n0face
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Survived long enough to see rights given me in the 1970’s disappear. Looks like voting and due process are next. Doing what I can.
Gardener by temperament, biologist by training, dog and cat wrangler. Sci-fi audiobooks rule. And Pratchett.
Gardener by temperament, biologist by training, dog and cat wrangler. Sci-fi audiobooks rule. And Pratchett.
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January 14, 2026 at 10:46 AM
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The Hobbit Thorin's final words. "There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West. Some courage and some wisdom, blended in measure. If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. But sad or merry, I must leave it now. Farewell!”
January 11, 2026 at 9:05 PM
The Hobbit Thorin's final words. "There is more in you of good than you know, child of the kindly West. Some courage and some wisdom, blended in measure. If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. But sad or merry, I must leave it now. Farewell!”
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ice takes out ICE again 😬 🧊
January 11, 2026 at 8:01 PM
ice takes out ICE again 😬 🧊
Little feel good video of a man standing up to ICE. Man needs a cape. ✊🏽
From the 50501 community on Reddit: Security guard stops ICE from entering employee area at McDonald’s in Minneapolis
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January 10, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Little feel good video of a man standing up to ICE. Man needs a cape. ✊🏽
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The nat'l environmental nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity says in its lawsuit that the federal government has delayed granting horseshoe crabs greater protections under the Endangered Species Act as populations have plummeted by more than 70% in recent decades. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
As horseshoe crab populations decline, do they need stronger protections?
The humble horseshoe crab, an ancient species crawling seafloors since before the dawn of the dinosaurs, was durable enough to survive the mass extinctions of eons past. But now, hundreds of millions ...
www.yahoo.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:59 PM
The nat'l environmental nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity says in its lawsuit that the federal government has delayed granting horseshoe crabs greater protections under the Endangered Species Act as populations have plummeted by more than 70% in recent decades. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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Red wolves have been teetering on the brink of extinction my entire life. Hopefully they’ll be able to turn things around, but I can’t help but be skeptical.
coastalreview.org/2025/09/biol...
coastalreview.org/2025/09/biol...
Biologists heartened by red wolf program's recent successes | Coastal Review
While still far from recovered, more endangered eastern red wolves in northeastern North Carolina are breeding, more pups are surviving, coyote hybridization has been cut, and there are fewer mortalit...
coastalreview.org
January 7, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Red wolves have been teetering on the brink of extinction my entire life. Hopefully they’ll be able to turn things around, but I can’t help but be skeptical.
coastalreview.org/2025/09/biol...
coastalreview.org/2025/09/biol...
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Ex-Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura: “We’re a 3rd world country now. I know. I’ve been to ‘em. I spent 17 months in SE Asia while the draft dodger was playing golf… that’s what happens in a dictatorship. In comes the military. That’s what’s happening here.” 🇺🇸
January 9, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Ex-Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura: “We’re a 3rd world country now. I know. I’ve been to ‘em. I spent 17 months in SE Asia while the draft dodger was playing golf… that’s what happens in a dictatorship. In comes the military. That’s what’s happening here.” 🇺🇸
It’s time for all of us, old lady introverts like me included, to join regular protests. There IS relative safety in numbers. Wish me luck. 🇺🇸
My collaboration with Ivan Ehlers for the @latimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 6:32 PM
It’s time for all of us, old lady introverts like me included, to join regular protests. There IS relative safety in numbers. Wish me luck. 🇺🇸
This man is NUTS.
From the democrats community on Reddit: Stephen miller goes crazy
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January 7, 2026 at 5:13 AM
This man is NUTS.
Jan 6, 2020
January 6, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Jan 6, 2020
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Blow up their phones. (202) 224-3121 is the Congressional switchboard number. Call and ask the operator to put you through to your representative and demand removal under the 25th amendment or impeachment at a bare minimum.
January 3, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Blow up their phones. (202) 224-3121 is the Congressional switchboard number. Call and ask the operator to put you through to your representative and demand removal under the 25th amendment or impeachment at a bare minimum.
I wish Seattle would figure this out. It’s so rational.
"Oxford's High Street booming, bucking national trend"
And this in a city where we've removed city centre parking and put in a congestion charge. Almost as if it's people who shop, not cars.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2573227...
And this in a city where we've removed city centre parking and put in a congestion charge. Almost as if it's people who shop, not cars.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2573227...
Oxford high street demand returns to pre-pandemic levels
Oxford’s high street is bucking the national trend, with demand rising and vacancy rates low
www.oxfordmail.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 7:59 PM
I wish Seattle would figure this out. It’s so rational.
Guardian headline: "Trump administration reportedly freezes all childcare payments to all states"
That's a funny way to encourage people to have more babies.
That's a funny way to encourage people to have more babies.
December 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Guardian headline: "Trump administration reportedly freezes all childcare payments to all states"
That's a funny way to encourage people to have more babies.
That's a funny way to encourage people to have more babies.
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Formally categorised as extinct on the IUCN Red List in 2025
🔴 Slender-billed curlew
🟡 Christmas Island shrew
🟠 3 Australian mammals
🟤 a species of ebony tree and Hawaiian lobelioid
⚫ a cone snail
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
🔴 Slender-billed curlew
🟡 Christmas Island shrew
🟠 3 Australian mammals
🟤 a species of ebony tree and Hawaiian lobelioid
⚫ a cone snail
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
Declared extinct in 2025: A look back at some of the species we lost
Some species officially bid us farewell this year. They may have long been gone, but following more recent assessments, they’re now formally categorized as extinct on the IUCN Red List, considered the...
news.mongabay.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Formally categorised as extinct on the IUCN Red List in 2025
🔴 Slender-billed curlew
🟡 Christmas Island shrew
🟠 3 Australian mammals
🟤 a species of ebony tree and Hawaiian lobelioid
⚫ a cone snail
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
🔴 Slender-billed curlew
🟡 Christmas Island shrew
🟠 3 Australian mammals
🟤 a species of ebony tree and Hawaiian lobelioid
⚫ a cone snail
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
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Everyone can help turn this around by planting plants native to their area in their yard
homegrownnationalpark.org
Include at least a couple "keystone" plants: those are the species that support most insects.
[video 1:16] Doug Tallamy on keystone plants:
youtu.be/O5cXccWx030?...
homegrownnationalpark.org
Include at least a couple "keystone" plants: those are the species that support most insects.
[video 1:16] Doug Tallamy on keystone plants:
youtu.be/O5cXccWx030?...
HNP - Homegrown National Park - Regenerate Biodiversity
Homegrown National Park is helping to regenerate biodiversity one yard at a time with a simple, science-based, and measurable solution for every
homegrownnationalpark.org
December 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Everyone can help turn this around by planting plants native to their area in their yard
homegrownnationalpark.org
Include at least a couple "keystone" plants: those are the species that support most insects.
[video 1:16] Doug Tallamy on keystone plants:
youtu.be/O5cXccWx030?...
homegrownnationalpark.org
Include at least a couple "keystone" plants: those are the species that support most insects.
[video 1:16] Doug Tallamy on keystone plants:
youtu.be/O5cXccWx030?...
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The article @natecoevo.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Arthropod species loss underpins biomass declines - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Insects are declining in many regions. Here the authors show that arthropod biomass losses in Jena Experiment and Biodiversity Exploratories time series are driven more by species loss than by species...
www.nature.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The article @natecoevo.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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You ready for our 2026 Valentines??
The art is ready for ya 😍
As with everything on our shop, sales of these valentines support @skypeascientist.bsky.social!
This year's cards were designed by Philly artist @aprilfinfrock.bsky.social! Obsessed with how these turned out.
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The art is ready for ya 😍
As with everything on our shop, sales of these valentines support @skypeascientist.bsky.social!
This year's cards were designed by Philly artist @aprilfinfrock.bsky.social! Obsessed with how these turned out.
order at SquidFacts.net
December 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
You ready for our 2026 Valentines??
The art is ready for ya 😍
As with everything on our shop, sales of these valentines support @skypeascientist.bsky.social!
This year's cards were designed by Philly artist @aprilfinfrock.bsky.social! Obsessed with how these turned out.
order at SquidFacts.net
The art is ready for ya 😍
As with everything on our shop, sales of these valentines support @skypeascientist.bsky.social!
This year's cards were designed by Philly artist @aprilfinfrock.bsky.social! Obsessed with how these turned out.
order at SquidFacts.net
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Flashback post and yep, still our favorite.
December 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Flashback post and yep, still our favorite.
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Christmas music.
December 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Christmas music.
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"Chatbot, show me something that is the *opposite* of what a Republican would do to help the disadvantaged?"
A man named Nicky Crawford transformed a school bus into a mobile laundry service for the homeless called “Flowing with Blessings” He teamed up with Georgia Tech engineering students and created the bus, which provides free laundry, showers, haircuts & meals for the homelessness
October 15, 2025 at 12:33 AM
"Chatbot, show me something that is the *opposite* of what a Republican would do to help the disadvantaged?"
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Peak stray cat success story.
December 20, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Peak stray cat success story.
I feel sorry for the Rev leaving NYC for FL, but I like the way Pope Leo is moving his pieces on the board.
Pro-immigrant pastor named bishop of Florida diocese home to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate
Pope Leo names Rev Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez, who has criticized US immigration policies, as bishop of Palm Beach
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I feel sorry for the Rev leaving NYC for FL, but I like the way Pope Leo is moving his pieces on the board.