Mary (geographile)
@geographile.bsky.social
Natural/scientific pantheist, I homeschool, I am an earth sciences fan if I define earth science to also include the science of things on the Earth and in the cosmos.
Disabled queer parent.
Lots of speech to text errors!
No unsolicited DMs please.
Disabled queer parent.
Lots of speech to text errors!
No unsolicited DMs please.
Pinned
Once again I ask activists and allies to watch this documentary. It's on Netflix in the US, find it where you can. It is so well done and shows you what we're fighting for.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crip_Camp
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crip_Camp
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🇺🇦 Zelensky: A historic agreement has been prepared with France.
There will be a significant strengthening of our combat aviation, air defense, and other defense capabilities.
There will be a significant strengthening of our combat aviation, air defense, and other defense capabilities.
November 16, 2025 at 8:27 AM
🇺🇦 Zelensky: A historic agreement has been prepared with France.
There will be a significant strengthening of our combat aviation, air defense, and other defense capabilities.
There will be a significant strengthening of our combat aviation, air defense, and other defense capabilities.
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Online Course: The Art of the Middle Ages in Europe www.medievalists.net/2025/11/onli... #medievalart
Online Course: The Art of the Middle Ages in Europe - Medievalists.net
Beginning Tuesday, November 18th, this four-week online course explores the architecture, paintings, and decorative arts from different nations during the medieval period using a multicultural and…
www.medievalists.net
November 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Online Course: The Art of the Middle Ages in Europe www.medievalists.net/2025/11/onli... #medievalart
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AI-generated images of extreme poverty, children and sexual violence survivors are flooding stock photo sites and increasingly being used by leading health NGOs, according to global health professionals who have voiced concern over a new era of “poverty porn”.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
AI-generated ‘poverty porn’ fake images being used by aid agencies
Exclusive: Pictures depicting the most vulnerable and poorest people are being used in social media campaigns in the sector, driven by concerns over consent and cost
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:33 PM
AI-generated images of extreme poverty, children and sexual violence survivors are flooding stock photo sites and increasingly being used by leading health NGOs, according to global health professionals who have voiced concern over a new era of “poverty porn”.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Coercive sterilization in ICE detention. Eugenics.
"They tried to shut me up by deporting me."
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
www.npr.org/2020/12/22/9...
Dozens Of Women Allege Unwanted Surgeries And Medical Abuse In ICE Custody
More women are coming forward to say they were pressured to have reproductive surgeries they did not want or understand, offering a glimpse into alleged medical abuses at an ICE detention center.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Coercive sterilization in ICE detention. Eugenics.
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March 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Yay? (these are dreadful for the environment, all fossil fuels and plastic, and eventually landfill material)
NPR Weekend Edition: Your artificial Christmas tree will cost more this year, thanks in part to tariffs […]
[Original post on ai6yr.org]
NPR Weekend Edition: Your artificial Christmas tree will cost more this year, thanks in part to tariffs […]
[Original post on ai6yr.org]
November 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Yay? (these are dreadful for the environment, all fossil fuels and plastic, and eventually landfill material)
NPR Weekend Edition: Your artificial Christmas tree will cost more this year, thanks in part to tariffs […]
[Original post on ai6yr.org]
NPR Weekend Edition: Your artificial Christmas tree will cost more this year, thanks in part to tariffs […]
[Original post on ai6yr.org]
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The drought plaguing Washington's Yakima River basin is something of a train wreck in motion. Farmers are tearing out apple orchards and letting their wine grapes die on the vine.
This is only going to worsen. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
This is only going to worsen. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
November 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The drought plaguing Washington's Yakima River basin is something of a train wreck in motion. Farmers are tearing out apple orchards and letting their wine grapes die on the vine.
This is only going to worsen. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
This is only going to worsen. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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That's why I love AOC, Crockett, and Bernie (who I didn't vote for) these days. I also love the brilliant Constitutional mind of Jamie Raskin.
Right is right, without compromise.
Right is right, without compromise.
November 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
That's why I love AOC, Crockett, and Bernie (who I didn't vote for) these days. I also love the brilliant Constitutional mind of Jamie Raskin.
Right is right, without compromise.
Right is right, without compromise.
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I'm listening to Former President Obama on Marc Maron's podcast, and while I love the man, the cynicism that i havw developed over the last decade or so has made me deviate so much from the "We all just need to talk to each other because we want the same thing at the end of the day" mindset.
November 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I'm listening to Former President Obama on Marc Maron's podcast, and while I love the man, the cynicism that i havw developed over the last decade or so has made me deviate so much from the "We all just need to talk to each other because we want the same thing at the end of the day" mindset.
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Once again I ask activists and allies to watch this documentary. It's on Netflix in the US, find it where you can. It is so well done and shows you what we're fighting for.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crip_Camp
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crip_Camp
March 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Once again I ask activists and allies to watch this documentary. It's on Netflix in the US, find it where you can. It is so well done and shows you what we're fighting for.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crip_Camp
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crip_Camp
November 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Peaceful protesters vilified and attacked as violent rioters, conscientious citizens of the USA contemptuously derided as imbecilic morons.
Your government currently seems to comprise ‘some of the worst human beings on planet earth’.
God help America. May it “throw off such Government”, and survive.
Your government currently seems to comprise ‘some of the worst human beings on planet earth’.
God help America. May it “throw off such Government”, and survive.
November 16, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Peaceful protesters vilified and attacked as violent rioters, conscientious citizens of the USA contemptuously derided as imbecilic morons.
Your government currently seems to comprise ‘some of the worst human beings on planet earth’.
God help America. May it “throw off such Government”, and survive.
Your government currently seems to comprise ‘some of the worst human beings on planet earth’.
God help America. May it “throw off such Government”, and survive.
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A government agency calling Americans performing their democratic right of protest “imbecilic morons.” This Trump regime is a poison and never should have gotten power.
November 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A government agency calling Americans performing their democratic right of protest “imbecilic morons.” This Trump regime is a poison and never should have gotten power.
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DHS calls citizens who are outraged at their horrendous actions “imbecilic morons” - completely unacceptable for an official government organization to use such language, especially in regards to its citizens.
November 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
DHS calls citizens who are outraged at their horrendous actions “imbecilic morons” - completely unacceptable for an official government organization to use such language, especially in regards to its citizens.
Well that's good.
Trump 'rattled' by developments in the last ten days: report
Trump 'rattled' by developments in the last ten days: report
Ten days since the 2025 elections and President Donald Trump and his allies are reeling, reports Newsweek columnist Jesus Mesa.“… [a] series of political blows [have] left his allies rattled, his base divided, and his once-durable administration suddenly strained,” said Mesa, explaining that the pai...
bit.ly
November 16, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Well that's good.
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Federal officers spotted in Charlotte as elected officials back immigrant community
Read our updates at:
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
Read our updates at:
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
Federal officers spotted in Charlotte as elected officials back immigrant community
On Central Avenue, a picture by Immigration Alerts CLT appeared to show two federal agents behind a man with his hands behind his back.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Federal officers spotted in Charlotte as elected officials back immigrant community
Read our updates at:
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
Read our updates at:
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
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Border Patrol moving through Charlotte as videos document arrests, confrontations - The Charlotte Observer
apple.news/AL0dR9Y3RSnC...
apple.news/AL0dR9Y3RSnC...
Border Patrol moving through Charlotte as videos document arrests, confrontations — The Charlotte Observer
Videos of confrontations and arrests by Border Patrol have been circulating throughout the Charlotte region as South Boulevard and Pineville has seen activity.
apple.news
November 15, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Border Patrol moving through Charlotte as videos document arrests, confrontations - The Charlotte Observer
apple.news/AL0dR9Y3RSnC...
apple.news/AL0dR9Y3RSnC...
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Your Regular reminder that as the largest purchaser of text books in the nation, The Texas Education Board has an outsized influence compared to other states in the quality of the curriculums.
If you worry about education, be sure to read about the radical shift to the right in Texas social studies education...
Texas State Board of Education advisers signal push to the right in social studies overhaul...
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/14/t...
Texas State Board of Education advisers signal push to the right in social studies overhaul...
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/14/t...
Texas State Board of Education advisers signal push to the right in social studies overhaul - The Texas Tribune
Some advisers have criticized diversity efforts, questioned the historical contributions of people of color, and promoted debunked beliefs.
www.texastribune.org
November 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Your Regular reminder that as the largest purchaser of text books in the nation, The Texas Education Board has an outsized influence compared to other states in the quality of the curriculums.
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War with Venezuela makes no sense.
Unless you’re hoping to take their oil and use the Alien Enemies Act to deport hundreds of thousands of immigrants.
Unless you’re hoping to take their oil and use the Alien Enemies Act to deport hundreds of thousands of immigrants.
There are 535 people missing from the table.
www.npr.org/2025/11/15/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/15/n...
U.S. official says the 'table is being set' for possible military action against Venezuela
The country's largest aircraft carrier is expected to join thousands of service members in the northern Caribbean Sunday. But it's unclear if President Trump will use military force.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 11:23 PM
War with Venezuela makes no sense.
Unless you’re hoping to take their oil and use the Alien Enemies Act to deport hundreds of thousands of immigrants.
Unless you’re hoping to take their oil and use the Alien Enemies Act to deport hundreds of thousands of immigrants.
If I ever get back to Scotland I am going out of my way to go see the kelpies and the Falkirk Wheel.
youtu.be/sq6ZOVbKQhY?...
youtu.be/sq6ZOVbKQhY?...
What’s the Deal with the Falkirk Wheel?
YouTube video by Practical Engineering
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 2:07 AM
If I ever get back to Scotland I am going out of my way to go see the kelpies and the Falkirk Wheel.
youtu.be/sq6ZOVbKQhY?...
youtu.be/sq6ZOVbKQhY?...
They will still need a lot of help to get back what they are losing as a result of the current administration.
Smithsonian Institution museums reopen after government shutdown #usnews
Smithsonian Institution museums reopen after government shutdown
The Smithsonian Institution is reopening its museums across Washington after the government shutdown ended this past Wednesday.
www.wmbfnews.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:59 AM
They will still need a lot of help to get back what they are losing as a result of the current administration.
I'm really glad I didn't recognize this name and had to look him up, but now I'm sorry I know things about him.
I mean that the things that we are learning about Larry Summers this week are getting progressively worse and worse
November 16, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I'm really glad I didn't recognize this name and had to look him up, but now I'm sorry I know things about him.
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‘No! Not Larry Summers!’ Wails Devastated Nation
‘No! Not Larry Summers!’ Wails Devastated Nation
WASHINGTON—Responding to recent revelations suggesting the prominent economist was a close associate of the late child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, a devastated nation reportedly joined together to...
theonion.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
‘No! Not Larry Summers!’ Wails Devastated Nation
I am absolutely sure this was transactional:
substack.com/@mikenellis/...
"Donald Trump commuted the sentence of a Ponzi schemer named Eliyahu Weinstein, WHO WAS JUST SENTENCED AGAIN TO 37 YEARS IN PRISON FOR STEALING $40 MILLION FROM HIS CLIENTS."
substack.com/@mikenellis/...
"Donald Trump commuted the sentence of a Ponzi schemer named Eliyahu Weinstein, WHO WAS JUST SENTENCED AGAIN TO 37 YEARS IN PRISON FOR STEALING $40 MILLION FROM HIS CLIENTS."
Mike Nellis (@mikenellis)
Donald Trump commuted the sentence of a Ponzi schemer named Eliyahu Weinstein, WHO WAS JUST SENTENCED AGAIN TO 37 YEARS IN PRISON FOR STEALING $40 MILLION FROM HIS CLIENTS.
The corruption is unbeliev...
substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I am absolutely sure this was transactional:
substack.com/@mikenellis/...
"Donald Trump commuted the sentence of a Ponzi schemer named Eliyahu Weinstein, WHO WAS JUST SENTENCED AGAIN TO 37 YEARS IN PRISON FOR STEALING $40 MILLION FROM HIS CLIENTS."
substack.com/@mikenellis/...
"Donald Trump commuted the sentence of a Ponzi schemer named Eliyahu Weinstein, WHO WAS JUST SENTENCED AGAIN TO 37 YEARS IN PRISON FOR STEALING $40 MILLION FROM HIS CLIENTS."
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There are people you never have the honor of knowing but you feel the ripple effects of their person and their work from the folks who have met them.
Alice Wong made waves that went far. A tremendous loss. Memory eternal.
Alice Wong made waves that went far. A tremendous loss. Memory eternal.
The incredible, indomitable, inspirational Alice Wong has left us.
I'm so grateful to have known her on social media, and so grateful for all the words she shared with us and all the actions she encouraged us into making.
May we live up to her example.
(so you don't have to go to Instagram)
I'm so grateful to have known her on social media, and so grateful for all the words she shared with us and all the actions she encouraged us into making.
May we live up to her example.
(so you don't have to go to Instagram)
November 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
There are people you never have the honor of knowing but you feel the ripple effects of their person and their work from the folks who have met them.
Alice Wong made waves that went far. A tremendous loss. Memory eternal.
Alice Wong made waves that went far. A tremendous loss. Memory eternal.