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this seems specifically designed to break mail-in voting (where deadlines are defined by postmark)
As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.
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December 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
this seems specifically designed to break mail-in voting (where deadlines are defined by postmark)
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Yet another mass mortality event, this time affecting sea urchins, who are vital to ocean ecology.
scitechdaily.com/sea-urchins-...
scitechdaily.com/sea-urchins-...
Sea Urchins Are Dying Worldwide and No One Knows Why
The Canary Islands may represent the “missing link” in a global pandemic killing sea urchins. Sea urchins help build and maintain marine habitats in much the same way that large plant-eating animals s...
scitechdaily.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Yet another mass mortality event, this time affecting sea urchins, who are vital to ocean ecology.
scitechdaily.com/sea-urchins-...
scitechdaily.com/sea-urchins-...
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Our living planet is being relentlessly annihilated on a scale that's beyond any understanding. It is literally the apocalypse, in our time.
Is that *all* we humans collectively amount to?
I believe we have the power to change.
Is that *all* we humans collectively amount to?
I believe we have the power to change.
West Papua Indonesia Earth's oldest living eco system existing for at least 70 million years
Look at the 292 square Kilometers of ancient forest cleared in just 21 months
Now army brought in to fast track 5 million more acres
www.ft.com/content/27a6...
Look at the 292 square Kilometers of ancient forest cleared in just 21 months
Now army brought in to fast track 5 million more acres
www.ft.com/content/27a6...
December 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Our living planet is being relentlessly annihilated on a scale that's beyond any understanding. It is literally the apocalypse, in our time.
Is that *all* we humans collectively amount to?
I believe we have the power to change.
Is that *all* we humans collectively amount to?
I believe we have the power to change.
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Rivers with beavers can have up to 6x more species of fish, amphibians, water insects, water plants, and dragonflies, and up to 60x more abundance, than those without.
What the beaver does for nature is absolutely mind-blowing.
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What the beaver does for nature is absolutely mind-blowing.
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Something gnawed your oak tree? Sink hole in your road? How Zurich’s beaver hotline is reassuring residents
As the number of the semi-aquatic creatures soars so can tensions. But the Swiss have a tried and tested system to calm the neighbours and restore harmony
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December 25, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Rivers with beavers can have up to 6x more species of fish, amphibians, water insects, water plants, and dragonflies, and up to 60x more abundance, than those without.
What the beaver does for nature is absolutely mind-blowing.
share.google/zRvScq1fvarX...
What the beaver does for nature is absolutely mind-blowing.
share.google/zRvScq1fvarX...
I just read a poem quickly here I liked quite a lot..but didn't see the poets name. Then the post disappeared.
I remember a line about -
We have 70 pages left to love each other
And a line about flowers bursting across like a sash-
Hopefully someone can reconnect me with it
I remember a line about -
We have 70 pages left to love each other
And a line about flowers bursting across like a sash-
Hopefully someone can reconnect me with it
December 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I just read a poem quickly here I liked quite a lot..but didn't see the poets name. Then the post disappeared.
I remember a line about -
We have 70 pages left to love each other
And a line about flowers bursting across like a sash-
Hopefully someone can reconnect me with it
I remember a line about -
We have 70 pages left to love each other
And a line about flowers bursting across like a sash-
Hopefully someone can reconnect me with it
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🥲https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9XN1iOungs
I Talked To 50 Dads At The Eras Tour
YouTube video by DARK WEB | Paul Scheer & Rob Huebel
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:42 PM
🥲https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9XN1iOungs
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In 2023 I became obsessed with videos of dads in cargo shortswaiting in parking lots during Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. So when she came to town, I grabbed a camera and headed down to talk to them. I thought it'd be funny. It turned out to be something else entirely.
December 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
In 2023 I became obsessed with videos of dads in cargo shortswaiting in parking lots during Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. So when she came to town, I grabbed a camera and headed down to talk to them. I thought it'd be funny. It turned out to be something else entirely.
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12/23/1912 — b. Anna Jane Harrison, American organic chemist, chemical education leader. The first female president,American Chemical Society(1978); member, Natl Science Board (1972-78); president,American Assn for the Advancement of Science('83) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #ChemSky #SciSky #HistSci
December 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
12/23/1912 — b. Anna Jane Harrison, American organic chemist, chemical education leader. The first female president,American Chemical Society(1978); member, Natl Science Board (1972-78); president,American Assn for the Advancement of Science('83) #womenshistory #WomenInSTEM #ChemSky #SciSky #HistSci
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I received a thank you from some library workers for this piece after a Chicago city budget was passed this week without the previously proposed library cuts I described here. Many thanks to everyone who made noise about this issue. There were wins and losses in this budget, but this win matters.
You Can’t Fight Fascism While Defunding Libraries
“Libraries embody everything that we need right now to fight back against fascism," says Sara Heymann.
organizingmythoughts.org
December 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I received a thank you from some library workers for this piece after a Chicago city budget was passed this week without the previously proposed library cuts I described here. Many thanks to everyone who made noise about this issue. There were wins and losses in this budget, but this win matters.
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A billion dollars is the socio-economic equivalent of a loose nuke, and we should work to prevent the acquisition of the former with the same urgency and ruthlessness we use to prevent the acquisition of the latter.
This is obscene. Why can't other politicians say that?
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.
December 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
A billion dollars is the socio-economic equivalent of a loose nuke, and we should work to prevent the acquisition of the former with the same urgency and ruthlessness we use to prevent the acquisition of the latter.
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Wondering how to help communities affected by ongoing flooding in Washington state?
For donations, here's a list of local and national orgs providing on-the-ground support.
For donations, here's a list of local and national orgs providing on-the-ground support.
Washington rallies to support flooding victims: Here's how you can help
A relentless week of heavy flooding has wreaked havoc across western Washington, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.Homes have been destroyed, and nume
komonews.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Wondering how to help communities affected by ongoing flooding in Washington state?
For donations, here's a list of local and national orgs providing on-the-ground support.
For donations, here's a list of local and national orgs providing on-the-ground support.
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BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
December 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
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Today is the last day for coverage starting January 1st, but the sign up period extends longer in most states. That coverage will begin in February.
It's the last day to sign up for ACA health insurance. I know there's uncertainty, but you can always sign up and cancel; you can't not sign up and decide to later (without a qualifying event).
December 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Today is the last day for coverage starting January 1st, but the sign up period extends longer in most states. That coverage will begin in February.
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A snowy little #mushroom on a morning #hike, today. Newfoundland, Canada.
#fungi #fungus #fungifriends
#fungi #fungus #fungifriends
December 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
A snowy little #mushroom on a morning #hike, today. Newfoundland, Canada.
#fungi #fungus #fungifriends
#fungi #fungus #fungifriends
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The 126th Audubon Christmas Bird Count kicks off today! From now through January 5th, join tens of thousands of bird-loving volunteers & participate in this season’s #AudubonCBC! Get more info on how to participate in a count near you. bit.ly/48suvbt
Join the Christmas Bird Count
December 14, 2025 to January 5, 2026
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December 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The 126th Audubon Christmas Bird Count kicks off today! From now through January 5th, join tens of thousands of bird-loving volunteers & participate in this season’s #AudubonCBC! Get more info on how to participate in a count near you. bit.ly/48suvbt
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American astronomer Annie Jump Cannon was born #OTD in 1863.
Co-credited with the creation of the Harvard Classification Scheme that organizes/classifies stars by their temperature & spectral type. She classified >300,000 stars & her system is still used today.
#WomenInSTEM #astronomy
Co-credited with the creation of the Harvard Classification Scheme that organizes/classifies stars by their temperature & spectral type. She classified >300,000 stars & her system is still used today.
#WomenInSTEM #astronomy
December 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
American astronomer Annie Jump Cannon was born #OTD in 1863.
Co-credited with the creation of the Harvard Classification Scheme that organizes/classifies stars by their temperature & spectral type. She classified >300,000 stars & her system is still used today.
#WomenInSTEM #astronomy
Co-credited with the creation of the Harvard Classification Scheme that organizes/classifies stars by their temperature & spectral type. She classified >300,000 stars & her system is still used today.
#WomenInSTEM #astronomy
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Which skull of St Thomas Aquinas? The Vatican has 2.
Not sure why St Aquinas isn’t portrayed as 2 headed.
www.deseret.com/faith/2024/0...
Not sure why St Aquinas isn’t portrayed as 2 headed.
www.deseret.com/faith/2024/0...
The curious case of Thomas Aquinas’ 2 skulls
Catholics in two different cities claim to have possession of the famous theologian’s skull.
www.deseret.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Which skull of St Thomas Aquinas? The Vatican has 2.
Not sure why St Aquinas isn’t portrayed as 2 headed.
www.deseret.com/faith/2024/0...
Not sure why St Aquinas isn’t portrayed as 2 headed.
www.deseret.com/faith/2024/0...
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I’ve posted this before but the light was perfect today- a little Victorian cat paw in a brick at the front of the old Norfolk & Norwich Hospital. As this is on the front-facing corner of the main gates, the bricklayer quite clearly put it there on purpose, at a height where children would spot it.
December 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I’ve posted this before but the light was perfect today- a little Victorian cat paw in a brick at the front of the old Norfolk & Norwich Hospital. As this is on the front-facing corner of the main gates, the bricklayer quite clearly put it there on purpose, at a height where children would spot it.
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Cars are passing by, no one stops to meet MELIA. You can see she's just tired of shelter life. Over 810 days. Shes only 3.5 years old. Needing a quiet Adult only home, no dogs. 🥺
💻[email protected]
🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
💻[email protected]
🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
December 10, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Cars are passing by, no one stops to meet MELIA. You can see she's just tired of shelter life. Over 810 days. Shes only 3.5 years old. Needing a quiet Adult only home, no dogs. 🥺
💻[email protected]
🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
💻[email protected]
🏠Hempstead Animal Shelter
☎️(516) 785-5220
📍3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
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It's just f**king relentless.
Can't they understand? The orangutans and the rainforest ecosystem of which they're a part *IS* the gold.
Can't they understand? The orangutans and the rainforest ecosystem of which they're a part *IS* the gold.
It’s the world’s rarest ape. Now a billion-dollar dig for gold threatens its future
It’s the world’s rarest ape. Now a billion-dollar dig for gold threatens its future
Tapanuli orangutans survive only in Indonesia’s Sumatran rainforest where a mine expansion will cut through their home. Yet the mining company says the alternative will be worse
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
It's just f**king relentless.
Can't they understand? The orangutans and the rainforest ecosystem of which they're a part *IS* the gold.
Can't they understand? The orangutans and the rainforest ecosystem of which they're a part *IS* the gold.
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed disastrous cuts to our city's libraries while setting aside $5M for a ShotSpotter replacement. As library associate Sara Heymann told me, “Libraries embody everything we need to fight back against fascism.” My piece on what’s at stake and how to fight back:
You Can’t Fight Fascism While Defunding Libraries
“Libraries embody everything that we need right now to fight back against fascism," says Sara Heymann.
organizingmythoughts.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed disastrous cuts to our city's libraries while setting aside $5M for a ShotSpotter replacement. As library associate Sara Heymann told me, “Libraries embody everything we need to fight back against fascism.” My piece on what’s at stake and how to fight back:
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Even in winter, the wood whispers to tramp its paths. Its Sprites and Woodwose may sleep through days demanding our heaviest coats, but its mysteries do not. Bare branches scratch the low sky and still its mysteries sing. We walk for wonder. We walk for cold magics. – #EmilyCBanting, 1981
November 29, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Even in winter, the wood whispers to tramp its paths. Its Sprites and Woodwose may sleep through days demanding our heaviest coats, but its mysteries do not. Bare branches scratch the low sky and still its mysteries sing. We walk for wonder. We walk for cold magics. – #EmilyCBanting, 1981
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"Miles said her son and uncle were both detained by ICE agents who initially did not accept their tribal IDs before they were eventually let go."
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"Miles said her son and uncle were both detained by ICE agents who initially did not accept their tribal IDs before they were eventually let go."
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Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
newsGP - Australia set for world-first cervical cancer elimination
Vaccination programs have played a key role, and GPs remain ‘instrumental’ in boosting screening rates to reach the 2035 target.
www1.racgp.org.au
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s.
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!
This is the power of vaccines.
The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer.
Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!