Chris Boese / is on Nostr

📸 Photographer ✍️ Writer
🤖 Working on cyberpunk novel
🗒️ Journalist 📊 UX Lead
💻 Internet Researcher PhD
Opinions are my own or emerging from the hive mind. #binder #amediting (she, her)

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2024-03-07 22:04:03

"Act Now or Swim Later"
At the NYC March for Science, a protester holds a sign saying "Act Now or Swim Later"
Available: https://www.chrisboese.photo/warehouse-open-edition-prints/art_print_products/act-now-or-swim-later
#art #photography #MastoArt #MastodonArt #chrisboese #boesegalleries
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2023-10-14 02:02:02

They overran EIGHT Israeli military bases. I had previously heard just one, and even that shocked me. AND the Israeli military response was so slow, there was plenty of time for 1,800 more Hamas to storm in LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. (The initial attack took place early in morning). https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/13/world/middleeast/hamas-israel-attack-gaza.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

2023-09-02 13:24:45

For starters, she said bluntly, “we know everything is going to get denied.” It’s almost a given, she said, that the insurer will lose the first batch of records. “We often have to send records two or three times before they finally admit they actually received them. … They play all of these kinds of delaying games.” https://www.propublica.org/article/how-to-appeal-insurance-denials-too-complicated

2023-08-23 19:30:31

Giuliani Surrenders at Jail in Georgia Election Case
Mr. Giuliani served as Donald Trump’s personal lawyer in the aftermath of the 2020 election, and advanced false claims that the election was stolen. His bond was set at $150,000. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/23/us/trump-giuliani-georgia-surrender.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

2023-08-17 04:14:36

These State Schools Also Favor the One Percent
Some of the universities that cater most egregiously to wealthy students turn out to be public. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/08/public-university-wealthy-admissions/675009/

2023-08-17 03:59:13

Is Old Music Killing New Music?
Old songs now represent 70 percent of the U.S. music market. Even worse: The new-music market is actually shrinking. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/01/old-music-killing-new-music/621339/

2023-08-15 21:36:35

This Indictment of Trump Does Something Ingenious https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/opinion/trump-indictment-georgia-fani-willis.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

2023-08-15 00:57:29

New probe confirms Trump officials blocked Puerto Rico from receiving hurricane aid https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/new-probe-confirms-trump-officials-blocked-puerto-rico-receiving-hurri-rcna749

2023-08-14 04:59:22

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@npub1sat…8vnx Yes I did, but on Twitter. When I worked at CNN, I often drew the wildfire stories, since the early 2000s. We watched all this stuff coming, the intensity increasing.

2023-08-14 01:08:02

As Inferno Grew, Lahaina’s Water System Collapsed
Firefighters who rushed to contain the Maui wildfire found that hydrants were running dry, forcing crews to embark instead on a perilous rescue mission. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/13/us/lahaina-water-failure.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

2023-07-17 03:12:02

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@npub1sat…8vnx Spicy! My pickling spice mix has a little of everything in it, but sometimes it bites me back.

2023-07-17 02:47:05

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@npub1sat…8vnx mostly head cold, nut went into my chest last night. Swollen lymph’s in neck, and last night I couldn’t even smell Vicks! Freaked me out, cuz camphor is strong!

2023-07-17 01:56:54

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@npub1sat…8vnx It's my second time. Still testing positive 48 hours after the first positive. Argh.

2023-07-16 18:28:59

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@npub1sat…8vnx Yes, tho lying low with COVID, so not moving real fast today

2023-07-16 02:06:15

And now, the refrigerator pickles, pickling
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