thecrazydragonlady15

cookietastic

jcrewguy

In a statement to The Post, a spokesperson for NBCUniversal claimed the tree work is simply an annual ritual at this time of year. “We understand that the safety tree trimming of the Ficus trees we did on Barham Blvd. has created unintended challenges for demonstrators, that was not our intention. In partnership with licensed arborists, we have pruned these trees annually at this time of year to ensure that the canopies are light ahead of the high wind season,” they wrote. “We support the WGA and SAG’s right to demonstrate and are working to provide some shade coverage. We continue to openly communicate with the labor leaders on-site to work together during this time.”

unpretty

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Here is the weeping fig at Plummer Park that has been left alone because it is in weho. The photo embedded in the tweet is of an absolutely enormous tree with a huge lush shade canopy planted between a sidewalk and parking lot. — lauren (@aptkr_) July 17, 2023

laughingcatwrites

If those trees were pollarded annually, the cut areas would NOT look like that. There would be big knobs of old growth at the trimming sites. Not seeing any of that here. The way those trees were topped (not pollarded, which is a very careful process that has to begin when the tree is immature) is excellent way to kill them due to loss of hydration, open sites to infection and parasitism during the best time of year for both, lack of nutrition due to so little greenery and new budding growth being left, sunburn and other exposure damage, and a myriad of other possibilities. Plus, if they were topped annually, they would not have the lovely drooping branches seen in the other picture but would have tons of vertical suckers instead.

This is what an annually pollarded mature tree should look like:

If this was done by the city, the public works arborists should be protesting in front of city hall and screaming their heads off right now. I'm not hearing about that, so... Tree law!

awesomeinmypants

saywhat-politics

Only capitalism could turn unlimited free electricity into a problem.

wilwheaton

oh no the poor billionaires may lose a few thousand dollars so the plant doesn't die so sad

awesomeinmypants

huffylemon

ralfmaximus

Years ago I overheard (eavesdropped upon) a telephone conversation between a public parks official and a golf course owner.

Parks Official: No sir, you cannot

Parks Official: No. They are a protected species

Parks Official: You CANNOT shoot them

Parks Official: Or poison them, no. Or trap them

Parks Official: If you like, we can-- no, I'm it. I'm the ranking official here. There's nobody above me. My boss? You mean... the governor's office? Sure, I guess. Okay bye

After he hung up, he gave me this thousand-yard stare before answering my unvoiced question.

"There's a flock of flamingos at the 9th green disrupting golfers. He wanted permission to go out there with a shotgun and take care of matters, but sensed there might be... legal ramifications. So he called us."

I laughed. "Does that happen often?"

"Oh, we get calls like that a couple times a month."

fem-fatalist

Country clubs should be burned to the ground and their golf courses turned into community gardens i am 10000% serious

theconcealedweapon

Was golf created for the sole purpose of hoarding ridiculously large amounts of land just to brag about how little they use it?

blackwoolncrown

Yes, literally.

megatraven

teathattast

neil-gaiman

myjetpack

A recent cartoon for New Scientist

ladyserendipitous

nikademus1969

northstarfan

Not just rewatch, but analyze, argue over, rope unsuspecting friends into, and write meta, filk, and fix-it it ‘fic for. We’re not exactly a passive fandom - we can stretch that 600+ hours out for a while. ;)

ladyserendipitous

thefirsthogokage

NBC Universal is pulling shady shit. Please consider signing the petition and helping them picket at Universal:

I’m a WGA strike captain & lot coordinator at NBC Universal. On the 2nd week of our strike, Universal began construction on the sidewalks we were picketing on. On day 74 of our strike, they have fenced in and demolished every sidewalk surrounding Gates 1, 2, 4, and 5. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/bRYbamM20l — Katherine DiSavino (@KVeraDisavino) July 15, 2023

It has made picketing at Universal a challenge, and our incredible Captains and picketers have risen to that challenge every day. But enough is enough. Universal MUST install what the City, County and LAPD Labor Relations have deemed necessary: a protected pedestrian lane. (2/3) — Katherine DiSavino (@KVeraDisavino) July 15, 2023

Please sign the petition. Please share it. And please come picket with us at Universal so we can continue to make it clear that the WGA will hold this picket line no matter what. (3/3)https://t.co/ilEbdEAgJ1 — Katherine DiSavino (@KVeraDisavino) July 15, 2023

You don’t have to be WGA to sign. If you like sidewalks and walking safely, consider signing! — Katherine DiSavino (@KVeraDisavino) July 15, 2023

[Image ID: A tweet threat from Katherine DiSavino from July 15th that reads in it's entirety:

I’m a WGA strike captain & lot coordinator at NBC Universal. On the 2nd week of our strike, Universal began construction on the sidewalks we were picketing on. On day 74 of our strike, they have fenced in and demolished every sidewalk surrounding Gates 1, 2, 4, and 5. (1/3)

(this tweet includes an image that reads: NBC Universal risks Picket and Public Safety. Sign the petition to demand the construction of a pedestrian lane!)

It has made picketing at Universal a challenge, and our incredible Captains and picketers have risen to that challenge every day. But enough is enough. Universal MUST install what the City, County and LAPD Labor Relations have deemed necessary: a protected pedestrian lane. (2/3)

Please sign the petition. Please share it. And please come picket with us at Universal so we can continue to make it clear that the WGA will hold this picket line no matter what. (3/3)

Click this sentence to go to the Google docs petition.

You don’t have to be WGA to sign. If you like sidewalks and walking safely, consider signing!

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