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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I'm beginning to understand that there is a decent cohort of us that embrace change, embrace basic grade school scientific understanding of the planet, and are focused on mitigating our impacts as much as possible, and the inconvenience that brings, for the sake of everyone's kiddos...
With that adjustment factor in place, we can see our gas use has decreased with time. The orange dots represent the total gas use from the meter, while the blue dots represent the gas consumed by the backup furnace. Once we remove the gas water heater, the two curves converge within error. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋
February 18, 2026 at 1:43 AM
I'm beginning to understand that there is a decent cohort of us that embrace change, embrace basic grade school scientific understanding of the planet, and are focused on mitigating our impacts as much as possible, and the inconvenience that brings, for the sake of everyone's kiddos...
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With the removal of a top Army spokesperson, Pete Hegseth has displayed a willingness to extend his firing campaign further down into the military’s ranks, Nancy A. Youssef and Missy Ryan report:
Hegseth’s Firing Campaign Reaches Down Into the Ranks
The ouster of the spokesperson Dave Butler, a colonel, shows that the defense secretary’s culling is far from over.
bit.ly
February 18, 2026 at 1:44 AM
With the removal of a top Army spokesperson, Pete Hegseth has displayed a willingness to extend his firing campaign further down into the military’s ranks, Nancy A. Youssef and Missy Ryan report:
I really get tired of static weather, long summers with the same feeling day after day. And I know that we really need rain in the winter in this part of the world.
But I have become one of the people whose autoimmune disease seems to react to pressure change and this does not feel good.
But I have become one of the people whose autoimmune disease seems to react to pressure change and this does not feel good.
February 18, 2026 at 1:44 AM
I really get tired of static weather, long summers with the same feeling day after day. And I know that we really need rain in the winter in this part of the world.
But I have become one of the people whose autoimmune disease seems to react to pressure change and this does not feel good.
But I have become one of the people whose autoimmune disease seems to react to pressure change and this does not feel good.
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At the same Texas concentration camp:
“There were children in Dilley who were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, several mothers told me. Recently, two cases of measles were discovered in the center.“
Extreme child abuse as state policy.
www.propublica.org/article/life...
“There were children in Dilley who were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, several mothers told me. Recently, two cases of measles were discovered in the center.“
Extreme child abuse as state policy.
www.propublica.org/article/life...
February 18, 2026 at 1:19 AM
At the same Texas concentration camp:
“There were children in Dilley who were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, several mothers told me. Recently, two cases of measles were discovered in the center.“
Extreme child abuse as state policy.
www.propublica.org/article/life...
“There were children in Dilley who were so distraught they cut themselves or talked about suicide, several mothers told me. Recently, two cases of measles were discovered in the center.“
Extreme child abuse as state policy.
www.propublica.org/article/life...
Wow, this video stirred up a lot of cranky minecrafters in comments and it's not about minecraft at all.
youtube.com/watch?v=Ssw5...
youtube.com/watch?v=Ssw5...
So You Want to Build a Tunnel...
YouTube video by Practical Engineering
youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Wow, this video stirred up a lot of cranky minecrafters in comments and it's not about minecraft at all.
youtube.com/watch?v=Ssw5...
youtube.com/watch?v=Ssw5...
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Scientists: if you have pursued/secured philanthropic funding in the wake of federal research funding cuts, I want to talk to you.
Reposts appreciated!
Reposts appreciated!
February 17, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Scientists: if you have pursued/secured philanthropic funding in the wake of federal research funding cuts, I want to talk to you.
Reposts appreciated!
Reposts appreciated!
I think we could fix this a little bit but it would be much less lucrative for the companies that are profiting from social media.
youtube.com/watch?v=13lS...
youtube.com/watch?v=13lS...
How Instagram Hacks Your Brain
YouTube video by SciShow
youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:48 PM
I think we could fix this a little bit but it would be much less lucrative for the companies that are profiting from social media.
youtube.com/watch?v=13lS...
youtube.com/watch?v=13lS...
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Rachel Maddox exposed the Republican governor of New Hampshire for working with ICE for a detention center that people of New Hampshire are totally against.
youtu.be/0WdqphevyUY?...
youtu.be/0WdqphevyUY?...
Political catastrophe: Republican governor botches ICE prison decision
YouTube video by MS NOW
youtu.be
February 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Rachel Maddox exposed the Republican governor of New Hampshire for working with ICE for a detention center that people of New Hampshire are totally against.
youtu.be/0WdqphevyUY?...
youtu.be/0WdqphevyUY?...
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I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
February 17, 2026 at 9:00 PM
I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
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My kid is turning 15th in and we are renting a space where they can do a smash room and act throwing for his birthday. He is over the moon.
February 17, 2026 at 9:45 PM
My kid is turning 15th in and we are renting a space where they can do a smash room and act throwing for his birthday. He is over the moon.
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Raided the camps to confiscate the letters from the kidnapped kids.
Classic Good Guy behavior.
Classic Good Guy behavior.
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Raided the camps to confiscate the letters from the kidnapped kids.
Classic Good Guy behavior.
Classic Good Guy behavior.
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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."