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InteGreat Education | Prof. Sally Keely @integreat.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

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The end of critical thinking??? One of Maths’ ‘Millennium Problems’ may have been cracked by OpenAI. The Navier–Stokes existence and smoothness problem involves a series of equations often used to predict weather among other possible practical apps. Gift NYT article www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/s...

OpenAI Says It Has Cracked One of Math’s ‘Millennium Problems’ (Gift Article)

The company’s announcement is the most dramatic sign yet that artificial intelligence is fundamentally transforming the field of higher mathematics.

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Sally Keely 🐸 @sallykeely.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

RIP #GloriaSteinem. For many years I had 2 large posters in my home part of Portland Art Museum's campaign from 1980's where (Mayor) Bud Clark and Gloria Steinem were featured in "Expose yourself to Art", each quite provocatively! GS: “The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.”

Sally Keely 🐸 @sallykeely.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

RIP #WendellBerry -- poet, novelist, environmental activist, farmer. You will be missed, but live on in your writings bringing peaceful pondering to our souls. Thoughts with your friends and family. allpoetry.com/poem/1262925...

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The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry

Read the full text of Wendell Berry's classic poem "The Peace of Wild Things." Explore poetic themes, analysis, and share your own critique with a community of fellow poets.

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Sally Keely 🐸 @sallykeely.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

What an ego Drumpf has, good grief. He’s an 80 yo joke on the world stage. The People of US have approval rating of our good neighbor Canadians over twice that of approval of Trump, take that DJT! Elbows up, fellow Canadians ;)

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Sally Keely 🐸 @sallykeely.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

R.I.P. Tim Curry, actor extraordinaire. So clever and versatile. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) is a classic. Huge hugs to his family, friends, and colleagues. www.theguardian.com/film/gallery...

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Clowns, corsets and kings: Tim Curry – a life in pictures

The Rocky Horror Picture Show, It and Legend actor has died aged 80 – we look back at his career

Cascadia Climate Action Now🌲 @cascadiacan.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

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Glyphosate is toxic to precious soils, creeks, rivers, fish, amphibians, birds, and humans. We should never spray it on our best natural climate solution, our temporate forests. Shame on them!

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Cascadia Climate Action Now🌲 @cascadiacan.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Well worth (re)reading Wallace Stegner's December 1960 letter to save our wilderness. As we face the loss of 200M acres under Trump's #RoadlessRule repeal, Stegner's big-picture arguments may motivate your own comments to preserve our wilderness. ourpubliclandsandwaters.substack.com/p/wallace-st...

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Wallace Stegner’s “Wilderness Letter” Is the Perfect Inspiration to Write Your Own Comment to Protect Public Lands

Stegner’s now-iconic letter was also a public comment, urging officials to protect wild places from road building and development

Cascadia Climate Action Now🌲 @cascadiacan.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

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Keeping wilderness roadless is imperative to protect our forests from human-caused wildland fire. Repealing #RoadlessRule would open public forests to increased clearcutting which incs frequency and ferocity of wildfire. COMMENT by 9/21: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FS... eos.org/research-and...

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Forest Service to End Protection for 45 Million Acres of Forest - Eos

The U.S. Forest Service has moved forward with a rule to withdraw protections from 45 million acres of pristine national forests.

Sally Keely 🐸 @sallykeely.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America’s Borrowing Binge Continues. That’s $116,747 per person. Newborn babies come into world with $117K debt on their little heads. So much for Trumps piss-ant $1,000 per baby that’s magically going to grow to 0.25 mill by college. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/b...

U.S. Debt Hits $40 Trillion as America’s Borrowing Binge Continues

President Trump’s promises to restore fiscal order and reduce the amount of America’s debt burden have been undercut by spending on the Iran war, tax cuts and tariff refunds.

Oil Change International @oilchange.org · 28/07/2026

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Decisionmakers must: 🛑 Stop building new gas projects that lock us into expensive and harmful fossil fuels ✅Make a rapid transition to affordable renewable energy. Read the full report: oilchange.org/publications...

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Pay, Baby, Pay: Why Trump's Energy & AI Dominance Agenda Means Higher Bills For Everyone

Trump's energy and AI agenda could DOUBLE wholesale LNG prices over the next decade, outpacing inflation and driving up energy bills.

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Andy Zahn for WA LD20 @electandy.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

The plan to drill a new tunnel, build an industrial haul road, and lower the level of Spirit Lake would be absolutely catastrophic for the lake, the recovering blast zone, and for local communities. It would also waste hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars.

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Sally Keely 🐸 @sallykeely.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Working while camping haiku: Roadtrek beneath cliffs Columbia River Gorge Oregon basalt

My Roadtrek beneath tall Columbia River Gorge basalt cliffs.

Cascadia Climate Action Now🌲 @cascadiacan.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

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Megadam “will dwarf all other hydroelectric projects in the world with its estimated 300 terawatts of annual power output - three times output of Three Gorges Dam on Yangtze, world's current largest dam, more than entire U.S. produced in net hydropower in 2024.” www.livescience.com/planet-earth...

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'They are trying to tame nature': China is building the world's biggest dam in an earthquake-prone region of Tibet

China is building a dam system that will generate more hydroelectric power than the U.S. generates yearly. But the project comes with huge risks for people downstream.

Cascadia Climate Action Now🌲 @cascadiacan.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

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Dear Sir David #Attenborough - Thank-you for your years of service to nature and the environment. You have taught us so much with grace and joy. Cheers to 100 years on our magnificent blue planet! theconversation.com/from-zoo-que...

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From Zoo Quest to Ocean: The evolution of David Attenborough’s voice for the planet

Attenborough’s filmography has shaped how we perceive the natural world.

InteGreat Education | Prof. Sally Keely @integreat.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

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#AcademicFreedom erosion “is part of broader democratic backslide that we’re seeing in US” says Jennifer Jones at UCS. I’ve witnessed this demise at my own college especially since the pandemic. Faculty are decreasingly supported as content creation experts. www.chemistryworld.com/news/academi...

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Academic freedom slides globally, as it takes a nosedive in the US

The last decade has seen institutional autonomy curbed in 50 countries

Cascadia Climate Action Now🌲 @cascadiacan.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

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Attn pension fund managers (inc #WSIB): Check out what happened in March. As we’ve been saying, it’s urgent to #divest from fossil fuels and invest in renewable clean energy projects & infrastructure. Your hard earning beneficiaries will be made much more secure. www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...

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In a first, renewables beat natural gas on US grid last month

It’s just one month, but it’s a sign of where the U.S. is headed as renewable energy — namely solar — surges onto the grid.

Sally Keely 🐸 @sallykeely.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Braun has been my #LD20 state senator for many years. We are on opposite sides on almost every issue, especially climate & protecting public lands. #WA03 rep race should not be GOP Braun nor GOP lookalike MGP. #Hennrich looks to me to be fantastic candidate! Progressives - let’s give him a boost.

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InteGreat Education | Prof. Sally Keely @integreat.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Fun hands-on maths project to try at home in celebration of the beginning of spring term. Even if you've played with #MobiusStrip before, you can always find a new "What if?" Q to explore.

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Sally Keely 🐸 @sallykeely.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

TIAA must stop investing my hard-earned retirement monies (serving 44+ years as a Community College professor) in #FossilFuels. TIAA must STOP investing in deforestation of our public lands.

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Cascadia Climate Action Now🌲 @cascadiacan.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

WA, OR, and many more sue EPA for illegally repealing the #EndangermentFinding, the scientific assessment that required it to regulate GHG. Thank-you blue state AGs! My free gift NYT article to you: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/c...

24 States Sue the E.P.A. for Renouncing Its Power to Fight Climate Change

Sally Keely 🐸 @sallykeely.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Off to #PIELC (enviro law conference) in Eugene. Hope to see many of my forest buddies there! The sessions look fantastic, hard to choose. Camping in the area so wish me less atmospheric river conditions than having at home right now.

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Earthjustice @earthjustice.org · 06/03/2026

Good news! In a blow to Trump's 'drill, baby drill' agenda, zero companies bid for the chance to drill for oil and gas in Alaska's Cook Inlet. This comes after we notified the Interior Department last month of our intent to sue over the planned unlawful lease sale on March 4.

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Trump keeps trying to auction off this US property for oil drilling. No one is buying. | CNN

A federal deadline came and went this week for oil companies to bid on around 1 million acres of drilling territory off Alaska’s Cook Inlet.

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Sally Keely 🐸 @sallykeely.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Several inches of fresh snow for my birthday yesterday, yeah! Photo not my best work but I like it because it shows a view of the river from one of my favorite spots on my property. Accompanying Haiku. Columbia view River beyond snowy trees Smell the cold fresh air.

Snowy conifers with Columbia river beyond under overcast skies.

Sally Keely 🐸 @sallykeely.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

“Red meat, in particular, has an outsized impact upon the planet—beef requires 20x more land and emits 20x more GHG per gram of protein than common plant proteins, such as beans.” #Vegetarian diets use far less water, land. Heavy red meat diets cause heart disease. RFK’s new food pyramid is bonkers.

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Cascadia Climate Action Now🌲 @cascadiacan.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

If you live in WA leg district 20, support & vote for #AndyZahn! It’s rare when we LD20 voters have opportunity to vote for anyone but the incumbent. More vitally though Andy is super smart, energetic, passionate about sustainable land use, forest preservation, and biodiversity. Lifelong LD20 local.

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Sally Keely 🐸 @sallykeely.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Does Drumpf realize his hypocrisy? He said “senseless killing of protesters [must] stop” not referring to here in US. Iranian protestors obviously shouldn’t be killed, but neither should we here peacefully expressing ourselves and fulfilling our humanitarian responsibility to protect our neighbors.

Woman holding handmade sign reading “Renee had a (heart) whistle, they had guns.”

Sally Keely 🐸 @sallykeely.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Say their names. Renee Nicole Good. Keith Porter.

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Sally Keely 🐸 @sallykeely.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

RIP Renee Nicole Good. Tragic! My heart is with her child, wife, family, and friends. WTH has happened to the U.S. that I love??? I’m so sad for our country but I’ll keep on marching and protesting and using my free speech rights until we swing back to humanity, love, and care for each other.

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Sally Keely 🐸 @sallykeely.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Are the Republican congressional members going to continue to abdicate all their responsibilities under the U.S. constitution to provide oversight and check and balance over the executive branch? Even when Trump swoops into PM Carney’s bedroom, abducts him, and decides to “run” Canada too??? MF DJT.

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Sally Keely 🐸 @sallykeely.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Compare Mamdani’s speech w/ Trump’s crud about “hating” those who think differently than him or use their constitutional right to speak against hate, racism, cruelty. If dem party is to survive, they’ll listen, take notes, build-in a Dem Socialist platform. So proud to be New Yorker (by birth) today

Cascadia Climate Action Now🌲 @cascadiacan.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

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What am I reading on this 1st day of 2026? Couple interesting reads on how age and gender correlate to being a #ClimateVoter. Gray is the New Green 2025 report from EVP: www.environmentalvoter.org/sites/defaul... Article www.psypost.org/some-men-may... Study www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Some men may downplay climate change risks to avoid appearing feminine

A new study finds that men who are anxious about their masculinity are less likely to care about climate change. They may view environmental concern as a feminine trait that threatens their image.

Cascadia Climate Action Now🌲 @cascadiacan.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

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R.I.P. the “Mother of the high seas”, defender of deep ocean, Kristina Gjerde. High Seas Treaty entering into force 1/17 couldn't have come to be were it not for this courageous passionate educator, ocean advocate. My thoughts & well-wishes to her family & friends. news.mongabay.com/2025/12/kris...

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Kristina Gjerde, defender of the deep ocean, has died

Half the planet lies outside any country’s border. In those waters, rules have long been thinner than the myths: freedom to fish meant freedom to take; “out of sight” became “out of mind.” The deep oc...

Sally Keely 🐸 @sallykeely.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

RIP Rob and Michele Reiner. Married 35 years. Such talent, genuinely kind and generous people. Rob changed my life with movies like When Harry Met Sally that I quote frequently. So clever! Such a brilliant Director and Actor. Rob gave space and support to his cast to be their best. I’m heartbroken!

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Cascadia Climate Action Now🌲 @cascadiacan.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

#divest pension funds from fossil fuels! Hey, Washington State Investment Board >> follow NY's lead!

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InteGreat Education | Prof. Sally Keely @integreat.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Happy #Fibonacci Day! Nov 23rd (11.23) begins the Fibonacci Sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, ... which is used in computing, stock trading, and architecture and design. Nature is full of Fibonacci patterns, from DNA to hurricanes, much more! www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...

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The Fibonacci Sequence Is Everywhere—Even the Troubled Stock Market

The curious set of numbers shows up in nature and also in human activities.

Cascadia Climate Action Now🌲 @cascadiacan.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

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British Columbia Enviromental Film Fest (bceff.org) is playing 30+ global docs/films (shorts and full-length) about environment, climate justice, sustainability, and nature throughout Nov. Full Festival pass ~$50 USD, or cheaper to choose to watch just a few films. www.bceff.org/event-detail...

Sally Keely 🐸 @sallykeely.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Important read. “While his cowardly colleagues in the majority on that shadow docket decision refused to explain their thinking, Kavanaugh actually wrote a concurrence that was so out of touch with reality as to be embarrassing. But at least it was an explanation.” #SCOTUS #NoICE

Sally Keely 🐸 @sallykeely.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

What happened to “The People’s House” chanted on Jan 6th??? Part of White House Is Reduced to Rubble. Trump’s Ballroom Will Rise in Its Place. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/u...

Part of White House Is Reduced to Rubble. Trump’s Ballroom Will Rise in Its Place.

Elise Cutts @elisecutts.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin ✨ figured out what stars are made of ✨ when she was just 25. 🔭🧪 Her PhD thesis basically established the Harvard astro department — at a time when Harvard didn't officially allow woman students. I wrote this little profile to mark the 100th anniversary of her thesis:

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How a Harvard maverick forever changed our concept of the stars

At just 25, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin applied quantum physics to a treasure trove of astronomical observations to show that stars are mostly hydrogen and helium.

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Sally Keely 🐸 @sallykeely.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Trump: “I have so many friends with autistic children, it’s a tough situation.” Oh that means being friends with Trump is associative factor in autism in kids. Point being that association is NOT causality! Such a frustrating anti-science presser. Dangerous. www.youtube.com/live/mrOcRlE...

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WATCH LIVE: Trump expected to make announcement on autism

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

Sally Keely 🐸 @sallykeely.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Love that Neil Young began his set at #FarmAid with “Big Crime”. It was energizing to see (among others) Young, Bob Dylan, and dear Willy Nelson play. Hope we get many more opportunities to sing along with these greats. Eat local, support family farms. www.youtube.com/live/ozJqyuE...

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Farm Aid 40: Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews and Margo Price and more

YouTube video by nugs