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Retiredrph
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Retired pharmacist, professional writer, artist, reader, gardener, birdwatcher, living in Oregon.
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Retiredrph @retiredrph.bsky.social · 4d
Bookaholics (you know who you are), one Philadelphia lawyer collected 100,000 books over his lifetime! In comparison, Powell’s City of Books in Portland, OR, has a million volumes. Great Sunday read, by Stephanie Farr of the Philadelphia Inquirer. #books @inquirer.com @farfarraway.bsky.social
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Stephanie Farr @farfarraway.bsky.social · 8d
I bookwormed my way into the most incredible place last week. It was bibliophile’s fever dream, the fanciest Philly house I’ve ever seen, and the former home of a modern-day Renaissance man.

I’m going to lure you in with photos then hit you with a link to my column. Hold on to your butts. 🧵
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Laurel @laurelfynes.bsky.social · 7h
Incredible 🩵 “Toronto’s multibillion-dollar effort to re-naturalize a major river and the surrounding lands, was advertised as one of the “largest waterfront revitalization projects” in the world. … the discoveries have underscored the resilience of ecosystems in the face of human-led destruction.”
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Lisa Noble @nobleknits2.bsky.social · 15h
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Creatures buried in soil for over a century burst back to life in Toronto waterfront
A project to restore coastal wetland leads to astonishing discoveries of a host of life: seeds and plant scraps, as well as water fleas, worms, larvae and plankton
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Retiredrph @retiredrph.bsky.social · 7h
The new American Pope met with journalists and talked about the importance of their work: apple.news/As0sutXTsQdq... #journalism #ethics @inquirer.com @pbsnews.org @oregonjournalism.bsky.social
You won’t believe what degrading practice the pope just condemned — Guardian US
Communication must be freed from clickbait and misguided thinking, head of Catholic church tells journalists
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 12h
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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Tara Haelle @tarahaelle.bsky.social · 11h
Don't count on the #CDC for evidence-based information about #vaccines these days. But there still remain plenty of other resources for getting that information. Here's where to start.
Where to find accurate vaccine information amidst the CDC’s ongoing collapse
With the CDC no longer a trustworthy source, use these resources to find reliable, accurate, evidence-based information about vaccines.
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Retiredrph @retiredrph.bsky.social · 11h
Treating and paying older workers poorly helps prevent job and wage growth for other workers. If nothing is done about this, future cohorts may struggle more . Research from SCEPA www.economicpolicyresearch.org/resource-lib... @tghilarducci.bsky.social
Are Older Workers A New Reserve Army of Labor? - The New School SCEPA
By: Teresa Ghilarducci and the SCEPA Team Download the PDF here. This policy note is part of SCEPA’s “Tracking the Retirement Crisis” series. This series was made possible in part through the generous...
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Retiredrph @retiredrph.bsky.social · 18h
We need an overlay map of Covid cases this winter, so people can compare for themselves, how sick it is to skip this vaccine. And another one for measles.
And another one for flu.
Alt CDC, you’re up!
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Retiredrph @retiredrph.bsky.social · 18h
This is brilliant and perfectly true! #musicsky #medsky #science
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 1d
🎵 They did the Monster Slash 😭 @ellecordova.bsky.social
Retiredrph @retiredrph.bsky.social · 18h
Been true a lot longer than you’ve been alive!
Retiredrph @retiredrph.bsky.social · 19h
Does everything need to be rewritten at a “Weekly Reader” level?
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Retiredrph @retiredrph.bsky.social · 19h
Possibly the worst part of this for everyone working to provide healthcare: wasting time explaining this to people, instead of providing care for other, real Issues!
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Retiredrph @retiredrph.bsky.social · 1d
I use it in Bouillibase , just not the same without it! Also in a Spanish recipe, chicken with lots of garlic, kind of a soup
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Retiredrph @retiredrph.bsky.social · 1d
Poor kid! Who got to clean him up?
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Retiredrph @retiredrph.bsky.social · 1d
Noxious weed seed mixed in with bird seed! Birders, read this ASAP! May be confined to WA and possibly OR #birds #birdsmy #science #invasive
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Beki @bekid.bsky.social · 2d
🌱#LocalOnly Washingtonians (and maybe Oregonians?) I don't know if you all have seen this: agr.wa.gov/about-wsda/n... Check your wildflower seed packets to see if you have this.
News Releases | Washington State Department of Agriculture
The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) and the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) have issued a recall of Signature Pet Care Songbird Blend Wild Bird Food 7 LB, sold at Albertsons, ...
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Retiredrph @retiredrph.bsky.social · 1d
Never buy seed there, thanks for the warning! Yeow!!
Retiredrph @retiredrph.bsky.social · 1d
Have you harvested and cooked with some? I noticed Johnnys has saffron crocus
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Retiredrph @retiredrph.bsky.social · 1d
These are real animals, folks. I can’t imagine seeing that many rays at once! #nature #wildlife #ocean
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See Through Canoe @seethroughcanoe.bsky.social · 11d
Incredible footage of a rarely filmed large 3 dimensional school of circling Cownose Rays. I was really psyched to have captured this. The 3 dimensional school was circling on a horizontal plane and also on a vertical plane.
#nature #amazing #animals #awesome #ocean #wildlife #mesmerizing
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Retiredrph @retiredrph.bsky.social · 1d
All the news that the administration deems is fit.
Retiredrph @retiredrph.bsky.social · 1d
Nice calendar shot. Do you do a Shutterfly calendar with all your nice pics?
Retiredrph @retiredrph.bsky.social · 1d
One of these days, the Supreme Court will be calling in sick from the whiplash.
Retiredrph @retiredrph.bsky.social · 1d
Celebrate Prime Day by shopping at a locally owned store instead.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d
The top tax-avoidance techniques used by billionaires like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Peter Thiel, and more 👇

(Published 2022)
Ten Ways Billionaires Avoid Taxes on an Epic Scale
After a year of reporting on the tax machinations of the ultrawealthy, ProPublica spotlights the top tax-avoidance techniques that provide massive benefits to billionaires.
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FrontRangeWildflowers @frwildflowers.bsky.social · 2d
The Homeobox gene in bobcats dictates that any 📦 is instantly a home 🏠 👍🤪
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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 2d
Boxes also work on bobcats
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Retiredrph @retiredrph.bsky.social · 1d
just one of the great things about World Central Kitchen: they go everywhere, to feed hungry people after a disaster.No boundaries, no politics. Everybody deserves help in an emergency! @wck.org Donate today!
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World Central Kitchen @wck.org · 2d
After devastating floods swept through AZ, Chef Ivan and Steffani from Taqueria La Familia are serving tacos at the AZ Fairgrounds. Frank and Donna came to pick up meals for themselves and their elderly neighbors; they’re making sure everyone in their community has something to eat. #ChefsForArizona
Retiredrph @retiredrph.bsky.social · 1d
Butterfly watchers…science geeks….birdwatchers…enjoy discussion that follows on tracking butterflies with tiny transmitters, by citizen scientists! #butterflies #citizenscience #migration #science 🦋
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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 2d
Look at her go!
#invertebrates 🌿
Screen shot of Project Monarch app map of progress of a monarch butterfly from southern Ontario to Oklahoma.
Retiredrph @retiredrph.bsky.social · 1d
Dolly Parton has done a lot to help a lot of people:
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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 2d
listen. when dolly parton’s sister says it’s time for us all to be prayer warriors for dolly. you fucking pray for dolly
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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 2d
Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
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