Elizabeth Roedell
@eroedell.bsky.social
If you focus on just ONE thing, you can make a difference - Environmentalist, Associate Naturalist, Artist, Photographer and Writer.
www.elizabethroedell.com
www.elizabethroedell.com
The dirty NESE gas pipeline project threatens our wetlands, water quality, and our communities. Let’s put the pressure on our leaders to stop this project once and for all! #StopNESE
https://action.njlcv.org/a/stop-nese-murphy?ms=BK
https://action.njlcv.org/a/stop-nese-murphy?ms=BK
October 26, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Opinion | Democrats Need to Chill About the Electability of Women
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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You can skip the line this election season by voting early in-person! Early in-person is easy, simple, and quick. You can begin casting your ballot this Saturday, October 25 through Sunday, November 2.
https://nj.gov/state/elections/vote-early-voting.shtml
https://nj.gov/state/elections/vote-early-voting.shtml
October 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
You can skip the line this election season by voting early in-person! Early in-person is easy, simple, and quick. You can begin casting your ballot this Saturday, October 25 through Sunday, November 2.
https://nj.gov/state/elections/vote-early-voting.shtml
https://nj.gov/state/elections/vote-early-voting.shtml
Beautiful day at #ForsytheNWE on Monday. So Many Birds including American Avocet and Great Eagret.
October 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Beautiful day at #ForsytheNWE on Monday. So Many Birds including American Avocet and Great Eagret.
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"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, will make violent revolution inevitable."
President John F Kennedy
President John F Kennedy
October 5, 2025 at 12:48 PM
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, will make violent revolution inevitable."
President John F Kennedy
President John F Kennedy
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Today marks the start of #BannedBooksWeek, an annual celebration of the freedom to read and the fight against book censorship.
This week, we’ll be elevating banned books that challenge ignorance, spark empathy, and remind us why the right to read is worth defending.
This week, we’ll be elevating banned books that challenge ignorance, spark empathy, and remind us why the right to read is worth defending.
October 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Today marks the start of #BannedBooksWeek, an annual celebration of the freedom to read and the fight against book censorship.
This week, we’ll be elevating banned books that challenge ignorance, spark empathy, and remind us why the right to read is worth defending.
This week, we’ll be elevating banned books that challenge ignorance, spark empathy, and remind us why the right to read is worth defending.
The dirty NESE gas pipeline project threatens our wetlands, water quality, and our communities. Let’s put the pressure on our leaders to stop this project once and for all! #StopNESE
https://action.njlcv.org/a/stop-nese-murphy?ms=BK
https://action.njlcv.org/a/stop-nese-murphy?ms=BK
October 4, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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First of all, banning these words doesn’t make the problems go away. Secondly, the issues are serious and people should not be lulled into complacency by not talking about them. www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
Energy Dept. adds ‘climate change’ and ‘emissions’ to banned words list
It is the latest in a series of Trump administration efforts to dispute, silence or downplay climate change.
www.politico.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
First of all, banning these words doesn’t make the problems go away. Secondly, the issues are serious and people should not be lulled into complacency by not talking about them. www.politico.com/news/2025/09...
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Just won an emergency court order blocking FEMA from reallocating homeland security funds from NJ to other states.
We will continue to fight to ensure that the Trump Administration cannot illegally withhold funds that keep New Jerseyans safe.
We will continue to fight to ensure that the Trump Administration cannot illegally withhold funds that keep New Jerseyans safe.
After we stopped the Trump Admin from blocking all FEMA funding to NJ, they are pivoting to illegally attempting to slash funding for homeland security.
We won't tolerate this attempt to play politics with the safety of New Jerseyans. We are filing suit to restore this funding.
We won't tolerate this attempt to play politics with the safety of New Jerseyans. We are filing suit to restore this funding.
September 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Just won an emergency court order blocking FEMA from reallocating homeland security funds from NJ to other states.
We will continue to fight to ensure that the Trump Administration cannot illegally withhold funds that keep New Jerseyans safe.
We will continue to fight to ensure that the Trump Administration cannot illegally withhold funds that keep New Jerseyans safe.
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After we stopped the Trump Admin from blocking all FEMA funding to NJ, they are pivoting to illegally attempting to slash funding for homeland security.
We won't tolerate this attempt to play politics with the safety of New Jerseyans. We are filing suit to restore this funding.
We won't tolerate this attempt to play politics with the safety of New Jerseyans. We are filing suit to restore this funding.
September 30, 2025 at 12:41 PM
After we stopped the Trump Admin from blocking all FEMA funding to NJ, they are pivoting to illegally attempting to slash funding for homeland security.
We won't tolerate this attempt to play politics with the safety of New Jerseyans. We are filing suit to restore this funding.
We won't tolerate this attempt to play politics with the safety of New Jerseyans. We are filing suit to restore this funding.
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Really good deep dive into the fight to stop @governor.ny.gov from caving to Trump on fracked gas pipelines.
It's nuts we're in this fight, but somehow appeasement still seems like a winning strategy to a lot of the Dem establishment.
www.notus.org/new-york/tru...
It's nuts we're in this fight, but somehow appeasement still seems like a winning strategy to a lot of the Dem establishment.
www.notus.org/new-york/tru...
Are Democrats Bending to Trump’s Clean Energy Crackdown? New York Is a Test Case.
The fight over a natural gas pipeline has underscored a larger shift in how blue states are contending with Trump’s anti-green agenda.
www.notus.org
September 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Really good deep dive into the fight to stop @governor.ny.gov from caving to Trump on fracked gas pipelines.
It's nuts we're in this fight, but somehow appeasement still seems like a winning strategy to a lot of the Dem establishment.
www.notus.org/new-york/tru...
It's nuts we're in this fight, but somehow appeasement still seems like a winning strategy to a lot of the Dem establishment.
www.notus.org/new-york/tru...
#NJDEP denied #StopNESE permits twice in 2019. #NJDEP Please deny all #Stop NESE permits once again.
Today is the last day to tell the New Jersey DEP to deny all permits for the dirty NESE pipeline. We must protect our environment, communities, and our future from this unneeded project. #StopNESE #SayNoToNESE
https://action.njlcv.org/a/nese-njdep-public-comment-25?ms=BK
https://action.njlcv.org/a/nese-njdep-public-comment-25?ms=BK
September 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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This is an illegal and dangerous weaponization of the federal government.
That Jack Ciattarelli and the Trump admin are breaking the law and exposing private records for political gain is a violation of anyone who has ever served.
No veteran's record is safe.
www.cbsnews.com/news/nationa...
That Jack Ciattarelli and the Trump admin are breaking the law and exposing private records for political gain is a violation of anyone who has ever served.
No veteran's record is safe.
www.cbsnews.com/news/nationa...
Archives errs in releasing too much of Mikie Sherrill's military record to her opponent in governor's race
The National Archives admitted a technician had erred in releasing Rep. Mikie Sherill's "entire record."
www.cbsnews.com
September 25, 2025 at 4:31 PM
This is an illegal and dangerous weaponization of the federal government.
That Jack Ciattarelli and the Trump admin are breaking the law and exposing private records for political gain is a violation of anyone who has ever served.
No veteran's record is safe.
www.cbsnews.com/news/nationa...
That Jack Ciattarelli and the Trump admin are breaking the law and exposing private records for political gain is a violation of anyone who has ever served.
No veteran's record is safe.
www.cbsnews.com/news/nationa...
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“We are here to represent those who did not come to Mass today because they are in fear...”
www.commonwealmagazine.org/chicago-ice-...
www.commonwealmagazine.org/chicago-ice-...
Fear Not
At a People's Mass outside a reported ICE hub, clergy and community members preached a God who stands with the oppressed.
www.commonwealmagazine.org
September 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
“We are here to represent those who did not come to Mass today because they are in fear...”
www.commonwealmagazine.org/chicago-ice-...
www.commonwealmagazine.org/chicago-ice-...
@shawnlatur.bsky.social Proposed #StopNESE pipeline & compressor stations can have wide-ranging & significant adverse effects on the surrounding environment and wildlife through habitat destruction, water and air pollution, noise disturbance, and contributions to climate change. @njlcv.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
@shawnlatur.bsky.social Proposed #StopNESE pipeline & compressor stations can have wide-ranging & significant adverse effects on the surrounding environment and wildlife through habitat destruction, water and air pollution, noise disturbance, and contributions to climate change. @njlcv.bsky.social
Today is the last day to submit comments to New Jersey's DEP to stop the NESE Pipeline from cutting hrough Central Jersey and the Raritan Bay and polluting our air and water.
dep.nj.gov/nese/contact...
More talking points here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
dep.nj.gov/nese/contact...
More talking points here:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
NJDEP| Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Co. – Northeast Supply Enhancement Project | contact-us
NJDEP| Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Co. – Northeast Supply Enhancement Project | contact-us | Page Description
dep.nj.gov
September 25, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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The ruby-throated hummingbird is making its way south for the winter! You can still spot some of these tiny powerhouses in your backyards for a short amount of time
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/environment/2025/09/23/nj-hummingbird-fall-migration-2025/86289522007/
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/environment/2025/09/23/nj-hummingbird-fall-migration-2025/86289522007/
A look at New Jersey's hummingbird migration: When do they leave? Where do they go?
As summer turns to fall, New Jersey's ruby-throated hummingbirds will head south for the winter. How to track their migration.
www.northjersey.com
September 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The ruby-throated hummingbird is making its way south for the winter! You can still spot some of these tiny powerhouses in your backyards for a short amount of time
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/environment/2025/09/23/nj-hummingbird-fall-migration-2025/86289522007/
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/environment/2025/09/23/nj-hummingbird-fall-migration-2025/86289522007/
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Imagine the response if a Dem Administration removed every top general and admiral from every US military post all around the world (including conflict zones), in order to force them to attend a big in-person meeting in DC (with a former cable news co-host).
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals
The Pentagon has summoned military officials from around the world for a gathering in Virginia. Top generals and their staffs don’t know the reason for the meeting.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Imagine the response if a Dem Administration removed every top general and admiral from every US military post all around the world (including conflict zones), in order to force them to attend a big in-person meeting in DC (with a former cable news co-host).
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Statement on the Trump Administration doxxing @mikiesherrill.bsky.social:
September 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Statement on the Trump Administration doxxing @mikiesherrill.bsky.social:
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"As a result of the internal turmoil, 131 leases expired without the government actually vacating the properties. The situation has exposed the agencies -- and therefore taxpayers -- to steep fees..."
www.cnn.com/2025/09/24/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/09/24/p...
September 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
"As a result of the internal turmoil, 131 leases expired without the government actually vacating the properties. The situation has exposed the agencies -- and therefore taxpayers -- to steep fees..."
www.cnn.com/2025/09/24/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/09/24/p...
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NEW: The Trump Admin's unlawful attempt to deny federal funding to New Jersey for counterterrorism efforts, emergency management, disaster response and more has been blocked by a court.
We sued and we won - protecting the safety of our residents.
We sued and we won - protecting the safety of our residents.
JUST IN: The Trump administration's bid to coerce states to comply with immigration enforcement in order to receive disaster aid is illegal and unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled today. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
NEW: The Trump Admin's unlawful attempt to deny federal funding to New Jersey for counterterrorism efforts, emergency management, disaster response and more has been blocked by a court.
We sued and we won - protecting the safety of our residents.
We sued and we won - protecting the safety of our residents.
@shawnlatur.bsky.social “We are driving down our greenhouse gas emissions and providing the strong leadership to better protect lives, property, and infrastructure,” said Governor Phil Murphy during climate week. #StopNESE approval by #NJDEP @njlcv.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 11:25 PM
@shawnlatur.bsky.social “We are driving down our greenhouse gas emissions and providing the strong leadership to better protect lives, property, and infrastructure,” said Governor Phil Murphy during climate week. #StopNESE approval by #NJDEP @njlcv.bsky.social
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NEWS: Trump “third term” chatter grows. Take it seriously.
open.substack.com/pub/treason/...
open.substack.com/pub/treason/...
NEWS: Trump “third term” chatter grows. Take it seriously.
The president’s allies continue to tease that he’ll be on the ballot in 2028.
open.substack.com
September 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
NEWS: Trump “third term” chatter grows. Take it seriously.
open.substack.com/pub/treason/...
open.substack.com/pub/treason/...
There’s just two days left to submit a comment to put a stop to the dirty NESE pipeline, which threatens to destroy our wetlands and communities. We need the voices from New Jerseyans from all over the state now more than ever. #StopNESE
https://action.njlcv.org/a/nese-njdep-public-comment-25?ms=BK
https://action.njlcv.org/a/nese-njdep-public-comment-25?ms=BK
September 23, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Trump fossil fuel flunkies not even trying to hide what they’re up to. See judge’s descriptions of the gov’s case for tanking huge offshore wind investment: “arbitrary and capricious,” “irreparable harm to plaintiff,” admin did not provide “any factual findings.” Oof.
Judge allows work to restart on New England wind project that Trump halted
Judge says there is "no question in my mind" of irreparable harm to the offshore wind project.
www.politico.com
September 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Trump fossil fuel flunkies not even trying to hide what they’re up to. See judge’s descriptions of the gov’s case for tanking huge offshore wind investment: “arbitrary and capricious,” “irreparable harm to plaintiff,” admin did not provide “any factual findings.” Oof.