Government censorship will cause TikTok’s services in the US to shut down, which will result in most users moving to another social media platform.

I think most people already use multiple platforms, so the only difference will be the time they put into their new main social media.

It is due to breaking the only rule this community has:

Here ya go:

Here ya go:

Did you use pliers or adjustable wrench to shut it off?

Are you going to switch out the blue handle?

Looks like you need to buy a full replacement part if you can’t find just the handle with O-Ring and cap.

Your valve looks like the one below:

Videos related to this:

1. Fix A leaking PVC Valve Handle! Dont pay for a plumber! [04:51 | NOV 24 21 | MACH 1 TIPS] https://youtu.be/B3UYsMgeM1k&t=84

• Fix valve handle without diging or having to splice in a new valve.

2. Water well repair part 3, Bonus: how to repair a pvc ball valve [23:40 | NOV 12 22 | Scott Flory] https://youtu.be/Bnt4nPPfmmY

• Finishing up the rebuilding of the well, re insulation and repairing a pvc ball valve that started leaking.

“If you’re looking across all of the hominids, which is the family tree after the split with chimpanzees, there [are] not really that many traits that we can point to that we can say are exclusively human,” Duke University’s James Pampush tells Robert Siegel for NPR. “[T]hose animals all walked on two legs. The one thing that really sticks out is the chin.”

One of the most popular ideas is that our ancestors evolved chins to strengthen our lower jaws to withstand the stresses of chewing. But according to Pampush, the chin is in the wrong place to reinforce the jaw. As for helping us speak, he doubts that the tongue generates enough force to make this necessary. A third idea is that the chin could help people choose mates, but sexually selective features like this typically only develop in one gender, Pampush tells Siegel.

The spandrel hypothesis is as good a theory as any, but it too has its problems. It’s hard to find evidence to test if something is an evolutionary byproduct, especially if it doesn’t serve an obvious function. But if researchers one day do manage to figure out where the chin came from, it could put together another piece of the puzzle of what makes us different from our primate and Neanderthal cousins, Yong writes.

Thanks for the heads up!

Ah, Ian Duncan.

Oh, I have seen that Sinclair segment as well; I had to rewatch it though; it has been awhile.

Don’t forget to be critical of him as well; he mostly sticks to certain talking points, like all late-night shows do: Bill Maher, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and many more.

Some may push a little; one being, when Jon Stewart went on Stephen Colbert and talked about the Wuhan Lab Leak Theory, there was a good amount of blacklash from the establishment types.

Thanks for sharing!

Sinclair Broadcast Group: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) [18:59 | JUL 02 12 | LastWeekTonight] https://youtu.be/GvtNyOzGogc

Sinclair Broadcast Group is the largest owner of local TV stations in the country. That’s alarming considering that they often inject political views into local news.

This post reminds me of the video below, where they talk about Sinclair Broadcast scripts:

Pulling strings: Sinclair Broadcast’s ‘fake news’ scandal | The Listening Post [08:03 | APR 10 18 | Al Jazeera English] https://youtu.be/tN9KAFn1hy8

Corporations only share certain news and information with the public; we must not be afraid of being highly critical of those with power and influence, especially legacy media and politicians (government and three-letter agencies), due to most of them pushing owner-class talking points.

By also following journalists that are critical of Al Jazeera, we lower our self made echochambers and bubbles:

Qatar’s Al Jazeera provides valuable reporting from Gaza but spreads lies about Syria, Russia, and Venezuela.

The speaker criticizes Qatar and Western liberalism for hypocritically supporting Palestinians on human rights but failing to support wider resistance against imperialism, stressing the need to shatter this hypocrisy for true liberation in Palestine.

I shared these two quotes in a summary of a video post I made: https://lemmy.world/post/17056614

I found a bit more info about the bat species!

This article is from 2012:

Strange New Leaf-Nosed Bat Found in Vietnam [Christine Dell’Amore | February 24, 2012 | National Geographic] https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/120223-new-bat-species-vietnam-animals-science

The results revealed that the bat issues calls at a different frequency from the great leaf-nosed bat, which hinted that the newfound specimen is a new species. Genetic results confirmed the species—named Hipposideros griffini—is genetically distinct, according to the study, published recently in the Journal of Mammalogy.

Another article, this one from 2014:

More than 300 species discovered in Southeast Asia [Justin Scuiletti | Jun 4, 2014 | PBS.org] https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/300-species-discovered-southeast-asia

A total of 367 new species have been discovered in Southeast Asia, according to a new report by the World Wildlife Fund.

Hipposideros griffini. Griffin’s Leaf-nosed bat was discovered in 2012 in Cat Ba National Park in northern Vietnam. It’s unique nose is believed to assist in echolocation. Photo by Vu Dinh Thong / Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Hanoi

https://www.mammalsociety.org/image-library/hipposideros-griffini-1737

Hipposideros griffini - #1737

Griffin’s Leaf-nosed Bat

Diagonal view of face

1. Order/Family: Hipposideridae
2. Genus: Hipposideros
3. Specific Epithet: griffini
4. Image Location: Vietnam: Cat Ba National Park, Cat Ba Island, Ha Long Bay
5. Image Date: 21 August 2009
6. Photographer: V D Thong

All is well, it was only:

You are welcome!

A bit of fun after all the not so fun posts, hahaha

Props to fan for being brave(not so sane) in doing that!

Article: Cristiano Ronaldo just avoided being hit by a fan who jumped from the crowd to get to him at Euros [James Robson | June 27, 2024 | AP News] https://apnews.com/article/cristiano-ronaldo-fan-jump-euro-2024-4c5cb01e34d8414e913f98092a07bf44

Direct video link: https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1806358142235680768/vid/avc1/720x1280/-ZZNJlnkDKBY0tLR.mp4

Source: https://x.com/RT_com/status/1806593375208112433

Edit: words, “No need to carry on this discussion.” to “There is no need to carry on this discussion.”

Hmmm…

Your logic is sound!

There is no need to carry on this discussion.

Damn, you are quick with your wit!

Props!

And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you. — Freidrich Nietzsce

Damn, people are still thinking that…

I thought that by including an FYI in my account information, people would stop using that excuse to dismiss anyone who did not agree or think like they wanted them to.

I admire your confidence in engaging with a hostile target.

I advise being passive when dealing with road rage people; move to the right and let them pass you.