Karyn
@conundrumk.bsky.social
Mainer, obsessed gardener, ADHD crafter, former L&D RN, pro-abortion, queer 🏳️🌈 she/her
A nurse from Maine Medical Center has been kidnapped by ICE!! Please help spread the word! wgme.com/news/local/n...
Nurses at Maine Medical Center organize protest after ICE detained colleague
ICE agents took Debora Kapisha into custody at Boston Logan International Airport on July 30.
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….yikes. Right guy clearly won that race! Good grief. You won’t help your state & country to get a better senator unless you’re convinced it’ll definitely be a win?! Really?!? Ma’am.
Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 4h agoAsked Jasmine Crockett last night in St. Louis if she thinks James Talarico can turn Texas blue this fall. “I don't know,” she said. She doesn’t buy the polls. “I watch money… When I look at the money, if Republicans start spending money in Texas, then I'll be convinced.” MORE:
Unhealthy smoke across most of the NW today. I prefer purpleair.com's map since it updates every few seconds (be sure to use the US EPA "Apply conversion" option). EPA airnow.gov data updates only once per hour and is up to a 12-hour average, so does not show rapidly changing conditions as well.
I’m telling you this as a political scientist. The person who is electable is the one who is elected. This can and does change over time. Any and all speculation about “electability” is either puffery or anxiety and is often both.
Julia Azari@juliaazari.bsky.social · 17h agoOne way to be safe is to never write an electability take
“He would have condemned me sooner, but I was blackmailing him,” is certainly an interesting way to defend yourself.
Joe Sudbay@joesudbay.bsky.social · 8h agoFrom @msignorile.bsky.social: Max Miller now says Bernie Moreno delayed condemning him because of a "deeply personal and embarrassing matter" www.signorile.com/p/max-miller...
The cat, who does not live here, just came in, sniffed the overnight oats I’m eating and recoiled in exaggerated horror. I didn’t ASK you. Get a JOB
In other Michigan news, the state looks set to elect it's first transgender lawmaker. Joanna Whaley won her Democratic primary and will compete in November for a state house seat, beating a primary opponent who tried and failed to disqualify her for not running under her deadname
The Walnut enjoyer has logged on #sqrlpix (sound on for full effect)
"If you think it is bad that Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and a handful of their billionaire buddies are effectively unconstrained, then the most effective thing you can do is pick a fight over data center siting in your area." by @davekarpf.bsky.social
The data center backlash Is working. That's why the New York Times is so concerned.
I have a
davekarpf.beehiiv.com
More photos of the larkspur at the small flower farm near Wicken, Cambridgeshire, for a good dollop of floral dopamine 🌿:
Correct, the point isn’t to make them feel shame. The point is to reinforce the group norms.
Betsy Humphrey@betsyvt.bsky.social · yesterdayThey may be shameless, but shunning, booing and not accepting them into public spaces is the correct response.
Everywhere should be a hostile place for Republicans. They should not be able to find a friend anywhere. They should lose all their professional and familial relationships. They should be blocked from signing up to social media platforms, clubs, and yard sales. They should be ejected from fairs.
Here’s a list of nature photographers who I promise are not using AI, post their own photos and really care about the wildlife. No unethical behaviors just to get a good shot. (3/?)
Lemme tell y'all an AI story: Yesterday, I was at Costco, selecting those big ass watermelons. An elderly gentleman spotted me & stopped. "The sweet ones," he said, "have some green & some yellow. All green--no sweet. All yellow, nah. You want half-half." Then he proceeded to select one for me.
"'They survived it, but now we have nothing,' the chief said. 'The whole community burned down within less than an hour.'"
Aparna Nair@disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 3w ago"After boarding a handful of boats — stuffed to the brim with people and pets — community members drove across the lake as their entire First Nation burned to the ground behind them. " www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I've seen belted kingfishers from afar at a number of places I visit nearby, but I finally had one come close enough for a decent photograph. This juvenile had the crazy hair going on! #kingfisher #bird #wildlife #nature #birdwatching #animals #om1 📷 🐦️
Please blow up the public comment (included below): BREAKING NEWS (7/15) — The administration wants to destroy Chaco Canyon without consulting Tribal Nations. It’s an irreplaceable historic & cultural site with 4,700 archeological sites that could be lost to the bulldozers of oil & gas development
You might need this little soapstone carving of a whale today… (1200-1600 CE, Chumash culture, California, held at Musée des Beaux Arts, Montreal)
DID YOU KNOW IF YOU FIND A HORSESHOE CRAB THATS BEEN TAGGED BY THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AND SUBMIT THE LOCATION YOU SAW IT USING THE FORM ON FWS DOT GOV SLASH CRABTAG THEY SEND YOU A BEAUTIFUL CRAB PIN
This is the best thing i’ve seen all year. I’m so incredibly, blissfully relieved.
Taniel@taniel.bsky.social · 4w agoThe Maine secretary of state says Graham Platner *has* formally withdrawn from the Senate race. This is ahead of the Monday deadline, and so the Democratic party will be authorized to replace him, by July 27th.
when u crave the violence but u also crave the scritches
I see a lot of "Stop it with the I Told You So!" and not enough "Wow, next time we'll do things different!"
I know he almost certainly won’t, but it would really be nice if this guy just went away. Just go back to dilettante oystering or whatever & don’t start a grievance circuit? Fucking please?! I’d like to focus on the much better person who comes next, thanks.
