Bec Falconer
@becfalconer.bsky.social
NZ-based word nerd, news junkie & journalist with @axios.com | chargedas.co.nz social media manager (paid with ❤️ - hubby’s 📱 charging firm) | 💗🐶🐱kiwihousesitters.co.nz/house-sitter-pet-sitter/628014/reliable-caring-and-clean?from=sitter
Wildfires forcing evacuations in Washington and Oregon are among 99 large fires burning across the U.S. as the wildfire season exceeds the 10-year average.
U.S. wildfire season exceeds 10-year average as 99 large fires burn
Thousands have been forced to flee fast-moving wildfires in Washington and Oregon.
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NEW by me -- I wrote about the major controversies that Todd Blanche is facing that have stalled his nominations. Here's why his nomination has been such a big story the last few days and why he's facing roadblocks.
The major controversies stalling Blanche's nomination
Blanche has been at the center of multiple controversies since he became acting attorney general.
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Gold is in, people movers are out: Inside Trump's flashy plan for Dulles Airport
Inside Trump's flashy plan for Dulles Airport
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Someone buried their rawhide under a bush and then dug it up #MuckyFace #PetSitter #dogs #DogsOfBluesky
Hummelliebe – es muss kein Schmetterling sein.🌼🐝 Bumblebee love – it doesn’t have to be a butterfly. #eastcoastkin #stunday #eck #bloomscrolling #flowersonsunday #macromonday #coloraday #orangesun
What it's like inside the data centers powering the AI boom www.axios.com/2026/07/23/i... via @axios.com
A white separatist group is openly planning a network of whites-only settlements across rural America that aim to withstand legal challenges by operating essentially as private clubs www.axios.com/2026/07/21/w... #segregation
Inside a group's push for whites-only communities "heritage communities"
They aim to withstand legal challenges by operating essentially as private clubs.
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A bee exploring a new sunflower, as the warmth is tempered by more cloud than recent days - a brief intermission in the prolonged heat of this summer 🐪 🏝️ 🌻 🐝 A new pair of sandals today, requiring some care while wearing them in ☕ 👣 🦉 🍨 Otherwise, much is as usual - have a lovely evening 😇 🌓 🍀 🕊️
For Sunday #Stunday, I was absolutely stunned that I captured a clear photo (at least its body) of this Blue-eyed Darner dragonfly in flight! OK, it was hovering, but it still feels very special to me!😀 #dragonfly #photography #ECK
« Les mouettes naissent des mouchoirs que l'on agite au départ du bateau. » Ramon Gomez de la Serna( Écrivain Espagnol 1891-1963) Belle soirée à vous et bon week-end 🫶😘
I ALSO wrote about #CFB27 and its Mascot Mashup mode for #AxiosPM It includes my thoughts on the game so far! www.axios.com/newsletters/...
Axios PM - 🐻 1 for the road: Mascot wars
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NEW by me -- I wrote World Cup's TV success for #AxiosPM and how everyone is obsessed with Telemundo this time around >> www.axios.com/newsletters/...
Axios PM - 1 big thing: World Cup's TV golazo
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Mānawaita a Matariki from Karitane (way down in Te Waipounamu) Staying in an old 1920s hospital for shell shocked soldiers, hope this view soothed them, it’s doing wonders for me
Breaking: Microsoft's AI boom collides with its climate goals, with emissions up 25% www.axios.com/2026/07/09/m... via @axios.com
Microsoft's AI boom collides with its climate goals
It's the latest big tech report to show emissions and resource use climbing with AI growth.
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NEW by me -- Trump threatens America's World Cup goodwill with one phone call Soccer officials and fans allege that FIFA is bending its own disciplinary rules under political pressure from President Trump
Trump's FIFA call sours World Cup visitors' goodwill
The call has prompted concerns that FIFA is bending its own disciplinary rules due to political pressure.
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If you want to have a say in this year’s NZ election you must be registered to vote at the latest 13 days before the election - enrol here vote.nz/enrolling/en...
Timeline cleanse! 🥰 #dog #DogsOfBluesky #PetSitter #dogs
🚨We've dropped @foreignpolicy.com's paywall completely for a week starting today, during which you can read all of our journalism and analysis completely for free (with an email registration)! Including below some of my favorite pieces I've published so far this year 🧵:
🇻🇪 My family is okay. Thank you to those who have checked. You can donate for emergency relief for earthquake victims here: - www.gofundme.com/f/emergency-... - fundraise.sunrisas.org/campaign/815... To look for missing people: desaparecidosterremotovenezuela.com?fbclid=PAdGR...
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The Associated Press@apnews.com · last mo.BREAKING: At least 164 people are dead and 971 injured after powerful earthquakes rock Venezuela, the country's acting president says.
