Maggie
@girlismypower.bsky.social
Chemical Engineer/Photographer/Traveler/Love food, politics, camping, and cooking
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Costa Rica has massively rewilded over recent decades. Has this led to the collapse of farming, rural society, or national wellbeing?
Totally the opposite, and we in Ireland have SO much to learn from their example. My piece for the @irishexaminer.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
Totally the opposite, and we in Ireland have SO much to learn from their example. My piece for the @irishexaminer.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
Learning from an awe-inspiring immense ecosystem that has returned to life
Rewilding ecologist and author Eoghan Daltun visited Costa Rica to see first-hand how the country has managed over the last 30 years to reverse one of the worst deforestation rates in all Latin Americ...
www.irishexaminer.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Costa Rica has massively rewilded over recent decades. Has this led to the collapse of farming, rural society, or national wellbeing?
Totally the opposite, and we in Ireland have SO much to learn from their example. My piece for the @irishexaminer.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
Totally the opposite, and we in Ireland have SO much to learn from their example. My piece for the @irishexaminer.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
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What makes a fascist?
-Rejecting democracy for a strongman
-Stoking rage against elites
-Nationalism based on “superior” race
-Glorifying strength and warriors
-Disdain of women and LGBTQ+ people
These five elements find exact expression in Donald Trump. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XTJNy_OrjE
-Rejecting democracy for a strongman
-Stoking rage against elites
-Nationalism based on “superior” race
-Glorifying strength and warriors
-Disdain of women and LGBTQ+ people
These five elements find exact expression in Donald Trump. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XTJNy_OrjE
Is Donald Trump a Fascist? | Robert Reich
What makes a fascist? -Rejecting democracy for a strongman -Stoking rage against cultural elites -Nationalism based on “superior” race -Glorifying strength and warriors -Disdain of women and LGBTQ+ people These five elements find exact expression in Donald Trump.
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March 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
What makes a fascist?
-Rejecting democracy for a strongman
-Stoking rage against elites
-Nationalism based on “superior” race
-Glorifying strength and warriors
-Disdain of women and LGBTQ+ people
These five elements find exact expression in Donald Trump. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XTJNy_OrjE
-Rejecting democracy for a strongman
-Stoking rage against elites
-Nationalism based on “superior” race
-Glorifying strength and warriors
-Disdain of women and LGBTQ+ people
These five elements find exact expression in Donald Trump. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XTJNy_OrjE
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An important statement from the American Bar Association. www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
March 3, 2025 at 11:35 PM
An important statement from the American Bar Association. www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
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You guys. As a member of the Oregon Trail generation, I just.
Dysentery cases on the rise in the Portland area: 40 new cases reported in January alone
Cases of dysentery have consistently been on the rise in the Portland, Oregon area year-over-year since 2012, officials said.
www.usatoday.com
March 4, 2025 at 1:29 AM
You guys. As a member of the Oregon Trail generation, I just.
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March 4, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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"Canceled very briefly"
According to USAID officials, the team responsible for stopping Ebola was gutted by DOGE
And the funding has never been restored
According to USAID officials, the team responsible for stopping Ebola was gutted by DOGE
And the funding has never been restored
February 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
"Canceled very briefly"
According to USAID officials, the team responsible for stopping Ebola was gutted by DOGE
And the funding has never been restored
According to USAID officials, the team responsible for stopping Ebola was gutted by DOGE
And the funding has never been restored
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RFK Jr is either IGNORANT or a LIAR. The two measles deaths — both unvaccinated children — in Texas announced today are actually the FIRST deaths attributed to the disease in the U.S. since 2015.
RFK Jr. Dismisses Measles Outbreak As ‘Not Unusual’ After Child's Death
“We have measles outbreaks every year," Trump's health secretary said when asked about the death, which is the nation's first in a decade.
www.huffpost.com
February 26, 2025 at 11:18 PM
RFK Jr is either IGNORANT or a LIAR. The two measles deaths — both unvaccinated children — in Texas announced today are actually the FIRST deaths attributed to the disease in the U.S. since 2015.
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America: Importing rapists and exporting Dreamers.
The self-described misogynist influencer Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, were allowed to leave Romania for Florida on Thursday, a person familiar with the matter said, after being forbidden to go abroad while detained on human trafficking charges.
Andrew Tate and brother, accused of trafficking, leave Romania for Florida
Romania allowed the travel after pressure from Trump officials, said a person familiar with the case. The brothers, vocal Trump supporters, were detained in 2022.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
America: Importing rapists and exporting Dreamers.
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An unvaccinated child just died in Texas. The first measle death in the US a decade. Our secretary of health and human services says this is normal. It is not.
BREAKING HEALTH ALERT:
A case of measles has now been confirmed in the state of Kentucky.
The Kentucky Department of Public Health said the person had traveled internationally to an area with an ongoing measles transmission.
CRITICAL REMINDERS: Measles is highly, highly contagious — one of the…
A case of measles has now been confirmed in the state of Kentucky.
The Kentucky Department of Public Health said the person had traveled internationally to an area with an ongoing measles transmission.
CRITICAL REMINDERS: Measles is highly, highly contagious — one of the…
February 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
An unvaccinated child just died in Texas. The first measle death in the US a decade. Our secretary of health and human services says this is normal. It is not.
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Dear Senate GOP,
You voted unanimously for RFK Junior and he perjured himself about not interfering with vaccine schedules. The flu vaccine is proven to save lives. This INACTION will KILL Americans especially seniors & people like me with compromised immune systems.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
You voted unanimously for RFK Junior and he perjured himself about not interfering with vaccine schedules. The flu vaccine is proven to save lives. This INACTION will KILL Americans especially seniors & people like me with compromised immune systems.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
FDA cancels meeting to select flu strains for next season's shots
The canceled meeting comes just days after a CDC vaccine advisory committee meeting was abruptly postponed.
www.nbcnews.com
February 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Dear Senate GOP,
You voted unanimously for RFK Junior and he perjured himself about not interfering with vaccine schedules. The flu vaccine is proven to save lives. This INACTION will KILL Americans especially seniors & people like me with compromised immune systems.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
You voted unanimously for RFK Junior and he perjured himself about not interfering with vaccine schedules. The flu vaccine is proven to save lives. This INACTION will KILL Americans especially seniors & people like me with compromised immune systems.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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@repjasmine.bsky.social : Mr. President, guess what? Russia invaded Ukraine. Can we at least agree on that one? Facts matter. Is there anybody in here that has enough courage to say Russia invaded Ukraine?
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Jasmine Crockett: This is the problem
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Jasmine Crockett: This is the problem
February 27, 2025 at 2:54 AM
@repjasmine.bsky.social : Mr. President, guess what? Russia invaded Ukraine. Can we at least agree on that one? Facts matter. Is there anybody in here that has enough courage to say Russia invaded Ukraine?
….
Jasmine Crockett: This is the problem
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Jasmine Crockett: This is the problem
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This is insane. Everything is for sale and our lives mean NOTHING?
The Federal Aviation Administration is reportedly close to canceling a $2.4 billion contract with Verizon to provide vital air traffic control services in favor of Elon Musk’s Starlink.
FAA Could Cancel $2.4B Verizon Air Traffic Control Contract and Give It to Elon Musk’s Starlink
Musk’s company could be about to take over vital air traffic control safety systems.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This is insane. Everything is for sale and our lives mean NOTHING?
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We don’t DO kings here.
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youtube.com/shorts/wRVbZ...
We don’t DO kings here.
YouTube video by JoJoFromJerz
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February 23, 2025 at 2:53 AM
We don’t DO kings here.
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youtube.com/shorts/wRVbZ...
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Maybe someday, women in America will have as many rights as guns do.
November 19, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Maybe someday, women in America will have as many rights as guns do.
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Lauren Boebert is so dumb she could throw herself on the ground and miss.
Lauren Boebert says the CA wildfires would probably still be raging if Trump hadn’t released the water in the reservoirs to stop them.
February 27, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Lauren Boebert is so dumb she could throw herself on the ground and miss.
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Listen up you absolute fucking legends of stupidity, you glorious, star-spangled dipshits, you majestically brain-dead champions of mediocrity, you beige wallpaper of humanity… measles outbreaks do not HAPPEN ALL THE TIME in our country.
Stop acting like this shit is normal.
It’s not.
Stop acting like this shit is normal.
It’s not.
February 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Listen up you absolute fucking legends of stupidity, you glorious, star-spangled dipshits, you majestically brain-dead champions of mediocrity, you beige wallpaper of humanity… measles outbreaks do not HAPPEN ALL THE TIME in our country.
Stop acting like this shit is normal.
It’s not.
Stop acting like this shit is normal.
It’s not.
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astronaut don pettit’s new image made my jaw drop.
it’s SO beautiful!!!
it’s SO beautiful!!!
February 26, 2025 at 7:57 PM
astronaut don pettit’s new image made my jaw drop.
it’s SO beautiful!!!
it’s SO beautiful!!!
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In the past, blue state Democrats and environmental groups pushed for allowing Tesla and other EV manufacturers to sell their cars directly to consumers.
But the growing political clout of Tesla CEO Elon Musk is now making that a harder sell.
But the growing political clout of Tesla CEO Elon Musk is now making that a harder sell.
Elon Musk’s bad rep among Dems threatens EV sales push in statehouses
Tesla’s campaigns to sell its electric vehicles directly to consumers, bypassing traditional dealerships, face more challenges in Democratic statehouses as Musk’s national clout grows.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/27/elon-musk-tesla-ev-sales-00206194\
February 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
In the past, blue state Democrats and environmental groups pushed for allowing Tesla and other EV manufacturers to sell their cars directly to consumers.
But the growing political clout of Tesla CEO Elon Musk is now making that a harder sell.
But the growing political clout of Tesla CEO Elon Musk is now making that a harder sell.
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Pls SCOTUS -- even if Trump stacked you with ultra conservative judges, this is a step in the right direction... now let's turn that PAUSE to a NO!
February 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Pls SCOTUS -- even if Trump stacked you with ultra conservative judges, this is a step in the right direction... now let's turn that PAUSE to a NO!