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Former Landscape Architect, bicycle commuter and native plant nerd.
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The Trump tax plan only works by cutting public services. This incredible visualization combines the potential tax cuts (which mostly go to the rich) and loss of services (mostly borne by the poor). It is a giant wealth transfer from the poorest to the richest. budgetlab.yale.edu/news/250319/...

Trump is paying off corporate ag again: www.usda.gov/about-usda/n... Where is DOGE when you need it?

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

Howard County, IA, hosts 147 wind turbines, generating nearly $3M/year. In "Direct Impact of Wind Energy Development in Howard County," we take a look at the financial benefits to public services, insights from local officials and leaders, and farmers’ experiences.

#moss following snow on the permeable patio

We have a turbine on the family farm and it "generates" a reliable income. (Sorry, couldn't resist)

No! We subsidize roads; we should give passenger trains equal support. Bolster the budget by taxing the top 10%

This is what I've been thinking.

I'm in!

There's never been a better time to eat plants exclusively and leave the cruelty behind.

“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

"The issue isn’t complex policy: It’s people in power acting as though the rules don’t apply to them." via @americanprogress.bsky.social‬ www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

Podcast with Jewel Rogers!

Good info for all Americans

#plantchallenge #flowerchallenge #bloomscrolling #flowersandplants

#plantchallenge #flowerchallenge #bloomscrolling #flowersandplants

If you're in district w/ GOP rep, *call or write*—202-224-3121 main Capitol #, but just go to individ web site—and say you want your elected rep to stand up for *Congress* as co-equal branch, to determine spending, etc They take this seriously. (For each person who calls, 10x are thinking that.)

🇺🇸The Resistance Is Building🇺🇸 Let’s Keep The Momentum! (NotMy) Presidents Day Monday 2/17/25 Your State Capitol

This organization could be useful depending on how far the crazy train takes us

Blatant racism

True this 👇

This👇

Decades of research shows that expanding highways increases travel times. Some cities are reducing their highways in response.

Very informative!

Big bluestem pollinating

Insight from Ukraine: by being small, modular, and distributed, clean energy is much more difficult for military enemies to destroy.

This is, or should be, a big deal -- Ann Telnaes, an absolute legend, quitting WaPo due to censorship of a cartoon criticizing billionaires anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...

PSA for cat owners in the US: cats have been contracting H5N1 (bird flu). They are very susceptible to it and the fatality rate for cats is 67%. To avoid it: -keep your cats indoors. They can catch it from infected birds and mice. -do not feed them raw dairy -do not feed them raw meat

Happy Christmas to all and to all a good bike!

Good morning to everyone who marks unmarked crosswalks.

A person on a bicycle is by far the most energy-efficient among animals and machines per distance traveled relative to body weight. The bicycle is magic. www.jstor.org/stable/24923...

It finally rained in Lincoln, NE and we harvested some very large shiitakes from some oak logs we inoculated

Gaslighting = spending the last year being called a DEI hire and then watching a full slate of government officials get hired with zero qualifications because they appeal to a certain racial demographic and identity.

Miso

The serviceberry is on fire this fall

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, northern Nebraska

Added to my reading list

Converted to pedestrian use