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I haven’t been able to identify this little struggler since I got it. But it grew these arms reaching for a hug, and I thought that might make it more identifiable? Maybe? Anyone? 😊

I'm confused. Not long ago I took the first picture. The Echeveria Blue Prince/Knight on the left had big pretty pink blooms. I snipped the infloresence not long after taking the picture. Now, it's got more blooms, but they're white/ yellowish...

I thought the flower color was always consistent? Like, the bloom color indicates the exact cultivar, doesn't it? I didn't realize they could bloom consecutively in different colors?

That growth on the left/bottom, and the white thing on the right, is that a pup, and an infloresence? I'm guessing? Haven't had this one long, and I'm not super familiar with Haws. Just wanted to make sure that's what they are, and everything's ok...

This tradescantia was a tiny nursery pot size last year. I had gotten a few varieties simultaneously, and most were potted up and put under a grow light, in a spot with more distance between the plants and lights. Those are trawling along nicely enough.

But this one, I didn't have room for in the same spot. I stuck it on the shelves with my other succulents, with some really bright SANSI bulbs. I tried to keep it off to the side a little so it wouldn't get scorched, but it still gets MUCH more light than my other tradescantias. This one is at least 4 times as big as my others now, probably more, and there's almost no stem/ nodes visible anywhere. The picture doesn't do it justice, but the leaves are so fat they feel stiff, and they're stacked together so tightly, touching it, it feels more like one of my chubby succulents than it does a regular plant. And it makes me happy, so I decided to share 😊

Ok, so, I know blooms come from an infloresence with Echeveria and graptos etc (2nd pic, for good measure). But I'm not sure what happens when these Rubix cube, geometric type succulents bloom... The blooms appear to be sat right on the leaves, as opposed to being on a separate infloresence/ stalk. What happens when it's done blooming?

If you click the link, you can send the letter to your representatives, if you like. At the very least, it seemed worth discussing, in a public health context...

https://yellowdotstudios.com/elninowarning/#send

To all Governors, Mayors, First Responders, and anyone entrusted with public safety, disaster preparedness and relief:

We the undersigned consisting of scientists, meteorologists, and concerned citizens are greatly alarmed by the lack of public discourse, urgency and planning surrounding what is an impending, large scale, historic public emergency.

More and more data and modeling every day indicates we are within 3 to 5 months of experiencing the most dramatic El Niño warming event in recorded history.

Ocean temperatures in the central eastern Pacific will rise between 5 to 7.5 degrees Fahrenheit (3-4 degrees Celsius) peaking in October of this year. This will trigger a heating escalation through 2027 and into 2028 that will push already dangerously high planetary air and sea temperatures to near catastrophic levels.

This El Niño driven warming will lead to significantly more global flooding, fires, storms, droughts, deadly heat events, dangerous turbulence, and most concerning, a significant threat to food supply chains, crops, and power grids.

The previous strongest recorded El Niño occurred in 1877 leading to 40 million deaths worldwide from famine.

And this coming El Niño event looks to be even stronger.

And even more critically, it will occur on top of already record high sea and air temperatures.

Many of us through the years have attempted to warn the public during human caused rapid warming events about the increased risk of extreme weather events. We have had to watch as historic fires destroyed two cities in an unprepared Los Angeles, an actual hurricane hit Asheville North Carolina, campers were swept away and killed by flash floods in Texas, Corpus Christi runs out of water and on and on and on.

But the scale and threat of this coming warming event is simply too large to ignore in the name of business/politics as usual.

States, cities, and counties should be immediately:

reinforcing river banks and lakes against all time high cresting numbers increasing funding for fire fighting and rescue running geological tests on populated hillsides bolstering power grids building more tornado shelters, cooling and high ground centers increasing life guards and warning systems for beaches informing citizens of potentially life threatening increased risk Instead the signatories of this cry for action see mostly silence and inaction.

We know many simply aren’t able to process the science behind this entreaty through anything other than the will of big donors, party politics and poll numbers.

But for those that still take the responsibilities of their office, appointment or job as something sacred and more important than career or donor money please, we urge you not to dismiss this letter.

SIGNED BY (starting with a bunch of Hollywood folks who shouldn't have signed before the scientists, imo) Adam McKay Mark Ruffalo Joaquin Phoenix Jane Fonda Dr. Peter Kalmus Bill McKibben Aileen Getty Rory Kennedy Rainn Wilson Woody Harrelson Javier Bardem Hannah Einbinder Chris Gloninger, CBM-CCM Dr. Rose Z. Abramoff Chelsea Handler David Sirota Eliot Jacobson, Ph.D Leon Simons Dr. Britt Wray Dr. Genevieve Guenther Daryl Hannah Shel Winkley, CBM Rosemarie DeWitt Jamie Henn Mandy Moore Cheryl Nelson, CBM Stephen Markley Dr. Margaret Klein Salamon Sarah Hyland Nathan James Robinson, Ph.D Evan Peters Shira Piven

Reports have first identified Brouillette on Thursday through his ex-wife, Ashley Brouillette, who told both outlets he called her shortly after the shooting, sounding 'unusually calm', and asked her to lie for him and vouch for his character . He has not responded to repeated requests for comment, and an attempt to reach him at his home was unsuccessful.

She did not "vouch for his character". Neither did his daughter. She said that when he told her he got a job with the agency, she assumed it was just another mental health episode, and he was lying. Especially since his extensive mental health history would "obviously disqualify him". She only realized he'd truly been employed by the agency when he notified her that he'd killed someone, and he needed her to lie about his violent history.

She refused, and I love her for it. But I also fear for her and her daughter's safety.

I hope this post is ok. I understand if it's too charged a topic. It just has been sitting with me all day, this woman is refusing, right now. And I hope she's ok.

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/controversial-ice-shooting-maine-agent-identified-1809227

I attached a link. I copypasta'd a bunch from the article. I didn't want to use the "Discussion" tag, because truly, I am at a loss for words. So I don't even know where I'd begin a discussion... Thoughts, anyone?

https://www.techspot.com/news/113092-new-york-hospital-replaces-12-nurses-ai-prompting.html#google_vignette

In New York, 12 nurses were laid off on Sunday and replaced by AI-powered software, some of whom had worked at the hospital for decades. The move came not long after the city's nurses went on strike and won a three-year contract. It's also led to warnings about the quality of care the AI will offer.

According to the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), the layoffs, made by the Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, were a direct result of the AI-powered software provided by Datavant. Montefiore described it as a nonclinical program that helps facilitate the paperwork process.

The software replaces 12 utilization review nurses who examine patient records and demonstrate to insurers that the care provided is medically necessary and eligible for coverage.

AI-driven job losses spark outrage at the best of times, but what makes this incident even more controversial is the timing. On January 10, a 41-day nurses' strike began across several hospitals in New York. It led to a three-year contract, which included safeguards against AI.

"We are outraged about these layoffs because these dedicated nurses are being replaced by AI," said Shaiju Kalathil, a nurse at Montefiore and a union executive committee member. "This is a violation of the contract that we recently won by going on strike. It should also concern every practitioner and patient who cares about the future of healthcare and the quality of care they receive."

The NYSNA has also highlighted Datavant's reported ties to Palantir and a $900,000 payment to settle a class-action lawsuit over a 2024 data breach that affected thousands of people.

Marilyn Shuler, one of the affected nurses, said that when she and her co-workers returned to work after the strike, their workflows had changed without explanation. The union was notified, and it contacted management. Around three months later, all 12 nurses in the department received 45-day notices...

It goes on....

I knew air conditioning wasn't as common in England as it is in the US. But I never thought too much about it, so I didn't realize to what extent. How the heck do you work during a heatwave with no air conditioning?? 🥵

But, on a more urgent note, how does this play out? A&E overwhelmed with patients due to the heat, the machinery is failing due to the heat, the computers/ servers, the diagnostic imaging, having to turn off systems just so the whole thing doesn't permanently meltdown... Geriatric units with no air conditioning sounds like the 9th circle of Hell.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/25/hospitals-nhs-england-critical-incidents-machines-it-fail-extreme-heat

"Doctors have sounded the alarm over the disastrous impact of extreme heat on the NHS in England, with radiotherapy machines and MRI scanners failing, critical IT systems stalling and cooling units that serve entire hospitals breaking down."

Seriously, what are the potential solutions here?