving ecosystem!

society, lgbt, parenting

"just occurred to me that of course conservatives who are fearmongering about trans kids think progressive parents must be forcing this on their kids and programming them into accepting it - because that's how they relate to their children, with authoritarianism"

"Are you familiar with the phrase 'all art is political?'"

"Basically, the concept of the phrase is that, regardless of whether or not the author is consciously choosing to do so, all art is a response to *someone* or *something*

I can write a novel about a normal kid doing normal things, but in doing so, I'm making a statement about what it means to be normal in our society.

Art is a decision to communicate made in response to a given context.  Ai art, by contrast, is both decontextualized and devoid of decision."

Since "ai art" has been discussed a lot lately, I figured I'd share a comment I wrote up on it a few weeks ago, explaining my views on whether or not it counts as art

Proposed NASA budget cuts will be devestating, will effectively end our leadership in space science - as good time to reach out to legislators and family/friends. This is really really bad.

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#NASAbudgetcuts #SpaceScience #SaveNASA #ContactYourLegislators #StandUpForScience

Unsafe driving during school drop offs at ‘unacceptable’ levels - Double parking, not obeying traffic controls and other unsafe behavior witnessed at 98% of schools studied. Risky driving by parents and other motorists who do the school run is putting children in danger.

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#SchoolDropOffs #UnsafeDriving #ChildSafety #TrafficAwareness #CommunityResponsibility

To event organizers: how to care for disability, the minimum step

#paris #pollution #cars

https://archive.is/20250412100554/https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2025/04/12/air-pollution-paris-health-cars/

https://jorts.horse/@ecosurrealism/114326268268426489