@becomingj.bsky.social
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In case I wasn’t clear…
July 16, 2025 at 1:52 AM
In case I wasn’t clear…
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Its diversity of life rivals tropical rainforests, and it’s being destroyed faster than the Amazon. Hear about the American prairie’s natural history and the people trying to save it.
The Ruin And Redemption Of The American Prairie
Tallgrass prairies in the United States were cleared for industrial farms. Can the lost biodiversity be restored?
www.sciencefriday.com
June 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Its diversity of life rivals tropical rainforests, and it’s being destroyed faster than the Amazon. Hear about the American prairie’s natural history and the people trying to save it.
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Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
April 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
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A new study found that U.S. butterfly populations dropped by 22% in just 20 years. Dr. Elise Zipkin and Dr. @nickhaddad.bsky.social join us to discuss what’s causing the decline and whether we can do anything about it.
Where Have All The Butterflies Gone?
A new study of butterfly populations in the US shows a 22% decline among over 500 species in just 20 years.
buff.ly
March 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
A new study found that U.S. butterfly populations dropped by 22% in just 20 years. Dr. Elise Zipkin and Dr. @nickhaddad.bsky.social join us to discuss what’s causing the decline and whether we can do anything about it.
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First, they said postponed; now the meeting is canceled. That means no flu shots next year.
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
F.D.A. Cancels Meeting of Vaccine Experts Scheduled to Advise on Flu Shots
The cancellation plays into fears among scientists who worry that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will use his position as health secretary to sow doubts about vaccines.
www.nytimes.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM
First, they said postponed; now the meeting is canceled. That means no flu shots next year.
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
“'It’s a six-month production cycle,' Dr. Offit said. 'So one can only assume that we’re not picking flu strains this year.'"
Fundamentally, that's a form of mass murder.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/u...
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Billionaires are using a loophole to avoid Medicare taxes. Closing it — and eliminating other ways around the tax for wealthy business owners — could raise more than $250 billion over 10 years for the program.
(Published Dec. 2024)
(Published Dec. 2024)
How a Decades-Old Loophole Lets Billionaires Avoid Medicare Taxes
Some of Wall Street’s richest and most powerful figures are using a legal loophole to avoid paying millions of dollars in taxes earmarked for health care, a ProPublica investigation found.
propub.li
February 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Billionaires are using a loophole to avoid Medicare taxes. Closing it — and eliminating other ways around the tax for wealthy business owners — could raise more than $250 billion over 10 years for the program.
(Published Dec. 2024)
(Published Dec. 2024)
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If you are struggling to get by, Donald Trump has flagrantly driven a tap into the side of your apartment or home…and is draining away even more of your limited resources.
It will flow…directly to his wealthiest supporters.
It will flow…directly to his wealthiest supporters.
February 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If you are struggling to get by, Donald Trump has flagrantly driven a tap into the side of your apartment or home…and is draining away even more of your limited resources.
It will flow…directly to his wealthiest supporters.
It will flow…directly to his wealthiest supporters.
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Ayanna Pressley: "Elon Musk is a Nazi nepo baby."
February 4, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Ayanna Pressley: "Elon Musk is a Nazi nepo baby."
Everyone should be flooding their representatives offices with calls and emails ALL WEEK LONG. www.house.gov/representati...
Representatives | house.gov
www.house.gov
February 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Everyone should be flooding their representatives offices with calls and emails ALL WEEK LONG. www.house.gov/representati...
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You know you are in a bad relationship, when their first move is to cut you off from your friends.
Just sayin’.
Just sayin’.
February 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM
You know you are in a bad relationship, when their first move is to cut you off from your friends.
Just sayin’.
Just sayin’.
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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
January 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent.
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
Opportunities are everywhere.
Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉
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January 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
It seems like a good day to seek out hopeful voices. #robinwallkimmerer #booksky
January 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
It seems like a good day to seek out hopeful voices. #robinwallkimmerer #booksky
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One thing before tomorrow:
Use your local libraries.
Get your card.
Borrow books, manga, films, audios, ebooks.
Recommend titles for purchase (usually online).
Attend promoted activities.
Fill out those "How are we doing?" questionnaires.
Tell your kids that libraries are good.
They are.
📚
Use your local libraries.
Get your card.
Borrow books, manga, films, audios, ebooks.
Recommend titles for purchase (usually online).
Attend promoted activities.
Fill out those "How are we doing?" questionnaires.
Tell your kids that libraries are good.
They are.
📚
January 20, 2025 at 3:05 AM
One thing before tomorrow:
Use your local libraries.
Get your card.
Borrow books, manga, films, audios, ebooks.
Recommend titles for purchase (usually online).
Attend promoted activities.
Fill out those "How are we doing?" questionnaires.
Tell your kids that libraries are good.
They are.
📚
Use your local libraries.
Get your card.
Borrow books, manga, films, audios, ebooks.
Recommend titles for purchase (usually online).
Attend promoted activities.
Fill out those "How are we doing?" questionnaires.
Tell your kids that libraries are good.
They are.
📚
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Mary Oliver bringing truth this morning.
@maryoliverdaily.bsky.social
@maryoliverdaily.bsky.social
January 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Mary Oliver bringing truth this morning.
@maryoliverdaily.bsky.social
@maryoliverdaily.bsky.social
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One of @propublica.org's biggest stories in 2024 was about how 3M execs convinced one of the company's scientists, Kris Hansen, that the forever chemicals she'd found in human blood were safe.
Kris told her story on TikTok, which you can still watch — at least for a few more days.
Kris told her story on TikTok, which you can still watch — at least for a few more days.
Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies. Her bosses halted her work. As the EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking water, she wrestles wit...
TikTok video by ProPublica
www.tiktok.com
January 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
One of @propublica.org's biggest stories in 2024 was about how 3M execs convinced one of the company's scientists, Kris Hansen, that the forever chemicals she'd found in human blood were safe.
Kris told her story on TikTok, which you can still watch — at least for a few more days.
Kris told her story on TikTok, which you can still watch — at least for a few more days.
After a very dark and painful week for so many, I wanted my first post here to be something that uplifts. Enjoy this recent pic I took. Nature brings me hope.
November 15, 2024 at 9:10 PM
After a very dark and painful week for so many, I wanted my first post here to be something that uplifts. Enjoy this recent pic I took. Nature brings me hope.
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Was there today for the H.R. 9495 vote (bill that would have allowed labeling nonprofits as terrorist supporting organizations).
Voted no, of course - but I do want to report that the activism DID work and persuaded members.
I thought it’d be a lonely NO vote, which we take often. It wasn’t.
Voted no, of course - but I do want to report that the activism DID work and persuaded members.
I thought it’d be a lonely NO vote, which we take often. It wasn’t.
November 13, 2024 at 4:55 AM
Was there today for the H.R. 9495 vote (bill that would have allowed labeling nonprofits as terrorist supporting organizations).
Voted no, of course - but I do want to report that the activism DID work and persuaded members.
I thought it’d be a lonely NO vote, which we take often. It wasn’t.
Voted no, of course - but I do want to report that the activism DID work and persuaded members.
I thought it’d be a lonely NO vote, which we take often. It wasn’t.