Mama Cricket
@barefootmamacz.bsky.social
Providing accidental and on purpose education.
Also, emotional support co-worker
Also, emotional support co-worker
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Mistletoe is more than just a Yuletide kissing attraction; it plays a hugely important role in ecosystems. (from 2022) https://to.pbs.org/3hsOcZ7
How mistletoes are expected to fare on a warming planet
Can the famous parasitic plants help animals to survive climate change, or will they be killed off by extreme weather?
www.pbs.org
December 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Mistletoe is more than just a Yuletide kissing attraction; it plays a hugely important role in ecosystems. (from 2022) https://to.pbs.org/3hsOcZ7
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making it easier for Illinois residents to sue immigration agents if they believe their rights were violated. The Justice Department sued the governor and attorney general in an effort to strike the law down. States should have the authority to enforce their own laws.
DOJ sues Gov. JB Pritzker, AG Kwame Raoul over law protecting immigrants at courthouses, hospitals
The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Governor JB Pritzker and Attorney General Kwame Raoul over an Illinois low that aims to project immigrants at courthouses, hospitals and daycare c...
abc7chicago.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
making it easier for Illinois residents to sue immigration agents if they believe their rights were violated. The Justice Department sued the governor and attorney general in an effort to strike the law down. States should have the authority to enforce their own laws.
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So much for “states’ rights.” The Illinois state legislature passed a law (signed by Gov. JB Pritzker in early December) that limits federal immigration enforcement by preventing immigration officers from making arrests outside courthouses and
December 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
So much for “states’ rights.” The Illinois state legislature passed a law (signed by Gov. JB Pritzker in early December) that limits federal immigration enforcement by preventing immigration officers from making arrests outside courthouses and
🧵I have issues with this article. It is honest. It is accurate that if you cannot find a place to live that takes only 30%of your income it is not your fault. AND the framing here of the 30% rule being outdated is harmful.
Here’s what to know about the 30% rule’s history, its relevance in today’s housing market and what strategies might make more sense for renters now. https://to.pbs.org/4aiMySM
Is the 30% rule for rent still relevant? Here’s what experts think
For most "everyday people," the 30% rule remains useful, but it comes with several caveats, experts say.
to.pbs.org
December 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🧵I have issues with this article. It is honest. It is accurate that if you cannot find a place to live that takes only 30%of your income it is not your fault. AND the framing here of the 30% rule being outdated is harmful.
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The U.S. military said Monday that it had conducted another strike against a boat it said was smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one person. https://to.pbs.org/4sagVBd
U.S. strikes another alleged drug-smuggling boat in eastern Pacific, killing 1 person
At least 105 people have been killed in 29 known strikes since early September.
to.pbs.org
December 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The U.S. military said Monday that it had conducted another strike against a boat it said was smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing one person. https://to.pbs.org/4sagVBd
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Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot.
50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald, a 'rock star' ship, sank in Lake Superior
Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot.
n.pr
November 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Twenty-nine sailors drowned when the Edmund Fitzgerald went down in the Great Lakes' icy waters on Nov. 10, 1975. The ship was immortalized in a surprise hit 1976 folk ballad by Gordon Lightfoot.
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If you buy your own health insurance through the ACA marketplaces, how do this year's prices look to you?
Shopping for an Affordable Care Act health plan? NPR wants to hear your experience
If you buy your own health insurance through the ACA marketplaces, how do this year's prices look to you?
n.pr
November 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
If you buy your own health insurance through the ACA marketplaces, how do this year's prices look to you?
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Alaska's public schools are being used as emergency shelters, though many of the buildings are crumbling. n.pr/47xJccH
Alaska's public schools can serve as emergency shelters. The buildings are in crisis
Alaska's public schools are being used as emergency shelters, though many of the buildings are crumbling.
n.pr
November 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Alaska's public schools are being used as emergency shelters, though many of the buildings are crumbling. n.pr/47xJccH
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U.S. President Donald Trump says that his government will boycott the Group of 20 summit this month in South Africa over his claims that a white minority group there is being violently persecuted. Those claims have been widely rejected.
https://to.pbs.org/4nPnWEf
https://to.pbs.org/4nPnWEf
How Trump's support for white South Africans led to a U.S. boycott of the G20 summit
U.S. President Donald Trump says his government will boycott the Group of 20 summit this month in South Africa over his claims that a white minority group there is being violently persecuted.
www.pbs.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump says that his government will boycott the Group of 20 summit this month in South Africa over his claims that a white minority group there is being violently persecuted. Those claims have been widely rejected.
https://to.pbs.org/4nPnWEf
https://to.pbs.org/4nPnWEf
Oof
CARTOON OF THE DAY
(From @mluckovichajc)
(From @mluckovichajc)
November 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Oof
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The Trump administration has filed an emergency request with the First Circuit Court of Appeals to block U.S. District Judge John McConnell’s order requiring it to fully fund the SNAP program using alternative funding sources by today.
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The Trump administration has filed an emergency request with the First Circuit Court of Appeals to block U.S. District Judge John McConnell’s order requiring it to fully fund the SNAP program using alternative funding sources by today.
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We’d say it’s astonishing, but at this point, it’s clear they’re intent on letting struggling Americans go hungry.
Trump admin asks appeals court to pause judge’s requirement that it make full November SNAP payments | News Channel 3-12
By Devan Cole, Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration is asking a federal appeals court to pause a judge’s order that requires the
keyt.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We’d say it’s astonishing, but at this point, it’s clear they’re intent on letting struggling Americans go hungry.
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Indonesian authorities said they have identified a 17-year-old boy as the suspected perpetrator of an attack that shook a mosque at a high school during Friday prayers in Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital, injuring at least 55 people, mostly students.
https://to.pbs.org/4oEJvbC
https://to.pbs.org/4oEJvbC
Explosions shake a mosque in an Indonesian high school
Police brushed away speculation for now that the blasts were a terror attack, saying they were still investigating.
www.pbs.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Indonesian authorities said they have identified a 17-year-old boy as the suspected perpetrator of an attack that shook a mosque at a high school during Friday prayers in Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital, injuring at least 55 people, mostly students.
https://to.pbs.org/4oEJvbC
https://to.pbs.org/4oEJvbC
🧵*bangs head on desk* I am so sincerely upset and worried about the analytical capabilities of my peers. I literally just responded to someone who believes that The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood is both satire and a farce.
November 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
🧵*bangs head on desk* I am so sincerely upset and worried about the analytical capabilities of my peers. I literally just responded to someone who believes that The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood is both satire and a farce.
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A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration is still temporarily barred from deploying National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, for at least another five days while she reviews the case and signaled that her final ruling may extend the restriction indefinitely. Thank you, Judge Immergut!
Federal court grants injunction, decision on National Guard to come Friday
Federal Judge Karin J. Immergut has paused the deployment of the National Guard yet again.
katu.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration is still temporarily barred from deploying National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, for at least another five days while she reviews the case and signaled that her final ruling may extend the restriction indefinitely. Thank you, Judge Immergut!
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As I regularly note, "AI" at this point is an umbrella marketing term for a bunch or generative/machine learning/other formerly differently-termed processes that (of course) have no actual intelligence behind them. It means nothing useful for how the underlying computing proceeds. Thus the quotes.
I love how you used quotation marks around "AI." If you've been doing that all along, I'm kicking myself for not noticing. It's a misleading or just lying marketing term and we shouldn't accept and repeat it without pushback. Generative LLMs are not AI.
November 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
As I regularly note, "AI" at this point is an umbrella marketing term for a bunch or generative/machine learning/other formerly differently-termed processes that (of course) have no actual intelligence behind them. It means nothing useful for how the underlying computing proceeds. Thus the quotes.
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JUST IN: Courts ordered SNAP payments to restart, and the Trump administration said Monday the food benefits would be half the normal payment. About 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month per person on SNAP.
SNAP benefits will restart, but it will be half the normal payment
Courts ordered SNAP payments to restart, and the Trump administration said Monday the food benefits would be half the normal payment. About 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month per person on SNAP.
n.pr
November 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
JUST IN: Courts ordered SNAP payments to restart, and the Trump administration said Monday the food benefits would be half the normal payment. About 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month per person on SNAP.
Waiting is really hard and I'm not good at it.
November 3, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Waiting is really hard and I'm not good at it.
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Setti Warren, the director of Harvard University's Institute of Politics and former mayor of Newton, Massachusetts, has died. He was 55.
Warren’s death was announced on Sunday by Harvard. He was also an adjunct lecturer in public policy at the university's Kennedy School.
Warren’s death was announced on Sunday by Harvard. He was also an adjunct lecturer in public policy at the university's Kennedy School.
November 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Setti Warren, the director of Harvard University's Institute of Politics and former mayor of Newton, Massachusetts, has died. He was 55.
Warren’s death was announced on Sunday by Harvard. He was also an adjunct lecturer in public policy at the university's Kennedy School.
Warren’s death was announced on Sunday by Harvard. He was also an adjunct lecturer in public policy at the university's Kennedy School.
Happy Trans Parent day to all of those who are trans and parents. ❤️❤️
November 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Happy Trans Parent day to all of those who are trans and parents. ❤️❤️
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People gathered for pro-democracy protests across the country today. n.pr/3Jd0PoI
Photos: Scenes from the No Kings Protests
People gathered for pro-democracy protests across the country today.
n.pr
October 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM
People gathered for pro-democracy protests across the country today. n.pr/3Jd0PoI
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Family caregivers offer their wit, wisdom and survival tips for the hardest unpaid job in America.
A caregiver's survival guide: Advice from people who've been there
Family caregivers offer their wit, wisdom and survival tips for the hardest unpaid job in America.
n.pr
October 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Family caregivers offer their wit, wisdom and survival tips for the hardest unpaid job in America.
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The hearing will take place before U.S. District Judge Sara L. Ellis in the Northern District of Illinois.
Judge notes ‘serious concerns' about immigration agents' use of chemical agents
A federal judge is having “serious concerns” that federal immigration agents' use of crowd control measures like tear gas may violate a court order.
www.nbcchicago.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The hearing will take place before U.S. District Judge Sara L. Ellis in the Northern District of Illinois.
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Always keep your cameras rolling. Federal officials are scheduled to appear in court today, where they’ll face questions over whether the government breached a prior order by deploying tear gas during immigration enforcement operations in the Chicago area.
October 20, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Always keep your cameras rolling. Federal officials are scheduled to appear in court today, where they’ll face questions over whether the government breached a prior order by deploying tear gas during immigration enforcement operations in the Chicago area.