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The Christian Science Monitor @csmonitor.bsky.social · Sep 7

Why some Israeli journalists only now are turning a lens on Gaza devastation

In California and in Poland, new laws for who belongs where

former SAHM @formersahm.bsky.social · Aug 27

same but my vacation wasn't long enough

former SAHM @formersahm.bsky.social · Aug 2

Please be careful @northeasternu.bsky.social neighborhood - serious accident at Brigham Circle 🙏

former SAHM @formersahm.bsky.social · Jul 26

In the largest land-back deal in California history - note that it took the Yurok Tribe and Western Rivers Conservancy more than 20 years of work, including raising millions from a long list of funders to buy the territory. www.csmonitor.com/World/Points...

Progress roundup: A $56 million purchase doubles the Yurok tribe’s holdings along the Klamath River, and Shanghai bus riders create new routes.

Protecting homes from hurricanes, rice crops from heat, and seas from trawling

former SAHM @formersahm.bsky.social · Jul 8

In Alabama, hurricane damage prompted voluntary building standards by @ibhs.org and insurance discounts. One key to their success is third-party verification. www.csmonitor.com/World/Points...

Progress roundup: Science reveals how rice crops can resist heat for better yields and quality, and how building codes work against hurricanes.

Helpful microbes: For cleaning up oil spills and helping crops grow

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Nick Kapur @nickkapur.bsky.social · Jul 2

It's hard to avoid recalling this passage from the English historian Tony Judt:

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former SAHM @formersahm.bsky.social · Jul 1

A woman transforms agriculture in Brazil, a Chinese woman in school in Germany discovers how an ocean microbe makes its own surfactant that could break down oil spills, and the women running a hotel in Sri Lanka, a country w. low female workforce participation
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Progress roundup: Science enables Brazil to transform its economy, German researchers to find a microbe that makes detergent, and California to filter PFAS.

1 person dead after being struck by MBTA commuter rail train in Boston

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former SAHM @formersahm.bsky.social · Jun 30

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Universal Hub @universalhub.com · Jun 30

Person dead after being hit by Needham Line train in West Roxbury
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#Boston #MBTa

BOSTON — One person is dead after officials say they were struck by an MBTA commuter rail train in Boston on Monday morning.

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former SAHM @formersahm.bsky.social · Jun 30

Someone please come get your white helicopter it’s been making a racket here for a good 20 minutes @universalhub.com (??)

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Ari Ofsevit @ofsevit.bsky.social · Jun 29

This is a fascinating and thorough analysis of the 77 bus and why buses have problems in general.

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A couple of things I'd add to this:

Uday Schultz @a320lga.bsky.social · Jun 29

A few months ago, I paid a visit to Boston and spent some quality time with the MBTA’s bus service. After spending a while digging through T’s (excellent) open data, I had some Thoughts to share about the experience—and bus operations in general.

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How a Bus Route Falls Apart

All opinions in this post are solely my own, and do not represent the positions of my employer or any organizations of which I am part. About two months ago, I found myself waiting for a 77 bus in …

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former SAHM @formersahm.bsky.social · Jun 18

Wondering if we in the U.S. could do this - let people rip out the pavement in front of their house to plant green things. No permits, no red tape. (Granted, in the Netherlands, the hardscape is often tiles)

Points of Progress @pointsofprogress.bsky.social · Jun 17

Citizen projects tear up pavement for plants, and keep solar panels going

China, the largest producer and consumer of seafood, signs a safeguard against illegal fishing. And in Colombia, a program eases adoption of renewables.

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Points of Progress @pointsofprogress.bsky.social · Jun 11

The surprising resilience of a smiling salamander and some old buried seeds

Progress roundup: Captive-bred salamander can survive in the wild, and old fynbos seeds will germinate, sowing science’s hope for habitat restoration.

How independence helps caregivers on the job and Indigenous people in Colombia

former SAHM @formersahm.bsky.social · May 25

Two examples of empowerment via autonomy (Bear with me here): In the U.S. a small study found that home health care workers who owned the company reported greater satisfaction (so less turnover). & Greta Garbo, part 2: leaving uncontacted peoples alone in Colombia

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Progress roundup: Philippine island boosts incomes and mangrove forests, Colombia protects isolated tribes, and U.S. home care workers thrive in co-ops.

Across Arab Mideast, a new alignment rises: An axis of cooperation

former SAHM @formersahm.bsky.social · May 25

For me as a reader, some relief and hope in this desire for peace, 5,000 miles away. I’ll take it. Thank you, @taylorluck.bsky.social

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A new regional alignment rising in the Middle East shifts power away from Iran’s “Axis of Resistance.” Moderate Sunnis seeking stability and prosperity now have friendly governments in Beirut, Damascu...

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former SAHM @formersahm.bsky.social · May 14

Thinking Greta Garbo. Smithsonian mag wrote in 2017 that she said in 1955: “I never said, ‘I want to be alone,’ ... I only said, ‘I want to be let alone! There is all the difference.”

Points of Progress @pointsofprogress.bsky.social · May 14

The right to be a society apart, in Ecuador and South Africa

Progress roundup: A startup gets closer to carbon dioxide emissions-free steel, Germany strategizes for pedestrians, and African penguins gain protections.

Grafting for chocolate in Peru, and going after invasive species in New Zealand

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Points of Progress @pointsofprogress.bsky.social · May 6

Cacao trees can be less productive over time. But a tried-and-true technique – grafting – can rejuvenate a tree and help prevent the deforestation that is practiced when starting a new plantation. #chocolate
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Progress roundup: Grafting revives cacao trees, reforms in Fiji strengthen democracy, and New Zealand commits to pest eradication on three islands.

How to reuse exhaust from jets and store energy in sand

former SAHM @formersahm.bsky.social · Apr 22

Earth Day post! This is how Points of Progress works: We read lots. We choose stories of positive change and squish them into short reads. You'll never see me write "BREAKING," it's more ICYMI. Here, @katharinehayhoe.com gave us facts about Finland's leadership. Links to original articles included.

Points of Progress @pointsofprogress.bsky.social · Apr 22

Innovations from Dallas to Finland - Finland news thanks to @katharinehayhoe.com www.csmonitor.com/World/Points...

Progress roundup: Dallas airport captures jet exhaust for electricity, Finland innovates with heating methods, plus rights rulings in Japan and Kenya.

When a ‘thumbs-up’ beats 5 stars, and where paralegals aid women’s land rights

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · Apr 7

Reading about the dire wolf news? Read this ⬇️

Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · Apr 7

I have devoted my life to ice age ecosystems, and I feel an acute responsibility to tell the stories of extinct species and to help people to know them better. To see this work being done with such a casual disregard not only for the truth but for life itself is genuinely abhorrent to me.

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former SAHM @formersahm.bsky.social · Apr 8

@csmonitor.bsky.social gives you the 180-word version, but also a link to Dr. Rivera's longer article in Nature.

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former SAHM @formersahm.bsky.social · Apr 8

Do you hesitate to give your rideshare 5 ⭐? @larivera.bsky.social‬ explains studies on job evals: A 6-point scale instead of 10 eliminated gender gaps, maybe because a 6-out-of-6 rating is not as associated with perfection, which is more often attributed to men. www.csmonitor.com/World/Points...

Progress roundup: three equity questions on job performance grades, the worthiness of women as landowners, and Indigenous people’s quality of life.

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former SAHM @formersahm.bsky.social · Apr 3

In 2022, the president of Argentina took a climate class required of all public officials. He said, "We are complying with a law that imposes an obligation for public officials to listen to information about the scope of climate change and the consequences it can bring."

Points of Progress @pointsofprogress.bsky.social · Apr 2

How to recycle a building, and school a president on climate

Progress roundup: Chinese scientists develop a method to refresh weak batteries. And in Argentina, a law sends judges and more to climate class.

The rights of animals and the environment, from Mexico to Nepal

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former SAHM @formersahm.bsky.social · Mar 27

Where a Supreme Court struck down a pro-development law, and a Congress put animal rights into its constitution (OK, I’ll tell you – it’s Nepal and Mexico)
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Progress roundup: Nepal’s Supreme Court disallowed development in protected areas. And in Mexico, Congress put animal welfare in the constitution.