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Timothy Gerla
@tybstar.bsky.social
· Jan 18
Here is a thread about our habitat restoration project in North Carolina. I'll keep it updated with photos and progress when I remember.
In 2020, we bought a parcel of land just outside of Candor, NC, in the Uwharrie National Forest. It's off of a dirt road in a pretty remote section of the county.
In 2020, we bought a parcel of land just outside of Candor, NC, in the Uwharrie National Forest. It's off of a dirt road in a pretty remote section of the county.
50 year mortgages? Wasn't it the right wingers constantly crying about "You'll own nothing and like it"?
November 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
50 year mortgages? Wasn't it the right wingers constantly crying about "You'll own nothing and like it"?
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This is not our town commons. It is not even real - completely AI generated.
November 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
This is not our town commons. It is not even real - completely AI generated.
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There are so many hyperlocal AI slop journalism sites popping up in news deserts and there are few, if any, local media reporters helping people make sense of them.
November 9, 2025 at 9:37 PM
There are so many hyperlocal AI slop journalism sites popping up in news deserts and there are few, if any, local media reporters helping people make sense of them.
Such great colors out there right now.
November 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Such great colors out there right now.
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People are really working through their feelings about Chapel Hill’s new leaf collection policy.
Enjoy our favorite quotes from emails to town council about the change.
Enjoy our favorite quotes from emails to town council about the change.
People are really working through their feelings about Chapel Hill's new leaf collection policy - Triangle Blog Blog
A group civics blog covering town council, education, transportation, and recreation in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, NC.
triangleblogblog.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
People are really working through their feelings about Chapel Hill’s new leaf collection policy.
Enjoy our favorite quotes from emails to town council about the change.
Enjoy our favorite quotes from emails to town council about the change.
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TCK’s operations are modeled after the DC Central Kitchen (DCCK), a well-known nonprofit that prepared a staggering 3.9 million meals to help with food insecurity in the Washington area in 2024.
Nonprofit Modeled After DC Central Kitchen Opening in Triangle
With plans to launch pilot programs in 2026, Triangle Central Kitchen aims to reduce food insecurity while creating job opportunities.
indyweek.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
TCK’s operations are modeled after the DC Central Kitchen (DCCK), a well-known nonprofit that prepared a staggering 3.9 million meals to help with food insecurity in the Washington area in 2024.
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3pm, Town Commons in Carrboro
No matter where you live or if you’ve never protested before, there’s a local No Kings Day event for you. Join a peaceful protest to make it clear that We The People will never bow down to a wannabe king: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 12:36 PM
3pm, Town Commons in Carrboro
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tonight! come to our election forum forum.
Checking the AV setup for tomorrow nights Not Really an Election Forum Forum at Steel String Brewery
When: Saturday, October 4th at 6PM
Where: Steel String Brewery – 106 S Greensboro Street, Carrboro
Candidates from both Carrboro and Chapel Hill will be there. Town council, mayor and school board!
When: Saturday, October 4th at 6PM
Where: Steel String Brewery – 106 S Greensboro Street, Carrboro
Candidates from both Carrboro and Chapel Hill will be there. Town council, mayor and school board!
October 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
tonight! come to our election forum forum.
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I am biased but I don’t think there is a better website on the internet today than TheOnion.com.
September 19, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I am biased but I don’t think there is a better website on the internet today than TheOnion.com.
Hey NC friends, I've recently gotten involved in a new project called the Triangle Central Kitchen, a social enterprise fighting hunger and food waste, and we are launching on Sept 24 at Namu in Durham. Want a great dinner for a greater cause, check it out! trianglecentralkitchen.org/tck-launch-p...
September 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Hey NC friends, I've recently gotten involved in a new project called the Triangle Central Kitchen, a social enterprise fighting hunger and food waste, and we are launching on Sept 24 at Namu in Durham. Want a great dinner for a greater cause, check it out! trianglecentralkitchen.org/tck-launch-p...
September 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Succinct and accurate.
the supreme court says you can never use race to help people but you can always use race to hurt people
September 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Succinct and accurate.
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Why did NC State Auditor Dave Boliek wait three weeks - eg. only after @wral.bsky.social broke the story publicly - to ask the Republican Surry County elections board chair to resign?
This guy was caught (on video!) trying to drug his granddaughters on August 8th.
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www.wral.com/news/local/s...
This guy was caught (on video!) trying to drug his granddaughters on August 8th.
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www.wral.com/news/local/s...
August 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Why did NC State Auditor Dave Boliek wait three weeks - eg. only after @wral.bsky.social broke the story publicly - to ask the Republican Surry County elections board chair to resign?
This guy was caught (on video!) trying to drug his granddaughters on August 8th.
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www.wral.com/news/local/s...
This guy was caught (on video!) trying to drug his granddaughters on August 8th.
🤔🤔🤔🤔
www.wral.com/news/local/s...
If any of my friends in DC are hungry and need lunch, I will be happy to DoorDash a few sub sandwiches over. Just let me know.
August 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
If any of my friends in DC are hungry and need lunch, I will be happy to DoorDash a few sub sandwiches over. Just let me know.
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Coming up 8/23 -- IRL SkeptiCal 2025! See speakers and the very affordable tickets at www.skepticalcon.com Ross Blocher, Seth Shostak, Kyle Polich me, and others. We're so excited to be meeting in person again. Please share.
August 18, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Coming up 8/23 -- IRL SkeptiCal 2025! See speakers and the very affordable tickets at www.skepticalcon.com Ross Blocher, Seth Shostak, Kyle Polich me, and others. We're so excited to be meeting in person again. Please share.
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If you're in Northern or Central CA, come join us at the 13th SkeptiCal, in person, in downtown Oakland. We're so excited to be meeting IRL again. www.skepticalcon.com Known as the AFFORDABLE skeptics conference! Sat. Aug 23, 2025
SkeptiCal Conference
SkeptiCal is the scientific skepticism conference brought to you by Northern California Skeptics.
www.skepticalcon.com
August 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
If you're in Northern or Central CA, come join us at the 13th SkeptiCal, in person, in downtown Oakland. We're so excited to be meeting IRL again. www.skepticalcon.com Known as the AFFORDABLE skeptics conference! Sat. Aug 23, 2025
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We're at a point where the president is:
➡️ demanding politically disfavored American CEOs to resign (Intel)
➡️ calling for price controls (pharma)
➡️ imposing government "truth arbiter" censors in the media (CBS)
➡️ nationalizing private business (US Steel)
American Maoism, brought to us by MAGA.
➡️ demanding politically disfavored American CEOs to resign (Intel)
➡️ calling for price controls (pharma)
➡️ imposing government "truth arbiter" censors in the media (CBS)
➡️ nationalizing private business (US Steel)
American Maoism, brought to us by MAGA.
August 9, 2025 at 11:56 AM
We're at a point where the president is:
➡️ demanding politically disfavored American CEOs to resign (Intel)
➡️ calling for price controls (pharma)
➡️ imposing government "truth arbiter" censors in the media (CBS)
➡️ nationalizing private business (US Steel)
American Maoism, brought to us by MAGA.
➡️ demanding politically disfavored American CEOs to resign (Intel)
➡️ calling for price controls (pharma)
➡️ imposing government "truth arbiter" censors in the media (CBS)
➡️ nationalizing private business (US Steel)
American Maoism, brought to us by MAGA.
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It's occasionally shocking just how casually some politicians chat about blatant corruption.
Here's Phil Berger's son, Rockingham County commissioner Kevin Berger, bragging about how his dad spent millions of taxpayer dollars to buy a political endorsement.
www.theassemblync.com/politics/phi...
Here's Phil Berger's son, Rockingham County commissioner Kevin Berger, bragging about how his dad spent millions of taxpayer dollars to buy a political endorsement.
www.theassemblync.com/politics/phi...
July 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
It's occasionally shocking just how casually some politicians chat about blatant corruption.
Here's Phil Berger's son, Rockingham County commissioner Kevin Berger, bragging about how his dad spent millions of taxpayer dollars to buy a political endorsement.
www.theassemblync.com/politics/phi...
Here's Phil Berger's son, Rockingham County commissioner Kevin Berger, bragging about how his dad spent millions of taxpayer dollars to buy a political endorsement.
www.theassemblync.com/politics/phi...
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Blimey! The earthquake off Russia’s Pacific coast caused groundwater fluctuations way up here in Virginian Appalachia!
Look at that hydrograph! This is from a USGS monitoring well in Christiansburg, Montgomery County, VA. Observation well 27F2 SOW 019 is 450' deep, completed in carbonate rocks of the Elbrook Formation and well known for its response to quakes.
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Data: waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-l...
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Data: waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-l...
July 30, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Blimey! The earthquake off Russia’s Pacific coast caused groundwater fluctuations way up here in Virginian Appalachia!
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My summer shop update is now LIVE! Lots of new stickers, prints, patches, enamel pins, and more are now available! 🌊🦦💕
🛒 shop.fossilforager.art
reshares are appreciated!! 💕
🛒 shop.fossilforager.art
reshares are appreciated!! 💕
July 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
My summer shop update is now LIVE! Lots of new stickers, prints, patches, enamel pins, and more are now available! 🌊🦦💕
🛒 shop.fossilforager.art
reshares are appreciated!! 💕
🛒 shop.fossilforager.art
reshares are appreciated!! 💕
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I think at this point it would be best, for the good of the country, that Trump resign.
July 24, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I think at this point it would be best, for the good of the country, that Trump resign.
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Need a cheat sheet for when all the various parts of the Republican federal budget goes into effect? Here it is.
Why do you think they delayed many of the most damaging provisions to only take effect after the 2026 midterm election? Can anyone think of a reason? 🤔
Why do you think they delayed many of the most damaging provisions to only take effect after the 2026 midterm election? Can anyone think of a reason? 🤔
July 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Need a cheat sheet for when all the various parts of the Republican federal budget goes into effect? Here it is.
Why do you think they delayed many of the most damaging provisions to only take effect after the 2026 midterm election? Can anyone think of a reason? 🤔
Why do you think they delayed many of the most damaging provisions to only take effect after the 2026 midterm election? Can anyone think of a reason? 🤔
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This is an insane data viz and indicates how devastating the cuts to UNC, Duke, RTI, NIOSH, EPA, FHI360 have been to our congressional district.
www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeau...
www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeau...
From the dataisbeautiful community on Reddit: Dollar Value of DOGE Cuts to US Federal Grant Programs by Congressional District [OC]
Explore this post and more from the dataisbeautiful community
www.reddit.com
June 21, 2025 at 11:55 AM
This is an insane data viz and indicates how devastating the cuts to UNC, Duke, RTI, NIOSH, EPA, FHI360 have been to our congressional district.
www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeau...
www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeau...
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the blogblog model in chapel hill and carrboro - using journalism to build community that takes action - is worth checking out.
fired up after today? start a blogblog. gather a group of funny people. hold events. write about hyperlocal politics. get people out to vote. 🗳️
June 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
the blogblog model in chapel hill and carrboro - using journalism to build community that takes action - is worth checking out.