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T-Dub @tessawardzinski.bsky.social · 7d

Amazing woman.

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 7d

Jane Goodall was my first childhood hero, as I loved animals as a kid and was inspired by her story. I still remember the National Geographic specials about her. RIP.

Jane Goodall reaches out and touches a small monkey.

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Jeanne Brennan @jeanneenabottle.bsky.social · 7d

Rest in peace, Dr. Jane Goodall💚

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T-Dub @tessawardzinski.bsky.social · 7d

Que descanse en paz. 🌍

Instituto Jane Goodall España @janegoodallespana.bsky.social · 7d

Hasta siempre, querida Jane 💚

janegoodall.es/es/graciasja...

#thankyouJane

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T-Dub @tessawardzinski.bsky.social · 14d

I love it when cats join at a seat at the table.

Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 18d

Black Berry. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

Black-and-white photo of a short haired, black cat sitting up in a chair to peek over the edge of a table that seems to be set for a meal. Handwritten in black ink on the edge of the photo are the words “black berry”

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T-Dub @tessawardzinski.bsky.social · 21d

Oh if you could have heard the rueful laugh I just let out. *sigh*

T-Dub @tessawardzinski.bsky.social · 21d

Anyone trying to get regular people to understand policy papers should follow this advice. And always remember that if you’re in the US, about half of the audience reads below a 6th grade level.

Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 21d

Offer people who care about issue X a menu.

Analyze with a wide set of values and with real economic & political constraints in mind.

Think creatively & boldly.

Communicate in plain terms, not jargon.

Describe 1 great idea deeply or describe and compare 5 related ideas concisely.

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T-Dub @tessawardzinski.bsky.social · 22d

And flights of angels song thee to thy rest. 🖤

Sundance Institute @sundance.org · 22d

We are deeply saddened by the loss of our founder and friend Robert Redford.

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T-Dub @tessawardzinski.bsky.social · 28d

A society with political assassinations, school shootings, plus daily murders, and suicides is in no way thriving. Gun violence is a cancer.

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T-Dub @tessawardzinski.bsky.social · Sep 4

This piece is painful to read. I understand the deadliness of heatwaves more than most as I live in the Phoenix metro area (Arizona, USA) where we had 608 people die in our county due to extreme heat in our hottest summer on record. This was better than the previous year of 645.

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T-Dub @tessawardzinski.bsky.social · Sep 4

Yeah. I get some caution with AI, but the Bluesky accounts’ prevailing attitude feels like “She’s a witch! Burn her!” to me.

T-Dub @tessawardzinski.bsky.social · Sep 4

It could just be part of the general real estate boom taking place around the US in the last few years, but smart, wealthy real estate investors look at the home insurance industry for where to buy, so they’re not investing in Florida, for example, mostly due to climate change.

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T-Dub @tessawardzinski.bsky.social · Sep 4

Character limits make me reductive, but I’m not sure where you got “lots of investments” since I didn’t say that. There are increasing real estate investments in places where the local economy isn’t very good, so the real estate activity is not matching up with the rest of the economic activity.

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T-Dub @tessawardzinski.bsky.social · Sep 3

I’m much less familiar with the EU real estate market, and it’s a lot more complicated anyway due to eventual mass migration from the south (because of climate disasters). North America won’t have the same level of pressure.

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T-Dub @tessawardzinski.bsky.social · Sep 3

US market: buying property in the Great Lakes regions, the Pacific Northwest, and New England - all in anticipation of the southern US becoming too hot and/or running out of water. The Great Lakes region is where it is most obvious because the investments are certainly not due to booming economies.

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T-Dub @tessawardzinski.bsky.social · Sep 3

You can already see some market shifts in where some of the wealthy (those that believe in climate change anyway) are investing in real estate.

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T-Dub @tessawardzinski.bsky.social · Sep 2

Oh wow. This is amazing.

See Through Canoe @seethroughcanoe.bsky.social · Sep 1

A sea turtle surfacing by a MASSIVE school of rays near Clearwater, Florida a couple days ago. Another post into the BluSky void. Maybe 2 or 3 people will see this one and my time won't have been wasted. I'll keep trying a little longer. #nature #animals #amazing #wildlife #awesome #ocean

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T-Dub @tessawardzinski.bsky.social · Jul 31

How lovely. ❤️

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T-Dub @tessawardzinski.bsky.social · Jul 23

He really was very funny. I’ve been an Ozzy fan since I was little. He will be missed, but he left us so much by which to remember him. RIP, Prince of Darkness. 🦇 🙏🕊️

Jonny Edwards @veritasgaston.bsky.social · Jul 22

An incomparable legend.

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T-Dub @tessawardzinski.bsky.social · Jul 23

Rest well knowing you did good, Ozzy.

seeyouican.bsky.social @seeyouican.bsky.social · Jul 22

Ozzy Osbourne's final concert with Black Sabbath raised an impressive $190 million for charity, benefiting organizations like Cure Parkinson's, Birmingham Children's Hospital. This event marked a significant moment in music history as it became the highest-grossing charity concert of all time.

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T-Dub @tessawardzinski.bsky.social · Jul 22

Letting people starve is a sin. Full stop.

UNICEF @unicef.org · Jul 21

This is a man-made disaster.

Enough is enough. The United Nations must be allowed to deliver aid of all types at scale to families in Gaza, wherever they are.

Starvation is a horrific reality for children and families in Gaza.

Aid at scale must be allowed in urgently.

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fintechernest.bsky.social @fintechernest.bsky.social · Jul 4

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T-Dub @tessawardzinski.bsky.social · Jul 4

Brilliantly put.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Jul 4

There’s something SERIOUSLY WRONG with a political system like this.

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T-Dub @tessawardzinski.bsky.social · Jul 1

Very glad to see veterans doing this. Disgusted that it’s even required though.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · Jul 1

“In the last week, more than 200 veterans have volunteered to attend immigration hearings with Afghans who worked with U.S. forces during the 20-year war in Afghanistan…”

Hundreds of veterans volunteer to attend asylum hearings with Afghans

The effort began after a former Afghan interpreter was detained after his San Diego asylum hearing this month.

www.kpbs.org

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T-Dub @tessawardzinski.bsky.social · Jul 1

I use the following in various combinations depending on the severity of my allergies (spring is the worst): Allegra in the AM (sometimes +D), Xyzal in the PM, Azelastine (Astepro OTC) as needed. Az is the best one. Some people combine it w/ Flonase too, but it gives me sinus headaches, so I don’t.

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T-Dub @tessawardzinski.bsky.social · Jun 30

“Foreigners who glorify violence and hatred are not welcome visitors to our country”…but if you’re home grown, have at it! These people disgust me.

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