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In a starling murmurations the group has no leadership structure, the simple interactions between individuals creating outcomes greater than the sum of their parts,” says scientist-photographer Dr. Kathryn Cooper. #photography #naturephotography #birds #mypicturethread

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Biden gives first speech since cancer diagnosis. So powerful!

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Why This Hurricane Season Has Experts on Edge

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"An estimated 60 percent of emerging infectious diseases come from animals, and a major cause of viruses’ jump from wildlife to humans is habitat loss, often through deforestation."

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In case anyone is scrolling posts and wondering about a “cylindrical asteroid” I suspect it may be this, which got a lot of press coverage a while back. science.nasa.gov/solar-system...

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Texas Solicitor General Resigned After Fantasizing Colleague Would Get 'Anally Raped By a Cylindrical Asteroid' 🔗 www.404media.co/texas-solici...

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Light up those phone lines!! Pass it on!

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This is what happens when you put internet conspiracy theorists in charge of major government departments.

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Worth a read. 54-page report “Being Black in Public” 🇺🇸🇨🇦survey Placemaking By @jaypitter.bsky.social @fiona-webster22.bsky.social Related: 10 Rules For Better Public Spaces More: walk/cycle access stewardship empathy green space fluid zones imagine visible Indigeneity respect/safety justice/joy

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Bright moon on a dark morning shining bright in Minnesota 🌖

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47's efforts to wipe out federal subsidies for clean power created by Biden's admin are quickly having an impact on that industry. Since January, investments totalling $7.9B for 16 large-scale factories & other projects have been cancelled, closed or downsized. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 #EarthDay #EarthDay2025

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While Elon has been moving fast & breaking things in the federal gov't, a key character not so much in the spotlight is Russell Vought, head of the Office of Management & Budget. He is Project 2025 incarnate—working methodically on an ideological program decades in the making. Must read! Gift link.

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1/ In a 2021 speech titled “The Universities Are the Enemy,” then Senate candidate J. D. Vance declared that universities, as left-wing gatekeepers of truth & knowledge, “make it impossible for conservative ideas to ultimately carry the day.” Gift link.

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An opinion piece in Scientific American describes the several steps on the way to full autocracy detailed in the work of political scientists—and where the United States is located on that slippery slope. Free link: https://archive.ph/4uaT4

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I'm reposting this cartoon by Garth German @garthtoons.bsky.social every day, separate from my usual thread. Because this is the Number One story.

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Since everyone's talking about air travel safety (& lack thereof) I thought I'd repost this 🧵from a February Rolling Stone article on the DOGE "bloodbath" at the FAA.

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Important reporting on how the White House has managed to enlist universities in a conspiracy of silence re. cuts to funding for biomedical research. How? By stringing these institutions along with Harvard-style “negotiations” in which the White House won’t even say what it wants.

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The greatest threat to ocean biodiversity in the past 50 yrs—more than climate change or plastic pollution—is unsustainable fishing. So countries around the world have been creating marine protected areas. But in the US, 47 is undoing marine protection. A marine biologist explains, No pay wall.

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"It’s only been three months, but the EPA has taken such a hard turn away from protecting public health and the environment. It’s breathtaking and sad.”

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Ivy League historian of immigration, U.S. empire & Asian American studies puts current removal orders targeting student activists in context with America’s long & lamentable past of jailing & expelling immigrants because of their race or what they say or believe—or all three. No pay wall.

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Protecting democracy is not enough. Democracy is simply a precondition for essential change in these key areas, from healthcare to taxation. No pay wall.

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To break MAGA & reclaim our gov't, we need to talk not just about 47’s corruption & his abuse of power, but about his pervasive incompetence. Cuz people are noticing the stupid. https://www.thebulwark.com/p/its-the-stupid-stupid-team-trump-mistakes-errors-bumbling-stumbling-colossal-screwups-galore

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This is a fantastic project: a tracker for all 313 separate objectives of Project 2025. You can search by agency & subject area. Sources provided for all info. Warning: it's disheartening. Graphic below the link shows items from "environment" subject. https://www.project2025.observer

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Excellent sheaf of letters to the Guardian/Observer editor about recent pieces on the dangers to Mother Earth posed by her most fractious creation—human beings. Follow the links & read the great articles! No pay wall. #EarthDay #EarthDay2025

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Article by a media historian who wrote a book about the origins of public media in the US—how NPR & PBS contribute to democratic participation. Both networks provide equal access to info for every listener & viewer. Explains why the Corporation for Public Broadcasting was founded in the 1st place.

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We've all heard about NIH & other scientists being fired by 47's admin. But an underreported problem is that infrastructure support & ethical oversight is also being hollowed out. A pair of legal & bioethics scholars explain how these actions undermine our health & safety. No pay wall.

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Please set aside half an hour to read this article & think about what you, what we the people, can do to reconstruct the America we believe in, the America we keenly desire.

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47 has been allowing his co-president to raid the national store! Our money! Even if you think you know by how much, this accounting may surprise you... https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/4/29/2319484/-Here-s-what-Musk-got-in-Trump-s-first-100-days

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The negative consequences of defunding U.S. biomedical research can be difficult to recognize. Most breakthroughs, from basic science discoveries that reveal the causes of diseases to development of effective treatments & cures, can take years. An explanation of what's at stake. No pay wall.

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Ignore the headline. What's happening to SS is NOT a case of DOGE's "grand plan" backfiring. Because eliminating fraud was never their grand plan to begin with. But the details here of how SS is breaking down do matter. Because knowing those details better arms us to fight back. Gift link.

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