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Biscuitsandweaktea
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Look like an apple cheek grandma but a rebel in my heart. I listen, I read, I think. Democrat for over 50 years. No DMS
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Remember, the Secretary of Transportation is absolutely terrified of this subway system. Just mentioning the ACE line will reduce him to tears.

And yet ...
Freaking love this city and all the people in it so much….a bunch of people went and turned the 4 train into the Polar Express giving out toys to kids along the way from the Bronx to Brooklyn….shoutout to the @newyorkers.live account on IG for doing this 🙏 www.instagram.com/reel/DSnsvWS...
December 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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In thinking about what you can do this year, keep this in mind: showing up at protests has real impact - -
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history
www.theguardian.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Portent of Dune?
December 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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This has always been a Bluesky-first campaign. But as of today, we will no longer be using Twitter. At all.

And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
December 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Love Rick💗
legitimately love this guy.
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.

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December 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Germany Building Clever System to Heat 40,000 Homes Using Device Powered by River Water - Futurism futurism.com/science-ener...
Germany Building Clever System to Heat 40,000 Homes Using Device Powered by River Water
A German energy company is building two enormous heat pumps that draw water from the Rhine to provide an appreciable 40,000 homes with heat.
futurism.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Jeez. All tourists - including those from Britain - will have to undergo a social media screening before being allowed entry into the US under new plans being considered by the country's border force

news.sky.com/story/us-pla...
US plans to start checking all tourists' social media
The potential social media mandate being proposed by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) would apply to anyone visiting, whether they require a visa or not.
news.sky.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Despite what you hear from fossil fuel-funded politicians, the U.K has just generated a record amount of clean, domestic wind energy.

Enough to power 23 million homes!

U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
December 9, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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@martinkerrmusic.bsky.social gives us an honestly tragic #CupOfJoe.

“..tidings of corruption and greed.”
December 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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🚨 CNBC on latest jobs numbers: "A big miss on ADP payrolls. The private payroll company saying private payrolls shed 32,000 workers in Nov. That's the 4th negative number in past 6 months. The estimate was for +40,000, so the street was off ... this may be coming from being hammered by the tariffs"
December 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:

In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.

In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
December 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Flower mural by Jenna Morello in Atlantic City, N.J.

In the comments is a before photo, and a how she did it photo.

#mural #StreetArt #art #artist #flowers

Brighten up our neighborhoods.
November 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Is the reason they had to dig back to 2019 because Trump is golfing?
November 29, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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Developed initially to target and kill tumors, they are now being engineered to target cells that are contributing to autoimmune diseases, like antibody-producing B cells.
#Science 🧪
‘They don’t have symptoms’: CAR-T therapies send autoimmune diseases into remission
Engineered T cells that have been used to treat ulcerative colitis, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus show promising results.
www.nature.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Pardon my French, but this shit really pisses me off.
November 25, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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Today is the anniversary of the British evacuating New York City after the end of the Revolutionary War. Here's how I learned about it: the piece that introduced me to the terrific work of @bencarp.bsky.social
Evacuation Day: Marking the End of the Revolutionary War
We know how to honor the image of soldiers charging forward, but we often forget to cheer the backs of troops as they peaceably depart.
werehistory.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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For context…Forever chemicals” (PFAS) are man-made compounds that never biodegrade. They accumulate in our bodies and environment and are tied to cancer, hormonal damage, and immune problems. They’re called forever because once they’re here, they stay for generations.
November 23, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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November 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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If you’re looking for a lovely book, perhaps as a gift, I’m hugely enjoying @susiedent.com’s new one Words For Life — it’s a lovely linguistic calendar, with a different word entry for every day of the year
November 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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A planned supersized floating wind turbine with two spinning heads will generate nearly double the amount of energy as the current record-holder
The World’s Largest Wind Turbine Will Smash Previous Records
A planned supersized floating wind turbine with two spinning heads will generate nearly double the amount of energy as the current record-holder
www.scientificamerican.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative

electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
He is the future and the future is now💙💙💙
Watch @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's inspiring victory speech.

This is the future the Democratic Party must embrace.

Turn the volume up.
November 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Watch @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's inspiring victory speech.

This is the future the Democratic Party must embrace.

Turn the volume up.
November 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM