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Happy father, husband and G-Pop
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NEW | Wind and solar generated more power than fossil fuels in the EU for the FIRST time ever.

🌪️ and ☀️ made up a RECORD 30% of 🇪🇺 electricity, up from 20% just five years ago.

https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/european-electricity-review-2026/
January 22, 2026 at 7:01 AM
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Truckin’ on: Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead’s 10 best recordings
Truckin’ on: Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead’s 10 best recordings
From 46-minute jams to MTV video hits, here are the freedom-loving Dead guitarist and singer’s finest songs about ‘rainbows of sound’ and ‘enjoying the ride’
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Normalize taking music lessons from your friends. You get to hang out and also support a friend in their life as a musician. it's awesome. They have a lot of knowledge.
January 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
January 9, 2026 at 3:47 AM
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I invite all Americans to join Minnesota in a day of unity tomorrow.
January 9, 2026 at 12:15 AM
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When apps show us a nonstop stream of adventure, such as sea kayaks in the surf, pristine wilderness canoeing, or winter whitewater, it can feel like that's the norm. It isn't. We define our own norm, and we don't have to be influenced by the paddling clips that the algorithm shows us.
Canoe Your Own Canoe
When apps show us a nonstop stream of adventure, such as sea kayaks in the surf, pristine wilderness canoeing, or winter whitewater, it can feel like that's the norm. It isn't. We define our own norm, and we don't have to be influenced by the paddling clips that the algorithm shows us.
www.paddlinglight.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:31 AM
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Photographer Nate Gowdy was on his way to take photos of the rally at the Ellipse on Jan. 6, 2021, when people started walking toward the Capitol.

Hours later, Gowdy writes, he was "caught in a melee of war cries, adrenaline and suddenly surging bodies." (from 2023) https://to.pbs.org/3WSwTjs
The 'melee' of Jan. 6, through a photographer's lens
Photographer Nate Gowdy was on his way to take photos at the Ellipse when groups of people started walking toward the U.S. Capitol — and what was billed as a pro-Trump rally escalated into an insurre...
to.pbs.org
January 7, 2026 at 1:34 AM
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The top climate action a person can take is foregoing a flight. A single flight saves as much carbon as not eating meat for a year.

A round-trip economy class flight on a 737 from New York to Los Angeles produces more than 1300 pounds of emissions per passenger. 🤬
September 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The #BBC is reporting that Australia approves world-first vaccine to curb #koala #chlamydia epidemic

I had no idea #KidRock had ever been to #Australia. 😎
September 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
That game will live forever in the history of NBA Finals. The ultimate “what if?”

Great run, lads
#pacers
Sending nothing but the very best to Tyrese Haliburton tonight.
June 23, 2025 at 3:42 AM
June 15, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Remember when this pic of Elián González was a national scandal instead of a daily occurrence?
June 3, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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My thoughts are with our Jewish neighbors after another horrifying antisemitic attack, this time in Boulder. Hate has no place in our country.
June 2, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Trump is selling the White House at a rate of roughly $1 billion a month (!) - the biggest scandal in US history, 10X worse than Watergate

This needs a name: Cryptogate

This needs a complete guide, which I've written

This needs us to demand action

My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...
Your guide to Cryptogate, Trump’s $4 billion corruption scandal that’s 10X bigger than Watergate | Will Bunch
Here's an in-depth guide to the key players, companies and deals behind Donald Trump's scheme to cash in on his presidency.
www.inquirer.com
May 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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this is really incredible. there are 60% MORE cars in seattle today than 30 years ago.

we are not a climate leader.
some good news - in the centre of London, cyclists are on track to outnumber motor vehicles (cars, buses, lorries) within a couple of years

anecdotally it has got a much more pleasant place to walk around in the last decade […]

[Original post on masto.ai]
May 29, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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May 29, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Imagine, as JL might put it
May 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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I'm Dr. Annie Andrews. I’m a pediatrician, not a politician. But either way I know how to handle people who are full of sh*t.

Today I am announcing my campaign for US Senate to replace Lindsey Graham. Share this if you're with me.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8wM...
Annie Andrews Launch Video: "Unafraid"
YouTube video by Annie Andrews
www.youtube.com
May 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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May 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Trump just flew in
from the Saudis behind 9/11
and the Qataris funding Hamas,
and boy, are his arms sales tired.
May 17, 2025 at 12:28 AM