Zoe
@findthepatternz.bsky.social
Retired librarian. Cancer maintainer. Reader.
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Just a reminder that the "Fox News Channel" is just a name— it does not describe an actual news channel. The FNC's own description of its services is here, from its terms of use:
May 20, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Just a reminder that the "Fox News Channel" is just a name— it does not describe an actual news channel. The FNC's own description of its services is here, from its terms of use:
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The United States is becoming less popular globally in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s return to the White House, according to new data.
US popularity collapses worldwide in wake of Trump’s return
The world is more divided than ever, but there’s still something (nearly) everyone agrees on: The U.S. is unloved.
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May 12, 2025 at 8:01 AM
The United States is becoming less popular globally in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s return to the White House, according to new data.
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US invokes RICO law in charging more alleged Venezuelan gang members reut.rs/42DQEPN
April 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
US invokes RICO law in charging more alleged Venezuelan gang members reut.rs/42DQEPN
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The American Library Association and a union representing more than 42,000 cultural workers in the U.S. have filed a lawsuit contesting the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal agency that supports the nation’s libraries, arguing that the cuts are already causing “irreparable harm.”
American Library Association Sues to Stop Trump Cuts
The group argues that efforts to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services imperil the nation’s libraries and violate the law.
www.nytimes.com
April 9, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The American Library Association and a union representing more than 42,000 cultural workers in the U.S. have filed a lawsuit contesting the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal agency that supports the nation’s libraries, arguing that the cuts are already causing “irreparable harm.”
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Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom.
Few Americans know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
Few Americans know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial
A previously unreported boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.
propub.li
April 7, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Much of the cardboard and paper goods strewn about our homes are sold by a single private company, with its name, Uline, stamped on the bottom.
Few Americans know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
Few Americans know that a multibillion-dollar fortune made on those ubiquitous products fuels far-right candidates across the country.
(Published 2022)
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Sleeping with your dog in the same room could be hurting your sleep quality, according to new research.
Good news for cat people: The research team found no evidence for a negative effect on sleep when co-sleeping with cats.
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#pets #dogs #cats
Good news for cat people: The research team found no evidence for a negative effect on sleep when co-sleeping with cats.
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#pets #dogs #cats
Could sharing a bedroom with your pets be keeping you from getting a good night’s sleep?
Pets provide a source of comfort and intimacy for many owners drifting off to sleep. But according to new research, they may also disrupt your ability to fall or stay asleep.
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April 6, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Sleeping with your dog in the same room could be hurting your sleep quality, according to new research.
Good news for cat people: The research team found no evidence for a negative effect on sleep when co-sleeping with cats.
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#pets #dogs #cats
Good news for cat people: The research team found no evidence for a negative effect on sleep when co-sleeping with cats.
buff.ly/erXeyMo
#pets #dogs #cats
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Young people are still reading #books, but they’re rejecting the identity of ‘reader,’ which perhaps has more to do with community, wealth or gender than whether someone actually reads.
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Gen Zers and millennials are still big fans of books – even if they don’t call themselves ‘readers’
It turns out that identifying as a reader can be more about community, wealth and gender than how much someone actually reads.
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April 6, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Young people are still reading #books, but they’re rejecting the identity of ‘reader,’ which perhaps has more to do with community, wealth or gender than whether someone actually reads.
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Shaving Brush Tree (Pseudobombax ellipticum) flower, introduced. Hilo, Hawaiʻi.
April 4, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Shaving Brush Tree (Pseudobombax ellipticum) flower, introduced. Hilo, Hawaiʻi.
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#China’s military barges and Taiwan Strait invasion drills are about global power projection, not just a potential invasion. A political science professor explains: buff.ly/dpYpX7k
Colin Flint @utahstate.bsky.social
Colin Flint @utahstate.bsky.social
Chinese barges and Taiwan Strait drills are about global power projection − not just a potential invasion
In World War II, ‘Mulberry Harbours’ were used by American and British soldiers in the D-Day landings; China today is using similar technology but for a different purpose.
theconversation.com
April 4, 2025 at 6:48 AM
#China’s military barges and Taiwan Strait invasion drills are about global power projection, not just a potential invasion. A political science professor explains: buff.ly/dpYpX7k
Colin Flint @utahstate.bsky.social
Colin Flint @utahstate.bsky.social
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Royal Mail takeover deal by Czech billionaire to be finalised this month
Royal Mail takeover deal by Czech billionaire to be finalised this month
Daniel Křetínský clears final regulatory hurdles for £3.6bn takeover of Royal Mail parent company
* Business live – latest updates
The £3.6bn takeover of Royal Mail’s parent company will be completed this month, nearly a year after it was first agreed, as the Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský cleared the final regulatory hurdles standing in the way.
International Distribution Services (IDS), the owner of the 508-year-old Royal Mail, said on Thursday the deal “may become or be declared unconditional” by 30 April, after a delay due to issues in Romania. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 3, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Royal Mail takeover deal by Czech billionaire to be finalised this month
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Traumatic brain injuries have toxic effects that last weeks after initial impact − an antioxidant material reduces this damage in mice
Traumatic brain injuries have toxic effects that last weeks after initial impact − an antioxidant material reduces this damage in mice
Addressing the harmful chemical processes that accompany blunt force trauma to the brain can reduce the risk of long-term disability.
buff.ly
March 28, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Traumatic brain injuries have toxic effects that last weeks after initial impact − an antioxidant material reduces this damage in mice
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I think there is going to be a Red Rural Recession and soon if all the cuts continue as is
All the firings, cancelling of grants and contracts with companies , the closing of offices, disproportionately impact small towns, cities and states.
Their finances will be turned upside
All the firings, cancelling of grants and contracts with companies , the closing of offices, disproportionately impact small towns, cities and states.
Their finances will be turned upside
March 28, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I think there is going to be a Red Rural Recession and soon if all the cuts continue as is
All the firings, cancelling of grants and contracts with companies , the closing of offices, disproportionately impact small towns, cities and states.
Their finances will be turned upside
All the firings, cancelling of grants and contracts with companies , the closing of offices, disproportionately impact small towns, cities and states.
Their finances will be turned upside
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Where do weather forecasts come from? #NOAA’s satellites, radar, and experts work behind the scenes to track storms, predict weather, and send out critical alerts. Without them, forecasting would be a lot less reliable, atmospheric scientist Kari Bowen @cires.colorado.edu explains:
March 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Where do weather forecasts come from? #NOAA’s satellites, radar, and experts work behind the scenes to track storms, predict weather, and send out critical alerts. Without them, forecasting would be a lot less reliable, atmospheric scientist Kari Bowen @cires.colorado.edu explains:
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Britain's Labour government will announce plans to cut the amount spent on supporting people with disabilities and long-term health conditions, seeking to tame a sharply rising welfare bill despite unrest among some of the party's lawmakers reut.rs/4iXnd1A
UK to cut welfare payments in bid to address spiralling costs
Britain's Labour government will announce plans on Tuesday to cut the amount spent on supporting people with disabilities and long-term health conditions, seeking to tame a sharply rising welfare bill despite unrest among some of the party's lawmakers.
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March 18, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Britain's Labour government will announce plans to cut the amount spent on supporting people with disabilities and long-term health conditions, seeking to tame a sharply rising welfare bill despite unrest among some of the party's lawmakers reut.rs/4iXnd1A
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NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams departed the International Space Station in a SpaceX capsule for a long-awaited trip back to Earth, nine months after their faulty Boeing Starliner craft upended what was to be a week-long test mission reut.rs/4hFz9E4
NASA astronauts head home on SpaceX capsule after drawn-out space station stay
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams departed the International Space Station early on Tuesday morning in a SpaceX capsule for a long-awaited trip back to Earth, nine months after their faulty Boeing Starliner craft upended what was to be a roughly week-long test mission.
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March 18, 2025 at 5:33 AM
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams departed the International Space Station in a SpaceX capsule for a long-awaited trip back to Earth, nine months after their faulty Boeing Starliner craft upended what was to be a week-long test mission reut.rs/4hFz9E4
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Library lovers, we need your help. A recent executive order calls for the elimination of IMLS, the only federal agency that funds libraries nationwide. Without IMLS, many of the resources and programs we love could be at risk.
📚 Learn what you can do to help: ilovelibraries.org/article/trum...
📚 Learn what you can do to help: ilovelibraries.org/article/trum...
March 15, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Library lovers, we need your help. A recent executive order calls for the elimination of IMLS, the only federal agency that funds libraries nationwide. Without IMLS, many of the resources and programs we love could be at risk.
📚 Learn what you can do to help: ilovelibraries.org/article/trum...
📚 Learn what you can do to help: ilovelibraries.org/article/trum...
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If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks
The USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the progr...
www.wunc.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
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A routine pollution case that started in May, 2020, has spiraled into a wide-ranging judicial investigation into how thousands of flawed titanium and aluminum parts manufactured in Italy ended up in nearly 500 Boeing 787 jets still in use reut.rs/3XK7wTm
How faulty parts at Boeing's 787 jets flew below the radar in Italy
On a Saturday morning in May, 2020, Italian police officers caught two men pouring chemical waste into the sewers in the southern port city of Brindisi, near a small plane components factory.
reut.rs
March 13, 2025 at 7:16 AM
A routine pollution case that started in May, 2020, has spiraled into a wide-ranging judicial investigation into how thousands of flawed titanium and aluminum parts manufactured in Italy ended up in nearly 500 Boeing 787 jets still in use reut.rs/3XK7wTm
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Few Labour MPs got into politics to cut social security.
But with a cash-strapped center-left government promising sweeping reform, they’re facing a major test of loyalty to the man whose victory guided them back into power.
But with a cash-strapped center-left government promising sweeping reform, they’re facing a major test of loyalty to the man whose victory guided them back into power.
‘Not why I joined Labour’: Keir Starmer’s MPs agonize about welfare cuts
A minority of MPs in the ruling Labour Party are feeling mutinous — but there’s a sharp divide among its newest members.
www.politico.eu
March 12, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Few Labour MPs got into politics to cut social security.
But with a cash-strapped center-left government promising sweeping reform, they’re facing a major test of loyalty to the man whose victory guided them back into power.
But with a cash-strapped center-left government promising sweeping reform, they’re facing a major test of loyalty to the man whose victory guided them back into power.
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Things are going to be more expensive because of tariffs. It’s not going to say Trump Tax but maybe businesses should have that added cost as a line item. For those with the ability even add a running loss paid to the Trump Tax.
March 11, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Things are going to be more expensive because of tariffs. It’s not going to say Trump Tax but maybe businesses should have that added cost as a line item. For those with the ability even add a running loss paid to the Trump Tax.
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Abuse of language, abuse of power.
Fascism is here.
The list of words Trump is banning from government is the most stunning document of our time. Click the image below to see how many words Trump and Musk have canceled as part of their new Reich.
🔗: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The list of words Trump is banning from government is the most stunning document of our time. Click the image below to see how many words Trump and Musk have canceled as part of their new Reich.
🔗: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
March 10, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Abuse of language, abuse of power.
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THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a dual-antibody treatment that remains effective against ALL SARS-CoV-2 variants by targeting a less-mutable part of the virus. This breakthrough could lead to longer-lasting therapies that OUTPACE viral evolution. 🧪🧵⬇️
March 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
THIS IS HUGE! Researchers at Stanford University have developed a dual-antibody treatment that remains effective against ALL SARS-CoV-2 variants by targeting a less-mutable part of the virus. This breakthrough could lead to longer-lasting therapies that OUTPACE viral evolution. 🧪🧵⬇️
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