Jill Christenson
@justjillmarie.bsky.social
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Atheist, feminist, therapist, ally. No longer believes we can save the world, but still strives for all to live their best life. Enjoys living and adventuring in Costa Rica, yoga, horror fiction and taking bugs/frogs/critters outside.
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Yes, It's been on my list for a long time, it was a great visit, good weather and many times no people around me!
This one looking in at me as I'm doing the laundry this evening #frogs
This makes me so happy! We had gopher tortoises on our property in Georgia and before we sold our house I called a couple of places to see if there was a way to protect the land they were on, but it wasn't feasible, I hope they are still ok.
Exciting news for Gopher Tortoises!

The Georgia #GopherTortoise Conservation Initiative recently reached its goal of permanently protecting 65 tortoise populations across the state!
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Georgia’s Medicaid work requirements program spent two times as much on administrative costs as on health care costs — while preventing thousands of eligible Georgians from accessing health care.

Say it with me: Medicaid work requirements don’t work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzMqYttKv1c
Medicaid Work Requirements, Debunked
Robert Reich
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Due to Bluesky video limits, a lot of people haven't been able to share some of the fabulous Groyper explainer videos being passed around the internet.

So I'm splitting them up & posting the best ones here:

Please save the thread & share with others!

GROYPER EXPLAINER THREAD: 🧵👇🏼
Independence Day parade in our small town of Tronadora #costarica
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I had a few goals early this morning, and met all but one!
Early morning #planets? ✅
A little Milky Way action? ✅
Catch the 1% Moon? ❌
Here are #Jupiter, #Venus, and #Mercury in the pre-dawn sky.
(I think it might be time for another nap...🥱)
#Astrophotography #📷 #🔭 #EastCoastKin #scape
Evening sky from The Rooftop restaurant in Tilarán #costarica #sunset
This is the 2nd anniversary of rescuing this beat up old tom cat, now known as Luis. He was trapped, castrated, had his wound treated and then decided to stick around. #cats
Probably very frustrating that you had no way to communicate fully the absurdity of that scenario
Last adventure with our local Peace Corps volunteer @camdendyer.bsky.social, who we will miss greatly! #COSTARICA
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No, we can’t have our cake and eat it too:

‘While I agree with the broad goals of degrowth, the specific vision championed by most degrowth advocates relies on an egalitarian distribution of industrial goods…’ 1/3

www.resilience.org/stories/2025...
On Abundance
What model could make us more resilient, more comfortable, and more likely to survive a global ecological meltdown? The answer is low-tech library socialism.
www.resilience.org
The real sh*thole country is the one that has the resources to meet the basic needs and protect the basic rights of the people living in it, but chooses not to.
Marcha del Orgullo 2025- San José, Costa Rica #Pride #costarica #elorgullonosune
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Hats off to whoever is running Tom Petty's facebook account.
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Is Peter Thiel the Antichrist?

Here are questions the New York Times should have asked the tech surveillance billionaire with the Armageddon obsession.

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Is Peter Thiel the Antichrist? NYT Didn’t Think to Ask
Tech billionaire Peter Thiel keeps talking about the Antichrist. Why didn’t the New York Times ask any real questions about his power or agenda?
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Ugh, that kind of "summer" weather is what made me want to leave the PNW. WOW congratulations on the big 60!
@oregonrandy.bsky.social Feliz Cumpleaños Randy, hope you had a great day!
I love this man and his ability to remain sane and not just give up and move to an internet free island somewhere amazes me.
I’ve been in politics for over a half-century. I’ve watched as corporations and the super-rich flooded D.C. with campaign cash and ransacked our system.

It won't be easy, but here’s how we break the corporate oligarchy and return power to the people. https://youtu.be/sP0pRIBRcDk?si=o8uynfvuoVhcX7p8
The Big Picture: How We Got Into This Mess, And How We Get Out of It | Robert Reich
I’ve been in or around politics for over a half-century now. I’ve watched as corporations ransacked our system. In 1952,
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