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Spectacular epicormic resprouting of majestic redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) after the 2020 fire in the Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Santa Cruz, California. About 95% of the redwoods resprouted; they are used to crown fires! You just can’t stop taking photos ... doi.org/10.1016/j.tp... 🧪🌍🔥🌳🌿🪴🌾

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🧪 karenleemardicrane.substack.com/p/eat-more-p... Eat more plants and less beef to reduce #methane and #carbon emissions. Improve health with a #Mediterranean-Diet.

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The plaintiff, a victim of Epstein, claims the gov't concealed its conduct for years & "At no time did the FBI or any other government entity reach out to Maria to investigate or seek to understand or resolve her claims or otherwise in any way substantively respond to her claim.

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A group of Maryland parents have put “Pride Puppy!” – an alphabet book about a puppy at a Pride parade – at the center of a Supreme Court case. Author @robinstevenson.bsky.social joins the #VelshiBannedBookClub @12pET on the high stakes for authors, access & what it means for LGBT+ families. #Velshi

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TY @abbarsha.bsky.social @mlipsitt.bsky.social @moberzan.bsky.social @jlstraight63.bsky.social @mersyme.bsky.social @laurajoan.bsky.social @tempestori.bsky.social @patawan1.bsky.social @jaybird54.bsky.social @itsbek.bsky.social @lindapatch.bsky.social @annie1x.bsky.social @laurieagard.bsky.social

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With predictions for a busy hurricane season beginning Sunday, experts in storms and disasters are worried about something potentially as chaotic as the swirling winds: Massive cuts to the federal system that forecasts, tracks and responds to hurricanes.

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This world is full of horrible evil people. This is disgusting.

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Thousands of people have evacuated their homes across parts of the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, where officials have declared a state of emergency and crews are working to contain dozens of out-of-control wildfires. Here’s what to know.

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You may not know it, but this program about bats helps human health. And we are about to loose it. @vox.com via @theguardian.com

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This is our neighborhood and ICE is clearly not welcome. This is the scene outside Buona Forchetta last night after the ICE raid. The crowd chants SHAME after being hit with flash bangs.

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Tim Walz takes a shot at Susan Collins: "She's always 'deeply concerned' about things. Well do something then, about being 'deeply concerned.'"

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OTD in 1837, Charles Darwin first presented his theory of how coral reefs are formed to the Geological Society of London. The event marked his public debut as a theorist. L: hand-colored section of Cocos Island atoll. R: diagram of the same from his 1842 book (Darwin Online). 🌱🐋🧪⚒️🗃️🧠 #HistSTM

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Tell it like it is! Gotta love Rep. Al Green #AlGreen ✊👊

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“Was it all bullshit?” Trump asked aides. I love that even Trump, the king of bullshitters, eventually realized that Musk had been bullshitting him on DOGE. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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🚨NEWS: The new top voting lawyer at the Department of Justice was until recently an attorney and activist for a leading anti-voting legal group that has worked for years to spread fear about illegal voting and press election officials to tighten voting rules. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Free Article! Really, Secretary Rubio? I’m Lying About the Kids Dying Under Trump? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/o...

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Please read, this is important. Sorry it’s long. Trump’s move to have Elon Musk step aside wasn’t a retreat. It was a distraction. With Musk’s name out of the headlines, many assumed the controversial Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had quietly ended. It hasn’t. It’s just changed hands.

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"Americans have a lot of trouble dealing with reality"

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HEAR! HEAR! @stoopidfunnyjokes.bsky.social @gmf1369.bsky.social

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Sick of corrupt government? Here's your to-do list: End #CitizensUnited Abolish the #ElectoralCollege #TermLimits for #Congress Limit #CampaignSeason Limit #CampaignSpending #TermLimits for #SCOTUS That would fix most of of it.

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www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

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Proposed cut to NSF Biology budget is 70%. 70%. Seventy. Call your senators & reps nonstop. Give them numbers on NSF impact for state/district. tableau.external.nsf.gov/views/NSFbyN... explain this will decimate the economy if their districts, especially if it has a major research univ. 🧪

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RFK Jr. says the CDC will no longer recommend COVID vaccines for healthy pregnant women. Yet doctors have found that stillbirths can result from COVID directly infiltrating the placenta — even for people whose COVID symptoms were mild or nonexistent. @deldeib.bsky.social‬'s story from 2022:

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Hurricane season starts this weekend! Are you ready?? 1. Make a plan 2. Get supplies 3. Listen to the experts Most coastal states have tax holidays on emergency supplies this weekend to bring down costs (sorry, tariffs are still high). DO NOT WAIT! Get prepared NOW! 🌀🌀🌀🧪

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Every day is now #TACO Tuesday! Spread the word! #BlueCrew

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Someone should set up a phone line to contact if you were helped in some way by an immigrant. I bet it would get a lot more calls than this ridiculous and offensive ICE line.

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A federal grand jury indicted a former New Hampshire businessman this week on charges that he orchestrated attacks on the homes of journalists who had investigated claims of sexual misconduct against him.

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Agreed. I just wanna outlive assholes like this.

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#Empathy

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The Supreme Court handed down an opinion on Thursday that reads like it was written by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, the authors the book "Abundance" which argues excessive regulation made it too difficult to build housing and infrastructure in the US. From @vox.com via @climatedesk.org

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Optimistic Researchers Say There Still Time To Head Off Climate Change Before It Starts Killing Rich People theonion.com/optimis...

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NEW: Former “We Buy Ugly Houses” franchise owner Charles Carrier agreed to plead guilty to one count of felony wire fraud that carries a potential 20-year prison sentence. The plea follows a ProPublica report detailing how Carrier bilked investors across Texas out of millions of dollars.

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Rubio announces the US will "aggressively revoke" the visas of Chinese students. More racism from the Trump Administration because Trump is embarrassed China won't bend the knee on his tariffs so he's punishing Chinese students. youtu.be/T2qKdYtlCfc?...

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Gosh, those were the days. My wife says she's blowing cigarette smoke in Perry Mason's face.

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Phang: I fell out of my chair laughing my ass off—this idea that Donald Trump has suffered some kind of emotional distress because of the editing from 60 Minutes, which wasn’t even deceptive. We know you live in a state of emotional torture, Donald Trump—because: you’re the taco toddler.

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With a new wave of covid coming folks must understand what long covid is. People who are vaccinated still get long covid. Vaccines are SO important but they are not a magic bullet. @longcovidjustice.org has great resources on reducing the spread & what to do if you or someone in household get sick

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You have your assignment. 😉

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I don't know if there is a more appropriate goodbye to Loretta Swit, than her last scene in MASH in the series finale. Loretta won two Emmy's for her role as Major Houlihan.

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Best thing I saw today.

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“The company’s security practices are only as good as the people using them, they said. They characterized some DOGE employees as sloppy on security, such as not following protocols in how personal devices were used.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/t...

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Taylor Swift has regained control of her music, buys back first 6 albums

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🧪 karenleemardicrane.substack.com/p/eat-more-p... Eat more plants and less beef to reduce #methane and #carbon emissions. Improve health with a #Mediterranean-Diet.

The plaintiff, a victim of Epstein, claims the gov't concealed its conduct for years & "At no time did the FBI or any other government entity reach out to Maria to investigate or seek to understand or resolve her claims or otherwise in any way substantively respond to her claim.

TY @abbarsha.bsky.social @mlipsitt.bsky.social @moberzan.bsky.social @jlstraight63.bsky.social @mersyme.bsky.social @laurajoan.bsky.social @tempestori.bsky.social @patawan1.bsky.social @jaybird54.bsky.social @itsbek.bsky.social @lindapatch.bsky.social @annie1x.bsky.social @laurieagard.bsky.social

With predictions for a busy hurricane season beginning Sunday, experts in storms and disasters are worried about something potentially as chaotic as the swirling winds: Massive cuts to the federal system that forecasts, tracks and responds to hurricanes.

This world is full of horrible evil people. This is disgusting.

Thousands of people have evacuated their homes across parts of the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba, where officials have declared a state of emergency and crews are working to contain dozens of out-of-control wildfires. Here’s what to know.

You may not know it, but this program about bats helps human health. And we are about to loose it. @vox.com via @theguardian.com

This is our neighborhood and ICE is clearly not welcome. This is the scene outside Buona Forchetta last night after the ICE raid. The crowd chants SHAME after being hit with flash bangs.

Tim Walz takes a shot at Susan Collins: "She's always 'deeply concerned' about things. Well do something then, about being 'deeply concerned.'"

Tell it like it is! Gotta love Rep. Al Green #AlGreen ✊👊

“Was it all bullshit?” Trump asked aides. I love that even Trump, the king of bullshitters, eventually realized that Musk had been bullshitting him on DOGE. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Free Article! Really, Secretary Rubio? I’m Lying About the Kids Dying Under Trump? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/o...

"Americans have a lot of trouble dealing with reality"

HEAR! HEAR! @stoopidfunnyjokes.bsky.social @gmf1369.bsky.social

Sick of corrupt government? Here's your to-do list: End #CitizensUnited Abolish the #ElectoralCollege #TermLimits for #Congress Limit #CampaignSeason Limit #CampaignSpending #TermLimits for #SCOTUS That would fix most of of it.

www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

Proposed cut to NSF Biology budget is 70%. 70%. Seventy. Call your senators & reps nonstop. Give them numbers on NSF impact for state/district. tableau.external.nsf.gov/views/NSFbyN... explain this will decimate the economy if their districts, especially if it has a major research univ. 🧪

RFK Jr. says the CDC will no longer recommend COVID vaccines for healthy pregnant women. Yet doctors have found that stillbirths can result from COVID directly infiltrating the placenta — even for people whose COVID symptoms were mild or nonexistent. @deldeib.bsky.social‬'s story from 2022:

Hurricane season starts this weekend! Are you ready?? 1. Make a plan 2. Get supplies 3. Listen to the experts Most coastal states have tax holidays on emergency supplies this weekend to bring down costs (sorry, tariffs are still high). DO NOT WAIT! Get prepared NOW! 🌀🌀🌀🧪

Every day is now #TACO Tuesday! Spread the word! #BlueCrew

Someone should set up a phone line to contact if you were helped in some way by an immigrant. I bet it would get a lot more calls than this ridiculous and offensive ICE line.

A federal grand jury indicted a former New Hampshire businessman this week on charges that he orchestrated attacks on the homes of journalists who had investigated claims of sexual misconduct against him.

Agreed. I just wanna outlive assholes like this.

#Empathy

The Supreme Court handed down an opinion on Thursday that reads like it was written by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, the authors the book "Abundance" which argues excessive regulation made it too difficult to build housing and infrastructure in the US. From @vox.com via @climatedesk.org

Optimistic Researchers Say There Still Time To Head Off Climate Change Before It Starts Killing Rich People theonion.com/optimis...

NEW: Former “We Buy Ugly Houses” franchise owner Charles Carrier agreed to plead guilty to one count of felony wire fraud that carries a potential 20-year prison sentence. The plea follows a ProPublica report detailing how Carrier bilked investors across Texas out of millions of dollars.

Rubio announces the US will "aggressively revoke" the visas of Chinese students. More racism from the Trump Administration because Trump is embarrassed China won't bend the knee on his tariffs so he's punishing Chinese students. youtu.be/T2qKdYtlCfc?...

Gosh, those were the days. My wife says she's blowing cigarette smoke in Perry Mason's face.

Phang: I fell out of my chair laughing my ass off—this idea that Donald Trump has suffered some kind of emotional distress because of the editing from 60 Minutes, which wasn’t even deceptive. We know you live in a state of emotional torture, Donald Trump—because: you’re the taco toddler.

With a new wave of covid coming folks must understand what long covid is. People who are vaccinated still get long covid. Vaccines are SO important but they are not a magic bullet. @longcovidjustice.org has great resources on reducing the spread & what to do if you or someone in household get sick

You have your assignment. 😉

I don't know if there is a more appropriate goodbye to Loretta Swit, than her last scene in MASH in the series finale. Loretta won two Emmy's for her role as Major Houlihan.

Best thing I saw today.

“The company’s security practices are only as good as the people using them, they said. They characterized some DOGE employees as sloppy on security, such as not following protocols in how personal devices were used.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/t...

Taylor Swift has regained control of her music, buys back first 6 albums

Connections Puzzle #719 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨

Well, I think it fits perfectly.