Julie Aulava
@mpoppins.bsky.social
PNW optimist who is worried about the state of things and copes by reading, knitting, hanging out with friends and in nature, and loving on my fur pal, Oliver.
Public comment open until Sept. 21st to protect public lands.
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From Patagonia's profile on Reddit: The US Forest Service has advanced plans to repeal the Roadless Rule, which protects 44.7 million acres of forestland. Our nation’s forests protect clean drinking w...
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September 9, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Public comment open until Sept. 21st to protect public lands.
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The title really says it all.
September 5, 2026 at 5:20 PM
The title really says it all.
When you need space to breathe, nature is there.
September 5, 2026 at 3:40 AM
When you need space to breathe, nature is there.
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For the second time in a year, a federal judge has found that Google is an illegal monopoly — but stopped short of breaking it up.
As former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains, monopolies like Google are a direct threat to our freedom.
As former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains, monopolies like Google are a direct threat to our freedom.
The Illusion of Choice: How Big Business Controls Your Life (ft. Lina Khan)
From your grocery bill to your paycheck, monopolies are making you less financially secure and ultimately less free. For
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September 3, 2026 at 8:00 PM
For the second time in a year, a federal judge has found that Google is an illegal monopoly — but stopped short of breaking it up.
As former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains, monopolies like Google are a direct threat to our freedom.
As former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains, monopolies like Google are a direct threat to our freedom.
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That is an incidence rate of… 0.00547%
The voter fraud allegations you’ve been sold are blatantly and provably false.
The voter fraud allegations you’ve been sold are blatantly and provably false.
September 3, 2026 at 1:46 AM
That is an incidence rate of… 0.00547%
The voter fraud allegations you’ve been sold are blatantly and provably false.
The voter fraud allegations you’ve been sold are blatantly and provably false.
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“…reefs, which protect coastlines from storms and support at least a quarter of marine life at some point in their life cycles, now have a much narrower window for recovery.”
We are allowing greed to destroy our world.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/c...
We are allowing greed to destroy our world.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/c...
Coral Reefs Are Running Out of Time to Recover, Research Finds (Gift Article)
Rising sea temperatures mean reefs don’t have enough time to bounce back between intense heat waves, a new report warns.
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2026 at 9:58 AM
“…reefs, which protect coastlines from storms and support at least a quarter of marine life at some point in their life cycles, now have a much narrower window for recovery.”
We are allowing greed to destroy our world.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/c...
We are allowing greed to destroy our world.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/c...
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Scientists attached transmitters to narwhals in the Arctic. The data they brought back was alarming www.cnn.com/2026/09/01/c...
Scientists attached transmitters to narwhals in the Arctic. The data they brought back was alarming | CNN
Narwhals are known as “unicorns of the sea” for their long spiral tusks — actually teeth — which lend them a mythical appearance. But a group of these otherworldly marine mammals were recently given a...
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September 1, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Scientists attached transmitters to narwhals in the Arctic. The data they brought back was alarming www.cnn.com/2026/09/01/c...
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In July, ICE kidnapped 700 people in Washington State.
They are taking people with no criminal records at grocery stores, gas stations, and on their way to pick up their kids at school. This is cruel, plain and simple. ICE must be dismantled.
They are taking people with no criminal records at grocery stores, gas stations, and on their way to pick up their kids at school. This is cruel, plain and simple. ICE must be dismantled.
WA ICE arrests reach new high, just-released data shows
The figures confirm what Washington's immigrant advocates have been seeing on the ground from Seattle to Shelton to Yakima. It's been nonstop, said one.
www.seattletimes.com
September 1, 2026 at 8:25 PM
In July, ICE kidnapped 700 people in Washington State.
They are taking people with no criminal records at grocery stores, gas stations, and on their way to pick up their kids at school. This is cruel, plain and simple. ICE must be dismantled.
They are taking people with no criminal records at grocery stores, gas stations, and on their way to pick up their kids at school. This is cruel, plain and simple. ICE must be dismantled.
Now using Here We Go for navigation. #ByeGoogleMaps @karaswisher.bsky.social
September 1, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Now using Here We Go for navigation. #ByeGoogleMaps @karaswisher.bsky.social
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lol. Everyone likes Payton.
September 1, 2026 at 12:17 AM
lol. Everyone likes Payton.
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Extraordinary, powerful and heart-wrenching.
Active duty Marine Colonel Zach Schmidt, speaking in his personal capacity, about Khalil, an Afghan national whose family helped U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
Khalil was deported by the U.S. on Friday to a conflict zone.
Active duty Marine Colonel Zach Schmidt, speaking in his personal capacity, about Khalil, an Afghan national whose family helped U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
Khalil was deported by the U.S. on Friday to a conflict zone.
August 29, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Extraordinary, powerful and heart-wrenching.
Active duty Marine Colonel Zach Schmidt, speaking in his personal capacity, about Khalil, an Afghan national whose family helped U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
Khalil was deported by the U.S. on Friday to a conflict zone.
Active duty Marine Colonel Zach Schmidt, speaking in his personal capacity, about Khalil, an Afghan national whose family helped U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
Khalil was deported by the U.S. on Friday to a conflict zone.
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Bigg's Transient Killer Whale T137A "Jack".
Jack was badly injured in 2020 but eventually recovered. During his recuperation he was unable to hunt so his family hunted for him and fed him.
Jack is a showoff and known for putting on fabulous aerial displays.
Jack was badly injured in 2020 but eventually recovered. During his recuperation he was unable to hunt so his family hunted for him and fed him.
Jack is a showoff and known for putting on fabulous aerial displays.
August 25, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Bigg's Transient Killer Whale T137A "Jack".
Jack was badly injured in 2020 but eventually recovered. During his recuperation he was unable to hunt so his family hunted for him and fed him.
Jack is a showoff and known for putting on fabulous aerial displays.
Jack was badly injured in 2020 but eventually recovered. During his recuperation he was unable to hunt so his family hunted for him and fed him.
Jack is a showoff and known for putting on fabulous aerial displays.
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Shiela 🐑 we have talked about this before no snuggles when I am on duty
August 24, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Shiela 🐑 we have talked about this before no snuggles when I am on duty
Natalie Harper's wardrobe seems to rival the First Lady's. And Ivanka's.
August 24, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Natalie Harper's wardrobe seems to rival the First Lady's. And Ivanka's.
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I roar like I am a descendant of the dinosaurs.
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A male Australian Bustard (Ardeotis australis) performing its dramatic courtship display, featuring an inflated white throat pouch that nearly touches the ground.
It seeks to attract females by emitting deep, booming calls.
#bird #bustard #aussie
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A male Australian Bustard (Ardeotis australis) performing its dramatic courtship display, featuring an inflated white throat pouch that nearly touches the ground.
It seeks to attract females by emitting deep, booming calls.
#bird #bustard #aussie
August 22, 2026 at 4:28 AM
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An advance against melanoma
A personalized mRNA vaccine was found to reduce risk of spread and to increase disease-free and overall survival in high-risk or advanced melanoma.
It teaches immune cells to target the patients' particular tumor.
www.cnbc.com/2026/08/19/m...
A personalized mRNA vaccine was found to reduce risk of spread and to increase disease-free and overall survival in high-risk or advanced melanoma.
It teaches immune cells to target the patients' particular tumor.
www.cnbc.com/2026/08/19/m...
August 21, 2026 at 9:02 PM
An advance against melanoma
A personalized mRNA vaccine was found to reduce risk of spread and to increase disease-free and overall survival in high-risk or advanced melanoma.
It teaches immune cells to target the patients' particular tumor.
www.cnbc.com/2026/08/19/m...
A personalized mRNA vaccine was found to reduce risk of spread and to increase disease-free and overall survival in high-risk or advanced melanoma.
It teaches immune cells to target the patients' particular tumor.
www.cnbc.com/2026/08/19/m...
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Increase in activity this week:
1. Seattle, Washington
2. Springfield, Ohio
3. New York City, NY
4. Long Island, New York
5. Santa Fe, New Mexico
6. Greater Binghamton, New York
7. Rochester and Mankato, Minnesota
8. Baltimore, Maryland
9. Chicago, Illinois
10. Raleigh, North Carolina
1. Seattle, Washington
2. Springfield, Ohio
3. New York City, NY
4. Long Island, New York
5. Santa Fe, New Mexico
6. Greater Binghamton, New York
7. Rochester and Mankato, Minnesota
8. Baltimore, Maryland
9. Chicago, Illinois
10. Raleigh, North Carolina
August 21, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Increase in activity this week:
1. Seattle, Washington
2. Springfield, Ohio
3. New York City, NY
4. Long Island, New York
5. Santa Fe, New Mexico
6. Greater Binghamton, New York
7. Rochester and Mankato, Minnesota
8. Baltimore, Maryland
9. Chicago, Illinois
10. Raleigh, North Carolina
1. Seattle, Washington
2. Springfield, Ohio
3. New York City, NY
4. Long Island, New York
5. Santa Fe, New Mexico
6. Greater Binghamton, New York
7. Rochester and Mankato, Minnesota
8. Baltimore, Maryland
9. Chicago, Illinois
10. Raleigh, North Carolina
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🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: Mexican researcher Eva Ramón Gallegos achieved a milestone that puts Latin American science at the center of the world medical debate: she managed to completely eliminate the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) in controlled clinical studies.
August 21, 2026 at 1:19 PM
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: Mexican researcher Eva Ramón Gallegos achieved a milestone that puts Latin American science at the center of the world medical debate: she managed to completely eliminate the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) in controlled clinical studies.
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Tiny forest growing on a single pine cone — Hana_b30
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Tiny forest growing on a single pine cone — Hana_b30
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August 21, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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Tiny forest growing on a single pine cone — Hana_b30
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Tiny forest growing on a single pine cone — Hana_b30
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The Trump administration has dramatically ramped up the sale of America’s federally protected wild horses, and a NYT investigation found that some are ending up in the slaughter pipeline.
The BLM rounds up wild mustangs from public lands and places them up for adoption or sale.
The BLM rounds up wild mustangs from public lands and places them up for adoption or sale.
August 21, 2026 at 4:25 PM
The Trump administration has dramatically ramped up the sale of America’s federally protected wild horses, and a NYT investigation found that some are ending up in the slaughter pipeline.
The BLM rounds up wild mustangs from public lands and places them up for adoption or sale.
The BLM rounds up wild mustangs from public lands and places them up for adoption or sale.
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Here’s @jamellebouie.net doing Gods work
OK. @jamellebouie.net has a great takedown of our pundit class. Exhibit 1 is David Brooks. Guess what? Yale just hired him to teach undergrads. 1/ youtu.be/46tpqFxfomI?...
The pundits have completely lost the plot
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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August 18, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Here’s @jamellebouie.net doing Gods work
A win!
A U.S. District Court ruled today that the Interior Department violated federal laws when it gave away federally protected lands to the King Cove Corporation to make way for a road in the Izembek Wilderness. The decision vacates the land exchange.
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wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/court-says...
Court says Interior’s Izembek land swap broke the law
Sole purpose of the land exchange is to facilitate construction of a road through the Izembek Wilderness
wildernesswatch.substack.com
August 19, 2026 at 12:09 AM
A win!
Ditto
I will never not root for Orcas.
Team Orca, forever and ever, Amen.
Team Orca, forever and ever, Amen.
Orca Killer Whale
ALT: Orca Killer Whale
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August 18, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Ditto