Mark Mauer
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Northern California forest walker #Humboldt
A Bolete as tall as a Coast Redwood, a couple of yard Amanita muscarias, and 3 mushrooms growing out of a pine cone. #FungiFriends #🍄📷
November 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
A Bolete as tall as a Coast Redwood, a couple of yard Amanita muscarias, and 3 mushrooms growing out of a pine cone. #FungiFriends #🍄📷
50 years ago, on Nov 9th, 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald left Superior, WI on a beautiful warm autumn day carrying 29 men and 26,116 tons of taconite. It was to be the Fitzgerald’s last run of the season and it was to be Capt Ernest McSorley’s final run before retiring to spend time with his wife.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
50 years ago, on Nov 9th, 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald left Superior, WI on a beautiful warm autumn day carrying 29 men and 26,116 tons of taconite. It was to be the Fitzgerald’s last run of the season and it was to be Capt Ernest McSorley’s final run before retiring to spend time with his wife.
I’m speechless
From the pics community on Reddit: Your tax dollars at work in Chicago yesterday
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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The feds raided an East Chicago home, arrested a mother and her 26-year-old schizophrenic daughter. She's been here since she's 2. In ICE custody, she had no meds and chose to leave the country. Now she's in Mexico, barely speaks Spanish, and her family can't find her.
‘They destroyed us’: East Chicago woman with schizophrenia who opted for deportation now missing in Mexico
When federal immigration agents raided Martha Porcallo Martinez’s East Chicago, Indiana home on June 12, they also arrested her 26-year-old daughter who has schizophrenia.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The feds raided an East Chicago home, arrested a mother and her 26-year-old schizophrenic daughter. She's been here since she's 2. In ICE custody, she had no meds and chose to leave the country. Now she's in Mexico, barely speaks Spanish, and her family can't find her.
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Saudi govt has disclosed at least 320 executions this year, a sharp rise over the past three years. Low-income foreigners, from Egypt, Ethiopia and Somalia, are disproportionately represented on death row. Many sentenced to death for drugs are poor foreign citizens, like drivers and laborers.
As Saudi Arabia Cracks Down on Drugs, Executions Near a Record High
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November 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The Saudi govt has disclosed at least 320 executions this year, a sharp rise over the past three years. Low-income foreigners, from Egypt, Ethiopia and Somalia, are disproportionately represented on death row. Many sentenced to death for drugs are poor foreign citizens, like drivers and laborers.
The state of Virginia’s swing away from The Republican arty was massive - and happened in every county. Republicans are unpopular, and people are eager to be rid of them.
November 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The state of Virginia’s swing away from The Republican arty was massive - and happened in every county. Republicans are unpopular, and people are eager to be rid of them.
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Why are the wetlands important?
November 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Why are the wetlands important?
“Taking the high road doesn’t mean standing still while others bulldoze the road. Prop 50 allows us to act, not out of spite, but out of duty to a broader democratic ideal. This is not a red state vs. blue state issue. It is a democracy vs. dysfunction issue.”
Vote yes on 50. #California
Vote yes on 50. #California
Editorial | Vote Yes on 50: A Stand Against Partisan Overreach
California has long stood as a bulwark of democracy, innovation, and fairness. Proposition 50, the Election Rigging Response Act, is not a perfect solution, bu
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November 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
“Taking the high road doesn’t mean standing still while others bulldoze the road. Prop 50 allows us to act, not out of spite, but out of duty to a broader democratic ideal. This is not a red state vs. blue state issue. It is a democracy vs. dysfunction issue.”
Vote yes on 50. #California
Vote yes on 50. #California
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#California - Vote yes on 50 tomorrow.
November 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
#California - Vote yes on 50 tomorrow.
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"The forest won’t disappear all at once. It will thin and break apart—fading in many places, returning in others: a mosaic of loss and return. The question is not whether nature can recover—it can—but whether humanity will grant it the time and space to do so." news.mongabay.com/2025/11/the-... 🌎
What might lie ahead for tropical forests (analysis)
Heading into COP30, where tropical forests are set to be a central theme, it seemed worth attempting a thought experiment: to trace today’s trajectories a little further forward and imagine where they...
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November 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"The forest won’t disappear all at once. It will thin and break apart—fading in many places, returning in others: a mosaic of loss and return. The question is not whether nature can recover—it can—but whether humanity will grant it the time and space to do so." news.mongabay.com/2025/11/the-... 🌎
#California - Vote yes on 50 tomorrow.
November 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
#California - Vote yes on 50 tomorrow.
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LAPD on horses charge at and beat guests standing in line to the Short Stop in Echo Park. @shoton35mm.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 8:42 AM
LAPD on horses charge at and beat guests standing in line to the Short Stop in Echo Park. @shoton35mm.bsky.social
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Last night, the National Guard chased children who were out enjoying Halloween in Navy Yard.
There is no valid reason for armed soldiers to terrorize children like this. End Trump’s occupation of DC. National Guard out NOW.
There is no valid reason for armed soldiers to terrorize children like this. End Trump’s occupation of DC. National Guard out NOW.
November 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Last night, the National Guard chased children who were out enjoying Halloween in Navy Yard.
There is no valid reason for armed soldiers to terrorize children like this. End Trump’s occupation of DC. National Guard out NOW.
There is no valid reason for armed soldiers to terrorize children like this. End Trump’s occupation of DC. National Guard out NOW.
Our Eureka Zoo bears made the New York Times last week when a wild bear came and visited them. Today our bear climbed 70’ feet up a Redwood in his enclosure. He does this often, but it’s still great to see.
November 1, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Our Eureka Zoo bears made the New York Times last week when a wild bear came and visited them. Today our bear climbed 70’ feet up a Redwood in his enclosure. He does this often, but it’s still great to see.
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New from 404 Media: you can't refuse to be scanned by ICE's new facial recognition app, according to internal DHS document I obtained. Photos captured by the app are stored for 15 years, including U.S. citizens. We've seen officers scanning faces w/ phones on streets
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You Can't Refuse To Be Scanned by ICE's Facial Recognition App, DHS Document Says
Photos captured by Mobile Fortify will be stored for 15 years, regardless of immigration or citizenship status, the document says.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:49 PM
New from 404 Media: you can't refuse to be scanned by ICE's new facial recognition app, according to internal DHS document I obtained. Photos captured by the app are stored for 15 years, including U.S. citizens. We've seen officers scanning faces w/ phones on streets
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I was disappointed that Harvey Keitel didn’t appear in the Scorsese doc. Cloud was great. It’s on @criterionchannl.bsky.social #LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday.
October 31, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I was disappointed that Harvey Keitel didn’t appear in the Scorsese doc. Cloud was great. It’s on @criterionchannl.bsky.social #LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday.
One minute of foggy Humboldt County California coast.
October 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
One minute of foggy Humboldt County California coast.
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Breaking on MSNBC:
Two federal prosecutors have been placed on leave at the direction of the White House after filing a sentencing memo seeking 27 months in prison for a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who brought illegal guns and ammunition to President Obama's house in 2023.
Two federal prosecutors have been placed on leave at the direction of the White House after filing a sentencing memo seeking 27 months in prison for a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who brought illegal guns and ammunition to President Obama's house in 2023.
October 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Breaking on MSNBC:
Two federal prosecutors have been placed on leave at the direction of the White House after filing a sentencing memo seeking 27 months in prison for a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who brought illegal guns and ammunition to President Obama's house in 2023.
Two federal prosecutors have been placed on leave at the direction of the White House after filing a sentencing memo seeking 27 months in prison for a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who brought illegal guns and ammunition to President Obama's house in 2023.
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Kat is being federally charged by the FBI for protesting at Broadview.
This is a flagrant political prosecution by the Trump administration, which is trying to prevent free speech and free association.
I am proud of Kat. Her movement is being targeted by the government. She needs your support.
This is a flagrant political prosecution by the Trump administration, which is trying to prevent free speech and free association.
I am proud of Kat. Her movement is being targeted by the government. She needs your support.
I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
October 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Kat is being federally charged by the FBI for protesting at Broadview.
This is a flagrant political prosecution by the Trump administration, which is trying to prevent free speech and free association.
I am proud of Kat. Her movement is being targeted by the government. She needs your support.
This is a flagrant political prosecution by the Trump administration, which is trying to prevent free speech and free association.
I am proud of Kat. Her movement is being targeted by the government. She needs your support.
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Ellis on the use of tear gas Saturday: "That was the instance, as well, where children were present and they were dressed up in their Halloween costumes. … Those kids were tear gassed on their way to celebrate Halloween in their local school parking lot."
October 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Ellis on the use of tear gas Saturday: "That was the instance, as well, where children were present and they were dressed up in their Halloween costumes. … Those kids were tear gassed on their way to celebrate Halloween in their local school parking lot."