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@jscul.bsky.social

Tampa/St Pete Florida area but rarely home. Semi-retired teacher. Probably planning my next trip somewhere. Liberal voter, cis/het LGBTQIA+ ally, foodie, traveler.

154 Followers  |  140 Following  |  22 Posts  |  Joined: 14.11.2024  |  1.7309

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Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"

05.02.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 58943    πŸ” 13766    πŸ’¬ 2513    πŸ“Œ 1819

What if there were a coup, the US government fell to a drug-addled oligarch who seized control of our money, secrets, and levers of power, and Corporate media did not report on it?

03.02.2025 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 16993    πŸ” 4438    πŸ’¬ 673    πŸ“Œ 381
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I can’t believe I am traveling for three weeks all the way to Antarctica and back with just this duffel and this backpack. Sure hope I didn’t forget something! πŸ˜†

04.02.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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And it’s only Week 1

26.01.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Welp.

26.01.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Remember this day.

The last full day with a Democratic President.

We don’t know when or if we’ll ever live another day like this. πŸ₯Ί

19.01.2025 19:22 β€” πŸ‘ 57723    πŸ” 10524    πŸ’¬ 1814    πŸ“Œ 794
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What’s the difference between a gov controlling an algorithm, silently eliminating reach for things it doesn’t like, vs the same gov using its power, to demand that the platform remove the things it doesn’t like.?

In China they are overt. With TikTok in the US, they control silently

19.01.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 72252    πŸ” 11279    πŸ’¬ 2206    πŸ“Œ 422
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Something pretty for these trying days. The Sunshine Skyway bridge over Tampa Bay.

17.01.2025 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Washington Post cartoonist resigns over paper’s refusal to publish cartoon critical of Jeff Bezos Pulitzer prize winner Ann Telnaes had drawn a cartoon of the paper’s owner kneeling before Donald Trump

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04.01.2025 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2434    πŸ” 596    πŸ’¬ 139    πŸ“Œ 49
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I am so sad to hear of President Carter’s passing. He was without a doubt the most selfless, empathetic and moral president we ever had.

The world was a better place for his presence.

29.12.2024 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Do you see what CNN is doing here? Please tell me you see it.

24.12.2024 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 26436    πŸ” 3897    πŸ’¬ 5182    πŸ“Œ 998
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I visied the Fins Attached Marine Conservation and Research facility at Isla Damas, Quepos, Costa Rica. They save thousands of sea turtle eggs every year from poachers and protect them until they hatch. On the morning of my visit, 86 Kemp’s Ridley turtles hatched, and we got to release them. ❀️

08.12.2024 00:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica

08.12.2024 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
World’s top 1% own more wealth than 95% of humanity, as β€œthe shadow of global oligarchy hangs over UN General Assembly,” says Oxfam | Oxfam International

The world’s richest 1% have more wealth than the bottom 95% put together, according to Oxfam.

There is no moral justification for this extraordinary level of inequality.

It's distorting politics, rigging our markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people.

04.12.2024 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 6376    πŸ” 2076    πŸ’¬ 237    πŸ“Œ 133
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I had a free day so I used it to go to Starbucks’ only coffee farm, the Hacienda Alsacia. It is primarily a research facility, committed to open-source agronomy. They research best practices in soil conservation, development of disease resistant plants, etc. and share freely with all growers.

05.12.2024 02:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The day America decided to ignore Jared Kushner's $2 billion from the Saudis, and put an insurrection-inciting convicted felon back in the White House, is the day I stopped giving a shit about any "moral high ground."

I hope President Biden takes his "presidential immunity" out for a fucking spin.

02.12.2024 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 39621    πŸ” 8613    πŸ’¬ 1515    πŸ“Œ 609

The most important thing to keep in mind when seeing all of the opinion pieces on the president pardoning his son is that Donald Trump is assembling the most extreme and dangerous administration in our nation’s history and we really should be focusing our attention on that.

03.12.2024 02:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2410    πŸ” 631    πŸ’¬ 79    πŸ“Œ 35
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Monteverde, Costa Rica

03.12.2024 11:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Pretty much 🀷🏻

Pretty much 🀷🏻

Pretty much 🀷🏻

29.11.2024 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 18975    πŸ” 5652    πŸ’¬ 652    πŸ“Œ 231
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More pictures

30.11.2024 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I had the most wonderful hike through the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve, Costa Rica. My poor picture taking skills certainly don’t do it justice. See it before climate change takes it away.

30.11.2024 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Videos please! I’m looking to leave all other platforms but I don’t want to miss your content!

29.11.2024 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Georgian people are fighting for their freedom. Pray for them. GD is Russia, Georgia is Georgian

28.11.2024 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 14574    πŸ” 2827    πŸ’¬ 302    πŸ“Œ 79

Yes, there is. Once you set up your account, go to β€œManage Account” on the drop-down menu (accessed by clicking on the three bars in the upper right corner). Scroll down until you find the import button. You could always try it and leave your GR account for a while.

28.11.2024 02:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Are you going to migrate over to StoryGraph instead of GoodReads?

28.11.2024 01:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I refuse to celebrate β€œThanksgiving.” I taught at international schools for the past 9 years, and they always insisted on celebrating the β€œAmerican holiday.” They were shocked when I explained why and when I didn’t participate in their voluntary dinner. I sure got a lot of side-eye for it.

22.11.2024 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Something important to remember ahead of Thanksgiving. Without the skilled labor of farmworkers β€” including those without legal immigration status β€” we don’t eat.

22.11.2024 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 120    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

A bunch of sex offenders, a quack doctor, a fake wrestling executive, a crackpot anti-vaccine conspiracist who beheaded a whale, and some cable TV hosts serving a narcissistic authoritarian felon sexual abuser who loves dictators and routinely incites violence. What could go wrong?

20.11.2024 06:43 β€” πŸ‘ 707    πŸ” 173    πŸ’¬ 52    πŸ“Œ 14

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