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Skarjune @skarjune.bsky.social · 1d

As the planet crosses negative tipping points of #ClimateChange, remember that Positive tipping points are happening and critical for recovery. As we increase clean energy and reduce waste streams, we make a difference in global health.

David Tomkins @davidctomkins.bsky.social · 1d

Researchers in Leeds have joined experts from across the world in warning that Earth is reaching the first of many climate tipping points that will cause catastrophic harm without urgent action.
#climatecrisis #tippingpoint #auspol www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...

‘New reality’ as world reaches first climate tipping point

Researchers in Leeds have joined experts from across the world in warning that Earth is reaching the first of many climate tipping points that will cause catastrophic harm without urgent action.

www.leeds.ac.uk

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Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · 1d

I've been saying for a while that patriarchy(and its ultimate expression: fascism)is maladaptive for the 21st Century.

You will literally die more and faster: #necropolitics & not just for scapegoats

Trump's radical doubling down on patriarchy is a speedrun through proving that assertion true.

Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk 🌞🌱 @susankayequinn.bsky.social · Dec 17

There will be lots of pain and suffering and harm on the way to *figuring out* that patriarchy cannot actually work in a modern society, but an UNequal society is a feature, not a bug, to those voting the fascists back into power.

But it's MALadaptive for the 21st Century. Still.
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Skarjune @skarjune.bsky.social · 1d

#Benioff seems more concerned about defending San Francisco from #Antifa than protecting customer data from hackers. (Revealing he a fascist pig, ,IMHO) Anyways #Salesforce platform has the worst data architecture I ever tred in Fortune 500 IT consulting.

Skarjune @skarjune.bsky.social · 3d

Roasted red peppers and Roma tomatoes cooked down for a couple quarts of sauce to freeze.

Sheet pan laid out with roasted peppers, deep red with black blisters, against a wooden table

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 4d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 4d

It really feels like they’re trolling our autocrat.

Reuters @reuters.com · 4d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Skarjune @skarjune.bsky.social · 4d

Funny how #Nobel #Peace Prize awardees react with modesty, while the loudest voices are the biggest Losers. But, it's not a contest to be lost…so merely the braying of those who could never be seriously considered as champions of peace. More likely wagers of wars and suffering pretending otherwise.

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Skarjune @skarjune.bsky.social · 5d

Just fired my last client…damn author doesn’t understand that infinite rewrites don’t get published…

Am I finally retired now?

Skarjune @skarjune.bsky.social · 5d

When you got old bananas, you can could compost, or bake Banana-Nut Muffins. Yum the latter.

Baking pan with a dozen golden brown muffins against a gray sunlit background.

Skarjune @skarjune.bsky.social · 7d

At least one Iowa #Congress member is not ashamed to cut #Medicaid and other government programs citizens rely upon and will definitely hold a #TownHall “When hell freezes over.”

www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/p...

A swing-district Iowa Republican says she’ll hold town halls ‘when hell freezes over’ | CNN Politics

Iowa Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks told Johnson County Republicans in an August meeting that she’ll hold town hall meetings “when hell freezes over.”

www.cnn.com

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Skarjune @skarjune.bsky.social · 8d

Someone visiting Panera for a cup of coffee did the math—exactly 74¢ for a 20% tip on a VISA credit charge.

Cash is back baby & check the years on those pennies. And some people still have math, like drummers have time…

#currency #economy #math

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 8d

If I were starting a civil war, I would send National Guard troops from one state to another.

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NewsCurrentNow @newscurrentnow.com · 8d

🚨 Judge Karin Immergut dropped a second restraining order blocking Trump from deploying any National Guard troops—Oregon or otherwise. She ripped into his lawyers, asking if they were “trying to circumvent” her first order. She’s done playing games.

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Skarjune @skarjune.bsky.social · 9d

Different start word gave just a single consonant, but with a little magic …

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Skarjune @skarjune.bsky.social · 9d

Last batch of seasonal Sun Tea on this 80s weekend brewing hibiscus, rosebuds, rosehips, cinnamon, and clove.

Tall mason jar of ruby red sun tea brewing against a tan stucco wall

Skarjune @skarjune.bsky.social · 11d

88° in Minneapolis, but it’s Autumn and time for Mums

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 13d

Surprisingly lame excuse around obvious censorship coupled with a weird can-you-believe-they-are-not-all-on-camels naïveté about Saudi Arabia. Really a sad miss by Bill Burr www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general...

Bill Burr Defends Performing at Controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival: “They’re Just Like Us”

The actor-comedian details his experience at the event: "Definitely one of the top three experiences I've ever had ... I think it's going to lead to a lot of positive things."

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 13d

in which bill burr reminds you of who he has always been

Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 13d

The Saudis didn’t pay big money for famous American comedians because they were super eager for comedy, they paid for PR like this.

Bill Burr Defends Performing at Controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival: “They’re Just Like Us”

The actor-comedian details his experience at the event: "Definitely one of the top three experiences I've ever had ... I think it's going to lead to a lot of positive things."

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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Skarjune @skarjune.bsky.social · 14d

Just saw this yesterday…shoulda had at least three…where is top of mind in my senior brain.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 15d

And then opens the door to this

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Skarjune @skarjune.bsky.social · 15d

Late summer Pesto Bruschetta on the patio. Followed by a sunset supper of Wisconsin brats & grilled corn ribs—new thing turned out cravable.

Skarjune @skarjune.bsky.social · 20d

How can one person and a ladder show Minneapolis how to fix darkened parks and pathways after copper theft?
#DIY #Solar
MinnPost article

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Yell In a War @jelenawoehr.bsky.social · 21d

what if it really is rapture day but there was only one person virtuous enough and they remained virtuous by living a quiet, solitary life and so nobody has noticed they’re gone and we’ll never know the rapture happened

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 22d

Jimmy Kimmel is a great example of how pushback works and also how completely craven Shari Redstone was canceling Colbert

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