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@debmccaskey.bsky.social

Too many books to read/write, too many tunes to learn, too many other things needing to be done and too little time.

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No lawmaker in Congress should be able to own, buy, and sell individual stocks.

We need to ban congressional stock tradingโ€”and I've got a bill for that.

10.04.2025 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 60790    ๐Ÿ” 12763    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1903    ๐Ÿ“Œ 628
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Best cat video of the day

10.04.2025 13:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11199    ๐Ÿ” 1815    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 376    ๐Ÿ“Œ 261
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This is what a critically endangered Red Wolf looks like. If we work together, we can save them ๐Ÿบ

nywolf.org

10.04.2025 01:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25775    ๐Ÿ” 4055    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 526    ๐Ÿ“Œ 213

Iโ€™ve been thinking about that quote often lately.

10.04.2025 17:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Simply substitute the eggs in your recipes with 100% pure grade A American mud for a nutritious, patriotic, and extremely masculine meal."

08.04.2025 00:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 57    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I await the Good Morning America cooking segment on turnip recipes.

08.04.2025 11:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
La chanson du quรฉteux
YouTube video by La Bottine Souriante - Topic La chanson du quรฉteux

Hard to pick just one by these guys. They started out as pure traditional Quรฉbecois folk music (which I jokingly called โ€œIrish, Scottish & Cajun music fused at the molecular-genetic levelโ€)โ€ฆ then they they added a jazz horn section from Montrรฉal. My old roommate called it โ€œinstant happy music.โ€

29.09.2024 18:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Andy M. Stewart - Wikipedia

Nothing deep: bagpipes were troop-signalling devices in war, so they're very, very loud. Some people hate that, but I have an affection for Scottish folk music.

Andy Stewart, of Silly Wizard, used to refer to bagpipes as "Scotland's answer to the cruise missile."

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_M....

31.12.2024 22:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Krakow tourists! You can't beat a trip to Zakopane if you have the time. Find out more here. ๐Ÿ‘‡
Scottish people will def appreciate the folk music in the bars every night. ๐ŸŽถ
#toptravelpics #toptraveller #TravelBloggersCommunity
#zakopane #zakopanedaytrip
krakow-bestguide.blogspot.com/2024/10/day-...

24.03.2025 18:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.

"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."

โ€• J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)

10.11.2024 01:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 94    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
Tam Lin
YouTube video by Fairport Convention - Topic Tam Lin

Dave Swarbrick, English folk musician and singer-songwriter, member of Fairport Convention 1969-1979, was born on Apr. 5, 1941 (d. 2016). #DaveSwarbrick

Fairport Convention - "Tam Lin" (Traditional, arr. by Dave Swarbrick) (1969)
#Music
www.youtube.com/watch?v=47z5...

05.04.2025 04:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ultan O'Brien - Dancing the Line On Dancing the Line,ย Ultan O'Brien explores the fertile zone where Irish traditional and experimental music meet.

"Dancing the Line is solid proof of just how compelling that overlap can be"

Our reviewer Aidan Daly finds that Ultan O'Brien's new record explores the fertile zone where Irish traditional music and the experimental meet.

@nyahhrecords.bsky.social #IrishMusic #IrishFolk

08.04.2025 08:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Video obtained by CNN shows the rear landing gear of the jet buckling and the right wing shearing away in a fireball after the plane landed hard on the runway.

Video obtained by CNN shows the rear landing gear of the jet buckling and the right wing shearing away in a fireball after the plane landed hard on the runway.

I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes

18.02.2025 15:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 62627    ๐Ÿ” 15176    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1030    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1178

Instant follow

18.02.2025 18:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Those are pretty good numbers! Follow MeidasTouch for fact-based info.

18.02.2025 18:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not all the news is bad news.

18.02.2025 18:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Legends of the Early Country Music ยฉPaul Rogers/New York Times, Sept. 13, 2019 tinyurl.com/y54lxvcs
Country Music Is More Diverse Than You Think. Common stereotypes overlook the roles that blacks and women have played in shaping a uniquely American genre.

18.02.2025 12:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I seem to recall predicting misery and chaos if the guy was elected. (A whole lot of people predicted the same โ€” it only required paying attention to fact-based news sources.) Hate to be proved right.

18.02.2025 18:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why is it so hard to rewrite a genome? Synthetic biologists have the know-how and ambition to retool whole genomes. But the hidden complexity of biological systems continues to surprise them.

โ€œWe underestimated how complex biology is.โ€ New @nature.com, why itโ€™s so hard to rewrite a genome. By @eisensteinium.bsky.social ๐Ÿงช www.nature.com/articles/d41...

18.02.2025 17:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€˜Unconventionalโ€™ nickel superconductor excites physicists Compounds called nickelates can conduct electricity without resistance well above absolute zero and at ambient pressure.

โš›๏ธ๐Ÿงช New kid on the block. @nature.com study shows that films of nickelates are unconventional superconductors at room pressure (though still chilly temps). They're simpler & easier to control than cuprates. Could they help to finally unravel high-temp superconductivity? www.nature.com/articles/d41...

18.02.2025 17:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Quantum mechanics is one of the most fascinating things that I try to understand and havenโ€™t so far.

18.02.2025 17:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The National Science Foundation. Call your representatives, folks. None of this is normal or right.

18.02.2025 17:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Migraine is more than a headache โ€” a radical rethink offers hope to one billion people Drugs that can prevent or relieve migraine attacks are only effective for some people. Research is starting to untangle the reasons why.

Very interesting progress on migraines.
Article is behind a paywall but there's enough visible to get the gist. ๐Ÿงช

18.02.2025 17:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah, I didnโ€™t get that either.

18.02.2025 17:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Today I got up, made myself a cup of coffee and called both my US Senators and my Congressman and told them Musk and Trump mist be stopped. Not just opposed or scolded or sued. Stopped.
For the first time Iโ€™m actually wondering if my Social Security payment will show up tomorrow.

18.02.2025 17:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I love when nerds like @katestarbird.bsky.social use their powers for good. Thank you for fighting disinformation.

18.02.2025 17:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Someone tell Dylan we need more protest songs, now.

17.02.2025 16:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
From EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING
Choose your leaders with wisdom and forethought.
To be led by a coward is to be controlled
by all that the coward fears.
To be led by a fool is to be led
by the opportunists who control the fool.
To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to be stolen.
To be led by a liar is to ask to be told lies.
To be led by a tyrant is to sell yourself and those you love into slavery.

From EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING Choose your leaders with wisdom and forethought. To be led by a coward is to be controlled by all that the coward fears. To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool. To be led by a thief is to offer up your most precious treasures to be stolen. To be led by a liar is to ask to be told lies. To be led by a tyrant is to sell yourself and those you love into slavery.

from โ€œParable of the Talentsโ€ by Octavia Butler

16.02.2025 14:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18334    ๐Ÿ” 6550    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 368    ๐Ÿ“Œ 393
Man walking on beach with cliffs, and trees in the background.

Man walking on beach with cliffs, and trees in the background.

Happy place.

16.02.2025 20:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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