LimnerMarsh

LimnerMarsh

@limnermarsh.bsky.social

Photographer and admirer of peculiar plants, animals, and fungi. “[T]he fact that we cannot save everything does not mean we cannot save anything and everything we can save is worth saving.”--Rebecca Solnit

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LimnerMarsh
@limnermarsh.bsky.social

The world is objectively better because tufted ground squirrels exist.

c0nc0rdance@c0nc0rdance.bsky.social

The Tufted ground squirrel (Rheithrosciurus macrotis) is a riddle wrapped in an enigma wrapped in floof. Let's start with the *FLOOF* & talk about why they're called "VAMPIRE SQUIRRELS" last. They have the largest tail: body size ratio of any mammal on Earth: the tail is *130%* the size the body.

LimnerMarsh
@limnermarsh.bsky.social

Is there a Go Fund Me (or some equivalent) for the families that were the victims of the Wednesday ICE raids on the apartments in Chicago? I usually try to be very deliberate about my contributions. In this situation, I'm saying, "Screw that, I want to help those people."

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Kate Grabowski
@kategrabowski.bsky.social

Very Hard times for our HIV team in Uganda. We’ve reduced incidence of new infections by over 90%. We know how to stop transmission and end AIDS. We were close to zero. What we need now is the will. @rhsp-ug.bsky.social #HIV #GlobalHealth #PublicHealth #Uganda #EndAIDS #PEPFAR

magazine.publichealth.jhu.eduOn the Cusp of Eliminating HIV | Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health MagazineThe Rakai Health Sciences Program transformed global AIDS policies and cut new cases by 90%. How will its storied research and clinical legacy continue?

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David Futrelle
@davidfutrelle.bsky.social

This is absolutely monstrous. It needs to be on the front page of every newspaper.

Alt CDC (they/them)@altcdc.altgov.info

A Lancet preprint estimates that if US funding is cut and not replaced, from 2025-2040 there will be 15.2 mil add'l AIDS deaths, 2.2 mil add'l TB deaths, 7.9 mil add'l child deaths from other causes, and 40-55 mil add'l unplanned pregnancies. @altusaid.altgov.info papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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The Bulwark
@thebulwark.com

Q: "How do you respond to Governor Newsom?" Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."

LimnerMarsh
@limnermarsh.bsky.social

This is *not* the time to restrict our channels of communication. Now particularly we need to be able to goad our representatives into displaying some moral leadership.

Mike Masnick@masnick.com

I wrote about how particularly ridiculous it is that Senate Democrats, led by Dick Durbin, think the priority should be repealing Section 230 and undermining the very open internet we need more than ever right now. www.techdirt.com/2025/02/21/w...

techdirt.comWhile Democracy Burns, Democrats Prioritize… Demolishing Section 230?While an unelected tech billionaire is effectively orchestrating a coup of the US government, violating federal law with apparent impunity, and disclaiming all responsibility for the chaos he&#8217…
LimnerMarsh
@limnermarsh.bsky.social

If, like me, you've felt lost about what we can do now, TechDirt here offers three realistic steps. (It also is a publication that can speak with authority about federal computer systems.)

techdirt.comTo Stop The Coup, We Must Be Clear About The Truth: Two Plus Two Equals FourIn George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four, the ultimate act of rebellion comes when Winston Smith insists that two plus two equals four, defying a system that demands he accept whatever re…

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Brian Tyler Cohen
@briantylercohen.bsky.social

Trump just ordered 2 dams opened up in California in an unprecedented move that risks depleting the reservoirs ahead of the dry summer months. And the kicker? The water from the dams doesn't even flow to Los Angeles.

latimes.comActing on Trump's order, federal officials opened up two California damsThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers just opened up two California dams. A spokesperson says the flows are 'controlled' and being coordinated with local officials.
LimnerMarsh
@limnermarsh.bsky.social

I've chosen Rebecca Solnit tells us: “[T]he fact that we cannot save everything does not mean we cannot save anything and everything we can save is worth saving." I've used this quote as the epigraph for this account. My first post is the Fox River at dawn--a photo of something worth saving.

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