Jurij
@jammn1.bsky.social
Ukrainian DP immigrant, grew up in Philadelphia's Fairmount.
Retired professor of Marine Science, former Foreign Service Officer, merchant sailor, aircraft mechanic, janitor & commercial fisherman. Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club 1967-71
Retired professor of Marine Science, former Foreign Service Officer, merchant sailor, aircraft mechanic, janitor & commercial fisherman. Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club 1967-71
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We are into the final 24 hours for this comic about our prehistoric peimate ancestor who survived the asteroid impact that ended the “Age of Dinosaurs”. www.kickstarter.com/projects/kee...
#paleoart #sciart #comics
#paleoart #sciart #comics
Paleocene #5 (Comic Book)
Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid impact wiped out most life on Earth. How did our ancestors survive?
www.kickstarter.com
July 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
We are into the final 24 hours for this comic about our prehistoric peimate ancestor who survived the asteroid impact that ended the “Age of Dinosaurs”. www.kickstarter.com/projects/kee...
#paleoart #sciart #comics
#paleoart #sciart #comics
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www.theguardian.com/culture/2025.... Must-read by Charlotte Higgins
‘The soldiers want you to see what they’re going through’: the heartbreaking follow-up to 20 Days in Mariupol
While Mstyslav Chernov was on the Oscars circuit with his first Ukraine war film, soldiers in his latest – made using bodycams – were dying. He explains why he needed to join them in the trenches
www.theguardian.com
July 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025.... Must-read by Charlotte Higgins
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Can you hit repost? Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn't want you to know the name of her opponent but will try every desperate attempt to save her seat.
My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you share and follow me?
My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you share and follow me?
July 5, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Can you hit repost? Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn't want you to know the name of her opponent but will try every desperate attempt to save her seat.
My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you share and follow me?
My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you share and follow me?
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However, this video was filmed in Khabarovsk, 8,600 km from the Ukrainian border. I'm attaching a proof. www.google.com/maps/@48.497...
www.google.com
July 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
However, this video was filmed in Khabarovsk, 8,600 km from the Ukrainian border. I'm attaching a proof. www.google.com/maps/@48.497...
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Two days left! www.kickstarter.com/projects/kee...
Paleocene #5 (Comic Book)
Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid impact wiped out most life on Earth. How did our ancestors survive?
www.kickstarter.com
July 13, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Two days left! www.kickstarter.com/projects/kee...
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The flooding in Texas “was not a divine punishment with an in-built moral design, but rather a catastrophe half engineered by humanity, lacking in moral design altogether,” Elizabeth Bruenig writes:
After the Flood
When the earth drinks in the last of the waters, the places that remain will be different than they were before—turned sacred by overwhelming loss.
bit.ly
July 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The flooding in Texas “was not a divine punishment with an in-built moral design, but rather a catastrophe half engineered by humanity, lacking in moral design altogether,” Elizabeth Bruenig writes:
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"Betrunken, pleite und vergessen – Willkommen im wahren Russland"
Beeindruckende Bilder vom wahren Zustand russischer Dörfer und Städte.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1yh...
Beeindruckende Bilder vom wahren Zustand russischer Dörfer und Städte.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1yh...
Drunk, Broke and Forgotten – Welcome to Real Russia
YouTube video by Dark Side of Russia
www.youtube.com
July 13, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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They let their own children drown because they were too far gone into the MAGA cult.
And none of them will ever admit they were wrong.
And none of them will ever admit they were wrong.
July 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
They let their own children drown because they were too far gone into the MAGA cult.
And none of them will ever admit they were wrong.
And none of them will ever admit they were wrong.
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You can read through the damning transcripts from Kerr County here...
Children Died to Own the Libs - emptywheel
"Dead in the water," they joked at a Kerr County commissioners meeting when discussing a flood alert system. But sure, DEI must be the reason why children were sacrificed to flood waters.
www.emptywheel.net
July 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
You can read through the damning transcripts from Kerr County here...
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I'm a professor at the flagship university for the fourth whitest state in the US. Over 80% of our students are white.
The biggest barrier to access here is that due to lack of state funding, we have top 10 highest tuition per capita of public unis in the country.
We also have a food pantry.
The biggest barrier to access here is that due to lack of state funding, we have top 10 highest tuition per capita of public unis in the country.
We also have a food pantry.
oh, we have some straightforward gutter racism. “the blacks and the browns are the reason white people can’t get ahead” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
July 12, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I'm a professor at the flagship university for the fourth whitest state in the US. Over 80% of our students are white.
The biggest barrier to access here is that due to lack of state funding, we have top 10 highest tuition per capita of public unis in the country.
We also have a food pantry.
The biggest barrier to access here is that due to lack of state funding, we have top 10 highest tuition per capita of public unis in the country.
We also have a food pantry.
We hear:
"Nobody could have foreseen this"
"Unimaginable"
Nope.
Clearly foreseen & an actual probability of occurrence assigned.
But
Camp owners actively chose to exempt themselves & NOT prepare
apnews.com/article/texa...
"Nobody could have foreseen this"
"Unimaginable"
Nope.
Clearly foreseen & an actual probability of occurrence assigned.
But
Camp owners actively chose to exempt themselves & NOT prepare
apnews.com/article/texa...
FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show
Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the years before rushing ...
apnews.com
July 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
We hear:
"Nobody could have foreseen this"
"Unimaginable"
Nope.
Clearly foreseen & an actual probability of occurrence assigned.
But
Camp owners actively chose to exempt themselves & NOT prepare
apnews.com/article/texa...
"Nobody could have foreseen this"
"Unimaginable"
Nope.
Clearly foreseen & an actual probability of occurrence assigned.
But
Camp owners actively chose to exempt themselves & NOT prepare
apnews.com/article/texa...
Death threat material. apnews.com/article/texa...
"one resident telling Kerr County commissioners, "We don't want to be bought by the federal government, thank you very much. We'd like the federal government to stay out of Kerr County and their money"
Actual quote
share.google/2UbWF1fd2Okr...
"one resident telling Kerr County commissioners, "We don't want to be bought by the federal government, thank you very much. We'd like the federal government to stay out of Kerr County and their money"
Actual quote
share.google/2UbWF1fd2Okr...
July 12, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Death threat material. apnews.com/article/texa...
"one resident telling Kerr County commissioners, "We don't want to be bought by the federal government, thank you very much. We'd like the federal government to stay out of Kerr County and their money"
Actual quote
share.google/2UbWF1fd2Okr...
"one resident telling Kerr County commissioners, "We don't want to be bought by the federal government, thank you very much. We'd like the federal government to stay out of Kerr County and their money"
Actual quote
share.google/2UbWF1fd2Okr...
“We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth,” Trump said during a cabinet meeting this week. “He’s very nice all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless.”
Quelle surprise
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Quelle surprise
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump expected to resume weapons deliveries to Ukraine through Nato allies
President hints at ‘major announcement’ on Monday after halting arms shipments due to dwindling stockpiles
www.theguardian.com
July 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
“We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth,” Trump said during a cabinet meeting this week. “He’s very nice all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless.”
Quelle surprise
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Quelle surprise
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ice has shuttled the journalist to six different jails while fighting his release in state and federal court. A federal immigration attorney argued at a federal hearing that his reporting constituted a “threat” and merited his continued detention
Charges? Parking
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Charges? Parking
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Charges dropped against Atlanta journalist detained by Ice
Mario Guevara remains in detention in Georgia while his attorneys work to free the Spanish-language reporter
www.theguardian.com
July 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Ice has shuttled the journalist to six different jails while fighting his release in state and federal court. A federal immigration attorney argued at a federal hearing that his reporting constituted a “threat” and merited his continued detention
Charges? Parking
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Charges? Parking
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Another successful delay.
Lavrov victory dance.
trump yet again avoids sanctioning Russia.
Air defense shipments to Ukraine halted.
Restart "peace talks" at zero, again.
No concessions of any kind offered by RU
Dangle possibility of shiny "peace prize", again
apnews.com/article/us-r...
Lavrov victory dance.
trump yet again avoids sanctioning Russia.
Air defense shipments to Ukraine halted.
Restart "peace talks" at zero, again.
No concessions of any kind offered by RU
Dangle possibility of shiny "peace prize", again
apnews.com/article/us-r...
Rubio says U.S. and Russia have exchanged new ideas for Ukraine peace talks
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. and Russia have exchanged new ideas for Ukraine peace talks after he met with his Russian counterpart in Malaysia on Thursday.
apnews.com
July 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Another successful delay.
Lavrov victory dance.
trump yet again avoids sanctioning Russia.
Air defense shipments to Ukraine halted.
Restart "peace talks" at zero, again.
No concessions of any kind offered by RU
Dangle possibility of shiny "peace prize", again
apnews.com/article/us-r...
Lavrov victory dance.
trump yet again avoids sanctioning Russia.
Air defense shipments to Ukraine halted.
Restart "peace talks" at zero, again.
No concessions of any kind offered by RU
Dangle possibility of shiny "peace prize", again
apnews.com/article/us-r...
When the responsibility for a tragedy falls to the GOP, the response is always "this is not the time"
Cue " It’s just too raw right now,”
apnews.com/article/texa...
Cue " It’s just too raw right now,”
apnews.com/article/texa...
A decade of missed opportunities: Texas couldn't find $1M for flood warning system near camps
Over the last decade, an array of local and state agencies have missed opportunities to fund a flood warning system intended to avert the type of disaster that swept away dozens of youth campers and o...
apnews.com
July 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
When the responsibility for a tragedy falls to the GOP, the response is always "this is not the time"
Cue " It’s just too raw right now,”
apnews.com/article/texa...
Cue " It’s just too raw right now,”
apnews.com/article/texa...
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Kristi Noem is asking followers what her official governor portrait should be while girls are still missing from the Texas floods
July 7, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Kristi Noem is asking followers what her official governor portrait should be while girls are still missing from the Texas floods
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A 100-years flood — A cartoon by @rjmatsoncartoons.bsky.social
A 100-years flood
A cartoon by RJ Matson
contrarian.substack.com
July 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
A 100-years flood — A cartoon by @rjmatsoncartoons.bsky.social
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So. I've been on field manual labor crews where most of my coworkers were convicts.
I've also worked with a lot of tech companies on automating farms.
And this press conference is incredible. Rollins hasn't the foggiest clue what she's on about.
I've also worked with a lot of tech companies on automating farms.
And this press conference is incredible. Rollins hasn't the foggiest clue what she's on about.
Brooke Rollins on farm laborers: "There will be no amnesty. The mass deportations continue, but in a strategic way. And we move the workforce toward automation and 100% American participation, which with 34 million able-bodied on Medicaid we should be able to do fairly quickly."
July 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
So. I've been on field manual labor crews where most of my coworkers were convicts.
I've also worked with a lot of tech companies on automating farms.
And this press conference is incredible. Rollins hasn't the foggiest clue what she's on about.
I've also worked with a lot of tech companies on automating farms.
And this press conference is incredible. Rollins hasn't the foggiest clue what she's on about.
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1/11 🏅🇷🇺 Vatnik Hall of Fame: Part 8
Ten more names join the gallery of enablers, apologists, and narrative laundromats for the Kremlin.
From podcasters to pundits, actors to ”journalists” — meet the next wave of shameless and influential vatniks
Ten more names join the gallery of enablers, apologists, and narrative laundromats for the Kremlin.
From podcasters to pundits, actors to ”journalists” — meet the next wave of shameless and influential vatniks
July 8, 2025 at 12:29 PM
1/11 🏅🇷🇺 Vatnik Hall of Fame: Part 8
Ten more names join the gallery of enablers, apologists, and narrative laundromats for the Kremlin.
From podcasters to pundits, actors to ”journalists” — meet the next wave of shameless and influential vatniks
Ten more names join the gallery of enablers, apologists, and narrative laundromats for the Kremlin.
From podcasters to pundits, actors to ”journalists” — meet the next wave of shameless and influential vatniks
Well, we can be absolutely certain it didn't help.
The effect is either neutral of negative.
Unweighted: 50/50 chance
Weighted: what are the chances of a plane crashing if you simply jettidon a bunch of random parts?
Your call.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The effect is either neutral of negative.
Unweighted: 50/50 chance
Weighted: what are the chances of a plane crashing if you simply jettidon a bunch of random parts?
Your call.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Did National Weather Service cuts lead to the Texas flood disaster? We don’t know | Rebecca Solnit
We all need to be careful about how we get information and reach conclusions – especially now
www.theguardian.com
July 8, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Well, we can be absolutely certain it didn't help.
The effect is either neutral of negative.
Unweighted: 50/50 chance
Weighted: what are the chances of a plane crashing if you simply jettidon a bunch of random parts?
Your call.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The effect is either neutral of negative.
Unweighted: 50/50 chance
Weighted: what are the chances of a plane crashing if you simply jettidon a bunch of random parts?
Your call.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Black giant ichumenoid wasp
Megarhyssa atrata
Strange behavior. Is it possibly responding to parasitoid nearby?
Megarhyssa atrata
Strange behavior. Is it possibly responding to parasitoid nearby?
July 8, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Black giant ichumenoid wasp
Megarhyssa atrata
Strange behavior. Is it possibly responding to parasitoid nearby?
Megarhyssa atrata
Strange behavior. Is it possibly responding to parasitoid nearby?