A major city announced it’s converting unused office towers into housing. Turns out the “return to office” debate ends pretty quickly when the buildings stop making money.
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My passion for all things related to the outdoors placed me on a collision course with many of world's less pleasant issues.....and shaped me politically. #cycle #swim #run #climb #jump #love #conserve
Two things about cancel culture: first, it has never really happened, but the threat of it is so terrifying to shitty people that even the slightest possibility is treated like a violent threat; second, this means it is actually a great idea.
Scrapping the cap is the most common-sense solution for the Social Security solvency crisis!
Martin O'Malley@martinomalley.bsky.social · 2mo ago“That surplus, intentionally built up since 1982, is being depleted sooner than they thought back then because of income inequality. Because no person making more than $182,000 pays another penny in Social Security.” Read the full article here: thehill.com/business/per...
The solar‑storm alerts today barely made headlines, but satellite operators are scrambling.
Car Dealerships If you suffer the misery of buying a car, for fun, ask about the "title, tags, transfer fee." They literally answer, "We are allowed to charge that by law." It is flat out, "we just want some more money so pay it." #Greed #Awfulness
Mary Trump, the president's niece and a frequent critic, drew on her own family history this week to argue that her uncle is the last person who should be lecturing anyone about masculinity.
Trump's niece uses their family history to demolish his 'real man' image
Mary Trump, the president's niece and a frequent critic, drew on her own family history this week to argue that her uncle is the last person who should be lecturing anyone about masculinity.In the latest edition of her newsletter, "Trump Trolls Trump," the clinical psychologist took aim at the spect...
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Considering this: Any one of us can join disability community in the next minutes. #healthcare
This belongs in every classroom. When systems fail people, solidarity is our lifeline. #Education #Unity #Literature
I have something to say about E. Jean Carroll. And you will not like it. And it is about Israel.
$300 Billion has a roundtrip ticket. To Iranian Government Return US Politicians
Canadian Liberal@cliff229.bsky.social · 2mo agoIranian State Media has published what it says is the agreement with trump: End war all fronts, including Lebanon US pay at least 300Billion for reconstruction Release 24Billion Iranian assets (Much more: See Meidas Touch)
Whether cynical or realistic, I am viewing expenditures and essentially all governments' activities with a far more critical eye. Thank you @raquelreveals.bsky.social -Bill
🇫🇷Raquel de la Roche🇨🇴@raquelreveals.bsky.social · 2mo ago5/ Embassies, diplomats, consulates, trade missions, military bases, wars and aid programs = RE-INVOICING. Nations run thousands of diplomatic posts, bases, programs. These cost hundreds of billions yearly. Secure embassies often exceed hundreds of millions to over a billion each.
Oh hello tracking device monitoring me every minute everyday. Might I trouble you to see where public funds are going?
He's a master of distracting us from crimes he's already committed by continuously committing new crimes. 5 months until the Midterms. #AccountabilityIsComing
"Fuck You, Pay Me" Thousands know this, but the billions served do not. Person: Maybe I should get a franchise....? Ronald: Great, you bear all costs and pay. Person: Okay, guess I'll set up over here? Grimace: No, we pick the spot, buy it and you rent from us. 1/2
Too many millionaires being made taking advantage of the crisis and fear they do not have our interests or the planet's in mind.
James Bullock@jmbecologist.bsky.social · 2mo agoBeen discussing important principles for scientists Excellence is a key one, but Integrity generally comes out on top To me that is integrity not only in how we do our science but also in standing against those who ignore & dismiss scientific evidence e.g., about climate change & nature loss
When I see new avian flu strain detected in poultry farms across Spain and Portugal, I know how I will prepare. And I know how Trump minions going to do all that bravado.
If living under Trump, you find yourself confused as shit to be missing Nixon...we can go get fitted for straight jackets together. #Trump #Nixon #Confusing
Another Ebola alert and barely a whisper about it.
Fuel prices rising for the fifth week straight.....
Arctic ocean passes 'irreversible' chemical tipping point oceanographicmagazine.com/news/arctic-...
Arctic ocean passes 'irreversible' chemical tipping point - Oceanographic
New data shows that decades of ice loss have altered Arctic ocean chemistry, triggering an irreversible disruption to Arctic foodchain
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Coyne et al. Bird occurrence and trophic interactions vary across gradients of tree diversity and microclimate in a planted forest esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #ornithology
Bird occurrence and trophic interactions vary across gradients of tree diversity and microclimate in a planted forest
Deforestation reshuffles communities across landscapes with myriad consequences for ecosystem function. Following deforestation, rapid exposure to novel microclimates can act as a strong environmenta...
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