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Mary Liz Thomson

@marylizt.bsky.social
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Award Winning Director/Prod/Editor/Writer & Environmentalist. Certified Mediator, Alternative Conflict Resolution. Working on #climate, #forest, new ways to have a voice. Live in PNW

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 18/04/2026
OOP New York Times got receipts on John Roberts being like, 'I know this isn't how anything works, but a Democratic president is about to implement a policy!!' www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...
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"In public, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has cultivated a reputation for care and caution. The papers reveal a different side of him. At a critical moment for the country and the court, the papers show, he acted as a bulldozer in pushing to stop Mr. Obama’s plan to address the global climate crisis.

When colleagues warned the chief justice that he was proposing an unprecedented move, he was dismissive. “I recognize that the posture of this stay request is not typical,” he wrote. But he argued that the Obama plan, which aimed to regulate coal-fired plants, was “the most expensive regulation ever imposed on the power sector,” and too big, costly and consequential for the court not to act immediately."
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Mary Liz Thomson @marylizt.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Omg at this point men should not run anything for a long time
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 27/02/2026
The entire Democratic strategy debate — "moderate" or move left? fight or compromise? — is based on a misreading of data. Voters don't think Dems are too progressive; they think Dems are weak. The actual math on what to do about this isn't even close! New: www.gelliottmorris.com/p/new-poll-d...
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
the fact the president of the united states is even thinking about asserting emergency powers to disrupt an election - just a few years after he incited an armed coup attempt - should be the top issue. but the media mostly shrugs and the opposition doesnt focus on it.
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Mary Liz Thomson @marylizt.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Hidden Figures was a great movie!
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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
AM I SUPPOSED TO BE SUPRISED? IS THERE ANYONE OUT THERE WITH HALF A FUNCTIONING BRAINCELL AND A PULSE THAT'S SUPRISED?? fortune.com/2026/02/24/d...
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Discord cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification software after its code was found tied to US surveillance efforts | Fortune
Discord cut ties with its age-verification partner after exposed code fueled federal-reporting concerns, months after a breach hit 70,000 users.
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Andrew Engelson @andyengelson.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
BTW, if you want to let the feds know what you think about their plan to clearcut 2.5 million acres in Oregon, there's a link to a public comment form in the newsletter...
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
For the first time since @projectsaltbox.bsky.social launched their DHS warehouse acquisition tracker, the number of canceled sales is higher than any of the other warehouse-related figures. We've reached a tipping point, folks. lookerstudio.google.com/reporting/b0...
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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
They can’t figure out how to spend the extra $500 billion they gave themselves for the military, but cut our healthcare and food assistance because they said they couldn’t afford it.
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Mary Liz Thomson @marylizt.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
I hope so - there is no gd reason to invade
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Alpha, Teacup Kaiju @alphamonster.creature.cool · 18/02/2026
Can I just say that sand batteries are really fucking cool tech that just... works? Its crazy we've not put these everywhere alongside solar
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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
notorious radical left communist rag says tax the rich
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Arrête Mark Carney ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Suppression of left wing accounts is baked into the algorithm. And this finally proves it.
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Redistricting Action @redistrictingaction.org · 04/02/2026
Speaker Johnson just revealed plans to tack the SAVE Act—one of the most extreme anti-voter bills in recent history—on to funding for DHS. They’re going to try to pass this without needing to reach the 60-vote threshold in the Senate. Tell Congress to stop the SAVE Act: bit.ly/4qgcHG8
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Call on Congress to Oppose The Save Act!
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Richard Delevan @richard.wickedproblems.earth · 16/02/2026
Reporting from @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91490280/eps...
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'A good way of dealing with overpopulation': Epstein files reveal how the rich fuel climate denialism
Jeffrey Epstein and his vast network of elite figures routinely traded in myths that undermine climate progress. Experts say it's not an accident.
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 15/02/2026
Your 'doom quote' for today: "Yet in spite of all this intellectual work, all this research and rhetoric and effort and thought, we seem unable to act coherently and collectively to address this grave existential threat. Part of the problem is the 'we.'" www.thriftbooks.com/w/were-doome...
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We're Doomed. Now What? Essays on War... book by Roy Scranton
Buy a cheap copy of We're Doomed. Now What? Essays on War... book by Roy Scranton. An American Orwell for the age of Trump, Roy Scranton faces the unpleasant facts of our day with fierce insight and h...
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If you didn't vote Dem, you helped make this: @airbagmoments.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
What the person fails to understand is that their LLM is not "hallucinating," it's using accurate data from Earth 2. This whole post-truth era is about the wonderful fantasyland of Earth 2, where Trump won the popular vote in 2016 and every election since, taking over Earth 1. Lie back and enjoy.
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Mary Liz Thomson @marylizt.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
The tech industry does not deserve the hands off no regulation approach they want - while they build a Skynet that they don’t understand and can’t control while using all our resources
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Puget Sound Whale Sightings @pugetsoundwhales.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
🩶🤍🩷 Sat, Feb 14 🩶🤍🩷 We love our cetacean friends of Puget Sound & beyond. It’s likely reports of grays, & possibly orcas will surface today. 📷 Grays are known for their 🩶-shaped exhalations. Here’s repost of CRC53 "Little Patch", a most beloved whale who has our 🩷s. By Jason Cook 1/18/26. #psws
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
The utter lunacy of Trump winding down the regulation of carbon emissions and pollutants and soon ending the Roadless rule to allow millions of acres of pristine forests to be logged is a recipe for disaster that will push Earth to the point of no return even faster in an unimaginable climate hell
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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
It's not a new observation at this point but that wild Noem/Lewandowski story in WSJ really brings home the extent to which all the Trump 2 cabinet-level goblins see their jobs as flying private, doing short-form video, and screaming at underlings. They all hate each other and none of them can read.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
😕🇺🇸💰
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Gloria Thompson @gloria514.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
We seem to constantly be chasing after some voter fraud..There has been no substantial voter fraud found..I say to Trump "PUT UP OR SHUT UP" because after ten years of this voter fraud shit ... enough is enough
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Glen Dunlap @glendunlap.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
There are so many fucked up things with the current administration that it's hard to focus on one but this recent move is basically a death sentence for the planet. I've been involved with more boots on the ground actions over the years than I can count and this really bums me out.
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EPA reverses long-standing climate change finding, stripping its own ability to regulate emissions
The agency announced it is repealing its 2009 conclusion that greenhouse gases warm the Earth and endanger human health and well-being.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Sanders: The American people do not want this country to be an authoritarian society or an oligarchy. We have our differences, that’s what democracy is about—we argue it out. We don’t throw people who disagree in jail. We don’t intimidate the media. We don’t send ICE agents to shoot people.
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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Apparently, Tesla moved from California to Texas so they can dump toxic waste water on their neighbors without fear of any consequences.
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Ben Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
NEW: “CBS Evening News” producer Alicia Hastey sends a bombshell farewell note: Stories are “evaluated not just on their journalistic merit but on whether they conform to a shifting set of ideological expectations.”
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Patricia Richardson @patriciarichardson.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
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garyrlundberg.bsky.social @garyrlundberg.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Dangerous climate volatility is kicking in. Despite what liar denier gaslighting Trump says. Western US gripped by extreme snow drought: ‘I’ve never seen a winter like this’ States brace for less water and fire risks… www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Western US gripped by extreme snow drought: ‘I’ve never seen a winter like this’
States brace for less water and fire risks as Oregon, Colorado and Utah report lowest statewide snowpack since 1980s
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Insane levels of corruption. www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
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Mary Liz Thomson @marylizt.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Draining our treasury for concentration camps
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InsideEVs @insideevs.com · 09/02/2026
Part e-bike and part van, this new class of pedal-powered vehicles is overhauling last-mile delivery—and the fabric of car-centric urban life. “I do think we're asking a fundamental question of who is entitled to space in the city?" insideevs.com/features/786...
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How Pedal-Assist Mini-Trucks Are Transforming Cities
Part e-bike and part van, this new class of vehicles could be the next big thing in last-mile delivery.
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Industrial heat is one of the hardest parts of the energy transition. This sand battery is now delivering fossil-free heat for industry, storing renewable electricity as high-temperature heat and releasing it when needed. Simple idea, big impact.
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Puget Sound Whale Sightings @pugetsoundwhales.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
💙💚 🐳 Sun, Feb 8 May your day include goodness however you spend it, be it searching for whales, cheering on the Seahawks, or other endeavors. Orcas were reported in S Port Susan earlier & "Sounders" gray whales are out there too somewhere. 📸 Bigg's orcas downtown. By Ling Yifan Jan. 2026 #psws
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Mike Chen @mikechenwriter.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
This is true and also people need to see this
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
A 2020 FBI document, which shows that the billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein was an Israeli spy. The document, contains intelligence about “improper domestic or foreign influence over the electoral process in the US” www.middleeasteye.net/news/epstein...
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Epstein trained as an Israeli spy, FBI document says
An unnamed source was seen telling the agency that the late billionaire paedophile was a Mossad agent
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Andrea Learned | Name & Fame host Ⓥ 🚲 @andrealearned.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
#Music loving friends! It is the annual #KEXP International Clash Day tomorrow! Streams globally 5 am- 7 pm PT. So fun. This art is from a fantastic exhibit of local Seattle artists doing cover style art. LOVE my print of work by Pat Moriarity, 2017. kexp.org/listen #TheClash
Colorful (blues, yellows and orange mainly) graphic image of 4 white men with punk-like hairstyles and a big yellow star - representing the band, The Clash
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
This part of @willbunch.bsky.social's piece really stuck with me: A 24-year-old server's Republican father told her the camps were "just taking care of the illegal people" and she said, "I don’t feel like that’s true at all. I feel like they’re going after everyone.”
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From Big Lots to warehousing humans: ICE plan sparks fear in Schuylkill County | Will Bunch
A massive warehouse in Tremont, Pa., that once moved cheap goods will now detain migrants in a $119 million ICE deal.
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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Massive pipeline explosion in Cameron Parish, Louisiana Cameron Parish is home to the largest LNG terminal in the country Trump push for more and more LNG will only increase these deadly explosions www.commondreams.org/news/louisia...
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'Regulators Should Remember': Louisiana Pipeline Blast Shows Risks of Methane Boom | Common Dreams
The explosion "starkly illustrates the dangers of fossil fuel infrastructure, particularly its impact on vulnerable communities," one environmental justice leader said.
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
This research paper is the first time that a tipping point of a switch from a carbon sink to a carbon emission source in tropical rainforests has been identified clearly – not just for one year but for the last 20 years. Cause is a change in the local climate. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source
Researchers say carbon emissions change in Queensland tropical rainforests may have global climate implications
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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Every day Mamdani comes out and is like "hey guys, I turned off the orphan-crushing machine. Literally just had to flip a switch. Took less than 5 minutes." After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
Jeffrey Epstein emailing Peter Thiel: Finding things on their way to collapse was much easier than finding the next bargain. ... Return to tribalism. Counter to globalization. Amazing new alliances.
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Cathy @leadahorse.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
If the GOP hadnt passed legislation taking 70% of middle class funds and handing it to morbid wealth to keep off shore, this country would have underground power lines like all the countries who use their money to better the lives of the citizens.
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Rod Schoonover-Rey @rodschoonover.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Reality keeps asserting itself whether we’re ready or not. We are watching sea urchins collapse across oceans, another reminder that Earth systems don’t care about our attention, consensus, or permission. A dramatic rethink of security has never been clearer. gizmodo.com/the-sea-urch...
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The Sea Urchin Apocalypse Is Real, and It Might Be Spreading Globally, Scientists Warn
New research has uncovered a mass die-off of sea urchins living in the Canary Islands—one that could signal an ongoing marine pandemic.
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🦌 The Deer Whisperer 🦌 @thedeerwhisperer.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Good night, Bluesky! Sunset at Discovery Bay, Blyn, Washington
Sunset over water. Two geese swim near shore
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biometlab @biometlab.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
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What Americans Lose If Their National Center for Atmospheric Research Is Dismantled - Eos
Five ways dismantling NCAR will cost the American people, and two ways to save it.
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Mary Liz Thomson @marylizt.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
If you have to throw out the constitution and due process you are not a patriot
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Biophysicist & inventor Dr. Maria Telkes (the Sun Queen) was a pioneer in solar energy research & considered a founder of solar thermal storage systems. She developed the 1st solar-powered home heating system & a solar-powered desalination kit. #WomenInSTEM It's International Day of #CleanEnergy! ☀️
Black-and-white historical photograph of Dr. Maria Telkes, the Hungarian-American biophysicist and solar energy pioneer known as the "Sun Queen." She is seated indoors in a laboratory or office setting, smiling warmly with a friendly, confident expression. Dr. Telkes has short, wavy hair styled in soft curls, and she wears a light-colored lab coat over a patterned blouse or dress. Her hands are resting on a table or desk in front of her. Behind her is a plain paneled wall with partially visible art hanging on the wall. The image captures her in mid-to-late career, conveying intelligence, approachability, and dedication to her groundbreaking work in solar energy research. #MariaTelkes #SunQueen #SolarEnergy #RenewableEnergy #WomenInScience #Inventors
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Sanjay Srivastava @sanjaysrivastava.com · 27/01/2026
Street art memorializing Alex Pretti in Seattle. Per r/Seattle, it was painted on a building facing Swedish Hospital in the First Hill neighborhood www.reddit.com/r/nursing/co...
A bearded man in nurse's scrubs offers aid to Justice, wearing a blindfold and holding a sword and scales, who has fallen to her knees.
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