AlysWallMigrated2Oz
@alyswall.bsky.social
Geographer, Digital Original, Cartographer, Geospatial Scientist, Plant & Animal Advocate, ocean swimmer. From N. Calif, Hawaii 25 years, moved to Oz in 2005. Lives in Queensland, Australia near the beach on Gureng Gureng native land. 0 posts=no follow
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@alyswall.bsky.social
· Jan 21
Trump IS bamboozled about Greenland, it is NOT a huge country. It appears large because it is displayed using a Mercator projection (created in 1569 by Geradus Mercator for navigation). Mercator maps distort land area nearest the poles. A problem when flattening a globe. truesizeofcountries.com
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I found this very interesting perspective thread on FB.
January 17, 2026 at 4:26 AM
I found this very interesting perspective thread on FB.
This is brilliant
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWMn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWMn...
Democratic Penguins Republic - Greenland (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by demonflyingfox
www.youtube.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:07 AM
This is brilliant
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWMn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWMn...
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I’m gonna in this post by @laurenashley087.bsky.social bc til everyone of you get this we are screwed
October 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I’m gonna in this post by @laurenashley087.bsky.social bc til everyone of you get this we are screwed
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Crazy how recent her act of defiance & arrest was, esp given the current state of affairs. Seventy years seems like a long time, but in relation to history it’s nothing.
Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86
apnews.com/article/clau...
Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86
apnews.com/article/clau...
Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86
Civil rights pioneer Claudette Colvin has died. She was 86. Her 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement.
apnews.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Crazy how recent her act of defiance & arrest was, esp given the current state of affairs. Seventy years seems like a long time, but in relation to history it’s nothing.
Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86
apnews.com/article/clau...
Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86
apnews.com/article/clau...
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I can’t breathe 😭☠️
January 1, 2026 at 3:50 AM
I can’t breathe 😭☠️
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Precisely. Folks are quick to blame Machado, but how about Trump? Extortion is not a pretty thing.
January 16, 2026 at 6:33 AM
Precisely. Folks are quick to blame Machado, but how about Trump? Extortion is not a pretty thing.
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Wow! Yay! The Senate just rejected Trump’s proposed science cuts, voting 82–15 to boost funding for NOAA, NASA, and the NSF. The bill already passed the House 397–28. Strong bipartisan support for science still exists.
US Senate passes bill to boost federal science spending after White House sought major cuts
The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to approve billions of dollars in funding for federal science agencies, rejecting deep cuts proposed by President Donald Trump in space and other areas.
www.reuters.com
January 16, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Wow! Yay! The Senate just rejected Trump’s proposed science cuts, voting 82–15 to boost funding for NOAA, NASA, and the NSF. The bill already passed the House 397–28. Strong bipartisan support for science still exists.
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Let's be honest. This is a Trump/Bondi decision. The headline should have read:
"US Injustice Department to inquire into Minnesota leaders for alleged conspiracy to obstruct ICE"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
"US Injustice Department to inquire into Minnesota leaders for alleged conspiracy to obstruct ICE"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US justice department to inquire into Minnesota leaders for alleged conspiracy to obstruct ICE
Tim Walz, state’s Democratic governor and Jacob Frey, Minneapolis mayor, have been vocal critics of immigration crackdown
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Let's be honest. This is a Trump/Bondi decision. The headline should have read:
"US Injustice Department to inquire into Minnesota leaders for alleged conspiracy to obstruct ICE"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
"US Injustice Department to inquire into Minnesota leaders for alleged conspiracy to obstruct ICE"
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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I've always felt this was, at least, partly true. Can be extrapolated to also be a reason why #China dominated cleantech too - something that most #climate & #environment groups don't want to acknowledge.
thediplomat.com/2026/01/why-...
thediplomat.com/2026/01/why-...
Why China’s Exploitative Labor System Gives It a Strategic Edge
China’s decisive source of global competitive advantage lies in its weak labor protections. And it’s driving a race to the bottom for labor rights.
thediplomat.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:53 PM
I've always felt this was, at least, partly true. Can be extrapolated to also be a reason why #China dominated cleantech too - something that most #climate & #environment groups don't want to acknowledge.
thediplomat.com/2026/01/why-...
thediplomat.com/2026/01/why-...
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New report from @csis.org : govts urgently need to reexamine their policy frameworks on #Tibet, preparing for the geopolitical, economic, environmental + humanitarian challenges a future Dalai Lama succession will spark www.csis.org/analysis/whe... 1/3
When Faith and Geopolitics Collide
The Dalai Lama is widely revered as an advocate for human rights and nonviolence, but Beijing considers him an existential threat. When the 90-year-old monk passes, a succession crisis will ignite geo...
www.csis.org
January 12, 2026 at 10:48 AM
New report from @csis.org : govts urgently need to reexamine their policy frameworks on #Tibet, preparing for the geopolitical, economic, environmental + humanitarian challenges a future Dalai Lama succession will spark www.csis.org/analysis/whe... 1/3
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Important reporting that is must read. Congratulations to the team.
JUST IN: ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, which exposes the fatal consequences of abortion bans, has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
This is the second consecutive year we’ve been awarded this distinction and our eighth Pulitzer: www.propublica.org/series/life-...
May 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Important reporting that is must read. Congratulations to the team.
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Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.
June 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.
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Holy shit.
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Live Updates: Newly Released Records Detail Chaos During Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Holy shit.
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.”
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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For the first time since 2009, PolitiFact is recalibrating the Lie of the Year — our award for the most egregious falsehood we've seen in a year's worth of fact-checking.
This year, we want to focus less on the offenders who perpetuate the falsehoods, and more on those who are hurt by them. 🧵
This year, we want to focus less on the offenders who perpetuate the falsehoods, and more on those who are hurt by them. 🧵
December 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
For the first time since 2009, PolitiFact is recalibrating the Lie of the Year — our award for the most egregious falsehood we've seen in a year's worth of fact-checking.
This year, we want to focus less on the offenders who perpetuate the falsehoods, and more on those who are hurt by them. 🧵
This year, we want to focus less on the offenders who perpetuate the falsehoods, and more on those who are hurt by them. 🧵
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New: We built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
The Companies Behind ICE
Sludge built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
readsludge.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:19 PM
New: We built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.
readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
readsludge.com/2026/01/16/t...
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i can believe it but that doesn't make it any less wild that cpb is going away variety.com/2026/tv/news...
Corporation for Public Broadcasting to Shut Down After 58 Years Due to Trump Eliminating Funding
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting's board voted to close the organization after 58 years after the Trump Administration ended funding.
variety.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:49 PM
i can believe it but that doesn't make it any less wild that cpb is going away variety.com/2026/tv/news...
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Larger context on the ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minnesota:
Fed. officers have fatally shot at least 3 other people in the last 5 months & wounded or threatened others. We describe a few of the recent incidents and patterns we've noticed here.
www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/07/i...
Fed. officers have fatally shot at least 3 other people in the last 5 months & wounded or threatened others. We describe a few of the recent incidents and patterns we've noticed here.
www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/07/i...
Before ICE Shooting, Immigration Agents Repeatedly Used Deadly Force
The killing of a Minneapolis woman is latest by ICE and Border Patrol officers in recent months. Others have been wounded or threatened with guns.
www.themarshallproject.org
January 8, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Larger context on the ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minnesota:
Fed. officers have fatally shot at least 3 other people in the last 5 months & wounded or threatened others. We describe a few of the recent incidents and patterns we've noticed here.
www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/07/i...
Fed. officers have fatally shot at least 3 other people in the last 5 months & wounded or threatened others. We describe a few of the recent incidents and patterns we've noticed here.
www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/07/i...
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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Today's column: "Remember Sam Doyle, the first-time activist I wrote about in March?
Now, you can call her Mountlake Terrace City Councilmember-elect Doyle. …
Her experience can serve as something of a case study for people who might be interested in running for office for the first time."
Now, you can call her Mountlake Terrace City Councilmember-elect Doyle. …
Her experience can serve as something of a case study for people who might be interested in running for office for the first time."
She took a chance, ran for City Council — and won by 20 votes
Sam Doyle’s nail-biter of a win serves as something of a case study for people who might be interested in running for office for the first time.
www.seattletimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Today's column: "Remember Sam Doyle, the first-time activist I wrote about in March?
Now, you can call her Mountlake Terrace City Councilmember-elect Doyle. …
Her experience can serve as something of a case study for people who might be interested in running for office for the first time."
Now, you can call her Mountlake Terrace City Councilmember-elect Doyle. …
Her experience can serve as something of a case study for people who might be interested in running for office for the first time."
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“To all of the families who have also suffered separations or who live under the constant threat of being separated,” he said, “I want to tell you that even though this injustice is hurting us hard, we must not lose hope.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u...
Abrego Garcia Detained Again After Administration Signaled It Would Re-Deport Him
www.nytimes.com
August 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
“To all of the families who have also suffered separations or who live under the constant threat of being separated,” he said, “I want to tell you that even though this injustice is hurting us hard, we must not lose hope.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/u...