Catherine H. Michael
@catherineh.bsky.social
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It’s been gray, but while I was on the bus, I could see some raspberry on the horizon. I’m not good at snapping quick pictures so everything‘s blurry. November 18, 2025.
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Trump has ordered a massive military buildup in the Caribbean.
After months of lethal strikes at sea, Trump is threatening to expand this illegal unauthorized war to Venezuela.
We don’t need another war. We need health care for all.
After months of lethal strikes at sea, Trump is threatening to expand this illegal unauthorized war to Venezuela.
We don’t need another war. We need health care for all.
November 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Trump has ordered a massive military buildup in the Caribbean.
After months of lethal strikes at sea, Trump is threatening to expand this illegal unauthorized war to Venezuela.
We don’t need another war. We need health care for all.
After months of lethal strikes at sea, Trump is threatening to expand this illegal unauthorized war to Venezuela.
We don’t need another war. We need health care for all.
Students are doing a doc on park rangers. I saw the NYT article (posted earlier) & this is a great segment from PBS News Hour from back in July www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
How the National Parks Service is struggling with drastic funding and staffing cuts
Summer is the height of the visitor season for the National Park Service. Last year, nearly 332 million people visited NPS sites, a record that is likely to be broken this year. That surge in visitors...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Students are doing a doc on park rangers. I saw the NYT article (posted earlier) & this is a great segment from PBS News Hour from back in July www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
Trump Shrank Staffing of National Parks. See How Many Are Struggling.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
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What's next for parks and rangers now that the shutdown is ending?
We’re living in a moment where hypotheticals—once unbelievable—have become possible scenarios. That is, unless Americans speak up loudly.
Speak up: https://bit.ly/4nj5yDi
Read more: https://bit.ly/4oIkOvd
We’re living in a moment where hypotheticals—once unbelievable—have become possible scenarios. That is, unless Americans speak up loudly.
Speak up: https://bit.ly/4nj5yDi
Read more: https://bit.ly/4oIkOvd
What happens to our parks when rangers disappear? - Writers On The Range
For over a month, the longest government shutdown in American history has left our national parks in free fall. When...
writersontherange.org
November 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
What's next for parks and rangers now that the shutdown is ending?
We’re living in a moment where hypotheticals—once unbelievable—have become possible scenarios. That is, unless Americans speak up loudly.
Speak up: https://bit.ly/4nj5yDi
Read more: https://bit.ly/4oIkOvd
We’re living in a moment where hypotheticals—once unbelievable—have become possible scenarios. That is, unless Americans speak up loudly.
Speak up: https://bit.ly/4nj5yDi
Read more: https://bit.ly/4oIkOvd
It’s been gray, but while I was on the bus, I could see some raspberry on the horizon. I’m not good at snapping quick pictures so everything‘s blurry. November 18, 2025.
November 18, 2025 at 2:09 PM
It’s been gray, but while I was on the bus, I could see some raspberry on the horizon. I’m not good at snapping quick pictures so everything‘s blurry. November 18, 2025.
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Forest floor with mushrooms, Anthonore Christensen.
November 18, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Forest floor with mushrooms, Anthonore Christensen.
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William Morris' Violet and Columbine pattern.
November 18, 2025 at 5:48 AM
William Morris' Violet and Columbine pattern.
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November 17, 1961: Twilight Zone's "The Midnight Sun" airs. Earth slips its orbit, putting it on a collision course with the Sun — and subjecting everyone to unbearable heat.
One of TZ's biggest fan favorites! Written by Rod Serling. Stars Lois Nettleton and Betty Garde.
One of TZ's biggest fan favorites! Written by Rod Serling. Stars Lois Nettleton and Betty Garde.
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
November 17, 1961: Twilight Zone's "The Midnight Sun" airs. Earth slips its orbit, putting it on a collision course with the Sun — and subjecting everyone to unbearable heat.
One of TZ's biggest fan favorites! Written by Rod Serling. Stars Lois Nettleton and Betty Garde.
One of TZ's biggest fan favorites! Written by Rod Serling. Stars Lois Nettleton and Betty Garde.
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Kore Holding a Dove https://clevelandart.org/art/1926.518
November 18, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Kore Holding a Dove https://clevelandart.org/art/1926.518
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Next year, Americans will see the biggest jump in health insurance costs in 15 years.
Meanwhile, the seven largest health insurance companies made a combined $71B in profits in 2024.
It’s far past time for Medicare for All. Here’s what you need to know.
Meanwhile, the seven largest health insurance companies made a combined $71B in profits in 2024.
It’s far past time for Medicare for All. Here’s what you need to know.
Medicare for All Explained | Robert Reich
Robert Reich
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Next year, Americans will see the biggest jump in health insurance costs in 15 years.
Meanwhile, the seven largest health insurance companies made a combined $71B in profits in 2024.
It’s far past time for Medicare for All. Here’s what you need to know.
Meanwhile, the seven largest health insurance companies made a combined $71B in profits in 2024.
It’s far past time for Medicare for All. Here’s what you need to know.
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Here is a nice mushrooms
November 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Here is a nice mushrooms
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Join our drinking game—how do you drink from this without spilling?
ANSWER IN THIS 🧵⬇️
ANSWER IN THIS 🧵⬇️
November 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Join our drinking game—how do you drink from this without spilling?
ANSWER IN THIS 🧵⬇️
ANSWER IN THIS 🧵⬇️
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Friends! Here is the first episode of a new podcast i'm hosting. I'm thinking of it as a way of trying to have more of the conversations I have w/ smart ppl about the internet/politics/broken attention economy in public. first guest is the great @hankgreen.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=A492...
Hank Green: It’s Going to Get Worse Before It Gets Better | Galaxy Brain
YouTube video by The Atlantic
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November 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Friends! Here is the first episode of a new podcast i'm hosting. I'm thinking of it as a way of trying to have more of the conversations I have w/ smart ppl about the internet/politics/broken attention economy in public. first guest is the great @hankgreen.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=A492...
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Eleanora of Toledo in a glorious dress, with her son Giovanni de’ Medici. Painted in 1544, by Agnolo Bronzino. He was born OTD in 1503, in Florence.
November 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Eleanora of Toledo in a glorious dress, with her son Giovanni de’ Medici. Painted in 1544, by Agnolo Bronzino. He was born OTD in 1503, in Florence.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/o...
Opinion | The Screen That Ate Your Child’s Education
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November 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/o...
I made an appointment in August to have my pellet stove cleaned today. I hope they come since it’s snowy out my pellet stove hasn’t worked in a few weeks.
November 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I made an appointment in August to have my pellet stove cleaned today. I hope they come since it’s snowy out my pellet stove hasn’t worked in a few weeks.
I didn’t watch the Ken Burns documentary last night. I had another documentary I needed to watch for an overdue film review. I hope to catch up over the Thanksgiving break.
November 17, 2025 at 12:38 PM
I didn’t watch the Ken Burns documentary last night. I had another documentary I needed to watch for an overdue film review. I hope to catch up over the Thanksgiving break.
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BGM issues Hazardous Weather Outlook (HWO) at Nov 16, 7:04 PM EST ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... via IEMbot
Additional Details Here.
Additional Details Here.
November 17, 2025 at 12:08 AM
BGM issues Hazardous Weather Outlook (HWO) at Nov 16, 7:04 PM EST ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST MONDAY... via IEMbot
Additional Details Here.
Additional Details Here.
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Thousands of people took to the streets of Belém, Brazil, demanding urgent climate action at #COP30 negotiations.
November 16, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Thousands of people took to the streets of Belém, Brazil, demanding urgent climate action at #COP30 negotiations.
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Working on Space Command: Forgiveness -- you're gonna love it!
November 16, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Working on Space Command: Forgiveness -- you're gonna love it!
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Who's up for a bit of heretical Christianity?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W8e... @cosmicskeptic.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W8e... @cosmicskeptic.bsky.social
Why I Am a Heretical Christian - Philip Goff
YouTube video by Alex O'Connor
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November 16, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Who's up for a bit of heretical Christianity?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W8e... @cosmicskeptic.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W8e... @cosmicskeptic.bsky.social
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June 13, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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If you're doing your holiday shopping and/or thinking about best to celebrate Jane Austen's 250th birthday, 1 month from today, I have some news: Harvard UP's annotated editions of Austen's fiction (my own edition of Mansfield Park included) are now 25% off.
www.hup.harvard.edu/features/hap...
www.hup.harvard.edu/features/hap...
Happy 250th Birthday, Jane Austen — Harvard University Press
Celebrate with six gorgeous annotated editions of Jane Austen’s classics. “A sumptuous reading experience…richly illustrated with paintings, museum-quality photographs, and colorful Regency prints. A ...
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November 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
If you're doing your holiday shopping and/or thinking about best to celebrate Jane Austen's 250th birthday, 1 month from today, I have some news: Harvard UP's annotated editions of Austen's fiction (my own edition of Mansfield Park included) are now 25% off.
www.hup.harvard.edu/features/hap...
www.hup.harvard.edu/features/hap...
It’s nice to see the sun out this morning November 16, 2025
November 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
It’s nice to see the sun out this morning November 16, 2025