#California and New Mexico

[reasonsforhope]

"When Canada was fighting wildfires in Alberta, Quebec and British Columbia in 2023, blazes that would go on to eventually burn more than 45 million acres, more than 2,000 American firefighters helped extinguish the flames.

Now, Canada has returned the favor. It is sending air tankers and dozens of its own battle-tested wildland firefighters to Los Angeles, its government said. Air tankers can deliver thousands of gallons of fire retardant or water to wildland firefighters on the ground.

More personnel and equipment from Ontario, Quebec and Alberta are ready to be mobilized, according to government officials. And a team of senior technical staff members from British Columbia will fill specialized roles, the government said.

“We both know that Canada and the United States are more than just neighbours,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on X on Friday. “We’re friends — especially when times get tough. California’s always had our back when we battle wildfires up north. Now, Canada’s got yours.”

Mexico quickly followed, dispatching a crew of firefighters early Saturday to help the huge deployment already underway.

“We are a country of generosity and solidarity,” President Claudia Sheinbaum said on X. Ms. Sheinbaum said that the group was carrying “the courage and heart of Mexico.”

Before departing Mexico City for California, the Mexican firefighters held the flags of California, Mexico and the United States on the runway.

Mexico’s civil protection agency said that “cooperation has no borders” and that the mission reaffirmed “its solidarity with the people of California.”

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California said that he was grateful for the support from both countries."

-via The New York Times, January 11, 2025

[crippled-peeper]

I have so many pictures of fall leaves does anyone want to see ???

[ruralbeans]

the desert has my heart. always. ca. 2020.

[dandelionsresilience]

Dandelion News - December 22-28

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1. These countries all scored major wins for LGBTQ+ rights in 2024

“Consensual same-sex activity became legal in Namibia [and Dominica…, c]onversion therapy was banned [in Mexico…, Greenland] made LGBTQ+ discrimination illegal […, and] same-sex adoption and same-sex marriage became legal [in Greece.]”

2. After trial and error, Mexican fishers find key to reforesting a mangrove haven

“So far, the project has planted more than 1.8 million mangroves that have a 92-94% survival rate, Borbón estimated. [… M]angroves can prevent coastal erosion, store carbon and provide a nursery for all kinds of fish and crustacean species.”

3. ‘Britain’s wildlife safari’: baby boom in Norfolk as seal colonies flourish

“More than 1,200 seal pups were born […] in November, and 2,500 more are expected to be born before the breeding season ends in January. […] “Mortality seems to be much lower than in other colonies[….]””

4. Barcelona's metro trains are helping to charge the city's EVs each time they brake.

“[…T]he energy from the underground trains' brakes is used to power the trains and the stations themselves, while the remainder is sent snaking through cables to the surface to power plug-in stations for privately owned vehicles.”

5. Scientists thought this whale could only live for 70 years – turns out it's double that.

“The data [from repeated “photo identification of individual”s] revealed that Southern right whales can live for more than 130 years, with some speculated to reach the grand old age of 150.”

6. Rural Power Co-Ops Gain $4.37B in Latest US Clean Energy Funding

“[… A power co-op in Florida] will use its funding of more than $1.3 billion to develop 700 MW of utility-scale solar and battery energy storage projects in rural areas, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by more than 3.5 million tons annually[….]”

7. Fish-friendly dentistry: New method makes oral research non-lethal

“[… T]he researchers successfully performed the procedure on 60 fish with no fatalities. […] "This new approach researchers to track tooth replacement and development [in living] rare species or museum specimens that can't be damaged."”

8. These Brooklyn Homeowners Couldn’t Afford to Go Green. Then Help Arrived

“The program aims to repair and retrofit 70 two- and three-family homes […] in the span of two years. […] EnergyFit staff work as case managers to help homeowners navigate the complicated technical and bureaucratic processes, coordinate with tenants and set them up for further upgrades down the road.”

9. 2024 was a fantastic year for energy storage

“[… California] became the first state to pass 10 gigawatts, back in April. [… In Texas and California,] when extreme weather events hit, batteries were able to shore up the grid and lower energy costs for customers.”

10. Amid concern over microplastics, a Maine company creates a kelp-based laundry pod alternative

“"The slurry we're creating is similar to that of paper milling, and […] with Maine there's a lot of old infrastructure from the paper industry [… which] can be applied to our process here[….]” If all goes to plan, Dirigo Sea Farms' first batch of 10,000 kelp-based laundry pods will be ready for online sales by next spring.”

December 15-21 news here | (all credit for images and written material can be found at the source linked; I don’t claim credit for anything but curating.)

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[msterpicasso]

@arrogantakua

[dandeliont3a-trumptalks]

On President Trump Revoking Citizenship

If you're like me, you've been seeing a lot of things on Trump revoking United States citizenship, but you haven't seen anybody explain what that means or what executive order it was in.

Here's the TLDR:

The executive order is titled "Protecting The Meaning and Value of American Citizenship" and was signed January 20, 2025

The order states that if your mother and father were not United States citizens or lawful residents when they gave birth to you, then you are not a United States citizen

If your mother and father were not permanent citizens of the United States when they gave birth to you, then you are not a United States citizen

This will go into effect 30 days after being signed which will be on February 19th

What this means for you

This law does not take away citizenship of anybody who already has it. If your parents were illegal immigrants but they gave birth to you on American soil, you are still an American citizen. If your parents are illegal immigrants and give birth to you on American soil after February 19, then you will not be considered an American Citizen.

What is being done about it

A number of states are currently suing President Trump because of this executive order. As of me typing this on January 22nd, the states suing President Trump are:

New Jersey

Massachusetts

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Hawaii

Maine

Maryland

Michigan

Minnesota

Nevada

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

Rhode Island

Vermont

Wisconsin

City of San Francisco

The District of Columbia (Washington D.C.)

[louis--wifey]

WTTT Incorrect Quotes but it's just things that people in my real life have said

It's so long I'm so sorry 😭😭

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Illinois, cleaning his shoes: Last time I wore these shoes I got apple butter on them..

Ohio: I remember that song. *singing* Apple butter shoes, boots with the fur.

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Florida: *yapping*

New York, who forgot his phone in the car: I'm going to get my phone so I can ignore you for a minute.

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South Carolina: Georgia and I are dressing at Waylon and Willie for Halloween!

North Carolina: I could be Johnny Cash and just lay there in a coffin... *To the tune of Hurt by NIN covered by Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash impression.* I hurt myself, today

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Washington, helping Nevada with his math homework: Let's break it down

Nevada: I'll break it down *gets off of his chair and starts break dancing*

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Kansas: That sounded like a car commercial...

Oklahoma: I can write car commercials all day long.

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Maryland: Nothing says hot like harmonica!

(I have no context for this btw. My professor said it a couple weeks ago and I tuned into the conversation as soon as he said it and I have no idea what was happening before hand)

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Michigan: Hey, Ohi-

Ohio: And all of the sudden I heard an irritating, grading voice. And it was yours.

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Illinois: My grandma has chickens, and she's obsessed with chickens.

Minnesota: Tell your grandma to call me.

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Arizona: If you'll excuse me, I'm gonna go lock myself in the cooler.

Utah: Bang on the door if you need anything.

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Florida: *lands on go to jail in Monopoly* Noooo in jail again!?

Gov: That's something we need to talk about. If you keep driving so fast you're going to end up in jail.

Florida: Oh I thought this was gonna be about me puking in the county jail parking lot...

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California: What three characters have omniscience?

Florida: Your mom

California: What four characters have omniscience?

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Colorado: Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

Wisconsin: FOOD TRUCK!

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Missouri: Guess what my dream car is

Indiana: A Lamborghini

Missouri: No

Indiana: A Kia Soul

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Washington: New York with the leadership skills!

New York: I just know where I'm going -_-

Washington: Say "I'm New York and I'm a baddie"

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Texas: Can you count change? *Looks down at the change California gave him* You can!

California: I'm great at counting change, I used to do it for fun when I was little. Because I didn't have any friends.

Texas: Pfff-

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Oregon: A Monster a day keeps the straightness away.

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Nevada: You look like a clown.

California: Am I a pretty clown?

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Gov, to Louisiana and Florida: I would stop whining so much if you two stopped drinking alcohol.

California: Sometimes your whining makes me wish I liked alcohol.

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Florida: Gov, I'm helping!

Alabama: By... Making it harder?

Florida: Yep!

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Florida, singing: Everybody was kung fu fighting

New Jersey, to the tune Kung Fu Fighting: Everybody should shut the fuck up

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Washington's cat: *killing a bug.*

Washington: "Rip in half! Rip in half! Rip in half! When I say "beat" you say "that ass" Beat! *Long pause, points to Oregkn* Fill in for him!

Oregon: *slowly turns around in his spinny chair*

Washington: Aw, come on! You can say donkey instead. Beat!

*silence*

Oregon: No.

Washington: Fine. *dances out of the room* K-I-C-K-Y-O-A-S-S Oh yeeessss!

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Maryland: *playing a cheap toy recorder on a make-shift stage*

Massachusetts: MORE COWBELL!!

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California: I just love feeling like a menopausal woman.

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Oregon, sick: The crystal ladies said if you got sick after the eclipse, it's your ancestors banishing evil from your body.

Idaho: They're praying the gay away

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South Dakota: Wish me luck in war

Minnesota: You're not going to war, you're asking for a box

South Dakota: It's the same thing, damn it!

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Alaska: Penny for your thoughts?

Hawaii: I don't have any pennies.

Alaska: I don't have any thoughts!

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Louisiana: We can bring the baguette to and beat California with it...

Florida: Or Utah.

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Gov: If you could make any crime legal what would it be?

New York, Florida and Louisiana at the same time: Arson!

Gov: *mortified expression*

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Iowa, about chicken: Are you a thigh person?

Nebraska: I like legs... ThEy TrIeD tO pUt Me On ThE cOvEr Of VoGuE bUt My LeGs WeRe ToO LONGGGGG!

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Colorado: I need a stick!

California: I need a boyfriend, your point?

Colorado: ...Not that kind of stick.

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Oregkn: In high school my favorite past time was kissing boys.

Washington: *turns to California* Is that your favorite past time too?

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Texas: Why aren't bananas called yellows?

Florida: Because then Gwen Stefani couldn't use it in her song.

Louisiana: She'd just have to spell it different: This shit is yellows! Y-E-L-L-O-W-S!

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California: He's gay and he committed suicide.

New York: He's you... Don't commit suicide, please.

California: I WILL BECOME A MUSICAL!

New York: NOOO DO NOT BECOME A MUSICAL!

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North Carolina: I seriously hate you sometimes.

South Carolina Aww I love you too!

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Vermont: You wanna know the biggest dingus I know?

New Hampshire: You?

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Wisconsin: You're a yeasty beer

Illinois: You're a zesty beer

Wisconsin: Yeah well, your light in the loafers!

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Arizona: *says something dumb*

Nevada: Shaking my as- shaking my head.

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New York: *takes a drink of my pumpkin spice latte* Oh, that's delightful!

California: Look who's a white woman now?!

[later]

California: You basic white woman!

New York: I don't wanna talk about it...

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Louisiana: *throws a packet of French dressing at Florida, in a French accent* French

Florida: AAAAA IT'S FRENCH!!!

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Florida: Oh, I thought you were committing arson without me

Gov: If I ever decide to commit arson, I'll call you

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Florida: Ah yes, my favorite crime, trespassing. I'm joking... it's not my favorite crime

Georgia: What is your favorite crime?

Florida: Arson!

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Arizona: Finally a good song

New Mexico: Then why do you keep playing bad ones?

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*Either someone brought up Pedro Pascal*

California: He's the daddiest of daddies.

Texas: Don't say that ever again.

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Maine: There are more animals on the planet than humans and just think you could have been born a crab, but you were born a human"

Maryland: I wish I was a crab, then I could be crabby all day long

Maine: I'm all ready crabby all day long

Maryland: Yeah but if you were a crab you could crawl around and pinch people *walks away sideways with hands held like pinchers*

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Alaska: Why are you getting cologne

Hawaii: I want to smell like a masc lesbian.

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California: I've had morning sickness for the past five years

Florida: Are you pregnant-

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Washington: You can choose what you eat, whether it's vegetables, meat, or ass.

Nevada: *dying laughing* That threw me off guard.

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New York: PA, your turn to tell a word that means something bad

Pennsylvania: Would you consider emotional manipulation bad?

New Jersey: Yeah, I mean no, it turns me on

Pennsylvania: I guess my mom will really turn you on then

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Tennessee: Don't panic but there's a spider on your-

Kentucky: *Proceeds to scream bloody murder*

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Virginia: *sniffs bread.*

Virginia: "It's sourdough."

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New York: You know I'm insane, right?

California: I'm aware, but I don't care. It's one of your redeeming qualities.

[faetoothofficial]

Southwest in March with Iress!

3/20 Phoenix, AZ - The Underground

3/21 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress

3/22 Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad

3/24 Austin, TX - The Ballroom

3/25 Houston, TX - Secret Group

3/26 Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves

3/28 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive [SOLD OUT]

3/30 Salt Lake City, UT - State Room

Tickets on sale!

[daily-table21]

extra post p1 happy love day y'all!!

Video: Valentine's Day, the Super Bowl, and anti-protesting w/ Anna Eskamani

Status: Public

Link: Valentine's Day, the Super Bowl, and anti-protesting w/ Anna Eskamani

Date Posted: February 12th 2021

[doueverwonder]

Washington: Who's going to break the news to Utah about the bible study joke.

California: I actually think we should let him have this for a little longer

Nevada: Absolutely not. I'm not ending up back in Mormonism because you guys couldn't get your shit together.

Arizona: Ditto, leaving the first time was hard enough.

Oregon: Then who's going to tell him??

New Mex: Idaho, you're still Mormon right.

Idaho: I am,

New Mex: Thank you for volunteering to break the news to Utah, :)

Idaho: no.

Washington: why not??

Idaho: Wyoming is LDS too! make him do it.

Wyoming: I'm actually having a crisis of faith.

Idaho: you're not u liar. u just don't want to do it either.

Montana: He is actually. I saw it.

Idaho: ????? you can't see a crisis of faith.

Wyoming: yea you can, u just never have because you're not special like that.

Idaho: I'm leaving.

Colorado, having not paid a lick of attention to the rest of the convo: I'm Mormon :)

The rest of the West: ...

Washington: ... this could work. Colorado go tell Utah there's no Bible study.

Colorado: what bible study

Washington: Exactly.

@yippeeometer,, I was thinking about that conversation we had forever ago again about Utah accidentally thinking the west had started a bible study 👉👈

(link to post for those who don't know what i'm referencing lol)

[ihatethejerseyshore]

Finally done

Its a little crappy but idrc it was fun to draw :D

Again i didnt shade/render

References:

[zomb-luv]

HIIIII HI HI UHMMM IF YOU LIVE IN THE FOLLOWING STATES AS A QUEER [especially queer+trans] AND DISABLED PERSON PLEAAASE REACH OUT TO ME TELLING ME ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCES!!!! IM LOOKING TO MOVE!!!!!

north dakota

iowa

rhode island

wisconsin

new hampshire

alaska [strongly considering]

indiana

oregon [strongly considering]

maine [considering]

minnesota

vermont

washington

connecticut

new jersey

delaware

california

illinois

THANK YOU SO SO SO SO MUCH OMG ILY IF YOU REACH OUT OR ENGAGE THANK YOU.

[relaxedstyles]

[toobusybeingdelulu]

still no leaks about max’s plotline in vecna’s mind except for like one scene with her and El in Henry’s memories/visions in the 50’s. I’m still fully convinced about her finding closure with billy’s soul while still there, don’t get me wrong, and I know that that would be a major plot point and that’s why it would be so hard to get leaked, but sometimes it’s just so haaard to remain confident without any real hints or content to speculate on 😭😭

[misery-has-no-company-now]

Colorado [completely high]: Is stabbing someone immoral?

California and Nevada: Not if they consent to it.

New Mexico: Depends on who you're stabbing

Arizona: And on how times you stab them

Utah: Yes??!!