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
Writers, this is pretty important.
The book club scam has taken an exciting new leap forward. I got one today from a "curated literary platform and newsletter" that, unusually, offered a link to its website. I'm in edits, so obviously I took the opportunity to procrastinate. /1
February 11, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Writers, this is pretty important.
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Kudos to the mayors who are leading soft secessions. Soft secession means “…states, cities, and municipalities quietly building the capacity to govern without federal cooperation, so that when the federal government turns hostile, they already have the infrastructure to say no.”
Are America’s Mayors Leading a Soft Secession?
The fight against fascism in the US has had legitimate victories.
open.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Kudos to the mayors who are leading soft secessions. Soft secession means “…states, cities, and municipalities quietly building the capacity to govern without federal cooperation, so that when the federal government turns hostile, they already have the infrastructure to say no.”
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Yeah except when do they shut down an airport for 10 days? Then again Trump has no respect for his citizenry and loves to show it.
re: the el paso thing, I will say as a defense nerd that the answer is probably very, very stupid and benign
but given [gestures at world] there is of course always a chance it is very, very stupid and awful
but given [gestures at world] there is of course always a chance it is very, very stupid and awful
February 11, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Yeah except when do they shut down an airport for 10 days? Then again Trump has no respect for his citizenry and loves to show it.
I have never added up all my expenses for medical care including premiums: premiums plus deductibles plus copays must be at least $1,000 a month. And guess what happens when you have a mandatory ambulance ride and your insurance company isn't contracted with the company your city is contracted with.
More than half of working-age adults get their health insurance through an employer, but in many states premium contributions and deductibles take a significant bite out of household incomes.
From @stateline.org
From @stateline.org
Many middle-income families spend at least a tenth of their income on health insurance • Pennsylvania Capital-Star
More than half of working-age adults get their health insurance through an employer, but in many states premium contributions and deductibles take a significant bite out of household incomes.
penncapital-star.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:20 PM
I have never added up all my expenses for medical care including premiums: premiums plus deductibles plus copays must be at least $1,000 a month. And guess what happens when you have a mandatory ambulance ride and your insurance company isn't contracted with the company your city is contracted with.
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Thank you, @weratedogs.com for this reportage: www.youtube.com/shorts/-ITnL...
The Very Dystopian Dog Super Bowl Ad
YouTube video by WeRateDogs
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Thank you, @weratedogs.com for this reportage: www.youtube.com/shorts/-ITnL...
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Will the law prevent summary execution by ICE?
After Renee Good’s death, Republicans in Georgia are working to make it a felony to use a vehicle to obstruct police operations.
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
After ICE shootings, Georgia mulls stiffer penalties for obstructing police
A bill in the state Legislature would make it a felony to obstruct law enforcement operations with a vehicle.
www.ajc.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Will the law prevent summary execution by ICE?
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Understanding where airborne disease transmission is likely to occur, & how ventilation, occupancy, & activity levels shape that risk, is essential for developing better risk‑management strategies & reducing global burden of airborne infections, & future pandemics.
www.ijidonline.com/article/S120...
www.ijidonline.com/article/S120...
February 11, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Understanding where airborne disease transmission is likely to occur, & how ventilation, occupancy, & activity levels shape that risk, is essential for developing better risk‑management strategies & reducing global burden of airborne infections, & future pandemics.
www.ijidonline.com/article/S120...
www.ijidonline.com/article/S120...
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📣 Are you an RAS Fellow or Friend? 📣
We're calling on our members to help force the Government to reconsider its proposed cuts to astronomy and space science, which would be the most drastic in a generation.
Send our template letter to your MP and seek their support 👉️ ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
We're calling on our members to help force the Government to reconsider its proposed cuts to astronomy and space science, which would be the most drastic in a generation.
Send our template letter to your MP and seek their support 👉️ ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
February 11, 2026 at 11:14 AM
📣 Are you an RAS Fellow or Friend? 📣
We're calling on our members to help force the Government to reconsider its proposed cuts to astronomy and space science, which would be the most drastic in a generation.
Send our template letter to your MP and seek their support 👉️ ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
We're calling on our members to help force the Government to reconsider its proposed cuts to astronomy and space science, which would be the most drastic in a generation.
Send our template letter to your MP and seek their support 👉️ ras.ac.uk/news-and-pre...
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Ask an actual homeland security expert and…yeah, we don’t know what this is
!!! No explanation except vague special security concerns. No notice to airlines or passengers. If we were going to use military action in Mexico, it would include closing the airport called the “gateway to Mexico.”
apnews.com/article/faa-...
apnews.com/article/faa-...
FAA closes airspace around El Paso, Texas, for 10 days, grounding all flights
The Federal Aviation Administration is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days, grounding all flights to and from the airport.
apnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Ask an actual homeland security expert and…yeah, we don’t know what this is
In the USA, it's almost like school shootings have become memory holed. We remember some of the big ones but so many just disappear down the river. They are far too everyday.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
10 dead, including suspect, and at least 25 injured in mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. | CBC
www.cbc.ca
February 11, 2026 at 11:41 AM
In the USA, it's almost like school shootings have become memory holed. We remember some of the big ones but so many just disappear down the river. They are far too everyday.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Ending today with a bit of good news.
Turns out that telling the military not to break the law is...not breaking the law. Glad a grand jury could clear that up.
Goodnight 💚
www.timesunion.com/news/politic...
Turns out that telling the military not to break the law is...not breaking the law. Glad a grand jury could clear that up.
Goodnight 💚
www.timesunion.com/news/politic...
Grand jury refuses to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with illegal military orders video
A grand jury in Washington has refused to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with a video in which they urged U.S. military members to resist “illegal orders,” according to a person...
www.timesunion.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Ending today with a bit of good news.
Turns out that telling the military not to break the law is...not breaking the law. Glad a grand jury could clear that up.
Goodnight 💚
www.timesunion.com/news/politic...
Turns out that telling the military not to break the law is...not breaking the law. Glad a grand jury could clear that up.
Goodnight 💚
www.timesunion.com/news/politic...
Holy cow, the request for the corner to recuse herself? That is really bold. CW about a parent murdering his daughter. What a horrible human. And imagine being his other daughters in reading this about him.
February 11, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Holy cow, the request for the corner to recuse herself? That is really bold. CW about a parent murdering his daughter. What a horrible human. And imagine being his other daughters in reading this about him.
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ICE chief Todd Lyons testified today that ICE has arrested 379,000 people since Trump came to office, of which 8,700 were suspected gang members or known suspected terrorists. That's 2%. And as we know from legal proceedings, they're wrong on their claims about gang membership about 3 times out of 4
Congresswoman Uses Simple Math To Show How Broken ICE Is
www.huffpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:33 PM
ICE chief Todd Lyons testified today that ICE has arrested 379,000 people since Trump came to office, of which 8,700 were suspected gang members or known suspected terrorists. That's 2%. And as we know from legal proceedings, they're wrong on their claims about gang membership about 3 times out of 4
Good
JUST IN: Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot by Border Patrol agent, expected to file lawsuit and release evidence Wednesday
From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
From @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot by Border Patrol agent, expected to file lawsuit, release evidence
Body-cam video, text messages and other evidence tied to shooting during Operation Midway Blitz is set for a Wednesday release.
chicago.suntimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Good
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Do you know how terrible you have to be for the words "Did it happen?" to have a singular international meaning so narrow that literally every plausible It scenario is excluded so that only the one remains?
February 9, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Do you know how terrible you have to be for the words "Did it happen?" to have a singular international meaning so narrow that literally every plausible It scenario is excluded so that only the one remains?
Failing democracy
February 11, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Failing democracy
I love reading about making cities better for pedestrians and bicycles even though my orthopedist would kill me if I ever got on a bike. (I wish trikes were easier to manage, too hard to store at home, too hard to park while out and about.)
If you haven’t LISTENED to this yet & you care about how to ACTUALLY make cities better, this might be the truth-telling interview you’ve been waiting for. Jason from #NotJustBikes interviews @brenttoderian.bsky.social & boy do they get real and go deep on what works AND DOESN’T WORK.
Please share.
Please share.
How to Actually Improve a City (w/Brent Toderian)
YouTube video by The Urbanist Agenda Podcast
youtube.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:25 AM
I love reading about making cities better for pedestrians and bicycles even though my orthopedist would kill me if I ever got on a bike. (I wish trikes were easier to manage, too hard to store at home, too hard to park while out and about.)
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elderly politicians with lots of money who absolutely do not understand tech have already taken so much from us: we should not let them take this
I’m glad to see people protesting Discord forcing IDs for age verification, but what I need everyone to understand is that there’s immense bipartisan pressure to make the entire internet like this, and they are likely going to succeed unless something drastic happens
February 11, 2026 at 6:56 AM
elderly politicians with lots of money who absolutely do not understand tech have already taken so much from us: we should not let them take this
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You've got quotes disabled here but maybe a threads link will work www.threads.com/@gregwithone...
Greg Hirst (@gregwithoneg) on Threads
Guy from @weratedogs also knows history
www.threads.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:39 PM
You've got quotes disabled here but maybe a threads link will work www.threads.com/@gregwithone...
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“ICE aren’t actually fearful of their safety. What they’re fearful of is not being invited to baseball games or not being invited to the pub with their friends. Community exclusion – that’s what they’re fearful of.”
– ICE List Founder
bsky.app/profile/mria...
– ICE List Founder
bsky.app/profile/mria...
February 10, 2026 at 10:48 PM
“ICE aren’t actually fearful of their safety. What they’re fearful of is not being invited to baseball games or not being invited to the pub with their friends. Community exclusion – that’s what they’re fearful of.”
– ICE List Founder
bsky.app/profile/mria...
– ICE List Founder
bsky.app/profile/mria...
Hey New Zealand
February 11, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Hey New Zealand
NOVA is discussing science in Antarctica right now, on the "doomsday" glacier. Please remember they no longer have the corporation for public broadcasting and need our help to survive.
youtube.com/live/Fdv9uBW...
youtube.com/live/Fdv9uBW...
Extreme Science on the Doomsday Glacier: Live in Antarctica with Miles O'Brien | NOVA | PBS
YouTube video by NOVA PBS Official
youtube.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:04 AM
NOVA is discussing science in Antarctica right now, on the "doomsday" glacier. Please remember they no longer have the corporation for public broadcasting and need our help to survive.
youtube.com/live/Fdv9uBW...
youtube.com/live/Fdv9uBW...
Besides how freaking weird and dramatic it is, people who want to fly to and from El Paso or even nearby, like White Sands, are probably going to have to go through Albuquerque, hours away. Sucks if you had plans.
I wonder what's going on at Fort Bliss right now.
I wonder what's going on at Fort Bliss right now.
February 11, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Besides how freaking weird and dramatic it is, people who want to fly to and from El Paso or even nearby, like White Sands, are probably going to have to go through Albuquerque, hours away. Sucks if you had plans.
I wonder what's going on at Fort Bliss right now.
I wonder what's going on at Fort Bliss right now.
If I were Ciudad Juárez I might be a little nervous.
February 11, 2026 at 10:56 AM
If I were Ciudad Juárez I might be a little nervous.