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Authorities say gunfire erupted during outdoor festivities at Pennsylvania’s Lincoln University, killing one person and wounding six others.
Shooting at a historically Black university's homecoming fest in Pennsylvania kills 1 and wounds 6
Authorities say gunfire erupted during outdoor festivities at Pennsylvania’s Lincoln University, killing one person and wounding six others.
bit.ly
October 27, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Authorities say gunfire erupted during outdoor festivities at Pennsylvania’s Lincoln University, killing one person and wounding six others.
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“Republicans are clearly making the calculation that Democrats, who have refused to give up their demand for the extension of the premium tax credit to stop dramatic hikes in the cost of healthcare premiums, will cave when America falls into a hunger crisis. What are we doing here, folks?”
October 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“Republicans are clearly making the calculation that Democrats, who have refused to give up their demand for the extension of the premium tax credit to stop dramatic hikes in the cost of healthcare premiums, will cave when America falls into a hunger crisis. What are we doing here, folks?”
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
How long do we anticipate this shutdown to last and for the majority of the 2.3 million federal workforce to go unpaid?
#governmentshutdown #furlough
#governmentshutdown #furlough
October 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
How long do we anticipate this shutdown to last and for the majority of the 2.3 million federal workforce to go unpaid?
#governmentshutdown #furlough
#governmentshutdown #furlough
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Jaguars once roamed the Americas from Argentina to Arizona.
In this episode of Sounds Wild, Sebastián Di Martino, conservation director of Rewilding Argentina, discusses the return of #Jaguars in Argentina and what it would take to bring them back to the U.S.
Listen here ➡️ bit.ly/4pNp0e5
In this episode of Sounds Wild, Sebastián Di Martino, conservation director of Rewilding Argentina, discusses the return of #Jaguars in Argentina and what it would take to bring them back to the U.S.
Listen here ➡️ bit.ly/4pNp0e5
October 23, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Jaguars once roamed the Americas from Argentina to Arizona.
In this episode of Sounds Wild, Sebastián Di Martino, conservation director of Rewilding Argentina, discusses the return of #Jaguars in Argentina and what it would take to bring them back to the U.S.
Listen here ➡️ bit.ly/4pNp0e5
In this episode of Sounds Wild, Sebastián Di Martino, conservation director of Rewilding Argentina, discusses the return of #Jaguars in Argentina and what it would take to bring them back to the U.S.
Listen here ➡️ bit.ly/4pNp0e5
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Trump hosted a dinner last week for White House ballroom donors.
Then he went to Mar-a-Lago for a $1 million-per-person dinner benefiting his super PAC.
Last night, he treated big GOP donors to dinner on his new White House patio.
The government has been shut down for 22 days.
Then he went to Mar-a-Lago for a $1 million-per-person dinner benefiting his super PAC.
Last night, he treated big GOP donors to dinner on his new White House patio.
The government has been shut down for 22 days.
October 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Trump hosted a dinner last week for White House ballroom donors.
Then he went to Mar-a-Lago for a $1 million-per-person dinner benefiting his super PAC.
Last night, he treated big GOP donors to dinner on his new White House patio.
The government has been shut down for 22 days.
Then he went to Mar-a-Lago for a $1 million-per-person dinner benefiting his super PAC.
Last night, he treated big GOP donors to dinner on his new White House patio.
The government has been shut down for 22 days.
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The Conservation Job Board, which many of us in the industry have used, just published this report about the state of conservation/natural science job prospects this year.
The major takeaways (a thread):
worksfornature.org/article/fall...
The major takeaways (a thread):
worksfornature.org/article/fall...
Conservation Jobs Fall Sharply in 2025
Summary
The conservation workforce includes the people and organizations that protect, manage, and study nature. These are the jobs responsible for our parks, forests, wildlife, and water resources.
...
worksfornature.org
October 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The Conservation Job Board, which many of us in the industry have used, just published this report about the state of conservation/natural science job prospects this year.
The major takeaways (a thread):
worksfornature.org/article/fall...
The major takeaways (a thread):
worksfornature.org/article/fall...
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MTG is left of Fetterman now.
October 23, 2025 at 6:07 AM
MTG is left of Fetterman now.
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Artificial intelligence imperils our climate existentially with its tremendous consumption of water and power.
But concentrated capital interests and the media that serves them have some more lies for you to swallow.
bsky.app/profile/apne...
But concentrated capital interests and the media that serves them have some more lies for you to swallow.
bsky.app/profile/apne...
Artificial intelligence has caused concern for its tremendous consumption of water and power. But scientists are also experimenting with ways that AI can help people and businesses use energy more efficiently and pollute less.
AI can help the environment, even though it uses tremendous energy. Here are 5 ways how
Artificial intelligence has caused concern for its tremendous consumption of water and power. But scientists are also experimenting with ways that AI can help people and businesses use energy more efficiently and pollute less.
bit.ly
October 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Artificial intelligence imperils our climate existentially with its tremendous consumption of water and power.
But concentrated capital interests and the media that serves them have some more lies for you to swallow.
bsky.app/profile/apne...
But concentrated capital interests and the media that serves them have some more lies for you to swallow.
bsky.app/profile/apne...
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Massive dollars, energy consumption, water consumption, and land use for data centers to potentially save us some efficiency on the margins.
AI is a solution looking for a problem.
AI is a solution looking for a problem.
October 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Massive dollars, energy consumption, water consumption, and land use for data centers to potentially save us some efficiency on the margins.
AI is a solution looking for a problem.
AI is a solution looking for a problem.
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Poisoned soil, contaminated water, rubble, unburied human remains: a new report details the war’s horrific consequences.
Devastated by Israel, Gaza faces an environmental crisis "above imagination"
Poisoned soil, contaminated water, rubble, unburied human remains: a new report details the war's horrific consequences.
www.motherjones.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Poisoned soil, contaminated water, rubble, unburied human remains: a new report details the war’s horrific consequences.
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Trump's Big Ugly Bill includes a $39B annual business tax break for millionaires.
For that same amount, we could extend the expiring ACA tax credits for a year — and still have $7B left over.
Priorities.
For that same amount, we could extend the expiring ACA tax credits for a year — and still have $7B left over.
Priorities.
October 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Trump's Big Ugly Bill includes a $39B annual business tax break for millionaires.
For that same amount, we could extend the expiring ACA tax credits for a year — and still have $7B left over.
Priorities.
For that same amount, we could extend the expiring ACA tax credits for a year — and still have $7B left over.
Priorities.
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A report by an environmental group says millions of tons of discarded U.S. electronics are being shipped overseas each month — much of it to Southeast Asian countries not prepared to safely handle hazardous waste.
Watchdog report says American e-waste is causing a 'hidden tsunami' in Southeast Asia
A report by an environmental group says millions of tons of discarded U.S. electronics are being shipped overseas each month — much of it to Southeast Asian countries not prepared to safely handle hazardous waste.
bit.ly
October 22, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A report by an environmental group says millions of tons of discarded U.S. electronics are being shipped overseas each month — much of it to Southeast Asian countries not prepared to safely handle hazardous waste.
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In case you need a refresher on how Fetterman went from being the fave of grassroots progressives to "Trump's favorite Democrat," check out @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social's profile of the senator here:
October 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
In case you need a refresher on how Fetterman went from being the fave of grassroots progressives to "Trump's favorite Democrat," check out @abbyvesoulis.bsky.social's profile of the senator here:
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I don’t often agree with Elon Musk, but I fear that he may be right when he says, “AI and robots will replace all jobs.”
So what happens to workers who have no jobs and no income?
AI & robotics must benefit all of humanity, not just billionaires.
So what happens to workers who have no jobs and no income?
AI & robotics must benefit all of humanity, not just billionaires.
October 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I don’t often agree with Elon Musk, but I fear that he may be right when he says, “AI and robots will replace all jobs.”
So what happens to workers who have no jobs and no income?
AI & robotics must benefit all of humanity, not just billionaires.
So what happens to workers who have no jobs and no income?
AI & robotics must benefit all of humanity, not just billionaires.
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The Interior Department revealed Monday that it plans to eliminate more than 2,000 jobs, including major reductions to the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Geological Survey and the Office of the Secretary, according to newly filed court documents.
E&E News: Interior divulges more details on layoff plans
Newly filed court documents reveal anticipated cuts at the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Geological Survey and elsewhere across the Interior Department.
subscriber.politicopro.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The Interior Department revealed Monday that it plans to eliminate more than 2,000 jobs, including major reductions to the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Geological Survey and the Office of the Secretary, according to newly filed court documents.
The Conservation Job Board, which many of us in the industry have used, just published this report about the state of conservation/natural science job prospects this year.
The major takeaways (a thread):
worksfornature.org/article/fall...
The major takeaways (a thread):
worksfornature.org/article/fall...
Conservation Jobs Fall Sharply in 2025
Summary
The conservation workforce includes the people and organizations that protect, manage, and study nature. These are the jobs responsible for our parks, forests, wildlife, and water resources.
...
worksfornature.org
October 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The Conservation Job Board, which many of us in the industry have used, just published this report about the state of conservation/natural science job prospects this year.
The major takeaways (a thread):
worksfornature.org/article/fall...
The major takeaways (a thread):
worksfornature.org/article/fall...
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I believe that these numbers only reflect losses in competitive areas that include unionized employees. Most competitive areas do not, and so actual overall force reductions will be substantially greater than what you have detailed.
October 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I believe that these numbers only reflect losses in competitive areas that include unionized employees. Most competitive areas do not, and so actual overall force reductions will be substantially greater than what you have detailed.
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Clarification: this is likely only part of potential layoffs (RiF). Many units do not have bargaining unit employees and are not listed. The numbers may be much greater.. and it’s why some regions numbers are more significant.
Thanks to followers for helping (see comments on original post).
Thanks to followers for helping (see comments on original post).
DOI Layoffs Via court docket (see the appendix by bureau and function.
For FWS:
Hardest hit is those who were consolidated to the Department (Office of Sec).
RIF summary for current FWS:
Migratory Birds, 35
Off Cons Investment 14
Fisheries 48
Eco Serv 13
RD Offices 8
Refuges 24
Off Law Enf 1
For FWS:
Hardest hit is those who were consolidated to the Department (Office of Sec).
RIF summary for current FWS:
Migratory Birds, 35
Off Cons Investment 14
Fisheries 48
Eco Serv 13
RD Offices 8
Refuges 24
Off Law Enf 1
subscriber.politicopro.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Clarification: this is likely only part of potential layoffs (RiF). Many units do not have bargaining unit employees and are not listed. The numbers may be much greater.. and it’s why some regions numbers are more significant.
Thanks to followers for helping (see comments on original post).
Thanks to followers for helping (see comments on original post).
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DOI Layoffs Via court docket (see the appendix by bureau and function.
For FWS:
Hardest hit is those who were consolidated to the Department (Office of Sec).
RIF summary for current FWS:
Migratory Birds, 35
Off Cons Investment 14
Fisheries 48
Eco Serv 13
RD Offices 8
Refuges 24
Off Law Enf 1
For FWS:
Hardest hit is those who were consolidated to the Department (Office of Sec).
RIF summary for current FWS:
Migratory Birds, 35
Off Cons Investment 14
Fisheries 48
Eco Serv 13
RD Offices 8
Refuges 24
Off Law Enf 1
subscriber.politicopro.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM
DOI Layoffs Via court docket (see the appendix by bureau and function.
For FWS:
Hardest hit is those who were consolidated to the Department (Office of Sec).
RIF summary for current FWS:
Migratory Birds, 35
Off Cons Investment 14
Fisheries 48
Eco Serv 13
RD Offices 8
Refuges 24
Off Law Enf 1
For FWS:
Hardest hit is those who were consolidated to the Department (Office of Sec).
RIF summary for current FWS:
Migratory Birds, 35
Off Cons Investment 14
Fisheries 48
Eco Serv 13
RD Offices 8
Refuges 24
Off Law Enf 1
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Kids, once upon a time in this country the federal government had an agency named FEMA that assisted in disasters like this and worked to get people's homes either temporarily secured enough to live in again, or provided local temporary housing while permanent repairs were underway. 1.5 years, wow.
Alaska storm damage so bad many evacuees won’t go home for at least 18 months, governor says
Damage to remote Alaska villages hammered by flooding last weekend is so extreme that many of the more than 2,000 people displaced won’t be able to return to their homes for at least 18 months.
apnews.com
October 18, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Kids, once upon a time in this country the federal government had an agency named FEMA that assisted in disasters like this and worked to get people's homes either temporarily secured enough to live in again, or provided local temporary housing while permanent repairs were underway. 1.5 years, wow.
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The Trump/Musk/Rubio gutting of USAID is the defining moral atrocity of this regime (so far)
October 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The Trump/Musk/Rubio gutting of USAID is the defining moral atrocity of this regime (so far)
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For the first time in more than 100 years, Chinook salmon have been spotted at the confluence of the Sprague and Williamson rivers in Chiloquin, the government seat of the Klamath Tribes in Southern Oregon.
Salmon clear last Klamath dams, reaching Williamson and Sprague rivers
Just a year after four dams were removed, a group of fall Chinook have migrated nearly 300 miles into the Upper Klamath Basin.
www.opb.org
October 18, 2025 at 3:30 AM
For the first time in more than 100 years, Chinook salmon have been spotted at the confluence of the Sprague and Williamson rivers in Chiloquin, the government seat of the Klamath Tribes in Southern Oregon.
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Today marks five years since George Floyd was killed by police. Our June 22, 2020 cover “Say Their Names,” by Kadir Nelson, illustrated how Floyd’s murder embodies the history of violence inflicted upon Black people in America. nyer.cm/UmfefJw
May 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Today marks five years since George Floyd was killed by police. Our June 22, 2020 cover “Say Their Names,” by Kadir Nelson, illustrated how Floyd’s murder embodies the history of violence inflicted upon Black people in America. nyer.cm/UmfefJw
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Science is an economic driver in Hamilton, Mont., thanks to Rocky Mountain Laboratories, a federal research lab. Now, layoffs and funding cuts are having an impact in this town far from Washington.
A small Montana town grapples with the fallouts from federal worker cuts
Science is an economic driver in Hamilton, Mont., thanks to Rocky Mountain Laboratories, a federal research lab. Now, layoffs and funding cuts are having an impact in this town far from Washington.
www.npr.org
May 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Science is an economic driver in Hamilton, Mont., thanks to Rocky Mountain Laboratories, a federal research lab. Now, layoffs and funding cuts are having an impact in this town far from Washington.