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Frontline community member, Massachusetts, USA. Helping fight Enbridge's gas compressor in my town since 2016. Visit linktr.ee to learn more.

Already disappointed in Gov. Healey, pls prove me wrong, Gov, PLEASE.

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2024-05-02
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2024-05-02

The level of greenwashing in the yoga industry is beyond the pale. It's ripe for disruption, though. I see lot's of low-cost non petro-chemical options available, and it's obviously worked for thousands of years.

Google featured reply to "natural fabric yoga mat materials" (TPE = thermoplastic elastomer, a huge cancer alley vinyl chloride polluter).

"Some non-toxic yoga mat materials include natural rubber, organic cotton, jute, and TPE (thermoplastic elastomer). These materials are environmentally friendly and free from harmful chemicals commonly found in traditional yoga mats.Dec 4, 2023

in: Sustainable Review (https://sustaniablereview.com)
Top 10 Non Toxic Plastic Free & Sustainable Yoga Mats
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Dr. Lucky Tran :verified:luckytran@med-mastodon.com
2023-12-30

Good news: Masking has returned to hospitals and clinics in several counties in Illinois, Wisconsin, California, Massachusetts, Delaware, Washington, Indiana and New York.

Thanks to all the tireless organizers making progress happen. Keep going!

themessenger.com/health/covid-

The Messenger: Mask Mandates are Returning Across US
Hospitals and clinics are bringing back pandemic-era mitigation measures as COVID continues to spread around the country
Published 12/29/23 03:27 PM ET
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JA WestenbergDaojoan
2023-12-22

We need a new word to describe the constant fear of leaving entire tech platforms and starting again every six months because they decided posting Swastikas doesn't violate their TOS

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2023-12-21

RIP 21-yr old Samuel Alvarado, killed while biking yesterday by a garbage truck in Allston.

Samuel Alvarado playing guitar
@grumpygrumpyowl@threads.netgrumpygrumpyowl@better.boston
2023-12-21

put a finger down if you have a neighbor w/ a cute little dog and the little dog runs through the woods/pricker bushes and she gets her ears all snagged by the prickers and then bum rushes into your 🏡 and shakes her head all over your 🏡 so there's 🩸 splattered everywhere in the most interesting places because she is so small and those ears flop in different ways every time she shakes her head until you are able to usher her out where she goes home and creates another crime scene at her 🏡

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2023-12-16

Saturday is the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, and all these years later, you can still taste a close approximation of what teas were thrown into the harbor that night. Here's my @gbhnews story: wgbh.org/news/local/2023-12-15

@grumpygrumpyowl@threads.netgrumpygrumpyowl@better.boston
2023-12-13
@grumpygrumpyowl@threads.netgrumpygrumpyowl@better.boston
2023-12-12

🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

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Aure Free Press :verified:Free_Press@mstdn.social
2023-12-05

🚨BREAKING TRUMP NEWS

BOMBSHELL REPORT

Read Jack Smith's just released 9-page document on evidence they have of Trump's plot to stay in power after he lost the 2020 presidential election!
#AureFreePress #News #GOP #Politics #USA #Trump #MAGA #Republicans #BREAKING #BreakingNews

storage.courtlistener.com/reca

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2023-12-05

None of the world's major oil and gas-producing countries have plans to eventually stop drilling for those fuels, despite many having pledged to reach net zero emissions, according to data shared with Reuters on Tuesday.

reuters.com/sustainability/wor

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2023-12-05
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2023-12-05

Pretty incredible new climate tool from Al Gore that uses satellites to assign emissions to company sources. climatetrace.org/explore/co2e1

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NewsGoth Condensed (if you know you know)newsgoth@infosec.exchange
2023-12-05

My cousin died about a week ago. Graham was 60. We weren't close, but we were on friendly terms. He was a high school janitor for almost 35 years, retiring earlier this year.

I found out too late to get to Missouri for the funeral. My other relatives filled me in on what happened.

The funeral was at one of the largest churches in his city of 6,000 people. The local school district dismissed classes early so students and staff could attend.

They filled the church.

There was story after story of how Graham had made their day with a smile and a kind word, or helped them out with a difficult problem, or was just the guy they could always rely on.

Graham was actually a pretty reclusive person. Yet everyone in the city seemed to know him.

He made an impact on a lot of lives, both tangibly and intangibly.

I've reflected on all this and realized that, even with my specialized career in cybersecurity covering more than 30 years, I never made that kind of impact and never will.

People in professional contexts often seem to be posturing and positioning themselves for advancement, self-promoting and patting their friends on the back. (LinkedIn, I'm looking at you.) Maybe they spend their time exchanging private messages in public to make themselves seem part of an exclusive club. (Infosec Twitter/X, I'm looking at you.) But they're not making the kind of impact Graham made. And they never will.

Graham wouldn't have known. He didn't have a computer. The last letter I got from him was written on a typewriter. He had a difficult life in a lot of ways but he never took it out on others. I just don't possess that kind of grace, TBH.

I don't want to preach here. So I'll just keep in mind that my advanced degrees and mostly-successful career had their value - but a life spent supporting others has value as well. I'm no better than anybody else, and neither are you.

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2023-12-05

🥼 Over 1,000 scientists—including 33 IPCC authors—have signed our open letter urging the public to engage in climate action.

✍️ Add your signature today (as a scientist, academic, or ally) to strengthen our call to action

#HowMuchMore

scientistrebellion.org/sign/

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2023-12-04

If you've ever picked up a Sibley Guide, you know how remarkable it is that one person created every one of those beautiful paintings of #birds. In addition to being an incredible artist, David Allen Sibley is a true expert on #birding, and it's always an education and a pleasure to chat with him. Here's the video of my latest @gbhnews "Ask the Expert" conversation with him. youtube.com/watch?v=Q6Fg9Igk54 #audubon #birdwatching

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2023-12-04

An estimated one in 12 children in the U.S. will experience the death of a parent or sibling before age 18. A national network of bereavement programs for children called Camp Erin has supported grieving kids for over 20 years. I recently spent a day with one of those camps in Boston for this @gbhnews & @NPR story: wgbh.org/news/local/2023-12-01

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gbhnewsgbhnews
2023-11-21

🌞 Good morning ! This is GBH bringing you the world from . It's 30F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 miles.

The Rolling Stones will tour again in 2024.

The median age of the typical homebuyer in the US has risen to 36, an all-time high, according to the National Association of Realtors. .

Massachusetts is allowing migrants to stay on the second floor of the state transportation offices in downtown Boston.

Cranberry sauce:

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