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@atomicpopwi.bsky.social

Lover of words, science, & trivia. Intolerant of intolerance. Random acts of kindness do make a difference. Fantasy baseball champion (yes, it's dorky) and often praised for my grilled cheese skills.

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BLM Announces Plan to Fell Oregon's Last Great Forests One billion board feet per year... 30 days to make your voice heard.

You only have a short time to comment. They are trying to destroy our forests to enrich a few logging company executives and the politicians they’ve paid off.
Leave your comment here:

eplanning.blm.gov/Participate-...

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01.03.2026 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 953    πŸ” 1174    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 76

Oil market opening

First 12 min

U.S. crude oil futures rose more than 7% to $72.11 per barrel. Global benchmark Brent jumped about 11% to more than $81 per barrel.

01.03.2026 23:12 β€” πŸ‘ 573    πŸ” 278    πŸ’¬ 64    πŸ“Œ 18
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Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, Feb. 28, 2026 Can you sort 8 historical events?

Flashback for Feb. 28, 2026

25 points
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Guessed badly on the 10 day work week (which I'd never heard about before...no wonder they revolted!)

Play here:
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

01.03.2026 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Fire Horse in Chinatown today helping to melt that snow! πŸ”₯

01.03.2026 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 185    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nick Anderson, Tribune Content Agency

01.03.2026 19:34 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Kash. It's the next stop on his world chugging tour.

01.03.2026 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You did finish it with pizza! Love it!

01.03.2026 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very nice, Hilary!

01.03.2026 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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That's right. Worse than Pointless
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/o...

01.03.2026 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1395    πŸ” 408    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 20

You've *gotta* be kidding me

01.03.2026 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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37 million years old whale spine found in the hot dunes of Egypt. This is a complete skeleton, the first-ever find for Basilosaurus, a large, predatory, prehistoric archaeocete whale uncovered in Wadi El Hitan, preserved with the remains of its prey.

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01.03.2026 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 599    πŸ” 171    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 14

The Department of Education has hung a massive banner honoring a racist college dropout who built a lucrative career out of targeting professors for harassment

01.03.2026 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 5432    πŸ” 1656    πŸ’¬ 199    πŸ“Œ 70

WELL NOW, would you look at that?

A massive, 26-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION people in Sweden found found NO EVIDENCE to support a causal link between acetaminophen (the API in Tylenol) use during pregnancy and increased risk of autism, ADHD, OR intellectual disability in children.

01.03.2026 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2125    πŸ” 680    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 17
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Declining Aerosol Pollution Linked To Increased Solar Radiation, Study Finds A combination of reduced aerosol pollution and global warming have resulted in increasing levels of solar radiation across Europe, according to a new analysis.

Your 'moment of doom' for Mar. 1, 2026 ~ Hansen's Faustian bargain.

"Our atmosphere is becoming more transparent, with fewer aerosols there are fewer clouds, so the solar radiation comes straight down to the ground much more easily."

www.forbes.com/sites/jamieh...

01.03.2026 13:48 β€” πŸ‘ 77    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 5
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'One year of failure.' The Lancet slams RFK Jr.'s first year as health chief In a scathing review, the top US medical journal's editorial board warned that the "destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 in office might take generations to repair."

"The destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 year might take generations to repair, and there is little hope for U.S. health and science while he remains at the helm."
www.npr.org/2026/02/28/n...

01.03.2026 04:11 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

Beautifully written

01.03.2026 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We are currently seeking organizational and individual support for our FY27 Funding Recommendation Letter and hope you will join us in asking for more robust funding for BLS. We are asking Congress to approve $754 million for BLS in FY27 which is a 5% increase over FY26. These funds will allow BLS to train new staff, implement delayed modernization efforts, and sustain response rates in multiple programs.
 

We are accepting sign-ons from both organizations and individuals no later than COB Wednesday March 4. Please select the appropriate link below to read the full letter and sign-on.

We are currently seeking organizational and individual support for our FY27 Funding Recommendation Letter and hope you will join us in asking for more robust funding for BLS. We are asking Congress to approve $754 million for BLS in FY27 which is a 5% increase over FY26. These funds will allow BLS to train new staff, implement delayed modernization efforts, and sustain response rates in multiple programs. We are accepting sign-ons from both organizations and individuals no later than COB Wednesday March 4. Please select the appropriate link below to read the full letter and sign-on.

Care about Americans, employment, earnings, consumer prices, your local or our national economy?

@usbls.bsky.social empowers us to better recognize these & make decisions.

Consider signing onto Friends of BLS's new letter to Congress re its budget.

And spread the word.

01.03.2026 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4
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From US admin official background briefing recording listening to, seriously question if US negotiators understood what Iranians were proposing. One official keeps saying acronym for β€œIAEA” wrong.
They seem astonished Iran would not agree to the US supplying them nuclear fuel
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They took as suspicious proposals that Iran saw as concessionary.
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Explains why Oman FM tried to come to DC to explain what US negotiators may not have fully understood
Laura Rozen
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Am not saying what Iran proposed would have been enough, I dont know, but it seems US negotiators did not have the expert guidance to understand it correctly

Post See new posts Conversation Laura Rozen @lrozen Β· 2h From US admin official background briefing recording listening to, seriously question if US negotiators understood what Iranians were proposing. One official keeps saying acronym for β€œIAEA” wrong. They seem astonished Iran would not agree to the US supplying them nuclear fuel Laura Rozen @lrozen Β· 2h They took as suspicious proposals that Iran saw as concessionary. Laura Rozen @lrozen Β· 2h Explains why Oman FM tried to come to DC to explain what US negotiators may not have fully understood Laura Rozen @lrozen Am not saying what Iran proposed would have been enough, I dont know, but it seems US negotiators did not have the expert guidance to understand it correctly

On top of all the reporting that this war of aggression was planned well in advance, it seems that the reporting also indicates that the US political leadership are quite literally too stupid to understand basic diplomacy. I mean literally not smart enough.

28.02.2026 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 8110    πŸ” 2439    πŸ’¬ 232    πŸ“Œ 238

As with every other act weakening the nation, it's a feature, not a bug.

01.03.2026 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ugh! There have been some curveballs lately! You'll get it again tomorrow.

01.03.2026 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, very nice, JM!

01.03.2026 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Very nice, Bryant!

01.03.2026 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very nice, Connie!

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🎯MapTap Daily Geography Game Play MapTap - the daily geography game! Find 5 world locations on a 3D globe with historical stories. Free browser-based daily game for geography lovers.

Oh wow, nice! Have a great trip! The link at the beginning of that post should take you there. It's maptap.gg

01.03.2026 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A 3Γ—3 collage of close-up photographs of daffodils in bloom, showing different varieties in shades of yellow and white. Some have bright golden trumpets, others pale petals with contrasting cups, all set against soft green garden backgrounds.

A 3Γ—3 collage of close-up photographs of daffodils in bloom, showing different varieties in shades of yellow and white. Some have bright golden trumpets, others pale petals with contrasting cups, all set against soft green garden backgrounds.

According to old tradition, daffodils bloom around 1st March in honour of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales. His feast day falls on this date and coincides with the beginning of meteorological spring. #StDavidsDay #FolkloreSunday

01.03.2026 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 125    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

This is terrible news for the world on so many levels

01.03.2026 07:32 β€” πŸ‘ 300    πŸ” 84    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 3
🎯MapTap Daily Geography Game Play MapTap - the daily geography game! Find 5 world locations on a 3D globe with historical stories. Free browser-based daily game for geography lovers.

www.maptap.gg March 1
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Welp. Went well, till it didn't.

01.03.2026 07:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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