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"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." -Philip K Dick Classic films, mystery novels, nonfiction, animals, environment, volunteer work, anything PNW. I post a daily "teableau" (tea tableau) for the tea-lovers out there.
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"For My Friend" #Teableau 21Feb25 I met her & her husband when they adopted a puppy I was fostering. We've been friends ever since. I love her so much. #Tea #Friendship

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Australia seeks to turn failing steel plant into 'green' hub techxplore.com/news/2025-02... via @techxplore_com

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I so wish I had been wrong @andreakremer.bsky.social ! But for a work of history, it proved sadly predictive. And here we are—oligarchy being entrenched more each day.

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So in 2018 I attended a book talk by @nancymaclean.bsky.social who had just written a book called "Democracy in Chains," in which she detailed her discovery of a plan for American oligarchy. I just found the Facebook post I wrote about her talk, and how terrifying it was. Thing is: she was right.

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Measles are breaking out in Texas. The Lone Star now stands for Texas's health care Yelp review.

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'Dumb birds' no more: Emus and rheas are technical innovators, say researchers phys.org/news/2025-02... via @physorg_com

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Please 🙏 don't sign it, President Zelenskyy! You and your country deserve better. Trump and Putin will screw you over in a New York minute. These monsters are not trustworthy. They are the axis of evil. #RussiaIsATerroristState #DeepThroatingPutinsPrickIsTrumpsSoleJob

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For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 1%, it can collect $13. For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26. Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency. It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.

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Don’t know why it’s so hard for so many to face the facts about Trump being a Russian asset. Everybody in NYC and NJ has known about his money laundering for Russians forever. open.substack.com/pub/spytalk/...

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Big, growing crowd just west of the U.S. Capitol protesting Trump, Musk and DOGE on President’s Day. “Hey Congress, grow a spine,” they shout, gathering for a rally around the reflecting pool.

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Elon Musk claims DOGE has saved $55 billion, but the numbers don’t add up. DOGE released a list of canceled contracts totaling $16 billion in supposed savings. However, nearly half of that came from an $8 billion ICE contract—except that contract was actually worth just $8 million.

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ALT-TEXT Panel 1 shows Dr Jackson as a young inventor wearing a tasteful outfit of the time & fashionable eyewear, looking studious & standing before a blackboard displaying her equations. Panel 2 shows her standing outside, looking younger than her age, still fashionable, with a slight smile.

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Patricia Bath, a pioneering ophthalmologist, created the Laserphaco Probe for cataract treatment. Bath was the first African American female doctor to receive a medical patent. Bath was also a pioneer in community ophthalmology, bringing eye care to underserved populations. #BlackHistoryMonth

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So how do we secure our assets before all this chaos collapses banking? We know they want crypto to replace trad. banking

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ICE Prosecutor Runs White Supremacist Account in His Free Time Who could have guessed? newrepublic.com/post/191780/...

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The closure, first reported by the Washington Post on Thursday, ends the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database — a resource experts said improved public safety by preventing bad officers from jumping from agency to agency. www.axios.com/2025/02/21/d...

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🧵🚨 Trump & Musk’s sudden interest in Fort Knox isn’t random. This could be a setup for the biggest financial power grab in U.S. history. A thread on how they might exploit America’s gold reserves for personal gain.

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Updated 7:21 PM CST, February 20, 2025 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — President Donald Trump says Elon Musk will be looking at Fort Knox, the legendary depository in Kentucky for American gold reserves, to make sure the gold is still there. apnews.com/article/fort...

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