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Mary Jane Curry

@mjcinwnc.bsky.social

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Retired university associate professor who taught research methods and academic writing to majors in the sciences including pre-med and liberal arts, and literature; and a specialist on the novel as a genre with a focus on Jane Austen .. more

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Mary Jane Curry @mjcinwnc.bsky.social · 2d

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World nearing 'crucial turning point' as clean energy outpaces power demand

Energy research group Ember said the global surge in clean energy more than met demand for electricity and led to the first fall in fossil fuel use this year.

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Mary Jane Curry @mjcinwnc.bsky.social · 4h

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 14h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Mary Jane Curry @mjcinwnc.bsky.social · 17h

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Works for me daily. Read all of this.

Nature and outdoors can help boost your health - here's how

Spending just 20 minutes in nature can lower blood pressure, heart rate and stress levels.

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Mary Jane Curry @mjcinwnc.bsky.social · 17h

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Great news that must be replicated with the over 42,000 species at imminent rusk of extinction by human causes.

Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation 'win'

Once endangered due to hunting, it is making a strong recovery thanks to global conservation efforts.

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 19h

Jamie Raskin & Chris Houlihan have introduced a bill to require the DoD to restore books removed from military schools by the Trump Administration. It also protects DoD Education Activity schools from political interference. Tell your electeds to support it! www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

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Matthew Wilding | Old Devils on Kickstarter until 10/22! @matthewwilding.bsky.social · 1d

Fun fact: Bluesky is outperforming Twitter on conversions for my Kickstarter by 900%.

Despite it having the most followers of any platform for me, Twitter is converting at lower numbers than EVERY OTHER social media platform I'm using (Facebook, Threads, Instagram, Bluesky).

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Mary Jane Curry @mjcinwnc.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, to be there!
harewood.org/events/auste...

Mary Jane Curry @mjcinwnc.bsky.social · 2d

Crucial to read all of this. It's not long but every detail is important to your life.

Mary Jane Curry @mjcinwnc.bsky.social · 2d

www.newsweek.com/world-nearin...

World nearing 'crucial turning point' as clean energy outpaces power demand

Energy research group Ember said the global surge in clean energy more than met demand for electricity and led to the first fall in fossil fuel use this year.

www.newsweek.com

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Miriam Elder @miriamelder.bsky.social · 2d

“The upshot is that any video you see on an app that involves scrolling through short videos, such as TikTok, Instagram’s Reels, YouTube Shorts and Snapchat, now has a high likelihood of being fake.” 🙃

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Mary Jane Curry @mjcinwnc.bsky.social · 2d

I'm attending Indivisible's event, “Virginia 2025: Phonebank” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

Virginia 2025: Phonebank · Indivisible

## All eyes are on Virginia this November! ### Help Indivisible deliver wins for candidates who will put Virginia first, from the top of the ticket all the way down to the local school board! Let’...

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 2d

Can’t believe I have to say this, but in Minnesota you will continue to have the freedom to get your COVID and flu shots.

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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 2d

It's Banned Books Week. If you are an author, please join @authorsabb.bsky.social! If you work in the publishing industry, please join @pubprosabb.bsky.social! Canadian authors, you can now join Canadian Authors & Illustrators Against Book bans: linktr.ee/caiabb. Working together feels good! 📚✍️👏

The black and white cover of a zine titled Do you make books? Yes? I want YOU to join Authors Against Book Bans! By Maia Kobabe. The image shows author Maia Kobabe holding a stack of books and pointing at the reader

WHAT IS AABB?
A coalition of writers, illustrators, editors & other book creators, standing united against the unconstitutional movement to limit the freedom to read. We support the availability of diverse voices in our libraries, in our schools, & in our culture. We pledge to band together against the oppression of literature, to speak when our voices are silenced, to go where our bodies are needed, & to fight to ensure this freedom.

Our concern is not only for the books, but for the children, families, educators,
librarians, & communities who suffer when the freedom to read is challenged and taken away.

WHAT CAN AABB OFFER YOU?
- Regional groups working on legislation to protect authors & the freedom to read state-by-state
- Online trainings on digital security, public speaking, & how to counter book challenges in your community
-Affinity groups for BIPOC authors, queer authors, authors with disabilities, indie, nonfiction, romance writers & more
-Support if your book is challenged or your school visit is canceled!
-A very active discord community

Maia: I’ve been facing intense challenges to my book since 2021. Knowing that I am not alone in the fight against censorship is what keeps my spirits up!

Watching the folks in AABB share information, co-write legislation, show up to library & school board meetings, & speak up to publishers about the need to protect diverse books & minority authors has been amazing!

This is a weird & scary time to be an author, but you are not alone! Join thousands of us fighting for the freedom to read, the freedom to write, the freedom to teach, the freedom to learn, & the freedom to share our stories!
-Maia Kobabe, 2025

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 2d

"House Democrats were here last week. House Democrats are here this week. House Democrats will be here next week," Hakeem Jeffries says at the Capitol.

"House Republicans are on vacation right now. That’s extraordinary."

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Mary Jane Curry @mjcinwnc.bsky.social · 2d

Give em Hell, dear Rep.. Raskin and fellow Democrats!

Mary Jane Curry @mjcinwnc.bsky.social · 2d

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Jane Austen would sign on to this lawsuit if she were alive today. She hated the destruction of nature.

Thousands bring UK’s biggest-ever environmental pollution legal action over River Wye

Nearly 4,000 people seeking mandated clean-up order against firms accused of causing ‘degradation’ to river

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HELLO! Canada @hellocanada.bsky.social · 2d

“I ain’t dead yet!” says Dolly Parton after her sister’s Facebook post asking fans to pray for her health went viral following her hospitalization.

📷: #DollyParton

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Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center @nwcasc.bsky.social · 3d

Given concerns about continued availability of federal climate info, @cig-uw.bsky.social is hosting a webinar reviewing resources for supporting climate preparedness in WA & the NW, feat. @meadekrosby.bsky.social & Guillaume Mauger 👇

📊 Climate Resources Roundup
🗓️ 10/16 @ 1 pm PT
🔗 bit.ly/46R5uED

Three researchers collect data in the Padilla Bay estuary at low tide. Credit: University of Washington.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 3d

"So, Democrats have three words for this: no fucking way. It's literally life or death. We will not let Republicans blow up our health care system."

This is, hands down, the best comms work Chuck Schumer has done in YEARS. Surprisingly good.

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Mary Jane Curry @mjcinwnc.bsky.social · 3d

Say what???!

Mary Jane Curry @mjcinwnc.bsky.social · 3d

Spoken like the pathetic joke member of an organized crime family bankrupt dufus he us.

Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 3d

Here's Trump today on whether he thinks furloughed federal workers should receive back pay:

“For the most part, we’re going to take care of our people,” he said. “There are some people that really don’t deserve to be taken care of, and we’ll take care of them in a different way.”

Mary Jane Curry @mjcinwnc.bsky.social · 3d

It's perverts and crooks all the way down the repugnicant leadership.

Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 3d

I've lost count how many time Pam Bondi has refused to say 1) where the $50,000 is that Tom Homan accepted from undercover FBI agents in a bag of cash and 2) whether she will provide the judiciary committee with the recording of that exchange.

Bondi just personally attacking any senator who asks.

Mary Jane Curry @mjcinwnc.bsky.social · 3d

How ironically amusing!

Mary Jane Curry @mjcinwnc.bsky.social · 3d

This Illinois candidate deserves your support, financial or volunteer:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_...

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 3d

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 4d

The Trump admin is threatening not to pay furloughed federal workers -- except that would be illegal, and Trump himself signed the law requiring them to get back pay www.huffpost.com/entry/govern... w/ @delaneyrules.bsky.social

Trump Administration Threatens To Buck The Law, Not Pay Furloughed Federal Workers

Except that Donald Trump himself signed the current law requiring federal employees to get back pay.

www.huffpost.com

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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 4d

Today, Josh Hawley -- who voted to overturn the 2020 election after fanning the Big Lie that the election was stolen from Trump, the same lie that fueled the Jan. 6 insurrection that Hawley was egging on -- is outraged the FBI reportedly analyzed some GOP senators' phone records in its Jan. 6 probe.

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Massachusetts Authors Against Book Bans @massaabb.bsky.social · 4d

Share widely. Contact your electeds. Get this legislation over the finish line.

It's time for the MA legislature to pass a Freedom to Read bill that protects librarians + educators from harassment; and protects authors, creators, booksellers, + publishers from economic harm due to censorship. I support An Act Regarding Free Expression (H.3594/S.2328).

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 4d

New on MSNBC: Trump's new acting U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan has recruited prosecutors from outside her office to take James Comey to trial, after being unable to find any federal prosecutors in her own office willing to pursue the charges, according to two people familiar with the selections.

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