

Both the wind appendages and the plants look like they belong to the sunflower family fwiw.


Both the wind appendages and the plants look like they belong to the sunflower family fwiw.


Furry stuff at the bottom are wind dispersal appendages that are modified as the flower is fertilized and dehisces. They are attached to the seeds so they can be carried by the wind.
Edit: as you have already said, sorry.


There is a great book by a journalist who was fired by WashPo to being “political” about their identity.
The View from Somewhere: Undoing the Myth of Journalistic Objectivity by Lewis Raven Wallace.
It is excellent and details why having a view from no perspective is damaging to minorities and others with disabilities, etc. We must have principles and speak about those in journalism. If we stand for nothing, we default to the status quo.


Let me tell you about trains.
His is such a bad company but so poorly run by its dictator. He can’t be ousted as he holds majority shares. It’d be funny as hell if it wasn’t facilitating the progression of the end of our world. Dumping billions that could be used to feed and support people in need. Instead we got the metaverse and datacenters on every corner.