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Manhattan Bird Alert @birdcpk.bsky.social · 1h

Astoria the Wild Turkey forages in the gardens of The Battery. 🦃 ❤️

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Krasnov 🌱 @greennomad61.bsky.social · 21h

“Until we have the courage to recognise cruelty for what it is - whether its victim is human or animal - we cannot expect things to be much better in this world. We cannot have peace among men whose hearts delight in killing any living creature.”

~Rachel Carson

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erster @ersterz.bsky.social · 2h

"Data center operators should pay for residential upgrades to heat pumps, rooftop solar and storage — to secure the power they need right now, and establish the grid stability we all need for the future." www.utilitydive.com/news/househo...

Why data center operators should pay for residential electrification upgrades

Upgrading households is the fastest way for hyperscalers to obtain all the electricity they need, writes Ari Matusiak, founder and CEO of Rewiring America.

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PersonPerson @per9736.bsky.social · 1h

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Wealthy donor willing to pay troops' salaries? What could be wrong about that?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1h

Rep. Ralph Norman on Trump saying a wealthy donor is willing to pay the troops if the government can't: "Democrats underestimated the patriotism of those who are willing to pay the 1.3 million active enlisted men in this country."

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 2h

Emerging from the darkness of this era will require us to acknowledge that the previous status quo, including many institutions that may have served us well in another era, have been failing for my entire lifetime.

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 1h

COP must take environmental crime seriously on.ft.com/42G83Z0 | opinion

COP must take environmental crime seriously

The costs of inaction are stark, but prevention is a bargain

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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 1h

The liberal justices sought to emphasize how gutting Section 2 would sharply depart from the court's precedents, emphasizing that the court had backed Black voters in Alabama in a major ruling less than three years ago reut.rs/42HNFa5

US Supreme Court conservatives appear willing to blunt key Voting Rights Act provision

Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled their willingness on Wednesday during arguments in a case involving Louisiana electoral districts to undercut a key section of the Voting Rights Act, the landmark 1965 federal law enacted by Congress to prevent racial discrimination in voting.

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Patrick Skinner @pmskinner.bsky.social · 2h

MeanCat is an uncomplicated tyrant. A warm bed and a quiet house. History’s Greatest Monster loves his fluffy bed.

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PersonPerson @per9736.bsky.social · 1h

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h

* SPEAKER JOHNSON AND LEADER JEFFRIES ACCEPT INVITATION
TO APPEAR JOINTLY ON C-SPAN

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Mike Johnson: "We've always stood with Capitol police and law enforcement. We've shown that in word and deed."

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[email protected] @jimcook.bsky.social · 3h

Gift article

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Inside a New Bible-Infused Texas English Curriculum

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PersonPerson @per9736.bsky.social · 3h

That's what they're betting on, too, I think.

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Deborah Blum @deborahb.bsky.social · 20h

Believe me, the food industry gets the risk. Here's a very smart article from Food Safety News, an industry magazine. (RTE is the acronym for ready-to-eat).

Safe Until Served: The Hidden Risks of RTE Foods in Retail

This article explores the critical yet underappreciated vulnerabilities of ready-to-eat (RTE) foods in retail and foodservice settings, including blind spots in handling practices, supplier-level fail...

www.food-safety.com

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 3h

A lot of people have been making claims about H5N1 being on the verge of “going pandemic.”

We don’t that, or how or if a pandemic with H5N1 would occur.

But we do know what the virus would need to do & there are ways we can stop it.
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What Would it Take for Bird Flu to Go Pandemic?

How H5N1 could make the jump and what we can do to stop that

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Emily Moin @emilymoin.com · 5h

Mr President Sir without NHANES the US will lose the trade war and become a net importer of observational studies

Beth S Linas, PhD, MHS @bethlinas.bsky.social · 6h

I can’t begin to tell you how much research, policy, and programming revolve around the use of NHANES data. Again, you think these lay offs don’t affect you? Think again- money gets allocated based, in part, on what these data show. This is stunning

CDC team running top survey on health and nutrition is laid off

NHANES has collected data on eating patterns, diabetes, and other common diseases for decades. The CDC team that runs it has been fired.

www.statnews.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3h

Emmer: "Clearly, the Democrat Party of today is not your grandfather's Democrat Party. They care about one thing and one thing only -- appeasing the radical pro-terrorist wing of their party."

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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 3h

My childhood dream growing up in South London was different to other kids. They laughed at me, but I didn’t care

I now own the ancient woodland that could only be afforded by me because of my parents legacy

It is my immortal memory of them

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · May 5

In these strange and uncertain times, this is our guiding account philosophy ✨🪼✨

🧵 Click on this thread for regularly updating ocean posts 🧵

Small orange bird with text "Adult me having a bad day" with big white bird cuddling it and text "seeing a weird sea creature"

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NPR @npr.org · 4h

Scientists are researching ways to genetically modify plants and animals to be more resistant to threats like climate change. The IUCN is voting on whether those species should be allowed in nature. n.pr/4hhtAxo

Scientists are modifying wildlife DNA. Should these species be released into nature?

Scientists are researching ways to genetically modify plants and animals to be more resistant to threats like climate change. The IUCN is voting on whether those species should be allowed in nature.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 4h

We just got out of the most deranged & wonderful Bubblegrunge show in Shimo-Kitazawa.

As we were walking down the road, we saw a freaky door with a ceramic face down an alley.

We were like “looks spooky? fuck it let’s go.”

The mosaic covered bar with the concrete looking door face. It’s called mother. It’s giving Barcelona mother of Grendel.

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EL PAÍS @elpais.com · 4h

“Quiero tener la tranquilidad que me da la ley de muerte digna. Por favor: más sufrimiento, no”. Uruguay vota la primera ley de eutanasia de América Latina

Uruguay vota la primera ley de eutanasia de América Latina: “Lucho por el derecho de todos a elegir”

Una mayoría progresista se dispone a aprobar este miércoles la norma en el Senado

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Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 11h

Autumnal collection, including little owl feather, seedheads & various lovely things that fell off trees.
Zoom in to the details if you’re feeling stressed-the patterns in nature have been shown to help our brains relax🪶:

A collection of seedheads, acorns, sycamore keys, dried flowers, lichen, a little owl feather & a piece of Baltic amber on a white watercolour paper background

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PersonPerson @per9736.bsky.social · 4h

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Jesse Dollemore @dollemore.com · 20h

Currently on a flight to Japan watching a Pentagon Assistant Press Secretary (Riley Podleski) work on a document in the open on her laptop. She spent the last hour copy and pasting headlines from articles critical of the Administration’s hostility toward the 1st amendment.

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PersonPerson @per9736.bsky.social · 4h

Like the little engine that could!
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 4h

Far-right U.S. influencer Candace Owens has lost her bid to enter Australia after the country’s highest court backed the government’s decision to deny her a visa over concerns she could “incite discord” in the community.

Far-right U.S. influencer Candace Owens loses legal fight to enter Australia

The country’s highest court backed the government’s decision to deny her a visa over concerns she could “incite discord” in the community.

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