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Waves and Beaches

@hikebikepolka.bsky.social
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Delco. Interest in geology, microbiology, libraries, herpetology, urban design, art, typography, maps, industrial history, astronomy.

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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Debuted on ABC 62yrs ago today. BEWITCHED (1964-72)
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Waves and Beaches @hikebikepolka.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Time for a visit to Chicago!
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The ultra-wealthy keep trying to pit the rest of us against each other with scare tactics ("communists!" "men in the ladies room!!" "brown people!!!" "drag queens!!!!") to keep us from noticing that our real problem is THEM. They want us to fight *any* war—except a class war. Happy Labor Day.
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Waves and Beaches @hikebikepolka.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
All we can eat now are poptarts
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Waves and Beaches @hikebikepolka.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Yes
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Waves and Beaches @hikebikepolka.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Even worse with the egregious and immoral exploitation/attack by data centers’ owners on Americans’ resources and environment. #datacenter
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Waves and Beaches @hikebikepolka.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The silence of the shutdown
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The US has a dark history of unaccountability.
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Waves and Beaches @hikebikepolka.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I remember when we could freely go anywhere in an airport. Once I was in a crowd of girls awaiting Donny Osmond’s arrival at the gate — but he got into a limo on the tarmac. :(
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Waves and Beaches @hikebikepolka.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Bill Knapp’s chocolate cake was so good.
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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
In a sprawling document articulating the Christian duty to care for the environment, a Vatican advisory body wrote that caring for the earth is "not only an ethical requirement, but also a theological one." www.ncronline.org/news/vatican...
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Vatican body develops concept of 'ecological sin' in spiritual salvo on the environment
In a sprawling document published Sept. 2, the Vatican's International Theological Commission makes the case for developing an "ecological spirituality" in light of the Christian understanding of the ...
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Clayton Tucker @claytontuckertx.com · 02/09/2026
More than 70% of Texas data centers refused to answer a state-mandated inquiry about their water use. These Corrupt Bigshots want our water while keeping Texans in the dark about how much they're taking.
A Dallas Morning News graphic showing large electrical transmission lines and towers beside a data center facility and a nearby home. Text reads: “More than half of Texas data centers broke law by not responding to water use inquiry.”
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Abbey @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This is what living next door to a 30 megawatt data center sounds like.
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NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller September 02,1947
P1- NANCY IS AT A DEPARTMENT STORE, SHE WATCHES AS THE MAN AT THE COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT GETS TOLD OF BY UPSET CUSTOMERS 
NANCY: THAT POOR MAN HAS BEEN TAKING IT ALL DAY
P2- THE MAN CONTINUES TO LISTEN TO IRATE CUSTOMERS
P3- NANCY WAITS UNTIL THE LAST CUSTOMER LEAVES THE COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT 
P4- NANCY WALKS UP TO THE MAN AT THE 
COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT 
NANCY: I THINK YOUR STORE IS WONDERFUL- - AND YOU'RE VERY NICE, TOO
THE MAN LOOKS SO HAPPY AND PLEASED HEARING WHAT NANCY HAS SAID
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Waves and Beaches @hikebikepolka.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Horrifying
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Waves and Beaches @hikebikepolka.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
A sad passing. Such a beautiful voice in jazz. I attended one of her concerts in 2004 in Ann Arbor.
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RoseRed @thebookishgardener.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
“𝙰𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚑𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚌𝚛𝚞𝚍𝚎 𝚎𝚡𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜, 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚏𝚎𝚌𝚝 𝚂𝚎𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝚒𝚜 𝚖𝚊𝚍𝚎.” -𝚅𝚒𝚛𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚒𝚊 𝚆𝚘𝚘𝚕𝚏 🎨 𝙹𝚘𝚑𝚗 𝙼𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚛 𝙲𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚎𝚛 #art
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Johnny 🫧 Cowlick @jefferycowlick.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A truer post has never been posted.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.” Matthew 6:5-6
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Amen. #BookSky
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💖 Birdhism Jen @birdhism.com · 02/09/2026
Paint them things please. #climate #windpower #birds
Scientists painted one wind turbine blade black, and bird deaths dropped by 70% in a long-term study in Norway. 
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"Imagine the solution being this simple the whole time."
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SANTA CLAUS @santaclausalaska.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
FUN FACT If we switched to all renewable energy, the number of ships crossing the ocean would fall almost in half, slashing global CO2 emissions. Because those ships are JUST carrying coal, oil and gas. ~ Bill McKibben SUPPORT ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES!
Fun Fact: If we switched to all renewable energy, the number of ships crossing the ocean would fall almost in half, slashing global CO2 emissions. Because those ships are just carrying coal, oil and gas.
- Bill McKibben, Climate Activist
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Legal Weed 4 SC 🌱 @legalweed4sc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
OTD in 2014, the right lost their minds. Happy Obama Tan Suit Day to those who celebrate.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
It’s been almost 90 days since the American people have seen or heard from Mitch McConnell. We’re still paying his salary.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"Jesus" shared this pic from where he is harvesting table grapes in Fresno CA. "I begin work at 6am and finish at 2:30 pm. "I find the heat the most exhausting part of my work as the temps get very high. It's very hard working and enduring temperatures of around 101°." #WeFeedYou
A grape vineyard where workers are harvesting table grapes
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Ordinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Gary, Indiana has been without power almost 2 weeks.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Inventing an iceberg lettuce, jalapenos, eggs and blueberries dish called Roulette Salad.
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Welcome to Night Vale @nightvaleradio.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
This meeting could have been a long, harrowing glare into the void.
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Waves and Beaches @hikebikepolka.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
FFS
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Gas prices are up 24.6% from a year ago and still significantly higher than they were before the Iran War. Meanwhile, the world's 8 biggest oil companies have made a $93B profit windfall in just the last three months. Big Oil is raking it in as the world burns — and we're paying for it.
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Thomas Fortenberry @thomasfortenberry.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Pope Leo at Angelus: “Hoarding and waste are two sides of the same evil: greed. This spiritual sickness numbs the senses, which become intoxicated with wealth, to the point of making people forget those who weep from hunger and cry out from thirst.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
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Brian Manning📎 @boxdonkey17.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
This is awesome! Maybelle Blair pitched in the original Women’s Baseball League in the 1940’s . Here she is throwing out the ceremonial first pitch of the WPBL.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/07/2026
Most plastic items are too small for recyclers to bother sorting and processing, or they're assembled in such a way that it's less expensive to just make new plastic. In fact, only 5% of Americans’ plastic finds new life. (Published Aug. 2024)
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When Is “Recyclable” Not Really Recyclable? When the Plastics Industry Gets to Define What the Word Means.
Companies whose futures depend on plastic production are trying to persuade the federal government to allow them to put the label “recyclable” on plastic shopping bags and other items virtually guaran...
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Ruth Ann Crystal @drruth.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
🚨The American Red Cross has declared a national blood crisis. buff.ly/4WN92Ur 🩸Blood inventory is at critically low levels across the country. Type O blood is especially needed. 🩸Please share and book a donation if you’re eligible. #medsky #hemesky #nursesky
black background. Warning in white. Blood crisis in yellow and red. US map with small amount of red filling the lowest part. American Red Cross with red cross inside a white circle.
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Stars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The House of Representatives passed a bill this week to rename the San Jose Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in honor of Bay Area native Pat Tillman, the former NFL player and U.S. Army veteran who died while serving in Afghanistan.
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House passes bill to rename San Jose VA clinic for late NFL star, veteran Pat Tillman
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Good old Dolly! #BookSky
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The Intellectualist @theintellectualist.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
“Men are so quick to blame the gods: they say that we devise their misery. But they themselves—in their depravity—design grief greater than the griefs that fate assigns.” - Homer, The Odyssey, Book I, lines 32–34 Translated by Allen Mandelbaum, 1990
Edward Hopper, Intermission, 1963
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Cohen is a Ghost @skullmandible.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
"how were people writing 10 page papers before AI???" we were smarter than you. you could've been smart, too. but you sold your brain for nothing
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James Mathias @artisticoutlaw.com · 05/07/2026
There is no such thing as a starter job. Who is making your whopper at 11am on a school day? Pay people enough to thrive.
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мɑгκ @drumrollplease.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
To everyone who signed my middle school yearbook: you'll be happy to know I did, in fact, stay cool.
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Ethan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
We are leaving the Old Code Age, the Paleocodic, the artisinal code era, where if you needed a novel program, you would commission a local codesmith or code guild to hand-craft a work of code for you, bespoke.
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
This Independence Day, we celebrate the farm workers who help feed our nation every day. We honor their ongoing fight for fair wages, safe working conditions, and dignity. #July4
This Independence Day, we celebrate the farm workers who help feed our nation every day. We honor their ongoing fight for fair wages, safe working conditions, and dignity.
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Waves and Beaches @hikebikepolka.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
So happy for the team
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Codfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
😂 In IT I have come across this so many times, it's not really a joke.
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Adam Tranter @adamtranter.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Tech companies: Our pavement robots are safe for pedestrians and don't get in their way! The robots:
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
This is a great reminder that although EVs have environmental benefits they are just as dangerous to pedestrians and cyclists — if not more dangerous than gas-powered cars when you factor in the weight and acceleration.
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