SunlitRain
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SunlitRain
@sunlitrain.bsky.social
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#Reader: So many books, so little time! Slow #knitter #Yarn collector Amateur naturalist: #Wildlife, #trees, #plants! Lazy #gardener #Gamer #SciFi #Science #Kindness
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ACLU @aclu.org · 15d
President Trump is trying to normalize the use of the military for domestic law enforcement. But as the Constitution makes abundantly clear — turning troops on civilians is an intolerable threat to our liberties.
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One should assume, if one had not already, that every single thing the GOP has to say about pretty much anything is a lie or fabrication.
“.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..”

@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Dems are launching an investigation into a recent Chicago immigration raid where people, US citizens included, were violently pulled from their beds in the middle of the night & children were zip-tied, separated from their parents.

This is appalling & there must be accountability.
I see you, Juneau.

Water gets up to the threshold of my mom's house at 17 feet. It's predicting 16.8 feet right now. It's gonna be close!

www.juneauflood.com

#JuneauAlaska #JuneauAK #flood
Juneau Flood
Insights, Maps, and Tools for Glacial Flood Awareness in Juneau.
www.juneauflood.com
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Instead of helping people get good jobs, Donald Trump just fired the statistician who reported bad jobs data that the wanna-be king doesn't like.
Chickadee entertainment for my indoor cats this morning.
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Trump's Treasury Secretary is saying the quiet part out loud: these accounts are a Trump scam to give your hard-earned retirement to Wall Street and help privatize Social Security.
Trump's scam to give your retirement to Wall Street and help privatize Social Security.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
youtube.com
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ACLU @aclu.org · Jul 30
Prison infrastructure — concrete walls, sealed windows, and limited ventilation — makes extreme heat more dangerous for incarcerated people and staff.

Yet nearly half of state prisons across 29 states have partial or no air conditioning in housing units, putting lives at risk.
Scorching cells
How heat threatens lives in America’s prisons
www.reuters.com
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Netanyahu's government has created an epic disaster in Gaza. 6,000 food trucks are lined up at the border, children are starving, and still Netanyahu blocks help.

History will remember this moment.
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Some of the first park rangers in America were Buffalo Soldiers, Black Americans who served in the U.S. Army after the Civil War. On Buffalo Soldiers Day, we honor the legacy of these pioneering stewards of our public lands.

Learn more at:
www.nps.gov/subjects/buf...
We know that most Americans don't want the horrible things that are happening right now but I'm still going to protest. Showing up is important. I, as a citizen and supporter, want the organizations I support to register their displeasure and show solidarity. Silence is wrong.
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"Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble." - John Lewis, American hero
Love it when a huge flock of tiny birds descends upon the tree by my deck. So much hopping and fluttering and chirping from itty bitty feathered fluffballs!
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Quote tweeting w alt text because we need to properly communicate emergency messages

National Weather Service flash flood warning for all 5 boroughs of NYC. Spread the word and stay safe!
Improvised summer water source for the wildlife!

I did purchase a kiddy pool that doesn't have holes in it*. I had the solar fountain and bricks already. Works great!

*Currently.

#BackyardHabitat
Important. Not new information but long overlooked.

Tldr: Land use and surface changes, i.e. cutting down forests, cause less water to be available and we end up with fires and eventually deserts. This is the other half of climate change.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtGR...

#ClimateEmergency
Old Growth Forests - Nature's Biotic Water Pump
YouTube video by New England Forests
www.youtube.com
Watching an interview by NPR's Morning Edition with Zohran Mamdani and I'm sad that he's not over here so I can vote for him.
Enjoy this cute little skunk investigating the water source in our yard.
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This powerful message: “I did the research and found out I was wrong.”

I’m not going to say much more except please take the time to watch. Then send it around to family and friends, no matter their political persuasion.

Part I
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My wonderful family got me one of the birdfeeders-with-a-camera for my birthday last month and I finally set it up. I like it! But didn’t quite realize I was getting in the business of weirdly threatening bird notifications.