RANT: Walmart is enrolling in the free trial without permission

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

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Welcome to Walmart+ 🎉

Hi ferdinand

Welcome – we’re excited you’re trying Walmart+ for the next 30 days. 🎉

Here’s an overview of your records:

Trial expiration: Sep 29, 2023

Selected plan: Monthly

Payment starts: Sep 29, 2023

Payment amount: $12.95 + applicable taxes

Payment method: VISA ending in 5648

After the 30-day trial, your plan will auto-renew for $12.95/month plus applicable taxes to your selected payment method (or any other payment method on file if selected payment method is not available) until you cancel. Cancel through your Account before the renewal date to avoid future charges. See full terms.

Start taking advantage of all of the benefits available with your selected plan.

Thanks for shopping with Walmart+,

Team Walmart

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INSPIRATIONAL: One man’s effort leads to reestablishing a species

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/to-halt-ibis-extinction-austrian-man-shows-beloved-birds-a-new-migration-route-with-his-ultralight-and-its-working/?utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_medium=weekly_mailout&utm_source=24-08-2023

To Halt Ibis Extinction Austrian Man Shows Birds a New Migration Route With His UltraLight–And it’s Working

By Andy Corbley – Aug 21, 2023

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An Austrian ornithologist has pioneered an incredible way of wildlife rehabilitation by fostering chicks of an endangered species before re-instituting their migratory practice by leading them along their natural migration route with an ultralight aircraft.

The method was developed to help reconnect the northern bald ibis, a bird that was extirpated in Europe 400 years ago, with its summer-winter migration pattern from northern Europe to its sunny southern climes.

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Fritz came to the rescue again, hand-rearing chicks on ground mice and beef heart 8 times a day, while letting the inquisitive, gregarious chicks investigate his ears and nose for curiosity’s sake.

This was all a part of getting them to the age of flight when he would lead them again in his ultralight aircraft along a 2,500-mile circumnavigation of the Alps to a new wintering site on the sunny Spanish south near Cadiz

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A heroic effort.

And just goes to show when one committed “crazy” person can accomplish.

That’s conserving nature for future generations.

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