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Burnsie
@burnsieann.bsky.social
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Nature, science, our planet, governance, democracy, nat sec, human rights, equity, & justice.

Poodle Mum with time to listen.
I birdwatch, fly fish, star gaze, watch weather, sing. Happily married 45-yrs! 🏡 Duluth MN 🌊

I Act On Climate💚 &
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Happily being silly (not my cat, sent by a friend) —
A fluffy white and black cat squeezed itself into a shoebox
July 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Ugh
Map of Minnesota, showing MPCA and local air quality monitoring stations’ indices for small particulates (ie. smoke).
July 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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A stream of smokey air from Canadian wildfires is flowing across northern Minnesota this evening.
A fallow field of wildflowers and a smoke-filled sky, the sun a sickly orange, in northern Minnesota. Air Quality Index is unhealthy for children, elders.
July 12, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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Here’s a screenshot of part of mine
July 4, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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I awoke to find this ghastly message in my inbox. There are SO MANY people, seniors included, who will have been financially harmed by this big ugly bill, that to send us this propaganda (a taxpayer expense, no less) is absolutely infuriating.
Social Security Applauds Passage of Legislation Providing Historic Tax Relief for Seniors Social Security Social Security Applauds Passage of Legislation Providing Historic Tax Relief for Seniors The Social Security Administration (SSA) is celebrating the passage of the One Big, Beautiful Bill, a landmark piece of legislation that delivers long-awaited tax relief to millions of older Americans.
July 4, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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This is eye-popping!
A graph showing the mean annual growth rate of atmospheric CO2, from 1950 to 2024
April 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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#Duluth
#Minnesota
#EarthDay

See you there!
Image of a poster announcing an Earth Day rally in Duluth, MN, at Leif Erikson Park, April 22 from 4 to 6 pm
April 19, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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I got this today 😎
A Lawfare Membership card
April 17, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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A cardboard sign with ugly hands reaching inward, and words in all CAPS saying “Hands off my Democracy”
April 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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I carried this today in Duluth, Minnesota — #HandsOff !!
April 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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An important analysis by @davekeating.bsky.social which includes this eye-opener for folks in the US —
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February 24, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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“The case is still being actively investigated. Anyone with information about Jourdain’s disappearance is urged to contact the Bemidji Police Department at 218-333-9111 or the NCMEC’s 24-hour call center at 1-800-843-5678.”
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www.mprnews.org/story/2025/0...
February 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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An owl emoji with heart shaped eyes.
February 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM