Jan C Kraus

@jkrau.bsky.social

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Educational writer/editor. Grew up in the middle of the country, but live in NYC now. There's perspective from having lived/voted in both venues...

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Asawin Suebsaeng

Well, "god's" just lookin' after him right now, huh? Good grief.

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Kaitlin Has Had Enough

Still holding out hope that there is a National ERA in my lifetime (I'm 67 now...)

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Asawin Suebsaeng

Just noting that these not-quite-so-old-white-guys telling Biden to drop out are all hitting their 60s and might be realizing they are, in fact, getting older (like Biden): Clooney 63; Stephanoupolos 63; Kristof 65; Colbert 60

"Women across sports, around the world, are still fighting for access, pay, even the way they can dress. 'We—especially women—have to know her and celebrate [Alice Milliat],'…'She is a role model. And there is still a fight.'” www.nytimes.com/2024/07/10/o...

They Called It ‘Improper’ to Have Women in the Olympics. But She Persisted.www.nytimes.com A century ago, Alice Milliat fought for the inclusion of female athletes in the Olympics. Her contribution, long overlooked, is now being recognized.

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Asawin Suebsaeng

Tim Mak @timkmak.bsky.social has been my go-to account for Ukraine context since the Russian invasion

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Andy Pearlman

Fair point. But still doubt NYC would've elected a woman. As with NY governorship, I fear women will only land in some of these offices when a corrupt male is finally removed* — truly hope I'm wrong. *Analogy doesn't apply to current presidential situation in terms of corruption, but same concept.

I'd like to believe, but I'm a bit jaded by observing recent voting outcomes in New York City. My fellow New Yorkers ignored more than one highly capable female mayoral candidate in favor of a male who is demonstrating an array of corruption... That's New York, what happens in swing states?

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Aaron Rupar

I'm sorry I went and looked for what you're talking about...

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chatham harrison is tending a new garden

I'm still trying to figure out who the "replace him!" crowd believes guarantees a win and warrants the current level of insufferable complaining about the guy that beat Trump last time.

“We must go after the producers who contribute to the plastics crisis and not place the burden on individuals,” said Elijah Hutchinson, the executive director of the Mayor’s Office of Climate and Environmental Justice. www.nytimes.com/2024/05/27/n...

The Push to Control Plastic Waste in New York: What to Knowwww.nytimes.com As plastic continues to fill landfills and oceans, city and state leaders are backing state legislation to curb it.

Or is it the foreign bots posing as Trump supporters that are missing?

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Justin Hendrix

Thanks for posting this. I'm a bit surprised this has been reported on so soon...seems like the type of info that typically comes out much later.

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Kevin M. Kruse

I'm suspicious of any opinion that needs to be prefaced by, "If the presidential election were held today,"

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Danny Nicholson

All wearing their glasses like good scientists 😂

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Danny Nicholson

I used to do image search for textbook use, and I'm sure stock photos play into your results. In addition to the details you've called out, I think photographers' assistants must hand every model a pair of glasses that AI apparently seems to identify as "scientific" as well.

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Danny Nicholson

This clearly sucks on a surface level, but that it's also clearly reflective of the stereotypes that impact everyday life is discouraging and challenging.

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Please don't hawk tuah on my Xandypants

Yes, but when I saw these posts, I had a flashback to him announcing he was planning to run for president — had a sense of duty or some such about it. LOL

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Jen Bendery

What's it gonna take? This needs to be a win. For everyone. x.com/JuddLegum/st...

Judd Legum on X: "1. Today, we are launching a crowd-sourced reporting project It involves the nomination of Adeel Mangi, who would be the first Muslim American on a federal appellate court He's being subjected to an Islamophobic smear campaign Details on how to participate in this thread 🧵" / Xx.com 1. Today, we are launching a crowd-sourced reporting project It involves the nomination of Adeel Mangi, who would be the first Muslim American on a federal appellate court He's being subjected to an Islamophobic smear campaign Details on how to participate in this thread 🧵

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Popehat

But after paying his E. Jean Carroll bond, can't you just hear the garbled conversation he had with his lawyers about who HE could sue for defamation?

Yeah, no. Can'd do the "marshmallow" bits. But thanks for suggesting a replacement. Cap'n Crunch was another special cereal — has provided the appropriate nostalgia hit a few times for me.

I miss Alpha-Bits. We didn't have them very often, but I loved 'em.

Mapped: How climate change disproportionately affects women’s health In many world regions, women are more likely than men to suffer poor mental health, partner violence & food insecurity following extreme weather events. #climatechange #environment #womenshealth www.carbonbrief.org/mapped-how-c...

Loss of habitat is driving global biodiversity decline—solar, the fastest-growing US energy source, is predicted to fence off millions of acres…the good news for wildlife is ways to make installations less harmful and even beneficial. #enivronment #solar www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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chatham harrison is tending a new garden

Yeah, seems like Republicans have pretty much always completely misread the majority of the public's attitude toward abortion rights. I hope you're right about that being what it takes to sink him.

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Joyce Vance

Yes—but also there is a very basic factor that affected this trial: Judge Erdogan got played by Trump, just like Trump plays everyone he can (case in point: media for most of his term in office). Good news is that, like the media, the next judge who sees Trump will be better prepared to counteract.

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RKOpatryx

The NYT recipe? Quite the disappointment...

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southpaw

Can New Yorkers do a "recall" on Adams?

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Alice Keeler

My father delivered flowers after he retired from his fulltime job and needed supplemental income. Some independence while driving around, but he liked interacting with the people he worked with as well as people receiving the flowers (mostly happy, although funeral flowers are part of the gig...)

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Gwen C. Katz

I discovered Hallmark's "Happy & Friends" Yule Logs (on demand). Old good, instrumental stuff—only vocals are a few like a truncated "Hallelujah Chorus" and "Joy to the World" (none of the cheesy vocals that the PIX Yule Log includes). Two versions — mostly the same music put together fairly well.

"Organic material makes up about 1/3 of New York City’s waste stream. Diverting it from landfills reduces emissions of planet-warming methane—material rots & removes rat-attracting food waste from garbage in bags awaiting pickup." #compost #NYC @thecity.bsky.social www.thecity.nyc/2023/11/28/b...

Less Compost, More Methane Gas and Landfill Loom in Proposed Budget Cutswww.thecity.nyc City-funded food scrap compost programs face potential shutdown, giving way to government programs that turn food waste into greenhouse gas — not nutrient-rich fertilizer.