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CaraT

@catsinmtns.bsky.social

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Love nature, hiking & animals. I like to share knowledge & awareness. No hate, find compassion, try to put yourself in others position 💟☮️ Reading, art, hiking building community, politically liberal/progressive. Up some creek (crick) in #Montana 🚫Dms

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CaraT @catsinmtns.bsky.social · Nov 23

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Ernest Hemingway once said:
In our darkest moments, we don’t need solutions or advice. What we yearn for is simply human connection—a quiet presence, a gentle touch. These small gestures are the anchors that hold us steady when life feels like too much.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 8d

Utterly beholden to lobbyists, staggeringly ignorant and dismissive of the natural world: Rachel Reeves might not look or sound like Donald Trump, but she is behaving very much like him. This government is even more of an ecological hazard than the Tories were.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Rachel Reeves clears planning blockage amid ‘good relationship’ with developer

Exclusive: Chancellor says 20,000 homes were being held up due to ‘some snails that are a protected species or something’

www.theguardian.com

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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 10h

George is right
UK Labor launching full scale attack on UK nature
Giving developers free hand
Huge limits on legal objections
ministers new authority to issue holding directions to stop local councils from rejecting planning
insideecology.com/2025/10/15/u...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

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@debbie156 @debbie156.bsky.social · 10h

That’s exactly the plan in Project 2025. Weaken the dollar and then suggest bitcoin or Trumps as the support for backing. Of course, this means the Trumps get richer while we have less stability. www.cbpp.org/research/fed...

House Republican Agendas and Project 2025 Would Increase Poverty and Hardship, Drive Up the Uninsured Rate, and Disinvest From People, Communities, and the Economy | Center on Budget and Policy Priori...

Millions of people would face higher costs for health care, child care, and housing, and millions more would lose health coverage.

www.cbpp.org

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 2d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Seems the Narcissist-in-Chief is mad about the Time Mag cover neckgina pic so please don’t share it widely

Thank you for your attention to this matter

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

An EPA report found that the forever chemical PFNA interferes with human development and likely causes damage to the liver and male reproductive systems.

The agency has sat on the report for months. “Scientifically, it was done,” said one scientist.

By @fastlerner.bsky.social

Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.

Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the ...

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 2d

There's always a risk if you invoke Hitler or Mussolini when talking U.S. politics that people will roll their eyes or dismiss you as being over the top. But in the case of Trump, you ignore the comparison at your peril. My article on what Trump is up to: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/trump-is-n...

Trump is now working to secure one party rule--just like Mussolini and Hitler did

History is screaming at us!

deanobeidallah.substack.com

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Is this what we want? @isthiswhatwewant.bsky.social · 2d

There was a #Category4Typhoon in #Alaska. "People woke up to their homes floating down the river". It's sad that in 2025, these people didn't proper warning. The people who operate that public service have likely been fired. We need to reign in the historic corruption thats riddled our federal gov

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

TEXAS senate candidate Rep. @jamestalarico.bsky.social (grandson of a Baptist preacher): “I put my hand on a Bible and swore an oath to the constitution, not the other way around.”

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!

Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.

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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 2d

You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes.

Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.

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Haters_gonna_hate (Princess Kim K) @princesskim.bsky.social · 2d

This precious boy who also loves Taylor Swift - needs more than 76 reposts if he’s going 2find his human! #Swifties #nycacc Will kill him! We can stop that! We have the power to help find him a foster ! Pls REPOST HIM! Let’s get him over 100 reposts so we can save his precious life!

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Stardust 🌏🎬 @stardustbluepr.com · 2d

Concerned about AI yet?
#AIEthics

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 2d

On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

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Digiguard Inc. @digiguardsecurity.com · 4d

How Can Small Businesses Defend Against Social Engineering Phishing Attacks?

Social engineering hackers steal private data from businesses using fake emails, texts and websites. Learn the most common phishing attacks and strategies to protect your data.

www.digiguardsecurity.com/resources/ar...

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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 3d

The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein

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AMHotFlash @amhotflash.bsky.social · 4d

Mass firings have begun in the Federal Government…not furloughs, but firings.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 3d

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

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Nikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · 3d

My latest: GOP-controlled legislatures have rolled back and narrowed voter-approved paid sick leave policies, as national Republicans continue to gut healthcare access

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

www.rollingstone.com

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 6d

lede = introductory section in journalism

bury the lede = hiding the most relevant pieces of a story within other distracting information

Allegedly, it’s spelled ‘lede’ to avoid confusion with ‘lead,’ which was the strip of metal that would separate lines of type.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 7d

Mike Johnson’s abrupt closure of the House had more to do with stalling a congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation than previously reported, and it appears to have been a direct response to the Treasury’s surrender of Epstein’s financial records.

SCOOP: Johnson closed House hours after Congress received Epstein’s financial records

The decision to shut down the House — and by extension the government — came hours after the Oversight Committee received documents from the US Treasury.

www.beltway.news

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Master Coach Hu @mastercoachhu.bsky.social · 6d

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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · Sep 11

The ozone hole was a man-made crisis that posed a catastrophic risk to life on earth. Humanity rallied together to fix the problem.

How did that happen and what can it teach us about the AI crisis? Find out on this week’s YUA:

Watch - https://youtu.be/Qx0GRpPW2PA

Listen - http://bit.ly/4gmSUkY

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Center For Humane Technology @humanetech.bsky.social · 8d

CHT co-founder Tristan Harris returns to "The Daily Show" for an incisive conversation about the reckless AI path we're on, driven by the race to achieve market dominance: "This is an insane way to roll out a technology."

Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=675d_6WGPbo

Tristan Harris – The Dangers of Unregulated AI on Humanity & the Workforce | The Daily Show

YouTube video by The Daily Show

www.youtube.com

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CaraT @catsinmtns.bsky.social · 6d

I’m so grateful to have watched Tristan Harris speak to John about AI. Although, absolutely horrified as well. This is such a vital discussion to be having everywhere and with everyone. 🙏

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