Frances Stewart
drfrances.bsky.social
Frances Stewart
@drfrances.bsky.social
physician, integrative health coach, retired US Navy Captain, #ActOnClimate, #EndGunViolence, #Democracy
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A former senior immigration policy official explains how the immigration system works, what has changed under the Trump administration, and what needs to be fixed most urgently.
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An Insider’s View of the Immigration System
A former senior immigration policy official offers insight into how the system works and highlights urgent problems that must be addressed.
www.brennancenter.org
November 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Nuclear power may be experiencing a renaissance. We need to know if that poses a significant cancer risk. thebulletin.org/2025/09/why-...
Why a national cancer study near US reactors must be conducted before any new expansion of nuclear power
No national study of the health risks posed by existing US nuclear reactors has been conducted since the late 1980s, despite many reported cases of cancer and other diseases. There will be no safe and...
thebulletin.org
November 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Since the invention of the car, somewhere between 54 and 69 million people have died in traffic crashes. And that's not even considering the effects of air pollution and car-related lead exposure.

@jessimckenzi.bsky.social interviews David Obst about his new book, "Saving Ourselves From Big Car."
How 'Big Car' poses an existential threat to humanity
While Big Car kills many of us quickly, it is killing more of us slowly, by polluting the environment, warming the Earth, sowing misinformation and doubt about climate…
thebulletin.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Nations have begun climate negotiations at the COP30 summit in Brazil. Studies show the world is not on track to avoid the most damaging impacts of climate change.
Climate negotiations have started. Here's how far countries need to go
Nations have begun climate negotiations at the COP30 summit in Brazil. Studies show the world is not on track to avoid the most damaging impacts of climate change.
n.pr
November 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Many thanks to the U.S. Catholic bishops. I hope their words will help to open many hearts and minds. substack.com/@christopher...
Christopher Hale (@christopherjhale)
NEW: Following Pope Leo XIV's lead, the U.S. bishops release a video condemning the Trump-Vance White House’s “inhumane” deportation raids.
substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Meanwhile in Kansas, the court hearing my law firm's lawsuit challenging a state law that disqualifies mail ballots that arrive after election day DENIED the RNC's motion to intervene. www.democracydocket.com/cases/kansas...
🚨 Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice v. Schwab
Learn more.
www.democracydocket.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Trump is trying to stop the states from helping their residents who use SNAP www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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We're excited to attend #APHA2025 in D.C. next week! Our staff will be presenting on issues that range from advocacy in the current political climate to strategies for climate change mitigation. View our full schedule below—we hope to see you there!
www.changelabsolutions.org/news/meet-us...
October 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
‘Yes to Wind’: Maryland advocates join to oppose Trump’s assault on offshore projects marylandmatters.org/2025/10/31/y...
'Yes to Wind': Maryland advocates join to oppose Trump’s assault on offshore projects - Maryland Matters
Advocates, lawmakers push back at President Donald Trump’s assault on offshore wind projects, including one planned for Maryland’s coast.
marylandmatters.org
November 2, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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However bad you think the police surveillance state has become, it’s worse. Here a tiny police force has blanketed a tiny town in a network of cameras to track every person and vehicle that goes through. Which leads a cop to this woman’s house to lie to her to coax a false confession.
October 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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President Trump said he is ordering the resumption of nuclear weapons testing.

This is a horrible, dangerous, costly idea.

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October 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM