K-O
@42mamako.bsky.social
mom of kids in both college & kindergarten; bibliophile, native plant devotee, part-time naturalist, recovering political junkie
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December 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Go to your doctor and get your measles titers checked to make sure you are still immune and if not get re-vaccinated. It’s more and more likely all of us are going to eventually come in contact with it.
The thing about measles is that it’s the only known virus that triggers immune amnesia - it causes your immune system to forget everything it has previously learned. Meaning you essentially reset to zero and are now at risk of basically everything.
It can take 2-3 years to get immunities back.
It can take 2-3 years to get immunities back.
December 14, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Go to your doctor and get your measles titers checked to make sure you are still immune and if not get re-vaccinated. It’s more and more likely all of us are going to eventually come in contact with it.
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erika kirk looks like the type who would scream WITCH at a random person on the street
December 13, 2025 at 3:39 AM
erika kirk looks like the type who would scream WITCH at a random person on the street
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Realistically, by episode four it would have turned into “Is Monty Don in there? Can you send me a dozen native plant people? We’re gonna restore the HELL outta some ecosystems.”
December 5, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Realistically, by episode four it would have turned into “Is Monty Don in there? Can you send me a dozen native plant people? We’re gonna restore the HELL outta some ecosystems.”
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Watch the incredible animated short Pow! Written and Directed by Joseph Clift with Angela Startz providing one of the voices it's sweet, funny, and beautiful in that it celebrates Natives as we are, not as relics left to the dustbin of history.
youtu.be/dOTuVqdwu8Y?...
youtu.be/dOTuVqdwu8Y?...
Pow!
YouTube video by FNX TV
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Watch the incredible animated short Pow! Written and Directed by Joseph Clift with Angela Startz providing one of the voices it's sweet, funny, and beautiful in that it celebrates Natives as we are, not as relics left to the dustbin of history.
youtu.be/dOTuVqdwu8Y?...
youtu.be/dOTuVqdwu8Y?...
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Sign-ups are open for this year's My Block, My Hood, My City shovel crew, which swings into action after snowstorms to clear sidewalks and porches for local seniors and others who can't do it on their own.
Shovel Crew · My Block, My Hood, My City
Join the My Block, My Hood, My City Snow Shoveling Crew! ❄️
Grab your friends and your shovels and make a difference this winter! Be part of our rapid response team, helping neighbors who can't clear...
www.mobilize.us
November 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Sign-ups are open for this year's My Block, My Hood, My City shovel crew, which swings into action after snowstorms to clear sidewalks and porches for local seniors and others who can't do it on their own.
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Having just been through the desert carrying a guy with no name, it felt good to get out of the rain.
November 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Having just been through the desert carrying a guy with no name, it felt good to get out of the rain.
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In the winter of 2005, just after their wedding, Lawrence H. Summers and his wife, Elisa F. New, went to financier Jeffrey E. Epstein’s private island in the Caribbean during their honeymoon.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Summers Visited Epstein’s Island During 2005 Honeymoon | News | The Harvard Crimson
In the winter of 2005, just after their wedding at Elmwood — the Harvard president’s official residence — Lawrence H. Summers and his wife, Elisa F. New, traded Cambridge’s cold for a warmer escape.
www.thecrimson.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
In the winter of 2005, just after their wedding, Lawrence H. Summers and his wife, Elisa F. New, went to financier Jeffrey E. Epstein’s private island in the Caribbean during their honeymoon.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
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Hey Philly!
Remember last year when we distributed 10,000 native plant seed packets across the city to support our city's insects??
We're doing it again! We're looking for volunteers to maintain the posters from late January-April of '26.
Apply to be a poster hoster here forms.gle/i6LSPCAutZC1...
Remember last year when we distributed 10,000 native plant seed packets across the city to support our city's insects??
We're doing it again! We're looking for volunteers to maintain the posters from late January-April of '26.
Apply to be a poster hoster here forms.gle/i6LSPCAutZC1...
Seed Distribution Volunteer Application
We are looking for volunteers to maintain posters that will distribute native plant seeds for free to people living within Philadelphia. You can learn more about this project here!
We will be choosi...
forms.gle
November 20, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Hey Philly!
Remember last year when we distributed 10,000 native plant seed packets across the city to support our city's insects??
We're doing it again! We're looking for volunteers to maintain the posters from late January-April of '26.
Apply to be a poster hoster here forms.gle/i6LSPCAutZC1...
Remember last year when we distributed 10,000 native plant seed packets across the city to support our city's insects??
We're doing it again! We're looking for volunteers to maintain the posters from late January-April of '26.
Apply to be a poster hoster here forms.gle/i6LSPCAutZC1...
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It's TRANS AWARENESS WEEK and that means it's a great week to ignore the hysterical nonsense of bigots and understand that Trans people are awesome and deserve respect and love.
a cartoon drawing of a bear holding a heart
ALT: a cartoon drawing of a bear holding a heart
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
It's TRANS AWARENESS WEEK and that means it's a great week to ignore the hysterical nonsense of bigots and understand that Trans people are awesome and deserve respect and love.
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BREAKING: (Gift) New Epstein emails reveal that Epstein claimed he had kompromat on President Trump. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
New Epstein emails claim Trump ‘spent hours’ with victim
Democrats on the House Oversight say the emails provide evidence of a cover-up by the White House
www.miamiherald.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
BREAKING: (Gift) New Epstein emails reveal that Epstein claimed he had kompromat on President Trump. www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
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This is too damn much.
I wuv dis.
I wuv dis.
Remember that little boy who cried uncontrollably because he wanted A’ja Wilson to come to his house??? He got to MEET her and I cannot deal… 🥹😭❤️ #WNBA
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This is too damn much.
I wuv dis.
I wuv dis.
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Is the shutdown over? Not yet.
Tonight’s vote was only step 1 of 5.
There’s still another 60-vote hurdle, amendments, AND then the House.
Pressure matters right now—especially on Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, Shaheen.
Stay loud.
youtu.be/mdFRfeGRKfI
Tonight’s vote was only step 1 of 5.
There’s still another 60-vote hurdle, amendments, AND then the House.
Pressure matters right now—especially on Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, Shaheen.
Stay loud.
youtu.be/mdFRfeGRKfI
Shutdown NOT Over: What Tonight’s Senate Vote Actually Means
YouTube video by Eliza Orlins
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Is the shutdown over? Not yet.
Tonight’s vote was only step 1 of 5.
There’s still another 60-vote hurdle, amendments, AND then the House.
Pressure matters right now—especially on Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, Shaheen.
Stay loud.
youtu.be/mdFRfeGRKfI
Tonight’s vote was only step 1 of 5.
There’s still another 60-vote hurdle, amendments, AND then the House.
Pressure matters right now—especially on Kaine, Rosen, Hassan, Shaheen.
Stay loud.
youtu.be/mdFRfeGRKfI
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Earlier this year I consolidated some other giving into the biggest chunk per month to @wck.org that I can afford and honest to God it is the best money I spend
I strongly encourage it, if you can
I strongly encourage it, if you can
WCK teams are working with our #ChefsForGaza partner Al-Karama Association to distribute flour alongside stoves designed to bake saj, a traditional Palestinian flatbread. We delivered them to displaced families in North Gaza and Khan Younis, restoring their ability to bake their own bread.
November 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Earlier this year I consolidated some other giving into the biggest chunk per month to @wck.org that I can afford and honest to God it is the best money I spend
I strongly encourage it, if you can
I strongly encourage it, if you can
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I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
November 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I love that the Boston cop slide never got fixed and now people just willingly go down it in tribute. It’s basically a national landmark at this point
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President Donald Trump is moving to block states from erasing medical debt from credit reports, reversing consumer protections and keeping millions burdened by bills they can’t afford.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
November 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
President Donald Trump is moving to block states from erasing medical debt from credit reports, reversing consumer protections and keeping millions burdened by bills they can’t afford.
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
open.substack.com/pub/theintel...
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there's nothing wrong with America that can't be solved by a rapture of car dealership owners
November 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
there's nothing wrong with America that can't be solved by a rapture of car dealership owners
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find any land use water use or conservation issue in the american west and you'll find cattle money on the wrong side of it
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
find any land use water use or conservation issue in the american west and you'll find cattle money on the wrong side of it
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If you are supporting immigrant neighbors at this critical time in any way, thank you! Also, please read this thread and mentally rehearse how you will handle this situation. We keep us safe.
THREAD: What to Do if Government Agents (Police Officers, FBI Agents, ICE, etc.) Show Up at Your Door
Share this information with people you live with, even if they are not activists.
Share this information with people you live with, even if they are not activists.
October 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
If you are supporting immigrant neighbors at this critical time in any way, thank you! Also, please read this thread and mentally rehearse how you will handle this situation. We keep us safe.
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"UN refugee agency official Jacqueline Wilma Parlevliet said that the new arrivals told stories of widespread ethnic and politically motivated killings, including reports of people with disabilities shot dead because they were unable to flee"
this keeps getting worse
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
this keeps getting worse
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
Sudan’s paramilitary killed hundreds including hospital patients in Darfur, residents say
Sudan’s paramilitary forces killed hundreds of people including patients in a hospital after they seized el-Fasher city in the western Darfur region over the weekend, according to the UN, displaced re...
www.ctvnews.ca
October 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"UN refugee agency official Jacqueline Wilma Parlevliet said that the new arrivals told stories of widespread ethnic and politically motivated killings, including reports of people with disabilities shot dead because they were unable to flee"
this keeps getting worse
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
this keeps getting worse
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
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Over 200 people in Hernando, Mississippi, showed up for a No Kings protest against the Trump administration on Saturday, Oct. 18.
Here are some photos of those who showed up and the protest signs they carried.
Here are some photos of those who showed up and the protest signs they carried.
Photos: No Kings Protest in Hernando, Mississippi
Over 200 residents of Hernando, Mississippi, turned out at a No Kings protest against the Trump administration on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025.
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October 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Over 200 people in Hernando, Mississippi, showed up for a No Kings protest against the Trump administration on Saturday, Oct. 18.
Here are some photos of those who showed up and the protest signs they carried.
Here are some photos of those who showed up and the protest signs they carried.
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If you live in the eastern US, your butterfly bush, your barberry, your winter creeper, your nandina, your ivy are doing harm where you will never see it; you should destroy them
AND
You can't be expected to know this and act on it.
If you believe both things, you have a pretty hard problem.
AND
You can't be expected to know this and act on it.
If you believe both things, you have a pretty hard problem.
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 17, 2025 at 12:38 AM
If you live in the eastern US, your butterfly bush, your barberry, your winter creeper, your nandina, your ivy are doing harm where you will never see it; you should destroy them
AND
You can't be expected to know this and act on it.
If you believe both things, you have a pretty hard problem.
AND
You can't be expected to know this and act on it.
If you believe both things, you have a pretty hard problem.
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These are mostly indigenous communities in Alaska that have been slammed by the storm.
The local manager of a small airline fleet says he is the only one doing evacuations right now!
Defund FEMA and people are abandoned. Defund public media and no-one knows.
FYI, today is Indigenous Peoples Day.
The local manager of a small airline fleet says he is the only one doing evacuations right now!
Defund FEMA and people are abandoned. Defund public media and no-one knows.
FYI, today is Indigenous Peoples Day.
October 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
These are mostly indigenous communities in Alaska that have been slammed by the storm.
The local manager of a small airline fleet says he is the only one doing evacuations right now!
Defund FEMA and people are abandoned. Defund public media and no-one knows.
FYI, today is Indigenous Peoples Day.
The local manager of a small airline fleet says he is the only one doing evacuations right now!
Defund FEMA and people are abandoned. Defund public media and no-one knows.
FYI, today is Indigenous Peoples Day.
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Can't take credit for the awesome Amphifa logo, but the one I designed is free to use!
Here's a png with no background. You can buy sticker paper everywhere and use a normal printer to print them out!
Here's a png with no background. You can buy sticker paper everywhere and use a normal printer to print them out!
October 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Can't take credit for the awesome Amphifa logo, but the one I designed is free to use!
Here's a png with no background. You can buy sticker paper everywhere and use a normal printer to print them out!
Here's a png with no background. You can buy sticker paper everywhere and use a normal printer to print them out!