MountainMint82
@mountainmint82.bsky.social
Here to learn from the smart people. Scientist. Love native plant gardening and reading fantasy, SF, and HF. Want to know more about Parkinson’s research, climate, emergency preparedness, covid/H5N1, genetics, electric grids, and labor movement. 🍉
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Since 2006, Save The Children has recorded how many kids die each year from war. Last year was the highest death toll on record–driven by Israel’s assault on Gaza.
Explosive weapons caused record child deaths last year: Save the Children
Deaths and injuries are highest since records began in 2006, and up by 42 percent on the 2020 total, UK charity says.
www.aljazeera.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Since 2006, Save The Children has recorded how many kids die each year from war. Last year was the highest death toll on record–driven by Israel’s assault on Gaza.
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Did my intake to commence volunteering at a local food pantry this afternoon and let me tell you, after just half an hour of basic description of operations I now thoroughly get why they stress "please just give money, don't buy random food at retail and bring it in" over and over and over.
October 29, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Did my intake to commence volunteering at a local food pantry this afternoon and let me tell you, after just half an hour of basic description of operations I now thoroughly get why they stress "please just give money, don't buy random food at retail and bring it in" over and over and over.
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This is great. The absurdity of this moment captured. Make it go viral.
Jess Waters recycling the same guy over and over to represent “former” different enemies
October 7, 2025 at 10:44 AM
This is great. The absurdity of this moment captured. Make it go viral.
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We feed you.
They hunt us.
They hunt us.
June 11, 2025 at 5:05 AM
We feed you.
They hunt us.
They hunt us.
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personally would like to see every store show what part of the price increase is due to tariffs bc if these tariffs ever come down, i need to see that price go right back down
April 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
personally would like to see every store show what part of the price increase is due to tariffs bc if these tariffs ever come down, i need to see that price go right back down
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Hey, @baldwin.senate.gov and @ritchietorres.bsky.social: Maybe you should get on a plane and fly to El Salvador and demand a meeting with Andry Hernandez Romero?
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
Family fears for safety of Venezuelan makeup artist deported to Salvadoran megaprison
Andry Hernandez Romero was deported to El Salvador based on the government's contention that his tattoos linked him to a Venezuelan gang. Friends and family say the tattoos are merely a symbol of his ...
www.nbcnews.com
April 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Hey, @baldwin.senate.gov and @ritchietorres.bsky.social: Maybe you should get on a plane and fly to El Salvador and demand a meeting with Andry Hernandez Romero?
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...
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I'm devastated and heartbroken. Staff at the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) got the ax. Most likely means the Sixth National Climate Assessment (NCA6) is also cooked. USGCRP was the glue across the Federal family on all things climate - reducing duplication and making efficiencies.
April 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I'm devastated and heartbroken. Staff at the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) got the ax. Most likely means the Sixth National Climate Assessment (NCA6) is also cooked. USGCRP was the glue across the Federal family on all things climate - reducing duplication and making efficiencies.
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I just need everyone to watch this and understand I have been laughing about it for 24 hours
April 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I just need everyone to watch this and understand I have been laughing about it for 24 hours
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge
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17/20
#Books
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge
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17/20
February 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge
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17/20
#Books
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge
Tip: You can get reminders to use alt text for pictures by going to Settings>Accessibility
17/20
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What’s his beef against USAID in particu….oh. Wow.
February 3, 2025 at 11:19 AM
What’s his beef against USAID in particu….oh. Wow.
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The peace corps is telling trans members that they must detransition or get out.
www.reddit.com/r/peacecorps...
www.reddit.com/r/peacecorps...
January 31, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The peace corps is telling trans members that they must detransition or get out.
www.reddit.com/r/peacecorps...
www.reddit.com/r/peacecorps...
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The State Department website has replaced "LGBT" with "LGB"
January 31, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The State Department website has replaced "LGBT" with "LGB"
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Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
NIH appears to have canceled/postponed all of its study sections—the independent review panels that approve federal grants for health research.
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
Such grants fund the work/salaries of 300k people at more than 2,500 institutions
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Devastating for scientists and their research, and everyone who benefits from that research.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
I’m not sure if everyone outside academia is aware that a delay or “pause” in grant funding often means the researchers themselves are lost from the field, along with their expertise.
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Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
January 21, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
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When we see narratives that blame the most vulnerable people for problems caused by the most powerful, I think it’s important to remember that this viral spread of misinfo is a more pervasive version of what the powerful have always done to defend themselves, with tech they steered in this direction
January 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
When we see narratives that blame the most vulnerable people for problems caused by the most powerful, I think it’s important to remember that this viral spread of misinfo is a more pervasive version of what the powerful have always done to defend themselves, with tech they steered in this direction
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Luigi Mangione Judge Married to Former Healthcare Executive
Luigi Mangione Judge Married to Former Healthcare Executive
Pretrial judge in case involving murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson owns millions in stock, including Pharma and healthcare
www.kenklippenstein.com
December 23, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Luigi Mangione Judge Married to Former Healthcare Executive
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seems national publications could be putting more energy into why so many whistleblowers are dying these days
www.mercurynews.com/2024/12/13/o...
www.mercurynews.com/2024/12/13/o...
OpenAI whistleblower found dead in San Francisco apartment
A former OpenAI researcher who raised concerns about the company is dead at 26.
www.mercurynews.com
December 13, 2024 at 11:17 PM
seems national publications could be putting more energy into why so many whistleblowers are dying these days
www.mercurynews.com/2024/12/13/o...
www.mercurynews.com/2024/12/13/o...
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Need to find a US Senator to ask RFK Jr to please explain this
December 6, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Need to find a US Senator to ask RFK Jr to please explain this
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge
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16/20
#Books
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge
Tip: You can get reminders to use alt text for pictures by going to Settings>Accessibility
16/20
December 2, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge
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16/20
#Books
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge
Tip: You can get reminders to use alt text for pictures by going to Settings>Accessibility
16/20
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge
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15/20
#Books
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge
Tip: You can get reminders to use alt text for pictures by going to Settings>Accessibility
15/20
December 2, 2024 at 4:41 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#Books
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge
Tip: You can get reminders to use alt text for pictures by going to Settings>Accessibility
15/20
#Books
#BookSky 💙📚
#BookChallenge
Tip: You can get reminders to use alt text for pictures by going to Settings>Accessibility
15/20