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Good morning and welcome to Saturday Morning Garden Blogging where we’re known to wander off the garden paths by also including our animals, homes, travels and other interesting topics.
P and I returned home this past January from a month in...
by Missys Brother
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on Sat Mar 02, 2019 at 06:00 AM PST
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Ann Barnard and Josh Haner have come out with an article on the threat to one of the world’s iconic forests. Here’s how it starts.
BAROUK CEDAR FOREST, LEBANON — Walking among the cedars on a mountain slope in Lebanon feels like visiting the...
by xaxnar
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on Thu Jul 19, 2018 at 08:16 PM PDT
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Via the BBC:
International scientists have discovered that most of the oldest and largest African baobab trees have died over the past 12 years.
They suspect the demise may be linked to climate change, although they have no direct evidence of...
by xaxnar
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on Mon Jun 11, 2018 at 05:12 PM PDT
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In this regular series, crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute's Nourishing the Planet , we profile ...
by NourishingthePlanet
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on Mon Aug 23, 2010 at 10:31 AM PDT
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- There is an update on what is now officially the Worst Job in Russia — night watchman at an oil refinery. Salavat is in Bashkortostan and is north of Orenburg, where all the bad flooding took place. The drone that carried out the strike was a converted...35 comments 288 Recs
- But for want of 6 month’s worth of active and intense support from the United States this Russo-Ukrainian War would have a totally different color today. Ukrainian drones are now flying deep into Russia unmolested and tearing up valuable Russian...127 comments 501 Recs
- Update: The bodycam footage shown by the Sheriff does show the police announced themselves. It also appears that Roger Fortson did open the door. Roger Fortson, who was Black, was killed in a home invasion. His home was invaded. By the police. Reports...216 comments 413 Recs
- I believe business schools and what they teach have reached a point where it is almost impossible to run a business successfully on their terms. This is mostly spit balling. �It offers little in ...129 comments 228 Recs
- It’s extremely early. I don’t believe that polls are meaningful predictors of the eventual outcome of a presidential election when they are this far out from November. Polls will only potentially be meaningful when we are past Labor Day, especially...116 comments 169 Recs
- Heritage Foundation Mocks ‘Socialist’ Critics of Project 2025s Authoritarian Mandate For Leadership The Heritage Foundation, the country’s most powerful right wing think-tank, has come under intense scrutiny by journalists and progressive activists...103 comments 188 Recs
- I’ve been reeling over the fact moisture content in the atmosphere is accelerating. If you haven’t yet read it, you can find it here. Southern Brazil has been hit hard by record rainfall for weeks. There has been a pause as the rain bands moved and...186 comments 577 Recs
- nep·o·tism | noun The practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs ------------------------------------------- Barron Trump, former President Donald Trump’s youngest child, who will...143 comments 148 Recs
- WAPO. wapo.st/… So trump has promised to tank all industries that affect the profit margin of big oil. From article: Trump’s response stunned several of the executives in the room overlooking the ocean: You all are wealthy enough, he said, that you...157 comments 300 Recs
- The most powerful elected Republican in America declared war on the rule of law yesterday. House Speaker Mike Johnson announced that Congress, on behalf of wannabee “day one” dictator Donald Trump, is going to use every power available to him and his...149 comments 472 Recs
- Here at Top Comments we strive to nourish community by rounding up some of the site's best, funniest, most mojo'd & most informative commentary, and we depend on your help!! If you see a comment by another Kossack that deserves wider recognition,...24 comments 40 Recs
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- Today’s West Coast Cookbook & Speakeasy Podcast for our especially special Daily Special, Metro Shrimp & Grits Thursdays, is now available on the Spreaker Player! Starting off in the Bistro Cafe, the Georgia Court of Appeals granted review of...1 comments 0 Recs
- Episode 173 has been uploaded. iHeartRadio this podcast all podcasts Omny.FM this podcast all podcasts ivoox this podcast all podcasts Apple this podcast all podcasts Preview is a short. YouTube, later. A-Block SPECIAL COMMENT: I don’t know much about...2 comments 3 Recs
- Barak Ravid of Axios reports that SOS Blinken will report to Congress as required by NSM-20 on the US government’s assessment of Israel’s self-declared compliance with international humanitarian law on Friday. According to three officials, the report...3 comments 5 Recs
- Happy Friday! Hope you are all having a great day and have a great weekend. I had wound care on Thursday morning, and came home and slept for 6 hours, apparently through a severe thunder storm that ...1 comments 1 Recs
- The current intensification of Russian attacks may be a result of the fact that the soil has dried out after the spring mud season, which facilitates more rapid mechanized maneuver, and that Russian forces are trying to take advantage of Ukraine's...5 comments 18 Recs
- This weeks selections from The Cure’s 1989 album, Disintegration (which celebrated its 35th anniversary last week). After what feels like a lifetime of listening to Disintegration, I can still ...25 comments 11 Recs
- Tonight’s news awaits your comments. Everyone is encouraged to share their 2¢ or articles, stories, and tweets. This is an open thread. Also on a personal note, I need to step away from hosting ...10 comments 23 Recs
- Trump now tries to co-opt the Libertarians because they are more attracted to RFKjr and in the swing states Trump can more likely bamboozle Libertarians than Greens. Because the brainworm is clearly ‘mainstream’. Also, the eternal contradiction of the...6 comments 4 Recs
- Fur and feather babies love sleeping over with friends.58 comments 56 Recs
- Here at Top Comments we strive to nourish community by rounding up some of the site's best, funniest, most mojo'd & most informative commentary, and we depend on your help!! If you see a comment by another Kossack that deserves wider recognition,...24 comments 40 Recs
- A veteran reporter speaks out; DHS marshals election defenses Lara Trump lies about ballots Johnson lies about 'illegals' voting; Also: MTG's spectacular fail Stormy wins the day Biden finally cuts off Israel... On today's BradCast: Why we're taking...1 comments 4 Recs
- I've been reading comments in Times of Israel strings attached to articles about Biden's decision to temporarily withhold 2,000 pound bombs, and other higher intensity offensive weaponry, to reduce the chance that Netanyahu will to do to Rafah what...18 comments 28 Recs
- “Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman, a staunch supporter of Israel, said that he disagreed with Biden’s plan to withhold some weapons shipments to Israel, warning the move “demonstrates to Hamas that they’re winning the PR war.” “ CNN quote (NOTE: Most...69 comments 28 Recs
- Jack Schlossberg, grandson of President Kennedy, mercilessly mocked his cousin RFK Jr. AKA Wormboy in a series of Instagram videos. DK doesn’t embed Insta videos gracefully, so I am linking to the Boston.com story that has all the videos...3 comments 19 Recs
- In two weeks I’ll be heading off to Ireland for my first trip since COVID. Going with my daughter who has traveled frequently for business and vacations since 2020. She says she always masks up ...83 comments 25 Recs
- � � All fiction writers are welcome to post chapters and excerpts as comments in this thread. Use the header button to format/enlarge the title of your work in progress from which your material comes,27 comments 9 Recs
- Donald Maass is the founder of the Donald Maass Literary Agency. He handles hundreds of manuscripts each year and has sold more than 150 novels per year to major publishers. He’s a literary agent, ...83 comments 14 Recs
- AIPAC (the pro-Israeli lobby) may be using dark money to defeat progressive Democrat Susheela Jayapal in the Democratic primary for Oregon’s Third Congressional District (Portland area)...19 comments 17 Recs
- I am not anti-Israel; nor am I anti-Palestine. I am anti-war and pro-peace.3 comments 6 Recs
- WELCOME TO THE EVENING SHADE YOU WILL FIND in the DIARIES a LOT of POLITICS AND EVEN MORE CRITTERS THE PERSON who MAKES the FIRST COMMENT WILL GET TWO CRITTERS EVERY PERSON WHO COMMENTS WILL GET A CRITTER RULES IN THE DIARY WHEN YOU FIND SOMETHING in...262 comments 37 Recs
