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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 8h

Great weather day after a full day of rain yesterday meant smol-ish pup insisted we all go outside and stay there. She's now sleeping it off using a garden glove as a pillow. Neither creature was helpful with the weeding.

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Had to go to three different places looking for a money order (no bank branch in town), still forget to pick up the batteries I needed and managed to come home without snacks. Also, it's very wet outside.

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Nooksack floods. It floods because settlers built in the floodplain and every other season, the waters do what they've always done and seek to move across the landscape. No judgement for this gathering, coming together in community is a good thing, but until the river has more room to move...

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Vote early or take your ballot to an official drop box. This is not the year to depend on the postal service (and I love the mail).

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I rarely repost this cretin, but it feels important to mark the deep pathology here if for no other reason that it's a danger to dismiss this man as "crazy". Yes, and also, given our system, he has unlimited power to harm. It's dark because this is how he sees the world, dark. Plan to vote.

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Still no, hell no. And if you're wearing one of these, necklace or pervert classes, you're allowing yourself to be surveilled and violating the privacy of everyone around you. It's very not cute. Again--what company is making the blocking device for all this nonsense? I want to buy stock.

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Started the day with coffee and this audio featuring artist Nikki Lindt's work capturing the sounds of a changing artic. Not sure how it ended up in my feeds on LinkedIn of all places, but it's a good thing for a Sunday morning. www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2...

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What does a changing climate sound like?

A warming climate brings plenty of visible changes, such as retreating glaciers and rising sea levels. Nikki Lindt is on a mission to capture its audible changes.

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

There always comes the day when I have to decide if I cave and turn on the heat or light the fire or if I just sit here and shiver... Sweater weather is here.

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

When I stepped over to this platform, I got quieter about the professional risk work I do, but I miss it so... Last year a very stark report from the UK's intelligence community surfaced, this week at the UN they shared some of it with other nations. The Guardian lays it out (with good links). 🧵

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Don't think supply chains ever really went back to normal after the pandemic. There's regular holes now, have you noticed? Not just since the most recent debacle, for years now. Enough my brain's been reprogrammed to go "oh, that's back in stock, need to get a couple while it's in". It's just weird.

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I love that someone thought of this...

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Temperatures are dropping this week, rain in the forecast, I'm not ready.

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The minor-madness of having to track down records proving family members born in 1847 and 1877 are well and truly dead is a little something. I only wish I was walking around with those sorts of longevity genes and still able to have the Great (great) Grand-das and Grandmamas over for Sunday suppers

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Cloudy morning turned into a perfect September day, pulled weeds, dug into a NATO job (maybe?!), planted a new black currant. Dogs are watching the world from the deck. Feels very much like the "hustle and get things in order" season matched with "I'll just sit out here with a hat and read some".

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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Re This case: Most media are focusing on their own states, but this was a multi-state trip. The person took the whole route of the Southwest Chief, so Illinois through the midwest, then across S. Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona before LA. Then up the coast, and back across on California Zephyr.

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Person with measles rode Amtrak trains and buses across CA, health officials say

The California Department of Public Health said the unvaccinated passenger stopped at six California stations, including downtown Sacramento.

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Trying to have a peaceful quite Saturday, but I'm reading the news and... instead made myself some french toast and went out and pulled the last of the onions. Need to collect up the apples today and prep the bed for the new ecolawn (just enough for the rabbits and aging dog naps). Anyway...

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The more you look at that Converse ad, the worse it gets. No, I won't post it. And if you're a business thinking "outrage marketing" is a smart choice. Don't.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19/09/2026

For more than 40 years, the U.S. Arctic Research Commission has advised Congress and the president on what to study in the far north. Trump appointed a venture capitalist and MAGA influencer with no formal science background as its chair.

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How a MAGA Influencer With Ties to Russia Became Trump’s Arctic Adviser

As head of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, Thomas Dans has backed a takeover of Greenland and other items on President Donald Trump’s list. But it’s not always clear where the administration’s ag...

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

There really are some amazing stats on this list...

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Y'all...Another day, another set of measles reports. The absolute best thing you can do--as an adult and for your kids--is get your vaccines up to date. We live in the unraveling. Protect yourself. Many of these historic diseases are insanely communicable with major consequences.

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Plugged in my little chest freezer this afternoon...feeling a weird mix of "savvy I am, with the deep freeze" and "oh my god, I've turned into my grandparents". Anyway, I live on an island, meat comes from the farmer in bulk, I've got 10lbs of apples I need to put somewhere (and it's cube cute).

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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

spoke to Lina Khan today about the AI madness and what the hell we should be doing to hold these companies accountable (in a way that takes their power seriously but doesn't buy into every narrative) full pod coming in the AM!

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I haven't read this as yet, but I always love a resurrection story (and well done @tinhouse.bsky.social).

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Bonkers read. I remember when the 2019 article came out (down thread), it hasn't changed much. The bottom line there is no future to these places and unless you are a member of the 1%, you'd be smart to sell and move now while there are still buyers. Miami, New Orleans (love that place), Phoenix...

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Sitting at the desk, patio doors wide open, neighborhood red tail juveniles causing a big ruckus. Already been out weeding, inside now with projects and looking to fill the work pipeline so the rent gets paid but there's new black currants to plant out there and the last of the apples to bring in...

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Driving out this morning and was lucky enough to cross paths with the neighborhood six-point buck. Looking all sleek, winter coat, antlers out of velvet and gleaming, just walking all unbothered like, no hurry. I think he's the reigning big guy on our corner of the island. Gorgeous beastie.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 17/09/2026

About 12.5 trillion tons of ice from glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979, which is enough frozen water to stack ice 5 feet deep across the continental United States, according to a major scientific report. to.pbs.org/3UN86kP

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Earth lost more than 12 trillion tons of ice from Greenland and Antarctica in 47 years, satellites show

A major report has found that 12.5 trillion tons of ice from Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979. The massive glacier melt is mainly attributed to warmer waters eroding the ice sheets from...

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This is a good step. (Also, we wouldn't really be "selling" this insane munitions order, because we would also be gifting grants for the purchase of...so we'd likely be paying those billions.)

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It is not just the Costco run... it is the after Costco run when you have to haul everything into the house and figure out what to do with it. Good news is I won't have to restock the pantry until next year. Also, arm muscles.

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It is simple. We should not do this.

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Apparently today marks the 7th (!) anniversary of Heather Cox Richardson's Letters From An American. Almost everyday for seven years, giving us essential context, hope, and capturing the events of this challenging time. It has been an epic service to the nation. @hcrichardson.bsky.social

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This is totally writer insider baseball, but one of my favorite presses, a publisher of literary works, rebranded itself and it went from cool to cartoon and I am so glad I'm not the only one thinking oh lordy, what have you done.

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Today was oil and gas day, 'cause of all the ~waves hands~. Anyway, topped up ($71 for half a tank), got the oil change (yep, pricey), ran it through the car wash and parked it back in the drive. Hedging future weirdness. Always feel like being the responsible adult deserves something. Cake maybe.

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Love my 60lb English Shepherd who still thinks he fits on peoples laps 8years on...

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

All here for this. (And as a lover of great basin country, I also have a soft spot for the Jackalope, if you know, you know.)

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Listening to Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor on The Daily today discussing their new book, End Times Fascism. Always the question is what kind of world do we want? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor Say the End of the World is Now on the Table

Podcast Episode · The Daily · September 12 · 38m

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

"People are really mad and however mad you are, it’s not enough. Because there is something so profound about no longer believing in the future, about seeing no value in our shared home, in the natural world. They’re traitors to creation.” www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...

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Naomi Klein: ‘Extreme wealth has a deranging effect. It turns you into a supremacist’

She’s tackled neoliberalism and the digital world, now the writer and activist is taking on tech billionaires. She explains how the super-rich are capitalising on climate and financial chaos in pursui...

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Being a grown up is just figuring out what's for diner for the 1000th time (tonight it's chicken shawarma loaf pan chicken so the whole house smells like a spice shop, marinated all afternoon). Maybe with a side of cucumbers from the garden (tossed with rice wine vinegar). Wrapping up the day.

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Spent my Saturday morning talking to an old colleague and letting the LinkedIn types know my sabbatical is well and truly done. Lovely humans

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The apple tree is just bonkers this year. Took a bunch to a friend (might have to take more), there's ten pounds already in the freezer (chunked and ready for winter), and there's still soooooo many left on the tree. Pie might be the only answer.

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Shocked, shocked--Wordle was an actual nature word. Seasonally relevant even. Wordle 1,910 6/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩⬜⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟨⬜🟩🟨 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Just me over here reading my morning climate and AI news... Reckless species, we are.

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Chinook salmon have recolonised 88% of their historic range on the Klamath River, with more than 13,000 fish passing the old Iron Gate Dam site in 2025, up from 7,700 the year before. Two years after the dams’ removal, it’s going better than anyone predicted. buff.ly/pToC9gB #ShareGoodNewsToo

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Rewilding the upper Klamath River Basin: rapid recolonization of Chinook salmon following the world’s largest dam removal - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Rewilding the upper Klamath River Basin: rapid recolonization of Chinook salmon following the world’s largest dam removal

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Real gratitude for the colleagues who respected the hell out of my sabbatical, let me be, but are happily re-connecting now that I've said it's done...

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Don't know if they'll mature enough before we lose the light, but went ahead and seeded another round of winter greens. Plenty warm. Pruned up a plum tree that had seen a little too much deer attention. Yard tasks between projects. Antidotes to the news.

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Feels like fall is settling in quickly now. The shadows are growing longer in the yard and the lovely days are growing noticeably shorter. The light has a certain character and it always feels a bit like a quickening. Birds are moving around, animals are bustling, even the plants. Best time of year.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The tax rate for the richest was much higher when the middle class was strongest It was much higher even under Reagan But now they want you to behave raising taxes on the rich is “COmMuNiSm” ? Bottom line: They think we’re all idiots

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Shelby Edwards @sedwards.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Here, have some Black-eyed Susans for the Monday. Tail end of the rain, happy as clams. Grown from seeds saved from last year (but perennials) and showing up all jazz hands with unexpected variations. Thwarted the rabbits and slugs by potting them up by the front door. Setting their lovely cones now

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