Mark Mauer @markmauer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026#GiftArticle Fuck @mlb.comwapo.stTrump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National ParkMajor League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a national park, with an agency official scouting Grand Teton as a possible location. 010
Reposted by Mark MauerDerek gendvil @derekbshelby.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Clear-cut logging is making floods worse. But it’s not just about how many trees are cut theconversation.com/clear-cut-lo...theconversation.comClear-cut logging is making floods worse. But it’s not just about how many trees are cutThe proportion of a watershed that is logged isn’t the only factor that determines flood risk. The landscape and climate matter too. 195
Reposted by Mark MauerThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 14/09/2026Breaking News: The E.P.A. is said to be planning to announce that the U.S. will no longer limit climate pollution from power plants.nyti.msE.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power PlantsGeneration of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States. 265729477
Reposted by Mark Mauersteven monacelli @stevanzetti.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Texas is delaying its typical September 1 release of maternal mortality data until December 1, conveniently timed to be after the midterm election. Recent reports have shown a sharp rise in ectopic pregnancy deaths after the abortion ban went into effect. www.austinchronicle.com/news/texas-p...austinchronicle.comTexas’ Pregnancy Death Report Set to Release After Midterms • The Austin ChronicleTexas’ Pregnancy Death Report Set to Release After Midterms 20538482140
Reposted by Mark MauerJerad Walker @jeradwalker.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Happy Labor Day to all the little old ladies in Flaaawriduh. 5321111
Reposted by Mark MauerHansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Dear registered voters, When was the last time you checked your registration status and verified your current name and address? You can find the links you need to do that at npr.org/votenpr.orgHow to register to vote and check your registration statusFor the 2026 elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory. 3145137
Reposted by Mark Mauer4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 30/08/2026If you owe a woman $5 million dollars for sexual assault, you also owe the country your resignation. 179111202464
Reposted by Mark MauerMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Denmark, particularly in Copenhagen, has installed floating platforms/islands planted with wildflowers and native vegetation in its harbors and canals. These create safe urban habitats and sanctuaries for birds, bees, pollinators, insects, and even some aquatic life. Original post 21284851913
Reposted by Mark MauerCanadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Before Europeans arrived, these were some of the names for The Great Lakes: Superior: gichi-gami (great sea) Erie: erielhonan (long tail) Michigan: michigami (long body of water) Ontario: Ontarí'io\kanadario (great lake\beautiful water) Huron: karegnondi (fresh water sea) 293121244188
Reposted by Mark MauerAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 25/08/2026a large part of their plan to steal the election is to create so much chaos on election day theres just no choice but to leave them in charge but this plan hinges on as many ballots as possible being cast on one day 722638
Mark Mauer @markmauer.bsky.social · 24/08/2026#LastFourWatched Kieslowski, Russell, Hamaguchi and a surprisingly well acted indie about a kid who wants to draw comics by Owen Kline. 060
Reposted by Mark MauerABC News Australia @news.abc.net.au · 21/08/2026Giant cuttlefish numbers declined by almost 100pc this year, PIRSA saysabc.net.auGiant cuttlefish population down by 97pc, SA count showsAn official government count reveals a devastating population crash. 012074
Reposted by Mark MauerAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Reporter on Bond Market: The yields have come back up since then. Have you talked to Bessent about another type of intervention.? Trump: The ultimate intervention is our military. And if we have to use that, we will. 115239221058
Mark Mauer @markmauer.bsky.social · 19/08/2026We are about to see a major missed opportunity in medical breakthroughs. The idiots in charge of this will fuck it up royally. “Cancer treatment could face landmark moment with promising vaccine.” wapo.st/4gosZtGwapo.stCancer treatment could face landmark moment with promising vaccineA therapy using the same mRNA technology in coronavirus vaccines showed positive results in a trial for skin cancer patients, drugmakers Moderna and Merck said. 120
Mark Mauer @markmauer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Call him out on everything. He is a liar and a conman. And a rapist. #GiftArticlenytimes.comOpinion | Trump’s Economic Record Doesn’t Come Close to His Campaign Promises (Gift Article)The president likes to boast about the “greatest economy we’ve ever had.” His record falls far short. 010
Mark Mauer @markmauer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Cool. We’re now in full scale retreat. Pentagon weighing smaller U.S. military presence in Gulf once Iran war ends #GiftArticle wapo.st/4g67GOvwapo.stPentagon weighing smaller U.S. military presence in Gulf once Iran war endsThe analysis, which the Defense Dept. said was not yet a formal review, will address whether to rebuild strike-battered bases, said people familiar with the matter. 010
Mark Mauer @markmauer.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Raccoon kits and opossum eating some mango. As a treat. 000
Reposted by Mark MauerDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 17/08/2026US child vaccination rates have plunged since before the pandemic, with kindergarten classrooms in more than 70% of counties now lacking herd immunity against measles. 46345642309
Reposted by Mark MauerThe Intercept @theintercept.com · 16/08/2026Somewhere in a sweltering desert, cockroaches scurry around the cell of Carlitos Ricardo Parias. He holds up a plastic bottle, gazing at the worm-like creatures swimming in his water. His other arm is turning purple from a gunshot wound for which he says he hasn’t received proper medical care. 3320551328
Mark Mauer @markmauer.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Hungary works to erase Orban’s years of corruption.one.npr.org🔊 Listen Now: Major political transformation is underway in Hungary after Victor Orban was oustedWeekend Edition Sunday on NPR One | 6:12 010
Mark Mauer @markmauer.bsky.social · 16/08/2026They're still doing it because we didn't hang them last time. 021
Reposted by Mark MauerShawn Connery @shawnconnery.bsky.social · 11/08/2026An often overlooked aspect: the bureau’s remarkable decision to open a separate counterintelligence investigation into the president of the United States. How a Counterintelligence Inquiry Into Trump’s Russia Ties Was Derailed www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/u...nytimes.comHow a Counterintelligence Inquiry Into Trump’s Russia Ties Was DerailedDocuments released by the White House shed new light on the demise of an often-overlooked 2017 F.B.I. investigation. 173
Reposted by Mark MauerOur Public Lands & Waters @publiclandswaters.bsky.social · 05/08/2026The destruction of the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park has begun. #bigbend #nationalparks #publiclands #protectpubliclands #bigbendnationalparkourpubliclandsandwaters.substack.comThe Bulldozers Have Arrived in Big Bend National ParkContractors are grading roads and surveying the Rio Grande corridor even as lawmakers, outfitters, and residents plead for basic answers about a $1.7 billion border barrier project 57452
Reposted by Mark MauerFactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 05/08/2026More: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/c...nytimes.comTrump’s Push for More A.I. Data Centers Will Mean Major Air Pollution 12018
Reposted by Mark MauerAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 05/08/2026The experience of being chased by a murderous kamikaze drone, a flying machine that behaves as if it were alive, is not one that humans are equipped to understand: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comThe Dystopian Future Dawns in KhersonPutin’s human safari in Ukraine is the beginning of a grim new normal. 61965414
Mark Mauer @markmauer.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Capital One bank has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit from the Trump Organization over the closure of hundreds of bank accounts back in 2021, arguing in new papers that the shutdowns were the product of a monthslong anti-money-laundering reviewnpr.orgCapital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts over money-laundering concernsThe bank is asking a judge to permanently dismiss a lawsuit from Trump-affiliated businesses, arguing a monthslong internal review — not the Jan. 6 riot — explains why hundreds of accounts were shut d... 021
Mark Mauer @markmauer.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Bright Saver, a CA nonprofit, began selling plug-in solar kits at cost - they make no profit on the sales. Its goal is to expand solar systems and push companies to drive down prices. Its 360-watt set is big enough to power a fridge and sells for $414. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/b... #GiftArticlenytimes.comPlug-In Solar Panels Are Starting to Sprout in U.S. Backyards (Gift Article)Ten U.S. states have legalized systems that can be plugged into standard wall outlets. The technology typically does not require permits or electricians. 010
Mark Mauer @markmauer.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Glen Hansard talking about Jason Molina at the time of his EP of Molina’s songs; a record I still listen to often.one.npr.org🔊 Listen Now: What Glen Hansard Learned From His Friend Jason MolinaWeekend Edition Sunday on NPR One | 7:06 000
Reposted by Mark MauerHumboldt Trails @humboldttrails.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Plenty of volunteer opportunities in Humboldt Co. with Volunteer Trail Stewards. We meet Saturday mornings to clean, beautify and keep the Trails and community forests clean safe and accessible to everybody. Check out our calendar of events and join us humtrails.org/events/month... 032
Reposted by Mark MauerPBS News @pbsnews.org · 31/07/2026The State Department said it takes "full responsibility" for "hastily" altering and then presenting a map of Africa at a global AIDS conference that mislabeled every single country it highlighted. An analysis by Reuters found a watermark in the map image that suggests it was made with OpenAI. 2042637975
Mark Mauer @markmauer.bsky.social · 30/07/2026I know this goodwill don't mean anything I know we're judged only on the light that we bringyoutu.beGlen Hansard - "Short Life" (Full Album Stream)YouTube video by ANTI- Records 020
Mark Mauer @markmauer.bsky.social · 29/07/2026So long Glen.youtu.beGlen Hansard - Revelate (Recorded Live At Funkhaus)YouTube video by Glen Hansard 010
Reposted by Mark Mauerjordan @jordantyranny.bsky.social · 27/07/2026THE BAT'S A CUTE LITTLE ANIMAL: WIGGLES ITS EARS AND EATS WORMS (Evansville Press, Indiana, January 14, 1909) 332499881
Reposted by Mark Mauer24Hours Ukraine @24hoursukraine.bsky.social · 25/07/2026🇺🇸😱ICE abducted a Ukrainian woman at San Francisco International Airport on July 22. In the video, she is terrified, begging them to talk to her, and begging the people around her for help as they try to handcuff her. 148943
Mark Mauer @markmauer.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Chapterhouse and Global Communication. Slowdive and Seefeel. Music that was really pushing it at the time. Great look back at that period.thequietus.comThe Sine That Celebrates Itself: On Electronic Shoegaze | The QuietusSeefeel photograph courtesy Light In The Attic Familiarity and admiration, as French author George Sand once explained, are strangers. And rarely has this adage proved more sadly applicable in the mus... 010
Mark Mauer @markmauer.bsky.social · 23/07/2026A tribute to pirate radio stations of the North in the early 90s. Very cool soundsauxiliary.bandcamp.comHardcore, Static: Pirate Transmissions From The North Of England, 1990-1994, by 364 track album 020
Mark Mauer @markmauer.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Fascinating discussion of harm-reduction, addiction, pressure for treatment and more. #GiftArticlewapo.stOpinion | What America got wrong about drug addiction - The Washington PostThe drug crisis in the United States did not begin with fentanyl. It began with a series of choices that seemed compassionate at the time — prescribing opioids for people in pain, scaling back punishm... 000
Reposted by Mark MauerAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/07/2026Wow -- Ken Paxton and his team abruptly shut down a news conference and bail after journalists try to ask him about his various scandals 2498174045010
Reposted by Mark MauerNahel Belgherze @wxnb.bsky.social · 20/07/2026I've never seen anything like it. Salta, Argentina, has just recorded its hottest night on record during the climatologically coldest time of the year. The minimum overnight temperature did not fall below 26°C (78.8°F), pulverizing the previous monthly record by 7°C. 18770401
Reposted by Mark Mauermensrea @mensie.bsky.social · 19/07/2026German broadcast. Nailed it 139149784992
Reposted by Mark MauerMike.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @dumbmike.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Concert t-shirt that says I WOULD CUT OFF A FINGER TO FUCK ROD STEWART ONCE and on the back it says BUT HE'S ONLY MADE ME DO IT TWO TIMES 🤟🤚 447849
Reposted by Mark MauerJay Hightman @jay.hightman.org · 19/07/2026The National Park Service is seeking additional public comment through July 30 on President Trump’s plan to build a 250-foot triumphal arch at Memorial Circle, between the Lincoln Memorial & Arlington National Cemetery. The proposal has advanced through federal reviews despite widespread opposition.arlnow.comMore public comment requested on Trump’s plan for a triumphal arch | ARLnow.comThe National Park Service is requesting more public input on a plan to build a triumphal arch on the Virginia side of Memorial Bridge. Respondents have until Thursday, July 30 to submit feedback on Pr... 3167
