Reposted by Mitch B.
www.propublica.org/article/rfk-...
RFKJR ...
Now SHUTS DOWN AUTISM RESEARCH...
He really needs to be replaced ...total lunacy
RFKJR ...
Now SHUTS DOWN AUTISM RESEARCH...
He really needs to be replaced ...total lunacy
RFK Jr. Vowed to Find the Environmental Causes of Autism. Then He Shut Down Research Trying to Do Just That.
While touting a $50 million initiative to identify the causes of autism, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is helping lead an administration that is rolling back protections against pollution and toxic chemicals,...
www.propublica.org
August 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
www.propublica.org/article/rfk-...
RFKJR ...
Now SHUTS DOWN AUTISM RESEARCH...
He really needs to be replaced ...total lunacy
RFKJR ...
Now SHUTS DOWN AUTISM RESEARCH...
He really needs to be replaced ...total lunacy
Working a small fire with a view somewhere in Eastern Montana.
July 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Working a small fire with a view somewhere in Eastern Montana.
Reposted by Mitch B.
In the spring of 2008, I feared America was on the verge of war with Iran — and, believing that it’s good style to get to know people before you bomb them, I made “Rick Steves’ Iran,” a one-hour special that could (and would) only debut on PBS. Sadly, this special has become pertinent again today.
Iran
Join Rick as he explores the most surprising and fascinating land he's ever visited: Iran. In a one-hour, ground-breaking travel special on public television, you'll discover the splendid monuments of...
www.ricksteves.com
June 17, 2025 at 9:18 PM
In the spring of 2008, I feared America was on the verge of war with Iran — and, believing that it’s good style to get to know people before you bomb them, I made “Rick Steves’ Iran,” a one-hour special that could (and would) only debut on PBS. Sadly, this special has become pertinent again today.
As much as I love our native Shortleaf Pine... it really gives me grief this time of year.
Hoping for rain to wash this stuff away!
Hoping for rain to wash this stuff away!
April 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
As much as I love our native Shortleaf Pine... it really gives me grief this time of year.
Hoping for rain to wash this stuff away!
Hoping for rain to wash this stuff away!
I don't want a job. I just want to tend to my garden and give away native plants.
April 21, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I don't want a job. I just want to tend to my garden and give away native plants.
Reposted by Mitch B.
Our DOGE tracker is updated with a whole slew of new names, and now you can filter by agency to see which of the DOGErs have been where. Great work by @williamturton.bsky.social, @chrisbing.bsky.social, @kirstenberg.bsky.social and others!
projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...
projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...
April 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Our DOGE tracker is updated with a whole slew of new names, and now you can filter by agency to see which of the DOGErs have been where. Great work by @williamturton.bsky.social, @chrisbing.bsky.social, @kirstenberg.bsky.social and others!
projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...
projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...
New life is emerging!
April 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
New life is emerging!
After the most recent round of rains...
Butterflies are emerging!
First Tiger Swallowtail of the season!
In a world full of chaos and pain, there are still moments of delight.
Just look at this beautiful butterfly.
Butterflies are emerging!
First Tiger Swallowtail of the season!
In a world full of chaos and pain, there are still moments of delight.
Just look at this beautiful butterfly.
April 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
After the most recent round of rains...
Butterflies are emerging!
First Tiger Swallowtail of the season!
In a world full of chaos and pain, there are still moments of delight.
Just look at this beautiful butterfly.
Butterflies are emerging!
First Tiger Swallowtail of the season!
In a world full of chaos and pain, there are still moments of delight.
Just look at this beautiful butterfly.
Springfield friends, it might be raining so bring those umbrellas and/or ponchos... BUT get yourself some beautiful natives to plant in your yard! The bugs will thank you! I'll be there spending some big bucks!
April 2, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Springfield friends, it might be raining so bring those umbrellas and/or ponchos... BUT get yourself some beautiful natives to plant in your yard! The bugs will thank you! I'll be there spending some big bucks!
Wild plum currently in bloom. A native that will blow your senses away with its heavenly sweet scent. You can often smell it before you see it, it's sweet scent is so distant. It's also a favorite for a wide range of pollinators.
April 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Wild plum currently in bloom. A native that will blow your senses away with its heavenly sweet scent. You can often smell it before you see it, it's sweet scent is so distant. It's also a favorite for a wide range of pollinators.
Story breaks that the Forest Service is going to fire 7,000 employees, about 20% of its workforce, while Trump promises to cut, baby, cut with new executive orders. What a time to be an employee.
Thankfully the robins are back out in numbers, singing, and bringing joy. Trump can't take that away.
Thankfully the robins are back out in numbers, singing, and bringing joy. Trump can't take that away.
March 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Story breaks that the Forest Service is going to fire 7,000 employees, about 20% of its workforce, while Trump promises to cut, baby, cut with new executive orders. What a time to be an employee.
Thankfully the robins are back out in numbers, singing, and bringing joy. Trump can't take that away.
Thankfully the robins are back out in numbers, singing, and bringing joy. Trump can't take that away.
There's a lot of hot air in that capital dome tonight. Not much else though.
March 5, 2025 at 2:21 AM
There's a lot of hot air in that capital dome tonight. Not much else though.
Friends, find and follow me here for daily interactions with limited involvement.
aka, lots of photos from from the office and woods.
bere.al/mitch_block
aka, lots of photos from from the office and woods.
bere.al/mitch_block
BeReal. – Your daily dose of real life
bere.al
March 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Friends, find and follow me here for daily interactions with limited involvement.
aka, lots of photos from from the office and woods.
bere.al/mitch_block
aka, lots of photos from from the office and woods.
bere.al/mitch_block
The very worst kind of job security...
*and my job may still not be safe.
*and my job may still not be safe.
March 2, 2025 at 3:41 AM
The very worst kind of job security...
*and my job may still not be safe.
*and my job may still not be safe.
Reposted by Mitch B.
Once again, Missouri's majority-white, conservative government is moving to strip authority from officials in St. Louis and, some say, to diminish Black influence over policing.
Important story from @jeremykohler.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/st-l...
Important story from @jeremykohler.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/st-l...
Missouri GOP’s Effort to Take Over St. Louis Police Hearkens Back to Civil War
City officials say the state’s plan to wrest back control of the police department is an attempt by white conservatives to weaken Black political influence. It’s part of a broader pattern of Missouri ...
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February 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Once again, Missouri's majority-white, conservative government is moving to strip authority from officials in St. Louis and, some say, to diminish Black influence over policing.
Important story from @jeremykohler.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/st-l...
Important story from @jeremykohler.bsky.social
www.propublica.org/article/st-l...
All this stress has got me needing a vacation. Never been on a cruise, but I think I'm ready for one. Too bad I don't have the security to take one.
February 28, 2025 at 2:28 AM
All this stress has got me needing a vacation. Never been on a cruise, but I think I'm ready for one. Too bad I don't have the security to take one.
A federal reduction in force (RIF) is beginning! Will I lose my job? Will I have to relocate? Will I get demoted? Give myself a 50/50 chance one of those things happen.
February 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
A federal reduction in force (RIF) is beginning! Will I lose my job? Will I have to relocate? Will I get demoted? Give myself a 50/50 chance one of those things happen.
Snowy sunrise this morning as I opted to ditch my car and walk to work.
February 20, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Snowy sunrise this morning as I opted to ditch my car and walk to work.
Fill those feeders up! We got a big freeze/snow coming to the Ozarks!
*please ignore the loud washing machine in the background.
*please ignore the loud washing machine in the background.
February 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Fill those feeders up! We got a big freeze/snow coming to the Ozarks!
*please ignore the loud washing machine in the background.
*please ignore the loud washing machine in the background.
It has begun.
Under the guise of "efficiency" the institutions that serve so many people and so many interests are being dismantled and destroyed. Not by eliminating bloat, but by targeting the working man and woman at the bottom.
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Under the guise of "efficiency" the institutions that serve so many people and so many interests are being dismantled and destroyed. Not by eliminating bloat, but by targeting the working man and woman at the bottom.
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
February 14, 2025 at 1:49 AM
It has begun.
Under the guise of "efficiency" the institutions that serve so many people and so many interests are being dismantled and destroyed. Not by eliminating bloat, but by targeting the working man and woman at the bottom.
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Under the guise of "efficiency" the institutions that serve so many people and so many interests are being dismantled and destroyed. Not by eliminating bloat, but by targeting the working man and woman at the bottom.
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Remember when we were consistently posting on BeReal? It was kinda nice to see everyone's face and know that old friends still exist.
February 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Remember when we were consistently posting on BeReal? It was kinda nice to see everyone's face and know that old friends still exist.
Thank the lawrd. We don't have to hear from Harrison Butler now.
February 10, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Thank the lawrd. We don't have to hear from Harrison Butler now.
I want a Tom Waits superbowl halftime show.
February 8, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I want a Tom Waits superbowl halftime show.
A day spent walking through the woods is a good day.
February 6, 2025 at 11:58 PM
A day spent walking through the woods is a good day.