@stephanie2719.bsky.social
Scientist, environmentalist, nature and animal lover, mom, wife, enjoys photography, travel, and crafty things.
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Certain ultraprocessed foods are contributing to worldwide obesity, chronic health conditions and premature death, yet the food industry continues to aggressively market new and existing products in this category for massive profits, according to experts. https://cnn.it/485zrBw
November 19, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Certain ultraprocessed foods are contributing to worldwide obesity, chronic health conditions and premature death, yet the food industry continues to aggressively market new and existing products in this category for massive profits, according to experts. https://cnn.it/485zrBw
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The murder of Charlie Kirk is part of a disturbing rise in political violence that threatens to hollow out our public life.
A free society relies on the premise that people can speak out without fear or humiliation.
No more political violence.
A free society relies on the premise that people can speak out without fear or humiliation.
No more political violence.
In Wake of Charlie Kirk Murder, Sen. Bernie Sanders Addresses Rising Political Violence in America
YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders
youtu.be
September 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The murder of Charlie Kirk is part of a disturbing rise in political violence that threatens to hollow out our public life.
A free society relies on the premise that people can speak out without fear or humiliation.
No more political violence.
A free society relies on the premise that people can speak out without fear or humiliation.
No more political violence.
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In space, Venus flanks Earth on the left, with a hellfire greenhouse effect. Mars on the right, which long ago had running water. Today, it's bone dry. Something bad happened on each planet.
Seems like the wrong time to limit the Nation’s capacity to conduct climate research.
Seems like the wrong time to limit the Nation’s capacity to conduct climate research.
May 5, 2025 at 7:25 PM
In space, Venus flanks Earth on the left, with a hellfire greenhouse effect. Mars on the right, which long ago had running water. Today, it's bone dry. Something bad happened on each planet.
Seems like the wrong time to limit the Nation’s capacity to conduct climate research.
Seems like the wrong time to limit the Nation’s capacity to conduct climate research.
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Insane story with insane examples. I can’t believe this is actually happening in America thanks to people like Cruz. You literally couldn’t make this stuff up:
A Study of Mint Plants. A Device to Stop Bleeding. This Is the Scientific Research Ted Cruz Calls “Woke.”
The senator flagged thousands of National Science Foundation grants for using words like “female” and “diversify.” A ProPublica analysis found numerous examples of projects caught up in his crude meth...
www.propublica.org
March 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Insane story with insane examples. I can’t believe this is actually happening in America thanks to people like Cruz. You literally couldn’t make this stuff up:
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Trumpty Dumpty wanted a crown…a bedtime story written and read by John Lithgow.
Enjoy.
Enjoy.
February 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Trumpty Dumpty wanted a crown…a bedtime story written and read by John Lithgow.
Enjoy.
Enjoy.
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Will McGough thought he'd scatter his father's ashes in Antarctica for a special tribute. But once there, he learned that wouldn't work as planned in this delicate environment.
I wanted to scatter Dad’s ashes in Antarctica. It didn’t go as planned | CNN
Will McGough thought he’d scatter his father’s ashes in Antarctica for a special tribute. But once there, he learned that wouldn’t work as planned in this special, delicate environment.
www.cnn.com
February 25, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Will McGough thought he'd scatter his father's ashes in Antarctica for a special tribute. But once there, he learned that wouldn't work as planned in this delicate environment.
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Over the past 30 years, marching band has become an extreme sport: the top bands have dozens of staff, large budgets, and fleets of trucks. Burkhard Bilger follows three bands to the national championships in Indianapolis. #NewYorker100
High-School Band Contests Turn Marching Into a Sport—and an Art
Band kids today don’t just parade up and down the field playing fight songs. They flow across it in shifting tableaux, with elaborate themes and spandex-clad dancers.
www.newyorker.com
February 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Over the past 30 years, marching band has become an extreme sport: the top bands have dozens of staff, large budgets, and fleets of trucks. Burkhard Bilger follows three bands to the national championships in Indianapolis. #NewYorker100
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Remember George Washington warned us about factionalism: “cunning, ambitious & unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people & usurp for themselves the reins of govt, destroying…the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/pushing-ba...
www.americaamerica.news/p/pushing-ba...
Pushing Back Against Abuses of Power
On this President's Day, we reflect on the wisdom of great Americans and spotlight people in New York and Chicago who are vigorously opposing the injustice of the Trump regime
www.americaamerica.news
February 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Remember George Washington warned us about factionalism: “cunning, ambitious & unprincipled men will be enabled to subvert the power of the people & usurp for themselves the reins of govt, destroying…the very engines which have lifted them to unjust dominion.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/pushing-ba...
www.americaamerica.news/p/pushing-ba...
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When asked to draw a scientist, school-age kids in the United States are increasingly sketching women, according to a study from 2018.
Read more on #WomenInScienceDay: https://scim.ag/4hOUuvx
Read more on #WomenInScienceDay: https://scim.ag/4hOUuvx
February 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
When asked to draw a scientist, school-age kids in the United States are increasingly sketching women, according to a study from 2018.
Read more on #WomenInScienceDay: https://scim.ag/4hOUuvx
Read more on #WomenInScienceDay: https://scim.ag/4hOUuvx