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Garry Hayes

@geotripper.bsky.social

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I'm a geology professor in central California, avid birder, traveler, photographer, and environmentalist. I'm pro-democracy, and I stand for the equality for all. Little attention paid to DMs.

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Garry Hayes @geotripper.bsky.social · Nov 11

Hi all! I am a geology professor in Central California, a birder, and nature blogger at geotripper.blogspot.com. Supporter of human rights, friend of LBGTQ, kindness, and equal justice. I travel all I can throughout the American West, and yes, I'll talk about rocks and faults and birds all day.

Garry standing in front of Yosemite Valley

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 21h

I knew Fox News was theater. I just didn't realize it was a repertory theater that recycles actors for different roles.

You'd think a company that had to pay $787,000,000 for deceiving its viewers would be a little more careful about blatantly continuing the practice.

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Garry Hayes @geotripper.bsky.social · 10h

geotripper.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-... We hear a great deal about what to do in the event of a major quake, but we don't hear much about what's going to happen in the weeks and months that follow. My new blog gives thought to what will happen around Modesto when the BIG ONE hits. #earthquakes

The Things We Don't Think About: The Aftermath of a Major Earthquake from a Great Valley Perspective

The Great Shakeout is planned for Oct. 16, 2025, at 10:16 AM. Source: U.S. Geological Survey We Californians live in earthquake country. ...

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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 21d

🚨NEW: "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" just dropped its first response to ABC, FCC chair, and Disney firing Jimmy Kimmel.

Trump ain't sleeping tonight. 🤣

This is a must-watch. 🔥

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Garry Hayes @geotripper.bsky.social · 23d

geotripper.blogspot.com/2025/09/what... If an earthquake were predicted to happen near you in the next few days, what would you do? But more importantly, why haven't you done it already? #greatshakeout #earthquake

What If an Earthquake was Predicted to Happen in Four Days? What Would You Do??

The Great Shakeout is planned for Oct. 16, 2025, at 10:16 AM. And why aren't you doing it now?! Art by Zeo NOTE: THIS IS HYPOTHETICAL, NO...

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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 28d

NEW: No, Charlie Kirk was not practicing politics the right way. That's what Ezra Klein said. We can condemn this heinous assassination but also recognize that with his 2020 election denialism and extremist rhetoric, Kirk built his movement with falsehoods and in a wrong and divisive manner.

No, Charlie Kirk was not practicing politics the right way

His assassination deserves full condemnation; his full impact should not be sidestepped.

www.motherjones.com

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · 28d

Imagine living in a country where far-right leaders are not above the law… 🤔

Brazil’s supreme court finds Bolsonaro guilty of plotting military coup

Former president faces decades-long jail sentence for seeking to forcibly cling to power after losing 2022 election

www.theguardian.com

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 28d

We cannot forget that there was also a shooting yesterday in aColorado High School. The shooter is dead. One of the victims is in stable condition. The other victim is in critical condition. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/u...

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28d

Decrying violence against political opponents rings a bit hollow when you pull Secret Service protection from your political opponents.

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Coconino @coconinoite.bsky.social · Sep 5

WTF? He really needs to leave all society and never show his face in public again.

Carolyn Barber, MD @cbarbermd.bsky.social · Sep 5

RFK Jr. says polio ended because of the DDT ban. Wrong.
📉 Cases crashed after the 1955 Salk vaccine.
💊 Sabin oral vaccine in 1961 finished the job.
🚫 DDT ban came in 1972—long after polio was gone.

Vaccines beat polio.
#BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky
#SciSky 🧪 #NurseSky #IDSky #EMSky #PedsSky #ObSky

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · Jul 16

The thing about the Epstein disgustingness that strikes me hardest is that hundreds of rich old men raped underage girls and the only person currently in jail for that vile behavior is a woman.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · Aug 28

Just admit it: You love your guns more than your children.

The first step is acknowledging the problem.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · Aug 28

Little kids are having to use their bodies to shield friends from gunfire while armed soldiers are busy picking up trash.

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Garry Hayes @geotripper.bsky.social · Aug 26

Cat looking out from behind window blinds

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · Aug 14

Notification about the Kennedy Center Honors:

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · Aug 14

In the time when we all lived in caves, half of everyone born was dead by age 30.

By 1840, half of everyone born was dead by 35. ( despite organic foods, clean air & water (etc)

Today’s much long life expectancy is due to science - the meds, the vaccines etc

Do not listen to RFK Jr

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Garry Hayes @geotripper.bsky.social · Aug 14

Mt St Helens was a bit bashful yesterday

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Garry Hayes @geotripper.bsky.social · Aug 13

Always a thrill to catch Mt. Rainier. We were here a month ago and never got even a glance in the gloomy skies. Today was different, even if it was 95⁰! #Volcano

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Garry Hayes @geotripper.bsky.social · Aug 4

I read that it might have been defensive in nature. Those teeth are one of the mammalian characteristics of the therapsids.

Garry Hayes @geotripper.bsky.social · Aug 4

geotripper.blogspot.com/2025/08/jour... Hey kids! Pack up, we're going to a national park! YAY! Are there mountains, lakes and rivers to play in? No. Are there trees? Yes, but they're all dead. What kind of a park is that?? #geology #fossils

Journeys in the Back of Beyond: Wait, This is a National Park?

Pack up your stuff kids! We're going to a NATIONAL PARK! Cool! Does it have big mountains? No. Oh, does it have deep canyons? No. Can we g...

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · Jul 27

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Garry Hayes @geotripper.bsky.social · Jul 27

One of my most hoped-for bird sightings this year! A Lazuli Bunting at Basso Bridge on the Tuolumne River. They're not totally rare, but I'm lucky to see one or two in a year.

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · Jul 21

The monitoring station on Mauna Loa provides the longest direct measurements of CO2 in the atmosphere.
Trump wants to shut it down, which is like taking the batteries out of your screaming smoke alarm and pretending the house isn't on fire. #climatechange

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Jul 21

The amazing thing about brave people speaking out is that it inspires others to do the same by creating a permission structure. Since I published this article 4 hours ago, I've heard from multiple sources confirming what's in it. www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-epstei...

The Epstein Cover-Up at the FBI

Inside the chaotic review process of the Epstein and Maxwell files at the Bureau

www.muellershewrote.com

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Ryan J Hollister @phaneritic.bsky.social · Jul 20

You know, geology is great and meteorology is great, but when the two combine it can become a transcendent experience. This was our view in upper Pine Creek Canyon near our Honeymoon Lake camp on Wednesday. Rainbows and high elevation glacially-sculpted granites on #publiclands for the win!

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Garry Hayes @geotripper.bsky.social · Jul 17

Thrilled to see a native Gray Fox on the Tuolumne River Trail today! #Animalslover

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