Gretchen Hoenes
@dolphingretch.bsky.social
Midwesterner. Defender of the dark sky. Supporter of the child tax credit and all efforts to reduce carbon emissions.
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It’s time for those of us who support our democracy to get tough.
August 15, 2025 at 4:32 AM
It’s time for those of us who support our democracy to get tough.
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🚨🚨🚨 Yesterday I promised I'd post my full analysis of how much gross 2026 #ACA premiums are expected to increase in #TEXAS.
As promised, here it is: 4 MILLION Texans are looking at avg. *gross* rate hikes of 31% starting in January:
acasignups.net/rate_changes...
As promised, here it is: 4 MILLION Texans are looking at avg. *gross* rate hikes of 31% starting in January:
acasignups.net/rate_changes...
2026 Gross Rate Changes - Texas: +31.1%; ~4 MILLION enrollees are in for a hell of a shock this fall
Overall preliminary rate changes via the SERFF database, Texas Insurance Dept. and/or the federal Rate Review database. Access to Care Health Plan: (Access to Care Health Plan is a division of Sendero...
acasignups.net
August 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
🚨🚨🚨 Yesterday I promised I'd post my full analysis of how much gross 2026 #ACA premiums are expected to increase in #TEXAS.
As promised, here it is: 4 MILLION Texans are looking at avg. *gross* rate hikes of 31% starting in January:
acasignups.net/rate_changes...
As promised, here it is: 4 MILLION Texans are looking at avg. *gross* rate hikes of 31% starting in January:
acasignups.net/rate_changes...
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Sky Monkey Ⓡ ꜱᴜʀꜰ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛ ʙʏ ᴅʀᴏɴᴇ
Tom Myers pulling into a bomb this morning in Sydney.
Tom Myers pulling into a bomb this morning in Sydney.
August 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Sky Monkey Ⓡ ꜱᴜʀꜰ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛ ʙʏ ᴅʀᴏɴᴇ
Tom Myers pulling into a bomb this morning in Sydney.
Tom Myers pulling into a bomb this morning in Sydney.
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This how an apartment of a Ukranian TV host, Kateryna Soliar, looks like after russia's attack on Kyiv.
📽️ Катерина Соляр
U24 Gov UA / Instagram
📽️ Катерина Соляр
U24 Gov UA / Instagram
July 31, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This how an apartment of a Ukranian TV host, Kateryna Soliar, looks like after russia's attack on Kyiv.
📽️ Катерина Соляр
U24 Gov UA / Instagram
📽️ Катерина Соляр
U24 Gov UA / Instagram
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352 drones and 16 missiles overnight.
Their main target was Kyiv.
If your media ‘was bored’ to tell.
Video source: Kyiv mayor, Vitaliy Klychko
Their main target was Kyiv.
If your media ‘was bored’ to tell.
Video source: Kyiv mayor, Vitaliy Klychko
June 23, 2025 at 7:04 AM
352 drones and 16 missiles overnight.
Their main target was Kyiv.
If your media ‘was bored’ to tell.
Video source: Kyiv mayor, Vitaliy Klychko
Their main target was Kyiv.
If your media ‘was bored’ to tell.
Video source: Kyiv mayor, Vitaliy Klychko
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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
June 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
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🚨 A reminder that Republicans rammed the #MAGAMurderBudget through the House.
Massive turnout for the #NoKings protests won't mean ANYTHING unless people also VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS UP & DOWN THE BALLOT.
FLIPPING THE HOUSE BLUE is critical. Donate today. #Blue26
secure.actblue.com/donate/house...
Massive turnout for the #NoKings protests won't mean ANYTHING unless people also VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS UP & DOWN THE BALLOT.
FLIPPING THE HOUSE BLUE is critical. Donate today. #Blue26
secure.actblue.com/donate/house...
Chip in!
Show your support with a contribution.
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June 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
🚨 A reminder that Republicans rammed the #MAGAMurderBudget through the House.
Massive turnout for the #NoKings protests won't mean ANYTHING unless people also VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS UP & DOWN THE BALLOT.
FLIPPING THE HOUSE BLUE is critical. Donate today. #Blue26
secure.actblue.com/donate/house...
Massive turnout for the #NoKings protests won't mean ANYTHING unless people also VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS UP & DOWN THE BALLOT.
FLIPPING THE HOUSE BLUE is critical. Donate today. #Blue26
secure.actblue.com/donate/house...
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In a more serious country, unilaterally withdrawing from the JCPOA would have immediately ended Trump's first presidency & destroyed the GOP's reputation on national security policy for a generation 🧐
June 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
In a more serious country, unilaterally withdrawing from the JCPOA would have immediately ended Trump's first presidency & destroyed the GOP's reputation on national security policy for a generation 🧐
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A new report tries to capture the true cost of incarceration to families of people behind bars. It found it costs them around $350 billion every year – almost four times the government's estimate for the cost of incarceration.
Researchers say the true cost of prisons and jails is higher than many realize
A new report tries to capture the true cost of incarceration to families of people behind bars. It found it costs them around $350 billion every year – almost four times the government's estimate for the cost of incarceration.
n.pr
June 3, 2025 at 10:38 AM
A new report tries to capture the true cost of incarceration to families of people behind bars. It found it costs them around $350 billion every year – almost four times the government's estimate for the cost of incarceration.
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🇺🇦 We expect a real result from today's meeting in Istanbul: a ceasefire, an exchange of prisoners, the return of children and a meeting at the leadership level, — Zelensky.
June 2, 2025 at 12:09 PM
🇺🇦 We expect a real result from today's meeting in Istanbul: a ceasefire, an exchange of prisoners, the return of children and a meeting at the leadership level, — Zelensky.
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200+ scientists are in the middle of a marathon livestream to show why weather and climate science is so important and needs all our help to continue.
It is here: wclivestream.com/watch
It is here: wclivestream.com/watch
Redirecting to: https://www.youtube.com/@wclivestream/live
wclivestream.com
May 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
200+ scientists are in the middle of a marathon livestream to show why weather and climate science is so important and needs all our help to continue.
It is here: wclivestream.com/watch
It is here: wclivestream.com/watch
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Absolutely breathtaking…“SN 1993J” a supernova explosion in progress captured by the Hubble ST.
NASA 💫
NASA 💫
May 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Absolutely breathtaking…“SN 1993J” a supernova explosion in progress captured by the Hubble ST.
NASA 💫
NASA 💫
This was my late 1970’s jam.
May 3, 2025 at 1:28 AM
This was my late 1970’s jam.
Mini juniper tree with a lovely patch of cedar rust.
April 20, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Mini juniper tree with a lovely patch of cedar rust.
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owning a small business in 2025…
April 11, 2025 at 4:59 PM
owning a small business in 2025…
Kindly switch your outdoor lighting to the off position for the birds, for the bugs, for your neighbors.
Light pollution can confuse monarchs, disrupting their internal clock and navigation on their remarkable journey from Canada to Mexico. Artificial light can even cause them to take flight at night, wasting precious energy.
Visit darksky.org/news/monarch... to learn more! 🦋✨
Visit darksky.org/news/monarch... to learn more! 🦋✨
April 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Kindly switch your outdoor lighting to the off position for the birds, for the bugs, for your neighbors.
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
(From NZZ in Switzerland)
(From NZZ in Switzerland)
April 6, 2025 at 12:59 AM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
(From NZZ in Switzerland)
(From NZZ in Switzerland)
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We’re going to annex Canada and invade Greenland but we can’t request return of an innocent man from El Salvador.
April 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
We’re going to annex Canada and invade Greenland but we can’t request return of an innocent man from El Salvador.
If you have been putting off going to the dentist, I highly recommend just doing it. I went last week, ummm😳, *four years* late for my six month check up. It felt good to take care of my chompers.
February 16, 2025 at 5:55 PM
If you have been putting off going to the dentist, I highly recommend just doing it. I went last week, ummm😳, *four years* late for my six month check up. It felt good to take care of my chompers.
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For the love of country, this should be a concern regardless of party.
Cost-cutting at DoD. Fine. Needed. But not this way.
As President Trump says he is going to dispatch Musk to the Pentagon
Recent Bloomberg News: "Musk’s DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company Secrets"
Cost-cutting at DoD. Fine. Needed. But not this way.
As President Trump says he is going to dispatch Musk to the Pentagon
Recent Bloomberg News: "Musk’s DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company Secrets"
Trump: "I'm gonna tell Elon very soon, like maybe in 24 hours, to go check the Department of Education. He's gonna find the same thing. Then I'm gonna go to the military. Let's check the military. We're gonna find billions, hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud and abuse."
February 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
For the love of country, this should be a concern regardless of party.
Cost-cutting at DoD. Fine. Needed. But not this way.
As President Trump says he is going to dispatch Musk to the Pentagon
Recent Bloomberg News: "Musk’s DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company Secrets"
Cost-cutting at DoD. Fine. Needed. But not this way.
As President Trump says he is going to dispatch Musk to the Pentagon
Recent Bloomberg News: "Musk’s DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company Secrets"
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Light pollution, the term for the brightening of the night sky by unnatural lights, is increasing worldwide. On average, skies are getting 10% brighter each year globally, with the fastest rate of change in North America. cnn.it/4aKCyjn
February 6, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Light pollution, the term for the brightening of the night sky by unnatural lights, is increasing worldwide. On average, skies are getting 10% brighter each year globally, with the fastest rate of change in North America. cnn.it/4aKCyjn
In case you missed it: 2024 was the world's warmest year since @noaa.gov records began in 1850.
Global surface temperature was 2.32°F (1.29°C) above the 20th-century average. The 10 warmest years since 1850 have all occurred in the past decade.
Global surface temperature was 2.32°F (1.29°C) above the 20th-century average. The 10 warmest years since 1850 have all occurred in the past decade.
January 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM