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Judith Gardener @earther.bsky.social · 7h

Enter your location to see what bird migration is happening where you are.

504,500 birds have crossed Washington state tonight (est.)

Prediction for tomorrow night, October 12th:
371 million birds migrating for winter

Thanks to @dghaskell.bsky.social‬ for posting this for all.

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BirdCast - Bird migration forecasts in real-time

When, where, and how far will birds migrate? How many birds passed last night? Our tools help you explore the answers to these and many other questions about bird migration.

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Judith Gardener @earther.bsky.social · 7h

"EPA scientists found that PFNA [a forever chemical] could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the Trump administration has yet to release it."

www.propublica.org/article/epa-...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 15h

We’re looking for anonymized photos of prescription bottles to help us determine where those drugs were made.

Here’s a quick guide to sending in your label securely ⤵️

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Judith Gardener @earther.bsky.social · 16h

Awe interlude

www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...

First look at Wildlife Photographer of the Year 61 | Natural History Museum

Wildlife Photographer of the Year is back, celebrating the most extraordinary life with which we share this planet while spotlighting the many threats they face.

www.nhm.ac.uk

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 1d

❗️Russia canceled its first Russia-Arab summit because most of Arab leaders would not attend it.

The summit was supposed to take place on October 15, but a week earlier, it turned out that only acting president of Syria and Prime Minister of Iraq confirmed their participation.

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Judith Gardener @earther.bsky.social · 18h

All of those people who are losing their jobs vote. All or mostly all of their families and friends vote. The rest of us are paying attention, and we vote.

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Insta Science @instascience.bsky.social · 21h

A very rare white deer. Like a spirit woven from winter’s breath.

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Judith Gardener @earther.bsky.social · 18h

Good news for a change! The Biden administration set this in motion.

Judith Gardener @earther.bsky.social · 1d

Washington State Minimum Wage to Rise to $17.13 in 2026,
Will Remain Highest in the Nation

www.myclallamcounty.com/2025/10/08/w...

Washington State Minimum Wage to Rise to $17.13 in 2026, Will Remain Highest in the Nation

OLYMPIA — Washington’s minimum wage will increase to $17.13 per hour on Jan. 1, 2026 — a 2.8% bump driven by inflation, the Department of Labor and Industries announced Tuesday. The current $16.66 rat...

www.myclallamcounty.com

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Judith Gardener @earther.bsky.social · 1d

Jake Sullivan worked tirelessly on many fronts, constantly. I admire him. In case you're curious, this is 11 minutes w/ one brief ad:

www.npr.org/2025/10/10/n...

Jake Sullivan tried to get a Gaza peace deal. Here's what he thinks of Trump's : Consider This from NPR

A ceasefire is now in effect between Israel and Hamas, and the Israeli military has pulled back from certain positions in the Gaza Strip. In the coming days, a hostage and prisoner exchange is set to ...

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Judith Gardener @earther.bsky.social · 1d

www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela

Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.

www.theatlantic.com

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rrd-mwc @rrd-mwc.bsky.social · 2d

Funeral of trees. A picture with a very serious message. Please help save our public lands, our and their very existence depends on it.

#resistance #raiseyourvoice #takeaction #publiclands #biodiversity #nature #conservation #wilderness #wildlife #endangeredspecies #climatechange

A logging truck moving down the road with a long line of various wildlife following behind. Funeral of trees. A picture with a very serious message. Please help save our public lands, our and their very existence depends on it.

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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 1d

Be part of the movement. Be part of the Resistance. This is not the time to sit this out! Get involved. Join local organizations. Be vocal. Fight for your rights. Freedom is worth fighting for.

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Judith Gardener @earther.bsky.social · 1d

www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela

Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.

www.theatlantic.com

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela

Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.

www.theatlantic.com

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 2d

A grand jury in Virginia indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday. James was charged with one count of bank fraud and one count of making false statements to a financial institution.

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Judith Gardener @earther.bsky.social · 2d

Another good example. It's about a mining town called Prosperity, PA, by someone who lives there and must have been paid by the mining company to write this flagrant puff piece. Published in Bezos-owned Opinions section under his new rules.

tinyurl.com/36shpmdx

Opinion | Down in a Pennsylvania mine, I saw coal’s future

You can’t understand Pennsylvania without understanding coal.

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Judith Gardener @earther.bsky.social · 2d

That's how I feel every day when I read the news headlines.

Judith Gardener @earther.bsky.social · 2d

Poor thing. So sleepy and can't get in to sleep.

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Judith Gardener @earther.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe there are laws against squishing opposums? :-)

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Judith Gardener @earther.bsky.social · 2d

Column: I tracked Amazon’s Prime Day prices. We’ve been played.
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Another problem that's happening on more sites: "dynamic pricing." The more people who look at an item, the higher the price goes, so it can change more than once the same day.

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Judith Gardener @earther.bsky.social · 2d

"Young people in Nepal rose up against corruption and inequality. But they say they did not expect the bloodshed, arson and government downfall that followed....

"Someone, somehow appears to have steered the movement in unexpected ways."

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/w...

How a Gen Z Revolution Spiraled Out of Control

www.nytimes.com

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Judith Gardener @earther.bsky.social · 3d

Governors are meeting, planning, prepping lawsuits to file.

Media should be, but it would be silly to tell us before.

Another nationwide No Kings Day is coming: October 18th.

Nothing ever changes until millions of citizens protest over and over and make it clear that we will VOTE THEM OUT.

Judith Gardener @earther.bsky.social · 3d

Hardy Merriman, former president of the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict re: power of public pressure:

"You don’t need people doing things that are high risk. You just need large numbers of people.... In a backsliding democracy, it's public mobilization that's the guardrail."

Judith Gardener @earther.bsky.social · 3d

From this,which isn't about Kimmel but is about the effectiveness of nonviolent public resistance and pressure:

www.wnyc.org/story/jimmy-...

Jimmy Kimmel and the Power of Public Pressure | The Political Scene | The New Yorker | WNYC

The Washington Roundtable discusses how, in the wake of the reinstatement of Jimmy Kimmel’s show, public resistance has a chance to turn the tide against autocratic impulses in today’...

www.wnyc.org

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