Randy LaMonda
rlamonda.bsky.social
Randy LaMonda
@rlamonda.bsky.social
Runner, Reader, Traveler
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October 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Yet the (R)s are ending reporting of Climate Change data collection.
Tampa, FL just hit 100°F for the first time in recorded history, driven by climate change. Until now, sea breezes, frequent thunderstorms, and high humidity had prevented temperatures from reaching triple digits.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/tamp...
Scorching Heat Dome Sends Tampa to 100 Degrees F for the First Time
Records are starting to fall to the continuing heat dome that is covering much of the eastern U.S.
www.scientificamerican.com
July 31, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Christian preacher John Amanchukwu: "Beyoncé is pushing astral worship, ancestral worship, the occult world, demonology... Beyoncé concerts are not just entertainment. They are spiritually charged events filled with occult, Satanic, and blasphemous symbolism."
July 31, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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The truth here is so ever relevant, is so simple and profound. I think I might pop it into my next book. Sharing yet again:
July 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Important paragraph in here: faith groups have been vocally critical of Israel's recent actions in Gaza since it began, but the ELCA has joined a growing number of Christian denominations that are specifically describing it as a genocide.

Earlier this week, a global group of Quakers did the same.
July 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Victory! In response to a lawsuit represented by FFRF, the ACLU of Illinois and the ACLU, Jefferson County officials have removed a Ten Commandments monument from the county courthouse lawn.

Read the full story here ➡️ ffrf.org/news/release...
July 30, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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I once organized a singles party for introverts and nobody came.
July 31, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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July 31, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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To equitably tackle global challenges, science must meaningfully engage communities by prioritizing mutual respect, shared leadership, and structural support for collaboration.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
www.pnas.org
July 29, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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People who experience social exclusion (whether personally or because of their group) tend to feel more distressed and hostile, which can increase extremist attitudes.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Group and personal rejection are similarly linked to extreme intergroup attitudes
Perceived marginalization of social groups has been identified as one of the main drivers of violent extremism across countries. However, most psychol…
www.sciencedirect.com
July 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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'That is what the philosopher is: a mourner, a societal scapegoat, and an ‘enemy’ of human progress. Now the question is: What keeps her going?'

freethinker.co.uk/2025/07/the-...
The consolation of the philosopher - The Freethinker
Philosophy is, fundamentally, born of curiosity. Curiosity is an instinct found in every human child. We have all…
freethinker.co.uk
July 24, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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New ETV out for everyone! I'm joined by @jondavidchurch.bsky.social to discuss their shift away from anti-wokeness and how they perceive the anti-woke movement at this point. Enjoy! www.voidpod.com/podcasts/202...
Reconsidering Anti-wokeness with Jonathan Church — Embrace The Void
My returning guest this week is Jonathan Church (@jondavidchurch.bsky.social‬), a chartered financial analyst, and author of books like Reinventing Racism: Why White Fragility is the Wrong way to thin...
www.voidpod.com
July 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
When did NASA become profitable?
July 16, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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"In its current degraded state, the DOJ is purely reactive, capable only of defending the policies of an aging demagogue and targeting his enemies for retribution. In short, Bondi presides over a department of weaponization and nothing else." — @lizdye.bsky.social
Pam Bondi is breaking the DOJ
And will take generations to put it back together.
www.publicnotice.co
July 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Yeah, I’m sure what Mike has in mind is to build affordable housing at those scenic vistas on federal land he wants to open up for development. That’s how he’s selling it, but we all know that they have different plans.
June 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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May 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Preach it!
May 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Today’s show spotlights the OTHER court that has ordered the Trump admin to facilitate the return of someone it wrongly renditioned off to that gulag in El Salvador - this time it’s someone who came here as an unaccompanied minor.

With @lizdye.bsky.social

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...
Law and Chaos
Government Podcast · Updated Weekly · Ignorance of the law is no excuse! That’s true for a traffic stop, and it’s true if you want to participate in whatever’s left of American democracy. If the event...
podcasts.apple.com
May 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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The elevation of Pope Leo XIV is a profound and historic occasion. Like so many around the world, I am praying for him and wishing him and the Church well as his papacy begins.
May 9, 2025 at 1:44 AM
May 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
May 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Who'd guessed it?
Please pray for Nancy Mace. She is not a well woman.
May 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM