atj15
@atriverside.bsky.social
Great-GrandMother ( #Grantifa ) born at CO2 ppm 310.3
Grad Cert Buddhist Philosophy, 1971-72, LTWA, Dharamsala India
Grad Cert Buddhist Philosophy, 1971-72, LTWA, Dharamsala India
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atj15
@atriverside.bsky.social
· Oct 11
🔥James Hutton Tercentenary 2026🔥
"The world will celebrate the 300th anniversary of James Hutton’s birth in 2026. This website will highlight the many activities planned to mark this important milestone across Scotland and beyond."
james-hutton.org/tercentenary/
"The world will celebrate the 300th anniversary of James Hutton’s birth in 2026. This website will highlight the many activities planned to mark this important milestone across Scotland and beyond."
james-hutton.org/tercentenary/
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Shocked, I tell you. Shocked! FFS
Burns and his team have held advance screenings of "The American Revolution" across the country, including in DC. Kerger described GOP lawmakers who voted against PBS $$$ waiting in line to shake his hand:
November 17, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Shocked, I tell you. Shocked! FFS
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a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan wins Orleans clerk of court race - Verite News New Orleans
Duncan, a political newcomer and former prisoner, defeated incumbent Darren Lombard by a wide margin in Saturday's runoff.
veritenews.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
a big runoff last night, in New Orleans:
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
Calvin Duncan was exonerated after spending *28 years* in prison; he tried to get his own case records from the New Orleans city clerk—but the office dragged its feet.
So Duncan ran to become city clerk himself, and yesterday ousted the incumbent.
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11/16/2025- Thanksgiving 2025 www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/no...
November 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
11/16/2025- Thanksgiving 2025 www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/no...
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SPIRIT CAVE—North America’s oldest known natural mummy is an ancestor, not an outlier. aDNA work proves the individual is related to present-day Native Americans, supporting the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe claim: this is their Storyteller.
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Ancient DNA analysis unlocks secrets of Ice Age tribes in the Americas
Scientists have sequenced 15 ancient genomes spanning from Alaska to Patagonia and were able to track the movements of the first humans as they spread across
cam.ac.uk
November 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
SPIRIT CAVE—North America’s oldest known natural mummy is an ancestor, not an outlier. aDNA work proves the individual is related to present-day Native Americans, supporting the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe claim: this is their Storyteller.
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Border Patrol agents have arrived in Charlotte. We'll share a few resources in this thread for those looking to document and protest this agency's reckless deployment in our neighbors' streets. 🧵 www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
‘It should not happen’: Worker describes Border Patrol arrest at Lowe’s in Matthews
One man said federal police broke his pickup window and stole his keys. Another said they aimed rifles at him.
www.charlotteobserver.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Border Patrol agents have arrived in Charlotte. We'll share a few resources in this thread for those looking to document and protest this agency's reckless deployment in our neighbors' streets. 🧵 www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/a...
"Our novel use of airborne eDNA data reveals substantial changes in bryophyte phenology, including several weeks' (3–6 weeks) advance since the 1970s in seasonal timing of spore dispersal for 15 of the 16 taxa."
Our editors write:
- Bryophyte phenology: Shifting spore dispersal with climate change rdcu.be/eP4en
A highlight of "Rapid shifts in bryophyte phenology revealed by airborne eDNA" in @britishecologicalsociety.org :
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
- Bryophyte phenology: Shifting spore dispersal with climate change rdcu.be/eP4en
A highlight of "Rapid shifts in bryophyte phenology revealed by airborne eDNA" in @britishecologicalsociety.org :
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
November 16, 2025 at 12:40 AM
"Our novel use of airborne eDNA data reveals substantial changes in bryophyte phenology, including several weeks' (3–6 weeks) advance since the 1970s in seasonal timing of spore dispersal for 15 of the 16 taxa."
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This is big: elected Republicans in a deep-red state saying NO to Trump even after his personal plea.
The balance is shifting - and we have to keep up the pressure everywhere.
The balance is shifting - and we have to keep up the pressure everywhere.
Indiana likely will not push forward with redistricting despite pressure from White House
It’s a massive blow to the White House’s efforts to shore up a Republican House majority next year.
www.politico.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This is big: elected Republicans in a deep-red state saying NO to Trump even after his personal plea.
The balance is shifting - and we have to keep up the pressure everywhere.
The balance is shifting - and we have to keep up the pressure everywhere.
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#EGU26 is already on its way 🎉!
Abstract submissions are officially open until 15 January 2026, 13:00 CET.
Let the journey begin and submit your abstract NOW!
👉 Visit https://www.egu26.eu/ for more information!
Abstract submissions are officially open until 15 January 2026, 13:00 CET.
Let the journey begin and submit your abstract NOW!
👉 Visit https://www.egu26.eu/ for more information!
November 13, 2025 at 11:30 AM
#EGU26 is already on its way 🎉!
Abstract submissions are officially open until 15 January 2026, 13:00 CET.
Let the journey begin and submit your abstract NOW!
👉 Visit https://www.egu26.eu/ for more information!
Abstract submissions are officially open until 15 January 2026, 13:00 CET.
Let the journey begin and submit your abstract NOW!
👉 Visit https://www.egu26.eu/ for more information!
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Lovely review of the illustrated Otherlands from LoveReading4Kids (an online bookshop which donates some of the revenue to school libraries).
"A star of stars", "an absolute gem"
www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/book/9780241...
"A star of stars", "an absolute gem"
www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/book/9780241...
Otherlands by Thomas Halliday
Otherlands (ISBN: 9780241611203) Travel back through time and discover strange and incredible lands with this absolutely stunning gift of a book. A star of stars.
www.lovereading4kids.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Lovely review of the illustrated Otherlands from LoveReading4Kids (an online bookshop which donates some of the revenue to school libraries).
"A star of stars", "an absolute gem"
www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/book/9780241...
"A star of stars", "an absolute gem"
www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/book/9780241...
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🌍 AGU is proud to be an official observer at #COP30 in Belém, Brazil (10–21 Nov)!
Today’s spotlight: Dr. Gillian Bowser, Colorado State University & ESA, Fulbright Scholar at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences.
#AGU #ClimateAction
Today’s spotlight: Dr. Gillian Bowser, Colorado State University & ESA, Fulbright Scholar at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences.
#AGU #ClimateAction
November 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
🌍 AGU is proud to be an official observer at #COP30 in Belém, Brazil (10–21 Nov)!
Today’s spotlight: Dr. Gillian Bowser, Colorado State University & ESA, Fulbright Scholar at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences.
#AGU #ClimateAction
Today’s spotlight: Dr. Gillian Bowser, Colorado State University & ESA, Fulbright Scholar at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences.
#AGU #ClimateAction
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This is a flexible crinoid, Euonychocrinus simplex, from the Pennsylvanian Bond Fm. near Pontiac, Illinois.
I know it looks like an alien face sucker, but it's related to starfish and sand dollars.
#FossilFriday
I know it looks like an alien face sucker, but it's related to starfish and sand dollars.
#FossilFriday
November 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This is a flexible crinoid, Euonychocrinus simplex, from the Pennsylvanian Bond Fm. near Pontiac, Illinois.
I know it looks like an alien face sucker, but it's related to starfish and sand dollars.
#FossilFriday
I know it looks like an alien face sucker, but it's related to starfish and sand dollars.
#FossilFriday
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happy #fossilfriday! this is heracles inexpectatus, a large parrot from the early miocene of new zealand. its fossils were initially misidentified as belonging to an eagle, before being recognised as a strigopoid parrot, and therefore related to the extant kea, kaka, and kakapo
(art by brian choo)
(art by brian choo)
November 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
happy #fossilfriday! this is heracles inexpectatus, a large parrot from the early miocene of new zealand. its fossils were initially misidentified as belonging to an eagle, before being recognised as a strigopoid parrot, and therefore related to the extant kea, kaka, and kakapo
(art by brian choo)
(art by brian choo)
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Breaking out the Mammoth tooth to lecture about megafaunal extinctions today for #FossilFriday
November 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Breaking out the Mammoth tooth to lecture about megafaunal extinctions today for #FossilFriday
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A first for me and @geologyjohnson.bsky.social to see trilobites in the wild. Look at the beautiful preservation 😍
Rocks likely heterolithic limestone with black shake and chert interbeds from late Devonian-early Carboniferous from southern Belgium.
#FossilFriday
Rocks likely heterolithic limestone with black shake and chert interbeds from late Devonian-early Carboniferous from southern Belgium.
#FossilFriday
November 14, 2025 at 8:14 AM
A first for me and @geologyjohnson.bsky.social to see trilobites in the wild. Look at the beautiful preservation 😍
Rocks likely heterolithic limestone with black shake and chert interbeds from late Devonian-early Carboniferous from southern Belgium.
#FossilFriday
Rocks likely heterolithic limestone with black shake and chert interbeds from late Devonian-early Carboniferous from southern Belgium.
#FossilFriday
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Try though he may, Trump can't erase his connection to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. #Trump #JeffreyEpstein #pedophile #SexTrafficking #predator #scandal #coverup
November 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Try though he may, Trump can't erase his connection to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. #Trump #JeffreyEpstein #pedophile #SexTrafficking #predator #scandal #coverup
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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Really grateful this incredibly thoughtful, in-depth review.
"There Is No Place for Us reads like horror... Goldstone argues that people are not slipping into homelessness but are being actively pushed."
lareviewofbooks.org/article/an-e...
"There Is No Place for Us reads like horror... Goldstone argues that people are not slipping into homelessness but are being actively pushed."
lareviewofbooks.org/article/an-e...
"There is no city, state, or county in America where a two-bedroom apartment is in reach for someone who earns minimum wage and works full time." Zoe Adams reviews Brian Goldstone's book, "There is No Place for Us."
lareviewofbooks.org/article/an-emergency-born-of-prosperity/
lareviewofbooks.org/article/an-emergency-born-of-prosperity/
November 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Really grateful this incredibly thoughtful, in-depth review.
"There Is No Place for Us reads like horror... Goldstone argues that people are not slipping into homelessness but are being actively pushed."
lareviewofbooks.org/article/an-e...
"There Is No Place for Us reads like horror... Goldstone argues that people are not slipping into homelessness but are being actively pushed."
lareviewofbooks.org/article/an-e...
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After many years of reporting and writing, the day is finally here: THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US is out today.
I poured everything into this book, and I hope it ignites outrage at the fact that so many people in the richest nation on earth have been deprived of one of the most basic human necessities.
I poured everything into this book, and I hope it ignites outrage at the fact that so many people in the richest nation on earth have been deprived of one of the most basic human necessities.
March 25, 2025 at 10:16 AM
After many years of reporting and writing, the day is finally here: THERE IS NO PLACE FOR US is out today.
I poured everything into this book, and I hope it ignites outrage at the fact that so many people in the richest nation on earth have been deprived of one of the most basic human necessities.
I poured everything into this book, and I hope it ignites outrage at the fact that so many people in the richest nation on earth have been deprived of one of the most basic human necessities.
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A Sinn Féin member has been expelled from the party after her partner was arrested as part of a garda (Irish police) investigation into far-right extremism.
Sinn Féin: Member expelled after partner's far-right arrest
Sinn Féin's national spokesperson says the woman was expelled after "she failed to notify the party that her home was raided".
www.bbc.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
A Sinn Féin member has been expelled from the party after her partner was arrested as part of a garda (Irish police) investigation into far-right extremism.
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WATCH: @raskin.house.gov explains the deal that would allow eight GOP senators lucrative lawsuits over phone record subpoenas:
"It's certainly the most corrupt provision authorizing financial self-dealing and plunder of the public passed by Congress in this century."
"It's certainly the most corrupt provision authorizing financial self-dealing and plunder of the public passed by Congress in this century."
November 13, 2025 at 4:32 AM
WATCH: @raskin.house.gov explains the deal that would allow eight GOP senators lucrative lawsuits over phone record subpoenas:
"It's certainly the most corrupt provision authorizing financial self-dealing and plunder of the public passed by Congress in this century."
"It's certainly the most corrupt provision authorizing financial self-dealing and plunder of the public passed by Congress in this century."
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BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
NEW: At Pope Leo’s Urging, Bishops Issue Historic Rebuke of Trump’s Raids
Nearly all U.S. Catholic bishops united in Baltimore to denounce the Trump administration’s “inhumane” deportation campaign — a near-unanimous, unprecedented moral stand against a sitting president.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
BREAKING: At Pope Leo XIV’s urging, U.S. Catholic bishops just delivered the strongest rebuke of a sitting president in Church history — condemning Trump-Vance raids as “inhumane” and “dehumanizing” in a 216–5 vote.
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Very grateful for this. See https://presswatchers.org/2025/10/lawless-police-state-raid-of-chicago-apartment-building-demands-more-attention/
November 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Homelessness and work /detention camps. gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. 🎁https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/us/politics/utah-trump-homeless-campus.html?unlocked_article_code=1.yE8.gFa3.ZyRg5Fub0tSR&smid=bs-share
In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
www.nytimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Homelessness and work /detention camps. gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. 🎁https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/us/politics/utah-trump-homeless-campus.html?unlocked_article_code=1.yE8.gFa3.ZyRg5Fub0tSR&smid=bs-share
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"In August, I contacted the UN Human Rights Office to ask about the implications of a circumstance like this, in which a company they flagged for involvement in Israeli settlements has a large US subsidiary profiting off tenants like Kelly." Stunning new investigation from @thomasbirm.bsky.social
The Eviction Kings
One of Israel’s biggest companies is taking over huge swaths of US real estate—and tenants are paying the price.
www.thenation.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
"In August, I contacted the UN Human Rights Office to ask about the implications of a circumstance like this, in which a company they flagged for involvement in Israeli settlements has a large US subsidiary profiting off tenants like Kelly." Stunning new investigation from @thomasbirm.bsky.social