@dobielv.bsky.social
The Seattle library levy is on track to pass with 80% voting yes. The Seattle Times came out against it and was resoundingly ignored. Seattle voters want nice things and are willing to pay for them.
So far, voters overwhelmingly approve Seattle library levy
A property tax levy to fund the city's public library system over the next seven years is solidly ahead after the first release of vote totals Tuesday evening.
seattletimes.com
States with the lowest literacy rates shouldn’t be banning books, they should be reading them
A data center was just shut down in Wisconsin after the town council refused to have private talks with the developer and told them everything would include public approval That’s how it’s done, folks
The world still weeps...now due to the resurgence of fascism in our nation... On this day in 1944 Anne Frank was arrested in Amsterdam by German Security Police following a tip-off from an informer who was never identified... Her entire family except her father would be dead in less than a year...
If you aren't angry then you aren't paying attention.
This is so true. Texans you have to turn Texas back to blue. You have to want better.
When hunger hits and the kitty tries to grab attention. [📹 kotpersik2021] Original post
I shouldn't have to convince adults that science is real.
CARTOON OF THE DAY (if you know who made this let us know)
Exactly 3 months from today is the most important midterm election in our lifetime. Our opportunity to hold him accountable. Register to vote here: Iwillvote.com The stakes have never been higher. Show the world the majority of Americans are good, decent, honest people. #VoteBlue🗳️ #RejectMAGA 👎
The future of humanity is inextricably linked to the future of the natural world.Protecting wildlife is not merely an act of compassion.Protecting forests is not just an environmental issue.It is not only about preserving the oceans;it is about protecting the systems that make our own lives possible
McKinley Whale Breaching in the Ocean
ALT: McKinley Whale Breaching in the Ocean
static.klipy.com
The whole point of the Bill of Rights is to protect the only true minority - the individual. It limits the governments power to harm the individual. The whole constitution is designed to limit the governments power.
Dasia Taylor,now 22, developed a surgical suture that changes color in response to pH changes associated with wound infections. #Invention #Innovation #MedicalBreakthroughs
I worked for New York’s largest medical center at the start of the pandemic. There were morgue trucks on the streets. They set up emergency medical tents in Central Park. Healthcare worker colleagues died. It is horrific that RFK Jr is on national TV lying that ICUs were empty.
A diver vs a massive school of barracudas Original post
Coral Reefs Presumed Dead Have Been Found Teeming With Life www.sciencealert.com/coral-reefs-...
Good News, at Last: Coral Reefs Presumed Dead Have Been Found Teeming With Life
There's nobody who wants to hear some good news about coral reefs more than me.
sciencealert.com
🚨 After 40 years of research, Brazilian scientist Dr. Mariangela Hungria wins the World Food Prize for pioneering a $2 nitrogen-fixing bacteria treatment that replaces costly fertilizers, saves farmers $25 billion annually, and cuts 230 million tons of CO₂ emissions.
Pediatrician Dr. Mildred Stahlman revolutionized the care of premature infants (incl a miniature iron lung). She spent her career at #Vanderbilt U. Med Center & is credited w/ establishing the world's first modern Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Born #OTD in 1922. #WomenInSTEM #MedSky (1/3)🧵
Epstein files aren't worth seeing or discussing, but Fauci's personal diary...? THERE's our new distraction. I'd listen to this remarkable woman.
When an animal gives extremely clear instructions Original post
