Kriz Bell
@mzbell.bsky.social
Reader, writer, a mother and Mama - fascinated by F words...food, film, fun, doing the work live in the sweet spot somewhere between Ferdinand the Bull and the Fonz. Wondering and wandering in the sparkle of big world magic.
Perfect weather in Wales and a full moon has me in it -- open.substack.com/pub/dearx/p/...
I'm Here
Languishing in the longing, Living with anticipation of loving.
open.substack.com
July 11, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Perfect weather in Wales and a full moon has me in it -- open.substack.com/pub/dearx/p/...
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Outdoor Afro is offering scholarships to cover the costs of anyone, at any age, interested in learning how to swim: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
June 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Outdoor Afro is offering scholarships to cover the costs of anyone, at any age, interested in learning how to swim: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
June 23,1953
June 23,1953
June 24, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
June 23,1953
June 23,1953
For Your Consideration
June 24, 2025 at 6:31 AM
For Your Consideration
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Was an interesting weekend to finish this book to say the least, but wanted to recommend MARTYR! to anyone who hasn’t read it. Just astoundingly beautiful prose (you can tell the author is a poet), with so much to say about the stories we tell about ourselves and others.
June 22, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Was an interesting weekend to finish this book to say the least, but wanted to recommend MARTYR! to anyone who hasn’t read it. Just astoundingly beautiful prose (you can tell the author is a poet), with so much to say about the stories we tell about ourselves and others.
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June 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Got a ConEd alert telling me to use less energy during the heat wave and this is all I can think about.
June 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Got a ConEd alert telling me to use less energy during the heat wave and this is all I can think about.
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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
June 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
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How does a person manage professional decline when it comes for them—and, for that matter, the many other changes that midlife may bring? In the Wonder Reader, @isabelfattal.bsky.social explores the challenges and the opportunities of midlife:
The Challenges and Opportunities of Midlife
How does a person manage change when it comes for them?
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June 22, 2025 at 7:15 AM
How does a person manage professional decline when it comes for them—and, for that matter, the many other changes that midlife may bring? In the Wonder Reader, @isabelfattal.bsky.social explores the challenges and the opportunities of midlife:
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Dude spent 135 years at the turtle strip club before he was ready to settle down
Goliath had been paired with several female tortoises before, in hopes of producing a hatchling, but the process wasn't successful until earlier this month.
Goliath the Galápagos tortoise celebrated his first Father's Day and 135th birthday
Goliath had been paired with several female tortoises before, in hopes of producing a hatchling, but the process wasn't successful until earlier this month.
n.pr
June 18, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Dude spent 135 years at the turtle strip club before he was ready to settle down
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$162,000,000,000.
The amount the world’s biggest banks INCREASED their fossil fuel funding last year.
Our children’s futures are inconsequential to these psychopathic corporations.
And these psychopathic corporations have governments in their pockets.
The system is suicide.
The amount the world’s biggest banks INCREASED their fossil fuel funding last year.
Our children’s futures are inconsequential to these psychopathic corporations.
And these psychopathic corporations have governments in their pockets.
The system is suicide.
World’s largest banks pledged $869bn to fossil fuel firms in 2024, new report finds
Two-thirds of the biggest 65 banks increased financing by $162bn from 2023 to 2024, walking back climate promises
www.theguardian.com
June 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
$162,000,000,000.
The amount the world’s biggest banks INCREASED their fossil fuel funding last year.
Our children’s futures are inconsequential to these psychopathic corporations.
And these psychopathic corporations have governments in their pockets.
The system is suicide.
The amount the world’s biggest banks INCREASED their fossil fuel funding last year.
Our children’s futures are inconsequential to these psychopathic corporations.
And these psychopathic corporations have governments in their pockets.
The system is suicide.
Best timeline lift.
My partner & I were trying to ID a bird we heard while walking and the guy who had stopped his car to let us pass got out and was like "it's a frog, actually. Cope's Gray. I do frog surveys... Sorry" And then got in his car without a word and drove off. Absolute king
June 18, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Best timeline lift.
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This is an excellent point.
Relatedly, if you haven't been in an archives you have no idea just how much historical material is not online, not even a digital record of it. An LLM cannot research data it doesn't have. It can't even extrapolate where to find that material.
June 17, 2025 at 9:06 AM
This is an excellent point.
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June 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
My spirit is full today. To see people filling the streets and coming together to connect around the magic of rivers and words with one of the best to do it, @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social in Pt. Reyes Station. Brilliant. ✨🦦🌱🦔🙏
June 15, 2025 at 5:33 AM
My spirit is full today. To see people filling the streets and coming together to connect around the magic of rivers and words with one of the best to do it, @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social in Pt. Reyes Station. Brilliant. ✨🦦🌱🦔🙏
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I agree with this. Most people I know who are good at anything try hard. youtube.com/shorts/xTpBY...
Mike Birbiglia doesn’t think so honey 🙅♂️
YouTube video by iHeartRadio
youtube.com
June 15, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I agree with this. Most people I know who are good at anything try hard. youtube.com/shorts/xTpBY...
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Senator Grassley's new version of the budget bill would limit the power of judges to block President Trump's unconstitutional actions.
They're trying to sneak this in behind our backs — but we're not backing down.
They're trying to sneak this in behind our backs — but we're not backing down.
US Senate Republicans seek to limit judges' power via Trump's tax-cut bill
U.S. Senate Republicans have added language to President Donald Trump's massive tax and spending bill that would restrict the ability of judges to block government policies they conclude are unlawful.
www.reuters.com
June 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Senator Grassley's new version of the budget bill would limit the power of judges to block President Trump's unconstitutional actions.
They're trying to sneak this in behind our backs — but we're not backing down.
They're trying to sneak this in behind our backs — but we're not backing down.
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I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like this in my lifetime.
June 13, 2025 at 5:56 AM
I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like this in my lifetime.
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Nice look for you, Facebook! Thanks, hometown paper! And more thanks to the people who advocated for the "permanently disabled" status of my account there to be overturned. www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
S.F. author temporarily banned on Facebook after writing about L.A. riots
San Francisco writer Rebecca Solnit’s Facebook page was temporarily shut down after she posted an essay on the Los Angeles protests.
www.sfchronicle.com
June 12, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Nice look for you, Facebook! Thanks, hometown paper! And more thanks to the people who advocated for the "permanently disabled" status of my account there to be overturned. www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
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This is Downtown Los Angeles right now…4 pm. Taken from the 22nd floor of the building I work in…It is not apocalyptic despite what State Media wants you to believe.
June 11, 2025 at 11:20 PM
This is Downtown Los Angeles right now…4 pm. Taken from the 22nd floor of the building I work in…It is not apocalyptic despite what State Media wants you to believe.
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As a Californian, I endorse Newsom's comment that maybe as a state, we shouldn't be in such a hurry to pay our Federal taxes bsky.app/profile/pbum...
In the (free to read) newsletter that goes out with my columns, I dug a little further into how much states pay in federal taxes relative to how much they receive in benefits. Blue states are much more likely to pay more than they receive than are red states. s2.washingtonpost.com/camp-rw/?tra...
June 10, 2025 at 4:12 AM
As a Californian, I endorse Newsom's comment that maybe as a state, we shouldn't be in such a hurry to pay our Federal taxes bsky.app/profile/pbum...
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*taps the sign*
Blocking Nazis, trolls, and fascists doesn’t make it an “echo chamber.” People need to stop gaslighting us into thinking we have to listen to Nazis and debate trolls in order to be informed.
June 9, 2025 at 1:03 AM
*taps the sign*
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