Joelle Guiot
jguiot17.bsky.social
Joelle Guiot
@jguiot17.bsky.social
Retired ESL teacher. Interests: reading, movies, nature, protecting wildlife and its habitat, nordic skiing and nordic walking, easy hikes in the mountains and by the sea alike. I mostly use English. Can't stand lies, fake news, violence and dictators.
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Welcome to autocracy. The Republic we have known for the last 240 years is gone. This is going to keep getting worse. Much worse. The courts mean nothing, the law means nothing, Congress is irrelevant. He is a malignant psychopath.
March 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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A group of Native American tribes and students is suing the Trump administration to reverse its recent firing of federal workers at Native schools that they said has severely lowered their quality of education.
Tribes and Students Sue Trump Administration Over Firings at Native Schools
More than one quarter of the staff members at the only two federally run colleges for Native students were cut in February.
www.nytimes.com
March 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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They first came for wolves, now they're coming for the Iberian lynx, one of the most endangered mammals in Europe.

The #RestoreNature laws can't be enforced too soon.
The war on nature, based on invented facts is now a culture Wars format being used for political gain everywhere.

People on the centre right should look at where those tactics have led the US and take a step back.

We need both nature and facts. All of us.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Spain’s rewilding of Iberian lynx at risk after lobbying by hunters and farmers
Regional governments bow to pressure from agricultural industry, often amplified by far-right Vox party
www.theguardian.com
March 4, 2025 at 7:34 AM
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#UPDATE The leader of Germany's conservatives Friedrich Merz, whose CDU/CSU bloc won national elections, said Monday that he intended to form a coalition with the centre-left Social Democrats of outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
February 24, 2025 at 12:56 PM
So much work was put into this. It's certainly not the most unusual thing to see, but I aways admire beauty in a utilitarian non-natural object .
Large spider web in my backyard #Royan #CharenteMaritime #France
February 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Sunset beyond the Gironde estuary. Saint-Georges de Didonne #CharenteMaritime #France
February 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
La Grande Côte. A beautiful place for some nordic walking, while other folks are busy with lunch. Spring pretends to be around the corner, but could well be fooling you. #CharenteMaritime #France
February 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
One of my favorite light phenomena. #CharenteMaritime #France
February 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
On February 5th, the weather over my favorite beach was perfect, and nordic walking so nice. Today is a typically gloomy winter day by the ocean.
February 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM