A spectacular iceberg, Scoresby Sund 2022

#Photomonday #Fotomontag #Greenland #travel #ice #travelPhotography #polar #arctic

Holy shit: Causal evidence that the Shingles vaccine prevents a significant fraction of Alzheimer's cases. So 1, vaccines are a god damned miracle get your ass vaccinated, and 2 the implication that Alzheimer's disease is a preventable byproduct of viral infection is tectonic.

https://www.metafilter.com/199451/Dont-miss-your-shingles-shots

Many cultures around the world have a legend of a Bon Jovi-like figure.
Germans know him as Guten Joven;
in Brazil he is Bom João

You know what? Menstrual supplies SHOULD be free in public restrooms.

I mean, come on, they don't force you to bring your own toilet paper and paper towels, which are just as important.

The existence of Willem Dafoe implies the existence of Willem Dafriend.

Do a finger check today, if you have any number other than 10, maybe take tomorrow off

To newcomers on Mastodon, post a cat pic on your timeline & you're in. Doesn't even have to be your cat. That's it. As far as I can tell that maybe the only requirement.
#catsofmastodon

Officially erased my bird site presence this morning and with it my associated contacts. I haven't seen a wide-scale migration yet of the #weather / #wxtwitter community, which accounted for half of my Twitter contacts.

As a sort of final #introduction post and calling card for the weather community, one of my primary uses of Twitter was to share my #WeatherPhotography and #storm reports. I'll probably continue to share weather and #climate content here! CW's as needed. Some of my faves below.

I can't believe I got 100 followers already?! That's crazy. Thank you all SO much! I'm so humbled so many of you like what I do. I hope y'all will continue to enjoy my art 🙇‍♀️

Here's a little birdy friend to cheer you on for today! No matter what's going on, he's rooting for ya' 💙

#traditionalart #marker #crayola #birdart #animalart #art

Life at the sea ain't for me, but boy are boats fun to paint. ⛵️

#traditionalart #watercolor #painting #artistsonmastodon #mastoart

Hi Mastodon! New artist just joining here. These are some of my latest pieces to break the ice. :)

My name is Sam, I'm a variety artist who loves many different mediums, subjects, and styles. I also love learning and teaching others how to draw. <3

#TraditionalArt #animalart #marker #charcoal

Guess should do an #introduction, huh?

Well, most people think I’m a walking contradiction. I’m both serious and funny. Science-minded yet creative. Visual and verbal. Introverted yet extroverted when I connect with someone. Down-to-earth and a dreamer. Kind-hearted yet hard-edged. Really…there is a method to my madness. (I’ll let you l know when I find it). The key thing is that I love to learn and have an insatiable curiosity (which is probably why I have so many hobbies).

#introduction

Hello! My name is Manda and I'm a self taught artist. I work with mostly mixed media right now, but I am still looking for my main medium. I like to paint lots of different subjects but primarily focus on botanicals, landscapes, and portraiture. I really want to improve in all of these areas. I also like to plan and journal in my hobonichi weeks. I love stickers and washi tape!
I hope to find a space here and look forward to meeting lots of new friends!

I just read another news article about why mastodon didn’t make it and is dying. It’s very sad to hear and probably explains why I have to keep adding more server capacity to handle all the people quitting mastodon.

Morning Mood
...shot taken yesterday early morning while on a walk with my dog.

#naturephotography #Photomonday #photomontag #landscapephotography #sunrise

#SilentSunday

#flower #photography #ayearforart #buyintoart #mastoart #fedigiftshop #wallart #gardening

It makes me so sad that so many #disabled people take on society's view of them as deficient, shameful, and deprived. We internalize and individualize systemic #ableism and then blame ourselves for our misery.

It just shows how badly a #DisabilityPrideMonth is needed...

I'm sad for my younger self because I grew up thinking the same way. And indeed even my current self: I'm not totally free of internalized ableism, probably never will be. But at least now I have a better chance of spotting it.

Serenity At The Lake

I always enjoy the simple yet dramatic moments outdoors. Davis Lake, which is located in Tombigbee National Forest just a few miles from the Natchez Trace Parkway, makes a great setting for sunsets.

https://jordanhillphotography.com/featured/sunset-reflections-davis-lake-mississippi-jordan-hill.html

#lake #lakelife #lakeview #fishing #fish #fishinglife #photography #photography #nature #naturephotography #outdoors #mississippi #davislake #sunset #photo #photooftheday #picoftheday #sunrise #wallart #art #homedecor #country #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt

This is a really well-done comprehensive article on long Covid in the Scientific American, I hope others will get informed on it and start masking up to protect themselves and others, because it is common and these body systems are truly being affected, and we need to do something. To start we need others to get educated: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/long-covid-now-looks-like-a-neurological-disease-helping-doctors-to-focus-treatments/

#LongCOVID #CovidIsNotOver #MaskUp

To anyone thinking about joining BlueSky, especially artists: everything you post is sent to a third party for AI labeling.

BlueSky uses AI to label content for moderation, and to do that they use a company called https://thehive.ai. If you look through their privacy policy, you will see that they can use content sent to them to train models for all their services, which include generative AI for both text and images.

Update: https://meow.social/@FluffyDeveloper/110652053858910840

#ai #bluesky