@singlemaltgirl water wars have been around for years but they are now being amplified by climate changes and absurdly magnified by drought, politics, and management. One of the reasons why the saying "whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting" has been around since the old west...

#Innewsoftheabsurd: #UK Emergency plan drawn up for #water to be imported from #Norway in case of extreme drought. The move by Southern Water could see up to 45 million litres of water shipped to the UK per day in case of an ‘extreme #drought emergency. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/southern-water-drought-norway-environment-agency-b2619994.html

California insurer to drop all flood policies as it pulls back from state. #flood #Floodinsurance #California #Insurance #Climatechange https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/weather-flood-insurance-19797655.php

#innewsoftheabsurd From the mouths of babes #politics #TFG

#innewsoftheabsurd ...and you wonder why #religion is not taken seriously and constantly mocked...SMH

@ChippySuave you mean to tell me that by using this 🤙 and bringing it close to the side of my head will soon be an old person thing?

@LiberalLibrarian Does it apply to conversation before the marriage? /s

A 25-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes started producing her own insulin less than three months after receiving a transplant of reprogrammed stem cells1. She is the first person with the disease to be treated using cells that were extracted from her own body. #disease #diabetes #stemcells #science https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03129-3

#InNewsoftheAbsurd Black hole 'blowtorch' is causing nearby stars to explode. #Space #Nature #astronomy https://www.livescience.com/space/black-holes/black-hole-blowtorch-is-causing-nearby-stars-to-explode-hubble-telescope-reveals

Yikes. #climatechange #infrastructure #flooding

#innewsoftheabsurd Let's see how this develops: According to American Muckrackers "Based on emails sent to us by a source, allegedly @Rasmussen_Poll is paid by non-profits for polls, then Ted Carroll @mediainvestors previews the results directly with @susiewiles2024, @jmclghln & @DanScavino in violation of laws." #politics #polling #vote https://www.americanmuckrakers.com/muckrakersleaks

Crocheting little hats for cats that allowed scientists to use electrodes that recorded the electrical activity in the brains of conscious cats. #catsofCoSo #CoSoCats #cats #kitties #science https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/09/scientists-crocheted-tiny-hats-for-cats-to-record-eegs-of-brain-response-to-pain/

@carmen Thank you for your volunteer work

On rare occasions, I buy US postage stamps for their art and make a frame to display them. Though not into Dungeons and Dragons, this poster, along with issued stamps looks like a nice piece of artwork for a 50-year anniversary. Would make a nice gift. #DungeonandDragons #DD #Art https://store.usps.com/store/product/dungeons-dragons-poster-S_485425

Heat has claimed the lives of more people in 2024 in Southern Nevada than in any prior year on record. #climatechange #Nevada https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/09/27/las-vegas-sets-heat-death-record/

#innewsoftheabsurd Mark Zuckerberg, The Philosopher, states "...individual work of most creators isn’t valuable enough for it to matter." Yet, AI scrapes their work for its creation to matter and make a buck out of someone else sweat? #AI #intellectualproperty #art https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/25/24254042/mark-zuckerberg-creators-value-ai-meta

#InNewsoftheAbsurd Florida man sues to prevent Ohtani's 50th home run ball from being auctioned. #Sports https://apnews.com/article/shohei-ohtani-5050-home-run-ball-fced6cc7ab2e27d1f5ead2fd30b7d360

@S_r_stone Reminds of tax preparation software...

The fifth edition of Climate Change Indicators in the United States documents how climate change is impacting the United States today, the significance of these changes, and their possible consequences for people, the environment, and society. #climatechange https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/climate-change-indicators-united-states-fifth-edition

@peeppeepcircus From what I understood with regards to disbanding NOAA is to make the information that NOAA currently provides freely is then taken over by for-profit data providers to be sold at a profit. What most people don't realize is that the US government is not in the business of being a business. Yes, taxes pay for these services for the good of all.