buzzing and voting
Remember a couple of weeks ago, when I posted about the humingbird hawkmoth? Today, fantasy author Diane Duane has posted video of a humingbird hawkmoth in action (via Boing Boing). The video's a bit jumpy, but when it smoothes out, you can see just how fast its wings are beating. I feel privileged to have seen it in person.
Also, Janet has written another DailyKos diary: "Put your money where your mouth is! Voting every day of every year". Go take a read. It's all about the interconnectedness of your buying dollar, and thinking about where your money goes.
TV networks earn money from their advertisers and sponsors. Duh, we know that. Companies that advertise are frequently now part of a larger family of companies that, like Voltron's constituent body parts, together form... a gigantic monster of a multi-national corporation. Even when you've decided to boycott what you think is one company (say, Disney), you'll discover that they own ESPN, Miramax, the History Channel (damn!) in addition to ABC. If you decide to boycott advertisers on ABC, say, Time Warner Cable, more difficulty sets in (maybe you're viewing DailyKos using their network), and then you also discover they own Cartoon Network, New Line Cinema and DC Comics (damn!). If you want to start small, say with Aveeno, then you should know they are owned by Johnson & Johnson, which owns a crapload of companies, produces craploads of stuff, and (more reason to avoid) tests on animals, puts GMO (genetically modified) plant derivatives and petroleum derivatives in their products and packaging.
Also, Janet has written another DailyKos diary: "Put your money where your mouth is! Voting every day of every year". Go take a read. It's all about the interconnectedness of your buying dollar, and thinking about where your money goes.
TV networks earn money from their advertisers and sponsors. Duh, we know that. Companies that advertise are frequently now part of a larger family of companies that, like Voltron's constituent body parts, together form... a gigantic monster of a multi-national corporation. Even when you've decided to boycott what you think is one company (say, Disney), you'll discover that they own ESPN, Miramax, the History Channel (damn!) in addition to ABC. If you decide to boycott advertisers on ABC, say, Time Warner Cable, more difficulty sets in (maybe you're viewing DailyKos using their network), and then you also discover they own Cartoon Network, New Line Cinema and DC Comics (damn!). If you want to start small, say with Aveeno, then you should know they are owned by Johnson & Johnson, which owns a crapload of companies, produces craploads of stuff, and (more reason to avoid) tests on animals, puts GMO (genetically modified) plant derivatives and petroleum derivatives in their products and packaging.