Valerie from WI
@citizenvalerie.bsky.social
"Quite the endearing protagonist" | Rescuer of domestic arthropods. Parlor game evangelist. Timid extrovert. Wannabe creature of academia. | Big time ENNEAGRAM 8
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What’s at risk for Arctic wildlife as Trump expands oil drilling access in the fragile National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
What’s at risk for Arctic wildlife as Trump expands oil drilling access in the fragile National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
Caribou, migrating birds and many other types of wildlife rely on this expanse of wetlands and tundra. Humanity and the climate depend on a healthy Arctic, too.
buff.ly
November 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
What’s at risk for Arctic wildlife as Trump expands oil drilling access in the fragile National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska
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reminder: Jimmy Kimmel is enough of a mensch that he devised a segment on which actors who are just short of having enough work to qualify for union healthcare come on his show and deliver a single line of dialogue
deadline.com/2024/07/jimm...
deadline.com/2024/07/jimm...
‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ Once Again Aims To Help Working Actors Get Health Insurance With New Casting Notice
Jimmy Kimmel wants to help actors get health insurance with a new casting notice for his talk show
deadline.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:24 AM
reminder: Jimmy Kimmel is enough of a mensch that he devised a segment on which actors who are just short of having enough work to qualify for union healthcare come on his show and deliver a single line of dialogue
deadline.com/2024/07/jimm...
deadline.com/2024/07/jimm...
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Folks, I don’t know what end is up right now.
September 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Folks, I don’t know what end is up right now.
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33 days to avoid a government shutdown – 432 days until the 2026 midterms.
August 29, 2025 at 2:28 AM
33 days to avoid a government shutdown – 432 days until the 2026 midterms.
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Pay attention to what’s going on at the CDC tonight. It’s the agency charged with reducing the spread of disease and several of its scientists say their work is in danger.
August 28, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Pay attention to what’s going on at the CDC tonight. It’s the agency charged with reducing the spread of disease and several of its scientists say their work is in danger.
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An entire team of journalists, outside a hospital in a tent for journalists, killed by Israel. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Anas al-Sharif: Four Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike near Al-Shifa hospital
Al Jazeera had condemned a "campaign of incitement" by the IDF against its reporters, but the military claims one of the journalists was part of Hamas.
www.bbc.com
August 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
An entire team of journalists, outside a hospital in a tent for journalists, killed by Israel. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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A new study concludes that the uninhibited pumping of groundwater by farmers, cities and corporations around the world now accounts for 68% of the total loss of fresh water at the latitudes where most people live.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
By @abrahm.bsky.social
“Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat
A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.
www.propublica.org
July 30, 2025 at 3:00 AM
A new study concludes that the uninhibited pumping of groundwater by farmers, cities and corporations around the world now accounts for 68% of the total loss of fresh water at the latitudes where most people live.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
By @abrahm.bsky.social
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“The problem we face is we haven’t destroyed knowledge, we haven’t destroyed materials, and we haven’t destroyed equipment. This hasn’t set Iran back nearly as far as some have suggested.” - James Acton, ABC News
June 22, 2025 at 1:48 AM
“The problem we face is we haven’t destroyed knowledge, we haven’t destroyed materials, and we haven’t destroyed equipment. This hasn’t set Iran back nearly as far as some have suggested.” - James Acton, ABC News
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A second federal judge has rejected parts of Donald Trump’s executive order on elections, dealing another blow to his directive that would require proof of citizenship to vote in US elections.
Second judge blocks Trump order to require proof of citizenship to vote
www.theguardian.com
June 14, 2025 at 3:18 AM
A second federal judge has rejected parts of Donald Trump’s executive order on elections, dealing another blow to his directive that would require proof of citizenship to vote in US elections.
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BREAKING: Iran has launched more than 100 drones toward Israeli territory, Israel's military says. Follow live updates.
Israel strikes Iran nuclear sites and military leadership as Middle East braces for retaliation | CNN
Israel has launched unprecedented attack on Iran, targeting the heart of nation’s nuclear program and senior military leaders.
www.cnn.com
June 13, 2025 at 5:37 AM
BREAKING: Iran has launched more than 100 drones toward Israeli territory, Israel's military says. Follow live updates.
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If you’re a MARINE being DEPLOYED to LOS ANGELES…🪖
You DON’T have to HURT YOUR NEIGHBORS 😳
GI RIGHTS HOTLINE (877) 447-4487 📞
You DON’T have to HURT YOUR NEIGHBORS 😳
GI RIGHTS HOTLINE (877) 447-4487 📞
June 10, 2025 at 5:14 AM
If you’re a MARINE being DEPLOYED to LOS ANGELES…🪖
You DON’T have to HURT YOUR NEIGHBORS 😳
GI RIGHTS HOTLINE (877) 447-4487 📞
You DON’T have to HURT YOUR NEIGHBORS 😳
GI RIGHTS HOTLINE (877) 447-4487 📞
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Rounding up people at Home Depot looking for day work and small local restaurants means you're not raiding the factories, meat packing plants, and job sites of big Republican donors.
June 8, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Rounding up people at Home Depot looking for day work and small local restaurants means you're not raiding the factories, meat packing plants, and job sites of big Republican donors.
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When the LA police says you are overreaching, you are overreaching.
June 8, 2025 at 3:14 AM
When the LA police says you are overreaching, you are overreaching.
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NEWSY: The White House confirms tonight that Elon Musk is NOT the administrator of DOGE and is not even technically part of it.
He's a "senior adviser to the president" like Anita Dunn, they say. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
He's a "senior adviser to the president" like Anita Dunn, they say. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 18, 2025 at 1:56 AM
NEWSY: The White House confirms tonight that Elon Musk is NOT the administrator of DOGE and is not even technically part of it.
He's a "senior adviser to the president" like Anita Dunn, they say. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
He's a "senior adviser to the president" like Anita Dunn, they say. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Another word for "regulation" is...
"consumer protection"
"environmental protection"
"Regulation" means your milk is safe. "Regulation" means toys that harm your babies are removed from the shelves. "Regulation" means chemical companies can't dump waste in your river.
"consumer protection"
"environmental protection"
"Regulation" means your milk is safe. "Regulation" means toys that harm your babies are removed from the shelves. "Regulation" means chemical companies can't dump waste in your river.
my kingdom for an elected official who will stand up and defend the fact that the government employs people to test wastewater and send old people money and keep an eye on the bears in the park and make sue the people that scammed you
February 18, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Another word for "regulation" is...
"consumer protection"
"environmental protection"
"Regulation" means your milk is safe. "Regulation" means toys that harm your babies are removed from the shelves. "Regulation" means chemical companies can't dump waste in your river.
"consumer protection"
"environmental protection"
"Regulation" means your milk is safe. "Regulation" means toys that harm your babies are removed from the shelves. "Regulation" means chemical companies can't dump waste in your river.
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Super Bowl Confetti Made Entirely From Shredded Concussion Studies theonion.com/super-b...
February 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Super Bowl Confetti Made Entirely From Shredded Concussion Studies theonion.com/super-b...
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not even the educational stuff
November 14, 2024 at 6:34 PM
not even the educational stuff
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I am a former incarcerated firefighter. I served in a California fire camp from 2009 to 2012.
Misinformation is afire on the internet, so here are facts about the prison firefighter program, all in one place.
A thread.
Misinformation is afire on the internet, so here are facts about the prison firefighter program, all in one place.
A thread.
January 15, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I am a former incarcerated firefighter. I served in a California fire camp from 2009 to 2012.
Misinformation is afire on the internet, so here are facts about the prison firefighter program, all in one place.
A thread.
Misinformation is afire on the internet, so here are facts about the prison firefighter program, all in one place.
A thread.
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Folks are mostly missing the forest for the trees re: the recent Meta announcement. Specifically, the focus on the move from fact checking to community notes. There two different changes that are a much bigger deal that have received less focus. 🧵 1/11
January 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Folks are mostly missing the forest for the trees re: the recent Meta announcement. Specifically, the focus on the move from fact checking to community notes. There two different changes that are a much bigger deal that have received less focus. 🧵 1/11
From casting to cinematography, this remarkable short film is an emotionally rich concept that I find myself returning to often.
#rosethornbud
🎦 Zach Woods
#rosethornbud
🎦 Zach Woods
BUD
A little girl has a birthday dinner with her father that she'll never forget... A short film from director Zach Woods
vimeo.com
December 21, 2024 at 4:53 PM
From casting to cinematography, this remarkable short film is an emotionally rich concept that I find myself returning to often.
#rosethornbud
🎦 Zach Woods
#rosethornbud
🎦 Zach Woods
The essential guide for Time Magazine's Person of the Year
✏️ Simmone Shah and Leslie Dickstein
✏️ Simmone Shah and Leslie Dickstein
Fact-Checking Trump’s 2024 Person of the Year Interview
Here is a review for facts and context of several of Trump’s statements from the Person of the Year interview
time.com
December 12, 2024 at 10:49 PM
The essential guide for Time Magazine's Person of the Year
✏️ Simmone Shah and Leslie Dickstein
✏️ Simmone Shah and Leslie Dickstein
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Gallup: Obamacare Approval Near High Point
news.gallup.com/poll/654101/...
news.gallup.com/poll/654101/...
December 9, 2024 at 9:17 AM
Gallup: Obamacare Approval Near High Point
news.gallup.com/poll/654101/...
news.gallup.com/poll/654101/...
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Video shows thousands of cars jamming roads to Damascus as displaced people return to the capital after hearing the Assad regime had been overthrown by the opposition.
December 9, 2024 at 8:08 AM
Video shows thousands of cars jamming roads to Damascus as displaced people return to the capital after hearing the Assad regime had been overthrown by the opposition.