Progressives had a lot to smile about as they woke up on Wednesday morning, after many of their preferred candidates won crucial races across the country in the US midterm elections.
Progressive candidates score crucial wins in midterm elections | The Guardian
France just legislated that every parking lot for 80 cars or more must be covered by solar panels
That’s 11GW of new solar (same as 10 new nuclear reactors) powering millions of home - zero new land needed
Climate action is happening, just not at #COP27
#climateaction
Affinity 2.0
Exciting day for users of the Affinity suite of creative apps, especially #iPad users. Serif have released the new 2.0 suite which includes Publisher for iPad. Publisher was previously only available for Mac/Windows. So, now all 3 desktop apps have been updated and all three are also updated and available on the iPad. I’ve already imported a project from my Mac into Affinity Publisher on the iPad and it’s fantastic.
If you're not familiar with the Affinity apps, they are Photo, Designer and Publisher and are similar to Adobe's Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. I dropped Adobe several years ago and have never regretted it. The Affinity apps have met my needs. Not only are they fully featured but in my opinion are far more responsive than the Adobe apps. The apps on the iPad set the bar for what professional creative apps can and should on iPadOS.
No subscription and they’re offering a launch special, all of the apps (a universal license), desktop and iPad, for $100. I think that includes Mac and Windows apps as well. Or buy the individual apps at 40% off the future full price. I don’t think I’ll use the Mac apps much but bought the universal license anyway.
Exciting day for users of the Affinity suite of creative apps, especially #iPad users. Serif have released the new 2.0 suite which includes Publisher for iPad. Publisher was previously only available for Mac/Windows. So, now all 3 desktop apps have been updated and all three are also updated and available on the iPad. I’ve already imported a project from my Mac into Affinity Publisher on the iPad and it’s fantastic.
If you’re not familiar with the Affinity apps, they are Photo, Designer and Publisher and are similar to Adobe’s Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. I dropped Adobe several years ago and have never regretted it. The Affinity apps have met my needs. Not only are they fully featured but in my opinion are far more responsive than the Adobe apps. The apps on the iPad set the bar for what professional creative apps can and should on iPadOS.
No subscription and they’re offering a launch special, all of the apps (a universal license), desktop and iPad, for $100. I think that includes Mac and Windows apps as well. Or buy the individual apps at 40% off the future full price. I don’t think I’ll use the Mac apps much but bought the universal license anyway.
Pleurotus ostreatus, the oyster mushroom, oyster fungus, or hiratake, is a common edible mushroom. #mushtodon #sporespondence #edible
Macrolepiota procera, the parasol mushroom, is a basidiomycete fungus with a large, prominent fruiting body resembling a parasol. #mushtodon #sporespondence

Love to see it!
“In the week since Elon Musk took over Twitter, the number of people signing up for a small social network called Mastodon has surged.”
Sitdown protests are part of a day of demonstrations in and around Schiphol airport
Climate activists storm Amsterdam airport and block private jets | The Guardian
They are the images that made us sit up and take notice. As world leaders gather for Cop27, these pictures prove that global heating isn’t a distant possibility – it’s already here
20 climate photographs that changed the world | The Guardian
This isn’t Democracy.
New analysis finds that 465 billionaires had pumped $881,000,000 into the 2022 federal midterm elections by October.
3/4 of that $881 million is coming from just 20 billionaire households.
Now, the capital is 1200 kilometers away and Karachi, home to 20 million people, has found itself in the midst of a raging climate catastrophe.
Karachi: Fighting an unfolding climate apocalypse - Unbias The News
Most people don’t know what early pregnancy actually looks like. That complicates abortion discussions.
Why did images of early pregnancy cause such a firestorm on TikTok? - The Verge
The policy that’s been standard in northern Europe and Canada leads to better outcomes for children and parents
Guaranteed income programs starting to catch on in the US | The Guardian
Mycena galericulata is a mushroom species also known as the common bonnet, the toque mycena, the common mycena or the rosy-gill fairy helmet.
Made my favorite fall/winter soup today: Curry pumpkin-coconut -vegetable. Cube 2 to 3 cups of raw pumpkin without the skin and boil for 30 minutes “. Blend or mash it in the boil water.  Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of curry powder, teaspoon of cayenne pepper, and a tablespoon or two of salt, garlic, a sautéed onion and 3 cups of frozen mixed vegetables.  Simmer for 15 minutes then add one can of coconut milk and 2 to 3 cups of cooked or canned chickpeas and simmer for another 15 minutes.
The end result is sweet and spicy and super tasty !
Salems Lot, one of my very favorite spooky movies, watching it today!
The Story Behind One of the Creepiest Scenes in TV History | Vanity Fair
“The bad news is that we have been ‘systematically underestimating the rate and magnitude of extremes.” - Katharine Hayhoe
Beyond Catastrophe: A New Climate Reality Is Coming Into View - The New York Times