#rural

NEW: A ProPublica data analysis shows that delays resulting from USPS’ cost-cutting measures have endangered the validity of ballots mailed in rural areas. Counties that voted for Trump in 2024 have been most affected. https://www.propublica.org/article/mail-ballot-delays-postal-service-midterms?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post#News #Data #USPS #Vote #Voting #Election #Midterms #Rural #USPolitics

In Icelandic, this is called súrheysturn. It means sour hay tower, which is nice and descriptive. #Iceland #photography #naturephotography #nature #landscape #landscapephotography #countryside #rural #abandoned #decay #graffiti #concrete

Babies are being born ambulances after closure of rural labor units #rural #healthcare #ruralhospitals #cartoon #gregkearney #kearney

I'm super late for my biannual re-#introduction post... Whoops! 😅 Anyway, I'm slanderoid. I'm just some guy from a tiny #rural village in Midwest, USA. I came to #Mastodon after #Twitter turned into a medical waste dumpster fire back in 2022. I'm turning 40 in a week and I feel weird about it I'm a #geek. (Or a #nerd, I'm not sure which.) I love #horror of all kinds. I used to play a lot of #VideoGames but not so much, lately. I'm more into #movies and #music at the moment. I love #books and I can often be found #reading something. My wife and I run a big #LittleFreeLibrary from our front lawn. We've got some big plans for it next year! I recently launched a website full of my #writing over at https://notaherostory.com #NotAHeroStory has been my dream for many years and it's cool that, after some hard work, time, and dedication, it finally exists! If you're into #fantasy, #comedy, #LitRPG, or #beer, you should check it out. It's 94% free! If you're new here, welcome! 😄

Lost Purpose Meadow Grove, Nebraska, USA #photography #building #chickencoop #farmlife #countryliving #rural #abandoned #weatheredandwonderful #photooftheday

👋 An #introduction. I'm Jessamyn (she/her) an #ExtremelyOnline #GenX #librarian and #technology educator. I care a lot about the #DigitalDivide and #accessibility

I live in #rural #vermont am a #civics #nerd and an elected #JusticeofthePeace

I used to own #MetaFilter and help run #MLTSHP

I like #moss #wikipedia #trivia #birds #scrabble #antiracist librarianship and practical #anarchism

• Reading list https://glammr.us/deck/@jessamyn/115839891017442334
• Wikipedia work https://glammr.us/@jessamyn/115849719781135830

Just happy to be here

Villages Vivants, c'est 35 commerces de #village rouverts en 7 ans.

Cette #scic rachète des locaux vides dans les bourgs ruraux, les rénove, puis les confie à des porteurs de projet : épiceries, cafés, librairies…

2 règles simples :

• 1 personne = 1 voix
• on ne « place » pas son argent : on devient sociétaire

Car, c'est une #societe #cooperative

L'entreprise appartient à celles et ceux qui la font vivre, pas à ceux qui misent le plus.

https://villagesvivants.com/entrezcestouvert/

#rural #economie

A little peek at the cabin and its surroundings. #Iceland #video #landscape #nature #abandoned #decay #trees #countryside #rural

#Farm #Rural #Cows #Iowa 1/2 Over the last two days, I dismantled a livestock pen that I had built when I started taking care of a few cows during summer. My friend sold his cows in 2023, and the pen has sat unused and growing up in vines and weeds since then. I forgot to take a “before” picture of the removal project, but I found a few photos where the pen appears in a cameo role. (Continued)

A few minutes of stillness III/III. July 2026. #countryside #rural #deer #wildflowers #walking #photography

A few minutes of stillness II/III. July 2026. #countryside #rural #wildflowers #flowers #rose #walking #photography

Here is a view of the abandoned silo from a distance. The lake is called Grænavatn, which means green lake. A nice and descriptive name, I'd say. #Iceland #photography #naturephotography #nature #landscape #landscapephotography #countryside #rural #abandoned #decay #lake RE:

Episode Five featuring McNabb Laurie of D & G Woodlands talking about Galloway Glens, D & G Woodlands and living in and loving Galloway. We also caught up with Sam Heughan for a quick chat at #RideGalloway , and bring you a brief round up of Cultural and Walking news from our Bonnie Gallowa #galloway #podcast #samheughan #GallowayGlens #Rural #rurallife #walking #cycling #culture

https://carrickryan.substack.com/p/the-truth-is-behind-the-headlines '#Populism, by its nature, rests upon the notion that all of the complex problems that #society is compelled to address actually have very simple #solutions. 'To hold this world view, it necessitates a deep mistrust of #expertise, of #institutions, and of #science, and anyone else that dares explain why the "simple solution" has already been dismissed from calculations. 'These are the natural adversaries of anyone intoxicated by overconfidence as a result of the Dunning Kruger Effect; a phenomenon by which those with the least amount of knowledge on a complex topic are so deficient in knowledge that they do not understand how much they don't know. 'Within that context, the visible impatience from those who spent decades studying the minute nuances of a topic can be indiscernible from arrogance, or potentially even intentional obfuscation. '..... 'Polling data has consistently shown that One Nation's support is strongest among people without a #university degree, particularly when combined with older age and living in regional or #rural Australia. These are, in many ways, those that have benefited the least from #globalisation and those that suffered the most from growing #economic #inequality. '#Conspiracy theories offer an explanation for their loss of #status and #wealth that appeals to our natural instinct to blame misfortune on the malicious acts of others. It is cathartic to attribute grievance to the immorality of a nefarious "elite" rather than our own failure to adapt to a rapidly changing world....'

#running #countryside #rural #photography

«Twilight on the Tannalp» (2026) Photo ©️ Dietmar Bachmann 📍Tannalp, Melchsee-Frutt, Switzerland Playing a bit with Hasselblad's XPan format and the camera's high-ISO capabilities. :-) #photography #xpan #hasselblad #rural #alps #photo #nature #alpinepasture #landscape #twilight #landscapephotography #mountains #Fotografie #ländlich #Alm #Alpen #Foto #Natur #Landschaft #Dämmerung #Landschaftsfotografie #Berge

Fleeting moments III/III. July 2026. #wildflowers #flowers #bloomscrolling #countryside #rural #photography

Sommersprossen #photography #landscape #rural

Fleeting moments I/III. July 2026. #wildflowers #flowers #bloomscrolling #countryside #rural #fotomontag #photomonday #photography

Watercolor on paper Acuarela sobre papel https://ebay.io/m/RxCEfI #Watercolor #Original #Painting #Acuarela #Watercolour #JoséMelgratti #Art #Rural #Village