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NickwithaC, in Amber Glenn becomes first LGBTQ+ woman to win U.S. Women's Figure Skating Championship
@NickwithaC@lemmy.world avatar

first LGBTQ+ woman

First bi woman.

That took me 15 seconds on Wikipedia.

RGB3x3,

This kind of journalism makes it out to be that LGBTQ+ persons are a monolith, and as if there aren’t literally many different types of people in that group.

Just say Bi. Or don’t consider it at all because sexuality has nothing to do with sports performance.

Though, I do understand that she is rightfully proud of her LGBTQ+ inclusion and can help inspire others.

BloodSlut, (edited ) in Russia-Ukraine war: attacks on Russian enlistment offices signal dissatisfaction with war, says UK

and i was over here thinking that those attacks were people getting so excited about enlisting they just couldnt wait to get fighting

real glad the uk could clear that up for me

Rentlar,

Me and the homies at 5am outside the Russian enlistment centre:

https://c.tenor.com/bHGUqVIKzhoAAAAC/tenor.gif

Viking_Hippie,

They’re helpful like that.

gravitas_deficiency, in From urchin crushing to lab-grown kelp, efforts to save California's kelp forests show promise

You don’t have to crush sea urchins. You can eat them! And they’re delicious!

MorrisonMotel6,

I’m betting you didn’t read the article

gravitas_deficiency,

I mean, this is lemmy.

But also, yeah, I didn’t realize they were actually so pervasive that they’ve destroyed 96% of the kelp forests in that area.

MorrisonMotel6,

And they are also eating them, but specify these urchins specifically have less roe and other edible parts, so they are basically more trouble than they’re worth to eat

threelonmusketeers,

Sea urchins as a food source was addressed in the article:

Red urchins are favored over the purple urchins because they contain more edible uni or roe inside, but commercial divers say the amount has shrunk with less kelp.

Chefs have started serving purple urchins to build a market.

tquid, in From urchin crushing to lab-grown kelp, efforts to save California's kelp forests show promise

Anyone initially read this as “orphan crushing”?

AA5B,

I was about to get all political with it too … as the theme of one of the political parties in the US

CuddlyCassowary,

I read it accurately as urchin crushing, but still thought they were talking about destitute children at first (a la Oliver Twist).

Viking_Hippie,

🙋🏻

Mongostein, in Homeless youth in Oregon rebuild their lives with $1,000 a month support - OPB

Anjala Huff, a senior director at PSY, said many of the government funding streams that go towards ending youth homelessness have tight rules regarding how the money can be spent. The process can be further complicated by sending money through community based organizations. That’s not so with direct cash transfers.

So a UBI would also streamline a TON of government programs like disability, worker’s comp, welfare, etc

D3m0li5h3r, in Homeless youth in Oregon rebuild their lives with $1,000 a month support - OPB

People often complain about Oregon’s high state tax but if my taxes are funding programs like these, I’m not complaining at all.

FlashMobOfOne, in Homeless youth in Oregon rebuild their lives with $1,000 a month support - OPB
@FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world avatar

This is how I want my tax dollars spent.

Not on genocide. Not on other countries’ wars.

LemmyKnowsBest, in Homeless youth in Oregon rebuild their lives with $1,000 a month support - OPB

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  • Daxtron2,

    Have you tried reading?

    noodlejetski,

    Lazy post

    Give us a summary

    oh the irony.

    originalucifer, in Homeless youth in Oregon rebuild their lives with $1,000 a month support - OPB
    @originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com avatar

    and that money is pumped directly back into the local economy. this is the investment in humans we need.

    its a win for everyone cept tax-cutting freaks.

    Landmammals,

    It’s an economic stimulus package

    Viking_Hippie,

    And one many times more effective than any stimulus package Congress has passed since the the 70s at the very latest.

    Carighan,
    @Carighan@lemmy.world avatar

    I’m sorry, all the republican governor near you heard that you’re wasting money that could have gone to paying lawyers who will sue womens for getting abortions.

    ThePowerOfGeek, (edited ) in Georgia's stolen children: Twins sold at birth reunited by TikTok video - BBC News
    @ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world avatar

    Great article about a very sad situation. But glad steps are being taken to try to fix it for those affected.

    Maybe it’s just me, but these two gals don’t look like identical twins. Sisters? Definitely. But some of their facial features are different enough that you can easily tell them assist from each other. And I don’t think it’s just down to lighting or makeup.

    pete_the_cat, (edited ) in Georgia's stolen children: Twins sold at birth reunited by TikTok video - BBC News

    It really messes with me that there’s a US state and also a country named Georgia (and there’s also South Georgia which is off the coast of Antarctica).

    antlion,
    @antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

    Yeah somebody needs to change up the spelling or something.

    Rylyshar,
    @Rylyshar@lemmy.world avatar

    Yeah, I knew that but I still wasn’t sure until the third mention, when I went back and started over with the correct mindset. My other comment is that this really isn’t uplifting news, it actually awful, even though these girls found each other.

    pete_the_cat, (edited )

    Yeah. When I first heard about South Georgia I was confused because I wasn’t sure if they were referring to the southern part of the state or country… But it was neither. It’s an island about 1,000 miles off the coast of Antarctica.

    taiyang, in Georgia's stolen children: Twins sold at birth reunited by TikTok video - BBC News

    Given my son was born recently, this explains why the hospital had so much security, id checks, locked check points, and so on. We were asked our names and birthdays almost every conversation, even.

    100,000 babies, holy fuck.

    mosiacmango, in Georgia's stolen children: Twins sold at birth reunited by TikTok video - BBC News

    Maybe 100,000+ children taken and sold for “a year’s salary” over the course of 50 years.

    Absolutely insane.

    gravitas_deficiency, (edited ) in Georgia's stolen children: Twins sold at birth reunited by TikTok video - BBC News

    It’s an excellent outcome for these twins for sure, but holy fuck:

    Tamuna discovered a black market in adoption that stretched across Georgia and went on from the early 1950s to 2005.

    She believes it was run by organised criminals and involved people from all sections of society, from taxi drivers to people high up in the government. Corrupt officials would fake the documents needed for the illegal adoptions.

    “The scale is unimaginable, up to 100,000 babies were stolen. It was systemic,” she says.

    andrew_bidlaw, in Wrexham: Book-loving boy reads to care home residents
    @andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works avatar

    I remember a Daria episode about this. Yet, both sides were happy. And I’m too reading that. Thanks, OP!

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