Joules
@joules111.bsky.social
Nature lover, #wildearth, cats, travel, aviation
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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Lindsey Stirling - Carol of the Bells (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Lindsey Stirling
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Did you know that before Nixon and Reagan, health insurance companies in America were non-profit? Yep, they screamed about "socialized medicine" and gradually shifted the focus of our entire healthcare system from public welfare to... making bucks off illness.
December 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Did you know that before Nixon and Reagan, health insurance companies in America were non-profit? Yep, they screamed about "socialized medicine" and gradually shifted the focus of our entire healthcare system from public welfare to... making bucks off illness.
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This is why this garbage is being pushed on us so hard. They want to kill intellectual curiosity and learning.
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
ANALYSIS | ChatGPT may help you find information faster, but you learn less | CBC Radio
Bob McDonald’s Blog: Recent studies show that using chatbots like ChatGPT may get us information faster than ever before, but we’re not gaining much knowledge by using it.
www.cbc.ca
December 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This is why this garbage is being pushed on us so hard. They want to kill intellectual curiosity and learning.
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks...
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i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
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*taps mic*
If Dems are in “the files,” then they should be prosecuted too. I don’t give a damn how important they are, how much money they have, or what their politics are. If they are in there, PROSECUTE THEM!!
It's not complicated. All we want is equal justice. NO ONE is above the law. ⚖️
If Dems are in “the files,” then they should be prosecuted too. I don’t give a damn how important they are, how much money they have, or what their politics are. If they are in there, PROSECUTE THEM!!
It's not complicated. All we want is equal justice. NO ONE is above the law. ⚖️
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
*taps mic*
If Dems are in “the files,” then they should be prosecuted too. I don’t give a damn how important they are, how much money they have, or what their politics are. If they are in there, PROSECUTE THEM!!
It's not complicated. All we want is equal justice. NO ONE is above the law. ⚖️
If Dems are in “the files,” then they should be prosecuted too. I don’t give a damn how important they are, how much money they have, or what their politics are. If they are in there, PROSECUTE THEM!!
It's not complicated. All we want is equal justice. NO ONE is above the law. ⚖️
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My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
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Meanwhile, CEOs make 280 times the typical worker today.
The system is rigged.
The system is rigged.
November 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Meanwhile, CEOs make 280 times the typical worker today.
The system is rigged.
The system is rigged.
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
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The average US taxpayer spends $36 a year on SNAP
You know what they spend on corporate subsidies? $670
Poor and disabled people who need food are not the problem
If you’re angry about “your money” feeding people but not angry it’s giving tax cuts to the wealthy?
You’re doing their dirty work.
You know what they spend on corporate subsidies? $670
Poor and disabled people who need food are not the problem
If you’re angry about “your money” feeding people but not angry it’s giving tax cuts to the wealthy?
You’re doing their dirty work.
October 31, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The average US taxpayer spends $36 a year on SNAP
You know what they spend on corporate subsidies? $670
Poor and disabled people who need food are not the problem
If you’re angry about “your money” feeding people but not angry it’s giving tax cuts to the wealthy?
You’re doing their dirty work.
You know what they spend on corporate subsidies? $670
Poor and disabled people who need food are not the problem
If you’re angry about “your money” feeding people but not angry it’s giving tax cuts to the wealthy?
You’re doing their dirty work.
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I get it: it’s terrifying to admit what’s happening right now.
No one wants to believe their nation is falling into authoritarianism, that the norms they relied on in the past are no longer givens, that the can’t-happen-heres are actually happening here.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/to-america...
No one wants to believe their nation is falling into authoritarianism, that the norms they relied on in the past are no longer givens, that the can’t-happen-heres are actually happening here.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/to-america...
To Americans Still "Staying out of Politics"
A few days ago, I ran into a friend from my former church at the grocery store.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I get it: it’s terrifying to admit what’s happening right now.
No one wants to believe their nation is falling into authoritarianism, that the norms they relied on in the past are no longer givens, that the can’t-happen-heres are actually happening here.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/to-america...
No one wants to believe their nation is falling into authoritarianism, that the norms they relied on in the past are no longer givens, that the can’t-happen-heres are actually happening here.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/to-america...
Um, I’d be willing to go out on a whim and suggest that all Americans are dependent in some way, shape, or form on the government. Every. Single. American.
Eric is a Missouri congressman.
He is quite literally dependent on the federal government for his paycheck, his housing, and his free healthcare. He’s a tax recipient.
He is quite literally dependent on the federal government for his paycheck, his housing, and his free healthcare. He’s a tax recipient.
October 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Um, I’d be willing to go out on a whim and suggest that all Americans are dependent in some way, shape, or form on the government. Every. Single. American.
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Eric is a Missouri congressman.
He is quite literally dependent on the federal government for his paycheck, his housing, and his free healthcare. He’s a tax recipient.
He is quite literally dependent on the federal government for his paycheck, his housing, and his free healthcare. He’s a tax recipient.
October 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Eric is a Missouri congressman.
He is quite literally dependent on the federal government for his paycheck, his housing, and his free healthcare. He’s a tax recipient.
He is quite literally dependent on the federal government for his paycheck, his housing, and his free healthcare. He’s a tax recipient.
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It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities. [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]
October 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It's not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities. [Cartoon by Jesse Duquette]
As a friend is running the Marine Corps marathon tomorrow in honor of their cousin who didn’t make it through their depression, I thought this was worth sharing.
That is the greatest battle with depression: pulling yourself through the present despair to a place just slightly in the future where you may be surprised by joy or feel less tired or see something differently.
You deserve to experience that place.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/how-to-sta...
You deserve to experience that place.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/how-to-sta...
How to Stay Alive When You Don't Feel Like You Want To
Depression, Mental Illness, and Sticking Around
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
As a friend is running the Marine Corps marathon tomorrow in honor of their cousin who didn’t make it through their depression, I thought this was worth sharing.
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The BBC does a nice job of comparing the Ontario government’s ad to Reagan’s speech. TL;DR: Makes it 💯 clear that the ad does not misrepresent what Reagan said.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
What's in Reagan advert that's caused US-Canada trade talks collapse?
Comparing the controversial advert quoting Ronald Reagan on tariffs with his original address.
www.bbc.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The BBC does a nice job of comparing the Ontario government’s ad to Reagan’s speech. TL;DR: Makes it 💯 clear that the ad does not misrepresent what Reagan said.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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If That’s a donation, it goes to the treasury and only congress can decide how to spend it. No such (lawful) thing as private payment of government obligation.
Pentagon Accepts $130 Million Donation to Help Pay Troops During Shutdown www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Pentagon Accepts $130 Million Donation to Help Pay Troops During Shutdown www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Pentagon Accepts $130 Million Donation to Help Pay Troops During Shutdown
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:13 AM
If That’s a donation, it goes to the treasury and only congress can decide how to spend it. No such (lawful) thing as private payment of government obligation.
Pentagon Accepts $130 Million Donation to Help Pay Troops During Shutdown www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
Pentagon Accepts $130 Million Donation to Help Pay Troops During Shutdown www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
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I have one slight disagreement with this post.
There is at least one story bigger than that of a president instigating a plot to end U.S. democracy.
And that is the story that a president is instigating his *second* plot to end U.S. democracy.
There is at least one story bigger than that of a president instigating a plot to end U.S. democracy.
And that is the story that a president is instigating his *second* plot to end U.S. democracy.
October 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I have one slight disagreement with this post.
There is at least one story bigger than that of a president instigating a plot to end U.S. democracy.
And that is the story that a president is instigating his *second* plot to end U.S. democracy.
There is at least one story bigger than that of a president instigating a plot to end U.S. democracy.
And that is the story that a president is instigating his *second* plot to end U.S. democracy.
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Has anyone confirmed that the priceless items in the East Wing were moved out before he demolished it?
October 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Has anyone confirmed that the priceless items in the East Wing were moved out before he demolished it?
W. T. F.
An anonymous donor gave the Pentagon $130 million? Yeah, totally normal. Like the Tooth Fairy filing 1099s.
October 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
W. T. F.
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Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom
October 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is “the president’s main priority”…not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcare….building a ballroom