Kathy
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Kathy
@kathydawson.bsky.social
Gardener in NYC, kids book editor. She/Her
March 25, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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I missed this part
March 1, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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Check out the external affairs page at NOAA right now. That's right. Everyone at NOAA external affairs was fired.
www.noaa.gov/external-aff...
March 1, 2025 at 12:57 AM
A bully is the weakest person there is
February 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
🌱 Polemonium reptans coming through (Jacob’s Ladder), Lonicera sempervirens buds (native coral honeysuckle), and Galanthus brightening a bleak view (snowdrops).
February 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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November 23, 2024 at 6:07 PM
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there's increasingly less benefit to mainlining minute to minute updates and outrage, and the best thing i've done recently is turn off notifications for social media / news apps, and use this instead as my primary digest when I can find a daily pocket to be mentally prepared for being informed
February 20, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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Don’t buy stuff on February 28. Money’s the only thing these dicks understand.
#resist
February 16, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Elon Musk May Now Have Unique Sway Over the US Treasury

What could possibly go wrong with giving the tech mogul access to federal payments?
Elon Musk may now have unique sway over the US Treasury
What could possibly go wrong with giving the tech mogul access to federal payments?
www.motherjones.com
February 2, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Each week, we are collecting, reading, vetting & tagging all the links, news & rumors you’re seeing whiz past you online. We are also talking to dozens of researchers & PIs about their firsthand experiences.

Every Friday, I debrief you over a drink at
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Making Sense of It All
Hi! I’m Liz Neeley and I’m glad you’re here. Making Sense of It All is an outlet for my work at Liminal, which focuses on sensemaking in a noisy and complicated world. I built Liminal as an antidote t...
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February 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Dear California farmers and Congressional representatives:
Trump has just literally thrown millions of gallons of #water away that farmers were counting on this summer, purely to brag that he could.
That #cawater cannot be captured or used now by anyone.

www.latimes.com/environment/...
Acting on Trump's order, federal officials opened up two California dams
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers just opened up two California dams. A spokesperson says the flows are 'controlled' and being coordinated with local officials.
www.latimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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This is a big deal, y'all. Federal health websites are being stripped of content or removed in their entirety. Stick with this thread for a look at what's disappeared so far! 1/x
January 31, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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I remember getting the call from the Newbery Committee at 4:15 AM.

I was used to dreaming big, but until that day I had little experience having my dreams come true.

To everyone whose dreams come true tomorrow: Congratulations! #ALAyma
January 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
“. . . it’s okay not to be okay, so long as it doesn’t become all we know.” —from Somewhere Beyond the Sea
I adored The House in the Cerulean Sea, and I’m still working on the sequel, but this quote struck me.
January 21, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Love this advice from Manoush! Host of @NPR's @TED Radio Hour.
www.manoushz.com
© manoushz
January 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
He used his fortune to purchase 5,500 acres of overgrazed land in Texas Hill Country. Bamberger devoted his life to restoring the degraded landscape. Bamberger's model of land stewardship is now being replicated across the region and he is considered to be a visionary. Just 8 minutes to learn more.
50 Years Ago, This Was a Wasteland. He Changed Everything | Short Film Showcase
YouTube video by National Geographic
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Hellebores are a bright spot in a cold dark time
January 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Feel free to share with anyone who needs it: My debbieohi.link/starter link will ALWAYS point to the most updated version of my Bluesky Newcomer Starter Thread. I've also posted this link in my own Bluesky profile.

This thread includes newbie tips, directory of my public Lists, resources etc.
November 20, 2023 at 3:53 PM