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proverbs 31:25

[skylar @skyrae177]

i’m off to save the sharks 🦈

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Paul Barton, once a concert-pianist, lives in the jungle of Thailand where he plays music to blind, injured and orphaned elephants of a sanctuary with extraordinary results

[Fara Kaufman @justfara]

So, I spoke to people getting food at a food bank and here are some things I learned from those in need:
1. Everyone donates Kraft Mac and Cheese in the box. They can rarely use it because it needs milk and butter which is hard to get from regular food banks.
2. Boxed milk is a treasure, as kids need it for cereal which they also get a lot of.
3. Everyone donates pasta sauce and spaghetti noodles.
4. They cannot eat all the awesome canned veggies and soup unless you put a can opener in too or buy pop tops.
5. Oil is a luxury but needed for Rice a-Roni which they also get a lot of.
6. Spices or salt and pepper would be a real Christmas gift.
7. Tea bags and coffee make them feel like you care.
8. Sugar and flour are treats.
9. They fawn over fresh produce donated by farmers and grocery stores.
10. Seeds are cool in Spring and Summer because growing can be easy for some.
11. They rarely get fresh meat.
12. Tuna and crackers make a good lunch.
13. Hamburger Helper goes nowhere without ground beef.
14. They get lots of peanut butter and jelly but usually not sandwich bread.
15. Butter or margarine is nice too.
16. Eggs are a real commodity.
17. Cake mix and frosting makes it possible to make a child’s birthday cake.
18. Dishwashing detergent is very expensive and is always appreciated.
19. Feminine hygiene products are a luxury and women will cry over that.
20. Everyone loves Stove Top Stuffing.

In all the years I have donated food at the Holidays, I bought what I thought they wanted, but have never asked. I am glad I did. If you are helping a Family this Christmas, maybe this can help you tailor it more. It does for me!

[sarah @heavenbrat]

all my friends are the loves of my life

[‏ْ @piinkibun]

cows & flowers

[Liv (Williamson) Liberman, Ph.D. @LivLiberman]

Mix of good & bad from yesterday’s dive in the Upper #Florida Keys. Good: plenty of #corals looked mostly normal and healthy. Bad: lots of paling, #bleaching, tissue loss, & recent mortality in staghorn especially but also elkhorn, fire #coral totally bleached. It was 31.2-32C.

[JoMurray @ThriftBee]

It dawned on me this morning, as I scrolled, that not everyone's time line may be as specific as mine is. Climate aware people will not be surprised at this🧵but those who have been ignoring it, denying it, or thinking it won't happen here, or soon.
It is.
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[Lewis Pugh @LewisPugh]

Below are the two most important metrics of our time. Top: the decline of biodiversity between 1970-2018. Below: global temperatures between 1850-2022.

[Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg]

yes, please do enlighten me. email me at [email protected]

[Pop Base @PopBase]

Jenna Marbles and Julien Solomita are now married.

[J.P. Brooker @JonPaulBrooker]

SHOCK: This 47’ Sperm Whale died from emaciation in the Keys after ingesting plastic marine debris and ghost gear. FL & USA need real solutions NOW to deal with our trash and move to a circular, sustainable waste economy. My oped in today’s @MiamiHerald https://t.co/DjONkiVop0

[Oceana @oceana]

Recycled plastic content pledges from the world’s largest beverage brands won’t save our oceans from plastic bottle pollution. It's time to switch to a better solution & #RefillAgain: https://t.co/fjBd9SJ59n #BreakFreeFromPlastic

[skylar @skyrae177]

update:

[skylar @skyrae177]

i’m off to save the sharks 🦈

[hannah @daylightlesbian]

sobbing literally sobbing

[Every Color @everycolorbot]

0xedbcc3

[Qwobby @Qwobby3]

literally everyone needs to see this video

[spencer 🦈 @Unpop_Science]

A new video shows a thresher shark, a vulnerable species, using this rarely-observed tail whip technique on a fishing lure.

In a 2014 catch & release study, 78% of thresher sharks died within 90 days after the line was cut.

https://t.co/HXhv8PDbBX

https://t.co/8uWDoH8O7A

[Blue Planet Society @Seasaver]

With almost 20 months of COVID travel restrictions in place, several different species of sea turtles have returned to nesting around Phuket. https://t.co/qtFuqmQhzb