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🐳🐘🐦 thoughtsofjoy | gardener (9b). food forester. sometimes creative. science. nerd. 🐈 herder. 🐓 tender. 🪱 wrangler. 😷
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The Hermitage ⚜️💙⚜️the Peacock Clock is one of the most extraordinary surviving 18th‑century automata. Created in the late 1770s by James Cox, it was bought by Prince Grigory Potemkin for Catherine the Great, shipped to Russia in pieces, and reassembled there.
December 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The Hermitage ⚜️💙⚜️the Peacock Clock is one of the most extraordinary surviving 18th‑century automata. Created in the late 1770s by James Cox, it was bought by Prince Grigory Potemkin for Catherine the Great, shipped to Russia in pieces, and reassembled there.
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“Able-bodied” may sound like a medical determination, but, as disability activist
@imanibarbarin.bsky.social says, it’s really just a vague way “to signal this idea that disability can be seen.”
@imanibarbarin.bsky.social says, it’s really just a vague way “to signal this idea that disability can be seen.”
The deceptive phrase behind Trump's Medicaid purge
How the idea of “able-bodied” is abused
www.motherjones.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“Able-bodied” may sound like a medical determination, but, as disability activist
@imanibarbarin.bsky.social says, it’s really just a vague way “to signal this idea that disability can be seen.”
@imanibarbarin.bsky.social says, it’s really just a vague way “to signal this idea that disability can be seen.”
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NO tsunami risk to Hawaii #earthquake #HIWx #Tsunami
December 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
NO tsunami risk to Hawaii #earthquake #HIWx #Tsunami
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#EarthquakeReport for M 7.0 #Earthquake in #Yukon #Alaska
Appears associated with right-lateral strike-slip Fairweather fault
No earthquake mechanism yet but probably strike-slip (?)
See 2017 report for tectonic setting earthjay.com?p=5345
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
Appears associated with right-lateral strike-slip Fairweather fault
No earthquake mechanism yet but probably strike-slip (?)
See 2017 report for tectonic setting earthjay.com?p=5345
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
December 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
#EarthquakeReport for M 7.0 #Earthquake in #Yukon #Alaska
Appears associated with right-lateral strike-slip Fairweather fault
No earthquake mechanism yet but probably strike-slip (?)
See 2017 report for tectonic setting earthjay.com?p=5345
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
Appears associated with right-lateral strike-slip Fairweather fault
No earthquake mechanism yet but probably strike-slip (?)
See 2017 report for tectonic setting earthjay.com?p=5345
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
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To offer another perspective, if you're a US citizen, you should fear all the things they're doing to US citizens. You should also fear the things they're doing to your noncitizen friends and family members. You should also fear the things they're doing to complete stranger noncitizens in your name.
“You’ve got nothing to fear if you’re an American citizen. If you’re not an American citizen, then look out,” Greg Bovino tells reporters while patrolling a neighborhood in Kenner today.
December 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
To offer another perspective, if you're a US citizen, you should fear all the things they're doing to US citizens. You should also fear the things they're doing to your noncitizen friends and family members. You should also fear the things they're doing to complete stranger noncitizens in your name.
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The Bay took over the highway during this morning's #KingTides in Marin.
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The Bay took over the highway during this morning's #KingTides in Marin.
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Bad framing: ACIP voted to scrap the universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for newborns.
Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.
Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.
December 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Bad framing: ACIP voted to scrap the universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for newborns.
Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.
Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.
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Happy world SOIL day all!
Soil is life! Soil is beautiful!
Soil is life! Soil is beautiful!
December 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Happy world SOIL day all!
Soil is life! Soil is beautiful!
Soil is life! Soil is beautiful!
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My article on the Soil Collection at the Memorial for Peace & Justice in Montgomery, AL, which honors victims of racial terror, is published in CSA News.
As a soil scientist, I was struck by the profound symbolism when I learned about this collection. www.sciencesocieties.org/publications...
As a soil scientist, I was struck by the profound symbolism when I learned about this collection. www.sciencesocieties.org/publications...
As soil is our witness | Science Societies
In Montgomery, AL, there is a moving exhibit with rows of glass jars lining the walls of the Memorial for Peace and Justice. Each jar contains soil collected from some of the sites where more than 4,4...
www.sciencesocieties.org
November 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
My article on the Soil Collection at the Memorial for Peace & Justice in Montgomery, AL, which honors victims of racial terror, is published in CSA News.
As a soil scientist, I was struck by the profound symbolism when I learned about this collection. www.sciencesocieties.org/publications...
As a soil scientist, I was struck by the profound symbolism when I learned about this collection. www.sciencesocieties.org/publications...
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December 5, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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White tern chick alert!!!! 🚨🥹🪶🌿
December 1, 2025 at 9:48 AM
White tern chick alert!!!! 🚨🥹🪶🌿
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Floods in #Indonesia.
The animation shows the impact of severe inundation in the northeastern part of #Sumatra, comparing #Copernicus #Sentinel2 images from Aug. and Dec. 1, 2025.
Relentless monsoon rains and tropical cyclones have devastated parts of Asia. #ClimateEmergency
The animation shows the impact of severe inundation in the northeastern part of #Sumatra, comparing #Copernicus #Sentinel2 images from Aug. and Dec. 1, 2025.
Relentless monsoon rains and tropical cyclones have devastated parts of Asia. #ClimateEmergency
December 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Floods in #Indonesia.
The animation shows the impact of severe inundation in the northeastern part of #Sumatra, comparing #Copernicus #Sentinel2 images from Aug. and Dec. 1, 2025.
Relentless monsoon rains and tropical cyclones have devastated parts of Asia. #ClimateEmergency
The animation shows the impact of severe inundation in the northeastern part of #Sumatra, comparing #Copernicus #Sentinel2 images from Aug. and Dec. 1, 2025.
Relentless monsoon rains and tropical cyclones have devastated parts of Asia. #ClimateEmergency
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When you want your soup to insult you
December 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
When you want your soup to insult you
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We're doing pogroms in America now
Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 4:50 AM
We're doing pogroms in America now
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America is a country that will test UBI hundreds of times, get the same radically positive results each time, and still look at it askance, but will also put untested robotaxis on the road because a billionaire threw a shit fit.
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:27 AM
America is a country that will test UBI hundreds of times, get the same radically positive results each time, and still look at it askance, but will also put untested robotaxis on the road because a billionaire threw a shit fit.
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Finally saw some proof. Page 2!🌲🌲🔥
December 3, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Finally saw some proof. Page 2!🌲🌲🔥
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Some 600 immigrant kids have been sent to federal custody by ICE this year.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Some 600 immigrant kids have been sent to federal custody by ICE this year.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn.
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Humans are hardwired to sing, and it's even good for you!
It can lower stress, boost immunity and help people with Parkinson’s disease move better.
Keep singing! (Even if it's in the shower or where nobody can hear you)
It can lower stress, boost immunity and help people with Parkinson’s disease move better.
Keep singing! (Even if it's in the shower or where nobody can hear you)
We are hardwired to sing − and it’s good for us, too
Modern science is increasingly validating what many traditions have long held: Singing and chanting can have profound health benefits.
buff.ly
December 3, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Humans are hardwired to sing, and it's even good for you!
It can lower stress, boost immunity and help people with Parkinson’s disease move better.
Keep singing! (Even if it's in the shower or where nobody can hear you)
It can lower stress, boost immunity and help people with Parkinson’s disease move better.
Keep singing! (Even if it's in the shower or where nobody can hear you)
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This is too much.
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 3, 2025 at 2:15 AM
This is too much.
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MW never misses
“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas”
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.
December 3, 2025 at 2:27 AM
MW never misses
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If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:
December 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
If you ever wondered what GOP gerrymandering looks like in red states with blue cities, I present:
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A Cooper's hawk, defending its kill (held in its left talon). Another Coop had been chasing it through the air before it landed on the lake wall and assumed this impressive defensive stance. 🪶
December 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
A Cooper's hawk, defending its kill (held in its left talon). Another Coop had been chasing it through the air before it landed on the lake wall and assumed this impressive defensive stance. 🪶