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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 5h

Emerging from the darkness of this era will require us to acknowledge that the previous status quo, including many institutions that may have served us well in another era, have been failing for my entire lifetime.

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Ginny Maier @vbmaier.bsky.social · 1h

Great during the Obama administration then, okay

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Trump: "I'm going to be strongly recommending at the request of govt officials, which is always nice, that you start looking at San Francisco. I think we can make San Francisco -- one of our great cities 10 years ago, 15 years ago, and now it's a mess."

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👻🗳️Ghost of Democracy 2.0 @ominousrabbit.com · 2h

More on this:

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 3h

A Portland mother was violently pushed to the ground and has since been transported across state lines. Her husband has no idea when they’ll hear from her again. trib.al/89dsyj8

Woman Arrested While Playing “Ghostbusters” on Clarinet at ICE Protest

Oriana Korol has since been transported across state lines, and her husband has no idea when they’ll hear from her again.

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 9h

CO2 emissions from human activities and and wildfires rose by an unprecedented amount last year

Global Carbon Emissions Rose By Record Amount in 2024, WMO Says

The surge was likely due to more severe wildfires and less carbon being absorbed by land and oceans.

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Tom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 21h

Finally we're using technology to tackle catastrophic climate change is a headline I would love to see one day

The Verge @theverge.com · 1d

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

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Ginny Maier @vbmaier.bsky.social · 9h

Good for the heart

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Ginny Maier @vbmaier.bsky.social · 1d

@wxxirochester.bsky.social and @rochesterbeacon.bsky.social not following the D&C much anymore as they are still committed to Twitter

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Ginny Maier @vbmaier.bsky.social · 1d

Ok, this IS Rochester's Justin Murphy, cool! (helps to actually read the story lol)

Text from article: "The order to lower the flag comes frequently, but is applied inconsistently. On the day of Sitek’s statewide honor, I drove past 20 public flagpoles—outside town halls, libraries, firehouses, schools, and parks—near my house in Rochester, about 150 miles from Binghamton. Only two of them had lowered their flag."

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Ginny Maier @vbmaier.bsky.social · 1d

Actually just read the piece carefully, and it must be him:

Screenshot portion of Atlantic piece reading: "The order to lower the flag comes frequently, but is applied inconsistently. On the day of Sitek's statewide honor, I drove past 20 public flagpoles -- outside town halls, libraries, firehouses, schools, and parks -- near my house in Rochester, about 150 miles from Binghampton. Only two of them had lowered their flag.

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 1d

This is an alarming compression of the planetary destruction timeline: with the massive growth of the AI bubble, data centers are expected to consume up to 12% of total US electricity by 2028, up from 4.4% in 2023.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/t...

Sora 2 and ChatGPT are consuming so much power that OpenAI just did another 10 gigawatt deal | CNN Business

OpenAI is partnering with Broadcom to design and develop 10 gigawatts of custom AI chips and systems, a massive amount of power that will use as much electricity as a large city. The move further high...

www.cnn.com

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Ginny Maier @vbmaier.bsky.social · 1d

I know it's a common name, but is this written by Rochester's Justin Murphy, formerly D&C?

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 1d

Lowering the flag was once a relatively rare symbol of public mourning and respect. It has now “become a largely empty gesture, illegible to the broader public and ultimately ignored,” Justin Murphy argues:

Stop Lowering the Flag

The symbol of public mourning loses its meaning when it’s used too much.

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 2d

"What must be done now to ensure that caring for our common home and listening to the cry of the earth and the poor do not appear as mere passing trends or, worse still, are seen and felt as divisive issues?" — Pope Leo www.ncronline.org/vatican/vati...

Pope Leo calls for 'true ecological conversion' from words to action on environment

The pope spoke Oct. 1 at the start of a conference marking the 10-year anniversary of Laudato Si', Pope Francis' landmark document that encapsulated church teaching on the environment.

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Ginny Maier @vbmaier.bsky.social · 1d

Buffalo Airport is one of the 5 listed. Let's go, ROC!

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 2d

Across the country, airports are refusing to air a video from the Homeland Security chief blaming Democrats for the shutdown. trib.al/tw3Hd3X

Airports Are Pushing Back Against Kristi Noem’s Shutdown Propaganda

Across the country, airports are refusing to air a video from the Homeland Security chief blaming Democrats for the shutdown.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 2d

Judge Orders Columbus Statue Removed And Melted Down Into Pinkie Rings For Local Italians https://theonion.com/judge-orders-columbus-statue-removed-and-melted-down-in-1851178112/

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Ginny Maier @vbmaier.bsky.social · 2d

The cap and invest program, which has been languishing in the Hochul administration for years now, would go a long way in funding this.

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👁🌻🦊⚙️⚓ Bob, Engineer, Pusher of Paper @navmecheng.bsky.social · 4d

> It is 2025 BC. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

> It is 2025 AD. I am a soldier from one of the outlying provinces called to defend the pyramid in Memphis

Soldiers at the Bass Pro Shops pyramid in Memphis, TN.

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Your Friendly Neighborhood TransitDad @robins36.bsky.social · 3d

I honestly think all elected officials should be forced to bike around the cities they serve so that they have an idea of what it's like to be a vulnerable road user.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 3d

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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Pat McDevitt @pfmcdevitt.bsky.social · 4d

Leo reiterates Liberation Theology’s insistence that Church and Catholics cannot ignore the poor or the structual causes of poverty www.americamagazine.org/vatican-disp...

Pope Leo in first major document: Love for the poor is not optional for Christians

“I often wonder, even though the teaching of Sacred Scripture is so clear about the poor, why many people continue to think that they can safely disregard the poor,” Pope Leo XIV states in his first m...

www.americamagazine.org

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Ginny Maier @vbmaier.bsky.social · 4d

Omg

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 4d

Everything about this is bonkers. The arrest, the charge, the possible sentence, the **$2 million bail.**

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Tennessee man arrested, gets $2 million bond for posting Facebook meme

Larry Bushart posted a meme on a local Facebook page about Charlie Kirk. He now faces years in prison.

reason.com

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Ginny Maier @vbmaier.bsky.social · 4d

kermit the frog is sitting at a desk with his feet up holding a cell phone

ALT: kermit the frog is sitting at a desk with his feet up holding a cell phone

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 5d

People deciding they don't find you funny anymore isn't censorship. The first amendment doesn't guarantee you laughs or views on streaming or ticket sales. Be defensive or mad about it I guess, but that's not particularly funny either.

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Active Travel Please! @activetraveltt.bsky.social · 4d

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In an Exclusive Interview, Dr. Jane Goodall Leaves Behind Her Last Words

“In the place where I am now, I look back over my life. What message do I want to leave?”

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 4d

“We have now seen three of the five worst harvests on record this decade after extreme weather, telling a story of escalating #climate impacts that farmers are unable to cope with”.

Tick. Tock.

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England sees second worst harvest on record, analysis shows

Provisional Government data suggests a much worse harvest than experts had so far predicted.

www.independent.co.uk

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Kim Crayton [She/Her] @kimcrayton1.bsky.social · 4d

That is the dangerous legacy of mediocrity:

a culture that confuses arrogance for vision,
cruelty for conviction,
and violence for peace.

And when you grow up believing that your harm will always be framed as “necessary,” “strategic,” or “heroic,”

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Ginny Maier @vbmaier.bsky.social · 5d

Appreciate that you are speaking on this, Rep. Morelle. Would love to see articles of impeachment on any of these lawless and unAmerican parts of the "Trump Administration ideology" that have become policy enacted on the people of the US

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