Last year, the FDA did not identify product to recall in 60% of food illness outbreaks; nearly half of investigations didn’t even identify the type of food.

This morning I'm packing to drive to Sweden for a week's Hackathon for early career researchers. This will be the 6th bootcamp/Hackathon that I've run and first in our @esa ( @esaclimate ) PISCO project.

So here is a throwback to back in the mists of time when I was a PhD student in Iceland...

Really looking forward to what I occasionally call the summer camp for scientists this year.
#ESA #ESApisco #PolarClimateSpaceHackathon

Please direct all #caturday inquiries to Max during regular napping hours.

#cats #catsofmastodon

#flowers #bloomscrolling #gardening #lillies #photography

You are given limited access to the Gearworks of Reality. You may delete one of these from human civilization.

One of those weird internet longshots - is anyone on here from #Delavan #Wisconsin?

I’m wondering if any local stores sell and ship Andes

The creme de menth ones are easy to find, but I’m going to need to get a bunch of the cookie, toffee and peppermint ones or the holidays won’t feel like the holidays for me

I no longer buy from Target where I used to get them and the Tootsie website never carries all the flavors, so I’m looking for some other buying options

More quiet moments in the woods.
#photography #NaturePhotography #WoodlandPhotography

Having this printed out on the wall behind where I normally join calls, and being able to point to it when its bingo square comes up in discussion, continues to pay dividends, @mcc

Edit: original post (credit where due!):
https://mastodon.social/@mcc/115079977230405147

Realized I hate stuff that sucks. Huge epiphany for me

Finally some sunsets instead of endless fog banks.
A perfect excuse for Summer and I to take advantage of the view from our new deck.
Summer is soft and warm and stays close as long as she gets a belly rub.
I wonder how many calories she burns wagging her tail all the time. Even in her sleep.
I am loving how not very exciting out lives are right now.
I could get used to predictable days instead of the stress of constantly working around unpredictable whatever's.
My husband is feeling stronger every day. With that he's more awake, more active and has opinions.
I am glad he's back.
He's the best good company.

A big fuck you to everyone who told us we were overreacting about Project 2025.

Holy shit. They tried to get Canada to give up the ability to freely negotiate trade with other countries *and* expected it to stop caring about French language information on products. That's basically being a vassal state.

Good on Carney for walking away.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/u-s-encroaching-canadian-sovereignty-tariff-negotiations-frechette-9.7317055

#uspol #cdnpoli #fuckTrump #No51stState #french

Hugs for the sisters #CatsOfMastodon #Caturday

I want to emphasize this one point that I suspect many Americans do not appreciate:

“the US narrow merchandise trade deficit only exists because the US buys so much of its energy from Canada. Canada fuels American growth, supplying 99 percent of their natural gas imports, 85 percent of their electricity imports, 60 percent of their crude oil imports. I don’t think they want us to stop sending any of that energy.” - PM Mark Carney

I don’t mean you, our highly informed FediFolk, but the bulk of Trump supports, I would hazard a guess, don’t have any idea. They should think very carefully about this.

https://thewalrus.ca/mark-carney-why-i-rejected-trumps-trade-deal/

#Canada #USA #Energy #TradeWar #Trump #Tariffs #ElbowsUp

#notesArt #mastoArt #art #illustration #fediArt

Catima - a FOSS loyalty card and ticket wallet for Android, which isn't tied to an Apple or Google account, and doesn't share data - is superb.

When we visited a museum yesterday, I bought a ticket online first, and their ticketing system offered me a ticket for an Apple device, in .pkpass format.

I downloaded it and opened it in Catima. And it worked perfectly, scanning the QR code to get in.

Thanks @SylvieLorxu!

https://catima.app/

The first time I watched Return of the Jedi, I wondered how we were supposed to believe that a gelatinous, slimy mound of evil who could barely move around and wholly depended on sycophants to cater to his every whim could have possibly amassed such a fortune that he would inspire fear and be running things.
I get it now. - Amanda Clarence
#USpol

Just a reminder of what Trump Tariffs do:
1. They take your money.
2. When declared illegal, they're paid back to corporations, not you.
3. They alienate our allies.

Honestly, is it just me or is the human race, armed with religion, poisoned by prejudice, and absolutely frantic with hatred and fear, galloping pell—mell back to the Dark Ages? —Raymond Reddington, The Blacklist

#RandomMovieTVQuotes

Good morning from somewhere in Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

#Wales #forest #nature #silentsunday