Indiana

It's #ShowYourStripes day and so here is the temperature change in #Indiana from 1895-2022. Very few blue stripes since 2000.

This is pretty much a clone of my reddit post from earlier this year:

I'm looking for other organizations around Indianapolis similar to Habitat for Humanity, just trying to expand my options for when their stuff is already booked or doesn't fit my schedule or skills*. Can anyone suggest anything? Bonus points if there is a leftist vibe.

My list so far is

• Habitat;
• SAWS;
• Keep Indianapolis Beautiful;
• Hoosier Hiking Council;
• NeighborLink (seems a bit more demanding)

*My skills are...no skills. I've found that Habitat is often still able to find something for me to do. So I want to avoid any truly hardcore opportunities where they expect you to know what you are doing coming in.

Wait wait wait, hear me out!

I know this sounds like a joke, but I mean it. Are there any political organizations that will spam me with Indiana-specific calls to action? (Other than Joe Hogsett, lol)

My model for this is ResistBot, which is mostly about the federal level and pretty decentralized.

I'm mostly thinking of low-effort things like "call your representative" or "sign this petition," but bigger stuff would be cool too.

I'm not convinced that these things have much impact, but a) that's exactly why I want to find a way to do them without investing a lot of time, and b) I think it would be a good way to learn about Indiana issues that don't affect my friend circle directly.

Just to reiterate, I'm mostly not looking for officeholders or office-seekers. Nothing against them.

A federal judge issued an order Friday stopping an Indiana ban on puberty blockers and hormones for transgender minors from taking effect as scheduled July 1.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana sought the temporary injunction in its legal challenge of the Republican-backed law, which was enacted this spring amid a national push by GOP-led legislatures to curb LGBTQ+ rights.

The order from U.S. District Judge James Patrick Hanlon will allow the law’s prohibition on gender-affirming surgeries to take effect.

Hanlon’s order also blocks provisions that would prohibit Indiana doctors from communicating with out-of-state doctors about gender-affirming care for their patients younger than 18.

The ACLU filed the lawsuit within hours after Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb signed the bill April 5. The challenge, on behalf of four youths undergoing transgender treatments and an Indiana doctor who provides such care, argued the ban would violate the U.S. Constitution’s equal protection guarantees and trampled upon the rights of parents to decide medical treatment for their children.

Indiana’s Republican-dominated legislature approved the ban after contentious hearings that primarily featured testimony from vocal opponents, with many arguing the gender-affirming care lessened the risk of depression and suicide among transgender youth.

cross-posted from: https://netmonkey.tech/post/1307

This recipe originated from the Tea Room inside the old L. S. Ayres Department Store here in Indianapolis. This particular batch came from a local soup place just off Monument Circle.

"Family ~~bribed~~ incentivized to move to Indiana"

The joint GM and Samsung SDI plant, scheduled to begin operations in 2026, near New Carlisle, Indiana aims to have an annual production capacity of 30 gigawatt hours (GWh). The plant will produce high-nickel prismatic and cylindrical battery cells.

Whoever does the audio engineering for this is amazing. This was the second year in a row being the best sounding concert I went to. I can't believe it was free.

After teasing a run for months, Democrat Jennifer McCormick announced Thursday she is entering the race for governor in 2024.

Hello fellow Hoosiers! If you're looking for a Mastodon presence on the Fediverse, I welcome you to check out Hoosier Social. It is a relatively new & small instance specifically started to give Indiana residents a place to land. Currently, we're working on adding news feeds (Indy Star, Indiana Capital Chronicle, WFYI, etc.) to make the Local Timeline a little more valuable to members.

I saw this posted elsewhere and thought that this community might enjoy some of these. Most of these are Midwest, and specifically Indiana. But, there are a few other locations that are pretty cool. It looks like they also do custom and commercial stuff too. Support local artists!