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If you are doing your best and trying to do better, and making an effort not to hurt others...you're all right with me and I wish you a happy 2026!
December 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
If you are doing your best and trying to do better, and making an effort not to hurt others...you're all right with me and I wish you a happy 2026!
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“The company did not address detailed questions from The Times about the contamination found inside the Van Ness home after the insurer-led remediation, or about the carcinogens detected in the family’s hair, saying that “we cannot comment on individual claims or customers.”
December 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
“The company did not address detailed questions from The Times about the contamination found inside the Van Ness home after the insurer-led remediation, or about the carcinogens detected in the family’s hair, saying that “we cannot comment on individual claims or customers.”
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“In California, insurers began trying to limit payouts for smoke damage… after a series of devastating wildfires, according to Dave Jones, a former state insurance commissioner who was the top regulator when carriers first started inserting policy language that excluded toxic smoke”
December 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
“In California, insurers began trying to limit payouts for smoke damage… after a series of devastating wildfires, according to Dave Jones, a former state insurance commissioner who was the top regulator when carriers first started inserting policy language that excluded toxic smoke”
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“Evidence showing that the remediation approved by insurers is inadequate is mounting: Data from 45 homes tested after professional cleaning showed that 43 of them still tested positive for unsafe levels of lead, according to Eaton Fire Residents United, a coalition of concerned residents.”
December 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
“Evidence showing that the remediation approved by insurers is inadequate is mounting: Data from 45 homes tested after professional cleaning showed that 43 of them still tested positive for unsafe levels of lead, according to Eaton Fire Residents United, a coalition of concerned residents.”
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“The most shocking thing is that this is after the home was remediated,” said Joseph G. Allen, the director of the Healthy Buildings Program at Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health and a former scientific adviser to the White House, who reviewed the results.”
December 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
“The most shocking thing is that this is after the home was remediated,” said Joseph G. Allen, the director of the Healthy Buildings Program at Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health and a former scientific adviser to the White House, who reviewed the results.”
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“All 10 experts who reviewed the testing results from the house expressed concern about the level of contamination &said that the insurance-led remediation effort was not sufficient. Several of them highlighted the risk in the attic, where testing by The Times detected beryllium, chromium & cadmium”
December 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
“All 10 experts who reviewed the testing results from the house expressed concern about the level of contamination &said that the insurance-led remediation effort was not sufficient. Several of them highlighted the risk in the attic, where testing by The Times detected beryllium, chromium & cadmium”
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“The concentrations found in the attic were “sky high,” said Joe L. Nieusma, a toxicologist who was one of 10 experts who reviewed the results.
“There are multiple carcinogens in the house and extremely high levels of lead… It’s not safe for humans — or animals — to live in that residence.”
“There are multiple carcinogens in the house and extremely high levels of lead… It’s not safe for humans — or animals — to live in that residence.”
December 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
“The concentrations found in the attic were “sky high,” said Joe L. Nieusma, a toxicologist who was one of 10 experts who reviewed the results.
“There are multiple carcinogens in the house and extremely high levels of lead… It’s not safe for humans — or animals — to live in that residence.”
“There are multiple carcinogens in the house and extremely high levels of lead… It’s not safe for humans — or animals — to live in that residence.”
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“We call it the tobacco playbook because it was done for so long and so successfully by an industry that was making a deadly product,” said David Michaels… who has written two books detailing this strategy. “This is absolutely the latest iteration of ‘science for hire.’” cc @profgoldberg.bsky.social
December 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“We call it the tobacco playbook because it was done for so long and so successfully by an industry that was making a deadly product,” said David Michaels… who has written two books detailing this strategy. “This is absolutely the latest iteration of ‘science for hire.’” cc @profgoldberg.bsky.social
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“According to more than two dozen scientists, insurance adjusters and consumer advocates interviewed for this article, as well as a review of thousands of pages… this approach is supported by a small roster of industry consultants who cite research papers that have not been peer-reviewed”
December 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
“According to more than two dozen scientists, insurance adjusters and consumer advocates interviewed for this article, as well as a review of thousands of pages… this approach is supported by a small roster of industry consultants who cite research papers that have not been peer-reviewed”
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“By contrast, the insurance industry is relying on what experts interviewed by The Times describe as outdated or incomplete research, endorsing cleanups based only on what can be seen and smelled. If insurers test at all, it is for a small subset of contaminants.”
December 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
“By contrast, the insurance industry is relying on what experts interviewed by The Times describe as outdated or incomplete research, endorsing cleanups based only on what can be seen and smelled. If insurers test at all, it is for a small subset of contaminants.”
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“Microscopic particles carried by the smoke slip into a home’s insulation… Industrial hygienists and toxicologists insist that removing the contamination requires tearing out nearly every surface the smoke touched — not just the insulation, but the hardwood floors, tiles, plaster and stucco.”
December 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
“Microscopic particles carried by the smoke slip into a home’s insulation… Industrial hygienists and toxicologists insist that removing the contamination requires tearing out nearly every surface the smoke touched — not just the insulation, but the hardwood floors, tiles, plaster and stucco.”
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“Like most insurance policies in California, the Van Nesses’ contract with Farmers — the second largest home insurer in the state — covers smoke damage, but it doesn’t spell out how the damage should be repaired. That’s because there are no state or federal standards”
December 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
“Like most insurance policies in California, the Van Nesses’ contract with Farmers — the second largest home insurer in the state — covers smoke damage, but it doesn’t spell out how the damage should be repaired. That’s because there are no state or federal standards”
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“For nearly every house reduced to ash by the fires that blackened the Los Angeles sky last January, another was left standing but steeped in smoke, according to an analysis by The New York Times.
These homes sit at an uncomfortable juncture: intact but potentially contaminated.”
These homes sit at an uncomfortable juncture: intact but potentially contaminated.”
December 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
“For nearly every house reduced to ash by the fires that blackened the Los Angeles sky last January, another was left standing but steeped in smoke, according to an analysis by The New York Times.
These homes sit at an uncomfortable juncture: intact but potentially contaminated.”
These homes sit at an uncomfortable juncture: intact but potentially contaminated.”
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“We don’t have the means to pay our mortgage and live somewhere else,” said Mr. Van Ness, 44, a waiter at a five-star hotel. “It’s a feeling of helplessness that is indescribable.”
December 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
“We don’t have the means to pay our mortgage and live somewhere else,” said Mr. Van Ness, 44, a waiter at a five-star hotel. “It’s a feeling of helplessness that is indescribable.”
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“The family reluctantly returned home in August… two months after a consultant they hired found lead — a dangerous neurotoxin — inside the house. After their insurer, Farmers Insurance, dismissed those findings and cut off payments for their hotel, the Van Nesses had little choice but to return”
Insurers Said They Could Return Home. Our Tests Found Neurotoxins in Their Bodies.
A Times investigation has found that insurers are driving families into homes contaminated by smoke. Lab results show how one family was exposed to neurotoxins and carcinogens.
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
“The family reluctantly returned home in August… two months after a consultant they hired found lead — a dangerous neurotoxin — inside the house. After their insurer, Farmers Insurance, dismissed those findings and cut off payments for their hotel, the Van Nesses had little choice but to return”
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Awful, awful news. Bob Kafka, a pioneer in disability rights, is gone. May he rest in peace.
www.npr.org/2025/12/27/g...
www.npr.org/2025/12/27/g...
Disability rights advocate Bob Kafka dead at 79
Bob Kafka was an organizer with ADAPT (American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today), a group which advocates for policy change to support people with disabilities.
www.npr.org
December 29, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Awful, awful news. Bob Kafka, a pioneer in disability rights, is gone. May he rest in peace.
www.npr.org/2025/12/27/g...
www.npr.org/2025/12/27/g...
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From President Trump’s first day in office — marked by his pardons of Jan. 6 insurrectionists — he began a multi-pronged effort to undermine U.S. elections. Sean Morales-Doyle and other Brennan Center experts join The Briefing with Michael Waldman to discuss the year in review. bit.ly/48SQYPc
December 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
From President Trump’s first day in office — marked by his pardons of Jan. 6 insurrectionists — he began a multi-pronged effort to undermine U.S. elections. Sean Morales-Doyle and other Brennan Center experts join The Briefing with Michael Waldman to discuss the year in review. bit.ly/48SQYPc
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A Black Mom lost her job this year after graduating from college- She went to try and give her children a better life, but the spiraling economy made things worse for her, she’s behind on electric and gas bills. Let’s please give $1 to reach her goal and alleviate some of the bills.
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Help someone struggling in the community!
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December 29, 2025 at 12:56 PM
A Black Mom lost her job this year after graduating from college- She went to try and give her children a better life, but the spiraling economy made things worse for her, she’s behind on electric and gas bills. Let’s please give $1 to reach her goal and alleviate some of the bills.
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@freepress.bsky.social doing great work on this FYI
Free Press Urges the Carr FCC to Abandon Plans to Let Big Broadcast Conglomerates Become Even Bigger
It’s irresponsible for the Carr FCC to eliminate the remaining limits on runaway consolidation—and communities will suffer the consequences if this plan goes through.
www.freepress.net
December 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
@freepress.bsky.social doing great work on this FYI
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This is an important point. And as our information system has evolved over the past 10 years it has more obviously become a partisan press model. Not just websites and podcasts, but ownership of what were once mainstream/non-partisan news outlets. People consume propaganda without realizing it.
One of the most successful propaganda campaigns of our time is the right-wing claim that liberals dominate the media. The right has pushed this myth for decades on Fox and other outlets. You know about it because RIGHT-WING MEDIA HAVE A HUGE MEGAPHONE. My thread. 1/10 🧵
December 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This is an important point. And as our information system has evolved over the past 10 years it has more obviously become a partisan press model. Not just websites and podcasts, but ownership of what were once mainstream/non-partisan news outlets. People consume propaganda without realizing it.
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Pope Leo decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon on Thursday, in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual service on the day Christians across the globe celebrate the birth of Jesus. For @reuters.com:
In first Christmas sermon, Pope Leo decries conditions for Palestinians in Gaza
Pope Leo decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon on Thursday, in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual service on the day Christians across...
www.reuters.com
December 25, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Pope Leo decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon on Thursday, in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual service on the day Christians across the globe celebrate the birth of Jesus. For @reuters.com:
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Our beauty never leaves. We just need to see it
December 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Our beauty never leaves. We just need to see it
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These are the actions of an administration that, unconstrained by law, seeks to assert authoritarian power over the institutions of civil society that it dislikes.
December 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
These are the actions of an administration that, unconstrained by law, seeks to assert authoritarian power over the institutions of civil society that it dislikes.
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It may seem a minor point but mentioning Harvard first in the ‘dispute’ suggests that the university is equally if not more culpable.
It would have helpful to note that no administration has the legal right to use extortionate means to “exert influence over elite colleges…it views as too liberal.”
It would have helpful to note that no administration has the legal right to use extortionate means to “exert influence over elite colleges…it views as too liberal.”
December 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
It may seem a minor point but mentioning Harvard first in the ‘dispute’ suggests that the university is equally if not more culpable.
It would have helpful to note that no administration has the legal right to use extortionate means to “exert influence over elite colleges…it views as too liberal.”
It would have helpful to note that no administration has the legal right to use extortionate means to “exert influence over elite colleges…it views as too liberal.”