I was told losing weight would help with my perimenopause symptoms. I’m also encounter more judgement/pressure towards what I wear as we move back to skinny chic looks. I should be covering myself at all costs, with open disgust from friends. 🙄

Forecasting Cuts Leave Some Worried For Hurricane Season Emergency response experts say that funding and staff cuts at the National Weather Service could mean less reliable weather forecasts.

Hundreds of NOAA workers, including National Weather Service meteorologists, have been laid off. @ejreports.bsky.social joins us to discuss her reporting on experts' concerns about forecast accuracy for the next hurricane season, for Wabe and @gristnews.bsky.social.

Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat The defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said.

Hegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal Chat www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...

"Age verification" laws are actually "upload your ID or get your face scanned to access every website, ending anonymity and associating your identity with everything you do online" laws and if more people understood that they would not be down for this authoritarian nonsense

Feed cleanse. My favorite bowls I’ve made so far.
#pottersofbluesky #handmade

🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal:

Just started it!

🚨SPEAK UP FOR WOLVES 🚨

On Tuesday, 3/25, the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, +d Fisheries will hold a hearing on several bills, 2 of which directly attack wolves + the Endangered Species Act.

Call on your reps to vote NO on HR 845 + HR 1897 ➡️ bit.ly/43UB7gG

Note-“this happened the first term”. I keep saying that to people. We didn’t do enough the first time. It’s worse now.

Tragic news: The breeding male of Oregon's Metolius pack was recently found killed near Sisters, Oregon.

We've contributed to the $30.5K reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the killing of this federally protected wolf.

More information: biodiv.us/4iLKRhF

Under the House GOP’s budget plan, the lowest-income taxpayers would see a LOSS of $1,125.

The richest 0.1 percent of taxpayers, on the other hand, would see a more than $180,000 GAIN.

This is trickle down economics on steroids.

Thank you!

Thank you! I made matching cups and bowls, but there just something about seeing the glazes in a plate that made me want to hoard them 😁

Snapshot of when l pulled these plates out of the kiln. Absolutely obsessed. I think I’ll need one for myself
#handmade
#pottery #pottersofbluesky

Three shelves full of mugs and cups featuring Rochester NY’s Flower City logo.

Made a bunch of mugs and thumbprint cups for Peppermint, a Rochester NY shop that I LOVE.

That’s impressive.

Dems just wanna be friends. They aren’t in this for us

Gutting the Department of Education will impact everything from internet access to school buses.

Let’s not make it harder to learn.

BREAKING NEWS: At least half of the Department of Education’s staff is expected to be laid off beginning TONIGHT - Fox

Learning from an awe-inspiring immense ecosystem that has returned to life Rewilding ecologist and author Eoghan Daltun visited Costa Rica to see first-hand how the country has managed over the last 30 years to reverse one of the worst deforestation rates in all Latin Americ...

Costa Rica has massively rewilded over recent decades. Has this led to the collapse of farming, rural society, or national wellbeing?

Totally the opposite, and we in Ireland have SO much to learn from their example. My piece for the @irishexaminer.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...

Mug with handle on left side. Front of mug is a face with eyes closed, and colored dots along the left of the face. Made with Kentucky Mudworks Brown Bear clay, underglaze and a liner glaze

This beauty sold this weekend.

Michael O’Brien Just found out that DOGE is closing the DC Poison Control Center I rely on to care for my patients, but thank God Dems are obsessed with decorum.

If you’ve been noticing your favorite artists grinding harder than usual… that is no coincidence. It’s getting harder and harder to make ends meet, please consider supporting your fave artists by liking, RTing, engaging with their work! 🧡

Times are tough but community keeps us strong 🫶

The order fast-tracks projects by using emergency provisions in environmental laws, cutting reviews and waivers for endangered species protections.

Trump signed executive orders to expand logging on public lands while bypassing environmental protections. His “energy emergency” declaration lets him override regulations entirely.

Good read if you’re not sure how gov and contracting works. Sadly the people I know need to read this aren’t.

Actually I think they will try to BUY out farmers. Seller land. Then we will have food shortages while they make money off us and the land.

Woah! They are stunning 🔥