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The cat’s name is Daisy Doodles.
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As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
I will never stop harping on this: don‘t drink raw milk! Why not? Easy answer. Raw milk = suspended particles of cow shit in the milk. Does anyone think drinking cow shit is a good idea?
Idaho reports spike in illnesses linked to raw milk; multiple children sick, two hospitalized
State health officials are warning Idahoans about the risks of drinking raw, unpasteurized milk after a recent rise in serious infections — including cases involving young children.
www.kivitv.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I will never stop harping on this: don‘t drink raw milk! Why not? Easy answer. Raw milk = suspended particles of cow shit in the milk. Does anyone think drinking cow shit is a good idea?
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Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
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As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
Viola Fletcher, Oldest Survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Dies at 111
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As a survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Ford Fletcher bravely shared her story so that we’d never forget this painful part of our history. Michelle and I are grateful for her lifelong work to advance civil rights, and send our love to her family.
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Wonderful Cats 😸 on #Caturday #SaturdayVibes
November 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Wonderful Cats 😸 on #Caturday #SaturdayVibes
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Time to get your public comments in on the proposed Waters of the U.S. rule that would strip protections for countless wetlands and streams.
Trout unlimited has a tool on their page that will automatically send your message to the EPA as well as your representatives:
www.tu.org/conservation...
Trout unlimited has a tool on their page that will automatically send your message to the EPA as well as your representatives:
www.tu.org/conservation...
November 23, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Time to get your public comments in on the proposed Waters of the U.S. rule that would strip protections for countless wetlands and streams.
Trout unlimited has a tool on their page that will automatically send your message to the EPA as well as your representatives:
www.tu.org/conservation...
Trout unlimited has a tool on their page that will automatically send your message to the EPA as well as your representatives:
www.tu.org/conservation...
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A study from Oregon State University and the U.S. Forest Service found the four-day extreme heat event scorched more than 1,000 square miles of tree canopy.
2021 heat dome left Rhode Island-sized damage in Oregon’s, Washington’s western forests
A study from Oregon State University and the U.S. Forest Service found the four-day extreme heat event scorched more than 1,000 square miles of tree canopy.
www.oregonlive.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
A study from Oregon State University and the U.S. Forest Service found the four-day extreme heat event scorched more than 1,000 square miles of tree canopy.
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COMMENTARY | About 98.2% of Idaho is designated as a Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Area, affecting 57.8% of the state’s population, writes guest columnist Toni Lawson.
Our rural hospitals are bracing for state, federal health care cuts. Let's support and protect them. • Idaho Capital Sun
98.2% of Idaho is designated as a Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Area, affecting 57.8% of the state’s population, writesToni Lawson.
idahocapitalsun.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
COMMENTARY | About 98.2% of Idaho is designated as a Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Area, affecting 57.8% of the state’s population, writes guest columnist Toni Lawson.
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Another Take.... 👇
Trump officials reveal plan to roll back regulations in Endangered Species Act. Experts fear plan, one of many attempts Trump’s made to dismantle wildlife protection, will speed up extinction crisis. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump officials reveal plan to roll back regulations in Endangered Species Act. Experts fear plan, one of many attempts Trump’s made to dismantle wildlife protection, will speed up extinction crisis. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump officials reveal plan to roll back regulations in Endangered Species Act
Experts fear plan, one of many attempts Trump’s made to dismantle wildlife protection, will speed up extinction crisis
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Another Take.... 👇
Trump officials reveal plan to roll back regulations in Endangered Species Act. Experts fear plan, one of many attempts Trump’s made to dismantle wildlife protection, will speed up extinction crisis. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump officials reveal plan to roll back regulations in Endangered Species Act. Experts fear plan, one of many attempts Trump’s made to dismantle wildlife protection, will speed up extinction crisis. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Pope Leo XIV understands technology and its relationship to art better any executive or AI-pilled techbro running the conference circuit.
November 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Pope Leo XIV understands technology and its relationship to art better any executive or AI-pilled techbro running the conference circuit.
Horrific glimpse of the near future for many cities.
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Horrific glimpse of the near future for many cities.
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A group of otters is called:
A. A bevy
B. A romp
C. Adorable
D. All of the above
A. A bevy
B. A romp
C. Adorable
D. All of the above
November 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
A group of otters is called:
A. A bevy
B. A romp
C. Adorable
D. All of the above
A. A bevy
B. A romp
C. Adorable
D. All of the above
His feet!
November 20, 2025 at 6:51 AM
His feet!
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i talked to RANGE about how the dominance Doug Wilson has been claiming over Moscow, ID on the national stage isn’t borne out in local elections:
The battle for a North Idaho city’s identity:
Recent elections in the North Idaho city tell a very different story about the town than the national news’ attention to Doug Wilson’s Christ Church would suggest.
Recent elections in the North Idaho city tell a very different story about the town than the national news’ attention to Doug Wilson’s Christ Church would suggest.
Elections show Christ Church is not in charge in Moscow – RANGE Media
Amid a national leftward shift in voting, the North Idaho town has long gone progressive
rangemedia.co
November 20, 2025 at 12:27 AM
i talked to RANGE about how the dominance Doug Wilson has been claiming over Moscow, ID on the national stage isn’t borne out in local elections:
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You will have opportunity to comment on Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2025-0322 soon... www.epa.gov/wotus/public...
Public Outreach and Stakeholder Engagement Activities | US EPA
Information about the scheduled outreach activities regarding EPA and Army's review of the NWPR and intention to replace the definition of "waters of the United States"
www.epa.gov
November 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
You will have opportunity to comment on Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2025-0322 soon... www.epa.gov/wotus/public...
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"The rate of warming is showing signs of accelerating" PIK Director Johan Rockström gives an analysis of the current situation on climate & planetary boundaries at #COP30. The data suggests the world is heading for global temperatures not seen in millions of years.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnNn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnNn...
November 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
"The rate of warming is showing signs of accelerating" PIK Director Johan Rockström gives an analysis of the current situation on climate & planetary boundaries at #COP30. The data suggests the world is heading for global temperatures not seen in millions of years.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnNn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnNn...
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I don't want AI generated art, I want AI emptied dishwasher
November 17, 2025 at 4:36 AM
I don't want AI generated art, I want AI emptied dishwasher
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The Great Climate Insurance Collapse is coming. Fossil fuel corruption blocks Congress from responding to it, or in some cases even from seeing it.
www.npr.org/2025/11/13/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/13/n...
Why home insurance is unaffordable, even in places without wildfires or hurricanes
Some of the country's highest home insurance prices are in the central U.S., a region generally considered to be protected from climate-driven disasters such as wildfires and hurricanes.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The Great Climate Insurance Collapse is coming. Fossil fuel corruption blocks Congress from responding to it, or in some cases even from seeing it.
www.npr.org/2025/11/13/n...
www.npr.org/2025/11/13/n...
Other interesting facts include: 18% of Idaho’s total economic output comes from agriculture, and 1 out of every 8 Idaho jobs is related to agriculture. Just some food for thought.
www.eastidahonews.com/2025/11/farm...
www.eastidahonews.com/2025/11/farm...
Farmers says migrants are crucial to Idaho's economy and immigration reform is needed to retain workforce - East Idaho News
IDAHO FALLS – Members of the local agriculture sector say migrant workers are critical to Idaho’s economy and immigration reform is needed to stay in operation. That’s the takeaway from a public forum...
www.eastidahonews.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Other interesting facts include: 18% of Idaho’s total economic output comes from agriculture, and 1 out of every 8 Idaho jobs is related to agriculture. Just some food for thought.
www.eastidahonews.com/2025/11/farm...
www.eastidahonews.com/2025/11/farm...
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They’ve decided. It’s time.
They will Voltron together and hunt down every last yacht.
They will Voltron together and hunt down every last yacht.
Earlier this week, all 74 of the Northwest’s endangered orcas gathered into what researchers call a superpod — a sort of all-inclusive family reunion.
Rare orca superpod comes to Seattle
They came together Sunday evening not far from Port Townsend. Why, no one can say for sure, except the participants themselves — and no humans speak their language.
www.kuow.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
They’ve decided. It’s time.
They will Voltron together and hunt down every last yacht.
They will Voltron together and hunt down every last yacht.
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Zeke Hausfather: This amounts to a nearly 20% reduction in the efficacy of current global carbon sinks–both the land and ocean–and a 15% reduction compared to how large they would be without the effects of climate change, leading to an increase of atmospheric CO₂ of more than 8ppm since 1960.
November 13, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Zeke Hausfather: This amounts to a nearly 20% reduction in the efficacy of current global carbon sinks–both the land and ocean–and a 15% reduction compared to how large they would be without the effects of climate change, leading to an increase of atmospheric CO₂ of more than 8ppm since 1960.
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
November 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
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Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.
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Here is a good one that addresses many reasons why people say they want AI in schools:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Resisting School AI Mania Help Sheet
Help Sheet: Resisting AI Mania in Schools K-12 educators are under increasing pressure to use—and have students use—a wide range of AI tools. (The term “AI” is used loosely here, just as it is by man...
docs.google.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Here is a good one that addresses many reasons why people say they want AI in schools:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
November 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
if you are food insecure for both the humans and pets in your household there is a tool called Pet Help Finder that can help locate pet food banks nearby and other free or reduced price assistance and supplies for pets.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.
no one, ABSOLUTELY NO ONE, should have to give up their pet bc of this.