Mary Cruse
marycruse.bsky.social
Mary Cruse
@marycruse.bsky.social
Writer, filmmaker, dog mom interested in popular culture, integrity, travel and I enjoy a good oxymoron!
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January 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Huge gratitude for our neighbors, Mexico and Canada have sent fire fighters and army to help us.
January 12, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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10 men charged with burglary in the California Fires. Some dressed as Firefighters. What kind of low life preys on the disadvantaged... two of the men were two time convicted felons and could get life in prison.
January 16, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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Scientists with NASA & the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration say 2024 was hotter than any year on record.

Trump & CEO friends politicize & exploit the wildfires, omitting anything that contradicts a regulation-gutting agenda. Less regulation = More $ for CEOs / more pollution for us.
Five ways a Trump presidency would be disastrous for the climate
Second Trump term would restore climate denialism to an Oval Office efficiently dismantling protections
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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57 companies are responsible for 80% of global greenhouse gas emissions since 2016.

These companies include fossil fuel giants like Chevron, Shell, and BP, who have been raking in record profits.

The profits of Big Oil should not be more important than the future of our planet.
Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016
Analysis reveals many big producers increased output of fossil fuels and related emissions in seven years after Paris climate deal
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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The issue isn’t whether Universal Healthcare can work. The issue is how do we get from where we are to UH. It took Canada decades and it has a ton of limits we might not like.

The point being we have to find a starting point that can grow it into what works here

www.canada.ca/en/health-ca...
January 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."

Arthur C. Clarke
December 21, 2024 at 1:05 PM
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A 5,000-year-old royal tomb was unearthed in Henan, China! Filled with 350+ artifacts—pottery, jade, and animal remains—this discovery sheds light on early Chinese civilization. A stunning glimpse into ancient history! #Archaeology #China #AncientHistory #DawenkouCulture
Archaeologists uncover 5,000-year-old royal tomb in central China
Archaeologists have uncovered a 5,000-year-old tomb believed to belong to a prehistoric king in the Wangzhuang ruins in central China.
archaeologymag.com
January 6, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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Yikes! I can’t believe I missed this. Archaeologists found stone tools in Kenya nearly 3 million years old, pushing Oldowan tech origins back 400k years! Found with butchered hippo bones, they reveal early hominins processed meat & plants. 🦴🪨 #Archaeology #HumanEvolution #Oldowan #Prehistory #Kenya
Researchers Unearth 3-Million-Year-Old Tools
The discoveries push back the date of one of humans’ earliest technological advances.
www.discovermagazine.com
January 7, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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When Zuck makes his platforms more like Xitter, Let's bring ALL the Facebook refugees to Bluesky. There is sure to be many! So Elon ruined twitter and now MZ wants to follow his lead? Let's see how it works out.
Talk about "Out Of Touch"
Ditching of Facebook factcheckers a ‘major step back’ for public discourse, critics say
Mark Zuckerberg’s decision regarding Meta platforms condemned as ‘a full bending of the knee’ to Donald Trump
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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Foreign film production nearly tripled in Alberta last year, despite overall declines across Canada, according to a new report.
calgary.ctvnews.ca/foreign-film...
Foreign film production nearly tripled in Alberta last year despite declines across Canada
Foreign film production nearly tripled in Alberta last year, despite overall declines across Canada, according to a new report.
calgary.ctvnews.ca
December 19, 2024 at 8:49 PM