@jazyblu.bsky.social
Celiac mom to 2 Gingers navigating life with the help of my pup, books, baking, gardening, and figure skating. And plenty of dark chocolate!
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“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
January 24, 2026 at 9:24 PM
“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Louder for the people in the administration who don't read
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
Banks Notch Higher Fees From Green Bonds Than Fossil Fuel Debt
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business.
bloom.bg
January 5, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Louder for the people in the administration who don't read
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"China will have abundant amounts of renewable energy for data centers, with fossil fuels as a backup. Meanwhile, the US marches boldly backward toward the past," writes H. Holden Thorp on Science's 2025 Breakthrough of the Year highlighting the rise of renewable energy. https://scim.ag/459EZKv
December 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
"China will have abundant amounts of renewable energy for data centers, with fossil fuels as a backup. Meanwhile, the US marches boldly backward toward the past," writes H. Holden Thorp on Science's 2025 Breakthrough of the Year highlighting the rise of renewable energy. https://scim.ag/459EZKv
Regretfully, this is required reading for all parents in America.
My daughter spent hours in a bathroom this weekend as we waiting for the lockdown to be over.
A few lessons I learned along the way.
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
A few lessons I learned along the way.
open.substack.com/pub/contrari...
What Parents Can Do When Their Child Is in an Active-Shooter Lockdown
This moment will come for too many of us.
open.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Regretfully, this is required reading for all parents in America.
Not again. When will Congress stand up for the rights of those not carrying a gun?
December 14, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Not again. When will Congress stand up for the rights of those not carrying a gun?
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Happy 100th birthday to Dick Van Dyke!
December 13, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Happy 100th birthday to Dick Van Dyke!
Simply amoral to not protect our children.
14 kids have died by suicide from AI so far.
14 kids have died by suicide from AI so far.
President Donald Trump signed a highly anticipated executive order on Thursday that sets in motion a plan to establish a national regulatory framework for artificial intelligence while undercutting states’ abilities to enact their own rules.
Trump Signs Executive Order That Threatens to Punish States for Passing AI Laws
The order creates a Justice Department task force to challenge state AI laws and directs the Commerce Department to pull future broadband funding from states that pass “onerous” legislation.
www.wired.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Simply amoral to not protect our children.
14 kids have died by suicide from AI so far.
14 kids have died by suicide from AI so far.
Beautiful flowers bring joy.
Last day of November & meteorological Autumn, which has galloped by. Last blooms of the season from Clementina Carbonieri, Vanessa Bell & Lady of Shalott, all grown in pots. Will cut them back today to encourage them to hibernate for winter.
Have a good day. #roses 🌱
Have a good day. #roses 🌱
November 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Beautiful flowers bring joy.
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Study; USAID programs have saved over 90 million livesover the past 2 decades. Researchers estimate that if current cuts continue through 2030, 14 million people who might have otherwise lived are likely to die.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Study: 14 million lives could be lost due to Trump aid cuts
A new study looks at lives saved by USAID in the past and what the future without the agency will look like.
www.npr.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Study; USAID programs have saved over 90 million livesover the past 2 decades. Researchers estimate that if current cuts continue through 2030, 14 million people who might have otherwise lived are likely to die.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
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Friend: Who are you rooting for?
Me: I am a Dave Roberts fan.
Friend: Wait, you're a Dodgers fan??
Me: No, I am a fan of The Steal.*
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* The single greatest moment in all of baseball, forever and ever. #2004WS
Me: I am a Dave Roberts fan.
Friend: Wait, you're a Dodgers fan??
Me: No, I am a fan of The Steal.*
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* The single greatest moment in all of baseball, forever and ever. #2004WS
November 2, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Friend: Who are you rooting for?
Me: I am a Dave Roberts fan.
Friend: Wait, you're a Dodgers fan??
Me: No, I am a fan of The Steal.*
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* The single greatest moment in all of baseball, forever and ever. #2004WS
Me: I am a Dave Roberts fan.
Friend: Wait, you're a Dodgers fan??
Me: No, I am a fan of The Steal.*
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* The single greatest moment in all of baseball, forever and ever. #2004WS
This #immigration raid has the makings of a landmark case
YouTube video by Ohh that's RICH
youtu.be
October 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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Reminiscin’ this’n that and havin’ such a good time. Oo-De-Lally, Oo-De-Lally golly what a day.
October 21, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Reminiscin’ this’n that and havin’ such a good time. Oo-De-Lally, Oo-De-Lally golly what a day.
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currently at record-high search interest for canceling disney plus. pulling kimmel is a bigger deal to the company's bottom line than any of the "woke" scandals of the past 5 years. i think news & entertainment corp execs need put more work into understanding their audience, & get off twitter
September 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
currently at record-high search interest for canceling disney plus. pulling kimmel is a bigger deal to the company's bottom line than any of the "woke" scandals of the past 5 years. i think news & entertainment corp execs need put more work into understanding their audience, & get off twitter
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David Letterman is right: you can't appease a tyrant.
September 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
David Letterman is right: you can't appease a tyrant.
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If only our national leaders would reject the gun lobby money and make some changes..it wouldn't save everyone but it would preserve a few more lives.
Horrible violence in Utah. Political violence, if that is the motive, is an aggressive cancer that kills us all.
September 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
If only our national leaders would reject the gun lobby money and make some changes..it wouldn't save everyone but it would preserve a few more lives.
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Yes, please stop.
September 7, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Yes, please stop.
This isn't a surprise.
- Reproductive autonomy gone
- No maternity leave
- No childcare support
- Cuts to Obamacare
- Cuts to Medicaid
- Inflation from tariffs
Just to name a few problems...
tcf.org/content/comm...
- Reproductive autonomy gone
- No maternity leave
- No childcare support
- Cuts to Obamacare
- Cuts to Medicaid
- Inflation from tariffs
Just to name a few problems...
tcf.org/content/comm...
Trump’s Economy Is Bad for Women
Trump’s economy is bad for women’s economic well-being. The Century Foundation, in partnership with Morning Consult, recently conducted a poll about
tcf.org
August 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This isn't a surprise.
- Reproductive autonomy gone
- No maternity leave
- No childcare support
- Cuts to Obamacare
- Cuts to Medicaid
- Inflation from tariffs
Just to name a few problems...
tcf.org/content/comm...
- Reproductive autonomy gone
- No maternity leave
- No childcare support
- Cuts to Obamacare
- Cuts to Medicaid
- Inflation from tariffs
Just to name a few problems...
tcf.org/content/comm...
First furry felluh and our newest love. #InternationalDogDay
August 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM
First furry felluh and our newest love. #InternationalDogDay
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Want to do some back to school shopping without going to Target or Walmart?
Here’s some brands you should look for!!
Shopping is political too. Spend your money wisely. 💙🥰
Here’s some brands you should look for!!
Shopping is political too. Spend your money wisely. 💙🥰
August 4, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Want to do some back to school shopping without going to Target or Walmart?
Here’s some brands you should look for!!
Shopping is political too. Spend your money wisely. 💙🥰
Here’s some brands you should look for!!
Shopping is political too. Spend your money wisely. 💙🥰
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'Make America Healthy Again' means eating French fries fried in beef tallow and drinking water that gives you cancer, apparently
August 2, 2025 at 2:03 AM
'Make America Healthy Again' means eating French fries fried in beef tallow and drinking water that gives you cancer, apparently
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This @propublica.org piece from April, about Trump's attack on all the measurements that matter, feels particularly relevant today.
Trump’s War on Measurement Means Losing Data on Drug Use, Maternal Mortality, Climate Change and More
By slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose con...
www.propublica.org
August 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM
This @propublica.org piece from April, about Trump's attack on all the measurements that matter, feels particularly relevant today.
Will the media ever ask about the orange felon's mental capacity? Where the hell is Jake Tapper on these ludicrous statements about ending 6 wars??
August 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Will the media ever ask about the orange felon's mental capacity? Where the hell is Jake Tapper on these ludicrous statements about ending 6 wars??
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Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.