Lover of history and wild places. Ever hopeful for a kinder world.
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Gravenstein, another good one
"Humility is really freedom from ourselves (8-31-25)." #PopeLeoXIV #LiveTheGospel #Humility
I’m watching Longmire, and he’s been such a strong character in the series. RIP 🙏
RFK has hired another thimerosal conspiracy theorist, David Geier he and his father are known for several discredited studies connecting ethylmercury in thimerosal with autism This link was fabricated for money David & Mark Geier also promoted bogus and dangerous treatments / therapies for autism
I saw BR and Prine sing it together live once, it was glorious.
Sometimes all it takes is being nice to yourself.
The FDA has approved new COVID-19 booster shots for this fall, but with certain limitations. MSNBC medical contributor @vinguptamd.bsky.social breaks down what the approval means and offers guidance for those considering or in need of the vaccine.
If you are a person who regularly donates items for food banks, please also consider adding cake mix and icing for birthday cakes and period products. Both make life infinitely nicer for folks who need something nice.
“When I feed the poor they call me a saint. When I ask why so many are poor they call me a communist.” —Servant of God Dom Helder Camara (1909-1999)
New Mexico is overriding the federal government on the topic of COVID19 vaccines to ensure their residents can access them. States hold a tremendous amount of public health power. They should use it.
That’s balm to my soul. My local NextDoor just had a gleeful thread on the successful week the anti-vax crowd just had. It’s hard for me to get excited that voters can change this when I still see so much insanity among us.
I’ll take a ginger!
DOGE wasn’t a cost-cutting venture. It was a data mining operation for private interests. Trump opened the gates to the castle from inside for invaders with bad and greedy intent to plunder and exploit.
Nature never disappoints. Except for natural disasters of course. 😁
I’m bummed I missed all the fun celebrating a certain, well deserved demise. Even if it was just fantasy—for the moment.
Woohoo, I love his day one agenda. Get it done Dems!
Monterey Bay is a fascinating story all its own. I feel blessed to live near it.
If you’ve ever visited California’s Monterey Bay and looked out over the immensity of the Pacific - well, I hear it’s lovely. But how many of its roughly 4 million visitors per year know that beyond the surf, they’re also in the presence of the second Grand Canyon of the United States? 1/
“They (GOP supermajorities) weaponize faith to lure people in…to vote against their own interests.
Sand batteries are literally just silos of sand that retain heat exceptionally well -- so well that they can be tied to heat exchange systems to serve as proxy *electrical* batteries. Finland's new model can store enough power (100 MWh) to heat an entire town for a week. newatlas.com/energy/large...
It’s amazing how much business gets done on a Friday before a three day holiday weekend. Whew 😅
C’mon Reed, counter that 10 million GOP donor. We need to get this done in California.
What are you going to do to end this madness?
Where is that? I must visit.
Women religious do most of the spiritual work in this world. It’s great to read about it, and so rare to find.
A federal judge has ordered Florida to shut down "Alligator Alcatraz," after the state spent a staggering $218M to build the now-vacant detention camp. Closing it will run taxpayers another $20M. An utterly cruel and costly waste.
He’s so pale, looks like someone should check for a pulse.
Don’t worry guys, we now have an investment banker/former political speech writer with no medical, scientific, or public health training heading the CDC. American will not get healthier with the clown car of unqualified bozos dismantling public health services. We are fucked.
Pope Leo to French Politicians: “The promotion of ‘values’, however evangelical they may be” if they are “emptied” of Christ, “are powerless to change the world.” www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
seems weird how little we talk about the fact that over a million americans died from COVID
CDC leaders on why the left: “I resigned because I could not be part of the weaponization of public health and CDC… we should always be questioning - but you shouldn’t have a preconceived idea before you have the data.”
I feel ya, I’ve been very angry all day.
I have only ever seen photos of Nova Scotia but it looks so rugged and romantic that I dream of living there one day. Do you take Californian refugees?
things you don't ever expect to see in print "It is unusual for federal border agents to make arrests during the fighting of an active fire, especially in a remote area." www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
I really worry anger is obscuring the good, the decent and the utterly beautiful. The people we’re (rightfully) angry at, see the world as ugly, people as threatening and I worry about becoming them. Up for a good fight? Prove them wrong and add the good, decent and utterly beautiful. 🤺
Remember when COVID vaccines were first available? Remember how they saved lives and helped us move toward normalcy? Remember how relieved and grateful we were? Remember how amazing our healthcare workers were? Remember how science rescued us?
Gupta: Here’s why this matters: 1. Because the FDA indications have changed, if I prescribe it to you, I’m opening myself up to a lawsuit. He directly signals that… 2. A pharmacist is no longer able to prescribe and administer a COVID-19 booster that doesn’t meet indications.
COVID cases are on the rise -- and RFK just took away the ability for millions of Americans get COVID vaccines. COVID shots are now only FDA approved for 1) people 65+ and 2) people w/ underlying conditions that put them at severe risk. That's it. www.huffpost.com/entry/covid-...
I love this for them. 😂
You suck FDA! But Kennedy sucks more! Just shameful all around.
Why wait… 😂🥰 #cat #bluesky
In a word, revenge: ➡️The Transportation Department said it is cancelling $175 million for four projects that are part of California's #high-speed #rail project, following cancellation of $4 billion in #federal grants for the state's ambitious high-speed rail project in July.
FDA approves fall Covid shots, but with new restrictions. If you don’t qualify under the new restrictions, insurance might not cover the vaccine. Cost without insurance is approximately $40.
I hate this take so much. How about she met a guy, fell in love and both happen to have day jobs? Works for me.
Yes. People discussing 2028 presidential candidates at all, as if that’s the moment we’re in…that’s not the moment we’re in. Moreover, the ruling class would love nothing more than for us to obsess over the next electoral horse race like it’s a new season of Bachelor, instead of organize.
Oh, great 😌 I need to have a donkey now. ❤️
No, there is no scientific evidence linking wind turbines to whale deaths. The primary causes of whale mortality are human activities such as ship strikes and entanglements in fishing gear, not offshore wind development. (NOAA). RFK, Jr. is as insane as you think he is.
If you're wondering why Republicans are gerrymandering the fuck out of red states, Democrats just flipped a Trump +20 Iowa Senate seat. That’s what they’re afraid of.
I had to look the word up, but the correct spelling for buffalo is Tatanka in Lacota.
The CDC quietly scaled back a surveillance program for foodborne illnesses
I was wondering what hit my 401k hard today.
Now is the time to get your “final” Covid booster. 2025/26 boosters out in about two weeks.
c.1882 #Massachusetts #mansion still available. $53K. oldhousesunder50k.com/save-this-c-...
Timeless 1922 #Sears Roebuck #Home in #Illinois Under $100K. oldhousesunder100k.com/timeless-192...
NYT: “Pentagon fires the Defense Intelligence Agency Chief — weeks after the agency drafted a preliminary report contradicting Trump’s contention U.S. strikes “obliterated” nuclear sites in Iran…” The Truth will not be tolerated. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/u...
Bolton’s home raided, Gen. Kruse fired, Epstein coverup proceeds, seizure of 10% of Intel another step towards state capitalism. Just one day in the somewhat chaotic but directionally purposeful march towards…despotism. Does anyone think they’re doing all this so they can hand over power in 2028?
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Two of the single greatest advances of our lifetimes are mRNA technology and renewable energy tech and somehow the United States is now virulently against both.
"[Maxwell’s] like listening to Ted Bundy talk about his victims. Literally what’s the point," Epstein survivor Marijke Chartouni texted me. Let's not forget prosecutors charged Maxwell with perjury & cited her "willingness to lie brazenly under oath about her conduct" in court docs.
Kittens like this one at Oregon Humane Society are patiently waiting for you to head to a shelter this weekend and find yourself a new friend 🐈⬛ #cats #catsofbluesky #adoptdontshop
I’ve seen so many people spreading the misinformation that PBS is shut down or is shutting down. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been shut down and PBS has been defunded. HOWEVER!!! PBS still exists. It is more important now than ever that you donate to PBS if you can.
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court BLOCKS implementation of Trump administration’s dangerous new rule that would strip health coverage from more than 2.2 million people, raise costs for working families, and undermine the Affordable Care Act’s core protections. A huge win for @democracyforward.org.
“Natural immunity” (aka getting infected) is literally thousands of times riskier than vaccination. Getting vaccinated is not only FAR safer than getting infected, but unlike catching a disease, vaccination creates no risk of spreading a deadly virus to everyone you meet.
Poor Cracker Barrel, no customer or user likes a rebrand because they don’t like change. But they need to get over it, times change regardless, and CB was very long in the tooth. That being said. The new logo is boring, my professional opinion.
Father Gustavo Santos, a priest of the Archdiocese of Miami in good standing and with a valid R-1 religious worker visa through November 2025, was unexpectedly and wrongfully denied admission into the United States upon his return from an overseas trip…” www.miamiarch.org/CatholicDioc...
This place always creeped me out, now I know why.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium is calling on Governor Gavin Newsom to uphold Senate Bill 54, or the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act. SB 54 shifts the burden of plastic waste from everyday people to the companies that produce it. Read more: mbayaq.co/4oIVQw0
“Putin is a predator, an ogre at our gates,” French President Macron warned. Calling Russia a long-term destabilizing force, he stressed Putin rarely honors commitments and seeks to redraw borders. “This is a threat to Europeans—we must not be naive,” Macron said.
Stephen Miller: "All these demonstrators that you've seen out here in recent days, all these elderly white hippies, they're not part of the city and never have been ... we're gonna ignore these stupid white hippies that all need to go home and take a nap because they're all over 90 years old."
News just in from my mum and dad: their cat Bridget is currently enjoying a well-earned nap, having “beaten up two dogs” this afternoon.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro—who claims she’s helping Trump fight crime in D.C.—will no longer charge people for illegally carrying shotguns and assault weapons in public, which is a felony offense under D.C. law. Washingtonians, do we feel safer yet? www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Consider the lives saved by ticketing kids who haven’t learned the basics like safety, sharing the road, and obeying laws. Perhaps some parents need a kick up the arse to teach their children how to ride safely and defensively. I’ve seen so many kids riding extremely dangerously.
Scientists at the University of Florida have created a breakthrough mRNA cancer vaccine that erased deadly brain tumors in early human trials without chemo or radiation. Tested on four glioblastoma patients, the vaccine reprogrammed their immune systems within 48 hours to attack the tumor.
California has walked the walk on independent redistricting at the state level for 15 years. But we cannot unilaterally disarm while other states throw out the rules to gain power. With one vote, Californians can punch back and also demand nationwide independent redistricting.
Finally! Hallelujah.
Redford, 89 years old today. “All the President’s Men” (1976) owes its existence to him — buying the film rights, developing a script and cajoling a reluctant Woodward & Bernstein. I thought it was “a great character study,” he said — but for months, “they didn’t return my calls.”
Epstein victim speaks out! #arresttrump
Russians are advancing in Zaporizhzhia oblast under the American flag.
This dude has it. We got some generational talent in the party.
This is what Bluesky is for.
Some people say, he’s right out of central casting.
Let’s hope this is a game-changer.
Mamdani needs to win and win by a lot so the establishment understands people are done playing around and it carries over to the presidential primaries
MU was the stronger team today, just couldn’t get a goal in.
We had a deal. Russia violated it. Now, no deals should be accepted.
Dying laughing 😂
Now that Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is law, 51,000 more people will die preventable deaths each year. Republicans voted to let thousands of people die so they could give billionaires government handouts.
“Whatever the rationale for the administration’s agenda, the consequences are clear. These cuts are jeopardizing progress in many fields, including the war on cancer—in which scientists have made some truly impressive gains, especially in the past ten years or so.” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
A close up of a simple cotton vest using many colors and various stitch patterns. Least boring easy knit ever. Stripes week at #ShowMeYourKnits
This kid is all of us.
Fun fact: John Dougan, a former Palm Beach County Sheriff's Deputy, has the only known copy of the full video archives seized from Epstein's house. He is also one of only 4 people ever granted asylum to Moscow, where he now resides.
in Alaska, two men with not an ounce of humanity. vacant soulless tyrants. that hundreds of millions and indeed the whole world is held hostage to their inhumanity is an enormous tragedy in our times. #trumpputin
