Tina Bessias
@tbessias.bsky.social
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Teacher, sustainability coordinator, beekeeper. Enthusiastic e-bike commuter ever anticipating the return of the wind-blown look.
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ncnewsline.com
North Carolina state and local leaders gathered Monday at Oak Grove Elementary School in Raleigh to call on the General Assembly to fund the state’s Farm to School program, warning that federal cuts could threaten student nutrition and local farmers. ncnewsline.com/2025/10/13/f... #nc #ncpol
Federal cuts threaten NC school lunches, local farmers, advocates say • NC Newsline
Advocates are urging NC lawmakers to cover federal funding cuts that could threaten student nutrition and local farmers.
ncnewsline.com
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holz-bau.bsky.social
since denver launched its e-bike rebate program - the have sold 10,000 e-bikes and reduced an estimated 1,000,000 car trips - replacing millions of VMTs and reducing air pollution

there are no climate silver bullets... but damn - e-bikes and e-cargo bikes are close

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Denver Celebrates 10,000 E-Bike Rebates
Since its inception in April 2022, Denver has distributed over 10,000 electric bikes (e-bikes) to community members through its pioneering e-bike rebate program. As the first U.S. city to implement su...
denvergov.org
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nytimes.com
Republican lawmakers in North Carolina announced plans on Monday to redraw the state’s already gerrymandered congressional maps to further favor their party. The most likely target is the First Congressional District, which has the state’s only competitive House seat.
North Carolina Republicans Plan to Redraw Congressional Map to Add a Seat
The Trump administration has pushed Republican leaders to redraw House district maps before the midterm elections next year. His party already holds 10 of North Carolina’s 14 congressional seats.
nyti.ms
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mateosfo.bsky.social
This is literally an oil pipeline and not only do we massively subsidize it with our tax dollars but it is our leading cause of disabling injury and premature death.

We are not an especially clever people.
tbessias.bsky.social
Tragic.
brandonfriedman.bsky.social
Promoting the editor-in-chief's personal side project. Zero named sources in a story that promotes the editor-in-chief's personal political position. Misspelling the subject's name. It took one day for CBS News to become a conservative blog.

www.cbsnews.com/video/some-n...
CBS News: Some NYPD officers worry about Mandani becoming NYC mayor the Free Press reports.
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bethsawin.bsky.social
Will fossil fuels be extractable and refine-able and transportable to keep the hungry data centers humming?

Nothing grows forever within a finite system. The outputs of AI may be non-material, but the inputs surely are.
tbessias.bsky.social
This is important.
bethsawin.bsky.social
These grandiose visions of AI becoming ever more powerful seemingly without limit, do they account for the fact that AI, like humans, is a dependent part of the earth?
Will chip supply chains keep flowing at 3 degrees of warming? At 3.5? Will data centers stand through flood and fire?
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mcopelov.bsky.social
John Oliver is a treasure, and I'm glad that this staggering work of genius also took the time to discuss Wari Beiss' Fake University, along with all the other things.
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kjephd.bsky.social
Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.
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thetnholler.bsky.social
Reminder: Trump vaccinates himself 👇🏽
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mcopelov.bsky.social
👇🎯 Congrats again to Chief Keyser Söze, whose greatest trick was convincing the world that actual John Roberts doesn't exist
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the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social
Citizens demanding transparency and lawfulness from their public servants.

📢This is the way.
#ChicagoStrong
tbessias.bsky.social
Beautiful. See subsequent post, too.
bethsawin.bsky.social
The path between here and a just and livable future is not a smooth curve of managed transition any more (if it ever was). It's white water, surprises, confusion, advance, retreat, learning, messing up, grieving, celebrating, experimenting, truth telling, pausing in the beauty.
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
Matthew 15:29-31: And great crowds came to him, bringing with them the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and they put them at his feet, and he healed them after verifying their citizenship status.
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zensoul.bsky.social
#ProudBlue Fair elections, made in California, decided by voters.

Vote YES on Prop 50 on November 4th to stop Republicans from rigging the 2026 midterms.
#YesOnProp50
tbessias.bsky.social
Following in the footsteps of Francis, (Pope) Leo called on "everyone in society ... [to] put pressure on governments to develop and implement more rigorous regulations, procedures and controls" to fight climate change and protect the environment.” www.politico.eu/article/pope...
Pope Leo rebukes climate skeptics after Trump calls warming a ‘con job’
The Illinois native’s comments come a week after the U.S. president derided the fight against climate change.
www.politico.eu
tbessias.bsky.social
Yes! Rep. Dean is telling it straight. Dems need to should this from the rooftops and ask every Republican what they’re going to do about it.
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MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell

JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too

D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?

J: I didn't see it

D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.
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mcopelov.bsky.social
Lisa Murkowski
Susan Collins
Thom Tillis
David Valadao
Bryan Steil
Etc.

Every day, the entire National Conversation is laser-focused on What Democrats Must Do, & these supposedly "moderate" Republicans get total free passes. They're the ones who can end it all. Find them. Ask the hard questions.
mcopelov.bsky.social
It is incredibly difficult to get folks to understand that there are literally 20-30 people in DC who could end all of this tomorrow, & all of them are Republicans in Congress, & no one in the National Conversation seems interested in paying attention to that.
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asharangappa.bsky.social
I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane