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Frana Milan

@franavalente.bsky.social

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Unabashed tree-hugging, hell-raising, public land-loving, Brazilophile dog mom living the country mouse-city mouse life! 🌎🌲❄️🤸‍♀️🐕‍🦺

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Frana Milan @franavalente.bsky.social · 7d

#relatable!

The Needling @theneedling.com · 8d

National Guard Already Lost at Powell’s Books: tinyurl.com/4mw4n9h2

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Frana Milan @franavalente.bsky.social · 17d

Reflect on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ important question: “If you would look away from the words of Charlie Kirk, from what else would you look away?” www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

Charlie Kirk, Redeemed: A Political Class Finds Its Lost Cause

By ignoring the rhetoric and actions of the Turning Point USA founder, pundits and politicians are sanitizing his legacy.

www.vanityfair.com

Frana Milan @franavalente.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thank you @ecology.wa.gov for standing up for climate science!

ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who...

Ecology debunks federal climate report, reaffirms commitment to real science

Ecology issued an official rebuke of a federal report being used to justify the rollback of climate regulations and released a new scientific analysis of local climate impacts.

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Mjkwho @mjkwho.bsky.social · Jun 15

Time lapse of the No Kings protest today in Seattle

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Frana Milan @franavalente.bsky.social · May 31

Nurtures my soul that so many people showed up to enjoy the @kcpride.bsky.social parade in #ellensburg. Happy #pride month y’all!

Frana Milan @franavalente.bsky.social · May 18

Happy Syttende Mai to all who celebrate!

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · May 9

This regime is gutting vital services relied upon by millions...all to extend even more tax cuts (and subsidies) to the super-rich.

(Art work by @doodlebymeg)

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Frana Milan @franavalente.bsky.social · Apr 25

Riot girrrls, bonobo edition. Tho I suspect that had the researchers been women, it wouldn’t have taken decades to come to this conclusion!

apnews.com/article/fema... Bonobos in Congo form girl groups to fend off male aggression, study says

Bonobos in Congo form girl groups to fend off male aggression, study says

A new study shows female bonobos team up to fend off males in the wild. Scientists have long wondered why bonobos live in generally female-dominated societies since the males are physically bigger and...

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Frana Milan @franavalente.bsky.social · Apr 24

On the good news front…

Pike Place Market @pikeplacemarket.bsky.social · Apr 23

👉Starting Wednesday, April 23, vehicle traffic will be limited on Pike Place as part of a pilot program launched by the Pike Place Market PDA in partnership with SDOT, Mayor Bruce Harrell, and Councilmember Bob Kettle.

For full details on the limited-access pilot: PikePlaceMarket.org/Traffic