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Rachael, Stone Skipper

@rachaelo.bsky.social

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Artist, nature, animals, planet climate. I read, observe and paint when I have time. Not in this order. 💙 🌊 Collapse of everything, everywhere. Just now opening your eyes? You’re too late, we are doomed. Married . No DM’s

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Rachael, Stone Skipper @rachaelo.bsky.social · 12d

Makes me happy. #bees did it just stick out its tongue, at me? LOL

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 9h

Of course. Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to restrict hiring across the government. The move came as his earlier hiring freeze, in effect since January 20, expired.

Ensuring Accountability and Prioritizing Public Safety in Federal Hiring

MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT: Ensuring Accountability and Prioritizing Public Safety in Federal Hiring By

www.whitehouse.gov

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Rachael, Stone Skipper @rachaelo.bsky.social · 9h

Of course he did. He’s a monster!

Rachael, Stone Skipper @rachaelo.bsky.social · 1d

“There’s a lot of climate change already baked in.”
Scary.
I live in what’s considered country living. I rarely see an insect. A few bees but zilch crawling bugs. Breaks my heart.

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Rachael, Stone Skipper @rachaelo.bsky.social · 1d

Reading list-

Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 1d

Your 'doom quote' for today:

"We are again living through a holocaust but this time a holocaust of the world we have known all our lives. It is a holocaust that is killing by the billions the kindred lives that surround us."

www.chelseagreen.com/product/eart...

Earth Grief by Stephen Harrod Buhner

The Journey Into and Through Ecological Loss

www.chelseagreen.com

Rachael, Stone Skipper @rachaelo.bsky.social · 1d

Well. I can answer the cat question. Give your cat, “California Crunch” cat treats. Meow

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Climate, Ecology, War & More by Dr. Glen Barry, BigEarthData.ai @bigearthdata.bsky.social · 2d

Banks make $26bn in decade of financing deforesting companies
->Global Witness | More from Lil' Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai

Banks make $26bn in decade of financing deforesting companies

Deforestation in the region of Maraba, Para state, Brazil Key findings US financial institutions made $5.4 billion from deforesting companies between 2016-2024, with Vanguard, JPMorgan Chase and BlackRock the top earners. EU bank...

globalwitness.org

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L.G.O.G.M. (Lovable Grumpy Old Gay Man) 🏳️‍🌈✡️😻🎼 @davidbrucas.bsky.social · 4d

‘Dozens of Bob Ross paintings — many of them created live on the PBS series that made him a household name — will be auctioned off in the coming months to support public television.’

Dozens of Bob Ross paintings will be auctioned to help public TV after funding cuts

Thirty of Ross' trademark landscapes will be sold at a series of auctions starting in November. He painted many of them live on The Joy of Painting, which started airing on PBS in the 1980s.

www.kpbs.org

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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 8d

I posted it to my FB and X pages. And here it is on YouTube:

youtu.be/93QcPfQafrY

Animation of the Global Surface Temperature Anomaly: 1851-2025

YouTube video by Climate Casino

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 8d

UFW mourns the passing of our brother Kent Wong. Please watch Kent speak in beautiful short video connecting his time with UFW to his view of the importance of solidary across labor and race and cultural backgrounds.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODkU...

Kent Wong on Solidarity: action

YouTube video by W.K. Kellogg Foundation

www.youtube.com

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Rachael, Stone Skipper @rachaelo.bsky.social · 8d

Thoughtfully said. Thoughtfully taken without a gulp.

Rachael, Stone Skipper @rachaelo.bsky.social · 8d

No California strawberries for you today.

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Lyle Lewis @race2extinct.bsky.social · 9d

About 117 billion humans have lived on Earth. The math is tidy and even accounts for our recent surge. But in ecology, exponential growth isn’t elegant; it’s terrifying. On a finite planet…..what goes up, will come down.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...

How Many Humans Have Ever Lived? The Math May Surprise You

Is it really possible that half of all people who have ever been age 65 or older are still alive today? We explore the amazing mathematics of demography to find out

www.scientificamerican.com

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Rachael, Stone Skipper @rachaelo.bsky.social · 9d

How would they resupply water after 6 months?

Rachael, Stone Skipper @rachaelo.bsky.social · 9d

He’s a masochist but then so are those who voted for him.

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Lyle Lewis @race2extinct.bsky.social · 11d

We like to say no species is “eco-conscious.” Wolves aren’t regulating elk out of principle, bees aren’t pollinating out of altruism. Or are they? Honestly, we don’t know what they “know.” 🐺🐝

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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 11d

The latest Copernicus data from October 3rd put the planet at a daily surface temperature anomaly of 1.51°C over the 1850-1900 IPCC pre-industrial baseline.

And it looks like the anomaly will be heading back over 1.60°C in the next few days. Stay tuned!

www.karstenhaustein.com/climate

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Rachael, Stone Skipper @rachaelo.bsky.social · 11d

#morningglory Sunday…I made that up. #blue is my most favorite color. What’s yours?

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 23d

Farm workers are "supposed to" get 5 paid sick days a year. Non-union workers have been telling us that's not happening. Donate to help workers win union contracts where their legal rights are respected. act.seiu.org/a/sickpay?ms... #WeFeedYou