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Andrea Feldman
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Curmudgeon. Lapsed zine publisher. Cat person. Armchair traveler.
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Hello Bluesky! Do I need more social media in my life? No! But am I sick of No Joy in Muskville (a bit heavy on GOP sociopaths) and Instagram (ads n’ grifters)? Yes! So here I am. Enjoy this photo of my shy kitty Little Miss luxuriating in the sunshine.
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The harm isn't just from the gross disinformation itself, but also resulting erosion of trust in federal science and guidance.

Rebuilding the latter will take far longer than correcting the former.
It appears that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has, within the past week, scrubbed a large amount of climate change content from its official website, as well as *removed human-caused warming* from the discussion on its "causes of climate change" page.
December 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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#NotKnownEnough
#MusicChallenge

Day 3: Turkish Delight / Around

TD opened for my roommate's ex's new band Reverse. Blown away. Tough to get, not on streaming. As a joke they released an anniversary edition of this on cassette a couple years ago. So punk.

iheartnoise.bandcamp.com/track/around
Around, by Turkish Delight
from the album IHN003 // Tommy Bell
iheartnoise.bandcamp.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Turkish Delight: Detuned Dada – Warped Reality Magazine
warpedrealitymagazine.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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If you would prefer not to have a Mayor that sits on panels about criminalizing free speech alongside scandal-ridden Eric Adams, donate to our grassroots campaign!

secure.actblue.com/donate/david...
December 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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A pillar of our work is research that can inform conservation. Meet our chief research scientist & learn how his passion for polar bear conservation led him to a career in research & how protecting a future polar bears is impactful for all Arctic species. #WildlifeConservationDay pbears.org/meetjohn
Conservation in Action: Dr. John Whiteman | Polar Bears International
Polar Bears International’s chief research scientist, Dr. John Whiteman, discusses his role at PBI, what drew him to working with polar bears, and why he is so committed to polar bear conservation
pbears.org
December 4, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Will the Ripple Rug cure the decade-long mutual antipathy of these two cranky beasties? Tune in tomorrow to find out!
December 4, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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for anyone trying to extricate yourself from the clutches of Amazon: bookstores make more than a third of their money between now & New Year’s, & most bookstores ship nationwide 💌
November 11, 2024 at 10:10 PM
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The arc of the moral universe is rocking back and forth in the bathtub.

The arc of the moral universe is out of ideas.

The arc of the moral universe wants you to please wait. Your call is important to it.
Updates on the Arc of the Moral Universe
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - - -The arc of the moral universe is feeling ...
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November 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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#GivingTuesday is tomorrow, December 2!
Your generosity has the power to make a real difference. As a donor-supported nonprofit, we rely on your support to fuel our conservation work. With your help, we can continue to protect vulnerable species in 2026!
💖 xerces.org/give
December 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The NYC Plover Project does amazing work — not just to protect vulnerable plovers, but to raise awareness about the importance of protecting migrating bird species, our local ecosystems, and cooperating in our communities!
We are kicking off #givingtuesday early! Every gift you make will be matched up to $12,500, effectively doubling your impact to protect NYC’s endangered species!

Please make a donation today:

give.nycploverproject.org/campaign/747...

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December 2, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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War can cause serious, irreversible damage to the environment and biodiversity.

In this article for @therevelator.org we tried to look at exactly how some specific attacks, such the destruction of the #KakhovkaDam, has affected Ukrainian farmlands

therevelator.org/locusts-land...
December 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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This is very cool, & also Greer Lankton is yet another great answer to the “nobody heard of transgender before 20XX” nonsense; born in 1958, gender affirming surgery at the age of 21, which her father—a Presbyterian minister—convinced his church’s board to cover under the church’s health insurance
I recently discovered a wonderful small press called Magic Hour. They’ve just published the first monograph devoted to the pioneering trans artist Greer Lankton, and their back catalog includes this absolutely joyous book devoted to Corita’s color photography: magichour.press/products/ord...
Ordinary Things Will Be Signs For Us: Photographs by Corita
The first monograph dedicated to the photography of groundbreaking artist, graphic designer and activist Sister CoriaCorita Kent, formerly Sister Mary Corita, is known for her exuberant, colorful seri...
magichour.press
December 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I recently discovered a wonderful small press called Magic Hour. They’ve just published the first monograph devoted to the pioneering trans artist Greer Lankton, and their back catalog includes this absolutely joyous book devoted to Corita’s color photography: magichour.press/products/ord...
Ordinary Things Will Be Signs For Us: Photographs by Corita
The first monograph dedicated to the photography of groundbreaking artist, graphic designer and activist Sister CoriaCorita Kent, formerly Sister Mary Corita, is known for her exuberant, colorful seri...
magichour.press
December 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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New England Cottontail Rabbits are the only rabbit species native to New England, and perhaps to your surprise, were nearly endangered in the 2000s due to habitat loss.

Roger Williams Park Zoo was a part of the effort to repopulate this native species, starting their repopulation project in 2010.
Bunnies in our Backyards: The New England Cottontail Rabbit Repopulation Project
Editor’s Note: Providence Counts is a feature of our weekly publication that tells a story through numbers, listing facts and figures from local data sets or organizations. In the 20th century, the po...
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November 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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OR you could buy a ticket to our upcoming event, Storied Providence. All proceeds benefit The PVD Eye.
Storied Providence
Providence-based storytelling fundraiser event
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December 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
It’s 11am. The neighborhood leaf blower brigade has been going since 8:45am. 🤔🤪😩
December 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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People who frequent the intersection of Green End Avenue and Valley Road on Aquidneck Island know that the area is Gravy’s turf. Story by @leahbcrowley.bsky.social: www.wpri.com/news/local-n...
November 26, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Fuuuuuuckkkkk Amazon.
“After that extra-contaminated water leaves Amazon’s data center, it then gets dumped and sprayed across local farmland in Oregon.”

Eewwww
Everyone knows data centers use a ton of water.

What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.

And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
November 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Extremely sad to hear the news that cartoonist & musician JD King has died. I discovered his work when he illustrated a @lindamariesmith55.bsky.social record in the early 1990s, but he was also known for his band, the Coachmen, featuring a young Thurston Moore. www.tcj.com/rip-j-d-king...
RIP J.D. King - 1951-2025 - The Comics Journal
JD King, whose jazz-infused comics and illustrations appeared in many alt publications and national ad campaigns, died in early November, 2025.
www.tcj.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Some words on the great Udo

decider.com/2025/11/24/u...
The weird and wonderful world of the dearly departed Udo Kier
There was no career like his — it’s literally dizzying to contemplate.
decider.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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A pair of snowy owls has taken up residence along a Lake Michigan beach, sparking curious speculation about how long the Arctic birds of prey will call Chicago home.
A pair of snowy owls spotted along Lake Michigan beach draws crowds in Chicago
A pair of snowy owls has taken up residence along a Lake Michigan beach, sparking curious speculation about how long the Arctic birds of prey will call Chicago home.
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November 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
They mostly hate each other but sometimes …don’t?
November 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM