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Lover of libraries, lakeside gardens, history and great music.
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Very cool package I got to work on for the latest @wired.com politics issue w/ @makenakelly.bsky.social & Elisa Muyl (our politics fellow & CUNY grad student who really made this thing shine).
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The 22 Very Online Upstarts Changing the Face of Politics
Introducing WIRED’s 2025 Political Power Users—the creators, podcasters, and pundits who will blow up the next electoral era.
www.wired.com
September 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Very cool package I got to work on for the latest @wired.com politics issue w/ @makenakelly.bsky.social & Elisa Muyl (our politics fellow & CUNY grad student who really made this thing shine).
Save a tab on some of these names: www.wired.com/story/wired-...
Save a tab on some of these names: www.wired.com/story/wired-...
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The Kansas Department for Children and Families has now met eight of 14 obligations laid out in a 2020 lawsuit settlement. But the state is coming up short or falling behind for the other commitments.
Some Kansas foster kids suffer 'extreme' instability as state still fails to fix longstanding issues
A new report reflects how Kansas is falling short of some its commitments to improve the state's foster system.
www.kcur.org
September 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The Kansas Department for Children and Families has now met eight of 14 obligations laid out in a 2020 lawsuit settlement. But the state is coming up short or falling behind for the other commitments.
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Trump’s kidnappings and deportations have left more than 100 U.S. citizen children stranded without their parents.
Families belong together. www.cnn.com/2025/09/23/p...
Families belong together. www.cnn.com/2025/09/23/p...
‘The new family separation crisis’: More than 100 US citizen kids left stranded by ICE enforcement actions, CNN finds | CNN Politics
Children across the US have ended up in the care of relatives, neighbors, friends, coworkers and even strangers after ICE detained or deported their parents.
www.cnn.com
September 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Trump’s kidnappings and deportations have left more than 100 U.S. citizen children stranded without their parents.
Families belong together. www.cnn.com/2025/09/23/p...
Families belong together. www.cnn.com/2025/09/23/p...
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As I was saying…
Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
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September 24, 2025 at 4:27 AM
As I was saying…
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A new guideline limiting access to COVID-19 vaccines has encouraged local health experts to speak on the importance of taking preventative measures this cold and flu season.
New vaccine guidelines spark discussion on preventative care during cold and flu season
New vaccine guidelines call for "shared decision making," limiting immediate access to vaccinations for adults under 65.
www.columbiamissourian.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A new guideline limiting access to COVID-19 vaccines has encouraged local health experts to speak on the importance of taking preventative measures this cold and flu season.
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We’re not just planning for a digital future: we’re living in a digital present. How do we make a sustainable cultural memory?
@TJOwens.bsky.social & @ShannonMattern.bsky.social discuss in the #booktalk AFTER DISRUPTION.
🗓 Thurs Sept 25
🕖 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1633230118...
@TJOwens.bsky.social & @ShannonMattern.bsky.social discuss in the #booktalk AFTER DISRUPTION.
🗓 Thurs Sept 25
🕖 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1633230118...
September 24, 2025 at 7:02 PM
We’re not just planning for a digital future: we’re living in a digital present. How do we make a sustainable cultural memory?
@TJOwens.bsky.social & @ShannonMattern.bsky.social discuss in the #booktalk AFTER DISRUPTION.
🗓 Thurs Sept 25
🕖 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1633230118...
@TJOwens.bsky.social & @ShannonMattern.bsky.social discuss in the #booktalk AFTER DISRUPTION.
🗓 Thurs Sept 25
🕖 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET
🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/1633230118...
Posted @withregram from Instagram • @mainepublic
The Nature Conservancy has reached a deal to buy four hydropower dams on the Kennebec River with the intent to remove the structures and restore the waterway for native sea run fish.
Read the full story by Peter McGuire at mainepublic.org
The Nature Conservancy has reached a deal to buy four hydropower dams on the Kennebec River with the intent to remove the structures and restore the waterway for native sea run fish.
Read the full story by Peter McGuire at mainepublic.org
September 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Posted @withregram from Instagram • @mainepublic
The Nature Conservancy has reached a deal to buy four hydropower dams on the Kennebec River with the intent to remove the structures and restore the waterway for native sea run fish.
Read the full story by Peter McGuire at mainepublic.org
The Nature Conservancy has reached a deal to buy four hydropower dams on the Kennebec River with the intent to remove the structures and restore the waterway for native sea run fish.
Read the full story by Peter McGuire at mainepublic.org
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Amid federal efforts to scale-back clean energy incentives, utility regulators in Maine approved five new renewable energy projects.
via @mainemorningstar.com
via @mainemorningstar.com
Before loss of federal incentives, Maine regulators greenlight new hydro, solar energy projects
Amid federal efforts to scale-back clean energy incentives, utility regulators in Maine approved five new renewable energy projects. On Sept. 16, the Maine Public Utilities Commission approved a…
www.newsfromthestates.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Amid federal efforts to scale-back clean energy incentives, utility regulators in Maine approved five new renewable energy projects.
via @mainemorningstar.com
via @mainemorningstar.com
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North Carolina's abundant coastal wetland ecosystems are highly effective carbon storehouses, serving to slow climate change's pace while also providing vital fish nurseries, wildlife havens and storm buffers.
coastalreview.org/2025/09/coas...
coastalreview.org/2025/09/coas...
Coastal habitats are North Carolina's hidden climate engines | Coastal Review
North Carolina's abundant coastal wetland ecosystems are highly effective carbon storehouses, serving to slow climate change's pace while also providing vital fish nurseries, wildlife havens and storm...
coastalreview.org
September 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
North Carolina's abundant coastal wetland ecosystems are highly effective carbon storehouses, serving to slow climate change's pace while also providing vital fish nurseries, wildlife havens and storm buffers.
coastalreview.org/2025/09/coas...
coastalreview.org/2025/09/coas...
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Nothing says “land of the free” like armed agents of the state saying “show me your papers if you want your daughter back” bsky.app/profile/nbcb...
September 23, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Nothing says “land of the free” like armed agents of the state saying “show me your papers if you want your daughter back” bsky.app/profile/nbcb...
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Geneticist Mary-Claire King has had a remarkable career. She changed how we understand hereditary cancer, helped reunite families after Argentina’s dictatorship, and upended conventional wisdom about our evolutionary origins.
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September 21, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Geneticist Mary-Claire King has had a remarkable career. She changed how we understand hereditary cancer, helped reunite families after Argentina’s dictatorship, and upended conventional wisdom about our evolutionary origins.
buff.ly/nwsUeYu
buff.ly/nwsUeYu
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Across Madison, people are opening up homes and buildings for a Sun Day solar tour. And they've got some pretty amazing buildings there!
September 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Across Madison, people are opening up homes and buildings for a Sun Day solar tour. And they've got some pretty amazing buildings there!
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Raquel Reyes’ family owns a paleteria in Kansas City, though her family lineage traces back to another famous American Girl doll. Her author, Angela Cervantes, is a Kansas City resident herself.
A brand new American Girl doll hails from Kansas City’s Mexican American community
Raquel Reyes’ family owns a paleteria in Kansas City, though her family lineage traces back to another famous American Girl doll. Her author, Angela Cervantes, is a Kansas City resident herself.
www.kcur.org
September 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Raquel Reyes’ family owns a paleteria in Kansas City, though her family lineage traces back to another famous American Girl doll. Her author, Angela Cervantes, is a Kansas City resident herself.
At the Atlantic Festival 2025: PBS documentary series (Episode One airs November 16th), “The American Revolution,” a discussion with Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein, Annette Gordon-Reed, and actor Tom Hanks. Moderated by Atlantic editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg.
youtu.be/rS-do2GHZbg?...
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Atlantic Watch: The American Revolution | The Atlantic Festival 2025
YouTube video by The Atlantic
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September 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
At the Atlantic Festival 2025: PBS documentary series (Episode One airs November 16th), “The American Revolution,” a discussion with Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein, Annette Gordon-Reed, and actor Tom Hanks. Moderated by Atlantic editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg.
youtu.be/rS-do2GHZbg?...
youtu.be/rS-do2GHZbg?...
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JUST IN: The law, opposed by police organizations, was aimed by lawmakers at immigration agents and will test state powers over the conduct of federal officials.
California bans masks meant to hide law enforcement officers' identities
The law, opposed by police organizations, was aimed by lawmakers at immigration agents and will test state powers over the conduct of federal officials.
n.pr
September 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
JUST IN: The law, opposed by police organizations, was aimed by lawmakers at immigration agents and will test state powers over the conduct of federal officials.
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Thank you to the 14,000+ people who shared feedback on our community guidelines! We’re updating our rules for clarity, strengthening enforcement, and introducing product changes for healthier conversations. New guidelines kick in Oct 15. bsky.social/about/blog/0...
Building Healthier Social Media: Updated Guidelines and New Features - Bluesky
Public discourse on social media has grown toxic and divisive, but unlike other platforms, Bluesky is building a social web that empowers people instead of exploiting them.
bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Thank you to the 14,000+ people who shared feedback on our community guidelines! We’re updating our rules for clarity, strengthening enforcement, and introducing product changes for healthier conversations. New guidelines kick in Oct 15. bsky.social/about/blog/0...
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“This policy operates as a prior restraint on publication which is considered the most serious of First Amendment violations,” we told @kenbensinger.bsky.social “The government cannot prohibit journalists from public information merely by claiming it’s a secret or even a national security threat.”
Pentagon Expands Its Restrictions on Reporter Access
www.nytimes.com
September 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
“This policy operates as a prior restraint on publication which is considered the most serious of First Amendment violations,” we told @kenbensinger.bsky.social “The government cannot prohibit journalists from public information merely by claiming it’s a secret or even a national security threat.”
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Today marks an important step in protecting the world from future health risks: the amended International Health Regulations (IHR) officially take effect.
Congratulations to all countries for their commitment to making the world healthier, safer, and fairer!
Congratulations to all countries for their commitment to making the world healthier, safer, and fairer!
September 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Today marks an important step in protecting the world from future health risks: the amended International Health Regulations (IHR) officially take effect.
Congratulations to all countries for their commitment to making the world healthier, safer, and fairer!
Congratulations to all countries for their commitment to making the world healthier, safer, and fairer!
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A national GOP consultant wrote a memo for the map’s legislative sponsor explaining details of the new districts, but he's adamant that isn't evidence he had a hand in creating the map.
“The governor’s team clearly produced and developed this map.” #moleg #mogov
“The governor’s team clearly produced and developed this map.” #moleg #mogov
Court battle looms over KC precinct listed twice in Missouri’s new congressional map • Missouri Independent
Gov. Mike Kehoe issued a statement seeking to rebut charges that a precinct had been duplicated in the new Missouri congressional map.
missouriindependent.com
September 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Tax incentives that have saved U.S. residents thousands of dollars on home efficiency upgrades, clean energy installations and electric vehicles are expiring this year.
Did you dawdle on that new heat pump or EV? Better move fast to get those tax credits
Tax incentives that have saved U.S. residents thousands of dollars on home efficiency upgrades, clean energy installations and electric vehicles are expiring this year.
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September 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Tax incentives that have saved U.S. residents thousands of dollars on home efficiency upgrades, clean energy installations and electric vehicles are expiring this year.
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NOW: Democrats on Capitol Hill intro’ing bill to block targeting of non-profits, media, colleges for political speech.
Sen. Chris Murphy
began by decrying the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
Then charged POTUS + AG Pam Bondi are
openly targeting ppl, for political speech
Sen. Chris Murphy
began by decrying the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
Then charged POTUS + AG Pam Bondi are
openly targeting ppl, for political speech
September 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
NOW: Democrats on Capitol Hill intro’ing bill to block targeting of non-profits, media, colleges for political speech.
Sen. Chris Murphy
began by decrying the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
Then charged POTUS + AG Pam Bondi are
openly targeting ppl, for political speech
Sen. Chris Murphy
began by decrying the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
Then charged POTUS + AG Pam Bondi are
openly targeting ppl, for political speech