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Evening Shade---Resistance Rising---Saturday, May 17th (Regional Shade) [1]
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Date: 2025-05-17
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WHEN YOU FIND SOMETHING in the DIARY that you LIKE
THE PERSON who MAKES the FIRST COMMENT WILL GET TWO CRITTERS
(Or NOT As the CASE MAY BE)
YOU WILL FIND in the DIARIES a LOT of POLITICS
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The reporting from the recent storms are still coming in, so it’s too late to make it into the regional Shade. Maybe Girasol can sweep up tomorrow.
FPWellman has a great article.
A tornado tells a bigger story
An afternoon of shock We had heard there was a potential for severe weather yesterday. It’s been a very strange few months in the St. Louis area. Record rains in April always seemed to just spring up suddenly. Yesterday, we heard there was a chance of bad storms then supercell thunderstorms rolled through. My fiance’ had to abandon her shopping cart and take shelter in a parking garage. Kids were waiting for school busses and pick up. It went from sunny and warm to torrential rain and a monster tornado rolling through historic Forest Park, the Central West End, and North City. It’s never happened before. Ever.✂️
Thoughts and good vibes go out to all of those affected by this event.
On with the Shade.
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Happy Syttende mai (literally translated, the 17th of May), everybody! It’s Constitution Day in Norway, often called Norwegian Independence Day. It’s a big deal to Norwegians.
Wikipedia
Constitution Day is the national day of Norway and is an official public holiday observed on 17 May each year. Among Norwegians, the day is referred to as Syttende mai ("Seventeenth of May"), Nasjonaldagen ("National Day"), or Grunnlovsdagen ("Constitution Day"), although the latter is less frequent. The Norwegians will often celebrate with big parades with everyone dressed up in their special outfit (bunad). People eat hot dogs, waffles and ice cream and the children play playground games.✂️
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Via Minnesota Public Radio.
Twin Cities conservative and liberal college students try not to stay in their lanes
As she slipped on her bowling shoes, Mena Feleke remembered when she realized her liberal college campus was an intellectual bubble. “My freshman year, a good friend of mine actually transferred because he didn’t feel like he was able to express his opinions and be able to disagree with the people on campus,” she said. Feleke is a senior at Macalester College. Most students there are liberal, and so is she. Feleke said there’s not a lot of room for political disagreement as a result. “I wanted to be able to be in an environment where I could have difficult conversations and then bring the skills that I learned from this group back to campus,” she said.✂️
It kind of brings tears to my eyes. To say that Macalester is liberal is to understate things quite — umm — liberally. I love that school, just a couple of miles and across the river from my home, from which I’ve had roommates, etc.
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Nothing quite spells “Faith in the Trump Economy” like this.
Costco limits sale of popular item as it surges in value
Costco is putting limits on an apparent gold rush from consumers looking to buy and secure gold bars through the wholesale retailer — and yes, Costco does indeed sell gold bars. On Costco’s website, two different 1 oz. gold bar products from Rand Refinery and PAMP Suisse Lady Fortuna Versican now list labels stating “limit of 1 transaction per membership, with a maximum of 2 units per 24 hours.”✂️
Sorry I momentarily lapsed into national news. I’ll do better.
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For Girasol.
Five Idaho cities ranked in top 100 fastest growing U.S. cities, U.S. Census Bureau data shows
Five cities in Idaho — mostly near Boise — are among the fastest 100 growing cities in the nation, new U.S. Census Bureau population estimates show. GET THE MORNING HEADLINES. The cities ranked in the top 100 U.S. cities for population growth from 2020 to 2024, the Idaho Department of Labor announced in a news release. Here’s how they ranked: 51st place: Caldwell, with 21.5% population growth. It grew by 12,918 people to 73,088 population.
54th place: Kuna, with 21% population growth. It grew by 5,047 people to 29,127 population.
70th place: Post Falls, with 18.6% population growth. It grew by 7,195 people to 45,800 population.
71st place: Meridian, with 18.6% population growth. It grew by 21,946 people to 139,740 population.
91st place: Nampa, with 16.8% population growth. It grew by 16,922 people to 117,350 population. Between 2023 and 2024, Idaho cities as a whole grew faster than the state. Cities combined growth rate was 1.8%, compared to Idaho’s overall growth rate of 1.5%. ✂️
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For Wolverine and 2thanks and any of a number other wonderful Michiganders I’ve met on Daily Kos.
Uncertainty marks Michigan’s future as economists estimate tariffs could cost the state 13,000 jobs
Michigan could lose 13,000 jobs in the next several years due to President Donald Trump’s tariffs on foreign goods, economists from University of Michigan told state officials during a meeting Friday focused on projecting Michigan’s economic future. As the state Legislature is in the process of crafting the next state budget, economists from the University of Michigan and other experts presented research and estimations Friday on the trajectory of the national and state economies, looking at the potential impacts of federal tariffs, unemployment rates and tax revenue in order to inform lawmakers’ decisions in the budget-making process. As the Trump administration proceeds with implementing high tariffs on imports in order to encourage consumption of domestic goods, and other countries threaten retaliatory tariffs, Yinuo Zhang and Gabriel Ehrlich of the Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics, or RSQE out of the University of Michigan, told state budget officials that Michigan is likely to be dramatically impacted.✂️
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Barriers to maternity care in rural Kansas leave many moms-to-be miles from services
TOPEKA — Maternity care is becoming out of reach for many in rural Kansas counties, where birth rates are higher than in urban areas, hospitals face closure and obstetrics services are few and far between. The new report from the University of Kansas School of Nursing and Hutchinson-based United Methodist Health Ministry Fund examined Kansas’ maternity care deserts, or counties without nearby access to prenatal and obstetrics care. The findings “paint a stark picture of the current landscape of access to maternal health,” said David Jordan, president and CEO of the health fund, which commissioned and funded the report. The report was based on statewide data from 2022-2024. “The data also emphasize the critical importance of addressing this challenge before it gets worse, as well as recognizing that the location of services is one piece of the puzzle,” he said. More than 40% of Kansas counties don’t have any maternal care services, and most Kansans live 30 miles or more from a high-risk delivery facility, the report found. Plus, most rural counties in the state do not have an obstetrician/gynecologist.✂️
This issue is common across rural America. I’m not here to point and laugh. It’s not productive.
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Smashed windows, street abductions: ICE gets attention with Mass. arrests
These vigilante-style tactics are going to get ICE agents killed.
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Arkansas LGBTQ+ organizers crowdfund to make up for fewer Pride sponsors in time for June
The inaugural SoMa Pride festivities in June 2024 brought hundreds of people to the Little Rock neighborhood to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. SoMa Pride will return this June 7 “no matter what,” organizer Elizabeth Michael said — even if a funding shortage forces it to downsize. The SoMa 501 nonprofit, of which Michael is executive director, launched a crowdfunding campaign in March with a goal of $20,000 to “bridge the gap” after losing “a few major funding sources.” As of Wednesday, the campaign had raised $2,320 from 42 supporters. SoMa Pride is co-hosted by Central Arkansas Pride, which also hosts LGBTQ+ events in October, and SoMa 501. Organizers for June’s events are not alone in their crowdfunding efforts; NWA Equality, which runs Northwest Arkansas Pride, raised over $30,000 in early April to make up for lost event sponsors.✂️
I’ve mentioned before how difficult it is to find good news coming out of Arkansas, so when I find some, I post it. If possible, please consider donating. I’m confident that it’s not easy being gay in Arkansas.
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Should Democrats stick with Harris? New poll shows surprising result in Trump rematch
If President Donald Trump and Former Vice President Kamala Harris were to have a rematch election, Harris would be the victor, according to a new poll. The Strength in Numbers/Verasight poll shows Harris winning 40% of the vote in a hypothetical rematch while Trump only wins 36%. Only 1% of adults who responded said they were undecided. Even though 40% of adults said they would vote for Harris over Trump, 43% of them said they would not vote at all, according to the poll.✂️
I am a huge fan of Kamala Harris, but I’m on the fence on this one. Contrary to conventional wisdom, I thought she ran a fantastic campaign, especially given she had about 100 days to get it together. She didn’t lose by much.
But, I don’t think Trump will be the candidate in the next election. I’m not sure who will be on the R side and I’m not sure MVP Harris has any desire to try again. I’d love to see her as a cabinet member (SoS) or governor of California.
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Five district attorneys sue Ken Paxton to block new rule requiring them to hand over case records
Five Texas district attorneys are suing Attorney General Ken Paxton in two separate lawsuits filed Friday over new rules that would give the state’s top law enforcer meticulous access to their office’s records. The two lawsuits, filed in Travis County District Court, seek to overturn a new rule created by Paxton’s office giving the attorney general office’s employees discretion to request almost all documents from cases county officials work on, regardless of whether they are being pursued. The district attorneys suing Paxton said the rule is an unconstitutional overreach that would needlessly burden offices who would have to present “terabytes” of data to the attorney general. The rule, which took effect in April, only applies to counties with 400,000 residents or more — a threshold only 13 counties in the state meets. Paxton’s office has marked the provision as a way to “rein in rogue district attorneys” refusing to uphold the law. District attorneys from Travis and El Paso counties filed one suit, while district attorneys from Harris, Dallas and Bexar counties filed another. Both seek to block Paxton from being able to enforce the rule, alleging it violates the state constitution and federal law.✂️
It’s really very simple: If Ken Paxton is for it, I’m against it. Beyond that, this can realistically only be being sought for political retribution and as the lawsuits state, they likely violate both federal and state law.
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Contributed by Nanny a couple of hours before publishing time. In Maine...
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Today is…
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
A day to recognize the progress made in the struggle for LGBT+ equality and recommit ourselves to working with the LGBT+ community to fight for full equality around the world. Created in 2004 to draw the attention of policymakers, opinion leaders, social movements, the public and the media to the violence and discrimination experienced by LGBTI people internationally✂️
No videos for that. I’m sure we’re all on the same page and it’s serious.
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National Cherry Cobbler Day
Oh, I know this one is controversial.
Cobbler is a dish consisting of a fruit or savoury filling poured into a large baking dish and covered with a batter, biscuit, or dumpling before being baked. Some cobbler recipes, especially in the American south, resemble a thick-crusted, deep-dish pie with both a top and bottom crust.✂️
(less than a minute)
So, this singer is auditioning for a band and they go “OK, sing us something in 4/4 time.” The singer sings “Life is just a bowl of cherries.” “OK, sing is something in 5/4 time.” “Life is just a fucking bowl of cherries.” This joke was for Slideman.
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National Walnut Day
National Walnut Day was created to promote the consumption of walnuts and the first National Walnut Day was proclaimed by the Walnut Marketing Board in June 1949. On March 3rd 1958, a Senate Resolution was introduced by William F Knowland. The Resolution was signed by President Dwight D Eisenhower on the first National Walnut Day which was on May 17th 1958.✂️
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National Learn to Swim Day
Since 2011. A nationwide campaign designed to raise awareness about the importance of teaching children to swim. It takes place annually on the Saturday the week before the unofficial start of summer: Memorial Day weekend. Families nationwide are invited to participate by attending a local event, teaching their children to swim with at-home instruction, visiting a community pool as a family or enrolling children in swim lessons at a local facility.✂️
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World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
The purpose of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is to help raise awareness of the possibilities that the use of the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICT) can bring to societies and economies, as well as of ways to bridge the digital divide. World Telecommunication Day marks the founding of ITU when the first International Telegraph Convention was signed in Paris on May 17, 1865. This special day is also known as World Telecommunication and International Society Day. Since 1969, it has been celebrated annually.✂️
My dad was a radio guy. He helped build KTHI’s (later KVLY’s) “ world’s tallest tower ”. Later in life, he was interviewed on local television, about how important radio was in the early days. Farmers would get information about their market conditions, election results in real time, the earliest “Fireside Chats”, etc., etc., etc.
Telecommunications changed the world. Morse code, to early radio then television and now to the internet and cell phones. I guess in my own small way, I’m carrying on my dad’s legacy. You should marvel at that little device most of us carry with us every day. The cell phone is a marvel of telecommunications.
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National Mushroom Hunting Day – May 17, 2025
National Mushroom Hunting Day is an annual holiday that falls on May 17, created in 2014 by a mushroom lover, Jace Shoemaker-Galloway. If you’re going on the hunt, you need to know how to identify which mushrooms are edible. You probably don’t want to go mushroom hunting hastily and end up eating the poisonous ones. Mycologists and mushroom hunters commonly use the spore print technique to differentiate between similar-looking species. So, educate yourself before you go on the mushroom hunt.✂️
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The Jukebox is here. Ghost is the host with the most (from coast to coast). The theme is Double Shots. Screw him, he’s getting a-ha! Drop your quarter.
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Woo!!! Syttende mai, bitches! The Shade is open. Have at it.
(Norwegian band a-ha — I always thought it was a creative video)
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