David Foley
@davidmfoley.bsky.social
Maine resident whose callings are design, building, teaching, homesteading, and music.
Happy Black Friday Eve to all who celebrate.
November 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Happy Black Friday Eve to all who celebrate.
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Andrei lives in Moldova, where he hasn’t been outside for over a year because his secondhand power wheelchair needs expensive modifications. Donations this week to Grassroots Open Assistive Tech will support Andrei’s project. Please pitch in to help Andrei take his dog for a walk! <3
Let’s Get Andrei Rolling Again! – GOAT
www.openassistivetech.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Andrei lives in Moldova, where he hasn’t been outside for over a year because his secondhand power wheelchair needs expensive modifications. Donations this week to Grassroots Open Assistive Tech will support Andrei’s project. Please pitch in to help Andrei take his dog for a walk! <3
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Maybe dumping poop on voters from an airplane is not a surefire electoral strategy
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Maybe dumping poop on voters from an airplane is not a surefire electoral strategy
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Spot on.
there are two schools of thought on protecting Jewish safety in America: we either fight for a pluralistic democracy where we are safe because minority rights are protected or we seek junior partner status in the MAGA white nationalist alliance
the ADL has chosen a side
forward.com/fast-forward...
the ADL has chosen a side
forward.com/fast-forward...
ADL removes ‘Protect Civil Rights’ from website as it narrows its mission amid right-wing attacks
The removal took place after FBI Director Kash Patel said he would cut ties with the ADL, though it is unclear if that has happened.
forward.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Spot on.
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Food causes 22-34% of climate change.
But it only gets 4% of the media coverage.
Why? Neglect. Misunderstanding. And a hell of a lot of greenwashing.
But it only gets 4% of the media coverage.
Why? Neglect. Misunderstanding. And a hell of a lot of greenwashing.
“Emissions from food are still very underreported,” @jennysplitter.bsky.social, Sentient's editor-in-chief, tells Anay Mridul of Green Queen. Learn more about our analysis of 11 major U.S. outlets:
Less Than 4% of US Media Climate Coverage Mentions Meat & Dairy's Emissions Toll: New Analysis
An analysis of hundreds of online articles from US media shows that less than 4% mention and contextualise the role of meat in climate change. Here's why.
buff.ly
October 3, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Food causes 22-34% of climate change.
But it only gets 4% of the media coverage.
Why? Neglect. Misunderstanding. And a hell of a lot of greenwashing.
But it only gets 4% of the media coverage.
Why? Neglect. Misunderstanding. And a hell of a lot of greenwashing.
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October 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Hey, folks, please check out the new Drawdown Explorer.
It’s the world’s leading resource for science-backed climate solutions. And now it provides the most up-to-date, localized, actionable intelligence to help scale these solutions out in the world.
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It’s the world’s leading resource for science-backed climate solutions. And now it provides the most up-to-date, localized, actionable intelligence to help scale these solutions out in the world.
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Couldn’t Trump just use the $17 trillion he says he got from all these other countries to fund the government?
That should cover us for a while.
Where is that, by the way?
That should cover us for a while.
Where is that, by the way?
September 29, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Couldn’t Trump just use the $17 trillion he says he got from all these other countries to fund the government?
That should cover us for a while.
Where is that, by the way?
That should cover us for a while.
Where is that, by the way?
A vital read.
September 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
A vital read.
Amazing!
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Amazing!
Or designing a complicated mop instead of turning off the faucet.
The concept of trying to implement geoengineering solutions to #climate change is like trying to design a complicated, expensive, unreliable helmet while you're still hitting yourself in the head with a 2x4.
September 22, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Or designing a complicated mop instead of turning off the faucet.
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Trump Spends Entire U.K. Trip Trying To Figure Out Where He Knows Prince Andrew From
Trump Spends Entire U.K. Trip Trying To Figure Out Where He Knows Prince Andrew From
LONDON—Claiming that he recognized the member of the royal family, but his memory was hazy, President Donald Trump has spent his entire trip to the U.K. trying to figure out where he knows Prince Andr...
theonion.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Trump Spends Entire U.K. Trip Trying To Figure Out Where He Knows Prince Andrew From
If the world were a town of 1000 people, 13 of them would be American, white, and male. A surprisingly high portion of those thirteen would say that they are the most important people on the planet. Weird.
September 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
If the world were a town of 1000 people, 13 of them would be American, white, and male. A surprisingly high portion of those thirteen would say that they are the most important people on the planet. Weird.
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The Trump administration has already added nearly $40 billion in new federal subsidies for oil, gas, and coal in 2025, a report released Tuesday finds, sending an additional $4 billion out the door each year for fossil fuels over the next decade.
And guess what, taxpayers are going to pay for it.
And guess what, taxpayers are going to pay for it.
US Taxpayers Will Pay Billions in New Fossil Fuel Subsidies Thanks to the Big Beautiful Bill
A report finds that President Trump’s flagship legislation will grant $40 billion in new subsidies to the oil and gas industry over the next decade.
www.wired.com
September 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Trump administration has already added nearly $40 billion in new federal subsidies for oil, gas, and coal in 2025, a report released Tuesday finds, sending an additional $4 billion out the door each year for fossil fuels over the next decade.
And guess what, taxpayers are going to pay for it.
And guess what, taxpayers are going to pay for it.
Learning opportunity.
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Here are some of my favorites.
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September 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Learning opportunity.
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And yet, federal employees still have to complete annual whistleblower training that encourages them to report wrongdoing and assures them they will be protected if they do.
August 30, 2025 at 11:15 AM
And yet, federal employees still have to complete annual whistleblower training that encourages them to report wrongdoing and assures them they will be protected if they do.
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Big props to whoever came up with the idea of calling Trump “Metamucilini”
August 30, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Big props to whoever came up with the idea of calling Trump “Metamucilini”
From an op-ed by Janet Yellen, who has led the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department.
August 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
From an op-ed by Janet Yellen, who has led the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department.
It takes real money to be a spineless coward.
Susan Collins to Get Hollywood Treatment at Fund-Raiser Featuring Democrats
www.nytimes.com
August 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It takes real money to be a spineless coward.
How it works.
From 2018
"ICE Training Day"
"ICE Training Day"
August 13, 2025 at 12:03 AM
How it works.
Here’s a distinction we’re debating politically and culturally. I would have said “sufficiency” instead of “abundance”. There’s such a thing as “enough” — enough is plenty, and there’s enough for everyone.
Scarcity and abundance
There are two ways to think about achievement and the idea of getting ahead: Perhaps it’s a race. Getting ahead means beating the competition. But perhaps it’s simply an effort to move …
seths.blog
August 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Here’s a distinction we’re debating politically and culturally. I would have said “sufficiency” instead of “abundance”. There’s such a thing as “enough” — enough is plenty, and there’s enough for everyone.
Man of the people.
NEWS: JD Vance had the Army Corps of Engineers raise the water level of an Ohio river so he could improve the kayaking conditions for his birthday outing (The Guardian)
August 6, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Man of the people.
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Carbon emissions are good, mRNA vaccines are bad. How to be wrong about everything.
Kennedy Cancels Nearly $500 Million in mRNA Vaccine Contracts
www.nytimes.com
August 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Carbon emissions are good, mRNA vaccines are bad. How to be wrong about everything.
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If Trump were actually the strong-man he pretends to be, he'd tell Netanyahu to allow the food to flow, so innocent Palestinian children don't die of starvation.
Talking about how sad this is in between rounds at his golf course in Scotland is weak beyond words.
Feed Gaza.
Talking about how sad this is in between rounds at his golf course in Scotland is weak beyond words.
Feed Gaza.
July 29, 2025 at 11:18 PM
If Trump were actually the strong-man he pretends to be, he'd tell Netanyahu to allow the food to flow, so innocent Palestinian children don't die of starvation.
Talking about how sad this is in between rounds at his golf course in Scotland is weak beyond words.
Feed Gaza.
Talking about how sad this is in between rounds at his golf course in Scotland is weak beyond words.
Feed Gaza.
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NEW: Thousands hit the streets of Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh, to protest at the arrival of Donald Trump.
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July 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
NEW: Thousands hit the streets of Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh, to protest at the arrival of Donald Trump.
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