It's always time for big tree discourse

Haydon@haydonmp.bsky.social · 6h ago

Ah hell mods are asleep let’s do big tree discourse www.tiktok.com/t/ZTDX3W7fJ/

Between Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Mitch McConnell, the American Republic will be ruined by self-serving institutionalists bent on their own powers being most important, hubris being fed, and racist minority power-holding chosen over liberty and justice for all SCOTUS’ corruption is nearing complete

Oswego Willy@oswegowilly.bsky.social · 6h ago

“The justices voted, 6 to 3 along the usual ideological lines, to overturn an injunction a judge placed on Trump’s order in June. The lower-court ruling concluded that the president’s plan to use the Postal Service to limit the delivery of ballots likely exceeded his authority” SCOTUS is corrupt

Deployed troops reported twice as many sexual assaults last year, led by Poland trib.al/CS2XmkM

Deployed troops reported twice as many sexual assaults last year, led by Poland

The Pentagon’s latest report on sexual assault across the services found a small overall drop but a surge among deployed troops.

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"The top 1% by wealth are responsible for about 40% of all 'ownership'-based emissions – that is, the emissions produced by businesses and associated with privately owned financial and physical assets – which themselves make up 60% of global carbon output." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Super-rich’s assets cause outsized amount of climate harm, study says

Greenpeace calculates that wealthiest contribute nearly $1tn of damage a year with ownership-based emissions

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Today is the LAST DAY to leave your public comment on the NSF Proposal. The Proposal implements Vought’s science destroying OMB Policies ahead of time, and we cannot let this sneaky proposal scoot by quietly. Leave your public comment today by visiting the link: zurl.co/ZGP3i

I am routinely stunned how very educated and well paid people somehow expect that I do the work of taking then by the hand to walk then over every little obstacle to obtain grant money for a project. You legit have two consultants on this call. I be midwest pleasant but I am NOT doing this for you.

Farmers Struggle to Get Basic Services From Depleted Agriculture Dept. After the departure of thousands of federal workers, rural communities report problems obtaining loans, grants, technical assistance and support for infrastructure and other services.

Farmers Struggle to Get Basic Services From Depleted Agriculture Dept. (Gift Article)

After the departure of thousands of federal workers, rural communities report problems obtaining loans, grants, technical assistance and support for infrastructure and other services.

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St Louis has so many layers. I love this blog. So many gems.

Black Labor and the Rise of Hydraulic Press Brick

Listen now | The tale of one of the most important industries in St. Louis and the formerly-enslaved men who worked there

unseenstlouis.substack.com

Something cool for the #GRC folks. "The Ultimate Guide to the Global #AI #Regulatory Landscape: Who’s Affected, What Changed, and How to Prepare" via bigidsecure api.cyfluencer.com/s/the-ultima...

Huh. Actually the Wikipedia article on the Ford Probe gets pretty deep in the weeds on this tale.

Tamara Keel@tamslick.bsky.social · 13h ago

It was way early in the process when the fan base got word that the next generation of Mustang would be FWD on a collaborative platform with Mazda and the letter-writing campaign started. It's hard to separate facts from lore after all these years, but I'm sure someone's done a geeky scholarly...

half the country is dumber than the median voter

Revan@revan.eurosky.social · yesterday

Amazing

still one of the greatest conversations ever put on TV.

Suffering from severe snuggle deficit? Consider cocoon! Self snug and sleep solution! Soon to be sold with extra pillow. 19.95

Dog Cocooning in Blanket

ALT: Dog Cocooning in Blanket

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Me rewatching Deadwood when Wild Bill backs up Seth Bullock: So...both of you shot but the horse fell. One of you killed the horse. Yes you killed the coward on the horse too, but that was a nice horse.

If I pre sell 200 copies of my Native American history comedy book between now and Wednesday, I’ll drive to Newport Beach and film my book unboxing video on John Wayne’s literal tombstone 🙂 (Pre Sale link in bio / if you already pre ordered, let me know in the comments!)

on this the 459th anniversary of the duke of alba arriving in the low countries, consider reading this old banger about why power matters and ambition is good

Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li@sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 3d ago

as i wrote here, "we must rediscover the virtue of ambition" www.liberalcurrents.com/good-governa...

Ever seen something small with no hands throw hands? Current conditions on ny patio:

Hummingbirds Battle in the Air

YouTube video by Nature on PBS

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Friends: Remember that the tomato hornworms that foment much ire amongst us garden folk will turn into a five-spotted hawk moth. If you must sacrifice a plant or two for biodiversity, you are doing a service for us all.

🗞️As a former Managing Editor of Stars and Stripes I can tell you it is the most important newspaper in the world because it exists to inform and protect our troops from people like the despicable Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump who do not believe they — or anybody for that matter — are owed the truth.

Stars and Stripes editor says he has been fired for insubordination after doing interview

The editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes says the Pentagon has fired him as well as its publisher and a reporter.

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More than 100 people rallied in Appleton, MN on Thursday, resisting the 1,600-bed ICE detention camp set to open in October. The Don't Make the Prairies Scary: Oppose For-Profit ICE Detention in MN rally drew locals plus supporters from Indivisible Kandiyohi County and Indivisible Twin Cities.

The Israeli military bombed an airbase in Syria, far from the Israeli border, sparking condemnation not only from Syria, but also from Turkey and the Trump administration. https://to.pbs.org/4gp1Re1

U.S. ambassador responds to rising tensions between Israel, Turkey and Syria

The Israeli military bombed an airbase in Syria, far from the Israeli border, sparking condemnation not only from Syria, but also Turkey and the Trump administration. U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Tom Bar...

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Montreal Glasgow Calgary Santiago Charleston Bariloche

Oh The Urbanity!@ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 4d ago

What city would you most like to visit that you haven’t yet?

Please kill me. Why are people refusing to READ? Read the damn info before asking questions!!! I swear I will answer questions AFTER you have read. I didn't compose the document for my health 🥲

If anyone still wonders why girl's and women's nervous systems often react like we are being hunted for sport, it's because more often than not, we are. 🤬

ProPublica@propublica.org · 5d ago

NEW: Despite being ruled “permanently ineligible” from coaching by SafeSport, a Texas girls volleyball coach has continued to run his club, posting hundreds of videos in which he works with players, supervises practices and is alone with teen girls. with @washingtonpost.com

One of the things I learned from really smart and savvy political folks is “know who is where” and then listen, and after listening, watch what they do, and assess that *whole* picture to spin and message Axelrod’s Rahm Emanuel connection is an important piece to the words and actions of Axelrod

Oswego Willy@oswegowilly.bsky.social · 5d ago

It’s important to note going forward that David Axelrod’s closeness to Rahm Emanuel… Axelrod’s assessments/criticisms are crafted to put Rahm as “the only answer” for POTUS in 2028 The Osoff thought to Natalie Harp and Axelrod’s thought of it… that’s protecting Rahm’s flank

From @publichealthlaw.bsky.social - every court except the Ninth Circuit has ruled that federal law doesn't preempt states' and cities' authority to require all-electric buildings. Nine out of ten ain't bad. #energysky #climatesky www.publichealthlawcenter.org/commentary/2...

I can't imagine how anyone could go to the Boundary Waters and think, "we should mine this place."

Governor Tim Walz@governorwalz.mn.gov · 6d ago

The Boundary Waters will remain exactly as it should: wild, pristine, and unharmed.

Ivy League ROTC terminal O-4 discovers that the secret to strategic victory is not pushups and grooming standards. Tale as old as time, really.

Megan Fox@glassbottommeg.bsky.social · 6d ago

Never gonna make jokes about Sun Tzu ever again. Turns out rich failsons really do need to be told things like "remember that not feeding your soldiers is bad." www.ms.now/money-power-...

So, Illinois folks.... when not just the congress person but also BOTH senators show up for a county board candidate fundraiser...that's sending a hell of a strong message, is it not. I am deeply suspicious now.

A "change" election... [Chris] Jones is proposing a wholesale transformation of the state’s approach to farming to reduce its impact on water quality...incumbent agriculture sec., Mike Naig, a Republican and former lobbyist for Monsanto, now part of Bayer, did not respond to an interview request.

@carpenter22.bsky.social · last wk.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... Why cancer, not cost of living, may be the biggest issue in Iowa’s midterm elections