quiet desperation, amplified

he/they. 1977. all we have is each other. whollymagnetic.bandcamp.com

[kropotkindersurprise]

[kropotkindersurprise]

1979 - The CIA carried out literally hundreds of assassination attempts against Fidel Castro, yet he refused to wear a bulletproof vest on his visit to the USA. When a US journalist asked him about it, he showed his bare chest and said his "moral vest" was what protected him. [video]

[mosquitogirl]

fidel castro in the sierra maestra, during the early days of the cuban revolution

[cosmicanger]

graphix artiste

[the-inevitable-minor-fires]

[radicalgraff]

"Fire to the Prisons"

Seen in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

[hope-for-the-planet]

How One Man Singlehandedly Repopulated a Rare Butterfly Species in His Backyard

Long gone from their home in San Francisco, the California pipevine swallowtail is back thanks to one man transforming his yard into a habitat for them The iridescent blue wings of the California pipevine swallowtail are considered by collectors to be among the most magnificent in North America. For centuries …

As the California pipevine plant was displaced from San Francisco by urban sprawl, the California pipevine swallowtail, which relies on the pipevine plant to feed its caterpillars, also disappeared. That is, until a biologist named Tim Wong made it his mission to repopuplate the species in his own backyard.

Armed only with a cutting of California pipevine from the San Francisco Botanical Garden, Tim created a screened in butterfly enclosure in his backyard and began to reproduce California pipevines.

As new butterflies were born, Tim would donate them to the San Francisco Botanical Gardens where their pipevine host plant could still be found.

“At first he brought them in by the hundreds. Now he brings them in by the thousands every few months.”

While most of us don’t have the power to create habitat for endangered rhinos or tigers, anyone with a little bit of outdoor space can help create habitat for endangered insects!

You can:

-plant a pollinator garden with native nectar-producing plants

-plant host plants of local butterfly species

-leave piles of fallen leaves or sticks in your yard as habitat for native bees

-avoid using pesticides (or use them as sparingly as possible) around your home and yard

“Improving habitat for native fauna is something anyone can do. Conservation and stewardship can start in your very own backyard.” -Tim Wong

[phobic-human]

Fidel Castro with fellow revolutionary rebels in Cuba, 1959.

(Photo credit: Universal History Archive)

[leviathan-supersystem]

weird that this is happening all across the usa at the same time. oh well. probably doesn't mean anything.

[davidhudson]

Fidel Castro, August 13, 1926 – November 25, 2016.

1964 photo by Elliott Erwitt.

[sunbathe-yoursoul]

[trytogethappy]

the humanity of the AIDS crisis: the ward by gideon mendel

colorized by me

[fidjiefidjie]

Bonjour, bon Mercredi ☕️

Vague de chaleur🗼Paris 1954

Photo Sipa Press

[captain-price-returns]

If you’re an Iranian soldier and die, the government recognises how you’re a immortal martyred hero

If you’re an American soldier in Operation Epstein fury they talk about how you are a Quirk Chungus who loved brands

[captain-price-returns]

Getting blown up by a Shahed and they start talking about how you had a ridge wallet, a Gamer Supps subscription, loved your Raycon headphones and accumulated 6k worth of credit card debt playing raid shadow legends

[the-inevitable-minor-fires]

Who but a psychopath or an NPC would give their life for the world's biggest/dumbest/cruelest empire. There is nothing nice to say.

[depsidase]

[ip2lb]

x

[thehappysnail-deactivated202210]

Holy fuck

[musingsofaraven]

This works best if you keep windows closed.

Another design is using 2 20x25x1 filters, taping them to the sides of the box fan and then to each other so they sort of make a triangle, then cutting cardboard to make a top and bottom to the triangle.

This was discovered as a more effective design during the 2020 US west coast fires.

https://tombuildsstuff.blogspot.com/2013/06/better-box-fan-air-purifier.html

Better Box Fan Air Purifier

A better more efficient and odor eliminating homemade air purifier than just taping a 20x20x1 filter to a box fan. Sometimes you need to

[runcibility]

If you live on the west coast of the United States, fire season is coming and this is vital.

[turtlesandfrogs]

We’ve been using one, and they’re great. Might try to make the double filter version this year.

[objectconstancy]

theyve been doing a bunch of studies on this during the pandemic and this design is best! 4 filters and a shroud to optimize flow rate.

Corsi-Rosenthal Cube

Corsi-Rosenthal Cube

https://encycla.com/Corsi-Rosenthal_Cube

[puppygirllaika]

I’ve personally used both the flat single-filter version AND the triangular two-filter version, and based on subjective personal experience I would argue that the benefits from the second filter, both in terms of airflow and filtration, are absolutely worth it. If you need a makeshift air filter and you have two filters to work with, build the triangle (if not the box, i have no idea how good that one works but based on the info here i presume it’s a fair bit better.)

[flunkyofmalcador]

This trick works. We use it in my house.

[primarchpenissucker]

If anyone wants aesthetic inspo or design ideas check R/CrBoxes

[crimethinc]

The US Attorney’s Office in Minneapolis has charged fifteen people with “conspiracy to impede federal officers,” accusing them of defending their neighborhoods from ICE.

Working with anarchist artist NO BONZO, we've made a support poster to inform people about the case. Please print these out and post them everywhere!

https://crimethinc.com/posters/support-the-minnesota-15