Deborah Van Kleef
@dvankleef.bsky.social
Retired folksinger, playing for fun. Heights Observer co-columnist, some sort of socialist feminist.
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fun fact:
we're advancing our analysis for PFAS compounds. the equipment we're considering measures particles down to the parts per *trillion* level.
so imagine filling 66 empty football stadiums with tennis balls.
one of those tennis balls is red.
go find it.
*that's* parts per trillion.
we're advancing our analysis for PFAS compounds. the equipment we're considering measures particles down to the parts per *trillion* level.
so imagine filling 66 empty football stadiums with tennis balls.
one of those tennis balls is red.
go find it.
*that's* parts per trillion.
July 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
fun fact:
we're advancing our analysis for PFAS compounds. the equipment we're considering measures particles down to the parts per *trillion* level.
so imagine filling 66 empty football stadiums with tennis balls.
one of those tennis balls is red.
go find it.
*that's* parts per trillion.
we're advancing our analysis for PFAS compounds. the equipment we're considering measures particles down to the parts per *trillion* level.
so imagine filling 66 empty football stadiums with tennis balls.
one of those tennis balls is red.
go find it.
*that's* parts per trillion.
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Ezra Levin and Leah Greenberg have built a nationwide pro-democracy movement with their huge and nimble group Indivisible, which led the No Kings Day protests across America. Today, we honor our Fourth of July Local Heroes straight from MD-08.
Local Hero Video Series: Week 264 Feat. Ezra Levin and Leah Greenberg
YouTube video by Rep. Jamie Raskin
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July 4, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Ezra Levin and Leah Greenberg have built a nationwide pro-democracy movement with their huge and nimble group Indivisible, which led the No Kings Day protests across America. Today, we honor our Fourth of July Local Heroes straight from MD-08.
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Jazmine Sullivan and LL Cool J have both pulled out of performing at the Wawa Welcome America Fourth of July Concert in Philly in a show of solidarity with striking workers
LL Cool J, Jazmine Sullivan pull out of Philly July 4 concert due to workers strike
The Philadelphia native has joined LL Cool J in pulling out of the Wawa Welcome America concert because of the city workers' strike.
www.whatimreading.net
July 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Jazmine Sullivan and LL Cool J have both pulled out of performing at the Wawa Welcome America Fourth of July Concert in Philly in a show of solidarity with striking workers
Takashi Murakami at the Cleveland Museum of Art
July 2, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Takashi Murakami at the Cleveland Museum of Art
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NEW: Deloitte Consulting is taking in tens of millions in tax dollars to build, manage and market Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement program. Yet only 3% of eligible residents have enrolled.
By @savmargaret.bsky.social
By @savmargaret.bsky.social
The Firm Running Georgia’s Struggling Medicaid Experiment Was Also Paid Millions to Sell It to the Public
Deloitte Consulting is taking in tens of millions in tax dollars to build, manage and market Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement program. Yet only 3% of eligible residents have enrolled.
www.propublica.org
May 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: Deloitte Consulting is taking in tens of millions in tax dollars to build, manage and market Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement program. Yet only 3% of eligible residents have enrolled.
By @savmargaret.bsky.social
By @savmargaret.bsky.social
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Cutbacks have gutted the staff at NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, who work to protect the public from toxic algal blooms.
Severe spending limits have made it difficult to purchase ordinary equipment for processing samples, such as filters and containers.
Severe spending limits have made it difficult to purchase ordinary equipment for processing samples, such as filters and containers.
Millions of People Depend on the Great Lakes’ Water Supply. Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting It.
The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals…
www.propublica.org
May 12, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Cutbacks have gutted the staff at NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, who work to protect the public from toxic algal blooms.
Severe spending limits have made it difficult to purchase ordinary equipment for processing samples, such as filters and containers.
Severe spending limits have made it difficult to purchase ordinary equipment for processing samples, such as filters and containers.
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Contemporary shower fixtures are only one of the items that rankle the president. He has frequently denounced toilets that he claims require flushing “ten or 15 times” and LED lightbulbs, which he faults for making him look orange.
By @peterelkind.bsky.social
By @peterelkind.bsky.social
Beyond Showerheads: Trump’s Attempts to Kill Appliance Regulations Cause Chaos
Donald Trump has long railed against everything from low-flow showerheads to LED lightbulbs. After failed attempts to undo appliance regulations in his first term, he may have found a new end-run to…
www.propublica.org
April 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Contemporary shower fixtures are only one of the items that rankle the president. He has frequently denounced toilets that he claims require flushing “ten or 15 times” and LED lightbulbs, which he faults for making him look orange.
By @peterelkind.bsky.social
By @peterelkind.bsky.social
One of thousands in Cleveland’s Market Square..
April 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
One of thousands in Cleveland’s Market Square..
Analysts at Cantor, formerly headed by Lutnick, call for Kennedy's dismissal - Reuters
April 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Analysts at Cantor, formerly headed by Lutnick, call for Kennedy's dismissal - Reuters
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NEW: The Trump administration pulled funding for research to protect pregnant women from domestic violence, citing it as a “DEI” initiative.
Trump Admin Pulls Research Funding To Protect Pregnant Women From Domestic Violence
Homicide by an abusive partner is the leading cause of death for pregnant women in the U.S. – and researchers are gutted by the sudden cuts.
www.huffpost.com
March 27, 2025 at 10:28 PM
NEW: The Trump administration pulled funding for research to protect pregnant women from domestic violence, citing it as a “DEI” initiative.
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With Vietnam on the verge of its rainy season, when torrential downpours are common, officials warned the State Department that the toxic substance could flood into nearby communities, poisoning their food supplies.
By @annamaria.bsky.social, Brett Murphy, and Le Van
By @annamaria.bsky.social, Brett Murphy, and Le Van
Trump Halted an Agent Orange Cleanup. That Puts Hundreds of Thousands at Risk for Poisoning.
Diplomats in Vietnam warned Washington that halting USAID’s efforts to clean up the massive deposit of postwar pesticides would be a catastrophe for public health and relations with a key strategic…
propub.li
March 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
With Vietnam on the verge of its rainy season, when torrential downpours are common, officials warned the State Department that the toxic substance could flood into nearby communities, poisoning their food supplies.
By @annamaria.bsky.social, Brett Murphy, and Le Van
By @annamaria.bsky.social, Brett Murphy, and Le Van
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And stuff like this is why I follow the account of a public utility 3,000 miles away.
new track on our great lake greatest hits album 🔊
March 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
And stuff like this is why I follow the account of a public utility 3,000 miles away.
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I wrote about Chuck Schumer. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
March 22, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I wrote about Chuck Schumer. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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There's a term for this: Wikipedia: "Extraordinary rendition is a euphemism for state-sponsored kidnapping in another jurisdiction and transfer to a third state. The phrase usually refers to a United States-led program used during the War on Terror,[1]...
March 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
There's a term for this: Wikipedia: "Extraordinary rendition is a euphemism for state-sponsored kidnapping in another jurisdiction and transfer to a third state. The phrase usually refers to a United States-led program used during the War on Terror,[1]...
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Hard for me express my gratitude to my friend @mollycrabapple.bsky.social for unearthing and reanimating the deliberately suppressed history of the Jewish Labor Bund.
Listen to this magnificent talk for something adjacent to hope.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwC7...
Listen to this magnificent talk for something adjacent to hope.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwC7...
Molly Crabapple w/ Hasia Diner: Here Where We Live is Our Country, the Jewish Labor Bund
YouTube video by Institute on Culture Religion and World Affairs (CURA)
www.youtube.com
March 15, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Hard for me express my gratitude to my friend @mollycrabapple.bsky.social for unearthing and reanimating the deliberately suppressed history of the Jewish Labor Bund.
Listen to this magnificent talk for something adjacent to hope.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwC7...
Listen to this magnificent talk for something adjacent to hope.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwC7...
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Do yourself a favor and read this beautiful obituary.
Flo Fox, 79, Dies; Street Photographer Overcame Blindness and Paralysis
She was legally blind and used a motorized wheelchair, but she managed to capture what she called the “ironic reality” of New York City on film.
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Do yourself a favor and read this beautiful obituary.
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Key details here are that they did so under incorrect belief he was here on a student visa. Presented evidence that he holds a green card, agents on the spot declared it revoked. This isn't rule of law. And because fence sitters will ask: Even far right orgs present no evidence of support for Hamas.
BREAKING: Department of Homeland Security officers have detained Mahmoud Khalil – a recent Columbia University graduate who helped lead the Gaza solidarity encampment.
@premthakker.bsky.social reports
open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
@premthakker.bsky.social reports
open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
BREAKING: DHS Detains Palestinian Student from Columbia Encampment, Says Advocates
Agents told him his student visa was revoked. But he had a green card. Agents then said that was revoked too.
open.substack.com
March 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Key details here are that they did so under incorrect belief he was here on a student visa. Presented evidence that he holds a green card, agents on the spot declared it revoked. This isn't rule of law. And because fence sitters will ask: Even far right orgs present no evidence of support for Hamas.
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Don’t let Trump’s attempts at inciting hate distract you: what he and Musk actually want to do is destroy our public institutions and provide enormous tax cuts to their buddies and contributors.
Trump’s Address to Congress Obscures His Actual Tax Agenda
In last night’s address to Congress, President Trump spent more time insulting Americans, lying, and bragging than he did talking…
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March 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Don’t let Trump’s attempts at inciting hate distract you: what he and Musk actually want to do is destroy our public institutions and provide enormous tax cuts to their buddies and contributors.
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Another outrageous mass firing that will hurt the American people. ⬇️
18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 2, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Another outrageous mass firing that will hurt the American people. ⬇️