Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛moncity1.bsky.social @moncity1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Roxy crossed the rainbow bridge this afternoon due to complications from degenerative myelitis. She was our first female shepherd and took me to school in numerous ways. Roxy was a true shepherd to “her” kids. Roxy was family and a great dog. 6115648211
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛Samira Ahmed @samiraahmed.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I love this series! Would personally like another dozen or so books but apparently Stevie has to graduate from HS at some point. RUDE. But anyway, Velvet Knife has a cult so I'm all in! 261
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this. 15243971816113
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 14/09/2026We have been together for 40 years, but we couldn’t get married legally as “husband & husband” until 2008, thanks to a ruling by the California Supreme Court that found the state ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. 1152927162
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛Krunchie 🐓 @foxyvalli.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I think about these daily. Evaporative cooling is so neat. It's like a suped up swamp cooler. 061
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛Terabite @terabiteglitch.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Evidence that humans have always been really good at engineering, no matter the time period. We come up with some amazing ideas. 051
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 13/09/2026In addition to fruit-juice sorbets, Iranian 'faloodeh' فالوده is made of thin starch noodles with chilled/semi-frozen syrup. Desert-powered Iron Age Iranian technology that allows the coldest of desserts in the hottest of deserts. Amazing! (📷: Ali Redmond) 01152
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 13/09/2026During the hot summers, the same pools become evaporative cooling tanks fed by the cold water of the qanats, carrying away heat from the surrounding area, keeping air inside the yakhchāl *much* colder than the air outside. Meanwhile, the stored ice can be used for frozen treats, refrigerating food. 1926
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Next to the yakchal, you build shade walls & ice pools fed from 'qanats' (underground aqueducts). These shallow pools fill with earth-chilled water during the day which can freeze at night in all seasons but summer. The shade wall slows the ice-loss so workers can recover it, filling the yakhchāl. 1732
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 13/09/2026So you build a giant domed space (18 m high), partly dug into the ground, with 2 meter thick walls of adobe covered in a special water-proof plaster called 'sarooj', topped with an open chimney that lets heat escape. And you fill it with ice. But how? 1721
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 13/09/2026They are, in a very real way, DESERT-POWERED. Low humidity means large temperature swings: although daytime temps can reach 70°C (158°F), for much of the year, nighttime temps rapidly plunge to near- or below-freezing. Low humidity also allows evaporative cooling to carry away lots of heat.science.orgThe incredible ecosystem of Earth's hottest spotExpedition peels away the mystery of how life survives in Iran’s Lut Desert 2631
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The year is 400 BCE & you're in one of the hottest places on Earth, the Dasht-e Lut (Lut Desert) of Southeastern Iran. Wouldn't it be nice to have a refreshing sorbet? A =dessert= in the =desert=? Thanks to this structure, you can! Let's learn about ancient Iranian refrigerators called 'yakhchāl'. 526583
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛The Onion @theonion.com · 13/09/2026Emmys Producers Warn Aging Stars Deadline For 'In Memoriam' Segment Midnight theonion.com/emmys-producers-warn-a… 15117791
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/08/2026We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS. 566280948612
Patti Thomas🐈⬛ @8pattithomas8.bsky.social · 13/09/2026@maureenjohnsonbooks.com Rowan and I just listened to today's Town Watch (9/13)2026). FYI: Your "Chicago" signing will be where your 2024 Death at Morning House visit was, in Naperville, IL: 41 mi. (~1.5 hour drive) from Evanston, and 27 mi. (~1 hour drive) from O'Hare Airport. 130
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛america.is.not.free @antifapatriot.bsky.social · 14/08/2026the brainwashing is mind boggling 🤦 #DrFauci #AnthonyFauci #covid #vaccines #science #vaccinessavelives #pandemic #vaccineswork #healthcare 38122703226
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 14/08/2026🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: 18-Year-Old Mia Heller From Virginia, USA, Invents a Water Filter That Eliminates 96% of Microplastics From Drinking Water 430189714127
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 14/08/202641 years ago, Carl Sagan gave a clear and elegant explanation of the science behind global warming. 393142865760
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Criminal slumlord Jared Kushner’s corrupt $5B resort plan in Albania has all but effectively collapsed after the country froze all of his assets that are tied with his money laundering project. Good. Well done to the Albanian people who refused to see this happen. 673259215865
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 14/08/2026whomst so amongst us i say 10102943
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛Jill Weinberger @jillybobww.bsky.social · 07/08/2026I love Lupita Nyong'o's transition to cat lover & also that she wore this outfit to take pictures for her cat's birthday & also that every picture of her now is like, "Oh, y'all didn't think I was beautiful enough to be Helen of Troy? Okay. I'm just gonna be here, LOOKING LIKE I DO. "reddit.comFrom the Fauxmoi community on Reddit: Lupita Nyong'o: “Please join me in wishing a very HAPPY 5TH BIRTHDAY to YOYO!!!!!😻🎉 I brave every odyssey of life to come home to him. 🫶🏿”Explore this post and more from the Fauxmoi community 5194
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Bill Nye breaks down the Science of Skin Color and shows why Racism is Ridiculous. 346130074663
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 07/08/2026If you owe a woman 5 million dollars for sexual assault, you also owe the country your resignation. 320164063417
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛Middlerage @middlerage.bsky.social · 07/08/2026"A lot of people are saying I'm one of the greatest presidents ever..." 🥴 Pretty sure the only folks saying that are the asshats in your cabinet! 116265521173
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛LA Blue Dot in GA 🌊🐸 @namwella1961.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Newsweek: Pete Hegseth is facing growing criticism from Republicans as his public standing weakens, with a new poll showing his favorability among US adults has declined over the Iran war. I have no sympathy for these Republicans who got exactly what they voted for. #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed 35854385
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛Tairāwhiti Doc @tairawhitidoc.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Pre-sunrise, Saturday, 8 August, from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. I thought I would check in before sunrise as it’s so pretty. The contrail overhead is the only international flight that passes over this area; from Santiago Chile to Auckland. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️ 913623
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛Middle Age Riot @middleageriot.bsky.social · 07/08/2026"They're not angry at me, but they are angry at Republicans." – Donald Trump, describing voters who are angry at him and angry at Republicans 69686150
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛Kelly Sue DeConnick @kellysue.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Same reason targeted marketing is effective. Women will read things targeted to men, because that is cross-identifying to a higher status. Everyone resists cross-identitying down. It’s the same reason for the “I’m not like other girls” phenomenon. 230767
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Per @tnyoungdems.bsky.social prez Trent Benge — RUTHERFORD COUNTY just elected Brendan Doughtie to the county commission, flipping the seat and making him the youngest commissioner ever. And in Sumner, Young Dem Rory Edmonds won a commission seat. 20806209
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛el último marciano @elultimomarciano.bsky.social · 25/06/2026This paragraph by @dorianlynskey.bsky.social , the author of the review, is GOLD 320977
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛Beth Wilson @bethrwilson.bsky.social · 25/06/2026⭐⭐ It's publication day for 'I Felt All This': Enslaved People's Emotional Lives in the Antebellum US South' published by @universitypress.cambridge.org! You can now buy it here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/i... ⭐⭐ 511137
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛Michelle.cat @michelle-cat.bsky.social · 20/05/2026I think every women and person who is trans should file 1122
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛rhodyfl2025.bsky.social @rhodyfl2025.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Stephen Colbert & Jimmy Kimmel & their staffs need to file as well. They were targeted by Trump. Now Colbert’s staff has no jobs. 0466
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛hikercat.bsky.social @hikercat.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Thank you. Every American affected by gutted health care, tariffs, and the republican war on the unwealthy should file. Every person detained in concentration camps and their families should file. 1384
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛lulubelles90210.bsky.social @lulubelles90210.bsky.social · 21/05/2026This is the class action lawsuit we’re all entitled to after having been abused by the Orange Tyrant for years!!! 0536
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛earthchick01.bsky.social @earthchick01.bsky.social · 21/05/2026and keith porter jr’s family, as well. 21708
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛Donna @germ3.bsky.social · 21/05/2026And the immediate family members of Renee Good and Alex Pretti! (Especially Renee’s children.) 535328
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛macawsome.bsky.social @macawsome.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Could all the folks detained by ICE also file suits? 1044236
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛Mark 🇨🇦🇺🇸🇨🇦 @miestro78.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Damn shame usa doesn't live in a real democracy anymore. 1050130924006
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛dan sinker @dansinker.com · 11/05/202670% top marginal tax rates 191488211
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛penboyasgod.bsky.social @penboyasgod.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Actually I don't find it funny at all. We've wasted $72 billion, seriously made life harder and more expensive for those in our country that can least afford it. It's a debacle that infuriates me. 87692082466
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛Maureen Johnson @maureenjohnsonbooks.com · 06/05/2026The fact that the Kid Lit ambassador wrote this is genuinely bananas. We are under fire on all sides, and that means PICK YOUR WORD CAREFULLY, because you are the KID LIT AMBASSADOR who should maybe be aware that this is an easily pulled quote. 2537
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛Tairāwhiti Doc @tairawhitidoc.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Sunrise, Monday, 4 May, from Okitu Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️ 942451
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛Tairāwhiti Doc @tairawhitidoc.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Sunrise, Tuesday, 5 May, from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️ 261243111
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛Tairāwhiti Doc @tairawhitidoc.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Sunrise, Wednesday, 6 May, from Okitu Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️ 1445160
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛Tairāwhiti Doc @tairawhitidoc.bsky.social · 05/05/202642 minute version of the 6 May sunrise for those who'd like a longer morning. youtu.be/jJD-0W9mEX0youtu.beWorld's first sunrise, daily. Relax and watch the day dawn: 6 May, 2026YouTube video by Sunrise Aotearoa 1122
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛Tairāwhiti Doc @tairawhitidoc.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Sunrise, Thursday, 7 May, from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️ 611120
Reposted by Patti Thomas🐈⬛Tairāwhiti Doc @tairawhitidoc.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Sunrise, FRIDAY, 8 May from Wainui Beach, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Ata mārie / Good Morning ☀️ 410621