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In another life, I researched contaminants in aquatic ecosystems. Current interests include #ClimateAction #CleanEnergy #EnvironmentalProtection #EnvironmentalJustice #Nature #Birding #BirdPhotography #cycling #hiking #canoeing #sustainability #democracy

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Markets latest: Gas price soars 93% since start of conflict Drone strikes across the Middle East and Iran's effective closure of a key shipping route are spooking investors and traders. Follow the latest on the global markets.

This is a good moment for Europe & UK to remember that they can stick up wind and solar, insulates houses, far quicker than they can find new gas in e.g. North Sea

If you're chasing more gas, it's now a case of which unreliable regime you prefer to depend on

news.sky.com/story/market...

03.03.2026 09:08 πŸ‘ 386 πŸ” 171 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 9
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BREAKING: Babe, wake up. New war just dropped. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/03/u...

04.03.2026 03:08 πŸ‘ 8140 πŸ” 3650 πŸ’¬ 895 πŸ“Œ 488
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The Deputy Attorney General just rescinded the policy against no knock warrants in most cases. That policy was an important public safety measure. Restricting their use saved lives. Breonna Taylor died because of one. www.cnn.com/2022/02/22/u...

04.03.2026 00:26 πŸ‘ 1531 πŸ” 723 πŸ’¬ 72 πŸ“Œ 30
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Jesus. F*cking. Christ.

02.03.2026 20:14 πŸ‘ 7143 πŸ” 3478 πŸ’¬ 771 πŸ“Œ 377
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Beyond Clout: The Progressive Bench You Should Be Following A Better Media Ecosystem Starts With Expertise

The media economy rewards attention, not expertise.

So I built a dataset of progressive/left experts worth following: scientists, journalists, organizers, legal scholars, disinfo researchers, and more, with the credibility to match the following.

open.substack.com/pub/rebekahj...

01.03.2026 19:10 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

The U.S. military is not any president’s plaything. The Constitution puts the responsibility on Congress alone to decide whether and when to take on the profound costs of war.

28.02.2026 19:09 πŸ‘ 688 πŸ” 192 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 7
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Trump Is Attacking Climate Science. Scientists Are Fighting Back. It’s easy, looking at the past year, to see the damage the administration has done. But researchers are also stepping up, trying to fill the gaps.

It’s clear that saving American climate science requires that the community discard the myth of political neutrality, engage in a concerted defense of liberal democracy, and stand in solidarity with this administration’s other targets. trib.al/cQFeXBO

01.03.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1
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Donald Trump has not made the case to the American people for his new war.

There was no imminent threat to the country that justified putting our troops at risk.

I'll be helping force a debate and vote in the Senate that would end it.

01.03.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 756 πŸ” 178 πŸ’¬ 78 πŸ“Œ 6
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But they said he was β€œThe peace president.” πŸ₯΄

01.03.2026 13:09 πŸ‘ 14562 πŸ” 6711 πŸ’¬ 1145 πŸ“Œ 544

Anyone who believes that Iran was not or has not been prepared to replace the ayatollah for a long time now, or can't bounce back from this in a few months is gonna be really disappointed. If the goal was in fact regime change, this was the absolute dead-last dumbest & most dangerous way to do it.

01.03.2026 02:40 πŸ‘ 3064 πŸ” 725 πŸ’¬ 187 πŸ“Œ 30
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The plan would mandate voter ID and ban mail-in balloting, and calls on Trump to issue an executive order announcing both measures. trib.al/l91h3NT

01.03.2026 18:32 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 4
White text: "Tell Congress: No unconstitutional war with Iran". ACLU logo. Photos of the Capitol and military troops. Dark red background.

White text: "Tell Congress: No unconstitutional war with Iran". ACLU logo. Photos of the Capitol and military troops. Dark red background.

Tell your members of Congress: Vote YES on the Khanna-Massie War Powers Resolution and end President Trump’s unconstitutional and unauthorized use of military force against Iran.

Send your message now at aclu.org/war-on-iran-

01.03.2026 00:38 πŸ‘ 981 πŸ” 415 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 23
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Tell EPA: We Want Good Neighbors. Protect Our Families From Dangerous Ozone Pollution.

RED ALERT: EPA Head Lee Zeldin has proposed weakening the Good Neighbor Rule, potentially putting millions of people at risk of health-harming ozone pollution. Take action to protect our kids with us! app.sosha.ai/s/Y54Jek2I

01.03.2026 18:34 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Let’s all call Massie today and get him to switch parties. Then force Gonzalez to resign. Then get the gavel, issue some subpoenas, and impeach some motherfuckers

01.03.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 26065 πŸ” 6206 πŸ’¬ 1146 πŸ“Œ 432
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Congress and the courts are refusing to give Trump what he wants, so he’s concocting a new plan to seize control of the election. Here’s what you need to know: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

27.02.2026 04:35 πŸ‘ 2778 πŸ” 1242 πŸ’¬ 76 πŸ“Œ 37

Buffalo.
Minneapolis.
Portland.

Everywhere they go they leave devastation in their wake and it EASILY could be your town next.

26.02.2026 18:46 πŸ‘ 341 πŸ” 113 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 5
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β€œAs far as I can tell, not a single Republican lawmaker has informed the public that the Save America Act would compel all 50 states to send their voter registration rolls to the DHS or that the DHS would then run the rolls through its β€˜SAVE’ voter purge system.” 2/26/26 …1/

27.02.2026 16:45 πŸ‘ 649 πŸ” 464 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 54

We absolutely should root out fraud – and there are a lot of ways to do it that DON’T involve throwing a giant wrench in the health care of seniors, people with disabilities and kids.

This isn’t one of those ways.

26.02.2026 20:21 πŸ‘ 177 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 1
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Jeffries on Fox News Sunday: "We believe this moment should be used to make dramatic changes to ICE that are bold, transformational, and meaningful ... these are basic, common sense demands."

22.02.2026 14:55 πŸ‘ 4015 πŸ” 808 πŸ’¬ 896 πŸ“Œ 324
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Bridgy Fed Bridgy Fed is a bridge between decentralized social networks like the fediverse, Bluesky, and web sites and blogs.

Good reporting, thank you!

Can you bridge your account so your posts are visible from the fediverse (eg mastodon)? I’d like to be able to boost your stuff from there.

fed.brid.gy

20.02.2026 15:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE is overpaying massively for its detention centers. Who is pocketing those profits?

Something stinks here, and it’s our tax dollars paying for it. Tell a friend.

19.02.2026 18:46 πŸ‘ 261 πŸ” 139 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 29
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Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Contact Congress today!

And let’s not forget about impeaching this absolute awful excuse of a DHS Secretary, Kristi Noem!

10.02.2026 19:22 πŸ‘ 2104 πŸ” 544 πŸ’¬ 110 πŸ“Œ 29
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AOC on DHS Warehouses: I think every American should be alarmed. They are buildingβ€”and have builtβ€”a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and U.S. citizens alike.

10.02.2026 01:30 πŸ‘ 38557 πŸ” 13776 πŸ’¬ 794 πŸ“Œ 559

I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.

10.02.2026 16:35 πŸ‘ 31686 πŸ” 6001 πŸ’¬ 770 πŸ“Œ 464

there's something unholy about the Trump administration being laser focused on "fraud" while Trump pardons an endless clown car of fraudsters and bilks taxpayers at every opportunity. it's just transparently absurd.

04.02.2026 22:13 πŸ‘ 6485 πŸ” 1589 πŸ’¬ 233 πŸ“Œ 71

We're working to quash this subpoena to protect our client's First Amendment rights.

05.02.2026 00:08 πŸ‘ 531 πŸ” 158 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

NEW: Senator Ed Markey just introduced a critical bill that would ban ICE and CBP from buying or using facial recognition technology to go after our communities.

Congress must pass the ICE Out of My Face Act and use their funding power to rein in these out-of-control agencies.

04.02.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 1307 πŸ” 405 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 9

A first step, sure. But there’s usually only 150 in the entire state. This drawdown means there will still be around 2,300 (15x the normal amount) unaccountable federal agents roaming our streets.

04.02.2026 20:47 πŸ‘ 166 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

Women who took their spouses’ last names (& others with name changes) could get around the birth certificate problem if they have passports. But not everyone has one. And getting one takes time & $$$. The GOP’s bill doesn’t even offer to cover the expense, making it equivalent to a poll tax.

04.02.2026 23:27 πŸ‘ 379 πŸ” 232 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 15

Wow, @tjnorrisart.bsky.social , How did you resurect this months’ old tweet?

05.02.2026 02:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0