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Connecticut yankee now a longtime Georgia resident. Believe the science; it does not have all the answers but strives for the truth. Making progress on my national parks checklist. NY Giants, UConn, Colorado State.
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New report from @independentsage.bsky.social Everything you ever wanted to know about mRNA vaccines including how they work, debunking myths & their exciting future. As misinfo about mRNA vax ramps up in US, this report is sorely needed! independentsage.org/wp-content/u... 1/2

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...and he's doing this with his party in control of both houses of congress www.ft.com/content/9d3e...

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worth every second

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A Ukrainian strike killed Capt. Ivan Kovgan, deputy head of Russia’s Pacific submarine fleet, near Moscow—an extraordinary blow as Putin hosted a rare meeting with a U.S. envoy on Ukraine. Russia hasn’t confirmed it; the timing & location send a message Putin can’t bury.

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My painting TIDAL WETLANDS

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To what I assume is no surprise to anyone in the US anymore, Col Susannah Meyers, who headed up our base in Greenland, was fired. Because she went against the ignorance and stupidity of JD Vance. I say job well done Col. Meyers. #SheShed #Voices4Victory www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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why is *every* newspaper/programme running with the headline "tariffs are paused" when they haven't been. What's happened is that every country (except China) gets a flat rate of 10% for 90 days.

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Most Accurate Headline of the Day 🏆 www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...

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WATCH: Sen. Cory Booker has broken the record for the longest U.S. Senate speech. Booker's marathon speech breaks the previous record — Sen. Strom Thurmond's filibuster against the Civil Rights Act of 1957 that stretched for 24 hours and 18 minutes.

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You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/c... Lee Zeldin has done a 180 from moderate Republican to faithfully carrying out the Project 2025 environmental agenda.

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@drericding.bsky.social

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No, not Democrats being “bused in”—just regular Nebraskans waking up to the fact that their Social Security is on the chopping block to fund tax cuts for billionaires. Great piece by PBS.

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Do NOT shift your beliefs about what “normal” is. The norms are the same. You’re not crazy. This—all of it—is not normal behavior.

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Who wants some good news? The overwintering monarch population, which had plummeted last winter, has doubled this winter! www.worldwildlife.org/stories/east...

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