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Sally Keely
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Pacific NW gal. Climate Science Activist, Mathematician, STEM e-Educator. Avid walker, H2O addict, vegetarian. Lover of forests, family, science, books, puzzles, photography, camping, dogs, & fun. #ElbowsUp 🇨🇦

Photo: Mt Rainier & Mt St Helens above clouds.
RIP Rob and Michele Reiner. Married 35 years. Such talent, genuinely kind and generous people. Rob changed my life with movies like When Harry Met Sally that I quote frequently. So clever! Such a brilliant Director and Actor. Rob gave space and support to his cast to be their best. I’m heartbroken!
December 15, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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#divest pension funds from fossil fuels! Hey, Washington State Investment Board >> follow NY's lead!
November 29, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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Happy #Fibonacci Day! Nov 23rd (11.23) begins the Fibonacci Sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, ... which is used in computing, stock trading, and architecture and design. Nature is full of Fibonacci patterns, from DNA to hurricanes, much more! www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
The Fibonacci Sequence Is Everywhere—Even the Troubled Stock Market
The curious set of numbers shows up in nature and also in human activities.
www.smithsonianmag.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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British Columbia Enviromental Film Fest (bceff.org) is playing 30+ global docs/films (shorts and full-length) about environment, climate justice, sustainability, and nature throughout Nov. Full Festival pass ~$50 USD, or cheaper to choose to watch just a few films. www.bceff.org/event-detail...
November 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Important read. “While his cowardly colleagues in the majority on that shadow docket decision refused to explain their thinking, Kavanaugh actually wrote a concurrence that was so out of touch with reality as to be embarrassing. But at least it was an explanation.” #SCOTUS #NoICE
October 30, 2025 at 2:49 PM
What happened to “The People’s House” chanted on Jan 6th???

Part of White House Is Reduced to
Rubble. Trump’s Ballroom Will Rise in Its Place. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/u...
Part of White House Is Reduced to Rubble. Trump’s Ballroom Will Rise in Its Place.
www.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin ✨ figured out what stars are made of ✨ when she was just 25. 🔭🧪

Her PhD thesis basically established the Harvard astro department — at a time when Harvard didn't officially allow woman students.

I wrote this little profile to mark the 100th anniversary of her thesis:
September 24, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Trump: “I have so many friends with autistic children, it’s a tough situation.” Oh that means being friends with Trump is associative factor in autism in kids. Point being that association is NOT causality! Such a frustrating anti-science presser. Dangerous. www.youtube.com/live/mrOcRlE...
WATCH LIVE: Trump expected to make announcement on autism
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
September 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Love that Neil Young began his set at #FarmAid with “Big Crime”. It was energizing to see (among others) Young, Bob Dylan, and dear Willy Nelson play. Hope we get many more opportunities to sing along with these greats. Eat local, support family farms.

www.youtube.com/live/ozJqyuE...
Farm Aid 40: Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews and Margo Price and more
YouTube video by nugs
www.youtube.com
September 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
It's unthinkable that we here in the Evergreen State don't already have a Constitutional right to clean air & quality fresh water. Let's make it happen! I've heard Maya K. van Rossum speak and she is inspiring, well worth taking advantage of this opportunity while in our state. wagreenamendment.org
September 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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“Oregon is now home to the largest-capacity #WaveEnergy” testing facility in the world.” But of course the Trump administration has slashed grants and funding for renewable energy projects putting its future in jeopardy. www.opb.org/article/2025...
Oregon has a massive new wave energy testing facility. But who is going to use it?
Oregon’s PacWave testing facility is now complete, but delays and cuts to federal funding for renewable energy development could impact its future.
www.opb.org
August 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The #snail hunt is on! “Snails with shells and reproductive organs on opposite side cannot mate with each other, so unless another similarly built snail is found, Ned will be forced to …” live a lonely life since this anomaly only occurs in 1 of 40,000 snails.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
New Zealand launches campaign to find love for rare and lonely left-spiralling snail Ned
Nearly all common garden snails have shells that coil to the right but Ned the snail’s left-spiralling shell results in reversed reproductive organs – a barrier to mating
www.theguardian.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
"Ability to tell #truth especially when it does not suit any particularly partisan aims is an essential prerequisite for free society. #Scientists [and #academics] can leverage their substantial social standing and trustworthiness to preserve this vital ingredient." www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Scientists’ role in defending democracy
The United States’ democratic leadership, commitment to freedom of expression, and investment in the pursuit of knowledge have long enabled its preeminence in science and technology. Yet today we are ...
www.science.org
August 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
R.I.P. Terence Stamp, age 87. Insightful, empathetic Actor, who lead his career on his own terms, all traits I admire profusely. My thoughts are with his children, Chris and Lynette, and his friends and colleagues, one of whom was my father going back to 1950s London. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Terence Stamp: 1960s icon who was the 'master of the brooding silence'
Stamp, the dashing 60s acting icon who re-emerged as a fine character actor, has died aged 87.
www.bbc.com
August 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Lived in Braun’s LD 20 for almost 30 years. Braun has never served our district even minimally well. He refuses to meet with constituents to discuss local issues unless you are big oil/gas/biomass corporate rep. MAGA to the core is not what WA-03 wants. While I’m not MGP fan, she listens and thinks.
John Braun wants to take WA backwards, standing with Big Pharma, defending Trump’s tax handouts, and siding with the ultra-wealthy over hard-working people. WA doesn’t need a Trump loyalist. They need a real leader who will put them first.
WA GOP Senate leader John Braun to challenge Gluesenkamp Perez • Washington State Standard
The top Republican in the Washington state Senate launched a campaign Tuesday to unseat Democratic U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez.
washingtonstatestandard.com
August 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Awesome investigative reporting by @muskwatch.bsky.social‬. Can we all agree it's huge national security risk for company w connections to Chinese Communist Party to have large financial stake in U.S. company that holds multi-billion dollar contracst w DOD and NASA? www.muskwatch.com/p/government...
Government-linked Chinese firm claimed ownership stake in SpaceX
One of China's largest companies claimed to have purchased a stake in Elon Musk's SpaceX, a vital U.S.
www.muskwatch.com
August 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Topology and geometry can solve many of life’s woes. Here Dr. Roland Fryer, Professor of economics at Harvard University and NY Times Contributor, shares simple transparent process that uses #geometry to solve our #gerrymandering problem. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/12/o...
Opinion | Geometry Solves Gerrymandering
www.nytimes.com
August 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Op-Ed from Dr. John Talberth President of Center for Sustainable Economy. He co-authored a recent study of carbon tax on logging to help incentivize transition to climate smart practices eg alt's to clearcutting. Tax revenues generated could replace DNR logging revenues now passed on to local govs.
www.sustainable-economy.org
August 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
drumpf once said Ozempic costs $1300 per month. But if he makes a deal with big pharma to bring cost down by “1500%” then you”ll be able to get Ozempic for free and take home $18,200 a month to boot! Bet Wharton School of Finance is so proud of their basic math program.
August 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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2nd deadline is to Dept of Ecology on their draft analysis of the FPB's proposed buffer rule amendments. Due 11:59pm PT Aug 18th.

INFO: ecology.wa.gov/water-shorel...

BLOG: ecology.wa.gov/blog/july-20...

DOC: apps.ecology.wa.gov/publications...

COMMENT: wq.ecology.commentinput.com?id=juMmcHx2Ff
August 4, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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Stream buffers protect water quality and keep streams cool which is important when they run into fish-bearing rivers. Two deadlines to provide comment regarding Np Stream Buffer rule changes in WA. #1 is due 5pm PT Aug 12th.

DOC dnr.wa.gov/sites/defaul...

NOTICE dnr.wa.gov/sites/defaul...
August 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
RIP Loni Anderson. My thoughts to her family, friends, and actor community. My father worked with her on an episode of #WKRP in 1979 (I was at the taping). He always had kind words about her talents, sweet disposition, and generosity of spirit. She will be dearly missed. www.imdb.com/title/tt0742...
"WKRP in Cincinnati" Bad Risk (TV Episode 1979) ⭐ 7.6 | Comedy
25m | TV-PG
www.imdb.com
August 4, 2025 at 12:07 AM
RIP Tom Lehrer. The periodic table song among many others are so dear to my heart. He will be so missed. Hugs to all family and friends. www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-...
Tom Lehrer, Song Satirist And Mathematician, Dies At 97
Longtime friend David Herder said Lehrer died Saturday at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
www.huffpost.com
July 28, 2025 at 12:31 AM
132 participated in #NoKings protest today in my tiny town of #Kalama WA (pop ~~ 2700). Woohoo! Peaceful, joyous, lots of honks in support. One A-hole carbon dumping on protestors. Police kept close eye, but politely.
June 14, 2025 at 11:58 PM