Linda Hosler
@lindahosler.bsky.social
Flora, fauna, food, family. Biologist, communicator, connecting science and innovation with people. She/her
My resilient poinsettia is getting ready for the season!
#bloomscrolling
#bloomscrolling
November 18, 2025 at 9:27 PM
My resilient poinsettia is getting ready for the season!
#bloomscrolling
#bloomscrolling
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
A parenting line I’ve been using a lot with my 9 and 5 year old lately is “If you hurt someone, even by accident, you have to say I’m sorry.” Too bad many adults haven’t seemed to internalize this elementary lesson.
November 17, 2025 at 12:02 AM
A parenting line I’ve been using a lot with my 9 and 5 year old lately is “If you hurt someone, even by accident, you have to say I’m sorry.” Too bad many adults haven’t seemed to internalize this elementary lesson.
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For the first time in EU history, someone faces criminal charges for organising a Pride march.
Géza Buzás-Hábel, a teacher and organiser of Pécs Pride in Hungary, could be jailed for up to a year, simply for leading a peaceful march for equality. 🧵
Géza Buzás-Hábel, a teacher and organiser of Pécs Pride in Hungary, could be jailed for up to a year, simply for leading a peaceful march for equality. 🧵
November 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
For the first time in EU history, someone faces criminal charges for organising a Pride march.
Géza Buzás-Hábel, a teacher and organiser of Pécs Pride in Hungary, could be jailed for up to a year, simply for leading a peaceful march for equality. 🧵
Géza Buzás-Hábel, a teacher and organiser of Pécs Pride in Hungary, could be jailed for up to a year, simply for leading a peaceful march for equality. 🧵
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Flying Squirrel Loves It Every Time
November 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Flying Squirrel Loves It Every Time
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To Understand The 2025 Election, We Spoke To Three Black Customers At An Alexandria Tatte
November 5, 2025 at 2:15 AM
To Understand The 2025 Election, We Spoke To Three Black Customers At An Alexandria Tatte
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My 8yo told me she had a dream that she went "taco treating," which is where you go door to door and people give you tacos
October 30, 2025 at 11:25 AM
My 8yo told me she had a dream that she went "taco treating," which is where you go door to door and people give you tacos
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If you have it please donate cash to the food banks. $10 in their hands will feed more people than the $10 worth of canned goods you can buy for retail prices. Also check on your elders. Many of them will not admit they rely on these programs so grocery gift cards or a surprise bag of staples
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month reut.rs/3WohHMk
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday that food benefits under one of the country's biggest social assistance programs will not be issued next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.
reut.rs
October 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
If you have it please donate cash to the food banks. $10 in their hands will feed more people than the $10 worth of canned goods you can buy for retail prices. Also check on your elders. Many of them will not admit they rely on these programs so grocery gift cards or a surprise bag of staples
There is research on this. Return-to-office policies drive away mothers, millennials, high-performers first.
“last year, women working full time made 81 cents on the dollar compared with men, the widest pay gap since 2016” www.wsj.com/economy/gend...
Women’s Pay Is Falling Behind. Is the Return to the Office to Blame?
Women have made big workforce gains, but their pay growth isn’t keeping pace with men’s.
www.wsj.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
There is research on this. Return-to-office policies drive away mothers, millennials, high-performers first.
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The people doing the actual demolition need to be arrested and charged with destruction of a national historic landmark.
There is no way there is legitimate documents authorizing and they KNOW one person can’t authorize this.
Following orders is no defense, they KNOW it’s wrong.
There is no way there is legitimate documents authorizing and they KNOW one person can’t authorize this.
Following orders is no defense, they KNOW it’s wrong.
October 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The people doing the actual demolition need to be arrested and charged with destruction of a national historic landmark.
There is no way there is legitimate documents authorizing and they KNOW one person can’t authorize this.
Following orders is no defense, they KNOW it’s wrong.
There is no way there is legitimate documents authorizing and they KNOW one person can’t authorize this.
Following orders is no defense, they KNOW it’s wrong.
You know what would be even better, what if I put a re-usable glue on the back on these $100 notecards so they could stick to the wall or other pieces of paper without damaging them!
This minimalist, paper-based to-do manager can help you focus on completing your important tasks while staying offline. nyti.ms/4h8ijiC
October 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
You know what would be even better, what if I put a re-usable glue on the back on these $100 notecards so they could stick to the wall or other pieces of paper without damaging them!
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"Rita" is harvesting raisin grapes in Madera. She fills her bin and dumps it on the paper below. She earns 36 cents per sheet. The dust is so fine that workers stay fully covered- otherwise it can cause breathing issues. The sand that they walk on burns their feet. #WeFeedYou
October 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
"Rita" is harvesting raisin grapes in Madera. She fills her bin and dumps it on the paper below. She earns 36 cents per sheet. The dust is so fine that workers stay fully covered- otherwise it can cause breathing issues. The sand that they walk on burns their feet. #WeFeedYou
“The day before our departure, one reporter placed signs throughout our soon-to-be-vacated spaces that read JOURNALISM IS NOT A CRIME. As soon as members of Hegseth’s staff saw the signs, they tore them down.”
October 16, 2025 at 2:44 AM
“The day before our departure, one reporter placed signs throughout our soon-to-be-vacated spaces that read JOURNALISM IS NOT A CRIME. As soon as members of Hegseth’s staff saw the signs, they tore them down.”
Today’s project was a Hungarian ludláb “goose-foot” cake. No geese involved, just a name for a death-by-chocolate cake. Chocolate sponge, Parisian cream, and ganache.
October 10, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Today’s project was a Hungarian ludláb “goose-foot” cake. No geese involved, just a name for a death-by-chocolate cake. Chocolate sponge, Parisian cream, and ganache.
Jane Goodall was a lifelong hero of mine. Reading her biography and seeing her speak were formative moments for me. She was an inspiration to so many. Her legacy will live on, but it’s on us to help.
October 1, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Jane Goodall was a lifelong hero of mine. Reading her biography and seeing her speak were formative moments for me. She was an inspiration to so many. Her legacy will live on, but it’s on us to help.
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Re this absurdity on the HUD homepage right now, a federal employee told me:
"I'm fucking pissed that I still have to take annual ethics training and Hatch Act training."
"I'm fucking pissed that I still have to take annual ethics training and Hatch Act training."
September 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Re this absurdity on the HUD homepage right now, a federal employee told me:
"I'm fucking pissed that I still have to take annual ethics training and Hatch Act training."
"I'm fucking pissed that I still have to take annual ethics training and Hatch Act training."
Just remember, DMV job seekers. It’s not you, it’s them.
September 29, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Just remember, DMV job seekers. It’s not you, it’s them.
This man has never held a feverish child in his life.
September 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This man has never held a feverish child in his life.
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NEW
WIRED led the way in reporting on Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the US government. My colleagues and I spoke to 100s of employees at dozens of agencies to understand what happened.
This is the definitive story of DOGE as told by those who experienced it
www.wired.com/story/oral-h...
WIRED led the way in reporting on Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the US government. My colleagues and I spoke to 100s of employees at dozens of agencies to understand what happened.
This is the definitive story of DOGE as told by those who experienced it
www.wired.com/story/oral-h...
The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers
WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.
www.wired.com
September 25, 2025 at 11:22 AM
NEW
WIRED led the way in reporting on Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the US government. My colleagues and I spoke to 100s of employees at dozens of agencies to understand what happened.
This is the definitive story of DOGE as told by those who experienced it
www.wired.com/story/oral-h...
WIRED led the way in reporting on Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the US government. My colleagues and I spoke to 100s of employees at dozens of agencies to understand what happened.
This is the definitive story of DOGE as told by those who experienced it
www.wired.com/story/oral-h...
Erica said baby-faced preteens sometimes approach her in store saying things like, “‘Do you think I have pores?’ They see everything with filters. They don’t really know what real skin looks like.”
Sephora workers on the rise of chaotic child shoppers: ‘She looked 10 years old and her skin was burning’
Sephora workers on the rise of chaotic child shoppers: ‘She looked 10 years old and her skin was burning’
Preteens are parroting influencer speak, stealing and demanding anti-ageing products. Experts say the pressure to fit in is intense – and the beauty stores aren’t helping
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Erica said baby-faced preteens sometimes approach her in store saying things like, “‘Do you think I have pores?’ They see everything with filters. They don’t really know what real skin looks like.”
I know it’s fall because I feel the urge to bake. Here’s my first-ever, from-scratch coconut-pineapple cake with cream-cheese frosting. Made at the request of the 5&8YO, and they even “helped”!
September 9, 2025 at 2:45 AM
I know it’s fall because I feel the urge to bake. Here’s my first-ever, from-scratch coconut-pineapple cake with cream-cheese frosting. Made at the request of the 5&8YO, and they even “helped”!
“Job searching is bleak. Last year, a survey found that 36 percent of job listings were fake. Companies post fake listings to look like they are growing and farm data.”
September 6, 2025 at 1:11 AM
“Job searching is bleak. Last year, a survey found that 36 percent of job listings were fake. Companies post fake listings to look like they are growing and farm data.”
Absolutely another attack on women. Guess what the ONE painkiller pregnant women are allowed to take might be?
Tylenol maker Kenvue denies the connection allegedly made in the report, which is expected to be published by the Department of Health and Human Services this month.
RFK Jr. Report Will Link Autism To Tylenol Use During Pregnancy, Report Says
Tylenol maker Kenvue denies the connection allegedly made in the report, which is expected to be published by the Department of Health and Human Services this month.
www.forbes.com
September 5, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Absolutely another attack on women. Guess what the ONE painkiller pregnant women are allowed to take might be?
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In honor of sandwich guy getting out of his legal pickle, here is the original video synced with Freedom - George Michael 1990.
August 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
In honor of sandwich guy getting out of his legal pickle, here is the original video synced with Freedom - George Michael 1990.
Without downloading anything new, where are you at mentally?
August 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Without downloading anything new, where are you at mentally?