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Susi in Shenandoah
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Mom, Nan, Environment advocate, Friend, Lover of all people
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Deactivated my Twitter account today. After 16 yrs. Haven't logged on to FB in years. But may soon deactivate that as well. It's just hanging out there. Times are changing. #Twitter #FB #Meta #SocialMedia #Deactivating #ByeBye
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#FoodInsecurity #SNAP #health #inflation

🌱 [We knew that a #WFPB diet significantly reduces risk of conditions like heart disease, diabetes & obesity - & now we have proof that opting for beans instead of beef will also lead to significant savings on your grocery bill]
www.pcrm.org/news/news-re...
November 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week.

@wired.com #ICE
www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...
November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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According to the USDA, each $1 spent in SNAP generates as much as $1.54 in economic activity, including increased GDP.
November 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.

That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.

Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
October 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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It’s not just dazzling headlights - the growing size of vehicles, especially SUVs, is making our roads more dangerous for smaller-car users, pedestrians, cyclists and children
#SUVAlliance

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Car headlights to be reviewed after drivers complain of being 'blinded' at night
Concern over the glare from brighter headlamps is prompting the government to review vehicle design.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Miami New Times confirming that a big immigration enforcement operation is coming to South Florida, and deportation officers from out of state are headed to Miami this weekend to assist.
October 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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A nationwide backlash to AI data centers is brewing.

And for good reason: while AI enriches Big Tech CEOs and props up the stock market, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and power.

When the AI bubble bursts, the rest of us will be stuck holding the bag. Be warned.
October 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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“Walking keeps me connected with community, and I never get bored of it,” Joan concluded. “There’s always new things to see, or people to bump into. It doesn’t feel boring to me. And that helps me appreciate where I live a lot more.” www.minnpost.com/cityscape/20...
Too many of us are missing the benefits of walking
Even in good weather in parts of the Twin Cities with nice sidewalks and close destinations, people aren't walking as much as they could.
www.minnpost.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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OpenAI’s strategy is very clear, it’s trying to get people - especially young people - so reliant on its products intellectually & emotionally (& now sexually!) that going without them becomes unthinkable. And they need signs of that strategy working to keep the funding flowing in
October 14, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
October 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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It would be great if we could take a whole country and change the default speed limit to 20mph and then compare it to one left at 30mph. What if it reduced casualties by 25% and with lower risk reduced insurance premiums by £45 a year? Well it did! bit.ly/4gIBPlJ
October 5, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
October 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Statistics don’t lie. Crushingly sobering.
More guns than people…

Is it freedom or a national death cult that keeps growing?
October 1, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Just five media companies control 90% of our media market.

But it’s not just media. In 75% of U.S. industries, fewer companies now control more of their markets than they did 20 years ago – leaving us vulnerable to higher prices and lower wages.

Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains.
The Illusion of Choice: How Big Business Controls Your Life (ft. Lina Khan)
Robert Reich
youtu.be
September 29, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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The review of more than 60 scientific articles showed that microplastics, among other effects, can stimulate the formation of osteoclasts, cells specialized in degrading bone tissue. www.wired.com/story/microp...
Microplastics Could Be Weakening Your Bones, Research Suggests
The review of more than 60 scientific articles showed that microplastics, among other effects, can stimulate the formation of osteoclasts, cells specialized in degrading bone tissue.
www.wired.com
September 29, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.

Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.

Four giants control 80% of meat processing.

A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.

The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.
September 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Jan 2023:

-ChatGPT becomes the fastest growing app in history

Mar 2023:

- Silicon Valley Bank collapses in the wake of FTX debacle
- Crypto at-large plunges
- FDIC bails out EVERY SINGLE DEPOSITER in SVB
- Peter Thiel and his ilk need a new growth sector

Oh look... What an interesting chart...
More people should be talking about this.
September 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1

CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1

Trickle-down economics was always a sham.

Nothing has ever trickled down.
September 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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The first successful treatment of Huntington’s disease, accomplished via Adeno-Associated Virus Therapy and direct brain introduction.

An exciting day for medicine! 🧪

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time - BBC News
One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.
www.bbc.com
September 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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Although Tom Ragsdale’s oil companies owe New Mexico more than $3.5 million for pollution and unpaid fees, the state has recovered only about $50,000.

Drillers across the industry have employed similar tactics in what is known as “the playbook.”

(Published Dec. 2024)
The American Oil Industry’s Playbook, Illustrated: How Drillers Offload Costly Cleanup Onto the Public
Oil executive Tom Ragsdale walked away from his old wells, making the pollution left behind the state of New Mexico’s problem. His tactics, however, are ubiquitous in the industry.
www.propublica.org
September 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Kroger will lay off ~1,000 employees.

In December, it announced $7.5B in stock buybacks – which juice stock prices, enriching shareholders and boosting CEO pay.

Just so happens that Kroger's last CEO was paid 457x its typical employee in 2024.

Textbook corporate greed.
September 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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‘Maddening’ Proof Plastics Industry Knew Recycling Was False Solution in 1974, New Document Shows www.desmog.com/2025/08/05/m...
‘Maddening’ Proof Plastics Industry Knew Recycling Was False Solution in 1974, New Document Shows
Exclusive finding by DeSmog shows high-level industry awareness that recycling plastic ‘not feasible’ as companies face lawsuits over alleged public deception campaign.
www.desmog.com
September 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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The world is drowning in plastic. Experts say we need to stop making so much.

But the plastics industry is peddling a "solution" that works like magic.

Don't be fooled.

(Published June 2024)
By @lisalsong.bsky.social
The Delusion of “Advanced” Plastic Recycling
The plastics industry has heralded a type of chemical recycling it claims could replace new shopping bags and candy wrappers with old ones — but not much is being recycled at all, and this method won’...
www.propublica.org
September 9, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Young people are using ChatGPT to write their applications; HR is using AI to read them; no one is getting hired. @annielowrey.bsky.social reports:
The Job Market Is Hell
Young people are using ChatGPT to write their applications; HR is using AI to read them; no one is getting hired.
bit.ly
September 9, 2025 at 3:15 AM