@NiwlCraft it's BEEN on my wishlist. Looking forward to it all!

@ianrosewrites 🫡

@oldoldcojote great summary!!

@davidho hear hear!

@8r3n7 The way we talk about it helps a ton. Reframe it as getting exercise and saving money, as opposed to giving up power. As you said, people, even with good values, will live against them if they have power that is difficult to release.

@Netraven @akareilly I believe you 100%. Oakland Unified School District was lead poisoning children! The article maps the lead crisis perfectly onto your structure. It reminds me of the phrase "maintenance is civilization" https://oaklandside.org/2025/08/01/oakland-unified-schools-haphazard-response-lead-water-crisis/

@Netraven @akareilly to support this point; Biden and congress sent money to cops, money meant to upgrade schools' ventilation and filtration. Cities happily received that money. It always comes down to culture and power.

And I do believe we can change the culture and take the power.

(Edited to change my mis-remembering of the fund distribution)

@Yehuda @miyotehew a yup!!!!

@skinnylatte god I'm not even into spice like that and Lacha Somtum's blue crab salad was one of the best meals I've had in a long time. Like, the perfect level of spice.

@joyousjoyness congrats!

@eryops @Jgbird So strange! I grew up in that area and saw plenty of Great Blue Herons in marsh settings. Years and years later a GBH exploded from a tree as my friend and I walked under it, damn near gave me a heart attack. I didn't even know they went up into trees. It was an eventful start to that birding hike

@annaleen congrats!!!!

@noodlemaz @cbarbermd Damn, good catch Marianne! The info is still generally true.