Profile avatar
pattiport.bsky.social
Twitter refugee. Rowing, kayaking, sailing the Salish Sea.
60 posts 45 followers 140 following
Regular Contributor
Active Commenter
Posts 23 Comments 27

Today was the last day at NOAA for hundreds of employees who took an early retirement offer. Collectively, an estimated 27,000 years of experience left the agency. It goes without saying they will be missed. Their decades of service is commendable & appreciated. m.youtube.com/watch?v=Si-R...

submitted 1 day ago • 7 comments

Who hid Americans during the 1979 hostage crisis? Canada. 🇨🇦 👊🏻

submitted 2 days ago • 187 comments

May the butter tarts and Nanaimo bars flow like the mighty rivers of the North on this evening and always

submitted 3 days ago • 19 comments

submitted 6 days ago • 8 comments

Previous to the FDA, folks would put chalk and plaster of Paris in milk to make it appear white. They could also add formaldehyde to cover the smell and taste of spoiled milk.

submitted 9 days ago • 1436 comments

I was denied permission to host a roundtable at the Puget Sound VA to hear from women veterans about their health care. I have NEVER been outright denied from having open & honest conversations with VA—until this administration. I'm demanding an answer from VA Secretary, Doug Collins.

submitted 9 days ago • 186 comments

VERRRY USEFUL! #resist #bluecrew

submitted 9 days ago • 7 comments

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

wyofile.com/report-wildl... not a single refuge has the resources it requires

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

NEW: When a firefighter dies, a small team of federal health workers helps pinpoint what went wrong and identify how to avoid similar accidents in the future. Trump laid off nearly all of them.

submitted 10 days ago • 47 comments

Who would’ve thought we’d be living these books out? We are in perilous times.

submitted 13 days ago • 430 comments

submitted 13 days ago • 4 comments

A captivating glimpse into the inquisitive nature of this barn owl. Its tilted head, a study in subtle elegance, hints at a world of secrets.🦉 ©️ tanja_brandt #Nature #Bird #Owl

submitted 14 days ago • 295 comments

Dear senators who think you can’t do anything, Today, Senator Van Hollen - through diplomatic pressure - got a meeting with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador. So that thing you’re thinking about doing? DO IT. ~ All of Us

submitted 14 days ago • 911 comments

8 April 1945, noon: A secret transmitter sends -- To the army of General Patton. This is the Buchenwald concentration camp. SOS . . . The SS wants to destroy us. The reply: KZ Bu. Hold out. Rushing to your aid. Staff of Third Army. 11 April 1945, 3:15 PM: The Third Army liberates Buchenwald.

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

Unelected billionaire Elon Musk has clear conflicts of interest at the Dept. of Transportation — and we deserve answers. I teamed up with Rep. Gerry Connolly on Oversight to investigate whether or not Musk is using his position to enrich himself. Read the full letter at the link below.

submitted 20 days ago • 8 comments

A quick fix

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

submitted 24 days ago • 0 comments

#stunday #eastcoastkin #blueskyartshow #flowers #photogrpahy #landscapephotography Skagit Valley, WA #tulips.

submitted 25 days ago • 5 comments

Luv Libraries!!! #writingcommunity #libraries #support #booksky

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

Ppl stretched all the way across the Manette Bridge in Bremerton, Washington! #HandsOff 4/5/25 📸David Leer

submitted 26 days ago • 11 comments

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

every time I come here after my regular feeds, I just go …aahhh

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments