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@geekyjill.bsky.social
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Social Media Lurker. New College of FL (RIP) alum. Fan of in-depth discourse, research rabbit holes, reading for hours, hot beverages & delicious food, long walks anywhere/anytime. Seattle living w/musician husband, smarty teenager, and sweet pup. No DMs.

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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
This @theguardian.com piece is great - twelve personal resolutions, one per month, to help the climate - starting with rethinking your food. The alt text contains the full text for January. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
"January: rethink your food

Start the year by focusing on what you eat. Agriculture accounts for a significant portion of greenhouse gas emissions so even small shifts – like cutting back on meat some days – can help. Eating local food that’s in season supports small farmers and reduces the carbon footprint of imported produce. It’s a win-win that will have an immediate and positive impact on your health and the pockets of small, organic farmers.

Also think about how you store your fresh produce and consider where your scraps end up. If global food waste were a country, it would be the third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases. Composting cuts methane emissions from landfills and turns waste into nutrient-rich soil."
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Everything stated in this post is a provable fact. You are entitled to your own opinion. You are not entitled to your own facts. Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
As Jake Sherman reports Speaker Johnson is telling his caucus Stephen Miller is “the leader of this team”, this one is worth remembering 👇🏽 www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 04/01/2025
‘Ironic’: climate-driven sea level rise will overwhelm major oil ports, study shows
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‘Ironic’: climate-driven sea level rise will overwhelm major oil ports, study shows
Ports including in Saudi Arabia and the US projected to be seriously damaged by a metre of sea level rise Rising sea levels driven by the climate crisis will overwhelm many of the world’s biggest oil ports, analysis indicates. Scientists said the threat…
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Why wasn't this a bigger news?
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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 02/01/2025
I don’t think people understand how devastating the end of net neutrality, and consumer protections around internet connectivity, are going to be. Imagine the situation where you pay for 4 or 5 different streaming services, each with different “exclusives” — but for the Internet itself.
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Malena-PRO-CHOICE 🌊 🟦🟧Fighting Tyranny! @malena.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Have you heard this good news? As of January 1, every single one Chicago's 400+ municipal buildings — including 98 fire stations, two international airports, and two of the largest water treatment plants on the planet — is running on 100% renewable energy grist.org/cities/chica...
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Chicago keeps its New Year's resolution: All city buildings now use 100% clean power
To achieve its climate goals, the city helped finance the largest solar farm east of the Mississippi River.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/01/2025
More than 2 million oil and gas wells sit unplugged in the U.S., many leaking contaminants into waterways, farmland and neighborhoods. Time and time again, oil companies have walked away — leaving taxpayers to pay for cleanup. Here’s how.
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The American Oil Industry’s Playbook, Illustrated: How Drillers Offload Costly Cleanup Onto the Public
Oil executive Tom Ragsdale walked away from his old wells, making the pollution left behind the state of New Mexico’s problem. His tactics, however, are ubiquitous in the industry.
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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 25/12/2024
Twitter became unbearable, the trolls, the censorship and the worst of it, Musk. So we moved over to BlueSky. This holiday season, help us regain our voice Follow Retweet And repeat And thank you thank you thank you
A large herd of Bison in a spring green field with a cloud filled sky above.
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
The Kids Online Safety Act passed in the Senate with a 91-3 vote But Mike Johnson made sure the bill didn’t come up for a vote in the House So Mark Zuckerberg will make more money-by exploiting children REPUBLICANS AREN’T ON OUR SIDE They’re working for billionaires apple.news/Aw6SBQHBuSt2...
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Mark Zuckerberg and Meta got a big win. They have the House GOP to thank. — POLITICO
The billionaire and his company needed Speaker Mike Johnson's help to stop legislation that would have regulated social media for the first time.
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Rogue Citizen One @roguecitizenone.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Outgoing Senator Kirsten Sinema has been using campaign funds for personal expenses and luxury vacations. She's been living the good life while sticking it to low wage workers and unions. Fingers-crossed CREW'S ethics complaint will result in accountability. theintercept.com/2024/12/20/k...
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In Waning Senate Days, Kyrsten Sinema Screwed Workers and Spent Campaign Cash on Stay at French Castle
The Arizona senator’s campaign spending in global wine hot spots can’t possibly be related to the campaign she’s not running, says an ethics complaint.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Also, courage is contagious. I continue to stand against American fascism in the hope that others will take heart, too.
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Disappearing nature in Africa Between 1970 and 2020, vertebrate populations in Africa declined by 76% West Africa’s western chimpanzees,numbers have already dropped by 80% since 1990 9 out of every 10 African forest elephants have disappeared since 1960s news.mongabay.com/2024/12/like...
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‘Like you, I fear the demise of the elephants’
On June 13, 1959, the Watha hunter Galogalo Kafonde surrendered himself to colonial Kenya’s “Field Force,” Africa’s first militarized antipoaching unit. For centuries, the ethnic Watha had hunted elep...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/12/2024
On one hand, Trump says climate change is a hoax. On the other hand, rising sea levels are set to open up a route that makes Greenland a strategic asset - increasing its value. It’s a real-life Lex Luthor plot.
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geekyjill.bsky.social @geekyjill.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Read this slowly and really take in what the Geological Society of London is stating. They are academically knowledgeable.
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Jennifer C @thejenniwren.teamlh.social · 21/12/2024
Hundreds of Wisconsin high school students walked out of class & into the Capitol, demanding better mental health resources & an end to gun violence. These brave teens perfectly exemplify civil nonviolent resistance. Let them inspire you as unified, repeated resistance creates meaningful change.
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Andy Behrman @electroboyusa.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
There is absolutely no doubt that Elon Musk is a Nazi and an anti-semite -- and he is the President-elect of the United States. This is beyond concerning. I beg you to re-post this so that every single American is aware of the fact that Musk is a Nazi and that his colleagues are, too.
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Kat Benjamin @katskib.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
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kenmurrayx4.bsky.social @kenmurrayx4.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
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'So they knew': Ocasio-Cortez questions Exxon scientist on climate crisis denial
YouTube video by Guardian News
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AntifaPuddin’Pop @antifapuddinpop.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Just flipped thru Netflix. When did violent abduction/rape/abuse against women become a multi million $ genre? Can you imagine if we created a genre of movies about women stalking, abducting and raping men...that made hundreds of millions? FFS use your wallet. Don't buy movies promoting SA!
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WhatAimeeWrites @whataimeewrites.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Can you amplify this?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
WATCH: “They asked me if I wanted my medication or if I wanted my TODAY show interview to run.” United Health denied his life-saving medication until it was about to become a national story. A cruel, broken for-profit system. 🇺🇸 #MedicareForAll Full: www.democracynow.org/2024/12/20/h...
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UnitedHealth vs. Patients: NYC Man’s Battle to Get Lifesaving Drug
Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has been charged with first-degree murder and second-degree murder as an act of terrorism. Thompson’s assassin...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
Rolling Stone gets it. #DepartmentOfGreedAndExcess www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Marie Gail Stratford @mariegailstrat.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Get the card and use your library app! You don't even have to leave home to take advantage of library services today. Please, please use them! Check out e-books and audio books on Hoopla or Libby. Visit your library's website and explore the various educational options there. Use. Your. Library.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
This sums it up, yes.
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SPRAVDI - Stratcom Centre @stratcomcentre.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Marinka, Ukraine - Before Russians Population 10,000 Marinka, Ukraine - After Russians Population 0
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Rio Tazewell @riotazewell.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Elon Musk has built his extraordinary wealth on the back of public tax dollars, with Tesla alone receiving over $4.9 billion in direct subsidies since 2009. That’s rich coming from the guy in charge of cutting federal spending.
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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 19/12/2024
The fact that I know more about Fani Willis’ and Nathan Wade’s relationship than I do about the crimes committed by Ginni Thomas and Clarence Thomas shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
How do Dems build up their own alternate media? By having elected officials DO INTERVIEWS with them that end up getting clipped and played on networks. Like ours on Fox tonight. My 1st question for every elected Dem: How many podcast interviews did you do this month?
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Morgan J Freeman @mjfree.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
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Chris Nelder @chrisnelder.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
I can hardly think of a better example of the moral decay in modern health care than a Goldman analyst noting that biotech cures for diseases like hepatitis are cool and all, until their success diminishes the business opportunity for pharmaceutical manufacturers. www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/g...
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Goldman Sachs asks in biotech research report: 'Is curing patients a sustainable business model?'
Goldman Sachs warns sales from the most successful disease treatments are difficult to maintain.
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God @thegodshow.com · 19/12/2024
A publicly funded USPS gets your letter delivered. A privatized USPS gets your data delivered directly to an ad agency.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Sound about right.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
"Debunking Debt Disaster... Despite the scary and oft-repeated headlines around U.S. debt, we struggle to see what keeps the fear going..." We are "borrowing" from ourselves. Inflation is the issue, not debt. What we spend it on is what we should debate. www.rbcwealthmanagement.com/en-us/insigh...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
President Musk protecting us from chid cancer researcher funds
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Rep. Mitchell says Trump and the GOP “abandoned” Tennesseans needing disaster relief…
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
This Russian state TV clip feels particularly relevant tonight
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
A bunch of cry baby billionaires who never served in the military want to force millions of our troops to go without pay at Christmas. But do go on about the price of eggs won’t you.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
The world's richest man managed to take $190 million away from a *child cancer research center* with his posts yesterday. Funding now stripped in the new bill.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Jeffries: In our nation's history, 25% of our nation's debt was accumulated during the four years of the former president, 25%. How dare you lecture America about fiscal responsibility ever.
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Brian Schatz @schatz.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
These people eliminated 190 million dollars in childhood cancer research money to pay for tax cuts for the wealthiest corporations in human history. I’m a no.
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Yalda @thatopinionatedgal.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
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Thomas Long @rayosunlong.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Don’t spread this misinformation please. Elon wants you to , so don’t www.factcheck.org/2024/12/cong...
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Congress Not Proposing to Give Itself 40% Raise - FactCheck.org
Elon Musk, who has been tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to lead a committee to ferret out government waste, wrongly posted to X that members of Congress are trying to vote themselves a 40% rais...
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 19/12/2024
This has been clear for many months. If Putin wants to negotiate, he can stop fighting anytime. And negotiate. He is the obstacle to peace, not Zelensky, and has been since the beginning of the war. Still not heard Trump explain what leverage he will use to make him stop
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19/12/2024
NEW: Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position. ⤵️
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If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life
Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds…
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