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"The problem with recycling plastic lies not with the concept or process but with the material itself," Judith Enck and Jan Dell wrote in 2022.
Plastic Recycling Doesn’t Work and Will Never Work
If the plastics industry is following the tobacco industry’s playbook, it may never admit to the failure of plastics recycling.
bit.ly
June 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Holy crap! Why would they remove sign language interpreters!
June 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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According to @reuters.com, the sources of this alleged incident are "Palestinian news agency WAFA and Hamas-affiliated media."

So why is Reuters publishing a headline that treats a disputed incident as fact?

#HeadlineFail

www.reuters.com/world/middle...
June 1, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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The Trump administration is taking unprecedented actions to steer the power grid away from clean energy and toward more fossil fuels, like reversing Michigan’s plan to retire an aging power plant, forcing it to remain open and continue burning coal.
Trump is forcing this dirty, costly coal plant to stay open
The White House is taking unprecedented actions to steer the power grid away from clean energy and toward more fossil fuels.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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You can and should care about Palestinian civilians.

But when you sign letters condemning Israel while ignoring the antisemitic violence your movement fuels.

You’re not calling for peace.

You’re whitewashing a hate movement. You are complicit.
May 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Chesapeake Bay blue crab numbers send ‘red flags flying’ as population hits near-record low
Chesapeake Bay blue crab population numbers fall in annual survey
There are an estimated 238 million blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay this year, down from an estimated 317 million last year.
buff.ly
May 22, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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What Hamas terrorists don’t want you to see — scenes from this week in Gaza.
May 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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The Cloister at Gloucester Cathedral, famous for its fabulous fan vaulted ceiling! 🤩

📷 by me

#MedievalMonday
May 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Donald Trump never meant to keep his promises. His voters are starting to notice, @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social writes.⁠ https://theatln.tc/TCOe2HBt
May 8, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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GOP leaders want to permanently extend Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, but they can’t decide how to cover the $5 trillion price tag, writes @russellberman.bsky.social. Their indecision could add trillions to federal deficits—and cause an already shaky economy to collapse: https://theatln.tc/VWLC25c7
May 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Three of these things are not like the others ...
May 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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🚨BREAKING: The IDF has evacuated two injured Syrian Druze to an Israeli hospital for medical treatment following the violence against the Druze in Syria.
May 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Summer on the Hudson is back for another year with 400 events scheduled in Riverside Park. www.westsiderag.com/2025/04/30/s...
Summer on the Hudson Returns in Riverside Park for 2025: Check Out the Free UWS Events
Photo courtesy of the Riverside Park Conservancy. Bu Gus Saltonstall The Riverside Park Conservancy's Summer on the Hudson is back
www.westsiderag.com
April 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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No president in the last 80 years has had a lower 100-day approval rating than Donald Trump.

So much for “The Art of the Deal.”
April 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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On Yom HaZikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and victims of terror, the names of Israel’s fallen heroes are projected onto the historic walls of Jerusalem’s Old City. May their memories forever be a blessing.🕯️
Credit: Kann News
April 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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April 23, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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"The Republican Party now has a very different vision of fatherhood to offer, courtesy of Elon Musk," Elizabeth Bruenig writes:
The Harem of Elon Musk
The DOGE leader is offering the Republican Party a very different vision of fatherhood.
bit.ly
April 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Israeli actress Shira Haas brought the hostages’ plea to the Captain America premiere, wearing beautiful earrings and dress that made a powerful statement.

A true Marvel superhero🎗️
February 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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✅ In response to our complaint, @thetimes.com has fixed its map to show Jerusalem, not Tel Aviv, is Israel's capital city.

Now will The Times do the right thing and correct the rest of its story?
January 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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'One of the biggest on record'

Ozone hole bigger than North America opens above Antarctica

The hole reached an astounding 26 million square kilometers on September 16, 2023 ― approximately three times the size of Brazil.

x.com/DavidUllrich...

Credit: Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite
December 23, 2024 at 4:22 AM