Libby Cone

@libbyc
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Retired radiologist. Author, "War on the Margins." Democrat. Cats make me feel better.
Happy triple-religion weekend!
@workingclasshistory And she killed some unarmed civilians, as I recall.

You folks were super enthusiastic about my posting more on Mastodon, so let's try this.

RT/boost and let's see if there's interest in a regular #Ukraine thread!

Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

For the last year, I've been tracking a notorious Russian unit known for its role in killing 100s of civilians.

This past month we published how we found them.

Meet the critically endangered Talaud bear cuscus (Ailurops melanotis). Hunting & deforestation have forced this shy marsupial to the brink of extinction.

Living in the forest canopy, the Talaud bear cuscus eats leaves & fruit. It also helps to limit invasive plants.

We know very little about this quiet & rare species, which scientists believe inhabits just 4 Indonesian islands. I hope we work to protect it before it disappears forever. https://news.mongabay.com/2022/06/to-win-island-wide-conservation-indonesias-talaud-bear-cuscus-needs-to-win-hearts/ #SharedPlanet #nature #science

To win island-wide conservation, Indonesia’s Talaud bear cuscus needs to win hearts

In northern Indonesia dwells a shy and overlooked species: the Talaud bear cuscus. Critically endangered and found on only a few small islands, the marsupial faces a decline due to hunting and habitat loss. Conservation group Progres Sulawesi is spearheading a community-based program to protect this little-known species across the island of Salibabu, which it […]

Mongabay Environmental News
I'm tired of people replying to my #COVID19 posts that we “can't live in fear.” No one is asking you to. DON'T live in fear; DO live consciously, with knowledge and sensible caution. Wearing a seatbelt or helmet isn't “living in fear.” When you #WearAMask, you aren't living in fear but living smart.
“Fear and caution are two different things. Be cautious – be conscious – but do not be fearful. Fear only paralyzes, while consciousness mobilizes. Be mobilized, not paralyzed.”
- Neale Donald Walsch
@JoshuaHolland I don't think Al Jazeera is a very reliable source.

"Lügenpresse," which translates to "lying press," was a popular slogan used in the Third Reich.

"Fake news" is a popular slogan used by the far-right.

Despite being almost a century apart, both terms are used for the same purpose - discredit dissent & undermine public trust

#Fascism101

@popcornreel
May his memory be for a blessing.

Today on the first day of Women’s History Month I learned that after no fault divorce was finally legalized in 1970, female suicide rates dropped 20%🤯

The "strong 1950s family unit" that the GOP is nostalgic about ignores record high female suicide, suffocating domestic violence, & zero female financial autonomy.

But maybe that's GOP's goal all along?🤔
#WHM2023