I hate to start the day on a downer note but the #economy isn't looking so hot. I'm sure this comes as a huge surprise to most of us.

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/11/13/personal-luxury-goods-market-to-shrink-for-first-time-since-gfc.html

@POOetryma Back in 2007-2008 I was one of about 10 thousand people worldwide who--due to a computer hardware failure--got hit with a temporary overdraft of 35 quadrillion USD. I though our collective record would stand . . .

All politics aside, this is why #multifactorauthentication #2FA #twofactorauthentication are all important.

#election2024 #USelection #uselection2024 #Colorado

https://www.9news.com/article/news/politics/elections/colorado-secretary-of-state-posted-voting-system-passwords/73-c9264216-7a0a-4d5b-9f64-60a28eb57e4d

@heatherdale This is most likely "dipshit teenagers' rather than 'election interference" but it's going to cause a ruckus when this election comes up close. Which may be the real goal.

Arson/Sabotage of a ballot box in Washington State, shortly after a similar incident nearby in Portland Oregon.

https://katu.com/news/local/vancouver-ballot-box-seen-smoking-same-morning-as-portland-ballot-box-arson

Arson/Sabotage of a ballot box in Washington State, shortly after a similar incident nearby in Portland Oregon.

https://katu.com/news/local/vancouver-ballot-box-seen-smoking-same-morning-as-portland-ballot-box-arson

I found it! I found the dumbest fucking headline of the 2024 election season!

Of course the economy is personal--it shapes our very ability to exist.

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/many-us-voters-economy-is-personal-they-blame-democrats-2024-10-28/

@LnzyHou It is, makes an excellent soap and whilst being a connection to a wonderful tradition.

@gemswinc oh no! I hope they turn up soon.

@Fiikus_goddess I hope the flu passes soon, I know how awful it can be.

@Fiikus_goddess The green coffee sounds really interesting to me. I'm planning on doing a (roasted) coffee soap in the near future but I'm super intrigued about my Marseille soap recipe

@Fiikus_goddess Awesome, so nice to meet you! I'd love to hear about what you're making and what you have made--especially the lip balm!

@LnzyHou I should add that the water/salt are often combined to make a brine, which is what I did in this case.

@LnzyHou The recipe is a traditional savon de Marseille, so made with only four ingredients (olive oil, salt, lye, water) and hot processed before curing.

Do we have any #soapmakers or #soap lovers on #CoSo? It's a hobby of mine and one that I love.

Pictured: a home-made Marseille soap I crafted myself.

"It will be seen that, as used, the word ‘Fascism’ is almost entirely meaningless. In conversation, of course, it is used even more wildly than in print. I have heard it applied to farmers, shopkeepers, Social Credit, corporal punishment, fox-hunting, bull-fighting, the 1922 Committee, the 1941 Committee, Kipling, Gandhi, Chiang Kai-Shek, homosexuality, Priestley's broadcasts, Youth Hostels, astrology, women, dogs and I do not know what else."

https://www.orwell.ru/library/articles/As_I_Please/english/efasc

Hey, #Coso--how are you?

Please make sure you have a plan to vote, that you have a plan for election day, and that you have a plan for its aftermath.

Love,

Your friendly neighborhood media analyst.

@danielbsmith I agree with that statement and we're building that collection too. The concern behind my question is the growth of censorship and attacks on libraries both digital and physical. We'd like to make sure targeted books are still available should the worst happen.