D. C. Fitzgerald
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The confluence of science and culture, the environment, critical thinking. We have the tools to solve problems, it’s frequently the lack of will that’s holding up solutions.
www.wired.com/story/the-do... A collapse would eventually displace up to 1 billion people living in low-lying areas. The cost of relocating entire populations and rebuilding infrastructure elsewhere would represent the single largest economic burden in human history. #science #nature #environment
The Doomsday Glacier Is Getting Closer and Closer to Irreversible Collapse
An analysis of the expansion of cracks in the Thwaites Glacier over the past 20 years suggests that a total collapse could be only a matter of time.
www.wired.com
December 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
www.wired.com/story/the-do... A collapse would eventually displace up to 1 billion people living in low-lying areas. The cost of relocating entire populations and rebuilding infrastructure elsewhere would represent the single largest economic burden in human history. #science #nature #environment
Yosemite Valley, the Merced River and Half Dome, which stands nearly 5,000ft -1054 meters above the valley floor. It's made of 87-million-year-old granodiorite. #nature #parks #photo #geography
December 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Yosemite Valley, the Merced River and Half Dome, which stands nearly 5,000ft -1054 meters above the valley floor. It's made of 87-million-year-old granodiorite. #nature #parks #photo #geography
“ Thanks to reintroduction programs, gray wolves became a wildlife recovery success story. Grey Wolf populations deserve the chance to thrive just like any other creature, removing them from the endangered species list will only threaten their survival.” #wildlife #nature #environment
December 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
“ Thanks to reintroduction programs, gray wolves became a wildlife recovery success story. Grey Wolf populations deserve the chance to thrive just like any other creature, removing them from the endangered species list will only threaten their survival.” #wildlife #nature #environment
Canadian release of Pulled 60 Minutes segment on CECOT archive.org/details/60mi...
Pulled 60 Minutes segment on CECOT : CBS : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
This is a screen recording of a 60 Minutes segment about the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) prison in El Salvador, which was intended to be...
archive.org
December 24, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Canadian release of Pulled 60 Minutes segment on CECOT archive.org/details/60mi...
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December 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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As Ukraine faces battlefield struggles, an ongoing corruption probe and pressure from the US, the Storm-1516 Russian disinformation operation is becoming more prolific and harmful, an analysis of NewsGuard’s database of 400+ false claims about the war shows. open.substack.com/pub/newsguar...
A Russian Influence Operation Surpasses State Media
The Storm-1516 Russian influence operation has become more prolific at spreading lies than Russian state media, NewsGuard’s analysis of more than 400 false claims found.
open.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
As Ukraine faces battlefield struggles, an ongoing corruption probe and pressure from the US, the Storm-1516 Russian disinformation operation is becoming more prolific and harmful, an analysis of NewsGuard’s database of 400+ false claims about the war shows. open.substack.com/pub/newsguar...
White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), aka Sea Eagle (it's been banded, part of a monitoring program.)...Apex predators, their presence can limit the activity of smaller predators like foxes or crows, which in turn protects the eggs and chicks of ground-nesting birds. #birds #nature #wildlife
December 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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How to reduce gift-giving stress with your kids – a child psychologist’s tips for making magic and avoiding tears
How to reduce gift-giving stress with your kids – a child psychologist’s tips for making magic and avoiding tears
Depending on family circumstances and a child’s personality type, gift giving runs the gamut of fun to terrifying. But the most important lesson goes beyond gifts.
buff.ly
December 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
How to reduce gift-giving stress with your kids – a child psychologist’s tips for making magic and avoiding tears
The facts don't support my ideology 🫣facts themselves are a trap/propaganda, and therefore, using 'creative' misinformation is justified #maga #psychology #culture #meme
December 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The facts don't support my ideology 🫣facts themselves are a trap/propaganda, and therefore, using 'creative' misinformation is justified #maga #psychology #culture #meme
December 21, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Violaceous Euphonia (Euphonia violacea)...build distinctive, globular (ball-shaped) nests...range S. America... a bright" forest gardener" that plants mistletoe by rapidly digesting the berries and wiping the sticky seeds onto new branches to grow more mistletoe. #birds #nature #photo #wildlife 🌿🪹
December 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Sweet Williams (Dianthus barbatus), they attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Easy to grow. #plants #gardening #nature #flowers
December 20, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Sweet Williams (Dianthus barbatus), they attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Easy to grow. #plants #gardening #nature #flowers
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December 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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December 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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What if working fewer days actually works better?
4-day workweek trials show lower burnout, better work-life balance and no productivity loss. buff.ly/ptYH73X
4-day workweek trials show lower burnout, better work-life balance and no productivity loss. buff.ly/ptYH73X
Resolve to stop punching the clock: Why you might be able to change when and how long you work
Thinking about what makes work worth doing and what you would do with your time if you weren’t spending it at work are useful questions to pose this and every year.
theconversation.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:06 AM
What if working fewer days actually works better?
4-day workweek trials show lower burnout, better work-life balance and no productivity loss. buff.ly/ptYH73X
4-day workweek trials show lower burnout, better work-life balance and no productivity loss. buff.ly/ptYH73X
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time.com/5629233/amaz... “Unless you’ve worked a low-wage service job over the past decade or so, it’s hard to understand how stressful widespread monitoring technology in the workplace has made life for the bottom half of the labor market”
time.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:22 AM
time.com/5629233/amaz... “Unless you’ve worked a low-wage service job over the past decade or so, it’s hard to understand how stressful widespread monitoring technology in the workplace has made life for the bottom half of the labor market”