Françoise Bourdonnec

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Cats. Brittany. Shiny things! (aka random area of interest du jour)
Originally France, now PNW

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bluesky should shut down for july and august like europe

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"No rolling blackouts or grid emergencies as California continues on path to a carbon free grid. Several strategies, including upgrades to vulnerable parts of the grid at play here, but key enabler is more clean energy, especially solar, and above all, battery storage..." 😀

California Grid Breezes Through Heat Wave due to Renewables, Batteriesthinc.blog No rolling blackouts or grid emergencies as California continues on path to a carbon free grid. Several strategies, including upgrades to vulnerable parts of the grid at play here, but key enabler …

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Whenever you read a fantasy novel where elves live for ages but still hang around with humans, remember that's like us with dogs.

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"We were the first companion," the dog said, "the first ally and friend." "Well done you," the cat said. "After us, the humans befriended cows, sheep, goats, and pigs." "Humans domesticated so many animals." "And you." "Us?" the cat said. "We only domesticated one. Humans." #MicroFiction

Seen in the neighborhood- The artist and her masterpiece.

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This fills me with joy

Contacted a friend who rescues angry feral cats, she recommended this hand gesture, which they call the Llama of Friendship It may mimic non-threatening inquisitive cat ears, but regardless of the mechanism I have learned I will not be attacked as long as one hand is llama-shaped

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Here’s a nice simple guide to the US immigration process. Easy peasy

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96) Guestbot. When you're a guest or have guests, keeps you appraised of the situation with your hosts/guests in the morning. Are they up? Are they waiting for you? Will they bring you tea? If you go out in your underwear will you scare a small child? #SmallRobotsRemastered

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HEY #OREGON AND #WASHINGTON !!! SHELLFISH WARNING !!! THE ENTIRE COAST IS CLOSED FOR HARVESTING DUE TO PARALYTIC TOXIN !!! DO NOT HARVEST OR EAT ANY SHELLFISH AT THE COAST! COOKING DOES NOT GET RID OF THE TOXIN! KEEP YOUR DOGS SAFE FROM ANY FOUND ON BEACHES TOO apnews.com/article/fda-...

Things to know about FDA warning on paralytic shellfish poisoning in Pacific Northwestapnews.com The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says consumers should avoid eating shellfish from Oregon and Washington state as they may be contaminated with toxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning.

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Saw this for the first time today. Seems legit.

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meanwhile

jeeeeesus bmcnoldy.earth.miami.edu/tropics/ohc/...

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There's one possible step toward a solution to the current problem of career politicians, then. BILL: No person shall hold elected office unless they can pass the citizenship test given to prospective immigrating citizens.

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this whole thread of interactions with customs officials 😂

Reminds me of ye olden days - 1980s - when you had to go to the US embassy to get your visa. I came from my Marxism class and realised later I had a copy of The Communist Manifesto in my bag. Thankfully no search that day.

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As John Cleese is doing his "You couldn't write Fawlty Towers today" schtick again, BlueSky I would like to introduce you to the prequel origin story I wrote for Manuel. johnbull.beehiiv.com/p/no-pasarn

No Pasaránjohnbull.beehiiv.com Some debts you can never repay

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It is true that retrofitting American cities to accommodate people instead of cars will be more challenging in some ways, but it's not the case that cities like Paris and Amsterdam were always as pedestrian friendly as they are now. They got there through deliberate policy choices, and so can we.

Paris’ Seine waterfront used to be completely car-dominated. Fast-forward to today and it’s a beautiful pedestrian reprieve from the city. Change is possible! 📍 Paris, France 2000s 👉 Today

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The Carolyn Moore Writing Residency is accepting applications until May 15th. Link in bio!

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Apparently, I used the phrase "out of spoons" when talking to my mother. Apparently, she wasn't aware of the metaphorical use. I just got these in the mail.

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Picard management tip: Don't let a crew member's age blind you to their skill level, in either direction.

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** Hi all! Just to let you know I'll be posting my stories here as well, and I have changed my account name to my domain to make it really official. Spread the word! **

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Don't forget there are places that will take your lightly-used #Eclipse2024 glasses and share them with communities that have upcoming eclipse-viewing opportunities. You can mail your glasses to the address in this article: eclipse23.com/pages/donate... Anyone else got options?

Donate Used Eclipse Glasses | Eclipse Glasses USAeclipse23.com Not sure what to do with your used eclipse glasses now that the October 2023 eclipse has passed? Donate them to Eclipse Glasses USA. We will send them to school children in other countries for those c...

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I reshare this whenever it comes across my feed. This is so important.

And if it's been a while since you've refreshed your memory, go search "drowning doesn't look like drowning" and watch the videos a few times, because people seriously have no idea. slate.com/technology/2...

Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowningslate.com Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.

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Kevin M. Kruse

Boycotting a product works because there’s an incentive for businesses to chase every possible dollar. Boycotting a political process dies not work because there’s no incentive for a politician, as the number of votes doesn’t matter — their percentage of the votes actually cast does.

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Researchers estimate that if the top 1% of Americans paid the full amount of taxes they owed, it would raise $175 billion a year. That’s just UNPAID taxes. Not new or higher taxes. How about we make them pay their fair share and use the money to invest in the American people?

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Jenna Routenberg

The only thing more effective is getting a very food motivated cat with a good sense of time and giving them a treat right after you take your meds 😂