@gardenglade.bsky.social
Here to keep up with news, but spend time looking at beautiful things too. #flowers #gardens #birds #sunsets #landscapes #pets #nature
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www.rescue.org/press-releas...
Russian strikes on Dnipro over the weekend destroyed nearly $200,000 worth of medical supplies, putting 30,000 patients at risk, the International Rescue Committee days.
Russian strikes on Dnipro over the weekend destroyed nearly $200,000 worth of medical supplies, putting 30,000 patients at risk, the International Rescue Committee days.
Dnipro Attacks Destroy Lifesaving Medicines, IRC Loses Supplies for 30,000 Patients | The IRC
Weekend Russian attacks in the Dnipropetrovsk region targeted one of the largest pharmaceutical warehouses in the country, completely destroying stockpiles of essential humanitarian aid and leaving th...
www.rescue.org
December 8, 2025 at 7:50 PM
www.rescue.org/press-releas...
Russian strikes on Dnipro over the weekend destroyed nearly $200,000 worth of medical supplies, putting 30,000 patients at risk, the International Rescue Committee days.
Russian strikes on Dnipro over the weekend destroyed nearly $200,000 worth of medical supplies, putting 30,000 patients at risk, the International Rescue Committee days.
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Here's a jaw-dropping story from @barryyeoman.com and @jocelynzuck.bsky.social on how dollar-stores are quietly overcharging customers who can ill-afford it. Not on just occasional items, either: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
December 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Here's a jaw-dropping story from @barryyeoman.com and @jocelynzuck.bsky.social on how dollar-stores are quietly overcharging customers who can ill-afford it. Not on just occasional items, either: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Developed initially to target and kill tumors, they are now being engineered to target cells that are contributing to autoimmune diseases, like antibody-producing B cells.
#Science 🧪
#Science 🧪
‘They don’t have symptoms’: CAR-T therapies send autoimmune diseases into remission
Engineered T cells that have been used to treat ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus show promising results.
www.nature.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Developed initially to target and kill tumors, they are now being engineered to target cells that are contributing to autoimmune diseases, like antibody-producing B cells.
#Science 🧪
#Science 🧪
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Dozens of new Texas laws will take effect in December and January, bringing wide-ranging changes to the state’s education system, law enforcement, taxes and more.
Here's what you need to know.
Here's what you need to know.
New Texas laws go into effect in December and January
Laws include restricting transgender people’s access to public bathrooms, allowing lawsuits against abortion pill providers, and replacement of the STAAR test.
www.texastribune.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Dozens of new Texas laws will take effect in December and January, bringing wide-ranging changes to the state’s education system, law enforcement, taxes and more.
Here's what you need to know.
Here's what you need to know.
This. Because reading and synthesizing information teaches you more than reading someone else’s summary.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
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November 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This. Because reading and synthesizing information teaches you more than reading someone else’s summary.
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Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
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"The skin simply starts sloughing off and you become unable to maintain your body temperature, where you also get skin infection....They had not seen cases like that for two decades."
Thanks, Elon Musk! www.thebulwark.com/p/this-may-b...
Thanks, Elon Musk! www.thebulwark.com/p/this-may-b...
This May Be the Cruelest, Most Senseless Thing Trump Has Done
A conversation with Atul Gawande about the human toll of the dismantling of foreign aid.
www.thebulwark.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"The skin simply starts sloughing off and you become unable to maintain your body temperature, where you also get skin infection....They had not seen cases like that for two decades."
Thanks, Elon Musk! www.thebulwark.com/p/this-may-b...
Thanks, Elon Musk! www.thebulwark.com/p/this-may-b...
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GOOD QUESTION and piece here. (But we know the answer. There was no emergency.)
The 'Emergency' That Demanded Huge Tariffs on Swiss Imports Is Now Over. So What Was the Emergency? reason.com/2025/11/17/t...
The 'Emergency' That Demanded Huge Tariffs on Swiss Imports Is Now Over. So What Was the Emergency? reason.com/2025/11/17/t...
The 'emergency' that demanded huge tariffs on Swiss imports is now over. So what was the emergency?
Trump ordered a whopping 39 percent tariff on all imports from Switzerland earlier this year by claiming there was a national emergency.
reason.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
GOOD QUESTION and piece here. (But we know the answer. There was no emergency.)
The 'Emergency' That Demanded Huge Tariffs on Swiss Imports Is Now Over. So What Was the Emergency? reason.com/2025/11/17/t...
The 'Emergency' That Demanded Huge Tariffs on Swiss Imports Is Now Over. So What Was the Emergency? reason.com/2025/11/17/t...
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Three school district leaders at The Texas Tribune Festival said the Texas Education Agency’s reliance on state takeovers to improve academic performance threatens local control. #TribFest25
Texas school leaders: State takeovers are not sustainable
Three school district leaders at The Texas Tribune Festival said the Texas Education Agency’s reliance on state takeovers to improve academic performance threatens local control.
www.texastribune.org
November 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Three school district leaders at The Texas Tribune Festival said the Texas Education Agency’s reliance on state takeovers to improve academic performance threatens local control. #TribFest25
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Women's Health: 'Scientists Just Developed A Blood Test That Can Diagnose Chronic Fatigue And Long Covid'
'While the study focused on CFS, there is some biological overlap with long COVID, says Dmitry Pshezhetskiy, PhD, lead study author...'
www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a6938...
'While the study focused on CFS, there is some biological overlap with long COVID, says Dmitry Pshezhetskiy, PhD, lead study author...'
www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a6938...
Scientists Just Developed A Blood Test That Can Diagnose Chronic Fatigue And Long Covid
It's not available yet, but it could lay the groundwork for faster diagnoses and, potentially, additional treatments.
www.womenshealthmag.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Women's Health: 'Scientists Just Developed A Blood Test That Can Diagnose Chronic Fatigue And Long Covid'
'While the study focused on CFS, there is some biological overlap with long COVID, says Dmitry Pshezhetskiy, PhD, lead study author...'
www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a6938...
'While the study focused on CFS, there is some biological overlap with long COVID, says Dmitry Pshezhetskiy, PhD, lead study author...'
www.womenshealthmag.com/health/a6938...
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The rocks were grumpy, old, and gray,
They hadn’t moved since yesterday.
The trail said, “Fine, I’ll curve around,”
And left them rooted in the ground.
A root-laced forest trail winds through mossy woods, inviting a quiet hike through textured terrain and filtered light.
#photography
They hadn’t moved since yesterday.
The trail said, “Fine, I’ll curve around,”
And left them rooted in the ground.
A root-laced forest trail winds through mossy woods, inviting a quiet hike through textured terrain and filtered light.
#photography
November 13, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The rocks were grumpy, old, and gray,
They hadn’t moved since yesterday.
The trail said, “Fine, I’ll curve around,”
And left them rooted in the ground.
A root-laced forest trail winds through mossy woods, inviting a quiet hike through textured terrain and filtered light.
#photography
They hadn’t moved since yesterday.
The trail said, “Fine, I’ll curve around,”
And left them rooted in the ground.
A root-laced forest trail winds through mossy woods, inviting a quiet hike through textured terrain and filtered light.
#photography
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For today’s #macromonday a broken spiral shell cradled by dark pebbles, lit to reveal its quiet geometry and worn grace. A study in fragility, rhythm, and the beauty of time etched into organic form.
#eastcoastkin #photography #macromonday
#eastcoastkin #photography #macromonday
November 10, 2025 at 11:28 AM
For today’s #macromonday a broken spiral shell cradled by dark pebbles, lit to reveal its quiet geometry and worn grace. A study in fragility, rhythm, and the beauty of time etched into organic form.
#eastcoastkin #photography #macromonday
#eastcoastkin #photography #macromonday
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In recent years, FDA inspectors have uncovered disturbing lapses in facilities producing food bound for American supermarkets.
Now, under the second Trump administration, inspections are their lowest since 2011, excluding the pandemic.
By @anniewaldman.bsky.social and @bxroberts.org
Now, under the second Trump administration, inspections are their lowest since 2011, excluding the pandemic.
By @anniewaldman.bsky.social and @bxroberts.org
Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts
The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh fru...
www.propublica.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
In recent years, FDA inspectors have uncovered disturbing lapses in facilities producing food bound for American supermarkets.
Now, under the second Trump administration, inspections are their lowest since 2011, excluding the pandemic.
By @anniewaldman.bsky.social and @bxroberts.org
Now, under the second Trump administration, inspections are their lowest since 2011, excluding the pandemic.
By @anniewaldman.bsky.social and @bxroberts.org
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The humans love him, and so do the canines. What happened when ICE took Seyre Mussa Traore away.
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He Was a Beloved Dog Trainer and an Asylum Seeker. Why Was He Detained? — Texas Monthly
The humans love him, and so do the canines. What happened when ICE took Seyre Mussa Traore away.
apple.news
November 7, 2025 at 9:50 PM
The humans love him, and so do the canines. What happened when ICE took Seyre Mussa Traore away.
apple.news/AcyPKNk3oQvC...
apple.news/AcyPKNk3oQvC...
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Librarian Camo.
November 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Librarian Camo.
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"Although chatbots may be built on the familiar architecture of engagement, they enable something new: They allow you to talk forever to no one other than yourself".
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New from me: I went deep on the way that generative AI and chatbots act as wormholes, pushing us deeper into our own minds. They threaten to compound the problems of algorithmic targeting that have festered unaddressed for years and years—what comes next may be even more alienating and isolating (🎁)
The Age of Anti-Social Media Is Here
The social-media era is over. What’s coming will be much worse.
www.theatlantic.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
"Although chatbots may be built on the familiar architecture of engagement, they enable something new: They allow you to talk forever to no one other than yourself".
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Important read from @drmoore.bsky.social on the defense of corruption of the church:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/nazi...
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/nazi...
The Church Better Start Taking Nazification Seriously - Christianity Today
Tucker Carlson hosted neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes on his podcast. The stakes are high for American Christians.
www.christianitytoday.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Important read from @drmoore.bsky.social on the defense of corruption of the church:
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/nazi...
www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/nazi...
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NEW: Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water.
www.propublica.org
October 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
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Some states are passing new laws requiring artificial intelligence to be clearly labeled, especially in regulated industries or on high-stakes documents such as police reports. The labels are crucial for people who'd rather not use AI at all. n.pr/3JAjrzh
Want to opt out of AI? State labeling laws might help
Some states are passing new laws requiring artificial intelligence to be clearly labeled, especially in regulated industries or on high-stakes documents such as police reports. The labels are crucial for people who'd rather not use AI at all.
n.pr
October 29, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Some states are passing new laws requiring artificial intelligence to be clearly labeled, especially in regulated industries or on high-stakes documents such as police reports. The labels are crucial for people who'd rather not use AI at all. n.pr/3JAjrzh
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I warned Indigenous people last year about this: "AI" slop is destroying Indigenous knowledge transmission over the Internet because people won't know what's reliable info, our distinct cultures being further sloppified, this slop is regurgitated as "fact", kinda like OG anthropology / archaeology
New from 404 Media: AI generated history videos are flooding YouTube, and drowning out real history. "It’s worrying to me just for humanity. It’s not good for the state of knowledge in the world. It makes me worry for the future."
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
AI Generated 'Boring History' Videos Are Flooding YouTube and Drowning Out Real History
"These AI videos are just repeating things that are on the internet, so you end up with a very simplified version of the past."
www.404media.co
September 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I warned Indigenous people last year about this: "AI" slop is destroying Indigenous knowledge transmission over the Internet because people won't know what's reliable info, our distinct cultures being further sloppified, this slop is regurgitated as "fact", kinda like OG anthropology / archaeology
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1. Last week, there were 3 Trump corruption scandals in 4 days that would define any other presidency.
Most people are probably not even AWARE of all three scandals.
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Most people are probably not even AWARE of all three scandals.
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3 Scandals in 4 Days That Would Define Any Other Presidency
During the second Trump administration, corruption scandals that would typically define a presidency receive a day or two of coverage.
popular.info
October 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
1. Last week, there were 3 Trump corruption scandals in 4 days that would define any other presidency.
Most people are probably not even AWARE of all three scandals.
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Most people are probably not even AWARE of all three scandals.
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Are leaf blowers really necessary? The answer is blowin’ in the wind | Jess Harwood
Are leaf blowers really necessary? The answer is blowin’ in the wind | Jess Harwood
What’s wrong with a rake?
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Are leaf blowers really necessary? The answer is blowin’ in the wind | Jess Harwood
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GOOD NEWS! For the first time ever, Huntington's disease has been successfully treated. A groundbreaking new miRNA treatment, AMT-130, slowed the progression of the disease by 75%. These results are likely to support the first approval of a genetic treatment for the rare neurodegenerative condition.
October 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! For the first time ever, Huntington's disease has been successfully treated. A groundbreaking new miRNA treatment, AMT-130, slowed the progression of the disease by 75%. These results are likely to support the first approval of a genetic treatment for the rare neurodegenerative condition.
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Are you going to a No Kings Day event tomorrow?
If so I urge you to wear RED, WHITE, AND BLUE.
Republicans are saying we hate America.
Wearing red, white & blue shows that we're the true patriots who love our country.
Middle America has no idea what YELLOW means, BUT do know red, white & blue!
If so I urge you to wear RED, WHITE, AND BLUE.
Republicans are saying we hate America.
Wearing red, white & blue shows that we're the true patriots who love our country.
Middle America has no idea what YELLOW means, BUT do know red, white & blue!
October 17, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Are you going to a No Kings Day event tomorrow?
If so I urge you to wear RED, WHITE, AND BLUE.
Republicans are saying we hate America.
Wearing red, white & blue shows that we're the true patriots who love our country.
Middle America has no idea what YELLOW means, BUT do know red, white & blue!
If so I urge you to wear RED, WHITE, AND BLUE.
Republicans are saying we hate America.
Wearing red, white & blue shows that we're the true patriots who love our country.
Middle America has no idea what YELLOW means, BUT do know red, white & blue!