Christina D Cody
@christinadcody.bsky.social
Cave enthusiast, dancer, enjoys the outdoors. Science rules! I try to live the Scout Oath and Law. Blue dot!
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I have a thought about the (small, but dedicated) #Trump2028 groups. We need to mobilize now, I think to enforce the boundary on the voter’s side in case the states don’t follow the Constitution. What does everyone think about a #22ndAmendment pledge? Especially one signed in more red/swing areas?
Today is bag drop day! For those of you in the Council I’m in (pretty much all of SE Mo and STL) you’ll be getting a blue bag on your door (If you don’t get one, stop by your Dist office next wk w/donations). Fill it & leave it next Sat where it will be taken, sorted & delivered to the food pantry.
November 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Today is bag drop day! For those of you in the Council I’m in (pretty much all of SE Mo and STL) you’ll be getting a blue bag on your door (If you don’t get one, stop by your Dist office next wk w/donations). Fill it & leave it next Sat where it will be taken, sorted & delivered to the food pantry.
Past is prologue.
In 1980, Trump destroyed Art Deco sculptures he'd promised to the Met to speed up Trump Tower's construction—now he's demolishing the White House's East Wing for a massive ballroom despite preservationists' objections.
Trump’s White House Demolition Isn’t His First Time Leveling A Building — Or Ignoring Preservationists
In 1980, Trump destroyed Art Deco sculptures he'd promised to the Met to speed up Trump Tower's construction—now he's demolishing the White House's East Wing for a massive ballroom despite preservationists' objections.
www.forbes.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Past is prologue.
So it feels weird that I will be going to Fort Massac Encampment where there’s representation for three historical kings (and one nascent republic) on the same weekend as the “No Kings” protest. I can’t really get out of it as I’m a trained scout parent, but wondering how I can make it work subtly.
October 13, 2025 at 2:14 AM
So it feels weird that I will be going to Fort Massac Encampment where there’s representation for three historical kings (and one nascent republic) on the same weekend as the “No Kings” protest. I can’t really get out of it as I’m a trained scout parent, but wondering how I can make it work subtly.
Oh this is SO going to bite Trump’s team in the behind (not necessarily Trump, unfortunately). The traffic controllers are already calling out. The moment this is official, air traffic will come to a halt (further there’s already been one or two stoppages) and it won’t be all.
In addition:
October 8, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Oh this is SO going to bite Trump’s team in the behind (not necessarily Trump, unfortunately). The traffic controllers are already calling out. The moment this is official, air traffic will come to a halt (further there’s already been one or two stoppages) and it won’t be all.
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We might have thought a "post truth" world would stem from politicians presenting "alternative facts", or mis- and disinfo going viral. Turns out AI is doing the job more insidiously and comprehensively than that. Society has embraced a technology which is fundamentally incompatible with truth.
And here we go. I never wrote this article, and yet it is cited here.
www.liberalbriefs.com/geopolitics/...
And of course, it sounds so plausible, I seriously checked whether I had forgotten it, or the footnote was slightly wrong.
#AIisnotresearch
www.liberalbriefs.com/geopolitics/...
And of course, it sounds so plausible, I seriously checked whether I had forgotten it, or the footnote was slightly wrong.
#AIisnotresearch
October 7, 2025 at 12:10 PM
We might have thought a "post truth" world would stem from politicians presenting "alternative facts", or mis- and disinfo going viral. Turns out AI is doing the job more insidiously and comprehensively than that. Society has embraced a technology which is fundamentally incompatible with truth.
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My interest level in the AI “actress” in one image:
October 1, 2025 at 12:27 PM
My interest level in the AI “actress” in one image:
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“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
October 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
It was a rough week last week. I wish I’d had the courage to be more than a witness for a friend. I love them, but must work on my bravery, it seems.
September 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
It was a rough week last week. I wish I’d had the courage to be more than a witness for a friend. I love them, but must work on my bravery, it seems.
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hmm. i feel like perhaps a middle ground between "you need to follow your dreams blindly" and "following your dreams is an idiot choice" may in fact be reasonable
September 4, 2025 at 5:50 AM
hmm. i feel like perhaps a middle ground between "you need to follow your dreams blindly" and "following your dreams is an idiot choice" may in fact be reasonable
These changes feel so slow. Too slow to be the companion I want to be.
There are changes in my life afoot. Who knows what happens next?
September 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
These changes feel so slow. Too slow to be the companion I want to be.
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Bumpass Hell is a geothermal region in Mount Lassen National Park. It’s an area filled with boiling pools, bubbling mud pots and the ever present sulfur vents waft the breezes to entice your nasal senses. 😉 It’s a great place to (safely) see geothermal forces in action. Well worth the hike in/out !
January 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Bumpass Hell is a geothermal region in Mount Lassen National Park. It’s an area filled with boiling pools, bubbling mud pots and the ever present sulfur vents waft the breezes to entice your nasal senses. 😉 It’s a great place to (safely) see geothermal forces in action. Well worth the hike in/out !
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Hey #RVA...Richmond is heating up. sometimes #airconditioning doesn't work. Here are some #tips to #staycool
#summer #heatwave #swamp
#summer #heatwave #swamp
June 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Hey #RVA...Richmond is heating up. sometimes #airconditioning doesn't work. Here are some #tips to #staycool
#summer #heatwave #swamp
#summer #heatwave #swamp
There are changes in my life afoot. Who knows what happens next?
August 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
There are changes in my life afoot. Who knows what happens next?
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For many people, Sundays used to be a time of solace; a soft place where they experienced belonging, felt an abiding sense of community, and believed they saw the face of God, if only for a few moments.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/sunday-mou...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/sunday-mou...
Sunday Mourning (A Letter to Religious Prodigals and Church Orphans)
The calendar can be cruel sometimes.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
August 3, 2025 at 10:26 AM
For many people, Sundays used to be a time of solace; a soft place where they experienced belonging, felt an abiding sense of community, and believed they saw the face of God, if only for a few moments.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/sunday-mou...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/sunday-mou...
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I am grieving many things right now but I feel the US has totally given up on supporting life on earth. We will become a failed species because we never learned anything about being good stewards of our small blue planet.
EPA Is Closing Its Scientific Research Arm
www.huffpost.com/entry/epa-is...
EPA Is Closing Its Scientific Research Arm
www.huffpost.com/entry/epa-is...
EPA Is Closing Its Scientific Research Arm
The Environmental Protection Agency is terminating the Office of Research and Development, which conducted studies on environmental pollutants.
www.huffpost.com
July 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I am grieving many things right now but I feel the US has totally given up on supporting life on earth. We will become a failed species because we never learned anything about being good stewards of our small blue planet.
EPA Is Closing Its Scientific Research Arm
www.huffpost.com/entry/epa-is...
EPA Is Closing Its Scientific Research Arm
www.huffpost.com/entry/epa-is...
What’s so interesting about this is that the denomination that inherited their history has pretty clearly done a 180. @unitedchurch.bsky.social interestingly their #UCCSynod is finishing up tomorrow. #IntotheDeep
Yeah, and a whole lot of them pretty explicitly think that's the model America should follow, and they're convinced that when they do it, it'll work better because they'll be even more theocratic because they're not going to do any halfway covenants like the Puritans did.
July 15, 2025 at 12:03 AM
What’s so interesting about this is that the denomination that inherited their history has pretty clearly done a 180. @unitedchurch.bsky.social interestingly their #UCCSynod is finishing up tomorrow. #IntotheDeep
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If you say “Christians don’t care about the environment,” that is largely untrue. Evangelicals don’t care, but there are many denominations and interfaith orgs that take stewardship of the environment seriously, actually.
July 6, 2025 at 9:20 PM
If you say “Christians don’t care about the environment,” that is largely untrue. Evangelicals don’t care, but there are many denominations and interfaith orgs that take stewardship of the environment seriously, actually.
Good news/follow-up to this. We decided to hold off a month on this particular campout!
(I hadn’t yet bought tickets to this) and my two kids want to go to the place I scheduled and essentially if they (and I) don’t go the camping trip is cancelled. As outdoor chair I feel beholden to follow through on the scouting commitment, but I’m not happy about it. 2/2
July 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Good news/follow-up to this. We decided to hold off a month on this particular campout!
I wanted to go, but in my zeal to create a summer camping trip (the troop rarely camps in July and August for some reason) I forgot to check what MY schedule might look like… 1/2
1️⃣0️⃣ Days ‼️ The countdown to General Synod 35 has begun! We are SO excited to see you all in Kansas City!
⁉️ Have you registered?? For those who are last minute, not to worry! You can still join us!
👉🏾 Registration & more information about this year's offerings! generalsynod.org
⁉️ Have you registered?? For those who are last minute, not to worry! You can still join us!
👉🏾 Registration & more information about this year's offerings! generalsynod.org
July 6, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I wanted to go, but in my zeal to create a summer camping trip (the troop rarely camps in July and August for some reason) I forgot to check what MY schedule might look like… 1/2
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a ruthless predator, alligators will sometimes use jazz hands to lure musical theatre people to their deaths
June 22, 2024 at 4:32 PM
a ruthless predator, alligators will sometimes use jazz hands to lure musical theatre people to their deaths
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It’s been a busy week for this scout mama. Second son returns home today from first weeklong camp. I spent the first week seeing him settle in easily and work well with his troop as well as getting trained on the towers. Loved it! #scoutingamerica #scouting
June 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
It’s been a busy week for this scout mama. Second son returns home today from first weeklong camp. I spent the first week seeing him settle in easily and work well with his troop as well as getting trained on the towers. Loved it! #scoutingamerica #scouting