climate denial and federation growing pains (20230729)
links, etc
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Homebuyers Ignore Risk of Climate Change Insurance Meltdown - Bloomberg
this is nothing short of mind boggling to me. i shouldn’t be surprised by this but it’s clear we have a situation brewing where the idiocracy contingent expects the rest of us to bail them out of their climate selection crisis over the next few years. i’m thinking of FL and AZ specifically here. this will likely cause no small amount of friction in the coming years as the federal government is expected to be the insurer of last resort for bad decision makers.
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Mastodon is easy and fun except when it isn’t - Erin Kissane’s small internet website
long, worth the read and summarizes much of what i’ve seen first hand as folks make their way into the fediverse. still, it does seem like the best thing going if text-based social media is your thing.
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Minneapolis Park Patrol enforces antiquated parkway cyclist rule: ‘Get in single file!’ | MinnPost
this seems pretty on brand for the park police.