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The Cheese Goddess

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The Cheese Goddess @thecheesegoddess.bsky.social · Jul 4

Fern and I will pick up the last of the spuds for the year. Have to wait for fall for the local ones (not baby spuds, that is different). I should do a thread on local food and how to find, wholesale/retail/aggregators/setting up mutual aid boxes, etc.

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JunkboxJim @junkboxjim.bsky.social · 2h

Bags o' birds at the Kalamazoo bird banding station. That's what they put them in when they collect them from the mist nets in the field and bring them back to the station. Then they hang the bags from pegs until it's their turn to be weighed, measured, tagged, and the released.
October 09, 2022

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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 1h

$20 BILLION.

Remember that we’re being lied to whenever we’re told that we can’t afford something that helps American families.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 2h

The Trump administration confirmed that the U.S. bailed out Argentina.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he had directly bought Argentine pesos in global currency markets in a bid to relieve pressure on the nation’s embattled President Javier Milei, a supporter of President Trump.

The U.S. just bailed out Argentina, Treasury Secretary confirms

The US Treasury has finalized a $20 billion financial rescue of Argentina, including a currency swap arrangement with the country's central bank.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Laurel @laurelfynes.bsky.social · 3h

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.”

Lisa Noble @nobleknits2.bsky.social · 11h

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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

www.theguardian.com

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The Cheese Goddess @thecheesegoddess.bsky.social · 3h

Yes

The Cheese Goddess @thecheesegoddess.bsky.social · 3h

It does

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 3h

A new Nature study projects wildfire smoke will cause 71,000 excess deaths annually in the U.S. by 2050, representing $608 billion in damages that exceed all other estimated climate costs combined.

Wildfire smoke could kill 71,000 people per year in the US by 2050, study warns

When wildfire smoke from Canada turned New York City’s sky an eerie orange in June 2023, millions of Americans who’d never experienced such pollution got a glimpse of what has become routine for…

news.mongabay.com

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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · 3h

🚨🚨🚨NEW JUDGE FARUQUI BANGER JUST DROPPED🚨🚨🚨

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Page 12, the conclusion:
This litigation and the delay caused by it could have been avoided if the government had simply gone to one of the other federal grand juries. That escape hatch remains open today. At any time, the government can short circuit this dispute by taking their federal charge before a federal grand jury. The question then is why are they now afraid to do so?

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Data Bear 🏳️‍🌈 @dataandpolitics.net · 1d

South Korea has lost 858 terabytes of government data after a fire destroyed its government data center and there were no backups.

quasa.io/media/south-...

South Korea's Catastrophic Data Center Fire: 858 Terabytes of Government Data Lost Forever Due to No Backup

The fire has ignited calls for overhaul - stricter battery protocols, mandatory offsite backups, and lithium-ion audits worldwide.

quasa.io

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 4h

antifa in portland just announced they will be hosting a counter halftime show to counter turning point's counter halftime show

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The Cheese Goddess @thecheesegoddess.bsky.social · 3h

So happy to see this post!!

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Prof Anna Watts @profannawatts.bsky.social · 9h

Lol the Nobels can't even acknowledge women's contribution to discovery. But sure let's acknowledge The Machines.

Headline from an article in Nature this week that states "Prizes must recognize machine contributions to discovery. The future of science will be written by humans and machines together. Awards should reflect that reality."

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HigherJobz @higherjobz.bsky.social · 15h

Postdoctoral Position – University of Basel, Switzerland
Project: Global status, trends, drivers & impacts of non-native plant species in mountain ecosystems
Eligibility: PhD in related fields
Deadline: 13 Oct 2025
🔗 Details: higherjobz.com/postdoctoral...
#Postdoc #AcademicJobs #Ecology @unibas.ch

Postdoctoral Position in Mountain Macroecology – Basel | HigherJobz

Apply for a Postdoctoral Researcher role in Mountain Macroecology at University of Basel, Switzerland. Deadline: 13 Oct 2025.

higherjobz.com

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Loki @lokideburca.bsky.social · 10h

This is fuckin insane, western leaders, the EU, UK, US will tout this as some moral victory when it's a complete and utter fucking disgrace, a complete capitulation to fascism. Fuck everyone involved. No peace on stolen land.

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 10h

A map of Gaza shows how Israeli forces will withdraw under the first phase of the ceasefire plan while remaining in control of nearly 60% of the besieged Strip aje.io/kekalb

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ElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 12h

Turns out, the MAGA Supreme Court is the one interested in converting your kids through the use of quack doctors with medically unsound practices based on no scientific evidence. "Every accusation is a confession" with them.
My latest in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...

The Supreme Court Wants to Convert Your Kids

During a hearing this week, the court’s theocrats made it clear that they’ll vote to end a ban on conversion therapy for minors.

www.thenation.com

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404 Media @404media.co · 12h

BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.

🔗 www.404media.co/the-discord-...

The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare

A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...

www.404media.co

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 12h

The 15th will be the first missed paycheck for federal employees if the government doesn’t reopen. This is what military see when they try to access their pay statements. One soldier told me they’ve never seen “currently not available” in 20+ years.

Account Access History
Reserve/Active Military Members:
Your Leave and Earnings Statements are not currently available via myPay. We will announce here when they do become available.
Thank you for your patience
WARNING
18 U.S.C. S 1030 prohibits unauthorized or fraudulent access to government computer systems. If the credentials you enter are not your own, you are in violation of this law and should exit this system immediately. Completing this action may subject you to a fine of up to $5,000 or double the value of anything obtained via this unauthorized access, plus up to five years imprisonment.

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T&E @transportenvironment.org · 22h

NEW: Biofuels globally emit more than the fossil fuels they replace, our latest study shows.

The first-of-a-kind study looks at global biofuels production today and the potential impacts of government biofuel targets.
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Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 1d

Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military.

If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renewed...

ised-isde.canada.ca

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 1d

oh hell yeah youtu.be/nGZOFyLrCwk?...

Slug Eating Spaghetti Time Lapse (With Stopwatch Timer)

YouTube video by Nature's Fantastic

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Aman Batheja @amanbatheja.bsky.social · 13h

As the shutdown continues, all of the Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo are about to run out of funding, They're all set to close to visitors starting this Sunday—in the middle of a holiday weekend—and won't reopen until the government does.

Screenshot of top of Smithsonian's homepage: "Our museums, research centers, and the National Zoo are open today and will remain open through Saturday, October 11. If the government shutdown continues past October 11, Smithsonian locations will be closed starting Sunday, October 12."

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The Cheese Goddess @thecheesegoddess.bsky.social · 13h

Ha!

The Cheese Goddess @thecheesegoddess.bsky.social · 13h

Nothing like feeling good about being early, grabbing a latte and some water to then pour the water onto your seat/ lap when wind hits door and yah…. Pretty morning though.

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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution @whoi.edu · 14h

Throwback to 1949, when these scallop fishermen found a mastodon tooth in Georges Bank—and shared it with WHOI scientists!

Fossilized mastodon teeth can provide insights into the prehistoric conditions when these animals lived, including their diet, sea levels, and climate.

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The Cheese Goddess @thecheesegoddess.bsky.social · 1d

I think when you start up you automatically follow/she follows you…

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The Cheese Goddess @thecheesegoddess.bsky.social · 1d

A decade even.