Sigridinquito
@sigridvasconez.bsky.social
Passion for nature, democracy and social transformation. Honesty is priceless, always against corruption.
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Sign of the day…
April 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Sign of the day…
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This week, as the number of confirmed measles cases rose to 483, the CDC buried a report that would’ve stressed the importance of getting vaccinated.
The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations
The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.
propub.li
March 30, 2025 at 3:00 AM
This week, as the number of confirmed measles cases rose to 483, the CDC buried a report that would’ve stressed the importance of getting vaccinated.
The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
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Oil and gas industry wants to be able to dump highly toxic fracking wastewater—full of benzene and heavy metals, often radioactive—with more abandon, including in rivers and streams, and White House is open to that.
insideclimatenews.org/news/2003202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/2003202...
EPA Considers Giving Oil and Gas Companies More ‘Flexibility’ to Dispose of Highly Toxic Wastewater - Inside Climate News
Technology to treat produced water has advanced. But critics warn against relaxing protections for disposal “of what is very hazardous material.”
insideclimatenews.org
March 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Oil and gas industry wants to be able to dump highly toxic fracking wastewater—full of benzene and heavy metals, often radioactive—with more abandon, including in rivers and streams, and White House is open to that.
insideclimatenews.org/news/2003202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/2003202...
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"On October 8, 1931, a law went into effect requiring every Italian university professor to sign an oath pledging their loyalty to the government of Benito Mussolini. Out of over 1,200 professors in the country, only 12 refused. All of them were immediately fired." www.chronicle.com/article/what...
Opinion | What Autocrats Want From Academics: Servility
In 1931, Italian scholars were made to take loyalty oaths. Will that happen to us?
www.chronicle.com
March 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
"On October 8, 1931, a law went into effect requiring every Italian university professor to sign an oath pledging their loyalty to the government of Benito Mussolini. Out of over 1,200 professors in the country, only 12 refused. All of them were immediately fired." www.chronicle.com/article/what...
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The parents of an unvaccinated 6-year-old girl who just died from measles in Texas say they have no regrets for refusing to vaccinate their child.
“The measles are good for the body... She’s better off where she is now.”
“The measles are good for the body... She’s better off where she is now.”
Parents of Texas child who died of measles stand by decision to not vaccinate
The measles vaccine has been proven to be safe and effective against the disease, which is highly contagious and can be life threatening.
www.texastribune.org
March 21, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The parents of an unvaccinated 6-year-old girl who just died from measles in Texas say they have no regrets for refusing to vaccinate their child.
“The measles are good for the body... She’s better off where she is now.”
“The measles are good for the body... She’s better off where she is now.”
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This pic of mine is currently on display in the Australian Embassy in Berlin as part of the 'Climate Change in Focus' exhibition. Just heard that some photos will be removed once the election is called for reasons of "political sensitivities". Yeah, let's pretend that climate change isn't a thing.
March 21, 2025 at 11:37 PM
This pic of mine is currently on display in the Australian Embassy in Berlin as part of the 'Climate Change in Focus' exhibition. Just heard that some photos will be removed once the election is called for reasons of "political sensitivities". Yeah, let's pretend that climate change isn't a thing.
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Richest man in the world muses about Jailing reporters, nothing to see here
February 17, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Richest man in the world muses about Jailing reporters, nothing to see here
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At least 20 FDA staffers reviewing Neuralink, Elon Musk's brain implant company, were fired in an ongoing DOGE purge of federal workers.
FDA staff were reviewing Elon Musk’s brain implant company. DOGE just fired them.
At least 20 staffers reviewing Neuralink, Elon Musk's brain implant company, were fired in an ongoing DOGE purge of federal workers.
www.usatoday.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:27 AM
At least 20 FDA staffers reviewing Neuralink, Elon Musk's brain implant company, were fired in an ongoing DOGE purge of federal workers.
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Here is my Federal Employment Termination story:
February 17, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Here is my Federal Employment Termination story:
Please stop Elon and Trump
www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
Leaked emails show the nation’s leading wildlife agency has halted critical funding for conservation
Exclusive: The US Fish and Wildlife Service has frozen millions of dollars, imperiling animals abroad.
www.vox.com
February 17, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Please stop Elon and Trump
www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
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NEW: At least 6 senior FBI officials have been ordered to resign or be fired by Monday. They include those that oversee cyber, national security and criminal investigations. www.cnn.com/2025/01/30/p...
Senior FBI leaders ordered to retire, resign or be fired by Monday | CNN Politics
At least six senior FBI leaders have been ordered to retire, resign or be fired by Monday, according to sources briefed on the matter, extending a purge that began last week at the Justice Department ...
www.cnn.com
January 31, 2025 at 1:30 AM
NEW: At least 6 senior FBI officials have been ordered to resign or be fired by Monday. They include those that oversee cyber, national security and criminal investigations. www.cnn.com/2025/01/30/p...
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The first ever US national nature assessment has been terminated and its USGCRP and DOI webpages have been removed.
A PDF of the zeroth order draft is still available here: review.globalchange.gov/system/files...
A PDF of the zeroth order draft is still available here: review.globalchange.gov/system/files...
www.globalchange.gov
January 31, 2025 at 4:36 AM
The first ever US national nature assessment has been terminated and its USGCRP and DOI webpages have been removed.
A PDF of the zeroth order draft is still available here: review.globalchange.gov/system/files...
A PDF of the zeroth order draft is still available here: review.globalchange.gov/system/files...
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Amazing that a signficant number of Republicans are OK with treason but will defy Trump on the debt ceiling www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
Republican Plan to Avoid Shutdown Fails in the House
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Amazing that a signficant number of Republicans are OK with treason but will defy Trump on the debt ceiling www.nytimes.com/live/2024/12...
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Sound about right.
December 19, 2024 at 10:35 PM
Sound about right.
Mientras se devela el horror de Bashar al-Assad en #Syria no puedo dejar de pensar en #Venezuela.
December 18, 2024 at 1:06 PM
Mientras se devela el horror de Bashar al-Assad en #Syria no puedo dejar de pensar en #Venezuela.
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Another environmental catastrophe caused by Russians east of Crimea, after one of their decaying oil tankers broke apart on high seas 2 days ago, 35km of pristine coastline has been contaminated in true Russian style.
And these tankers are now all over the world.
And these tankers are now all over the world.
December 17, 2024 at 11:09 AM
Another environmental catastrophe caused by Russians east of Crimea, after one of their decaying oil tankers broke apart on high seas 2 days ago, 35km of pristine coastline has been contaminated in true Russian style.
And these tankers are now all over the world.
And these tankers are now all over the world.
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Meteorologists get death threats as Hurricane Milton conspiracy theories thrive
Meteorologists Get Death Threats as Hurricane Milton Conspiracy Theories Thrive
It's their job to warn residents about destructive storms — but political polarization has made them targets online.
www.rollingstone.com
October 10, 2024 at 11:42 AM
Meteorologists get death threats as Hurricane Milton conspiracy theories thrive
We have arrived at ecological overshoot 😪 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Earth’s ‘vital signs’ show humanity’s future in balance, say climate experts
Record emissions, temperatures and population mean more scientists are looking into possibility of societal collapse, report says
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2024 at 12:42 PM
We have arrived at ecological overshoot 😪 www.theguardian.com/environment/...