Mary Jane Curry

@mjcinwnc.bsky.social

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Retired university associate professor who taught research methods and academic writing to majors in the sciences including pre-med and liberal arts, and literature; and a specialist on the novel as a genre with a focus on Jane Austen .. more

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Mary Jane Curry @mjcinwnc.bsky.social · Sep 2

Check how much over the historic daily average high temp your weather is. Here in the Smokies it is +9 degrees F. Massively damaging all summer.

Vox @vox.com · Sep 2

So where, exactly, does the climate fight go next? www.vox.com/today-explai...

The world is whiffing on its biggest climate goal

So where, exactly, does the climate fight go next?

www.vox.com

Mary Jane Curry @mjcinwnc.bsky.social · 1d

This is what the US White House occupier is obsessed with, not your exploding food, fuel, meds and health care costs:
Trump gushes about how attractive, athletic Jon Husted is: ‘I looked at his a**’

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 1d

TONIGHT: Watch the documentary "Steal This Story, Please!" at home, followed by a Q&A with Amy Goodman and directors Tia Lessin and Carl Deal (moderated by journalist Maria Hinojosa).
https://www.democracynow.org/events/2026/10/virtual__amy_goodman_live_steal_this_story_please_screeningqa__1689

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 1d

Alex Gibney (@alexgibneyfilm.bsky.social), director of the new documentary “Musk,” says the “kids” Elon Musk hired to work at DOGE “were very savvy about how to access IT and data at these federal agencies" and that they could have easily transferred sensitive information to SpaceX.

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Alabama Political Reporter @alreporter.com · 1d

Rising costs, hospital closures and scarce maternity care have put health among voters’ top concern for state leaders.

#alpolitics

Alabama health care concerns rise as rural hospitals struggle

Rising costs, hospital closures and scarce maternity care have put health among voters’ top concern for state leaders.

www.alreporter.com

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 1d

Hungary's recently elected government has voted to get rid of legislation that discriminated against the LGBTQ+ community under the leadership of former far-right prime minister Viktor Orbán.

jrnl.ie/7191494

Hungary has finally ditched an anti-LGBTQ+ law that's caused controversy for years

Former prime minister Viktor Orbán had sought to chip away at LGBTQ+ rights in Hungary.

jrnl.ie

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 1d

Greta Thunberg joins French students protesting for better conditions in Saint-Denis, on the northern outskirts of Paris. The nationwide teen-led protest movement, stemming from demonstrations over funding at a Paris-region high school last month, has exploded over the past week.

Mary Jane Curry @mjcinwnc.bsky.social · 1d

So ashamed of my failed state the former US:
www.euronews.com/2026/10/12/b...

Blindsided again by Trump, Europe scrambles to rally behind Ukraine

European leaders closed ranks and rallied behind Ukraine as news of the diesel deal between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin continued to send shockwaves across the alliance. #EuropeNews

www.euronews.com

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 1d

For six years, the National Museum of the American Latino has operated without its own building, but that is about to change. https://to.pbs.org/4jST9rB

Smithsonian's American Latino museum finds permanent home on National Mall

For six years, the National Museum of the American Latino has operated without its own building, but that is about to change. In August, the Smithsonian's board of regents voted to give the museum a p...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 1d

Our analysis found that from 2020 to 2025, the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies nearly doubled compared with the previous six-year period.

The uptick was steeper in states with abortion bans.

Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.

With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1d

Conflict, drought increasing risk of famine in Sudan: Monitor https://aje.news/1fev3b

Mary Jane Curry @mjcinwnc.bsky.social · 2d

what credibility? We have minus 100.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

ProPublica designed a reporting experiment to demonstrate how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money.

We succeeded in opening two schools. No credentials or background checks required.

How ProPublica Reporters Became Private School Owners in 24 Hours

The reporting experiment demonstrates how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. No credentials or background checks required.

www.propublica.org

Mary Jane Curry @mjcinwnc.bsky.social · 2d

And then the court rang his doorbell and ran after he ignored it.

10/11 News @1011now.com · 2d

Judge orders the Trump administration to cancel taxpayer-funded promotional TV ads

A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump to cancel any remaining television commercials paid for with millions of dollars in taxpayer money to promote his political message.

www.1011now.com

Mary Jane Curry @mjcinwnc.bsky.social · 2d

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www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...

I hope Europe ramps up support of all kinds to defeat Antichrist-Trump-Satan-Putin's this week. If repugs in Congress cave to him on this they should be arrested for crimes against humanity and tried in international court.

Zelensky says Russia hit energy targets hours after Trump ‘ceasefire’ announcement

The deal has not yet been confirmed by Ukraine or Russia

www.independent.co.uk

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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 2d

Thunderstorms coupled with hot and dry conditions mean ‘fire danger is going to be right up today’, Rural Fire Service says

Total fire ban for Sydney, with 37C temperatures and risk of bushfires from ‘dry lightning’

www.theguardian.com

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10/11 News @1011now.com · 2d

Judge orders the Trump administration to cancel taxpayer-funded promotional TV ads

A federal judge has ordered President Donald Trump to cancel any remaining television commercials paid for with millions of dollars in taxpayer money to promote his political message.

www.1011now.com

Reposted by Mary Jane Curry

WIRED @wired.com · 2d

Documents obtained by Democracy Forward show that ICE looked into feeding voter roll data into the ELITE tool, normally used to identify targets for deportation. buff.ly/0GjfITw