Somehow here is the only social media I feel is safe to say it
I’m a content moderator for TikTok, which means I have access to the database with all the policies that we have to enforce
Notice how Luigi Mangione has disappeared from your fyp? It’s not because people have stopped talking about him or because he’s being sexualized.
No it’s because he’s considered VE or Violent Extremist and we have to ban any content that looks like it’s endorsing him for one of the strongest policy: promotion of terrorism.
So yes… Even the policies of the European sector consider that Luigi Mangione is a terrorist and every content is systematically banned from TikTok.
People never stopped talking about him, their content just never reached us.
Mental illness CAN cause people to say and do bigoted things, especially illnesses that cause the kind of delusional and paranoid thinking that makes someone susceptible to conspiracy theories. Denying that makes it harder for people with those illnesses to accept their conditions, let alone receive support or help.
Kanye’s actions are not limited to rants on twitter and paying extreme amounts of money for a Super Bowl ad just to sell a shirt with a swastika shows a level of thought and planning that goes far beyond just a paranoia or delusional episode.
People who are not actually bigoted but who experience those kinds of episodes where they say bigoted things due to mental illness will apologize after. Kanye has never apologized and never will because he’s a bigot. Plain and simple.
Regardless of what is causing Kanye’s behavior (it’s bigotry and hate), his words and actions have tangible effects on Jewish people. He has far more followers on twitter than there are Jews in the entire world and what he says and does has gone a long way to emboldening antisemites in his fan base and influencing people who see him as someone to look up to.
Perhaps it’s just because I’m a short woman who happens to enjoy both frilly dresses and sex, but I get so mad when people say Ariana grande or Sabrina carpenter are encouraging pedos by uh …. being short, enjoying cute things, and enjoying sex. I’m sorry some adult women are very cute and hot and like sex. And it literally has nothing to do with children. The people accusing them of being creeps are the ones inserting children into the discussion at all. (hyumjim voice) And I’m NOT supposed to be creeped out by that???
This post got me blocked by a mutual but I don’t care I’m an advocate of women expressing their sexuality EVEN IF they have committed the crime of being short.
“Lord of Plains” – faux woodblock/linocut style art of a heavily stylized Przewalski’s horse. The Przewalski’s horse is the nearest living relative to the modern horse and strongly resembles what ancestral horses likely looked like. Intended as part of a series with the Lord of Meadows piece.
The Japanese ‘micro-forest’ method is transforming cities
“More than 420 million hectares of forest have been lost to other uses since 1990, according to the UN’s 2020 State of the World’s Forests Report.
With more than 85 per cent of the global population living in urban areas, micro-forests in cities offer an essential opportunity to combat deforestation.
The Miyawaki Forest Technique, invented by Japanese botanist and plant ecology expert Professor Akira Miyawaki in the 1970s, is the inspiration for micro-forests worldwide.
These diverse, organic small forests can be created on sites as small as nine square metres, and only use native species that would otherwise grow naturally in the planting area. They grow up to 10 times faster than monoculture forests, in just two to three decades.
Since Miyawaki’s work began, more than 280 micro-forests have been planted.”
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“In polluted urban areas, micro-forests can help to restore soil, water and air quality, according to the Woodland Trust.
Their small size allows plantation in relatively limited urban space, often taking advantage of unused spaces such as school playgrounds, cemeteries, and near metro stations. They can also help to reduce the impact of heavy rainfall, and to keep towns and cities cooler.
Micro-forests can create more habitats for wildlife in cities, such as blackbirds or hedgehogs. When planted in distinct layers, they can also develop plant communities of smaller shrubs and herbs, which allow the micro-forests to become self-sustaining after just three to five years of growth.
“Our pocket forests offer a myriad of benefits” says Elise Van Middelem, Founder and CEO of SUGi.
“Perhaps most importantly, they can support the positive well-being of communities. From a psychological perspective, interacting with nature reduces physical stress and can improve symptoms of mental ill health, including anxiety or depression.”
The link provided doesn’t really go over the method, so I looked into it a bit more. The key is planting a bunch of native trees close together. Like, 2ft tall trees, 2 ft apart. The overall garden can be just 3ftx3ft, any is fine really. By planting the trees close together, they grow upwards faster (rather than out sideways). Additionally, they make sure to prepare/improve the soil in advance to hold lots of water, and to apply lots of mulch over the top. You water it tons and weed it in the first two years or so, then it goes on by itself without maintenance.
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