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WestfaliaMary

@floresgardens.bsky.social
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Environmental Geographer 🌎, Horticulturist 🌻, Dog is my Co-pilot 🐾 🚐💨

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Climate.us @climate.us · 23/06/2026
Climate.us is live. Built by members of the team behind Climate.gov, this new independent nonprofit website keeps trusted climate information easy to find, easy to use, and harder to erase. #ClimateForUs #ClimateUS
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Dr. Samantha Montano @samlmontano.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
When's the best time to drop the 20,000 word analysis of the FEMA Review Council report you've been working on for weeks? I don't know but I am going with *checks notes* 9:00pm on a Friday night. Cheers, kids! www.disaster-ology.com/blog/femarev...
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FEMA Review Council Report Analysis — Disasterology
If we have not met, here are my credentials: I have been involved with disaster work for 20 years beginning with the recovery of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and the levee failure. I worked maj...
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 24/05/2026
"Food tastes better when you're camping. That's because when you're in the wilderness, you're starving, and your acute hunger improves the flavor profile of whatever dehydrated beans and tinned ravioli you'll be having for dinner. It's incredible how nature can change you."
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You’re Going to Love Camping, According to Me, Your Outdoorsy Friend
“You’re going to get the best night’s sleep of your life. The sharp sticks and rocks poking through the bottom of the tent will imprint into your already ach...
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
We can't keep looking away from his emotional and cognitive issues. The attack on the Pope was the beginning of a full night of melting down. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Trump’s Dark Night on Truth Social
Attacking the pope was only part of the president’s disturbing meltdown.
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WestfaliaMary @floresgardens.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
@malcolmnance.bsky.social FYI ⤵️ youtu.be/i5Q_v370OJg?...
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Viral 'Lego' creator admits relationship with Iranian government | Top Comment
YouTube video by BBC News
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Someone needs to tell the American people what's going on in the Pentagon, and it obviously won't be Pete Hegseth, who is at war with America's senior military officers. My latest: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Hegseth’s War on America’s Military
Someone needs to explain the Pentagon purges to the American people.
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WestfaliaMary @floresgardens.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
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Insta Science @instascience.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
A Snow Leopard caught on a trail cam.
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Lots of buzz online about an upcoming major March heatwave for the American SW & California. And in this case, it does indeed appear increasingly likely than an extremely anomalous and even record-breaking heatwave may envelop much of the SW about a week from now.
Map snapshot depicting the predicted relative anomalousness of surface temperatures from the ECMWF ensemble over the Western U.S. in about a week from now. A a huge region of bright orange and red colors (depicting extremely high warm temperature anomalies) is centered right in the middle of the map, and covers essentially the entire region.
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WestfaliaMary @floresgardens.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Nowruz ~ Persian New Year ~ is March 20. A great cookbook. 💔😔🇮🇷
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Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
"Trump has no ideological commitment. He likes his foreign policy 'one and done': kidnap Venezuela's prez, drop a MOAB on Afghanistan. He sees it like reality TV: these are plot twists in his season finales. I’m worried the war on Iran is a series finale — for Earth." www.youtube.com/watch?v=zobD...
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Sarah Kendzior Sounds Alarm on Trump’s Calculated Iran Move
YouTube video by The Mark Thompson Show
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Kevin Sweeney aka audiomagnate @audiomagnate.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
"What I'm worried about is a season finale for Earth."
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WestfaliaMary @floresgardens.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Epstein Starr Kavanaugh trump, the sexpest.
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The Five 8 @thefive8.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
With apologies to Neil Diamond. Animation by CHUNK youtube.com/watch?v=AXdi...
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Forever With Epstein (parody)
YouTube video by The Five 8
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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Thomas [DARK MODE], DO @tom.medsky.social · 27/01/2026
Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
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Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Wow. Greg Bovino and Kristi Noem literally saying the exact same thing.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 24/01/2026
“If Minnesota falls, everything falls. We’re done as a nation.” Fury. Grief. Anguish. Locals on the frontlines of Trump’s attack on Minneapolis are speaking out following the killing of another one of their neighbors. We’re on the ground with @samveep.bsky.social tracking the aftermath.
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The Five 8 @thefive8.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Canada enters the chat. The Five 8 1/2 LIVE tonight! 8e/5p. Notifications ON ✅ youtube.com/live/6A1LmMt...
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The Five 8 1/2
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WestfaliaMary @floresgardens.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
In honor of Winnie-the-Pooh day. 🇬🇱🇺🇦⚖
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James Goodwin @jamesgoodwin.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
"This analysis of President Trump’s actions over the course of 2025 finds that he has implemented, or begun to implement, over 80 percent of actions pertaining to public lands recommended by Project 2025." westernpriorities.org/2026/01/from...
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From disavowal to delivery: The Trump administration’s rapid implementation of Project 2025 on public lands - Center for Western Priorities
Co-written by Lilly Bock-Brownstein, Rachael Hamby, and Aaron Weiss Introduction Increasing fossil fuel production on public lands. Gutting federal agencies that oversee national parks and forests. Re...
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Putin, failing in his east European war, summons his American clients to organize a diversion in western Europe.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Seattle street art: @wutangforchildren.bsky.social
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Dennis Goris | Cartoons @dennisgoris.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Be careful on those roads #ICE
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
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Madeleine Vasaly @madeleinevasaly.com · 08/01/2026
Minneapolis.
Demonstrators at the January 7, 2026, evening vigil for Renee Nicole Good. A tall flag reads "Fuck ICE."
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Remember, being shot by police while you’re violently attacking the US Capitol is murder, but not wanting to let masked government thugs into your car means you deserve to be murdered.
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WestfaliaMary @floresgardens.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Brilliant discussion, bone up people. 🇬🇱
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Andrea Chalupa @andreachalupa.com · 07/01/2026
With Trump’s unpunished coup, we officially entered a New World Order. And it’s a lot like the car-bomb 1990s in Russia–a lawless era where the biggest oligarch wins. But the crisis is bigger than Trump. My latest on how we got here, how we get out: gaslitnation.libsyn.com/trumps-janua...
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Gaslit Nation: Trump’s January 6 Coup Ushered in the New World Order
With Trump’s unpunished coup, we officially entered a New World Order. And it’s a lot like the car-bomb 1990s in Russia–a lawless era where the biggest oligarch wins. But the crisis is bigger than Tru...
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Sludge @sludge.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Chevron, the only major U.S. oil producer in Venezuela, has been a leading donor to the International Republican Institute, a nonprofit that supported the political opposition in the country. Former opposition leader Juan Guaidó pledged to protect oil giant's assets in 2019.
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Guaidó Defends Chevron, Funder of U.S. Regime Change Organization
Chevron has been a loyal donor to the International Republican Institute, a nonprofit with ties to the U.S. Republican party that has worked for decades to strengthen the political opposition in Venez...
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Florida’s voucher audit is a warning: the state lost track of 30,000 students and hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars that should have supported public schools. Kids pay the price when there’s no oversight. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
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How Florida lost track of 30,000 students, a ‘cautionary tale’ for vouchers
The state’s auditor general found “a myriad of accountability problems” in the nation’s largest voucher program.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 20/09/2025
The Disney brand, and the USA brand, sinking together. Parody from Dutch TV www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vRX...
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Jimmy Kimmel’s show has been cancelled | The New Disney | LUBACH
YouTube video by LUBACH
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 27/08/2025
The fire sale at the end of the empire www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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Inside the USAID Fire Sale
Around the world, defibrillators, motorbikes, and water towers are being donated, sold, or simply abandoned.
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
I would add the role of Alex Acosta in plea deal and then-Fla AG Pam Bondi in *not* charging him but otherwise a solid list (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o...
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Opinion | I Covered the Epstein Case for Decades. These Are the 9 Questions We Actually Need Answered.
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Clay Bennett @claybennett.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
7/23/2025- The Epstein Case www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/ju...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 21/07/2025
The amazing thing about brave people speaking out is that it inspires others to do the same by creating a permission structure. Since I published this article 4 hours ago, I've heard from multiple sources confirming what's in it. www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-epstei...
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The Epstein Cover-Up at the FBI
Inside the chaotic review process of the Epstein and Maxwell files at the Bureau
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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Now seems the time to repost this big story we did a few years ago... www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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I called everyone in Jeffrey Epstein's little black book.
What I learned about rich people, conspiracy, Ghislaine, stand-up comedy, and evil from 2,000 phone calls.
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WestfaliaMary @floresgardens.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
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“The River House Broke. We Rushed in the River.”
The July 4 Texas flooding ripped our Kerr County home from its pillars, pulling us into the water and into the night. Then morning came.
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driftglass @driftglass.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
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David Brooks' Hot Take Time Machine
David Brooks can spend more words tediously bullshitting and sidestepping his way around obvious answers to obvious questions and then ...
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Zarina Zabrisky @zarinazabrisky.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
Our crew is grateful for the endorsement of the film by the Head of the Kherson Military Administration Oleksandr Prokudin @Prokudin__ —and deeply honored by the response from the people of Kherson. "72 minutes of truth." Your truth and voices are at the heart of this film.
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 07/07/2025
After Texas failed to pass a bill to improve flood warning systems, a Kerr County lawmaker says he likely would vote differently now on House Bill 13, which aimed to establish a grant program for counties to build new emergency communication infrastructure. bit.ly/44xMjyr
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Texas lawmakers failed to pass a bill to improve local flood warning systems this year
A GOP state lawmaker who represents Kerr County says he likely would vote differently now on House Bill 13, which would have established a grant program for counties to build new emergency communicati...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 06/07/2025
🚨 NYT: As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas Some experts say staff shortages might have complicated forecasters’ ability to coordinate responses with local emergency management officials. Gift link:
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As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas
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WestfaliaMary @floresgardens.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Gretchen sums up the day..🧨🎇 youtu.be/RjTJGqdKa54?...
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Gretchen Peters — "Independence Day" — Live
YouTube video by dahliacorona
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WestfaliaMary @floresgardens.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Liking Katie presenting legal news with swearing! 😃👏🤗🥂
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jen sometimes aph 🌻 @bunnibytz.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
"A hearty salute to whoever got the “No Kings” art up on the light poles - well done"
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 14/06/2025
Minnesota’s flags will fly at half staff in honor and remembrance of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman. She woke up every morning determined to make Minnesota a better place, and she will be greatly missed.
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Rick Perlstein @rickperlstein.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
1. Let's put this together. The assassin appears to be the follower of the New Apolostolic Reformation, which holds that American society is literally under demonic possessions. (And you, dear reader, are one of the demon.) www.wired.com/story/shooti...
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Suspect in Minnesota Shooting Linked to Security Company, Evangelical Ministry
The alleged shooter is a 57-year-old white male; according to his ministry's website, he “sought out militant Islamists in order to share the gospel and tell them that violence wasn't the answer.”
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Lincoln Square @lincolnsquare.media · 13/06/2025
Edward R. Murrow’s powerful anti-McCarthy broadcast is as relevant now as it was 71 years ago. Have a listen.
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