Sauna Trenkle
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Sauna Trenkle
@duyvileagle.bsky.social
retired teacher of small humans, lover of large oceans…
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A football club installed water fountains and the kids drank from them. It doesn't need to be more complicated than that says Dr Grace O'Malley of @rsci.bsky.social after a trial showed great health and environmental benefits
www.independent.ie/irish-news/i...
‘It shouldn’t be a big deal’ – doctor pleads for public drinking water fountains after trial shows drastic cut in consumption of soft drinks
Children cut their consumption of soft drinks and bottled water by 97pc when a drinking water fountain was installed in their local football club, a pilot project has found,
www.independent.ie
April 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Excellent, Jon! Thank you.
Mitigating Failures: The MAGA Method

1. Denial "That never happened"
2. Invalidation "You believe THEM?"
3. Martyrize "Look what they do to me"
4. Agnogenesis "I wasn't aware"
5. Blame "Actually this is ___'s fault"
6. Ad Hom "___ is stupid"
7. Gaslighting "this is good"
8. Justify "We needed it"
March 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Move over Ethan Allen, here comes Lucy Welch

billmckibben.substack.com/p/special-ve...
Special Vermont Resistance edition
Lucy Welch, a hero for the moment.
billmckibben.substack.com
March 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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February 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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If Democrats fail to act boldly now, they risk becoming an irrelevant opposition—while Trump’s authoritarian oligarchy cements its control. The grassroots has spoken. Now the party must listen.
Defeating the Democratic Party Elites  Is Just the First Step
The party faces a choice: Will it embrace the grassroots energy behind its newly elected leadership? Or allow Trump and his corporate allies to tighten their grip on the country?
www.thenation.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Now we’re cooking!

Thank you for doing something, @schatz.bsky.social.

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
February 3, 2025 at 5:53 PM
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 20, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/n...
New York Rescuers Break the Ice to Save Moose From a Frozen Lake (Gift Article)
The bull moose had fallen into a lake in the Adirondacks and been in the frigid waters for about two hours before rescuers arrived and used a chain saw to free it.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Fear is only an illusion. It is the illusion that creates the feeling of separateness—the false sense of isolation that exists only in your imagination.
— Jeraldine Saunders
January 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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January 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.

Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:

www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Wildfire climate connection
Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ...
www.noaa.gov
January 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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A river cuts through rock not because of its power but because of its persistence.
January 9, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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