Carol Matheny
@cpmatheny.bsky.social
Earth 🌎Science Teacher (Retired)—Medical Laboratory Technologist in a previous life—BS Biology, MS Geosciences—born at 317.50 ppm—
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Virginians are ready to vote — and ready to win. 🇺🇲
November 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Virginians are ready to vote — and ready to win. 🇺🇲
Gaudium et Spes
Pope Paul VI
12/07/1965
27: “Furthermore, whatever is opposed to life itself, such as any type of murder, genocide, abortion, euthanasia or wilful self-destruction, whatever violates the integrity of the human person, such as mutilation, torments inflicted on body or mind,
Pope Paul VI
12/07/1965
27: “Furthermore, whatever is opposed to life itself, such as any type of murder, genocide, abortion, euthanasia or wilful self-destruction, whatever violates the integrity of the human person, such as mutilation, torments inflicted on body or mind,
The Catholic Church showed up in Chicago on Saturday. And, we need to keep showing up.
"They are afraid of people of faith."
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"They are afraid of people of faith."
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ICE turned away the body of Christ. Catholics must keep showing up anyway.
(RNS) — Catholics processed in prayer had hoped to send eight people into a Chicago-area ICE facility to distribute Holy Communion.
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October 15, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Gaudium et Spes
Pope Paul VI
12/07/1965
27: “Furthermore, whatever is opposed to life itself, such as any type of murder, genocide, abortion, euthanasia or wilful self-destruction, whatever violates the integrity of the human person, such as mutilation, torments inflicted on body or mind,
Pope Paul VI
12/07/1965
27: “Furthermore, whatever is opposed to life itself, such as any type of murder, genocide, abortion, euthanasia or wilful self-destruction, whatever violates the integrity of the human person, such as mutilation, torments inflicted on body or mind,
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After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation
Depraved.
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Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him
Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.
www.miamiherald.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Checking the garden on a cool morning reveals that I am running a hostel for bumblebees 🐝 🐝🐝🐝.
October 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Checking the garden on a cool morning reveals that I am running a hostel for bumblebees 🐝 🐝🐝🐝.
A helicopter contrail is not something you see everyday. Concern: this is about the height of fixed wing aircraft lining up for the nearest airport.
October 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A helicopter contrail is not something you see everyday. Concern: this is about the height of fixed wing aircraft lining up for the nearest airport.
In May 1958 the Carbon Dioxide was measured at 317.5 ppm. This May the average for the month was 430.2 ppm. If you are doing the math, that is an increase of 112.7 ppm.
The % increase from 317.5 to 430.2 is approximately 35.51%.
In 1958, Charles Keeling, began monitoring Carbon dioxide.
The % increase from 317.5 to 430.2 is approximately 35.51%.
In 1958, Charles Keeling, began monitoring Carbon dioxide.
Annual Carbon Dioxide Peak Passes Another Milestone
For the first time, the seasonal peak of carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere exceeded 430 parts per million (ppm) at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Observatory on Hawaii, scientists from NOAA and Scripp...
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September 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
In May 1958 the Carbon Dioxide was measured at 317.5 ppm. This May the average for the month was 430.2 ppm. If you are doing the math, that is an increase of 112.7 ppm.
The % increase from 317.5 to 430.2 is approximately 35.51%.
In 1958, Charles Keeling, began monitoring Carbon dioxide.
The % increase from 317.5 to 430.2 is approximately 35.51%.
In 1958, Charles Keeling, began monitoring Carbon dioxide.
Just early voted 🗳️ in the 2025 elections! 💙💙💙
September 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Just early voted 🗳️ in the 2025 elections! 💙💙💙
Clouds from 9/11
September 16, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Clouds from 9/11
Isn’t this what it means to be in a party? When a party holds a primary, the party supports the voters nominee. Ignore your voters at your own peril.
As someone who’s been a Democrat for only six weeks, I think this is such an important point. We’re either a big tent, or we aren’t. And if we are a big tent, that means progressives unite around a moderate nominee, and moderates unite around a progressive nominee. Period.👇
July 22, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Isn’t this what it means to be in a party? When a party holds a primary, the party supports the voters nominee. Ignore your voters at your own peril.
❤️ Swallowtails on Hoary Mountain Mint (year two perennial winter sown).
July 22, 2025 at 10:01 AM
❤️ Swallowtails on Hoary Mountain Mint (year two perennial winter sown).
“The U.S. is rapidly losing state-of-the-art hurricane forecasting, just in time for hurricane season’s busiest months.”
July 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
“The U.S. is rapidly losing state-of-the-art hurricane forecasting, just in time for hurricane season’s busiest months.”
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Laughing in front of cages designed to hold migrants and refugees, many of whom came to this country fleeing extreme violence and poverty, and hoping to raise their children in a more compassionate country. And many of whom followed all the legal procedures to enter the country.
July 2, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Laughing in front of cages designed to hold migrants and refugees, many of whom came to this country fleeing extreme violence and poverty, and hoping to raise their children in a more compassionate country. And many of whom followed all the legal procedures to enter the country.
Observing Flag Day #nokingsday in my living room.
June 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Observing Flag Day #nokingsday in my living room.
We had a bear visit last night at about 10:30 pm. (Video timestamp is incorrect). He played with our Bearicuda Bin but couldn’t access the trash.
May 23, 2025 at 11:56 AM
We had a bear visit last night at about 10:30 pm. (Video timestamp is incorrect). He played with our Bearicuda Bin but couldn’t access the trash.
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Melting Arctic ice isn’t just bad for polar bears; it’s bad for us, too.
A warmer Arctic and changing circulation patterns affect coastlines, crops, and climate patterns around the world.
A warmer Arctic and changing circulation patterns affect coastlines, crops, and climate patterns around the world.
What happens in the Arctic doesn't really matter, right?
YouTube video by Global Weirding with Katharine Hayhoe
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May 23, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Melting Arctic ice isn’t just bad for polar bears; it’s bad for us, too.
A warmer Arctic and changing circulation patterns affect coastlines, crops, and climate patterns around the world.
A warmer Arctic and changing circulation patterns affect coastlines, crops, and climate patterns around the world.
I joined the Catholic Church the year that Dorothy died. I was married the next year and we moved to Staten Island to work with the mission that abuts the cemetery where Dorothy was buried. I am so grateful for this broadcast. ❤️
Grateful to be a part, along with many friends, of this wonderful podcast about the life of #DorothyDay and her path to sainthood. Thanks to @shkleiber.bsky.social and Wisconsin Public Radio/PXR.
www.ttbook.org/show/pilgrim...
www.ttbook.org/show/pilgrim...
On Pilgrimage with Dorothy Day
Meet Dorothy Day — journalist, activist, mother and lay minister to the poor — who is being considered for sainthood. Shannon Henry Kleiber walks in her footsteps through New York City, looking for he...
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April 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I joined the Catholic Church the year that Dorothy died. I was married the next year and we moved to Staten Island to work with the mission that abuts the cemetery where Dorothy was buried. I am so grateful for this broadcast. ❤️
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Last words from Judgment at Nuremberg: a convicted German jurist tells his American judge: “Those millions.. you must believe I never thought it would come to this.” The reply: “It came to this the first time you condemned a man to death you knew to be innocent.”
April 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Last words from Judgment at Nuremberg: a convicted German jurist tells his American judge: “Those millions.. you must believe I never thought it would come to this.” The reply: “It came to this the first time you condemned a man to death you knew to be innocent.”
The First Station: For corrupt officials and those who, by betrayal, condemn victims to slavery
O Lord Jesus Christ,
You were betrayed and condemned by those who muffled the voice of their conscience and relinquished their responsibility to you and to humanity…
wapo.st/3ElHYFB
O Lord Jesus Christ,
You were betrayed and condemned by those who muffled the voice of their conscience and relinquished their responsibility to you and to humanity…
wapo.st/3ElHYFB
Justice Dept. says it’s not required to bring back wrongly deported man
Kilmar Abrego García, 29, a Salvadoran immigrant married to a U.S. citizen, was mistakenly sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador.
wapo.st
April 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The First Station: For corrupt officials and those who, by betrayal, condemn victims to slavery
O Lord Jesus Christ,
You were betrayed and condemned by those who muffled the voice of their conscience and relinquished their responsibility to you and to humanity…
wapo.st/3ElHYFB
O Lord Jesus Christ,
You were betrayed and condemned by those who muffled the voice of their conscience and relinquished their responsibility to you and to humanity…
wapo.st/3ElHYFB
Even if you care nothing for your neighbor, the destruction of the pubic health infrastructure will reach us all. “…no wall is high enough to keep viruses and other disease threats out.” Uganda is just over 22 hours from IAD.
Make a huge mistake. Then make a false claim about how you fixed it.
They did it for PEPFAR.
Now Ebola.
I follow this particular topic VERY closely, so here's what really happened and why this isn't true AT ALL...🧵
They did it for PEPFAR.
Now Ebola.
I follow this particular topic VERY closely, so here's what really happened and why this isn't true AT ALL...🧵
Elon Musk: "We will make mistakes. We won't be perfect ... so for example, with USAID, one of the things we accidentally canceled very briefly was ebola prevention."
February 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Even if you care nothing for your neighbor, the destruction of the pubic health infrastructure will reach us all. “…no wall is high enough to keep viruses and other disease threats out.” Uganda is just over 22 hours from IAD.
Putting USAID in the wood chipper has consequences.
Samaritan’s Purse, Catholic Relief Services, and World Relief are Christian mission efforts that received funding from USAID.
Samaritan’s Purse, Catholic Relief Services, and World Relief are Christian mission efforts that received funding from USAID.
The average Fox News viewer has no idea that Musk is tearing down a system that allowed this country to rule the world for the past 75 years. And when their standard of living slips dramatically in the next five years they still won’t understand because their TV will blame it on some poor scapegoat.
February 9, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Putting USAID in the wood chipper has consequences.
Samaritan’s Purse, Catholic Relief Services, and World Relief are Christian mission efforts that received funding from USAID.
Samaritan’s Purse, Catholic Relief Services, and World Relief are Christian mission efforts that received funding from USAID.
I built 2 C-R boxes for my classroom, to supplement the Hepa filter provided by the county, when we returned from our winter break during the Omicron outbreak. When I retired they came home with me to keep my family healthy. ❤️ clean air!
It would cost $160M per year to retrofit EVERY public K-12 classroom in the US with a Corsi-Rosenthal Box (and students could learn by helping to build them). Estimate includes capital cost, filter replacement, duct tape and electricity, w/ 3-year average. More ...
www.today.com/health/cold-...
www.today.com/health/cold-...
The flu season is so severe that it's forcing schools to close across the country
Schools around the U.S. are closing due to surges of flu and other illnesses, which are sickening students and staff. Here's what parents need to know.
www.today.com
February 8, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I built 2 C-R boxes for my classroom, to supplement the Hepa filter provided by the county, when we returned from our winter break during the Omicron outbreak. When I retired they came home with me to keep my family healthy. ❤️ clean air!
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This is a very insightful post. Food for thought about the moment we find ourselves in and how we might best navigate this time toward a positive course direction toward the arc of justice and democracy.
All right babes I have 20 minutes so let's do some "I help you read the research on how to keep a democracy."
First of all: let's talk about factors positively and negatively associated with democratic resilience.
we're pulling from this free full-text paper: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
First of all: let's talk about factors positively and negatively associated with democratic resilience.
we're pulling from this free full-text paper: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
How democracies prevail: democratic resilience as a two-stage process
This article introduces a novel conceptualization of democratic resilience - a two-stage process where democracies avoid democratic declines altogether or avert democratic breakdown given that such au...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
February 7, 2025 at 8:57 AM
This is a very insightful post. Food for thought about the moment we find ourselves in and how we might best navigate this time toward a positive course direction toward the arc of justice and democracy.