Renee Strnad
@rlstrnad.bsky.social
Environmental educator, tree-hugger, wanderer, kayaker, and gardener. Appreciate good times, good food, and campfires. Living in Durham, work at NC State University. Opinions my own. She/They
I have been on this platform for over two years. I come and go. That bluebird app that morphed into a black/white letter was part of my daily routine until it just got gross.
Coming back b/c there are some voices I honestly miss. Wild times y'all!
Coming back b/c there are some voices I honestly miss. Wild times y'all!
September 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I have been on this platform for over two years. I come and go. That bluebird app that morphed into a black/white letter was part of my daily routine until it just got gross.
Coming back b/c there are some voices I honestly miss. Wild times y'all!
Coming back b/c there are some voices I honestly miss. Wild times y'all!
Hey... can someone invite me to the Signal chat so I can be notified when Hegseth tells our military to drop a bomb on Iran and begins WW III?
June 19, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Hey... can someone invite me to the Signal chat so I can be notified when Hegseth tells our military to drop a bomb on Iran and begins WW III?
Wait a second… Is Trump threatening a foreign leader? And is he also giving away military strategies by saying the US controls the airspace?
This man and his ego, all it does his fan his base and get people killed.
This man and his ego, all it does his fan his base and get people killed.
June 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Wait a second… Is Trump threatening a foreign leader? And is he also giving away military strategies by saying the US controls the airspace?
This man and his ego, all it does his fan his base and get people killed.
This man and his ego, all it does his fan his base and get people killed.
This is absolutely disgusting. Shame on every single one of those "agents" that tried to steal... STEAL... kids at a school.
WTF? What country are we living in?
WTF? What country are we living in?
BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.”
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.
June 10, 2025 at 2:53 AM
This is absolutely disgusting. Shame on every single one of those "agents" that tried to steal... STEAL... kids at a school.
WTF? What country are we living in?
WTF? What country are we living in?
This is complete BS.... I am an adult and if my doctor and I think I should have a COVID booster, then that is up to my DR and I.
This whole party of "less gov't" sure has a great way of sticking their nose in where it doesn't belong while tossing out whole programs that benefit everyone.
This whole party of "less gov't" sure has a great way of sticking their nose in where it doesn't belong while tossing out whole programs that benefit everyone.
BREAKING: FDA says covid boosters now only for those over 65 or with preconditions. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...
FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say
The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of serious illness
www.statnews.com
May 20, 2025 at 6:35 PM
This is complete BS.... I am an adult and if my doctor and I think I should have a COVID booster, then that is up to my DR and I.
This whole party of "less gov't" sure has a great way of sticking their nose in where it doesn't belong while tossing out whole programs that benefit everyone.
This whole party of "less gov't" sure has a great way of sticking their nose in where it doesn't belong while tossing out whole programs that benefit everyone.
Reposted by Renee Strnad
Standing in awe of the @propublica.org team helmed by @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social that pulled off this journalistic feat: a stunning narrative that painstakingly captures Helene’s tragedies and NC’s missed opportunities. www.propublica.org/article/hurr.... www.propublica.org/article/hurr...
Helene’s Unheard Warnings
As Hurricane Helene barreled toward Yancey County in North Carolina, communities along the Cane River in the Black Mountains were particularly vulnerable. But there were no evacuation orders, and few ...
www.propublica.org
May 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Standing in awe of the @propublica.org team helmed by @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social that pulled off this journalistic feat: a stunning narrative that painstakingly captures Helene’s tragedies and NC’s missed opportunities. www.propublica.org/article/hurr.... www.propublica.org/article/hurr...
Reposted by Renee Strnad
“We are heartbroken to announce we have to cancel our upcoming European tour,” wrote Texas psych-rockers Lord Buffalo. “Our drummer, Yamal Said, who is a Mexican citizen & lawful permanent resident of the US, was forcibly removed from our flight to Europe by CBP at Dallas/Fort Worth Int’l Airport.”
Lord Buffalo Cancels European Tour After Drummer Detained by U.S. Border Patrol
Lord Buffalo have been forced to cancel their planned European tour after U.S. Customs and Border Patrol detained their drummer, Yamal Said.
www.vice.com
May 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
“We are heartbroken to announce we have to cancel our upcoming European tour,” wrote Texas psych-rockers Lord Buffalo. “Our drummer, Yamal Said, who is a Mexican citizen & lawful permanent resident of the US, was forcibly removed from our flight to Europe by CBP at Dallas/Fort Worth Int’l Airport.”
No worries there!
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sidesteps a question about vaccines and whether he would choose to vaccinate his children against a number of diseases, saying “I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me.”
Kennedy sidesteps vaccine questions: ‘I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me’
The health secretary appeared before the House Appropriations Committee this morning. This afternoon he'll go before the Senate's Health, Labor, Education and Pensions committee.
nbcnews.to
May 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
No worries there!
Trump is getting unwanted sloppy seconds!!
A white elephant gift!
😂
A white elephant gift!
😂
Am I the last to know? The Qatar jet offered to Trump turns out to be an item unsuccessfully for sale since 2020. The "gift" is not only a Trump grift, but also an attempted scam on the US taxpayer, who will assume costs the owners no longer wish to pay. onemileatatime.com/qatari-royal...
Qatari Royal Family Selling Boeing 747-8 Private Jet
The Qatari royal family is selling a Boeing 747-8 business jet. Here's what we know about the sale of this epic plane.
onemileatatime.com
May 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Trump is getting unwanted sloppy seconds!!
A white elephant gift!
😂
A white elephant gift!
😂
Ya… they look like they have really suffered from persecution. They are historically Dutch- so why didn’t the Netherlands rescue them if so desperate?
Give me your “huddled masses longing to breathe free”… but only if white! This administration is full of hypocrisy.
Give me your “huddled masses longing to breathe free”… but only if white! This administration is full of hypocrisy.
First group of white South African refugees arrives in the US. President Trump has claimed they are facing racial persecution through land seizures.
Trump administration welcomes white South Africans upon arrival
The Trump administration granted the group refugee status due to alleged discrimination. South Africa has called the accusations "unfounded."
bit.ly
May 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Ya… they look like they have really suffered from persecution. They are historically Dutch- so why didn’t the Netherlands rescue them if so desperate?
Give me your “huddled masses longing to breathe free”… but only if white! This administration is full of hypocrisy.
Give me your “huddled masses longing to breathe free”… but only if white! This administration is full of hypocrisy.
How did we even get here? How is this even an argument??
No other admin has ever been offered this type of "gift" because it CLEARLY would not be allowed. But this admin- world leaders KNOW this admin is greedy & will bend all rules that our country was build upon for their own personal gain.
No other admin has ever been offered this type of "gift" because it CLEARLY would not be allowed. But this admin- world leaders KNOW this admin is greedy & will bend all rules that our country was build upon for their own personal gain.
it’s not corruption unless its grown in the corruption region of france, anything else is just sparkling bribery
Corruption requires explict quid pro quo. It is not corrupt to take an action that aligns with the interest of a person who gives you a gift, unless the official action was in direct response to that gift--a bribe. Terms matter. Accuracy and fairness matters. Regardless of what social media wants.
May 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
How did we even get here? How is this even an argument??
No other admin has ever been offered this type of "gift" because it CLEARLY would not be allowed. But this admin- world leaders KNOW this admin is greedy & will bend all rules that our country was build upon for their own personal gain.
No other admin has ever been offered this type of "gift" because it CLEARLY would not be allowed. But this admin- world leaders KNOW this admin is greedy & will bend all rules that our country was build upon for their own personal gain.
Tell me you don’t know what the Library of Congress does without telling me you don’t know.
Reporter: The president fired the Librarian of Congress. Why?
Leavitt: There were quite concerning things she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.
Leavitt: There were quite concerning things she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.
May 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Tell me you don’t know what the Library of Congress does without telling me you don’t know.
Finally!! Voter rights for the win.
A Republican who narrowly lost a North Carolina Supreme Court election ended his challenge to the results Wednesday, clearing the way for the Democratic incumbent to be sworn in six months after she won the race.
Republican concedes in N.C., ending effort to change election rules after the fact
Justice Allison Riggs’s victory — by 734 votes out of 5.5 million cast — can be certified after Jefferson Griffin ended his legal challenge to thousands of votes.
wapo.st
May 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Finally!! Voter rights for the win.
Protect the National Science Foundation and all the vital funding and non-biased research opportunities provided!
✅ ACTION ITEM ✅
The National Science Foundation is under attack.
Trump’s budget is moving to dismantle one of the great engines of U.S. innovation, education, and discovery.
The fight to save NSF is on—and now there’s a new home base to join the front lines (🧵 1/3):
www.savensf.com
The National Science Foundation is under attack.
Trump’s budget is moving to dismantle one of the great engines of U.S. innovation, education, and discovery.
The fight to save NSF is on—and now there’s a new home base to join the front lines (🧵 1/3):
www.savensf.com
Home | Save NSF
www.savensf.com
May 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Protect the National Science Foundation and all the vital funding and non-biased research opportunities provided!
Great article summing up some of the attacks on environmental protections right here in NC, by our our legislature.
Includes brief mention of the state Office of Environmental Education, which connects classroom educators to verified and balanced curriculum resources & training.
Includes brief mention of the state Office of Environmental Education, which connects classroom educators to verified and balanced curriculum resources & training.
Getting the axe under proposed state budget: NC DEQ enviro justice program & enviro education, NC Commerce's clean energy economic development program.
Meanwhile, Enviro Mgmt Commission would get its own staff for $700K @insideclimate
insideclimatenews.org/news/0505202...
Meanwhile, Enviro Mgmt Commission would get its own staff for $700K @insideclimate
insideclimatenews.org/news/0505202...
Inspired N.C. Republicans Target Environmental Justice, Clean Energy Jobs and Programs - Inside Climate News
While GOP lawmakers shut down the environmental justice program established by Democrats under a 2016 civil rights agreement, they appropriated funds and added staff for the Republican-controlled Envi...
insideclimatenews.org
May 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Great article summing up some of the attacks on environmental protections right here in NC, by our our legislature.
Includes brief mention of the state Office of Environmental Education, which connects classroom educators to verified and balanced curriculum resources & training.
Includes brief mention of the state Office of Environmental Education, which connects classroom educators to verified and balanced curriculum resources & training.
Living in the upside down for sure....
April 1, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Living in the upside down for sure....
And giving a shout out to Perkins Orchard, right in my neighborhood, and an amazing resource, person, history in our community, and just all around a great place to shop year around!
Did you know?
There’s a directory of Black farmers: “The Black Farmers Index.”
Buy and uplift local. Many are small-scale specialists and located in urban areas. I found an organic resource in my area that I will definitely check out.
There’s a directory of Black farmers: “The Black Farmers Index.”
Buy and uplift local. Many are small-scale specialists and located in urban areas. I found an organic resource in my area that I will definitely check out.
February 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
And giving a shout out to Perkins Orchard, right in my neighborhood, and an amazing resource, person, history in our community, and just all around a great place to shop year around!
This!! I think federal agencies have just done a bad job of telling their stories in the age of social media and storytelling. People just don’t know unless they are actively engaged in their own learning. Otherwise everything just happens…. (waves hands around)
February 28, 2025 at 4:17 AM
This!! I think federal agencies have just done a bad job of telling their stories in the age of social media and storytelling. People just don’t know unless they are actively engaged in their own learning. Otherwise everything just happens…. (waves hands around)
FYI - Saw this link from the Heritage Foundation for a survey.
It is pretty disgusting... but maybe you want to take a look a through in your own thoughts? And we all have burner emails, right?
secured.heritage.org/the-heritage...
It is pretty disgusting... but maybe you want to take a look a through in your own thoughts? And we all have burner emails, right?
secured.heritage.org/the-heritage...
The Heritage DOGE Survey | The Heritage Foundation
secured.heritage.org
February 27, 2025 at 3:38 AM
FYI - Saw this link from the Heritage Foundation for a survey.
It is pretty disgusting... but maybe you want to take a look a through in your own thoughts? And we all have burner emails, right?
secured.heritage.org/the-heritage...
It is pretty disgusting... but maybe you want to take a look a through in your own thoughts? And we all have burner emails, right?
secured.heritage.org/the-heritage...
We can all agree it is ridiculous to go through these hoops— but check out this tool created by a post-doc at my university to help find Trump Administration targeted words in your writing.
Excited to introduce Thoughtcrime Checker! This simple text editor highlights any words on the Trump administration's "banned" list. Remove these words from your NSF/NIH grants and see if you can avoid the Thought Police!
brad7280.github.io/thoughtcrime...
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brad7280.github.io/thoughtcrime...
@theo.io @xkcd.com @byscottdance.com
February 26, 2025 at 1:46 AM
We can all agree it is ridiculous to go through these hoops— but check out this tool created by a post-doc at my university to help find Trump Administration targeted words in your writing.
This is so very very grim….
So @chrischirp.bsky.social is logging Trump's actions under data categories derived from the typical behaviour of authoritarian states as part of an ongoing project. The conclusions are naturally alarming.
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
open.substack.com/pub/christin...
"So this is how liberty dies… " Making sense of Trump's first three weeks
Where I categorise 69 Trump administration actions from the last 3 weeks and show how they align with the authoritarian playbook
open.substack.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
This is so very very grim….
It’s true… our Republican Senator Thom Tillis thinks these confirmation hearings are a game.
He is doing nothing for his state- Party over People
He is doing nothing for his state- Party over People
February 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
It’s true… our Republican Senator Thom Tillis thinks these confirmation hearings are a game.
He is doing nothing for his state- Party over People
He is doing nothing for his state- Party over People
From a friend: An age old strategy: disrupt, chaos, confusion & cognitive dissonance. Make people fearful so they crave reestablishment of order, & establish NEW order to alleviate fears; while controlling the narrative & eliminate critical thinking b/c it would helps identify the pattern.
February 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
From a friend: An age old strategy: disrupt, chaos, confusion & cognitive dissonance. Make people fearful so they crave reestablishment of order, & establish NEW order to alleviate fears; while controlling the narrative & eliminate critical thinking b/c it would helps identify the pattern.
All the breaking news from my neighborhood in DRM... The opening of a Chipotle that will be easier to access than the one in the mall, 2.5 miles away..
South Durham’s got a new Chipotle! And if you want my sloppy joe sauce recipe, it’s all yours in the latest SoDu Sunrise Showcase: soduwelikelocal.news/sodu-sunrise... #durhamnc #localnewsmatters
[SoDu Sunrise Showcase] Spicing Up Hope Valley
No one made off with $34 million from the Durham Public Schools coffers. Plus, the new Chipotle opens today in Hope Valley! And a from-scratch sloppy joe sauce recipe.
soduwelikelocal.news
January 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
All the breaking news from my neighborhood in DRM... The opening of a Chipotle that will be easier to access than the one in the mall, 2.5 miles away..