@heyndrix.bsky.social
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Potato
United States, Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917
United States, Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917
December 14, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Potato
United States, Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917
United States, Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917
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Bacon Attaway
Groom
Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950
Groom
Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950
December 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Bacon Attaway
Groom
Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950
Groom
Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950
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B. J. Queen
United States, Census, 1880
United States, Census, 1880
a man in a suit and tie stands next to a woman in a blue sweater
ALT: a man in a suit and tie stands next to a woman in a blue sweater
media.tenor.com
December 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
B. J. Queen
United States, Census, 1880
United States, Census, 1880
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Schlongue Hornik
New York, Book Indexes to Passenger Lists, 1906-1942
New York, Book Indexes to Passenger Lists, 1906-1942
December 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Schlongue Hornik
New York, Book Indexes to Passenger Lists, 1906-1942
New York, Book Indexes to Passenger Lists, 1906-1942
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In a highly unusual move, the EPA is revising an assessment of the health dangers posed by formaldehyde, a widespread pollutant that causes far more cancer than any other chemical in the air.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
Under Former Chemical Industry Insiders, Trump EPA Nearly Doubles Amount of Formaldehyde Considered Safe to Inhale
Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
In a highly unusual move, the EPA is revising an assessment of the health dangers posed by formaldehyde, a widespread pollutant that causes far more cancer than any other chemical in the air.
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
By @fastlerner.bsky.social
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Theres Someone Worse Than Trump
YouTube video by Imani Barbarin
youtube.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
December 12, 2025 at 5:36 AM
25 years ago today, SCOTUS elected George W Bush president of the United States by blocking completion of a voting canvass in Florida. A subsequent canvass by the Associated Press showed that Bush's rival, Al Gore, had won the race in Florida—and thus the contest for the presidency—by 700 votes.
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Context:
Kennedy has suggested letting bird flu spread for herd immunity (Great Barrington Declaration style).
Right-wing groups and operatives have been laying the groundwork, downplaying concerns about the virus and pre-politicizing government efforts to control it (like they did with COVID).
Kennedy has suggested letting bird flu spread for herd immunity (Great Barrington Declaration style).
Right-wing groups and operatives have been laying the groundwork, downplaying concerns about the virus and pre-politicizing government efforts to control it (like they did with COVID).
December 4, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Context:
Kennedy has suggested letting bird flu spread for herd immunity (Great Barrington Declaration style).
Right-wing groups and operatives have been laying the groundwork, downplaying concerns about the virus and pre-politicizing government efforts to control it (like they did with COVID).
Kennedy has suggested letting bird flu spread for herd immunity (Great Barrington Declaration style).
Right-wing groups and operatives have been laying the groundwork, downplaying concerns about the virus and pre-politicizing government efforts to control it (like they did with COVID).
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…and emissions from the automated internet now exceed international shipping or aviation:
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/how...
It is time to #taxthebots.
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/how...
It is time to #taxthebots.
How bots are driving the climate crisis and how we can solve it
The internet now makes up around 7.4 per cent of global emissions – with half of that made up of bots. But it’s possible to track the perpetrators of bot-related energy waste, say University of Melbou...
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au
November 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
…and emissions from the automated internet now exceed international shipping or aviation:
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/how...
It is time to #taxthebots.
pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/how...
It is time to #taxthebots.
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Thoroughbred horses, auto racing, massive ranches, luxury hotels.
The hobbies and side businesses of the ultrawealthy create huge write-offs that can let them get away with paying little or no income tax for as much as a decade at a time.
(Published Dec. 2021)
The hobbies and side businesses of the ultrawealthy create huge write-offs that can let them get away with paying little or no income tax for as much as a decade at a time.
(Published Dec. 2021)
When You’re a Billionaire, Your Hobbies Can Slash Your Tax Bill
Thoroughbred horses, auto racing, massive ranches, luxury hotels. The hobbies and side businesses of the ultrawealthy create huge write-offs that can let them get away with paying little or no income ...
www.propublica.org
November 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Thoroughbred horses, auto racing, massive ranches, luxury hotels.
The hobbies and side businesses of the ultrawealthy create huge write-offs that can let them get away with paying little or no income tax for as much as a decade at a time.
(Published Dec. 2021)
The hobbies and side businesses of the ultrawealthy create huge write-offs that can let them get away with paying little or no income tax for as much as a decade at a time.
(Published Dec. 2021)
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Mabel Butt Pickles
England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
October 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Mabel Butt Pickles
England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
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Terrifying. An Associated Press investigation found more than 420 bills attacking longstanding public health protections such as vaccines, milk safety and fluoride have been introduced in statehouses across the US so far this year. Around 30 bills in 12 states have already been enacted or adopted.
October 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Terrifying. An Associated Press investigation found more than 420 bills attacking longstanding public health protections such as vaccines, milk safety and fluoride have been introduced in statehouses across the US so far this year. Around 30 bills in 12 states have already been enacted or adopted.
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Australia has had their worst flu season on record. That is almost always predictive of what will happen in the northern Hemisphere.
www.immunisationcoalition.org.au/wp-content/u...
www.immunisationcoalition.org.au/wp-content/u...
www.immunisationcoalition.org.au
October 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Australia has had their worst flu season on record. That is almost always predictive of what will happen in the northern Hemisphere.
www.immunisationcoalition.org.au/wp-content/u...
www.immunisationcoalition.org.au/wp-content/u...
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"I have seen a lot of wonders in that park, but none matches the reliability of solitude. I've learned that what leaves you alone is better than anything you could find. It is safe to cast your burdens down because no one can throw them back in your face."
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/how-to-get...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/how-to-get...
How to Get Lost
Rejecting the world in favor of humanity
sarahkendzior.substack.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM
"I have seen a lot of wonders in that park, but none matches the reliability of solitude. I've learned that what leaves you alone is better than anything you could find. It is safe to cast your burdens down because no one can throw them back in your face."
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/how-to-get...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/how-to-get...
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“Sick and elderly Canadians who have refused to end their lives via MAiD have reported being called selfish by their providers”
This is happening in Canada
Disabled people have assisted dying suggested to them when what they need is care
Unsurprisingly, it happens most to those living in poverty
This is happening in Canada
Disabled people have assisted dying suggested to them when what they need is care
Unsurprisingly, it happens most to those living in poverty
Disabled Canadians increasingly under pressure to opt for euthanasia during routine doctor visits
From LifeSiteNews By Clare Marie Merkowsky Inclusion Canada reported to Parliament that disabled Canadians feeling pressure to choose assisted suicide is a ‘weekly’ occurrence due to MA…
www.todayville.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:59 PM
“Sick and elderly Canadians who have refused to end their lives via MAiD have reported being called selfish by their providers”
This is happening in Canada
Disabled people have assisted dying suggested to them when what they need is care
Unsurprisingly, it happens most to those living in poverty
This is happening in Canada
Disabled people have assisted dying suggested to them when what they need is care
Unsurprisingly, it happens most to those living in poverty
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Billionaires are using a loophole to avoid Medicare taxes. Closing it — and eliminating other ways around the tax for wealthy business owners — could raise more than $250 billion over 10 years for the program.
(Published Dec. 2024)
(Published Dec. 2024)
How a Decades-Old Loophole Lets Billionaires Avoid Medicare Taxes
Some of Wall Street’s richest and most powerful figures are using a legal loophole to avoid paying millions of dollars in taxes earmarked for health care, a ProPublica investigation found.
www.propublica.org
October 23, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Billionaires are using a loophole to avoid Medicare taxes. Closing it — and eliminating other ways around the tax for wealthy business owners — could raise more than $250 billion over 10 years for the program.
(Published Dec. 2024)
(Published Dec. 2024)
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There is a very strong case that everything started breaking in one specific year: 1971.
That was the year of the Powell Memo.
Take a look at this website. Scroll and scroll and scroll. It'll blow your mind.
wtfhappenedin1971.com
That was the year of the Powell Memo.
Take a look at this website. Scroll and scroll and scroll. It'll blow your mind.
wtfhappenedin1971.com
WTF Happened In 1971?
Visit the post for more.
wtfhappenedin1971.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
There is a very strong case that everything started breaking in one specific year: 1971.
That was the year of the Powell Memo.
Take a look at this website. Scroll and scroll and scroll. It'll blow your mind.
wtfhappenedin1971.com
That was the year of the Powell Memo.
Take a look at this website. Scroll and scroll and scroll. It'll blow your mind.
wtfhappenedin1971.com
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Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles | News | The Harvard Crimson
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for th...
www.thecrimson.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
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I think this qualifies as a #green #birdoftheday
Red-lored Amazon enjoying the sunrise here at @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica
#birds #nature
Red-lored Amazon enjoying the sunrise here at @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica
#birds #nature
October 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I think this qualifies as a #green #birdoftheday
Red-lored Amazon enjoying the sunrise here at @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica
#birds #nature
Red-lored Amazon enjoying the sunrise here at @casabentbill.bsky.social #CostaRica
#birds #nature
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Lovely shot. Such fun little hummers.
🪶 Another contribution for #BirdOfTheDay theme of #green. This is a coppery-headed emerald. I have posted from this group, but I don't think this one has made an appearance. #birds #photography #birdphotography
October 22, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Lovely shot. Such fun little hummers.
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Bacchus Naughty Orgill
Father
Jamaica Births and Baptisms, 1752-1920
Father
Jamaica Births and Baptisms, 1752-1920
October 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Bacchus Naughty Orgill
Father
Jamaica Births and Baptisms, 1752-1920
Father
Jamaica Births and Baptisms, 1752-1920
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IMO promising people hope & change & then bailing out bank donors as they foreclosed on 10 million families was the defining political moment that birthed this era & IMO liberals/Dems still refusing to reckon with this & discard the politics that led to it is part of why this descent persists.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:12 AM
IMO promising people hope & change & then bailing out bank donors as they foreclosed on 10 million families was the defining political moment that birthed this era & IMO liberals/Dems still refusing to reckon with this & discard the politics that led to it is part of why this descent persists.
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