Gidget Fuentes
@gidgetfuentes.bsky.social
Freelance writer military etc DIY NYer SoCal living optimistic realist em dash fan We need more original reporting.
Pro clean air/water Knowledge
❤️#Scotties 🐶 gardening running baseball friends = therapies
Pro clean air/water Knowledge
❤️#Scotties 🐶 gardening running baseball friends = therapies
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Support your local blood banks #DonateBlood Do it for the free snacks. It's ice cream for me, plus free shirt this month #SanDiego Blood Bank
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Important umbrella review showed NO link between Tylenol use in pregnancy and autism. Notably this review also graded how reliable the studies were and highlighted a low level of confidence in the studies RFK used as confounding factors were not considered🧪
Tylenol use in pregnancy not tied to autism, ADHD, review shows
www.cidrap.umn.edu
November 11, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Important umbrella review showed NO link between Tylenol use in pregnancy and autism. Notably this review also graded how reliable the studies were and highlighted a low level of confidence in the studies RFK used as confounding factors were not considered🧪
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Flagstaff’s Lowell Observatory plans to cut nearly all its research funding and reduce the number of paid science staff to just two positions next year.
Lowell Observatory slashes research funding in the midst of financial struggle
Flagstaff’s Lowell Observatory plans to cut nearly all its research funding and reduce the number of paid science staff to just two positions next year.
buff.ly
November 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Flagstaff’s Lowell Observatory plans to cut nearly all its research funding and reduce the number of paid science staff to just two positions next year.
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One thing I remember from the early 80s was the generic foods aisle. (Where I shopped.) White boxes marked "macaroni and cheese" and cans marked "chili" and "beer." (Mac and cheese? 25 cents, or about 80 cents today.)
That recession, and the unemployment it brought, was brutal.
That recession, and the unemployment it brought, was brutal.
Wasn't there a point in the early 80's where unemployment in the US approached 10%? Some of my friends from that time have fond memories of unemployment checks, food stamps, and other not so fun things
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 AM
One thing I remember from the early 80s was the generic foods aisle. (Where I shopped.) White boxes marked "macaroni and cheese" and cans marked "chili" and "beer." (Mac and cheese? 25 cents, or about 80 cents today.)
That recession, and the unemployment it brought, was brutal.
That recession, and the unemployment it brought, was brutal.
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24 years ago, I was on the first research cruise to the newly established Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Lake Huron to map all of the shipwrecks in the area.
We had a huge binder of research on all the suspected wrecks. Most of them sank in a "collision in the fog."
We had a huge binder of research on all the suspected wrecks. Most of them sank in a "collision in the fog."
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 2:41 AM
24 years ago, I was on the first research cruise to the newly established Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Lake Huron to map all of the shipwrecks in the area.
We had a huge binder of research on all the suspected wrecks. Most of them sank in a "collision in the fog."
We had a huge binder of research on all the suspected wrecks. Most of them sank in a "collision in the fog."
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someone named Sen. Blunt wants to criminalize hemp?? what a world.
November 11, 2025 at 3:40 AM
someone named Sen. Blunt wants to criminalize hemp?? what a world.
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Solar radiation and geomagnetic activity have led to an aurora view forecast for Monday and Tuesday night in the northern U.S.
Northern Lights Forecast: 9 States Might View Aurora Borealis Tonight
Solar radiation and geomagnetic activity have led to an aurora view forecast for Monday and Tuesday night in the northern U.S.
www.forbes.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Solar radiation and geomagnetic activity have led to an aurora view forecast for Monday and Tuesday night in the northern U.S.
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I’ll be sending out an aurora alert about this now that all the models are in. Stay tuned to your email tomorrow morning. You can still sign up for the alerts: go.theauroraguy.com/alerts
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November 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I’ll be sending out an aurora alert about this now that all the models are in. Stay tuned to your email tomorrow morning. You can still sign up for the alerts: go.theauroraguy.com/alerts
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Coast Guard Hits Recruiting Record, Seeks New Training Center — USNI News
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Coast Guard Hits Recruiting Record, Seeks New Training Center - USNI News
The Coast Guard brought in the highest number of new active-duty enlisted members since 1991, the service announced late last week. Given the increase in new recruits and projected growth of up to 15,...
news.usni.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Coast Guard Hits Recruiting Record, Seeks New Training Center — USNI News
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A slew of cuts are coming to Idaho Medicaid. Advocates say everyone will feel their impact on the health care system — including people on private insurance.
Here's how. #idleg #idpol
Here's how. #idleg #idpol
‘This perfect storm:’ How Idaho Medicaid cuts could affect everyone’s health care access • Idaho Capital Sun
Cuts are coming to Idaho Medicaid: doctor pay cuts, reforms in state law, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” and potentially expiring health insurance subsidies.
idahocapitalsun.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Japan's rice prices on rise again in test for new prime minister reut.rs/4oGY8LW
Japan's rice prices on rise again in test for new prime minister
At a farmer's market not far from Tokyo, more than 100 shoppers queued for a chance to get a kilo or so of Japanese rice for 500 yen ($3.32) by carefully heaping as much of the grain into a small wooden box as possible.
reut.rs
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Japan's rice prices on rise again in test for new prime minister reut.rs/4oGY8LW
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6 Dead in Weekend Strikes on Suspected Narco Boats in Eastern Pacific — USNI News
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6 Dead in Weekend Strikes on Suspected Narco Boats in Eastern Pacific - USNI News
U.S. forces struck two suspected narco boats Sunday in international waters in the Eastern Pacific, killing six people. The boats were allegedly transiting along a known narco-trafficking transit rout...
news.usni.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
6 Dead in Weekend Strikes on Suspected Narco Boats in Eastern Pacific — USNI News
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news.usni.org/2025/11/10/6...
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Meanwhile in Alaska… WOW! Big substorm just occurred over Fairbanks cutting through the large moon. It’s forecasted to be clear for quite some time there, so I can’t wait to get back up tonight in anticipation of a hopefully active week of aurora.
November 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Meanwhile in Alaska… WOW! Big substorm just occurred over Fairbanks cutting through the large moon. It’s forecasted to be clear for quite some time there, so I can’t wait to get back up tonight in anticipation of a hopefully active week of aurora.
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It would be nice to see a bit more incredulity about AI generally.
Scientists just called out Ursula von der Leyen for claiming that AI will match human reasoning by 2026. Her "evidence" consisted, it turns out, of CEO statements from OpenAI, Anthropic and Nvidia. Not research. Marketing materials. 🧵
#AI #PublicServices #TechHype #Politics #NHS #EUPolitics
#AI #PublicServices #TechHype #Politics #NHS #EUPolitics
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It would be nice to see a bit more incredulity about AI generally.
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As #COP30 gets underway, people in the Philippines are reeling from back-to-back typhoons. And demanding #MakePollutersPay for climate loss and damage.
"We deserve a future where safety and security is a way of life— not one where a wave of casualties and destruction is just another Monday morning”
"We deserve a future where safety and security is a way of life— not one where a wave of casualties and destruction is just another Monday morning”
Typhoon Uwan underscores urgent call for climate justice as COP30 opens – Greenpeace - Greenpeace Philippines
Greenpeace urged world leaders and the Philippine delegation at COP30 this week to take a strong stance in making fossil fuel companies pay for climate damages. These calls came just days after a Typh...
www.greenpeace.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
As #COP30 gets underway, people in the Philippines are reeling from back-to-back typhoons. And demanding #MakePollutersPay for climate loss and damage.
"We deserve a future where safety and security is a way of life— not one where a wave of casualties and destruction is just another Monday morning”
"We deserve a future where safety and security is a way of life— not one where a wave of casualties and destruction is just another Monday morning”
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Happy 250th Birthday to all the Marines and sailors I served with.
A thread…
A thread…
November 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Happy 250th Birthday to all the Marines and sailors I served with.
A thread…
A thread…
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“A promise of a vote”
November 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
“A promise of a vote”
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Terrible. Second typhoon in a week
Video shows massive waves rising and crashing along the Catanduanes coastline in the Philippines, as Super Typhoon Fung-wong made landfall, killing at least two people and displacing 1.4 million others.
November 10, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Terrible. Second typhoon in a week
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Typhoon Fung-wong leaves flooded Philippine towns in its wake.
Entire villages lay submerged and scores of towns remained without electricity on Monday as Typhoon Fung-wong left the Philippines after killing at least two people and displacing more than a million
u.afp.com/SnwA
Entire villages lay submerged and scores of towns remained without electricity on Monday as Typhoon Fung-wong left the Philippines after killing at least two people and displacing more than a million
u.afp.com/SnwA
November 10, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Typhoon Fung-wong leaves flooded Philippine towns in its wake.
Entire villages lay submerged and scores of towns remained without electricity on Monday as Typhoon Fung-wong left the Philippines after killing at least two people and displacing more than a million
u.afp.com/SnwA
Entire villages lay submerged and scores of towns remained without electricity on Monday as Typhoon Fung-wong left the Philippines after killing at least two people and displacing more than a million
u.afp.com/SnwA
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Weather tracker: Typhoon Fung-Wong becomes second in a week to hit the Philippines
Weather tracker: Typhoon Fung-Wong becomes second in a week to hit the Philippines
Weather system triggers warnings for dangerous storm surges, while a cold spell in Florida prompts fears of falling iguanas
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Weather tracker: Typhoon Fung-Wong becomes second in a week to hit the Philippines
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Pope Leo prays for the victims of Super Typhoon Fung-wong, which affected the Philippines, killing at least two people and cutting power in large areas of Luzon, the main island.
November 10, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Pope Leo prays for the victims of Super Typhoon Fung-wong, which affected the Philippines, killing at least two people and cutting power in large areas of Luzon, the main island.
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The Science behind this historic Arctic Blast and how an abnormally warm Arctic (and maybe even global warming) - ironically - may be playing a part!
Wavy jet?
#winter #cold #snow #climatechange
Wavy jet?
#winter #cold #snow #climatechange
November 10, 2025 at 3:47 AM
The Science behind this historic Arctic Blast and how an abnormally warm Arctic (and maybe even global warming) - ironically - may be playing a part!
Wavy jet?
#winter #cold #snow #climatechange
Wavy jet?
#winter #cold #snow #climatechange
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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Someone reminded me of this piece I wrote 11 years ago.
What would happen if the government shut down — and never reopened?
The absolute worst-case scenario of next week's worst-case scenario.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Someone reminded me of this piece I wrote 11 years ago.
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