@michael172.bsky.social
Bridge engineer-land use planner-innovator-sustainable development-systems modelling-solutions focussed. Volunteer for last 15 years. Keen gardener and nature lover. Chair of several charity Boards.
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BREAKING: Millions of files related to Jeffrey Epstein suggest the existence of a 'global criminal enterprise' that carried out acts meeting the legal threshold of crimes against humanity, a panel of independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council says
February 18, 2026 at 1:28 AM
BREAKING: Millions of files related to Jeffrey Epstein suggest the existence of a 'global criminal enterprise' that carried out acts meeting the legal threshold of crimes against humanity, a panel of independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council says
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www.thewrap.com/media-platfo... Brendan Carr may help flip Texas
Colbert’s James Talarico Interview Hits 3 Million YouTube Views, Surpasses Bad Bunny Appearance
"The Late Show" aired the interview straight to YouTube after alleged pressure from CBS over the FCC's equal-time rule
www.thewrap.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:02 AM
www.thewrap.com/media-platfo... Brendan Carr may help flip Texas
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Under cover of darkness, it's a race to eat before being eaten! Attention #teachers #librarians #ocean lovers! Win a copy of THE OCEAN'S HEART, illus. by Khoa Le! Releasing March 3!
📚👍 kathytemean.wordpress.com/2026/02/17/b... #kidlit #picturebook @pbspree.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social
📚👍 kathytemean.wordpress.com/2026/02/17/b... #kidlit #picturebook @pbspree.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social
February 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Under cover of darkness, it's a race to eat before being eaten! Attention #teachers #librarians #ocean lovers! Win a copy of THE OCEAN'S HEART, illus. by Khoa Le! Releasing March 3!
📚👍 kathytemean.wordpress.com/2026/02/17/b... #kidlit #picturebook @pbspree.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social
📚👍 kathytemean.wordpress.com/2026/02/17/b... #kidlit #picturebook @pbspree.bsky.social @lernerbooks.bsky.social
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Young Fox in the rain. Taken at the Neil Nevile Fox hide in Buckinghamshire. #BlueSkyArtShow #art #photography #nature #EastCoastKin #naturephotography
February 18, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Young Fox in the rain. Taken at the Neil Nevile Fox hide in Buckinghamshire. #BlueSkyArtShow #art #photography #nature #EastCoastKin #naturephotography
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Meanwhile, in Germany, the public weighs in on what they think of the Epstein Administration.
#BrutalButAccurate
#BrutalButAccurate
February 17, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Meanwhile, in Germany, the public weighs in on what they think of the Epstein Administration.
#BrutalButAccurate
#BrutalButAccurate
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Quick question: if you could tell your representatives right now to impeach Kristi Noem, would you do it?
Well, here’s your chance:
Well, here’s your chance:
Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
February 18, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Quick question: if you could tell your representatives right now to impeach Kristi Noem, would you do it?
Well, here’s your chance:
Well, here’s your chance:
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Daybreak on Christmas Eve 2025, one month before everything here was buried under 50 cm of snow. #RockinTuesday #Photography #EastCoastKin
February 17, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Daybreak on Christmas Eve 2025, one month before everything here was buried under 50 cm of snow. #RockinTuesday #Photography #EastCoastKin
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Good night, Bluesky!
Sunset over the Olympics and Sinclair Inlet, Washington
Sunset over the Olympics and Sinclair Inlet, Washington
February 18, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Good night, Bluesky!
Sunset over the Olympics and Sinclair Inlet, Washington
Sunset over the Olympics and Sinclair Inlet, Washington
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We have some super cute new totes/project bags in for those of us for whom books and yarn are dual passions. Not just me, right?
Hartfordyarnworks.com
#ProjectBags #FiberArts #SmallBusiness #Shopsmall #bookish
Hartfordyarnworks.com
#ProjectBags #FiberArts #SmallBusiness #Shopsmall #bookish
February 17, 2026 at 10:48 PM
We have some super cute new totes/project bags in for those of us for whom books and yarn are dual passions. Not just me, right?
Hartfordyarnworks.com
#ProjectBags #FiberArts #SmallBusiness #Shopsmall #bookish
Hartfordyarnworks.com
#ProjectBags #FiberArts #SmallBusiness #Shopsmall #bookish
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The US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, a pioneer of progressive Democratic politics, close ally of Martin Luther King Jr, and two-time candidate for the presidential nomination, has died at 84.
See his life in pictures: bit.ly/3OxOT3f
See his life in pictures: bit.ly/3OxOT3f
February 17, 2026 at 12:31 PM
The US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, a pioneer of progressive Democratic politics, close ally of Martin Luther King Jr, and two-time candidate for the presidential nomination, has died at 84.
See his life in pictures: bit.ly/3OxOT3f
See his life in pictures: bit.ly/3OxOT3f
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Ben Smith: I don’t know if Stephen Miller resigns before the midterms, resigns after the midterms, or sticks around. But this feels like that moment when a president puts a lot of confidence in one adviser to steer national policy in a direction that turns out to be politically disastrous.
February 18, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Ben Smith: I don’t know if Stephen Miller resigns before the midterms, resigns after the midterms, or sticks around. But this feels like that moment when a president puts a lot of confidence in one adviser to steer national policy in a direction that turns out to be politically disastrous.
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I saw a conspiracy theory yesterday that the goal is to eliminate all local data storage and push everything into the corporate cloud where it will be scraped to train A.I. (and exploit us)
And I'm having a difficult time dismissing it
And I'm having a difficult time dismissing it
WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives for 2026 sold out
Hyperscalers are tearing hard drives out of the hands of manufacturers. Prices are therefore also rising for SSDs.
www.heise.de
February 17, 2026 at 5:52 PM
I saw a conspiracy theory yesterday that the goal is to eliminate all local data storage and push everything into the corporate cloud where it will be scraped to train A.I. (and exploit us)
And I'm having a difficult time dismissing it
And I'm having a difficult time dismissing it
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Oh, man. Tom Noonan died? His performance as Francis Dolarhyde in Manhunter is one of the most terrifying, mesmerizing I've ever seen in a film.
February 18, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Oh, man. Tom Noonan died? His performance as Francis Dolarhyde in Manhunter is one of the most terrifying, mesmerizing I've ever seen in a film.
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Greetings from Kyiv.
My morning warcoffee is from a nearby café today.
As usual, no power at home, and I forgot 🙈 to buy coffee beans.
You can see our “tropical” weather.
-10 °C outside.
My morning warcoffee is from a nearby café today.
As usual, no power at home, and I forgot 🙈 to buy coffee beans.
You can see our “tropical” weather.
-10 °C outside.
February 18, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Greetings from Kyiv.
My morning warcoffee is from a nearby café today.
As usual, no power at home, and I forgot 🙈 to buy coffee beans.
You can see our “tropical” weather.
-10 °C outside.
My morning warcoffee is from a nearby café today.
As usual, no power at home, and I forgot 🙈 to buy coffee beans.
You can see our “tropical” weather.
-10 °C outside.
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Guess who’s going to pay the high energy bills for all of this?
‘These Utilities May Be Wildly Overestimating the AI Boom—at Public Expense’
Power companies are already building more fossil fuel infrastructure than data centers likely need.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
‘These Utilities May Be Wildly Overestimating the AI Boom—at Public Expense’
Power companies are already building more fossil fuel infrastructure than data centers likely need.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
These utilities may be wildly overestimating the AI boom—at public expense
Power companies are already building more fossil fuel infrastructure than data centers likely need.
www.motherjones.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:48 PM
Guess who’s going to pay the high energy bills for all of this?
‘These Utilities May Be Wildly Overestimating the AI Boom—at Public Expense’
Power companies are already building more fossil fuel infrastructure than data centers likely need.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
‘These Utilities May Be Wildly Overestimating the AI Boom—at Public Expense’
Power companies are already building more fossil fuel infrastructure than data centers likely need.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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LEFT: Someone who appears in the Epstein files over a million times. Epstein called him his "best friend."
RIGHT: Someone never mentioned in the Epstein files—even once. And she never met him.
So guess which one is being hauled before our corrupt, cover-upping Congress to testify about Epstein.
RIGHT: Someone never mentioned in the Epstein files—even once. And she never met him.
So guess which one is being hauled before our corrupt, cover-upping Congress to testify about Epstein.
February 18, 2026 at 12:48 AM
LEFT: Someone who appears in the Epstein files over a million times. Epstein called him his "best friend."
RIGHT: Someone never mentioned in the Epstein files—even once. And she never met him.
So guess which one is being hauled before our corrupt, cover-upping Congress to testify about Epstein.
RIGHT: Someone never mentioned in the Epstein files—even once. And she never met him.
So guess which one is being hauled before our corrupt, cover-upping Congress to testify about Epstein.
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For @wired.com subscribers (!!): We're hanging out on the internet next week to answer your questions about the future of EVs. Come throw some tough ones our way:
www.wired.com/story/livest...
www.wired.com/story/livest...
Join Our Livestream: The Hype, Reality, and Future of EVs
Pose your questions to a panel of WIRED experts about the future of the electric vehicle industry.
www.wired.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:23 PM
For @wired.com subscribers (!!): We're hanging out on the internet next week to answer your questions about the future of EVs. Come throw some tough ones our way:
www.wired.com/story/livest...
www.wired.com/story/livest...
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🍄🟫 A little worse for wear, but a true Pacific Northwest / Oregon beauty nonetheless!
#mushrooms #fungifriends #fungiphotography #naturephotography
#mushrooms #fungifriends #fungiphotography #naturephotography
February 18, 2026 at 12:07 AM
🍄🟫 A little worse for wear, but a true Pacific Northwest / Oregon beauty nonetheless!
#mushrooms #fungifriends #fungiphotography #naturephotography
#mushrooms #fungifriends #fungiphotography #naturephotography
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A handsome male Cardinal…The way the light is hitting him…That red!
#bird #birdoftheday #blueskybirds #birdsofbluesky #backyardbirds #cardinal #photography #canonphotography #nature
#bird #birdoftheday #blueskybirds #birdsofbluesky #backyardbirds #cardinal #photography #canonphotography #nature
February 18, 2026 at 1:25 AM
A handsome male Cardinal…The way the light is hitting him…That red!
#bird #birdoftheday #blueskybirds #birdsofbluesky #backyardbirds #cardinal #photography #canonphotography #nature
#bird #birdoftheday #blueskybirds #birdsofbluesky #backyardbirds #cardinal #photography #canonphotography #nature
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My agent brings the wise, again
'it’s healthier, especially in this current market, not to assign any kind of moral or qualitative value to being traditionally published.' among other nuggets of great advice
portobelloliterary.substack.com/p/so-your-bo...?
'it’s healthier, especially in this current market, not to assign any kind of moral or qualitative value to being traditionally published.' among other nuggets of great advice
portobelloliterary.substack.com/p/so-your-bo...?
So your book didn't sell... what now?
Next steps if your book stalls on submission
portobelloliterary.substack.com
February 18, 2026 at 8:08 AM
My agent brings the wise, again
'it’s healthier, especially in this current market, not to assign any kind of moral or qualitative value to being traditionally published.' among other nuggets of great advice
portobelloliterary.substack.com/p/so-your-bo...?
'it’s healthier, especially in this current market, not to assign any kind of moral or qualitative value to being traditionally published.' among other nuggets of great advice
portobelloliterary.substack.com/p/so-your-bo...?
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Jackson, who was an associate of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., became one of the most influential civil rights activists in the country.
Civil Rights Icon Jesse Jackson Dies At 84
Jackson, who was an associate of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., became one of the most influential civil rights activists in the country.
www.forbes.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Jackson, who was an associate of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., became one of the most influential civil rights activists in the country.
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To date, no scientist has been able to solve the enigma of the origin of the mysterious blue stones.
alienigenasdopassado.com.br/en/the-myste...
#aliens #ancientaliens #ancientastronauts #ancienthistory #UFOs #ufosightings #UAPs #Ufology #ufolovers #extraterrestrials #mysteries
alienigenasdopassado.com.br/en/the-myste...
#aliens #ancientaliens #ancientastronauts #ancienthistory #UFOs #ufosightings #UAPs #Ufology #ufolovers #extraterrestrials #mysteries
The Mysterious Blue Sky Stones - Ancient Aliens
To date, no scientist has been able to solve the enigma of the origin of the mysterious blue stones.
alienigenasdopassado.com.br
February 17, 2026 at 7:03 PM
To date, no scientist has been able to solve the enigma of the origin of the mysterious blue stones.
alienigenasdopassado.com.br/en/the-myste...
#aliens #ancientaliens #ancientastronauts #ancienthistory #UFOs #ufosightings #UAPs #Ufology #ufolovers #extraterrestrials #mysteries
alienigenasdopassado.com.br/en/the-myste...
#aliens #ancientaliens #ancientastronauts #ancienthistory #UFOs #ufosightings #UAPs #Ufology #ufolovers #extraterrestrials #mysteries
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OTD in 2016 @msf.ca stopped sharing the locations of their Syrian hospitals with Russian Air Force cos we kept using the info to bomb them.
The EU punished me for this by agreeing to open nordstrean 2.
www.theguardian.com/world/2016/f...
The EU punished me for this by agreeing to open nordstrean 2.
www.theguardian.com/world/2016/f...
MSF stops sharing Syria hospital locations after 'deliberate' attacks
Médecins Sans Frontières believes giving GPS coordinates of its facilities to Assad and Russian forces increases chance of direct targeting
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2026 at 9:15 AM
OTD in 2016 @msf.ca stopped sharing the locations of their Syrian hospitals with Russian Air Force cos we kept using the info to bomb them.
The EU punished me for this by agreeing to open nordstrean 2.
www.theguardian.com/world/2016/f...
The EU punished me for this by agreeing to open nordstrean 2.
www.theguardian.com/world/2016/f...