Mary (geographile)
@geographile.bsky.social
Natural/scientific pantheist, I homeschool, I am an earth sciences fan if I define earth science to also include the science of things on the Earth and in the cosmos.
Disabled queer parent.
Lots of speech to text errors!
No unsolicited DMs please.
Disabled queer parent.
Lots of speech to text errors!
No unsolicited DMs please.
Pinned
Once again I ask activists and allies to watch this documentary. It's on Netflix in the US, find it where you can. It is so well done and shows you what we're fighting for.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crip_Camp
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crip_Camp
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First Fire Warning of the day in Beaver County, OK. Established in a hard to access area with exceptional grass loads. Likely makes it into Kansas this afternoon.
February 17, 2026 at 6:17 PM
First Fire Warning of the day in Beaver County, OK. Established in a hard to access area with exceptional grass loads. Likely makes it into Kansas this afternoon.
Apollo is bisexual.
(I am okay with not everyone understanding what I am talking about.)
youtube.com/post/UgkxerQ...
(I am okay with not everyone understanding what I am talking about.)
youtube.com/post/UgkxerQ...
Post from WeRateDogs - YouTube
This is Apollo. We promise he's a really good dog. He just can't sit on the couch normally. Still 13/10
youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Apollo is bisexual.
(I am okay with not everyone understanding what I am talking about.)
youtube.com/post/UgkxerQ...
(I am okay with not everyone understanding what I am talking about.)
youtube.com/post/UgkxerQ...
As someone who is a descriptivist to the degree language gets less clear and interesting and a prescriptivist deep inside when it comes to clarity and precision, I really am frustrated that it's hard for me to differentiate between everyday and every day with speech to text.
February 17, 2026 at 6:10 PM
As someone who is a descriptivist to the degree language gets less clear and interesting and a prescriptivist deep inside when it comes to clarity and precision, I really am frustrated that it's hard for me to differentiate between everyday and every day with speech to text.
THUNDERBOOMERS
(we don't get lightning super often in the sfbayarea.)
(we don't get lightning super often in the sfbayarea.)
February 17, 2026 at 5:56 PM
THUNDERBOOMERS
(we don't get lightning super often in the sfbayarea.)
(we don't get lightning super often in the sfbayarea.)
Max Miller is so danged good at telling history as story:
youtu.be/i3L1g62Sy58?...
youtu.be/i3L1g62Sy58?...
What Did the Builders of Stonehenge Eat?
YouTube video by Tasting History with Max Miller
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Max Miller is so danged good at telling history as story:
youtu.be/i3L1g62Sy58?...
youtu.be/i3L1g62Sy58?...
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Wait just a danged minute...
I didn't get the memo that we're getting rid of peoples' dogs now.
I thought it was just Republicans doing that - like Kristi Noem taking poor Cricket to the gravel pit and blowing him away.
I didn't get the memo that we're getting rid of peoples' dogs now.
I thought it was just Republicans doing that - like Kristi Noem taking poor Cricket to the gravel pit and blowing him away.
Rep. Randy Fine: "People should know Democrats like AOC are saying 'we are going to get rid of your dogs.' Americans need to keep that in mind when they go and vote in November."
February 17, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Wait just a danged minute...
I didn't get the memo that we're getting rid of peoples' dogs now.
I thought it was just Republicans doing that - like Kristi Noem taking poor Cricket to the gravel pit and blowing him away.
I didn't get the memo that we're getting rid of peoples' dogs now.
I thought it was just Republicans doing that - like Kristi Noem taking poor Cricket to the gravel pit and blowing him away.
They were so angry about Hunter Biden, but they are 100% fine with Kushner.
An FBI interview reveals Deutsche Bank’s internal warnings about Jeffrey Epstein and Jared Kushner — and alleged retaliation against the whistleblower.
www.levernews.com/the-complian...
www.levernews.com/the-complian...
The Compliance Officer Who Flagged Epstein — And Lost Her Job
An FBI interview reveals Deutsche Bank’s internal warnings about Jeffrey Epstein and Jared Kushner — and alleged retaliation against the whistleblower.
www.levernews.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:18 PM
They were so angry about Hunter Biden, but they are 100% fine with Kushner.
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America needs to watch this in it’s entirety. Colbert’s witty, informative takedown of the FCC, Brendan Carr, and CBS is nothing short of courageous.Go to his You Tube page. Support Colbert’s support of the First Amendment. He and Kimmel are heroes for our age.
".....Texas State Representative James Talarico. He was supposed to be here, but we were told in no uncertain terms by our network's lawyers, who called us directly, that we could not have him on the broadcast... I could not mention me not having him on." 👇
youtu.be/oh7DPSP65JA?...
youtu.be/oh7DPSP65JA?...
Why CBS Didn't Broadcast Stephen Colbert's Interview With James Talarico
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 4:09 PM
America needs to watch this in it’s entirety. Colbert’s witty, informative takedown of the FCC, Brendan Carr, and CBS is nothing short of courageous.Go to his You Tube page. Support Colbert’s support of the First Amendment. He and Kimmel are heroes for our age.
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There is no limit to Trump's efforts to monetize his political power.
The latest gambit? Filing for trademarks for Trump branded airports from a federal trademark office, as he pressures political leaders to rename Dulles and the Palm Beach airport after him.
The latest gambit? Filing for trademarks for Trump branded airports from a federal trademark office, as he pressures political leaders to rename Dulles and the Palm Beach airport after him.
Trump’s Private Company Files Trademark for ‘President Donald J. Trump International Airport’
Trump’s IP company filed trademark applications for airport names bearing his name, raising unprecedented questions about private brand control over public airports.
www.gerbenlaw.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:55 PM
There is no limit to Trump's efforts to monetize his political power.
The latest gambit? Filing for trademarks for Trump branded airports from a federal trademark office, as he pressures political leaders to rename Dulles and the Palm Beach airport after him.
The latest gambit? Filing for trademarks for Trump branded airports from a federal trademark office, as he pressures political leaders to rename Dulles and the Palm Beach airport after him.
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Elon Musk was babbling about how nobody ever died for their multi-cultural economic zone--but that's exactly what Thomas Paine proposed in Common Sense, and a lot of people took him up on that.
February 17, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Elon Musk was babbling about how nobody ever died for their multi-cultural economic zone--but that's exactly what Thomas Paine proposed in Common Sense, and a lot of people took him up on that.
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Rereading Common Sense. I had forgotten that one of Paine's arguments for independence was the diversity of the colonists. Why should Americans be British subjects when most of them weren't even English?
February 17, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Rereading Common Sense. I had forgotten that one of Paine's arguments for independence was the diversity of the colonists. Why should Americans be British subjects when most of them weren't even English?
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“Not one third of the inhabitants, even of this province, are of English descent,” Thomas Paine noted in Common Sense, "This new world hath been the asylum for the persecuted lovers of civil and religious liberty from every part of Europe."
February 17, 2026 at 4:04 PM
“Not one third of the inhabitants, even of this province, are of English descent,” Thomas Paine noted in Common Sense, "This new world hath been the asylum for the persecuted lovers of civil and religious liberty from every part of Europe."
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The Colbert interview Paramount, Ellison, Trump & GOP don't want you to see:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
www.youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:38 PM
The Colbert interview Paramount, Ellison, Trump & GOP don't want you to see:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...
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It's Vitamin K, which helps blood clot. Parents are refusing it because "it's a shot" and they don't know enough about human health to understand how to take care of a child.
More infants with preventable brain bleeding, that's what they mean by Making America Healthy Again. (gift link)
A Life-Saving Vitamin for Babies Is Getting Swept Up in Vaccine Backlash
There’s a growing resistance to anything that’s injected into babies, vaccine or not.
www.bloomberg.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:29 PM
It's Vitamin K, which helps blood clot. Parents are refusing it because "it's a shot" and they don't know enough about human health to understand how to take care of a child.
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If you'd like to join the gang of writers, editors, proofreaders and fact checkers at Bylines Scotland we'd love to hear from you! We're volunteers trying to tell Scotland's story! If you fancy get in touch:
editor@bylines.scot
editor@bylines.scot
Bylines Scotland - Powerful Citizen Journalism
Nurturing democracy through not-for-profit citizen journalism
bylines.scot
February 17, 2026 at 2:42 PM
If you'd like to join the gang of writers, editors, proofreaders and fact checkers at Bylines Scotland we'd love to hear from you! We're volunteers trying to tell Scotland's story! If you fancy get in touch:
editor@bylines.scot
editor@bylines.scot
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a grandfather, husband, and storied civil rights icon, has passed away.
capitalbnews.org/rev-jesse-ja...
capitalbnews.org/rev-jesse-ja...
Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson's Impact and Civil Rights Leadership
The 84-year-old recovered from two bouts of COVID in 2021 and 2023 while battling a neurodegenerative disorder.
capitalbnews.org
February 17, 2026 at 2:45 PM
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a grandfather, husband, and storied civil rights icon, has passed away.
capitalbnews.org/rev-jesse-ja...
capitalbnews.org/rev-jesse-ja...
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RIP Jesse Jackson
“Jackson is arrested in 1993 after blocking 5th Avenue as part of a group protesting against the Clinton administration’s policy of maintaining a detention camp for Haitian political refugees who were HIV positive”
Remember this history as we remember this man.
Remember this history as we remember this man.
Jesse Jackson – a life in pictures
The US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, a pioneer of progressive Democratic politics, close ally of Martin Luther King Jr, and two-time candidate for the presidential nomination, has died at 84
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:45 PM
RIP Jesse Jackson
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Of course this will mostly affect women, drag queens, and MAGA women who wear heavily applied make up—looking at you Kristi Noem. The trump regime doesn’t give 2 💩 💩 about us and will remove rules that keep us safe.
The Trump administration withdrew a rule to make sure the products YOU use every day—like makeup and skincare—are tested for cancer-causing asbestos. Is this Making America Healthy Again??
February 17, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Of course this will mostly affect women, drag queens, and MAGA women who wear heavily applied make up—looking at you Kristi Noem. The trump regime doesn’t give 2 💩 💩 about us and will remove rules that keep us safe.
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The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
Let Them Fly First Class: Kristi Noem’s DHS Luxury Jet Scandal
Inside Noem's flying palace. Plus: Pentagon demands obedient, deadly AI. The race to deploy untested nuclear reactors. Lawmakers move to rein in presidential pardons. And remembering Robert Duvall.
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:41 AM
The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
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I know this makes me an extremist but I think our baby concentration camps should be abolished.
‘His life is in danger,’ U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said about newborn Juan Nicolás. The child fell ill after spending almost a month — or half his life — in a San Antonio-area family detention facility.
Two-month-old baby 'choking on his own vomit' while detained in Dilley
'His life is in danger,' U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said about newborn Juan Nicolás. The child fell ill after spending almost a month — or half his life — in a San Antonio-area family detention facility...
www.sacurrent.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:11 AM
I know this makes me an extremist but I think our baby concentration camps should be abolished.
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Hours before peace talks in Geneva, virtually all of democratic Ukraine is under threat of attack by fascist Russia’s drones and missiles, yet Trump doesn’t criticize Kremlin dictator Putin - it’s “Ukraine better come to the table.”
America has fallen so very far, so very fast.
America has fallen so very far, so very fast.
February 17, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Hours before peace talks in Geneva, virtually all of democratic Ukraine is under threat of attack by fascist Russia’s drones and missiles, yet Trump doesn’t criticize Kremlin dictator Putin - it’s “Ukraine better come to the table.”
America has fallen so very far, so very fast.
America has fallen so very far, so very fast.
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Also - a thing I’ve been thinking about is that the Trump admin people thought of Minnesota as a lot of very nice white people who by virtue of being nice were not strong which is part of right wing ideology now
There are so many good signs that we don’t talk about enough and the neighborhood organizing in MN and the efforts against ICE abuse and the organic community care for immigrants and people at risk and the volunteer observers
February 17, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Also - a thing I’ve been thinking about is that the Trump admin people thought of Minnesota as a lot of very nice white people who by virtue of being nice were not strong which is part of right wing ideology now
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Ossoff has been cooking lately
Ossoff: "Among today's false prophets are the election deniers who indulge this president's obsession with overturning the 2020 election. Hear me when I say this -- they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission."
February 17, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Ossoff has been cooking lately
This is an older @democracydocket.com video that I had put on my to watch list and never watched, but now I am riveted learning about voting rights history and legislation in the United States and how we can do better.
youtu.be/eWvZ2R2dCAg?...
youtu.be/eWvZ2R2dCAg?...
Why Courts Have Failed the Voting Rights Movement
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 4:33 AM
This is an older @democracydocket.com video that I had put on my to watch list and never watched, but now I am riveted learning about voting rights history and legislation in the United States and how we can do better.
youtu.be/eWvZ2R2dCAg?...
youtu.be/eWvZ2R2dCAg?...