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Denver, CO. City Report Back on Sweeps Audit Sweeps Continue While the City Tries to Hide Them!@$
Jonathan 03-25-2025
https://wraphome.org/2025/03/25/denver-co-city-report-back-on-sweeps-audit-sweeps-continue-while-the-city-tries-to-hide-them/?ref=ActivityPub
#Jonathan #WesternRegionalAdvocacyProject #StreetPapers VIA #MPAQ #English #LosAngeles #California
WRAP · Denver, CO. City Report Back on Sweeps Audit - Sweeps Continue While the City Tries to Hide Them!@$ - WRAPOn March 20th 2025 the City had a follow up meeting with the Auditors office regarding the sweeps audit done last year. You can watch the meeting here https://denver.granicus.com/ViewPublisher.php?view_id=44. In this report back, the City touted NO SWEEPS since April 2024!! But at the same time they reported daily enforcement, involving property removal, against houseless […]
I am in urgent job search mode, so I'm gonna throw this out here and see if anything comes of it.
I am a #Canadian, fluent in both #English and #French. I have experience with several programming languages. My strongest proficiency is with #Haskell and #C. I also have a reasonable grasp of #HTML, #JavaScript, #SQL, #Python, #Lua, #Linux system administration, #bash scripting, #Perl, #AWK, some #Lisp (common, scheme, and emacs), and probably several others I've forgotten to mention.
I am not necessarily looking for something in tech. I just need something stable. I have done everything from software development, to customer support, to factory work, though my current circumstances make in-person work more difficult than remote work. I have been regarded as a hard worker in every job I have ever held.
New #words enter #English from #ESEA countries ( predictably many of them are about #food 
)
BBC NewsGigil, alamak among new words in Oxford English DictionaryThe Oxford English Dictionary has added new untranslatable words from South East Asia.
"Frustrated, angry, exhausted': Food banks forced to "throw out food donated by supermarkets'
Isabella McRae 03-24-2025
https://www.bigissue.com/news/social-justice/food-banks-dispose-supermarkets-food-waste/?ref=ActivityPub
Big Issue · ‘Frustrated, angry, exhausted’: Food banks forced to ‘throw out food donated by supermarkets’
We must not allow Nigel Farage to run away from his record on Ukraine
Adam Barnett 03-22-2025
https://www.bigissue.com/opinion/nigel-farage-ukraine-views/?ref=ActivityPub
Big Issue · We must not allow Nigel Farage to run away from his record on Ukraine
Watchmen author Alan Moore salutes the "ramshackle institution' that changed his life
Alan MooreAlistair Fruish 03-22-2025
https://www.bigissue.com/culture/art/alan-moore-arts-lab-northampton-comics/?ref=ActivityPub
#AlanMooreAlistairFruish #BigIssue #StreetPapers VIA #MPAQ #English
Big Issue · Watchmen author Alan Moore salutes the ‘ramshackle institution’ that changed his life
You can now show your #resistance to your country's leadership!
Wear your beliefs on your sleeves:
Represent & #Resist 
Get your completely FREE clothing print files here:
https://madeindex.org/blog/my-government-does-not-represent-me/
https://madeindex.org/de/meine-regierung-represaentiert-mich-in-keiner-art/
Let's start making a statement today! Our government does not speak for us - we do!
#presentación
- Podéis llamarme #foncu... o #miarma.
- #Ingeniero de #Sevilla
#Emigré a #Suiza en 2010 para hacer un #doctorado y me quedé.
- Tengo el mejor #marido del mundo #SorryNotSorry
- Hablo muy alto y mucho.
- Me gustan los #idiomas: #español #English #français aunque sigo peleando contra el #Deutsch. Quiero aprender #català y #nihongo #日本語
- Me gusta la #política y buscar soluciones a los #problemas
- Adoro #nadar en #AguasAbiertas, a veces hago #triatlon pero no muy en serio.
I am trying to avoid #Amazon. Is there any comparable online #bookstore in Europe that sells #English-language #books? I sometimes buy at Worldofbooks in the UK, but they only sell used books and sometimes I want to read something before it hits the used book market. I am in Germany, but would happily pay a little extra for shipping from other EU countries instead of ordering at Amazon.
Texas Lawmakers Want a Charter School Network to Stop Paying Its Superintendent Nearly $900K. The School Board Says No.
Lexi ChurchillProPublica and T 03-14-2025
https://www.propublica.org/article/salvador-cavazos-valere-pay-pushback?ref=ActivityPub
#LexiChurchillProPublicaandT #ProPublica #StreetPapers VIA #MPAQ #English #Illinois
ProPublicaTexas Lawmakers Want a Charter School Network to Stop Paying Its Superintendent Nearly $900K. The School Board Says No.
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A malapropism walks into a bar, looking for all intensive purposes like a wolf in cheap clothing, muttering epitaphs and casting dispersions on his magnificent other, who takes him for granite.
Dear native English speakers:
1. "Whats up" is not a greeting
2. Neither is "Orite"
Thanks.
This may well be the most indecipherable #English sentence in the history of #physics. Gibbs once wrote:
Again, when such gases have been mixed, there is no more impossibility of the separation of the two kinds of molecules in virtue of their ordinary motions in the gaseous mass without any especial external influence, than there is of the separation of a homogeneous gas into the same two parts into which it has once been divided, after these have once been mixed.
Cotton picker. Southern San Joaquin Valley, California
#Cotton #California #DorotheaLanges #America #Japanese #English #Lange #theGreatDepression #undefined #photography #DorotheaLange
![The image is a black and white photograph capturing the essence of agricultural labor. It depicts an individual, likely female based on appearance, engaged in picking cotton from a field under bright sunlight. The person wears casual work attire suitable for manual labor: loose-fitting pants tucked into sturdy boots and a long-sleeve blouse that's pulled up at the wrists to prevent direct sun exposure.
The worker is bent over one of the plants, using both hands to gather or pick something—potentially cotton bolls given context. The field extends into the background with rows upon rows filled with dry, leafless plants—a stark contrast to the living ones in immediate proximity. This scene suggests late harvest time when most leaves have fallen off.
The photograph is credited as a part of "Cotton picker," showcasing agricultural labor within Southern San Joaquin Valley, California. Dorothea Lange's signature and date are visible on this image which indicates its historical importance as it likely serves to document the working conditions during that era in America's history when such fieldwork was prevalent for many communities.
There is Japanese text written vertically along one side of the photograph with English translations: "Cotton picker - A woman picking cotton," followed by a date or signature, possibly related to Lange. The quality and monochromatic nature suggest it might be an older piece from her famous photo [...]](https://mastodon.ozioso.online/system/media_attachments/files/114/099/719/392/723/694/original/7ce447a58700d37b.jpeg "The image is a black and white photograph capturing the essence of agricultural labor. It depicts an individual, likely female based on appearance, engaged in picking cotton from a field under bright sunlight. The person wears casual work attire suitable for manual labor: loose-fitting pants tucked into sturdy boots and a long-sleeve blouse that's pulled up at the wrists to prevent direct sun exposure.
The worker is bent over one of the plants, using both hands to gather or pick something—potentially cotton bolls given context. The field extends into the background with rows upon rows filled with dry, leafless plants—a stark contrast to the living ones in immediate proximity. This scene suggests late harvest time when most leaves have fallen off.
The photograph is credited as a part of \"Cotton picker,\" showcasing agricultural labor within Southern San Joaquin Valley, California. Dorothea Lange's signature and date are visible on this image which indicates its historical importance as it likely serves to document the working conditions during that era in America's history when such fieldwork was prevalent for many communities.
There is Japanese text written vertically along one side of the photograph with English translations: \"Cotton picker - A woman picking cotton,\" followed by a date or signature, possibly related to Lange. The quality and monochromatic nature suggest it might be an older piece from her famous photo [...]")
"Volunteer Jail": How California's Go-to Solution for #homelessness Became a Housing Purgatory
Contributing Author 03-03-2025
https://www.streetsheet.org/volunteer-jail-how-californias-go-to-solution-for-homelessness-became-a-housing-purgatory/?ref=ActivityPub
#ContributingAuthor #StreetSheet #StreetPapers VIA #MPAQ #English #SanFrancisco #California
Street Sheet · “Volunteer Jail”: How California’s Go-to Solution for Homelessness Became a Housing Purgatoryby Lauren Hepler, CalMatters The records catalog the chaos inside California homeless shelters. In Salinas, internal emails say the staff at one brand-new shelter grabbed the best donations for the…
Oh yay! More of being screamed for speaking #norwegian on Signal calls at the Dollar Store talking to my friend...in Minnesota. Someone seriously asked "where do people speak Norwegian?" Hmm....Norway. And Minnesota. #news #english https://deadline.com/2025/03/trump-english-official-language-united-states-1236306564/
Deadline · Trump Decrees English As First-Ever Official Language In U.S.
Is "cowboying" in this context even a regular word that people use? My meaning is somewhere between 3 and 4 on Wiktionary:
3. (informal) A person who engages in reckless behavior, especially for the purpose of showing off.
4. (British, informal) A dishonest or incompetent independent tradesman.
I picked it up from a programmer I hired long ago who was using it a lot for anything not done by the book. A quick, dirty fix. Not quite a bodge. It kinda stuck :)
I guess it’s time for a long overdue #introduction
So hi I’m Céleste, from the land of kouign amann (Bretagne) and I came here for the spinny cats. I’m a 24-years-old lesbian and a cat mom of one beautiful orange baby. Trying out she/they pronouns at the moment but I’m a bit lost gender wise so that might change.
I’m really into all kinds of #crafts but especially #fibercrafts mainly #knitting these days but I also love #crochet, #sewing, #embroidery among many others. I’ve also tried #pottery and I wish it was more accessible bc I love it so much but can’t do it at the moment. I’m interested in everything #creative (except maybe writing).
I love learning languages but I’m really not good at getting to an okay level before switching to the next one. I speak #french and #english fluently, my #swedish used to be good but I lack practice but wanna get back to it, same for #finnish and #german. Currently I’m trying to get better in #spanish and get to an okay level. I’ve also tried #russian, #icelandic, #romanian, #hungarian without great success. I’d love to try out one #sami language one day but I should focus on the other first.
Currently completing the last semester of my masters and I will complain a lot about my thesis.
I’m also dealing with chronic depression, anxiety and probably other stuffs. I very obviously hate psychiatry although I’m user of it given the lack of alternatives.
So hi I’m Céleste, from the land of kouign amann (Bretagne) and I came here for the spinny cats. I’m a 24-years-old lesbian and a cat mom of one beautiful orange baby. Trying out she/they pronouns at the moment but I’m a bit lost gender wise so that might change.
I’m really into all kinds of #crafts but especially #fibercrafts mainly #knitting these days but I also love #crochet, #sewing, #embroidery among many others. I’ve also tried #pottery and I wish it was more accessible bc I love it so much but can’t do it at the moment. I’m interested in everything #creative (except maybe writing).
I love learning languages but I’m really not good at getting to an okay level before switching to the next one. I speak #french and #english fluently, my #swedish used to be good but I lack practice but wanna get back to it, same for #finnish and #german. Currently I’m trying to get better in #spanish and get to an okay level. I’ve also tried #russian, #icelandic, #romanian, #hungarian without great success. I’d love to try out one #sami language one day but I should focus on the other first.
Currently completing the last semester of my masters and I will complain a lot about my thesis.
I’m also dealing with chronic depression, anxiety and probably other stuffs. I very obviously hate psychiatry although I’m user of it given the lack of alternatives.
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In English just in case: I'm a French polyglot #writer and I'm wishing to create a forum dedicated to sharing our works, progress, wip, inspirations, prompts, finding collaboration... I want to create a bipoc, queer, and disability inclusive community, in #French and maybe #english too that goes beyound hashtags and social media to keep an archive, to generate respectful discussions, social link and have a friendly space. #bookstodon #writingcommunity #writing #poetry #poet #writerscoffeeclub