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and yes, squirrels will eat suet cakes, but not the hot pepper kinds.
Hairy Woodpecker, Mounds State Park, Anderson Indiana. #birds #photography
January 11, 2026 at 4:15 PM
and yes, squirrels will eat suet cakes, but not the hot pepper kinds.
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Researchers have stressed the importance of Central American forests for migratory birds, noting that 5 billion migratory birds funnel through Central America each year.
But these forests are under increasing pressure from deforestation.
Read more in Mongabay: https://ow.ly/ShHb50XJxQi
But these forests are under increasing pressure from deforestation.
Read more in Mongabay: https://ow.ly/ShHb50XJxQi
Central America’s forests are crucial for migrating birds: Study
As winter closes in across much of North America, migratory birds are heading south to warmer climes and more abundant food. But until recently, scientists didn’t have a good understanding of exactly where they went. Researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology U.S. analyzed observations from eBird, a global […]
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January 11, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Researchers have stressed the importance of Central American forests for migratory birds, noting that 5 billion migratory birds funnel through Central America each year.
But these forests are under increasing pressure from deforestation.
Read more in Mongabay: https://ow.ly/ShHb50XJxQi
But these forests are under increasing pressure from deforestation.
Read more in Mongabay: https://ow.ly/ShHb50XJxQi
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A new study on blue carbon in Australia highlights how Indigenous leadership, science and business can unite to protect coastal ecosystems while building long-term environmental and cultural knowledge.
Read more in PhysOrg: https://phys.org/news/2025-12-tropical-australian-standard-indigenous.html
Read more in PhysOrg: https://phys.org/news/2025-12-tropical-australian-standard-indigenous.html
January 10, 2026 at 12:15 PM
A new study on blue carbon in Australia highlights how Indigenous leadership, science and business can unite to protect coastal ecosystems while building long-term environmental and cultural knowledge.
Read more in PhysOrg: https://phys.org/news/2025-12-tropical-australian-standard-indigenous.html
Read more in PhysOrg: https://phys.org/news/2025-12-tropical-australian-standard-indigenous.html
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Just one more pastel flower painting for now. A carnation and freesia painting with a couple of anenomes and some ivy plus a shell that has been in several artworks. This one dates from the millenium and is on someone else's wall. See alt txt.
#pastel #flowers #millenium
#pastel #flowers #millenium
January 9, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Just one more pastel flower painting for now. A carnation and freesia painting with a couple of anenomes and some ivy plus a shell that has been in several artworks. This one dates from the millenium and is on someone else's wall. See alt txt.
#pastel #flowers #millenium
#pastel #flowers #millenium
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January 7, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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Today marks one year since wildfires ignited across Los Angeles County, devastating communities. Since the fires began, Direct Relief has delivered more than $18 million in aid across the county.
January 7, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Today marks one year since wildfires ignited across Los Angeles County, devastating communities. Since the fires began, Direct Relief has delivered more than $18 million in aid across the county.
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Did you know that according to a new assessment by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 5 countries hold more than half of all the world’s forests?
Or that 45% of the world’s forests are found in the tropics? 🌳🏡🌍
🔗🧪 Learn more: https://ow.ly/oH2S50Xpc6e
Or that 45% of the world’s forests are found in the tropics? 🌳🏡🌍
🔗🧪 Learn more: https://ow.ly/oH2S50Xpc6e
Watching over our forests
Forests are vital to life on Earth. But as pressures mount, how are they faring? Explore the latest global data and see how our forests look as of 2025.
ow.ly
January 8, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Did you know that according to a new assessment by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 5 countries hold more than half of all the world’s forests?
Or that 45% of the world’s forests are found in the tropics? 🌳🏡🌍
🔗🧪 Learn more: https://ow.ly/oH2S50Xpc6e
Or that 45% of the world’s forests are found in the tropics? 🌳🏡🌍
🔗🧪 Learn more: https://ow.ly/oH2S50Xpc6e
New vaccine schedule adds near- and long-term risks for children, experts warn www.statnews.com/2026/01/06/w... via @statnews.com "Vaccination has for decades been a tried-and-true(and largely uncontroversial)way to protect children against illnesses like polio, chickenpox and pneumonia."-in article
New vaccine schedule adds near- and long-term risks for children, experts warn
Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pledged to improve children’s health. But his sweeping changes to the nation’s childhood vaccine schedule will do the opposite, health experts warn.
www.statnews.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:30 PM
New vaccine schedule adds near- and long-term risks for children, experts warn www.statnews.com/2026/01/06/w... via @statnews.com "Vaccination has for decades been a tried-and-true(and largely uncontroversial)way to protect children against illnesses like polio, chickenpox and pneumonia."-in article
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California will examine whether data centers are increasing electric bills
A new law orders regulators to study the cost impacts of fast-growing, energy-hungry AI data centers.
A new law orders regulators to study the cost impacts of fast-growing, energy-hungry AI data centers.
California will examine whether data centers are increasing electric bills
A new law orders regulators to study the cost impacts of fast-growing, energy-hungry AI data centers.
bit.ly
December 30, 2025 at 11:00 PM
California will examine whether data centers are increasing electric bills
A new law orders regulators to study the cost impacts of fast-growing, energy-hungry AI data centers.
A new law orders regulators to study the cost impacts of fast-growing, energy-hungry AI data centers.
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The U.S. has over 4,300 data centers, an industry registry shows.
Can a single data center use as much power as 5,000 homes?
Yes. A single data center can use far more than the energy needed to power 5,000 American homes, research shows.
coloradosun.com
December 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The U.S. has over 4,300 data centers, an industry registry shows.
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Tools that power artificial intelligence devour energy. But attempts to shield regular Californians from footing the bill in 2025 ended with a law requiring regulators to write a report about the issue by 2027. bit.ly/4jBSR6F
📸 Brittany Hosea-Small, Reuters
📸 Brittany Hosea-Small, Reuters
December 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Tools that power artificial intelligence devour energy. But attempts to shield regular Californians from footing the bill in 2025 ended with a law requiring regulators to write a report about the issue by 2027. bit.ly/4jBSR6F
📸 Brittany Hosea-Small, Reuters
📸 Brittany Hosea-Small, Reuters
finance.yahoo.com/news/u-may-s...
AI and data centers, the future of your utility rates and who might get stuck with the bill.
AI and data centers, the future of your utility rates and who might get stuck with the bill.
The U.S. may have a secret weapon against rising electricity prices
Imagine a restaurant open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week that always maintains a full staff. With the exception of weekend nights and the lunch rush, the restaurant will be empty a lot of the time. But...
finance.yahoo.com
December 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
finance.yahoo.com/news/u-may-s...
AI and data centers, the future of your utility rates and who might get stuck with the bill.
AI and data centers, the future of your utility rates and who might get stuck with the bill.
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Trump is manipulating national security to stop energy projects he doesn’t like buff.ly/7SfgoUZ
Trump is manipulating national security to stop energy projects he doesn’t like
On Monday, December 22, the Trump Administration announced it was pausing five major offshore wind energy projects, citing “national security risks.”
thebulletin.org
December 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Trump is manipulating national security to stop energy projects he doesn’t like buff.ly/7SfgoUZ
Congress must make it official.
Breaking News: Board members voted to add President Trump’s name to the Kennedy Center, but Congress must act to make it official.
Kennedy Center Board Moves to Rename It the Trump-Kennedy Center
The performing arts center is by law designated the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and it has been generally understood that the power to change the center’s name lies with Congress.
nyti.ms
December 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Congress must make it official.
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Though the US spent just 1% of its budget on foreign aid, Trump dubbed USAID wasteful and shut it down, a move that has proven catastrophic for the world's most vulnerable.
Trafficked, exploited: Rohingya children's lives crushed by aid cuts
Though the US spent just 1% of its budget on foreign aid, Trump dubbed USAID wasteful and shut it down, a move that has proven catastrophic for the world's most vulnerable.
l.euronews.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Though the US spent just 1% of its budget on foreign aid, Trump dubbed USAID wasteful and shut it down, a move that has proven catastrophic for the world's most vulnerable.
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Via Jennifer Shutt: U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he will not allow a floor vote this week on a bipartisan amendment supported by moderate Republicans that would extend the Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credits.
No US House vote to extend health care subsidies, Speaker Johnson says | Alabama Reflector
Johnson was confident that blocking the amendment would not lead centrist GOP lawmakers to oppose the Republican health care bill scheduled to get a vote Wednesday.
alabamareflector.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Via Jennifer Shutt: U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he will not allow a floor vote this week on a bipartisan amendment supported by moderate Republicans that would extend the Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credits.
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Actor and noted Hollywood conservative James Woods fought back tears and paid tribute to Rob Reiner, calling out the "infuriating and distasteful" insults being hurled at the slain director.
James Woods praises 'patriot' Rob Reiner, slams insults of slain director as 'infuriating'
Woods — a vocal conservative and supporter of President Donald Trump — became emotional while talking about progressive activist Reiner, who he credits with saving his acting career.
nbcnews.to
December 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Actor and noted Hollywood conservative James Woods fought back tears and paid tribute to Rob Reiner, calling out the "infuriating and distasteful" insults being hurled at the slain director.
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Due to the Trump administration’s funding cuts, RMIAN must turn away immigrant youth who have come to the country unaccompanied, forcing children — in some cases not yet old enough to speak in complete sentences — to endure immigration court proceedings alone.
Kids left without representation in Colorado immigration court after federal funding cuts
This year, RMIAN lost $1 million in long-standing federal funding, said Mekela Goehring, the organization’s executive director.
trib.al
December 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Due to the Trump administration’s funding cuts, RMIAN must turn away immigrant youth who have come to the country unaccompanied, forcing children — in some cases not yet old enough to speak in complete sentences — to endure immigration court proceedings alone.
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A new documentary from Las Cruces filmmaker Annie Ersinhaus tells the story of the oil and gas industry’s takeover of the Permian and San Juan basins, and the effects fracking over the last decade has had on area communities.
via @sourcenm.com
via @sourcenm.com
New documentary film highlights pollution from oil and gas industry in New Mexico
A new documentary from Las Cruces filmmaker Annie Ersinhaus tells the story of the oil and gas industry’s takeover of the Permian and San Juan basins, and the effects fracking over the last decade…
www.newsfromthestates.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A new documentary from Las Cruces filmmaker Annie Ersinhaus tells the story of the oil and gas industry’s takeover of the Permian and San Juan basins, and the effects fracking over the last decade has had on area communities.
via @sourcenm.com
via @sourcenm.com
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The African Union has called for stronger cooperation to safeguard Africa's biodiversity, as leaders, scientists and policymakers gathered in Botswana for the first Africa Biodiversity Summit aimed at aligning environmental conservation with economic transformation.
🔗 https://ow.ly/W3lr50XpcZS
🔗 https://ow.ly/W3lr50XpcZS
Biodiversity: AU members nudged toward collective action
Africa’s ecosystems from the rainforests of the Congo Basin to the deserts of the Sahara are more than landscapes - they are also supportive lifelines.
ow.ly
December 13, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The African Union has called for stronger cooperation to safeguard Africa's biodiversity, as leaders, scientists and policymakers gathered in Botswana for the first Africa Biodiversity Summit aimed at aligning environmental conservation with economic transformation.
🔗 https://ow.ly/W3lr50XpcZS
🔗 https://ow.ly/W3lr50XpcZS
And again, not disagreeing with any facts and you seem to enjoy insulting people. For many reasons, including your points, not likely to see a tour like hers anytime soon, if ever again.
Again, if you disagree with facts, then you are by definition, delusional.
December 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
And again, not disagreeing with any facts and you seem to enjoy insulting people. For many reasons, including your points, not likely to see a tour like hers anytime soon, if ever again.
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Bennie Thompson on Noem: "Her arrival was short lived. She left in the middle of the hearing ostensibly to go to another meeting. We found that the meeting had been canceled, so she could've stayed. But nonetheless, we're not surprised, because this is who she is."
December 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Bennie Thompson on Noem: "Her arrival was short lived. She left in the middle of the hearing ostensibly to go to another meeting. We found that the meeting had been canceled, so she could've stayed. But nonetheless, we're not surprised, because this is who she is."
not arguing about your view of facts, pointing out there is no need to personally insult people that disagree with you.
December 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
not arguing about your view of facts, pointing out there is no need to personally insult people that disagree with you.
So that would mean the person you are disagreeing with isn't stupid. A person that disagrees with you is likely not delusional. People disagree, happens all the time
I don’t argue with stupid people, they drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
December 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
So that would mean the person you are disagreeing with isn't stupid. A person that disagrees with you is likely not delusional. People disagree, happens all the time
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Last Quarter Moon at 52% over Galway, Ireland this morning at 2:40am (December 12th), 393,217km from Earth. #Moon #Ireland #Scape #Landscape #Sky #Clouds #SkyScape #Photography
December 12, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Last Quarter Moon at 52% over Galway, Ireland this morning at 2:40am (December 12th), 393,217km from Earth. #Moon #Ireland #Scape #Landscape #Sky #Clouds #SkyScape #Photography