Monochrome photograph featuring a group of women in saris each individually hugging a tree in a forest.
Chipko movement ("to hug" in Hindi) non-violent women-led, forest conservation movement, 1970s, of India (Uttarakhand). Participants hugged trees to prevent loggers from cutting them down, successfully preventing massive deforestation. Where "tree huggers' originated #WomensHistoryMonth
The Scale of Billionaires’ Campaign Donations is Overwhelming U.S. Politics www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...
Story here. Was a weird one!
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Thank you A-Mark Foundation and SC Press Assoc. for recognizing our “Power and Polo” corp transparency project last year as SC’s top investigative journalism prize. with @glennsmith.bsky.social a d @johndellosso.bsky.social
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We broke this story in 2008 when a Congressman tried to push through a bill to make this sand spit eligible for federal flood insurance. The story revealed how developers hoped to build 50 houses there. A backlash killed the bill and led to this long battle.
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This is a huge win for everyone.
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Report says Russia, North Korea and Iran have turned digital currencies into powerful tools for sanctions evasion, hacking and global money laundering.
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Saw a story in the Mountain State Spotlight today about WV doubling down on coal and paying a price for that. It harkened back to one I reported in 2018. Here's the new story: mountainstatespotlight.org/2026/03/03/r...
You can avoid the fee by only going to the airport Tuesday between 11 and 1 pm. I did today, and there were 30 people waiting to ask the counter people to punch in their information. Just not a way to create loyalty.
I've flown Breeze 25 times in and out of Charleston over the past few years, and I've had very good experiences. But Breeze's "Tech Development Charge" has gotten out of hand. The airline wanted $62 for a flight to Providence.
@breezeairways.bsky.social
As I have watched measles cases in my home state of SC skyrocket to almost 1,000, I wondered why I hardly ever heard anything about the severity of complications. Here’s what I found.
📣 Submissions are now OPEN for the 2026 CCNow Journalism Awards! 🔔
Go Chikezie!
Our new documentary, “How We Tracked a ‘Fake Prince’ Scammer to His Nigerian Mansion,” hit more than half a million views.
We spoke to the journalist behind the story, who started investigating after a Romanian businesswoman believed she’d invested £200 million in a fake humanitarian foundation.
Here's what I got so you don't have to use AI!
On Desktop: Go to chrome://settings/searchEngines in Chrome.
Click the Add button next to "Site Search"
For Name, enter "Google (Web)"
For Shortcut, enter @web
For URL, enter {google:baseURL}search?udm=14&q=%s
Click Add and make it your default
quitgpt.org
Lots of reasons to QuitGPT. Brain turning to jelly is number 2.
QuitGPT!
Some Georgia lawmakers are trying to pass a bill to shield carpet companies being sued for PFAS contamination. Here's why that matters in South Carolina.
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Creepy South Carolina Epstein story in today’s @postandcourier.bsky.social (Wait I guess they’re all creepy.)
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Please help support Ava Duryee and the Bridges Preparatory Girls Soccer Fundraiser 2026 by donating or sharing vraise.org/Wc3Rqt
It’s tough to boycott Amazon and Bezos completely, but small steps are the key —buy direct from the seller when possible.
🌊I have a new gig. 🌊
Introducing: OCEAN EMPIRE, my new column about U.S ocean policy and foreign affairs for @sciencepolitics.bsky.social.
We are a brand new online magazine housed at Georgetown University. I'm thrilled to bring in-depth news analysis about what's happening to 70% of our planet.
Wapo’s climate team did some of the best work around. History will not be kind to Bezos and other oligarchs.
Democracy dies of heatstroke.
What a tool Bezos is--imagining having that kind of money and still being afraid of Dear Leader.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
Blame Bezos, but also the AI data thieves.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Ugh, I'm sorry to hear that Clare. Big loss for Canary.
