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Well this is so cool, I had no idea! Each flock camera apparently contains 2-3 pounds of copper, 1-2 oz of gold, AND a focusing diamond crystal?! So grateful to my friends on social media for keeping me educated 🙂↕️
Faine GreenwoodIt would be irresponsible of us not to further investigate if each Flock camera does in fact contain a focusing crystal that is actually a diamond
Another reminder that we are better off with the status quo of Mitch being alive but not voting. But Aug 3rd is the last day for a special election (which repubs would win), so if Mitch were to die today or tomorrow, it would be very suspicious.
MichelleOnly 2 more days until Mitch McConnel is declared dead.
Don't have time to read the entire thread atm, but wow the nostalgia... 🥹
Ben PaddonTaking a leaf from @kyleor.land, who has been posting about a game a day since January 1st. I'm a little late to start, but hey. Let's see if I can keep this thing going. So, yeah. Big thread, a game a day for 365 days, what it means to me. Let's go! 🧵
Also, this part! 🥹 "Thanks to our forefathers for planting trees for us! And we return the favor by planting trees now, even when we know we aren't going to enjoy that shade in our lifetime. Our kids will. And that's what makes us a civilization."
kate_naomi 🍀🎶🌿Some of this advice may seem common sense (especially to someone like me who grew up in Tucson AZ without AC) but there are many ingenious ideas as well, along with an interesting peek into India's culture. www.npr.org/2026/07/15/g...
Some of this advice may seem common sense (especially to someone like me who grew up in Tucson AZ without AC) but there are many ingenious ideas as well, along with an interesting peek into India's culture. www.npr.org/2026/07/15/g...
How to keep cool in this year's extreme summer heat even without air conditioning"Extreme heat" is in the forecast this summer. How do people cope if they don't have air conditioning? Here are suggestions from a heat researcher who grew up in a very hot, AC-less place.www.npr.orgAnd look at the AQI in some places! Even over here in Rhode Island it is high... Be careful when outside friends 😷
kate_naomi 🍀🎶🌿So tragic about the Boundary Waters fires... 😢 Used to hike and canoe up there years ago. wtip.org/live-updates...
So tragic about the Boundary Waters fires... 😢 Used to hike and canoe up there years ago. wtip.org/live-updates...
Live Updates: Wildfires and response across Superior National Forest and BWCAW | WTIPAs of Wednesday, there are 15 active wildfires throughout the Superior National Forest, with 4 inside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW). Quetico Provincial Park and Ontario also have n...wtip.org