Monthly Archives: December 2024

Freeway Park Calendar

Posted on December 4, 2024 by Jim deMaine

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Need a break from politics?

Posted on December 3, 2024 by Jim deMaine
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A Kemp’s ridley sea turtle found stranded in the Netherlands is finally returning home

Posted on December 3, 2024 by Jim deMaine

from goodgoodgood, thanks to Pam P. In October 2023, a young Kemp’s ridley sea turtle was found entangled in a net off the coast of the Netherlands — over 5,000 miles from her home waters in the Gulf of Mexico.  … Continue reading →

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For Iranian Women, Can a Revolution Take Place at Home?

Posted on December 2, 2024 by Jim deMaine

by By Elahe Esmaili in the NYT Ed note: Click here for a video of a slice of life in a family household as a new generation talks (and rebels) about the use of the hijab. This 18 minute clip gives … Continue reading →

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How Do You Like That Filibuster Now?

Posted on December 2, 2024 by Jim deMaine

by Michele Cottle in the NYT As Republicans prepare to take control of both chambers of Congress and the presidency, Senator Joe Manchin, the conservative West Virginia Democrat turned independent, has a question for his former Democratic teammates: “How do … Continue reading →

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Taking care of your own

Posted on December 2, 2024 by Jim deMaine

Editorial comment: not needed

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Global plastic talks collapse as oil states rebel

Posted on December 2, 2024 by Jim deMaine

by Esme Stallard in BBC News (thanks to Mike C.) More than nine billion tonnes of plastic has been produced globally with less than 10% recycled Countries have failed to reach a landmark agreement on tackling plastic pollution after more … Continue reading →

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The history of liberal democracy

Posted on December 1, 2024 by Jim deMaine

by Heather Cox Richardson (thanks to Mary M.) Cas Mudde, a political scientist who specializes in extremism and democracy, observed yesterday on Bluesky that “the fight against the far right is secondary to the fight to strengthen liberal democracy.” That’s … Continue reading →

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