Gary Poole
@lovesitoutdoors.bsky.social
Political progressive, Master Naturalist and parent. I live like anyone in the world could have been my family, anyone my child, so I will do what I can to protect them all.
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The Freedom of Russia Resistance Movement burned dozens of locomotives on Russian territory. The targets were locomotives used by the Russians to transport weapons, ammunition, and equipment.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The Freedom of Russia Resistance Movement burned dozens of locomotives on Russian territory. The targets were locomotives used by the Russians to transport weapons, ammunition, and equipment.
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I have no words. I’m not some sex bot—I post about the war in my country.
What exactly was too graphic?
The deaths of my fellow citizens? Oh, you privileged fu—
I mean, my poor little darlings.
A Ukrainian dared to die not in silence, and you had a meltdown @moderation.bsky.app??
What exactly was too graphic?
The deaths of my fellow citizens? Oh, you privileged fu—
I mean, my poor little darlings.
A Ukrainian dared to die not in silence, and you had a meltdown @moderation.bsky.app??
November 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I have no words. I’m not some sex bot—I post about the war in my country.
What exactly was too graphic?
The deaths of my fellow citizens? Oh, you privileged fu—
I mean, my poor little darlings.
A Ukrainian dared to die not in silence, and you had a meltdown @moderation.bsky.app??
What exactly was too graphic?
The deaths of my fellow citizens? Oh, you privileged fu—
I mean, my poor little darlings.
A Ukrainian dared to die not in silence, and you had a meltdown @moderation.bsky.app??
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#Solar an unlikely saviour of bumblebee.
Network of linked and suitably planted solar farms make huge difference to the UK bumblebee population.
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Network of linked and suitably planted solar farms make huge difference to the UK bumblebee population.
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Britain’s red-tailed bumblebees may have an unlikely saviour in solar farms
Though intensive farming has ravaged its habitat, could sensitive planting at energy sites aid the species’ revival?
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November 5, 2025 at 11:54 AM
#Solar an unlikely saviour of bumblebee.
Network of linked and suitably planted solar farms make huge difference to the UK bumblebee population.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Network of linked and suitably planted solar farms make huge difference to the UK bumblebee population.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Geoengineering could increase the ferocity of North Atlantic hurricanes, cause the Amazon rainforest to die back and cause drought in parts of Africa if deployed above only some parts of the planet by rogue actors.
#climate
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#climate
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Solar geoengineering in wrong hands could wreak climate havoc, scientists warn
Blocking the sun may reduce global heating – but ‘rogue actor’ could cause drought or more hurricanes, report finds
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November 5, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Geoengineering could increase the ferocity of North Atlantic hurricanes, cause the Amazon rainforest to die back and cause drought in parts of Africa if deployed above only some parts of the planet by rogue actors.
#climate
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#climate
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Special forces of the 3rd Regiment of the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces are clearing urban areas in Pokrovsk of Russian troops.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Special forces of the 3rd Regiment of the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces are clearing urban areas in Pokrovsk of Russian troops.
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BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
Live updates: US voters head to the polls in first general election since Trump's return to power
One year after Donald Trump retook the presidency, 2025 Election Day includes closely watched races for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and California's Proposition 50.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
Follow AP for live updates.
Follow AP for live updates.
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🇺🇦 Ukraine has received the status of an expanded partner of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF).
Shmyhal emphasized that Ukraine is ready to strengthen the potential of JEF and share its experience in countering hybrid aggression, using air defense, using drones, and conducting long-range strikes.
Shmyhal emphasized that Ukraine is ready to strengthen the potential of JEF and share its experience in countering hybrid aggression, using air defense, using drones, and conducting long-range strikes.
November 5, 2025 at 12:20 PM
🇺🇦 Ukraine has received the status of an expanded partner of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF).
Shmyhal emphasized that Ukraine is ready to strengthen the potential of JEF and share its experience in countering hybrid aggression, using air defense, using drones, and conducting long-range strikes.
Shmyhal emphasized that Ukraine is ready to strengthen the potential of JEF and share its experience in countering hybrid aggression, using air defense, using drones, and conducting long-range strikes.
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They called this IMMEDIATELY as the polls closed. It wasn’t close. Very important result in the U.S. fight against Trump’s fascism. #Prop50
November 5, 2025 at 4:04 AM
They called this IMMEDIATELY as the polls closed. It wasn’t close. Very important result in the U.S. fight against Trump’s fascism. #Prop50
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🏥🇺🇦 Underground hospitals have begun to be built in Ukraine, – The Guardian
These are not temporary shelters, but full-fledged surgical complexes deployed at a depth of more than 6 meters. The highest level of safety, allowing them to conduct complex operations directly near the front line.
These are not temporary shelters, but full-fledged surgical complexes deployed at a depth of more than 6 meters. The highest level of safety, allowing them to conduct complex operations directly near the front line.
November 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
🏥🇺🇦 Underground hospitals have begun to be built in Ukraine, – The Guardian
These are not temporary shelters, but full-fledged surgical complexes deployed at a depth of more than 6 meters. The highest level of safety, allowing them to conduct complex operations directly near the front line.
These are not temporary shelters, but full-fledged surgical complexes deployed at a depth of more than 6 meters. The highest level of safety, allowing them to conduct complex operations directly near the front line.
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#Australia: Prices fall sharply in September quarter as #renewables surge, batteries displace #gas in evening peaks reneweconomy.com.au/prices-fall-...
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November 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
#Australia: Prices fall sharply in September quarter as #renewables surge, batteries displace #gas in evening peaks reneweconomy.com.au/prices-fall-...
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October 2025 #Arctic sea ice extent was the 8th lowest on record for the month...
This was 2,030,000 km² below the 1981-2010 average. October ice extent is decreasing at about 9.39% per decade. Data @nsidc.bsky.social: nsidc.org/data/seaice_...
This was 2,030,000 km² below the 1981-2010 average. October ice extent is decreasing at about 9.39% per decade. Data @nsidc.bsky.social: nsidc.org/data/seaice_...
November 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
October 2025 #Arctic sea ice extent was the 8th lowest on record for the month...
This was 2,030,000 km² below the 1981-2010 average. October ice extent is decreasing at about 9.39% per decade. Data @nsidc.bsky.social: nsidc.org/data/seaice_...
This was 2,030,000 km² below the 1981-2010 average. October ice extent is decreasing at about 9.39% per decade. Data @nsidc.bsky.social: nsidc.org/data/seaice_...
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Zohran Mamdani: "I am Muslim. I am a democratic-socialist. And most damning of all, I refuse to apologize for any of this."
November 5, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Zohran Mamdani: "I am Muslim. I am a democratic-socialist. And most damning of all, I refuse to apologize for any of this."
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My inner social democrat enjoyed Zohran Mamdani quoting Eugene Debs last night. I vaguely recall my then-even-more-suppressed inner social democrat being pleased in 1990 when Debs was inducted during the first Bush administration into the Labor Department's Hall of Honor.
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Hall of Honor Inductee: Eugene V. Debs
Eugene V. Debs (1855 — 1926)"Years ago, I recognized my kinship with all living things, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on earth... While there is a lower class, I...
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November 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
My inner social democrat enjoyed Zohran Mamdani quoting Eugene Debs last night. I vaguely recall my then-even-more-suppressed inner social democrat being pleased in 1990 when Debs was inducted during the first Bush administration into the Labor Department's Hall of Honor.
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After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats have broken the Republican Party’s supermajority in the Mississippi Senate.
Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections.
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Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections.
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Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority, Flipping 3 Legislative Seats
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats broke the Republican Party's supermajority in the Mississippi Senate, flipping 3 legislative seats.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:33 AM
After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats have broken the Republican Party’s supermajority in the Mississippi Senate.
Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections.
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Democrats flipped two GOP-held Senate seats and one House seat in the special elections.
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The shift in Connecticut tonight is seismic. Possibly unprecedented. Loads of towns flipped from Republican to Democratic control.
A partial list:
Ansonia
Bethany
Branford
Bristol
Brooklyn
East Granby
Ellington
Enfield
Farmington
Milford
New Britain
New Fairfield
Norwich
Plymouth
Rocky Hill
A partial list:
Ansonia
Bethany
Branford
Bristol
Brooklyn
East Granby
Ellington
Enfield
Farmington
Milford
New Britain
New Fairfield
Norwich
Plymouth
Rocky Hill
November 5, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The shift in Connecticut tonight is seismic. Possibly unprecedented. Loads of towns flipped from Republican to Democratic control.
A partial list:
Ansonia
Bethany
Branford
Bristol
Brooklyn
East Granby
Ellington
Enfield
Farmington
Milford
New Britain
New Fairfield
Norwich
Plymouth
Rocky Hill
A partial list:
Ansonia
Bethany
Branford
Bristol
Brooklyn
East Granby
Ellington
Enfield
Farmington
Milford
New Britain
New Fairfield
Norwich
Plymouth
Rocky Hill
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The solution to the male loneliness epidemic is attending a local Democratic Party canvassing event.
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
November 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The solution to the male loneliness epidemic is attending a local Democratic Party canvassing event.
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Bird flu is being painted as a problem wild birds are inflicting on the poultry industry, but it's precisely the reverse.
Where do they think it developed in the first place, if not in the disease incubators that are mass battery farms?
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Where do they think it developed in the first place, if not in the disease incubators that are mass battery farms?
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Bird flu outbreak at commercial turkey flock in Carlow
Restriction zones have been put in place around a commercial turkey farm in Co Carlow, after an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza, or bird flu was detected there.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Bird flu is being painted as a problem wild birds are inflicting on the poultry industry, but it's precisely the reverse.
Where do they think it developed in the first place, if not in the disease incubators that are mass battery farms?
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Where do they think it developed in the first place, if not in the disease incubators that are mass battery farms?
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As if it wasn't 'bad enough' already, climate models underestimate future Ocean Heat Uptake, because them get present-day Antarctic sea-ice wrong.
One more reason why climate change will be worse than models project..
One more reason why climate change will be worse than models project..
November 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
As if it wasn't 'bad enough' already, climate models underestimate future Ocean Heat Uptake, because them get present-day Antarctic sea-ice wrong.
One more reason why climate change will be worse than models project..
One more reason why climate change will be worse than models project..
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In light of the Trump administration ignoring yesterday's War Powers deadline for Congressional authorization of their ongoing use of military force, re-upping @rgoodlaw.bsky.social's excellent explanation Sunday of why this matters and what it (ominously) implies.
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Trump Rejects All Oversight on Venezuela War. What's Next? (w/ Ryan Goodman)
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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November 4, 2025 at 11:03 AM
In light of the Trump administration ignoring yesterday's War Powers deadline for Congressional authorization of their ongoing use of military force, re-upping @rgoodlaw.bsky.social's excellent explanation Sunday of why this matters and what it (ominously) implies.
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⚡️ EU approves 1.8 billion euros for Ukraine under long-term funding plan.
The Council of the EU approved on Nov. 4 the fifth tranche of the Ukraine Facility funding in the amount of 1.8 billion euros ($2.1 billion).
The Council of the EU approved on Nov. 4 the fifth tranche of the Ukraine Facility funding in the amount of 1.8 billion euros ($2.1 billion).
EU approves 1.8 billion euros for Ukraine under long-term funding plan
The Council of the EU approved on Nov. 4 the fifth tranche of the Ukraine Facility funding in the amount of 1.8 billion euros ($2.1 billion).
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November 4, 2025 at 11:13 AM
⚡️ EU approves 1.8 billion euros for Ukraine under long-term funding plan.
The Council of the EU approved on Nov. 4 the fifth tranche of the Ukraine Facility funding in the amount of 1.8 billion euros ($2.1 billion).
The Council of the EU approved on Nov. 4 the fifth tranche of the Ukraine Facility funding in the amount of 1.8 billion euros ($2.1 billion).
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MacKenzie Scott gave $38 million to Spelman College, an all-women’s historically Black college, and another $38 million to Clark Atlanta University, the first historically Black university in the US to confer graduate degrees. This is her second time giving to both schools.
Spelman College, CAU get $38 million donations from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
Since the 2019 announcement of her divorce from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Scott has made significant investments in HBCUs across the country.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:39 AM
MacKenzie Scott gave $38 million to Spelman College, an all-women’s historically Black college, and another $38 million to Clark Atlanta University, the first historically Black university in the US to confer graduate degrees. This is her second time giving to both schools.
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❌ In Russia, two oil refineries, a petrochemical plant in Bashkiria and the Nizhny Novgorod refinery, halted operations after a drone attack, - head of CPD Kovalenko
November 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
❌ In Russia, two oil refineries, a petrochemical plant in Bashkiria and the Nizhny Novgorod refinery, halted operations after a drone attack, - head of CPD Kovalenko
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Multiple senior Trump officials are moving onto military bases.
That’s not normal behavior. So ask yourself, is it really about their safety, or is the stage being set for something bigger?
That’s not normal behavior. So ask yourself, is it really about their safety, or is the stage being set for something bigger?
November 4, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Multiple senior Trump officials are moving onto military bases.
That’s not normal behavior. So ask yourself, is it really about their safety, or is the stage being set for something bigger?
That’s not normal behavior. So ask yourself, is it really about their safety, or is the stage being set for something bigger?
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⚡️ Ukraine war latest live: HUR releases combat footage from Pokrovsk, 'fierce battles' ongoing.
"Fierce battles are taking place with the Russian occupiers," HUR said.
"Fierce battles are taking place with the Russian occupiers," HUR said.
Ukraine war latest updates: HUR releases combat footage from Pokrovsk, 'fierce battles' ongoing (5)
Live coverage of Russia’s war against Ukraine with breaking news and frontline updates, updated 5 times today. Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) on Nov. 4 released footage of what is said was an o...
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November 4, 2025 at 12:02 PM
⚡️ Ukraine war latest live: HUR releases combat footage from Pokrovsk, 'fierce battles' ongoing.
"Fierce battles are taking place with the Russian occupiers," HUR said.
"Fierce battles are taking place with the Russian occupiers," HUR said.
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