Anne MB
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Schrier says RFK Jr. should be held responsible for 'every death from a vaccine-preventable illness'
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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From a hearing in June. Dr Schrier, from WA and AAP member, asks Kennedy how many kids with measles or meningitis or pertussis he has treated. It’s epic. #pedsky
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Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666x what the average @sbworkersunited.org barista does. It would take less than one day of sales to finalize a fair contract.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
November 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666x what the average @sbworkersunited.org barista does. It would take less than one day of sales to finalize a fair contract.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Remembering veterans today.
Photo credit Nick Fewings on Unsplash.
Photo credit Nick Fewings on Unsplash.
November 11, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Remembering veterans today.
Photo credit Nick Fewings on Unsplash.
Photo credit Nick Fewings on Unsplash.
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Colorado officials move to keep the dirtiest coal-burning power plant unit in the state running, after it was scheduled to retire at the end of this year.
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E&E News: Colorado seeks to extend life of major coal plant
The move comes amid speculation that DOE is preparing to issue emergency orders directing some retiring coal plants to stay open.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Colorado officials move to keep the dirtiest coal-burning power plant unit in the state running, after it was scheduled to retire at the end of this year.
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There has been a coordinated attack on public health since before Covid, including coordinating and amplifying anti-vaccine sentiments.
From @zeblarson.bsky.social.
From Liberal Currents: "Propaganda, Rather than Pandemic Policies, Caused the War on Public Health--The backlash narrative ignores basic facts of the case."
www.liberalcurrents.com/propaganda-r...
From Liberal Currents: "Propaganda, Rather than Pandemic Policies, Caused the War on Public Health--The backlash narrative ignores basic facts of the case."
www.liberalcurrents.com/propaganda-r...
Propaganda, Rather than Pandemic Policies, Caused the War on Public Health
The backlash narrative ignores basic facts of the case.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
There has been a coordinated attack on public health since before Covid, including coordinating and amplifying anti-vaccine sentiments.
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Great @billmckibben.bsky.social piece on the natsec benefits of solar. This is exactly what @councilonstrategicrisks.org has found in our Renewable Energy is National Security project -- countries that invest in clean energy are more resilient in today's competitive geopolitical environment.
It's hard to drone a solar panel
The war in Ukraine may be adding resilience to the list of clean energy's virtues
open.substack.com
October 6, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Great @billmckibben.bsky.social piece on the natsec benefits of solar. This is exactly what @councilonstrategicrisks.org has found in our Renewable Energy is National Security project -- countries that invest in clean energy are more resilient in today's competitive geopolitical environment.
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Australia has so much clean energy they're literally giving it away. Meanwhile, GOP is in all-out war to stamp out solar
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Australian households to get free electricity three hours a day
Saying there is enough solar power for everyone in the daytime, the federal government will direct retailers to provide three hours of free power every day to consumers.
www.abc.net.au
November 4, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Australia has so much clean energy they're literally giving it away. Meanwhile, GOP is in all-out war to stamp out solar
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Today we found out that @apha.org is awarding the 2025 Executive Director’s Citation Award to "Staff of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Current and In Exile."
We're not crying - you're crying.
www.apha.org/news-and-med...
We're not crying - you're crying.
www.apha.org/news-and-med...
APHA announces 2025 awards for excellence in public health
Every year, the American Public Health Association honors excellence in public health leadership and innovation, from state and local health officials to those speaking up for public health from the h...
www.apha.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Today we found out that @apha.org is awarding the 2025 Executive Director’s Citation Award to "Staff of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Current and In Exile."
We're not crying - you're crying.
www.apha.org/news-and-med...
We're not crying - you're crying.
www.apha.org/news-and-med...
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"To those employees that are still there, we say “we have your back;” for those that are in exile we say, thank you and we await your return, when we can rebuild the agency to what it should be.”
We can't read this without ugly crying. From the bottom of our hearts - Thank you so much, @apha.org !!
We can't read this without ugly crying. From the bottom of our hearts - Thank you so much, @apha.org !!
Today we found out that @apha.org is awarding the 2025 Executive Director’s Citation Award to "Staff of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Current and In Exile."
We're not crying - you're crying.
www.apha.org/news-and-med...
We're not crying - you're crying.
www.apha.org/news-and-med...
APHA announces 2025 awards for excellence in public health
Every year, the American Public Health Association honors excellence in public health leadership and innovation, from state and local health officials to those speaking up for public health from the h...
www.apha.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:26 AM
"To those employees that are still there, we say “we have your back;” for those that are in exile we say, thank you and we await your return, when we can rebuild the agency to what it should be.”
We can't read this without ugly crying. From the bottom of our hearts - Thank you so much, @apha.org !!
We can't read this without ugly crying. From the bottom of our hearts - Thank you so much, @apha.org !!
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China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds: World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months, analysis reveals, a...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds: World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months, analysis reveals, a...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds: World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months, analysis reveals, a...
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Once again the Trump administration, Trump EPA & Lee Zeldin give the middle finger to the MAHA movement.
EPA carves out PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ reporting exemptions.
The Trump administration unveiled proposed changes to the first-ever PFAS reporting rule. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
EPA carves out PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ reporting exemptions.
The Trump administration unveiled proposed changes to the first-ever PFAS reporting rule. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
E&E News: EPA carves out ‘forever chemicals’ reporting exemptions
The Trump administration unveiled proposed changes to the first-ever PFAS reporting rule, which requires companies to hand over private chemical data.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Once again the Trump administration, Trump EPA & Lee Zeldin give the middle finger to the MAHA movement.
EPA carves out PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ reporting exemptions.
The Trump administration unveiled proposed changes to the first-ever PFAS reporting rule. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
EPA carves out PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ reporting exemptions.
The Trump administration unveiled proposed changes to the first-ever PFAS reporting rule. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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📉 Public health funding was budgeted by Congress.
🦠 Outbreaks don’t pause for red tape, but budgets sure do per Russ Vought.
👉 When measles outbreaks hit and emergency funds are still “processing,” that’s not efficiency. That’s negligence dressed in bureaucracy.
🦠 Outbreaks don’t pause for red tape, but budgets sure do per Russ Vought.
👉 When measles outbreaks hit and emergency funds are still “processing,” that’s not efficiency. That’s negligence dressed in bureaucracy.
Wielding Obscure Budget Tools, Trump’s ‘Reaper’ Vought Sows Turmoil in Public Health - KFF Health News
Through shrouded bureaucratic maneuvers, White House budget director Russell Vought and DOGE have quietly upended outbreak response, HIV treatment, and dementia care in communities across America.
kffhealthnews.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
📉 Public health funding was budgeted by Congress.
🦠 Outbreaks don’t pause for red tape, but budgets sure do per Russ Vought.
👉 When measles outbreaks hit and emergency funds are still “processing,” that’s not efficiency. That’s negligence dressed in bureaucracy.
🦠 Outbreaks don’t pause for red tape, but budgets sure do per Russ Vought.
👉 When measles outbreaks hit and emergency funds are still “processing,” that’s not efficiency. That’s negligence dressed in bureaucracy.
@apha.org @docsforclimate.bsky.social
This will affect our physical health because of the loss of climate science, and our mental health because of the loss of beauty from the Hubble images.
This will affect our physical health because of the loss of climate science, and our mental health because of the loss of beauty from the Hubble images.
The Trump regime is East Winging the Goddard Space Flight Center, home to the 10,000 scientists and engineers in NASA science and engineering directorates.
BREAKING: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is illegally closing 13 campus buildings (including ~100 laboratories).
Report coming from GESTA, the Goddard employee union
Report coming from GESTA, the Goddard employee union
November 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
@apha.org @docsforclimate.bsky.social
This will affect our physical health because of the loss of climate science, and our mental health because of the loss of beauty from the Hubble images.
This will affect our physical health because of the loss of climate science, and our mental health because of the loss of beauty from the Hubble images.
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#nasa is shuttering the Goddard #space #flight center in a move that may not be entirely legal, according to critics. For months, our #staff #writer @joshdinner.bsky.social interviewed NASA #employees, read #senate reports and more to give you the deepest dive yet.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:37 PM
#nasa is shuttering the Goddard #space #flight center in a move that may not be entirely legal, according to critics. For months, our #staff #writer @joshdinner.bsky.social interviewed NASA #employees, read #senate reports and more to give you the deepest dive yet.
www.space.com/space-explor...
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The Goddard Space Flight Center has played a central role in America’s success in space exploration. It’s shocking to see what is now happening to it edition.cnn.com/2025/11/04/s...
NASA may be quietly gutting an iconic campus with what it calls strategic closures, workers fear | CNN
Buildings at Goddard’s Maryland campus are being emptied and padlocked, sources say. NASA leadership has pushed back against the concerns.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The Goddard Space Flight Center has played a central role in America’s success in space exploration. It’s shocking to see what is now happening to it edition.cnn.com/2025/11/04/s...
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Alarm is growing among federal workers at NASA’s iconic Goddard Space Flight Center’s main campus in Greenbelt, Maryland.
NASA may be quietly gutting an iconic campus with what it calls strategic closures, workers fear
(CNN) — Alarm is growing among federal workers at NASA’s iconic Goddard Space Flight Center’s main campus in Greenbelt, Maryland — the nerve center for groundbreaking missions like the Hubble
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November 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Alarm is growing among federal workers at NASA’s iconic Goddard Space Flight Center’s main campus in Greenbelt, Maryland.
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As NASA closes Goddard Space Flight Center, Union says: “High profile missions currently supported by the public, Congress and/or the President (e.g., Roman, Dragonfly) will be immediately harmed or endangered.” 🧪🔭
GESTA’s Summary of Goddard Building Closures Status
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is the largest group of scientists, technicians and engineers in the US who develop Earth and space science flight missions. Below is GESTA's understanding of the...
www.gesta-goddard.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:44 AM
As NASA closes Goddard Space Flight Center, Union says: “High profile missions currently supported by the public, Congress and/or the President (e.g., Roman, Dragonfly) will be immediately harmed or endangered.” 🧪🔭
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BREAKING: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is illegally closing 13 campus buildings (including ~100 laboratories).
Report coming from GESTA, the Goddard employee union
Report coming from GESTA, the Goddard employee union
November 2, 2025 at 4:55 AM
BREAKING: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is illegally closing 13 campus buildings (including ~100 laboratories).
Report coming from GESTA, the Goddard employee union
Report coming from GESTA, the Goddard employee union
@cnn.com @nbcnews.com @abc7.bsky.social @cbsnews.com @nprnews.bsky.social @ucs.org @neildegrassetyson.com @drshepherd2013.bsky.social
please keep this in the news. Hubble and Webb telescopes are amazing and other Goddard work is outstanding.
@indivisible.org maybe you can spread the word
please keep this in the news. Hubble and Webb telescopes are amazing and other Goddard work is outstanding.
@indivisible.org maybe you can spread the word
BREAKING: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is illegally closing 13 campus buildings (including ~100 laboratories).
Report coming from GESTA, the Goddard employee union
Report coming from GESTA, the Goddard employee union
November 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
@cnn.com @nbcnews.com @abc7.bsky.social @cbsnews.com @nprnews.bsky.social @ucs.org @neildegrassetyson.com @drshepherd2013.bsky.social
please keep this in the news. Hubble and Webb telescopes are amazing and other Goddard work is outstanding.
@indivisible.org maybe you can spread the word
please keep this in the news. Hubble and Webb telescopes are amazing and other Goddard work is outstanding.
@indivisible.org maybe you can spread the word
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🎉 Peter Hubbard just scored a home run with his win for Georgia PSC! ⚡️Time to knock affordable energy and good jobs investment out of the park! 🌟
November 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
🎉 Peter Hubbard just scored a home run with his win for Georgia PSC! ⚡️Time to knock affordable energy and good jobs investment out of the park! 🌟
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🏆 Victory! Alicia Johnson just brought home the win for clean energy and lower costs. Let’s keep building a brighter future at the Georgia PSC! 🌞
November 5, 2025 at 1:43 AM
🏆 Victory! Alicia Johnson just brought home the win for clean energy and lower costs. Let’s keep building a brighter future at the Georgia PSC! 🌞
See for yourself what health damages are happening due to CDC losing 1/3 of it's workforce and >150 programs.
National Public Health Coalition released new data showing impacts of illegal firings across CDC since Jan 2025. CDC has lost one-third of its civil-service workforce & over 150 programs. Explore an interactive dashboard. See how cuts are undermining public health nationwide.
CDCDataProject.org
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November 2, 2025 at 2:39 AM
See for yourself what health damages are happening due to CDC losing 1/3 of it's workforce and >150 programs.
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“We’re fighting for our lives” in Gloster, Curtis Harris told the Mississippi Free Press at the hearing on Oct. 14. “When I came from Chicago, I was in good health. And (then) I came down here, and everything changed.”
Gloster Biomass Plant Gets OK to Increase Emissions
Mississippi regulators approved new permits for Drax’s biomass plant in Gloster, Mississippi, reversing a decision from earlier this year.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:02 PM
“We’re fighting for our lives” in Gloster, Curtis Harris told the Mississippi Free Press at the hearing on Oct. 14. “When I came from Chicago, I was in good health. And (then) I came down here, and everything changed.”
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I’ve written an entire book showing how centrist economists & techno-optimists provide a permission structure for climate propaganda, creating an overlapping false consensus that we can keep using fossil-fuels and still deal w climate change anyway.
Here’s a good example of that dynamic 👇
Here’s a good example of that dynamic 👇
October 30, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I’ve written an entire book showing how centrist economists & techno-optimists provide a permission structure for climate propaganda, creating an overlapping false consensus that we can keep using fossil-fuels and still deal w climate change anyway.
Here’s a good example of that dynamic 👇
Here’s a good example of that dynamic 👇