CassandraCarolina
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Geologist. Volunteer. Freelance-for-free writer. Iconoclast. Dog concierge. EV driver. Retiree.
Joined Apr 2022
It seems like a century ago that Republican North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory fought to enact the hateful “bathroom bill.” Backlash from voters, businesses, sports leagues, academia, and tourism interests was swift and unequivocal. McCrory lost his next election to Democrat Roy Cooper, and that seat has remained BLUE ever since now that we’ve elected Democrat Josh Stein as our next governor. THAT’S how you fight for #transgender rights!
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Good to know someone out there reads my blog!
I work in renewable energy here in Atlantic Canada and a post of mine was recently quoted in Canada's National Observer regarding the potential boost to our offshore wind sector if the US scales theirs back, as promised by the incoming administration.
Hopefully that doesn't happen and the US continues its sector leadership, but we're forging ahead regardless.
#OffshoreWind #RenewableEnergy #AtlanticCanada
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/11/20/news/trump-plan-block-offshore-wind-new-life-canada
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As the eXodus from the platform that shall not be named continues, I'm hopeful that the best of the best will call Coso home.
This local vigil held a few weeks into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine seems as though it happened many years ago… or never even happened at all. The agony of the Ukrainian people continues while we’re distracted with other concerns and it could take a tragic turn if our incoming administration cedes the struggle to Putin. #Politics #SlavaUkrainii
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Started my laptop and was greeted by a beautiful wallpaper of a spiral aloe in Australia. I thought, "That's a Fibonacci spiral!" Sure enough, the google search bar features that famous sequence. So, Happy Fibonacci Day to those who celebrate! Don't know why, but I've loved all things Fibonacci since I first learned about it in high school #math
View from the recumbent bike at the fitness center provides some motivation to keep pedaling.
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@cassandra17lina Awww that's wonderful! I know while my Dad was going through chemo he had a love/hate relationship with foods he'd normally love. So when he got a craving for certain things, we'd go all out to make sure he had them. He's still in recovery and some foods he loved mess him up, but I love that you're doing this for your friend.
Tons of mojo & best wishes to him 💜
My husband’s friend who is battling late stage lung cancer is hanging in there but needs to gain some weight. When he lived nearby, we’d hand deliver these oatmeal cookies which were one of the few foods he found palatable while undergoing chemotherapy and radiation. I loved baking these butter-rich oatmeal raisin walnut cookies for him. I’m psyched that he’s interested in having me bake some and mail them to him at his new location.
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So glad to have Informed Delivery so I can know that today's mail is not worth trying to open the door in the 30-40 mph gusts. The ads can wait.
Why I still feel fossil fuel guilt when I’m churning out solar power from two sets of panels on my roof remains a mystery.
37 degrees this morning, so I turned on my propane fireplace for a while. Our local nuclear plant had issued a “beat the peak” alert expecting heavy usage. On the one hand, running my fireplace (and ceiling fan to circulate the warm air) helps them. On the other, I’m feeling fossil fuel guilt.
Good morning, friends… may you clear all of today’s obstacles with Olympian flair.
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Big thank you to EVERYONE who participated in @MovieNights auction especially to the winners,
@Coffee_and_Salt
@Mauve_matelot
@altamaha
@kel
@Minholkin
And also @pendrag and @CherNohio
👊 🙏 👍
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"How can I become an influencer?"
We wouldn't recommend it, but you can gain an appreciable and real following here by simply posting about the stuff you like. #CoSoTips
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The Trump Foundation-Pam Bondi scandal
https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-investigations/the-trump-foundation-pam-bondi-scandal/
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"Oh, but it's not our war. What do we care what happens in Europe of all places." Uttered in 1914-1917, and again in the late 1930s, both with dire global consequences. This is what happens when people stop learning, stop learning about history and, sadly, ostracize those who do learn. We're entering the Second Dark Ages.
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I can’t be the only person who worries about the people of #Ukraine being abandoned by America when the new administration takes over.
CassandraCarolina
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Geologist. Volunteer. Freelance-for-free writer. Iconoclast. Dog concierge. EV driver. Retiree.
Joined Apr 2022