P Hines
@bluepeach73.bsky.social
Wife. Mother. Writer. Georgia born and raised. Focus on supporting women and the environment.
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Historic land deal halts mine planned next to Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp
Historic land deal halts mining project next to Okefenokee Swamp
The move puts an immediate halt to a project that scientists and environmentalists had feared could irreparably damage North America’s largest blackwater swamp.
www.ajc.com
June 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Historic land deal halts mine planned next to Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp
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WATCH: Sen. Ossoff presses President Trump's Interior Secretary to protect the Okefenokee Swamp.
May 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
WATCH: Sen. Ossoff presses President Trump's Interior Secretary to protect the Okefenokee Swamp.
I'm attending National Wildlife Federation's event, “Virtual Rally to Save the Cornerstone of Conservation Science” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nwf/event/79...
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We need YOU as we rally in support of critical federal government services at risk of being lost forever. The U.S. Geological Survey Ecosystems Mission Area is responsible for many of the programs tha...
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May 21, 2025 at 10:19 AM
I'm attending National Wildlife Federation's event, “Virtual Rally to Save the Cornerstone of Conservation Science” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nwf/event/79...
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Ben Wittes, Roger Parloff, Quinta Jurecic, & Anna Bower, I would be glad to make a “Champion” contribution toward the $15,000 match by your generous donor. Lawfare is literally indispensable in these historic times in which we live.
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April 16, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Ben Wittes, Roger Parloff, Quinta Jurecic, & Anna Bower, I would be glad to make a “Champion” contribution toward the $15,000 match by your generous donor. Lawfare is literally indispensable in these historic times in which we live.
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Protests today on Peachtree Street in Atlanta. It stretches for blocks!
April 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Protests today on Peachtree Street in Atlanta. It stretches for blocks!
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he will suffer an embarrassing, humiliating defeat in the Supreme Court of the United States. There's not a court in the land that will uphold these sinister Executive Orders against the country’s law firms and lawyers. The Nation's 1.2M lawyers are the trustees of the Rule of Law in America.
March 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
he will suffer an embarrassing, humiliating defeat in the Supreme Court of the United States. There's not a court in the land that will uphold these sinister Executive Orders against the country’s law firms and lawyers. The Nation's 1.2M lawyers are the trustees of the Rule of Law in America.
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I told Nicolle that if the President chooses to force the issue of his fallacious claim of constitutional right to get personal revenge against the Nation’s law firms and individual lawyers because they represented clients he considers to be his political enemies,
March 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I told Nicolle that if the President chooses to force the issue of his fallacious claim of constitutional right to get personal revenge against the Nation’s law firms and individual lawyers because they represented clients he considers to be his political enemies,
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Nicolle and I discussed the President’s facially unconstitutional Executive Orders targeting Perkins Coie and Covington & Burling, two of the country’s premier law firms, and the President’s frontal assault on the Constitution, Rule of Law, American justice system, and the Nation’s legal profession.
March 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Nicolle and I discussed the President’s facially unconstitutional Executive Orders targeting Perkins Coie and Covington & Burling, two of the country’s premier law firms, and the President’s frontal assault on the Constitution, Rule of Law, American justice system, and the Nation’s legal profession.
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Here’s why I’ll be voting NO on the partisan funding bill.
March 14, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Here’s why I’ll be voting NO on the partisan funding bill.
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“Deadline looms as Twin Pines Minerals, LLC AGAIN seeks Federal Approval of its disastrous threat to the Suwannee River Watershed, the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.”
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Please help us in Georgia save the Okefenokee from a shady mining operation out of Alabama. The proposed mine is an assault on one of the most unique and magical natural habitats in the world 🌱🌎🐊
#nature #conservation #environment #climatechange
#nature #conservation #environment #climatechange
March 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
“Deadline looms as Twin Pines Minerals, LLC AGAIN seeks Federal Approval of its disastrous threat to the Suwannee River Watershed, the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.”
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
(paraphrased)
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
(paraphrased)
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Welcome to Heaven, Jimmy Carter.
December 29, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Welcome to Heaven, Jimmy Carter.
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December 29, 2024 at 11:14 PM
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Former President Jimmy Carter has died at age 100.
What a life.
What a legacy.
Thank you, Mr. President.
What a life.
What a legacy.
Thank you, Mr. President.
December 29, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Former President Jimmy Carter has died at age 100.
What a life.
What a legacy.
Thank you, Mr. President.
What a life.
What a legacy.
Thank you, Mr. President.
Peace and perspective is often found between the ears and on a quiet path.
December 8, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Peace and perspective is often found between the ears and on a quiet path.
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It’s clear by now that state abortion bans are having a seismic impact on health care. But they are also introducing a dangerous new dynamic for anyone who happens to conceive.
Help us report on maternal health.
Help us report on maternal health.
How We Report on Maternal Health — and How to Get in Touch With Our Team
For years, ProPublica has examined the deaths of pregnant women and new mothers to uncover problems that can prevent other deaths. Our reporting has sparked change. Now, we are investigating the…
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November 30, 2024 at 3:00 PM
It’s clear by now that state abortion bans are having a seismic impact on health care. But they are also introducing a dangerous new dynamic for anyone who happens to conceive.
Help us report on maternal health.
Help us report on maternal health.
Please help us in Georgia save the Okefenokee from a shady mining operation out of Alabama. The proposed mine is an assault on one of the most unique and magical natural habitats in the world 🌱🌎🐊
#nature #conservation #environment #climatechange
#nature #conservation #environment #climatechange
November 19, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Please help us in Georgia save the Okefenokee from a shady mining operation out of Alabama. The proposed mine is an assault on one of the most unique and magical natural habitats in the world 🌱🌎🐊
#nature #conservation #environment #climatechange
#nature #conservation #environment #climatechange
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We hope you’ve read our collaboration partner stories with @democracyforward. these past few weeks. Of course, we were very happy to see @nytimes report on what DF and other similar orgs are doing / preparing to do, come January 20, to protect our country from tyranny www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/u...
Liberal Legal Group Positions Itself as a Top Trump Administration Foe
Using Project 2025 as a blueprint, the group Democracy Forward says it has prepared a raft of potential legal challenges to respond to the Trump-Vance agenda as soon as Day 1.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2024 at 12:57 PM
We hope you’ve read our collaboration partner stories with @democracyforward. these past few weeks. Of course, we were very happy to see @nytimes report on what DF and other similar orgs are doing / preparing to do, come January 20, to protect our country from tyranny www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/u...
November 19, 2024 at 12:32 AM
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It’s a mess out there, y’all. Glad to be here on this fresh platform, with all of you. Better South. Better America. Better World. Let’s get to work. Let’s go.
November 15, 2024 at 7:26 PM
It’s a mess out there, y’all. Glad to be here on this fresh platform, with all of you. Better South. Better America. Better World. Let’s get to work. Let’s go.
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"Some may seek to deny or delay the clean energy revolution that's underway in America, but nobody — nobody — can reverse it," Biden said. But Trump has vowed to roll back those plans.
Biden marks his climate legacy during Amazon visit, asserting 'nobody' can reverse it
"Some may seek to deny or delay the clean energy revolution that's underway in America, but nobody — nobody — can reverse it," Biden said. But Trump has vowed to roll back those plans.
www.npr.org
November 17, 2024 at 10:09 PM
"Some may seek to deny or delay the clean energy revolution that's underway in America, but nobody — nobody — can reverse it," Biden said. But Trump has vowed to roll back those plans.
Beaver Supermoon over Sapphire, NC tonight. The final supermoon of the year. It represents an opportunity for manifestation 💙💙💙 Shot with an 800mm lens setup 🤓
#supermoon #nature #photgraphy
#supermoon #nature #photgraphy
November 15, 2024 at 11:33 PM
Beaver Supermoon over Sapphire, NC tonight. The final supermoon of the year. It represents an opportunity for manifestation 💙💙💙 Shot with an 800mm lens setup 🤓
#supermoon #nature #photgraphy
#supermoon #nature #photgraphy
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people who use goodreads: jeff bezos owns goodreads and if you want a better alternative there is a black woman owned company called storygraph that you can use to replace it. you can transfer all of your data from goodreads to storygraph and have your mind be free of trumpie jeff bezos! win win. 💙
November 13, 2024 at 5:24 PM
people who use goodreads: jeff bezos owns goodreads and if you want a better alternative there is a black woman owned company called storygraph that you can use to replace it. you can transfer all of your data from goodreads to storygraph and have your mind be free of trumpie jeff bezos! win win. 💙
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Most Texas school board candidates who support book bans lost their elections
Most Texas school board candidates who support book bans lost their elections
A majority of pro-book ban school board candidates lost in Texas, but education advocates are worried about other election results.
www.lonestarlive.com
November 13, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Most Texas school board candidates who support book bans lost their elections