Andrea M. Ketchum
@envirolib.bsky.social
Medical research librarian following Environmental Health issues for Michigan & Great Lakes region. For 2025, I'm definitely straying into other issues, due to the direction of our current federal government.
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
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From street marches to court battles to the ballot box - we’ve challenged the power of this exceptionally unpopular president.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
From street marches to court battles to the ballot box - we’ve challenged the power of this exceptionally unpopular president.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
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Speaker Johnson has literally said he's "not promising anyone anything."
For once, I believe him.
For once, I believe him.
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Speaker Johnson has literally said he's "not promising anyone anything."
For once, I believe him.
For once, I believe him.
No truer words spoken!!!
The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
November 11, 2025 at 11:39 AM
No truer words spoken!!!
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The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The President wouldn't last five minutes as an air traffic controller, and after everything they've been through - and the way this administration has treated them from Day One - he has no business shitting on them now.
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Today the Supreme Court granted review in an important case for the outcome of the 2026 elections. At stake is the fate of tens or even hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots. No one is covering this as completely as Democracy Docket. Please support its work by subscribing today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Today the Supreme Court granted review in an important case for the outcome of the 2026 elections. At stake is the fate of tens or even hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots. No one is covering this as completely as Democracy Docket. Please support its work by subscribing today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
Trump’s goal: “a #Healthcare_System that cuts out #Insurance_Companies.” His mindset is completely #CASH_FIXES_IT. Is it possible to explain this level of difficulty to him??? #Healthcare is #NotRetail.
For Trump, Nothing Was Off Limits During the Shutdown www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
For Trump, Nothing Was Off Limits During the Shutdown www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
For Trump, Nothing Was Off Limits During the Shutdown
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Trump’s goal: “a #Healthcare_System that cuts out #Insurance_Companies.” His mindset is completely #CASH_FIXES_IT. Is it possible to explain this level of difficulty to him??? #Healthcare is #NotRetail.
For Trump, Nothing Was Off Limits During the Shutdown www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
For Trump, Nothing Was Off Limits During the Shutdown www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Apple warning against spyware being used by ICE.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Tech giants vow to defend users in US as spyware companies make inroads with Trump administration
Apple and WhatsApp say they will keep warning users if their phones are targeted by governments using hacking software against them
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Apple warning against spyware being used by ICE.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Not enough people know this. I opt out from getting the picture all the time but never witnessed anyone else doing so. Of course, be fair, the TSA agents never inform people that’s opting out is an option.
November 6, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Not enough people know this. I opt out from getting the picture all the time but never witnessed anyone else doing so. Of course, be fair, the TSA agents never inform people that’s opting out is an option.
Backstory: Why Trump’s #IRS won’t allow Americans to use free IRS tax return software.
www.propublica.org/series/the-t...
www.propublica.org/series/the-t...
The TurboTax Trap Archives
ProPublica has long detailed how Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, and other companies have worked against making tax preparation easier and less costly.
www.propublica.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Backstory: Why Trump’s #IRS won’t allow Americans to use free IRS tax return software.
www.propublica.org/series/the-t...
www.propublica.org/series/the-t...
Protect your privacy!
And when we say travel data we mean *billions* of ticketing records that are being sold to the US government and even some third parties including for "profiling, direct marketing, statistical, scientific, or historical research purposes."
A guide:
A guide:
How to Opt-Out of Airlines Selling Your Travel Data to the Government
The Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), owned by major U.S. airlines, collects billions of ticketing records and sells them to the government to be searched without a warrant. I managed to opt-out o...
www.404media.co
November 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Protect your privacy!
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And when we say travel data we mean *billions* of ticketing records that are being sold to the US government and even some third parties including for "profiling, direct marketing, statistical, scientific, or historical research purposes."
A guide:
A guide:
How to Opt-Out of Airlines Selling Your Travel Data to the Government
The Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), owned by major U.S. airlines, collects billions of ticketing records and sells them to the government to be searched without a warrant. I managed to opt-out o...
www.404media.co
November 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
And when we say travel data we mean *billions* of ticketing records that are being sold to the US government and even some third parties including for "profiling, direct marketing, statistical, scientific, or historical research purposes."
A guide:
A guide:
You need to know this. Protect your privacy!
Public procurement records show agencies such as ICE, CBP, ATF, TSA, the SEC, the Secret Service, the State Department, the U.S. Marshals, and the IRS have purchased flight data from ARC.
@josephcox.bsky.social has a step-by-step guide on how to opt-out of it.
@josephcox.bsky.social has a step-by-step guide on how to opt-out of it.
How to Opt-Out of Airlines Selling Your Travel Data to the Government
The Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC), owned by major U.S. airlines, collects billions of ticketing records and sells them to the government to be searched without a warrant. I managed to opt-out o...
www.404media.co
November 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
You need to know this. Protect your privacy!
Noooooo
Librarians told 404 Media they are being inundated with new pitches for AI library tech and catalogs are being flooded with AI slop books that they need to wade through. AI maximalism across society is supercharging the ideological war on libraries, schools, academics
www.404media.co/ai-is-superc...
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AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
"Fascism and AI, whether or not they have the same goals, they sure are working to accelerate one another."
www.404media.co
November 10, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Noooooo
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OpenAI's Sora 2 is flooding social media with videos of women being strangled. Yet another example of generative AI companies failing to prevent users from creating media that violates their own policies against violent content.
www.404media.co/openais-sora...
www.404media.co/openais-sora...
OpenAI’s Sora 2 Floods Social Media With Videos of Women Being Strangled
X and TikTok accounts are dedicated to posting AI-generated videos of women being strangled.
www.404media.co
November 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
OpenAI's Sora 2 is flooding social media with videos of women being strangled. Yet another example of generative AI companies failing to prevent users from creating media that violates their own policies against violent content.
www.404media.co/openais-sora...
www.404media.co/openais-sora...
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The FDA is reversing a 2003 decision that put a stringent warning on hormone therapy products for menopausal women, saying that the treatments offer heart, brain, and bone health benefits. www.statnews.com/2025/11/10/f...
FDA reverses decades-old warning on hormone therapy products for menopause
The FDA is reversing a 2003 decision that put a stringent warning on hormone therapy products for menopausal women, saying that the treatments offer heart, brain, and bone health benefits.
www.statnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The FDA is reversing a 2003 decision that put a stringent warning on hormone therapy products for menopausal women, saying that the treatments offer heart, brain, and bone health benefits. www.statnews.com/2025/11/10/f...
It’s better homemade!
The restaurant where I order my poke bowl changed their ingredients and upped the price. So I get less fresh food, more ultra processed crap, AND I have to pay more for that 🙄
So fine, I bought everything I need to make them now because fuck that shit
Like $25 for a rice bowl like come on
So fine, I bought everything I need to make them now because fuck that shit
Like $25 for a rice bowl like come on
November 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
It’s better homemade!
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Not only is the BBC eating itself, but when they wanted a guest to discuss ethical standards on the breakfast sofa, they rang Kelvin Mackenzie.
Satan, clearly, couldn't make it to Salford. Too busy looking for his mittens and oiling the snowplough.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Satan, clearly, couldn't make it to Salford. Too busy looking for his mittens and oiling the snowplough.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
'Only one person can be the new BBC boss, and it's not one of the boys'
The new BBC boss cannot be one of the boys again, says Fleet Street Fox. History shows they keep cocking it up
www.mirror.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Not only is the BBC eating itself, but when they wanted a guest to discuss ethical standards on the breakfast sofa, they rang Kelvin Mackenzie.
Satan, clearly, couldn't make it to Salford. Too busy looking for his mittens and oiling the snowplough.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Satan, clearly, couldn't make it to Salford. Too busy looking for his mittens and oiling the snowplough.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Beautiful photo!
Ah why not? Here's another Barn Owl picture I have taken. This beauty was flying right towards me.
#birds #birdphotography #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife
#birds #birdphotography #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife
November 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Beautiful photo!
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Ah why not? Here's another Barn Owl picture I have taken. This beauty was flying right towards me.
#birds #birdphotography #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife
#birds #birdphotography #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Ah why not? Here's another Barn Owl picture I have taken. This beauty was flying right towards me.
#birds #birdphotography #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife
#birds #birdphotography #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife
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Who Gets Hurt When SNAP Benefits are Stopped?
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Who Gets Hurt When SNAP Benefits are Stopped?
Opinion. One in four Native Americans utilize the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, often referred to as SNAP or food stamps. Native Americans live at the poverty level twice the national ave...
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November 10, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Who Gets Hurt When SNAP Benefits are Stopped?
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It’s not what it looks like.
November 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It’s not what it looks like.
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“.. As the raids have continued, consumers have started to question whether the company’s silence makes it an accomplice to the sweeps rather than merely the backdrop. .. A backlash is coming for the company.”
@bloomberg.com $HD
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@bloomberg.com $HD
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November 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
“.. As the raids have continued, consumers have started to question whether the company’s silence makes it an accomplice to the sweeps rather than merely the backdrop. .. A backlash is coming for the company.”
@bloomberg.com $HD
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
@bloomberg.com $HD
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New rule: Retiring senators not allowed to vote.
Please don’t think this beltway game of having retiring Dem senators vote yes while everyone else votes no is going to shield leadership from the end result. We see what is happening and can’t be fooled by those games.
November 10, 2025 at 3:55 PM
New rule: Retiring senators not allowed to vote.