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Kathleen Morris

@deciduousgem.bsky.social

72 yr old Young Dem. Ecologist, Master Naturalist, Science teacher. Live in Missouri.Husband, 2 dogs, 2 daughters Fan of Ukraine, LGBTQ, rescues, reading, SciFi, native gardening, crochet. Volunteer Firefighter, EMT, CAP, CASA. 30 yrs NE state govt. ALT.

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Lab Leak: The True Origins of Covid-19 THE ORIGIN β€œThe Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2” publication β€” which was used repeatedly by public health officials and the media to discredit the lab leak

πŸ§ͺHoly shit. The Covid.gov website directs to the WH website claiming that covid came from a lab leak. And they are blaming Anthony Fauci. And calling the NIH a failure. I am utterly speechless. Anti-science propaganda running its wheels in real time.

19.04.2025 00:19 β€” πŸ‘ 257    πŸ” 97    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 17
Just to the left of centre a man in wellies, dark trousers and a dark blue check shirt is holding a scythe. All around him is light brown cut reed. In the background a row of tall uncut reed is silhouetted against a blue sky, and beyond that to the right of the photo is a small tree.

Just to the left of centre a man in wellies, dark trousers and a dark blue check shirt is holding a scythe. All around him is light brown cut reed. In the background a row of tall uncut reed is silhouetted against a blue sky, and beyond that to the right of the photo is a small tree.

We've just finished scything the reed in "car park fen" (so named given its proximity to a hospital car park). This area is still being restored, and will likely need cutting twice more this year. Looking forward to seeing which seeds we spread last year germinate!
#OxfordshireFens #FenResoration 🌍

07.03.2025 09:38 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

This Sunday, the whole country needs to spring forward from 1939.

07.03.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 49960    πŸ” 7778    πŸ’¬ 807    πŸ“Œ 306
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Tadaa.

07.03.2025 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 32425    πŸ” 13649    πŸ’¬ 1419    πŸ“Œ 897
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27.11.2024 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 150    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 4
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Elon Musk publicized the names of government employees he wants to cut. It’s terrifying federal workers | CNN Business When President-elect Donald Trump said Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy would recommend major cuts to the federal government in his administration, many public employees knew that their jobs could be on ...

Wow. When CNN reached out to multiple experts in doxxing, cyber bullying, and online abuse they refused to speak on the record for fear of themselves becoming a target of Elon Musk.

Wow. This is where we’re @ ?! /1

www.cnn.com/2024/11/27/b...

27.11.2024 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2267    πŸ” 995    πŸ’¬ 167    πŸ“Œ 118
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The @Nature journal asked 6 biomedical scientists for a brief description for what should be the US gov't priority now. This was my response
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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27.11.2024 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 98    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 3

Healthcare workers didn’t have a problem masking prior to COVID. Especially in NICU, oncology, transplant and/or around vulnerable patients

I never received pushback. Now ALL I get is pushback

Masks were made political & the patients suffer.

Wear a mask. It’s the right thing to do.

27.11.2024 04:57 β€” πŸ‘ 901    πŸ” 272    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 4

Absolutely!!

27.11.2024 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Those kinds of ideas and credentials wouldn’t fly in any other professional context. But as we know, the media’s normalization plan for the coming sh*tstorm is well underway. It’s all about the clicks. To hell with democracy and public wellbeing.

27.11.2024 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œWe can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”

James Baldwin

27.11.2024 08:18 β€” πŸ‘ 10452    πŸ” 1781    πŸ’¬ 111    πŸ“Œ 93

Friends: don’t forget to click β€œRepost” when liking a post that you’d like to share. Without the crazy algorithms we have to rely on each other to boost content.

26.11.2024 08:35 β€” πŸ‘ 279    πŸ” 149    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 5
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Trump’s private phone calls with foreign leaders worry former diplomats Ex-diplomat and Obama staffer says β€˜we’re entering a dangerous territory of telephone games’

The Independent (UK): "The conversations between Trump and foreign leaders have not been held on secure phone lines, there have been no State Department staff present to guide him on foreign policy matters, and there have been no official interpreters to clear up any possible misunderstandings."

27.11.2024 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1074    πŸ” 366    πŸ’¬ 107    πŸ“Œ 29

"Character is what you do when you think no one is looking."

27.11.2024 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 132    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I need this reminder on the regular.

27.11.2024 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Mass bleaching of corals on the Great Barrier Reef in early 2024 was the most severe and most widespread yet recorded - surpassing 1998, 2002, 2016, 2017, 2020 & 2022.

The overall mortality rate this year will exceed the 30% loss in 2016. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

26.11.2024 03:42 β€” πŸ‘ 237    πŸ” 189    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 4
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Thank you!

27.11.2024 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 7798    πŸ” 959    πŸ’¬ 150    πŸ“Œ 27

Right, it's Ohio. The state never left the 1950's, which is why Nazis march in daylight and the KKK rides at night. And of course, all are masked.

27.11.2024 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The Tariff Act of 1930 was designed for protectionist trade. It imposed high tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods which led to retaliatory tariffs from other countries.

Why am I telling you this?

In case you're ever asked "what were the key contributors to the Great Depression?"

The mo' you know

27.11.2024 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 24959    πŸ” 7960    πŸ’¬ 745    πŸ“Œ 350
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Jack Smith plans to release report before Donald Trump is sworn in: CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland is expected to publicly release Special Counsel Jack Smith's final Donald Trump report.

Jack Smith plans to release his final report on the federal investigations into Trump before Inauguration Day on January 20. It’s expected to detail Smith's findings on key cases, including allegations of election subversion and mishandling of classified documents.

27.11.2024 03:57 β€” πŸ‘ 11034    πŸ” 2902    πŸ’¬ 643    πŸ“Œ 273
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Opinion | Jack Smith didn't really have a choice Smith's move could be an effort to keep the cases alive in the long term.

Anger over Smith’s dismissals of the Trump cases is understandable, but it’s the only move he had. By filing preemptively, he keeps the cases alive for 2029. My thoughts in MSNBC Daily.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

26.11.2024 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3237    πŸ” 667    πŸ’¬ 198    πŸ“Œ 48
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Tax Payments by Undocumented Immigrants Undocumented immigrants paid $96.7 billion in federal, state, and local taxes in 2022. Providing access to work authorization for undocumented immigrants would increase their tax contributions both be...

Undocumented workers pay nearly $100B year in state and federal taxes, including: "$25.7 billion in Social Security taxes, $6.4 billion in Medicare taxes, and $1.8 billion in unemployment insurance taxes in 2022."

Amount of services received for the payroll taxes paid?

0

itep.org/undocumented...

27.11.2024 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 4035    πŸ” 1978    πŸ’¬ 191    πŸ“Œ 128

I feel more confident than ever that life as we know it is about to change drastically.

Hold on tight, America. 😳

27.11.2024 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This week's USA COVID v. Influenza report

October 2024:
53 Influenza deaths
3,253 COVID deaths (30x flu)

2024-to-date:
8,043 Influenza deaths
43,793 COVID deaths (5x flu)

Preliminary November data suggests > 2,000 COVID deaths
Wastewater trending up, again

Re-skeet, please

26.11.2024 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 89    πŸ” 66    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 6
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Last wastewater readings found H5 bird flu in Los Angeles, Merced, Napa, San Francisco, Ontario, Palo Alto, Paso Robles, Redwood City, Riverside, Sacramento, San Diego, San Jose and Turlock.

20.11.2024 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 137    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 11
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My favorite!

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