Judith Gardener
@earther.bsky.social
Post-partisan social misfit. Insatiably curious, reader, over-thinker, gardener. Loves Earth, mountains, trees, plants, all creatures. Deplores predatory, greedy, willfully ignorant humans. Port Angeles, Washington, USA (Canadian border, Olympic Mountains)
Just because I like it and thought somebody else here might, too. It's from Jon Batiste's "Beethoven Blues" album.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5YR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5YR...
Jon Batiste - Für Elise - Batiste (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by JonBatisteVEVO
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November 30, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Just because I like it and thought somebody else here might, too. It's from Jon Batiste's "Beethoven Blues" album.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5YR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5YR...
Reposted by Judith Gardener
A LAMENT FOR GRIZZLY 399
#bear399 #tetons #yellowstone #wildlife #grizzlies #yellowstonegrizzlies #bearsbelong #bears #biodiversity #nature #conservation #wilderness #endangeredspecies #ShootwithCamerasNotGuns
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aoa...
#bear399 #tetons #yellowstone #wildlife #grizzlies #yellowstonegrizzlies #bearsbelong #bears #biodiversity #nature #conservation #wilderness #endangeredspecies #ShootwithCamerasNotGuns
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aoa...
A LAMENT FOR GRIZZLY 399 -#best #nature #naturephotography #Tetons #Yellowstone #wildlife #bear 399
YouTube video by gregbalvin
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November 29, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Reposted by Judith Gardener
"Western civilization," the font, the 11 stars - 11 states in the confederacy, for the record.
Why is this never news? Why are we letting our government agencies do this sort of thing while the news agencies report on hallucinated trade deals and act like everything is normal
Why is this never news? Why are we letting our government agencies do this sort of thing while the news agencies report on hallucinated trade deals and act like everything is normal
November 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"Western civilization," the font, the 11 stars - 11 states in the confederacy, for the record.
Why is this never news? Why are we letting our government agencies do this sort of thing while the news agencies report on hallucinated trade deals and act like everything is normal
Why is this never news? Why are we letting our government agencies do this sort of thing while the news agencies report on hallucinated trade deals and act like everything is normal
Reposted by Judith Gardener
Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
What an opportunity this tragedy gave him: Now he can turn the USA into a private club with all of us but the extremely wealthy merely staff or servants.
November 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
What an opportunity this tragedy gave him: Now he can turn the USA into a private club with all of us but the extremely wealthy merely staff or servants.
Reposted by Judith Gardener
Thanksgiving celebrating the day Americans fed undocumented aliens from Europe. Think about it.
November 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Thanksgiving celebrating the day Americans fed undocumented aliens from Europe. Think about it.
Some US states are still tracking Covid hospitalizations. Here's a way to report a positive test. It's helpful to all of us if we know what's happening where. Up to 3 at-home test kits are still available without a prescription at local stores and online.
report.makemytestcount.org?testTargets=...
report.makemytestcount.org?testTargets=...
MakeMyTestCount: Report COVID-19 home test results safely and privately.
Report COVID-19 home test results safely and privately.
report.makemytestcount.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Some US states are still tracking Covid hospitalizations. Here's a way to report a positive test. It's helpful to all of us if we know what's happening where. Up to 3 at-home test kits are still available without a prescription at local stores and online.
report.makemytestcount.org?testTargets=...
report.makemytestcount.org?testTargets=...
Reposted by Judith Gardener
I went to immigration court in Seattle to observe the kids docket. These children, some as young as three years old, are expected to understand complex legal processes and represent themselves in court.
That’s not due process.
That’s not due process.
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I went to immigration court in Seattle to observe the kids docket. These children, some as young as three years old, are expected to understand complex legal processes and represent themselves in court.
That’s not due process.
That’s not due process.
Aquatic Biodiversity Study
#wa
To better understand and protect Washington’s native freshwater fish, shellfish, and amphibians, WA Fish and Wildlife scientists are using environmental DNA to conduct a census of every major river in Washington over the next seven years.
tinyurl.com/4a29frhp
#wa
To better understand and protect Washington’s native freshwater fish, shellfish, and amphibians, WA Fish and Wildlife scientists are using environmental DNA to conduct a census of every major river in Washington over the next seven years.
tinyurl.com/4a29frhp
Washington’s rivers, revealed: Cutting-edge project to map the aquatic biodiversity of every river…
In a groundbreaking effort to better understand and protect Washington’s native freshwater fish, shellfish, and amphibians, Washington…
tinyurl.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Aquatic Biodiversity Study
#wa
To better understand and protect Washington’s native freshwater fish, shellfish, and amphibians, WA Fish and Wildlife scientists are using environmental DNA to conduct a census of every major river in Washington over the next seven years.
tinyurl.com/4a29frhp
#wa
To better understand and protect Washington’s native freshwater fish, shellfish, and amphibians, WA Fish and Wildlife scientists are using environmental DNA to conduct a census of every major river in Washington over the next seven years.
tinyurl.com/4a29frhp
"The word only ever used to have a sexual connotation."
Correction: The word used to have only...
Cringe! Too typical of the degradation of English and obvious ignorance of basic grammar that I see in media articles every day. Most often, misuse of "only."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre....
Correction: The word used to have only...
Cringe! Too typical of the degradation of English and obvious ignorance of basic grammar that I see in media articles every day. Most often, misuse of "only."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre....
November 21, 2025 at 3:15 AM
"The word only ever used to have a sexual connotation."
Correction: The word used to have only...
Cringe! Too typical of the degradation of English and obvious ignorance of basic grammar that I see in media articles every day. Most often, misuse of "only."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre....
Correction: The word used to have only...
Cringe! Too typical of the degradation of English and obvious ignorance of basic grammar that I see in media articles every day. Most often, misuse of "only."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre....
Reposted by Judith Gardener
We are deep into word-by-word censorship. Not only are universities purging/rewriting their websites based on centralized edicts, they are sending lists of forbidden words to guest speakers...
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
We are deep into word-by-word censorship. Not only are universities purging/rewriting their websites based on centralized edicts, they are sending lists of forbidden words to guest speakers...
Video by members of US Congress, all former military, urging current military to legally REFUSE orders that are illegal.
Trump called them "insurrectionists" and said they deserved the death penalty!
BlueSky won't redirect, so copy link and try it in a browser.
www.facebook.com/watch/?v=255...
Trump called them "insurrectionists" and said they deserved the death penalty!
BlueSky won't redirect, so copy link and try it in a browser.
www.facebook.com/watch/?v=255...
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November 20, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Video by members of US Congress, all former military, urging current military to legally REFUSE orders that are illegal.
Trump called them "insurrectionists" and said they deserved the death penalty!
BlueSky won't redirect, so copy link and try it in a browser.
www.facebook.com/watch/?v=255...
Trump called them "insurrectionists" and said they deserved the death penalty!
BlueSky won't redirect, so copy link and try it in a browser.
www.facebook.com/watch/?v=255...
Reposted by Judith Gardener
"A little more than a year after the historic removal of four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River, California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) scientists are seeing salmon reoccupying just about every corner of their historic habitat."
CDFW News | ‘Salmon Everywhere’ One Year After Klamath Dam Removal
A little more than a year after the historic removal of four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River, CDFW scientists are seeing salmon reoccupying just about every corner of their historic habitat.
wildlife.ca.gov
November 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"A little more than a year after the historic removal of four hydroelectric dams on the Klamath River, California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) scientists are seeing salmon reoccupying just about every corner of their historic habitat."
Seattle Times:
Ocean acidification to hit Puget Sound harder, study says
The waters of Puget Sound are more susceptible to ocean acidification and sliding faster into dangerous territory for its marine wildlife than other places around the world, a new study shows.
#WA #PNW
tinyurl.com/yjk5ehkp
Ocean acidification to hit Puget Sound harder, study says
The waters of Puget Sound are more susceptible to ocean acidification and sliding faster into dangerous territory for its marine wildlife than other places around the world, a new study shows.
#WA #PNW
tinyurl.com/yjk5ehkp
Ocean acidification to hit Puget Sound harder, study says
As carbon dioxide is absorbed by the world's oceans, they become more corrosive. That's happening faster here.
tinyurl.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Seattle Times:
Ocean acidification to hit Puget Sound harder, study says
The waters of Puget Sound are more susceptible to ocean acidification and sliding faster into dangerous territory for its marine wildlife than other places around the world, a new study shows.
#WA #PNW
tinyurl.com/yjk5ehkp
Ocean acidification to hit Puget Sound harder, study says
The waters of Puget Sound are more susceptible to ocean acidification and sliding faster into dangerous territory for its marine wildlife than other places around the world, a new study shows.
#WA #PNW
tinyurl.com/yjk5ehkp
Nature is non-partisan!
CALL your members of Congress and tell them they won't get your vote unless they ACT and DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN.
Everything is about merely money to this president. We'll live with the consequences long, long after he's gone.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/c...
CALL your members of Congress and tell them they won't get your vote unless they ACT and DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN.
Everything is about merely money to this president. We'll live with the consequences long, long after he's gone.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/c...
November 20, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Nature is non-partisan!
CALL your members of Congress and tell them they won't get your vote unless they ACT and DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN.
Everything is about merely money to this president. We'll live with the consequences long, long after he's gone.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/c...
CALL your members of Congress and tell them they won't get your vote unless they ACT and DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN.
Everything is about merely money to this president. We'll live with the consequences long, long after he's gone.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/c...
#Washington residents (only)
The state Health Dept wants input on a plan to better accommodate and make life easier for older people and those who have dementia. This survey fails to include what I'd answer, so it falls short, but the more input, the more hope for improvement.
tinyurl.com/4hhnksc8
The state Health Dept wants input on a plan to better accommodate and make life easier for older people and those who have dementia. This survey fails to include what I'd answer, so it falls short, but the more input, the more hope for improvement.
tinyurl.com/4hhnksc8
Age- and Dementia-Friendly Washington Survey
We invite and encourage you to take the Age- and Dementia-Friendly Washington Survey. Together, we can build communities that support dignity, independence, and connection for all. The survey is offer...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:55 AM
#Washington residents (only)
The state Health Dept wants input on a plan to better accommodate and make life easier for older people and those who have dementia. This survey fails to include what I'd answer, so it falls short, but the more input, the more hope for improvement.
tinyurl.com/4hhnksc8
The state Health Dept wants input on a plan to better accommodate and make life easier for older people and those who have dementia. This survey fails to include what I'd answer, so it falls short, but the more input, the more hope for improvement.
tinyurl.com/4hhnksc8
From the weekly NY Times "Flashback" history quiz, which is educational and entertaining. They release it on Saturday, but I save it for peaceful Sunday.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
From the weekly NY Times "Flashback" history quiz, which is educational and entertaining. They release it on Saturday, but I save it for peaceful Sunday.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Please follow these people so they'll post here, not just -- you know, elsewhere.
@cderrightsofnature.bsky.social
www.centerforenvironmentalrights.org
@cderrightsofnature.bsky.social
www.centerforenvironmentalrights.org
Center for Democratic and Environmental Rights
www.centerforenvironmentalrights.org
November 16, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Please follow these people so they'll post here, not just -- you know, elsewhere.
@cderrightsofnature.bsky.social
www.centerforenvironmentalrights.org
@cderrightsofnature.bsky.social
www.centerforenvironmentalrights.org
Reposted by Judith Gardener
The FBI has recently used polygraph tests to ask senior employees if they have said anything negative about FBI Director Kash Patel or had spoken to the media.
Separately, Patel granted waivers to Deputy Director Dan Bongino and two other staffers, exempting them from passing polygraph exams.
Separately, Patel granted waivers to Deputy Director Dan Bongino and two other staffers, exempting them from passing polygraph exams.
FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff
As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau backgr...
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The FBI has recently used polygraph tests to ask senior employees if they have said anything negative about FBI Director Kash Patel or had spoken to the media.
Separately, Patel granted waivers to Deputy Director Dan Bongino and two other staffers, exempting them from passing polygraph exams.
Separately, Patel granted waivers to Deputy Director Dan Bongino and two other staffers, exempting them from passing polygraph exams.
Reposted by Judith Gardener
"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Reposted by Judith Gardener
November 16, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Reposted by Judith Gardener
"According to the class action lawsuit, PetSafe failed to disclose that its electronic ‘shock’ collars were not “harmless” as advertised and could allegedly cause physical and psychological harm."
$1.9M PetSafe electronic collar class action settlement
PetSafe and parent company Radio Systems Corporation have agreed to a $1.9 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims it failed to disclose that its electronic collars were potentially ...
topclassactions.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
"According to the class action lawsuit, PetSafe failed to disclose that its electronic ‘shock’ collars were not “harmless” as advertised and could allegedly cause physical and psychological harm."
PetSafe shock collars falsely advertised as ‘harmless,’ class action claims
"To conceal the true nature of the shock collars, Radio Systems uses euphemisms to describe what being electrocuted by a shock collar feels like for a pet, the lawsuit states."
PetSafe shock collars falsely advertised as 'harmless,' class action claims
Radio Systems markets its PetSafe shock collars as being safe and harmless, when they actually harm pets physically and psychologically, a new class action lawsuit alleges.
topclassactions.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:15 PM
PetSafe shock collars falsely advertised as ‘harmless,’ class action claims
This "ocean-based carbon removal" & sea life harm is disturbing.
Microsoft wants this startup company to dump their CO2 into the Port Angeles harbor, which is on the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Canadian border. The operation is backed by the Washington state Ecology dept.
tinyurl.com/2pxnu23v
Microsoft wants this startup company to dump their CO2 into the Port Angeles harbor, which is on the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Canadian border. The operation is backed by the Washington state Ecology dept.
tinyurl.com/2pxnu23v
November 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This "ocean-based carbon removal" & sea life harm is disturbing.
Microsoft wants this startup company to dump their CO2 into the Port Angeles harbor, which is on the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Canadian border. The operation is backed by the Washington state Ecology dept.
tinyurl.com/2pxnu23v
Microsoft wants this startup company to dump their CO2 into the Port Angeles harbor, which is on the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Canadian border. The operation is backed by the Washington state Ecology dept.
tinyurl.com/2pxnu23v