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Galliformesguy

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More fascist every day. NBC continues to coward. apple.news/ABXV71untRh-...

Opinion | The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the US — Guardian US

The real risk for American broadcasters is not that dissent will be visible. It is that audiences will start assuming anything they do not show is being hidden

apple.news

February 8, 2026 at 1:56 PM

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Earth Negotiations Bulletin

@enb.iisd.org

Want to dig deeper into Friday's talks at #IPBES12 in Manchester?

Read the full Earth Negotiations Bulletin daily report

➡️ enb.iisd.org/intergovernm...

#biodiversity #IPBES

Daily report for 6 February 2026

enb.iisd.org

February 7, 2026 at 1:27 AM

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🔥The Quirky Pastor🔥

@quirkypastor.bsky.social

The owner of Lifetouch is involved in the Epstein stuff. All you churches and schools that use them for your school photos/church directories…STOP

February 5, 2026 at 11:11 PM

Galliformesguy

@galliformesguy.bsky.social

In my state they all fail. Senate-Ricketts the nepo baby with no spine. Pretends to be Romney but ends up being Sasse. Fisher is awol. Should be back teaching middle school home economics.

February 1, 2026 at 3:36 PM

Galliformesguy

@galliformesguy.bsky.social

The orange pedophile. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

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February 1, 2026 at 12:14 AM

Galliformesguy

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Nebraska continues to slide back into the dark ages. Governor maga pillen leading the charge. grist.org/climate-ener...

A Nebraska utility says that its coal plant poses no ‘significant’ health threat

North Omaha residents, health experts, and two of the utility’s board members aren’t buying it.

grist.org

January 31, 2026 at 1:34 PM

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Natty🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🏐🏈🐕🐴📎

@grillnatty.bsky.social

I love this for him

January 22, 2026 at 3:59 AM

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IPBES

@ipbes.net

🌍 Did you know? The African continent is home to about 20% of the world’s bird species! 🦅

This incredible biodiversity is highlighted in the IPBES #RegionalAssessment for Africa, showcasing the continent's vital role in global ecosystems.

ℹ️ https://www.ipbes.net/assessment-reports/africa

January 22, 2026 at 8:15 AM

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Ron Filipkowski

@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social

Just another day in the Trump admin. All the finest people.

January 18, 2026 at 11:57 PM

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Natty🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🏐🏈🐕🐴📎

@grillnatty.bsky.social

Do this. We cannot be afraid to stand up.

The Watchdog Coalition @thewatchdogco.bsky.social · 20d

Here’s your reminder that we’re impeaching Kristi Noem, and you can help out!

Take just a second to tell your Representatives to get behind this effort here:

Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem

Contact Congress today!

actionnetwork.org

January 19, 2026 at 1:25 AM

Galliformesguy

@galliformesguy.bsky.social

Oh boy, the failures of this government. slate.com/news-and-pol...

You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.

What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.

slate.com

January 14, 2026 at 12:53 PM

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Roger ZenAF 🖕🐸🖕

@rogerzenaf.bsky.social

January 7, 2026 at 2:07 PM

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Natty🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🏐🏈🐕🐴📎

@grillnatty.bsky.social

Ok we have seemed to be able to get really good at multi tasking so
#Epstein
#J6
#Ukraine
#Venzuela
#Greenland
#Healthcare
#Education
#VotingRights

January 6, 2026 at 1:21 PM

Galliformesguy

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It is interesting how some exotic invasives get treated much differently than others. Australians have so many and they do so much damage that they tend to be much more proactive. theconversation.com/with-thousan...

With thousands of feral horses gone, Kosciuszko’s fragile ecosystems are slowly recovering

With feral horses gone, fragile alpine areas are no longer being trampled by hard hooves. But Kosciuszko’s landscapes will take decades to recover.

theconversation.com

January 6, 2026 at 2:47 PM

Galliformesguy

@galliformesguy.bsky.social

Yep, all the university eggs in one basket. nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/01/02/u...

Clarkson offers UNMC its half of Nebraska Medicine, properties for $500 million • Nebraska Examiner

Clarkson, UNMC's longtime private partner in medical care, is offering the university a chance to buy out its share of Nebraska Medicine.

nebraskaexaminer.com

January 3, 2026 at 1:13 AM

Galliformesguy

@galliformesguy.bsky.social

Why does this rich guy vanity company get so much airplay. This is a pittance and all the heavy lifting was already done. I guess just trying to buy legitimacy. www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/nez...

'De-extinction' company announces plan to reintroduce species not seen in the wild in decades: 'Ready to welcome them back'

The Nez Perce Tribe has partnered with the Colossal Foundation to bring California condors back to their traditional homeland along the Idaho-Oregon border.

www.thecooldown.com

December 29, 2025 at 12:49 AM

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Mike Melton

@mikemelton.bsky.social

Male Great Curassow in the the rain this morning at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica

#birds #nature

Close-up portrait of a black bird with a bright yellow beak and facial skin, facing the camera against a blurred green background.

December 24, 2025 at 4:38 AM

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Dr. James H. Gundlach

@pecanjim.bsky.social

Here is a start on the problem state, West Virginia. To start I ranked all the United States 3,142 counties but only display West Virginia's counties with where the fell in the total ranking.🧪💡☠️ #Population #Sociology

I built a data set of all 3,142 counties and had. my little old computer. rank. them by the 2023 deaths per 100,000 from lowest to highest. Then I labeled a new column and called it rank and typed a "1" in the first data line and then (=rank(2)+1 in the third and copied the third and pasted it into lines 4 through 3142, That produced the number you see in West Virginia's counties and the table below.

County r year->CDR
Preston 0.88
Barbour 0.05
Berkeley 0.24
Boone 0.83
Braxton 0.16
Brooke 0.69
Cabell 0.47
Calhoun 0.54
Clay 0.68
Doddridge -0.7
Fayette 0.72
Gilmer 0
Grant -0.08
Greenbrier 0.84
Hampshire -0.38
Hancock 0.73
Hardy -0.28
Harrison 0.75
Jackson 0.61
Jefferson -0.53
Kanawha 0.58
Lewis 0.7
Lincoln 0.88
Marion -0.17
Marshall 0.77
Mason 0.34
McDowell 0.83
Mercer 0.87
Mineral 0.43
Mingo 0.87
Monongalia -0.74
Monroe 0.85
Morgan 0.66
Nicholas 0.2
Ohio 0.77
Pendleton 0.59
Pleasants -0.01
Pocahontas 0.49
Putnam -0.14
Raleigh 0.66
Randolph -0.05
Ritchie 0.68
Roane 0.52
Summers 0.27
Tucker 0.5
Tyler 0.35
Upshur 0.28
Wayne 0.63
Webster 0.73
Wetzel 0.88
Wirt -0.21
Wood 0.7
Wyoming 0.72

A reminder: I am exploring West Virginia's mortality data to see if I can find the cause of their uniquely high death rates. I am not being a traditional researcher and just showing the steps in what I know caused their abnormally high death rates, I am showing this as I do it, I don't know what I will find. These two graphs show data that provide the groundwork for exploration. Here are the county names with the r's I showed under the first graph but this is. sorted with the. strongest positive r on top and strongest negative on the bottom:

County r year->CDR
Preston 0.88
Lincoln 0.88
Wetzel 0.88
Mercer 0.87
Mingo 0.87
Monroe 0.85
Greenbrier 0.84
McDowell 0.83
Boone 0.83
Ohio 0.77
Marshall 0.77
Harrison 0.75
Webster 0.73
Hancock 0.73
Fayette 0.72
Wyoming 0.72
Wood 0.70
Lewis 0.70
Brooke 0.69
Ritchie 0.68
Clay 0.68
Morgan 0.66
Raleigh 0.66
Wayne 0.63
Jackson 0.61
Pendleton 0.59
Kanawha 0.58
Calhoun 0.54
Roane 0.52
Tucker 0.50
Pocahontas 0.49
Cabell 0.47
Mineral 0.43
Tyler 0.35
Mason 0.34
Upshur 0.28
Summers 0.27
Berkeley 0.24
Nicholas 0.20
Braxton 0.16
Barbour 0.05
Gilmer 0.00
Pleasants -0.01
Randolph -0.05
Grant -0.08
Putnam -0.14
Marion -0.17
Wirt -0.21
Hardy -0.28
Hampshire -0.38
Jefferson -0.53
Doddridge -0.70
Monongalia -0.74

December 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM

Galliformesguy

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substack.com/@blueatlgeor...

This is the full 60 Minutes segment on CECOT Bari Weiss and CBS News didn't want you to see.

Political videos and commentary with receipts.

substack.com

December 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM

Galliformesguy

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A quick overview on cherry-picking data used by Kennedy. open.substack.com/pub/thescamd...

How to Cherry Pick Data to Scam People

It's very easy because laypeople are not equipped to interpret methods and data of studies.

open.substack.com

December 19, 2025 at 11:40 AM

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Mamady

@mamady.bsky.social

In my excitement at finally seeing these Tibetan Snowcocks, I took neither a good photo nor a video! This was up at 17,000 ft with Gokyo Lake below and Everest somewhere in the background!

#birdoftheday #winterbirds #birds #eastcoastkin #wildlife #nature #scape #bluesky #mountains #video #pheasant

December 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM

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Morgan J Freeman

@mjfree.bsky.social

🩸🩸🩸 I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x POS convicted felon who incites political violence, adjudicated rapist & pedophile Trump did 🩸🩸🩸