Jill
@jscul.bsky.social
Tampa/St Pete Florida area but rarely home. Semi-retired teacher. Probably planning my next trip somewhere. Liberal voter, cis/het LGBTQIA+ ally, foodie, traveler.
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Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"
February 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"
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What if there were a coup, the US government fell to a drug-addled oligarch who seized control of our money, secrets, and levers of power, and Corporate media did not report on it?
February 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
What if there were a coup, the US government fell to a drug-addled oligarch who seized control of our money, secrets, and levers of power, and Corporate media did not report on it?
I can’t believe I am traveling for three weeks all the way to Antarctica and back with just this duffel and this backpack. Sure hope I didn’t forget something! 😆
February 4, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I can’t believe I am traveling for three weeks all the way to Antarctica and back with just this duffel and this backpack. Sure hope I didn’t forget something! 😆
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Remember this day.
The last full day with a Democratic President.
We don’t know when or if we’ll ever live another day like this. 🥺
The last full day with a Democratic President.
We don’t know when or if we’ll ever live another day like this. 🥺
January 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Remember this day.
The last full day with a Democratic President.
We don’t know when or if we’ll ever live another day like this. 🥺
The last full day with a Democratic President.
We don’t know when or if we’ll ever live another day like this. 🥺
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What’s the difference between a gov controlling an algorithm, silently eliminating reach for things it doesn’t like, vs the same gov using its power, to demand that the platform remove the things it doesn’t like.?
In China they are overt. With TikTok in the US, they control silently
In China they are overt. With TikTok in the US, they control silently
January 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
What’s the difference between a gov controlling an algorithm, silently eliminating reach for things it doesn’t like, vs the same gov using its power, to demand that the platform remove the things it doesn’t like.?
In China they are overt. With TikTok in the US, they control silently
In China they are overt. With TikTok in the US, they control silently
Something pretty for these trying days. The Sunshine Skyway bridge over Tampa Bay.
January 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Something pretty for these trying days. The Sunshine Skyway bridge over Tampa Bay.
I am so sad to hear of President Carter’s passing. He was without a doubt the most selfless, empathetic and moral president we ever had.
The world was a better place for his presence.
The world was a better place for his presence.
December 29, 2024 at 10:36 PM
I am so sad to hear of President Carter’s passing. He was without a doubt the most selfless, empathetic and moral president we ever had.
The world was a better place for his presence.
The world was a better place for his presence.
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Do you see what CNN is doing here? Please tell me you see it.
December 24, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Do you see what CNN is doing here? Please tell me you see it.
I visied the Fins Attached Marine Conservation and Research facility at Isla Damas, Quepos, Costa Rica. They save thousands of sea turtle eggs every year from poachers and protect them until they hatch. On the morning of my visit, 86 Kemp’s Ridley turtles hatched, and we got to release them. ❤️
December 8, 2024 at 12:45 AM
I visied the Fins Attached Marine Conservation and Research facility at Isla Damas, Quepos, Costa Rica. They save thousands of sea turtle eggs every year from poachers and protect them until they hatch. On the morning of my visit, 86 Kemp’s Ridley turtles hatched, and we got to release them. ❤️
Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica
December 8, 2024 at 12:31 AM
Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica
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The world’s richest 1% have more wealth than the bottom 95% put together, according to Oxfam.
There is no moral justification for this extraordinary level of inequality.
It's distorting politics, rigging our markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people.
There is no moral justification for this extraordinary level of inequality.
It's distorting politics, rigging our markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people.
World’s top 1% own more wealth than 95% of humanity, as “the shadow of global oligarchy hangs over UN General Assembly,” says Oxfam | Oxfam International
www.oxfam.org
December 4, 2024 at 10:11 PM
The world’s richest 1% have more wealth than the bottom 95% put together, according to Oxfam.
There is no moral justification for this extraordinary level of inequality.
It's distorting politics, rigging our markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people.
There is no moral justification for this extraordinary level of inequality.
It's distorting politics, rigging our markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people.
I had a free day so I used it to go to Starbucks’ only coffee farm, the Hacienda Alsacia. It is primarily a research facility, committed to open-source agronomy. They research best practices in soil conservation, development of disease resistant plants, etc. and share freely with all growers.
December 5, 2024 at 2:06 AM
I had a free day so I used it to go to Starbucks’ only coffee farm, the Hacienda Alsacia. It is primarily a research facility, committed to open-source agronomy. They research best practices in soil conservation, development of disease resistant plants, etc. and share freely with all growers.
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The day America decided to ignore Jared Kushner's $2 billion from the Saudis, and put an insurrection-inciting convicted felon back in the White House, is the day I stopped giving a shit about any "moral high ground."
I hope President Biden takes his "presidential immunity" out for a fucking spin.
I hope President Biden takes his "presidential immunity" out for a fucking spin.
December 2, 2024 at 7:29 PM
The day America decided to ignore Jared Kushner's $2 billion from the Saudis, and put an insurrection-inciting convicted felon back in the White House, is the day I stopped giving a shit about any "moral high ground."
I hope President Biden takes his "presidential immunity" out for a fucking spin.
I hope President Biden takes his "presidential immunity" out for a fucking spin.
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The most important thing to keep in mind when seeing all of the opinion pieces on the president pardoning his son is that Donald Trump is assembling the most extreme and dangerous administration in our nation’s history and we really should be focusing our attention on that.
December 3, 2024 at 2:41 AM
The most important thing to keep in mind when seeing all of the opinion pieces on the president pardoning his son is that Donald Trump is assembling the most extreme and dangerous administration in our nation’s history and we really should be focusing our attention on that.
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Pretty much 🤷🏻
November 29, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Pretty much 🤷🏻
I had the most wonderful hike through the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, Costa Rica. My poor picture taking skills certainly don’t do it justice. See it before climate change takes it away.
November 30, 2024 at 3:31 PM
I had the most wonderful hike through the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, Costa Rica. My poor picture taking skills certainly don’t do it justice. See it before climate change takes it away.
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The Georgian people are fighting for their freedom. Pray for them. GD is Russia, Georgia is Georgian
November 28, 2024 at 11:11 PM
The Georgian people are fighting for their freedom. Pray for them. GD is Russia, Georgia is Georgian
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Something important to remember ahead of Thanksgiving. Without the skilled labor of farmworkers — including those without legal immigration status — we don’t eat.
There is no such thing as “unskilled labor.” All labor is skilled and has value.
November 22, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Something important to remember ahead of Thanksgiving. Without the skilled labor of farmworkers — including those without legal immigration status — we don’t eat.
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A bunch of sex offenders, a quack doctor, a fake wrestling executive, a crackpot anti-vaccine conspiracist who beheaded a whale, and some cable TV hosts serving a narcissistic authoritarian felon sexual abuser who loves dictators and routinely incites violence. What could go wrong?
November 20, 2024 at 6:43 AM
A bunch of sex offenders, a quack doctor, a fake wrestling executive, a crackpot anti-vaccine conspiracist who beheaded a whale, and some cable TV hosts serving a narcissistic authoritarian felon sexual abuser who loves dictators and routinely incites violence. What could go wrong?