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56 killed in Nigeria shooting, AFP reports reut.rs/4jcLlxO
April 19, 2025 at 7:35 PM
56 killed in Nigeria shooting, AFP reports reut.rs/4jcLlxO
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The Elephant in the Room by Liz Kalaugher review – how we make animals sick
The Elephant in the Room by Liz Kalaugher review – how we make animals sick
From frogs to ferrets, an eye-opening account of the ways we affect the health of other species – and vice versa
www.theguardian.com
April 17, 2025 at 7:10 AM
The Elephant in the Room by Liz Kalaugher review – how we make animals sick
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About 15% of world’s cropland polluted with toxic metals, say researchers
About 15% of world’s cropland polluted with toxic metals, say researchers
Scientists sound the alarm over substances such as arsenic and lead contaminating soils and entering food systems
About one sixth of global cropland is contaminated by toxic heavy metals, researchers have estimated, with as many as 1.4 billion people living in high-risk areas worldwide.
Approximately 14 to 17% of cropland globally – roughly 242m hectares – is contaminated by at least one toxic metal such as arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, chromium, copper, nickel or lead, at levels that exceed agricultural and human health safety thresholds. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
About 15% of world’s cropland polluted with toxic metals, say researchers
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www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o...
Really important piece to share widely. Too many Americans don’t know how severe a threat this Administration poses to our scientific infrastructure, global leadership, and health security
Really important piece to share widely. Too many Americans don’t know how severe a threat this Administration poses to our scientific infrastructure, global leadership, and health security
Opinion | The Uncertain Fate of the Young American Scientist (Gift Article)
Young researchers are choosing between staying in science and staying in the United States.
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:32 AM
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o...
Really important piece to share widely. Too many Americans don’t know how severe a threat this Administration poses to our scientific infrastructure, global leadership, and health security
Really important piece to share widely. Too many Americans don’t know how severe a threat this Administration poses to our scientific infrastructure, global leadership, and health security
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President Trump continues to hurt our students and communities with divisive directives. Let’s be clear about what this latest directive is. It is an attempt to take money from our students, when we should be investing more.
UPDATE: State’s largest teachers union responds to federal order on DEI programs
The latest education news updates from EdSource.
edsource.org
February 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
President Trump continues to hurt our students and communities with divisive directives. Let’s be clear about what this latest directive is. It is an attempt to take money from our students, when we should be investing more.
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NEW: DOGE is behind the abrupt cancellation of $900 million in contracts overseen by the Institute of Education Sciences, a Department of Education division responsible for much of what we know about the state of U.S. schools.
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social & @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social & @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
Elon Musk’s Team Decimates Education Department Arm That Tracks National School Performance
The Trump administration canceled $900 million in contracts overseen by the Institute of Education Sciences, which partners with scientists and education companies to compile and make public data…
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February 11, 2025 at 5:31 AM
NEW: DOGE is behind the abrupt cancellation of $900 million in contracts overseen by the Institute of Education Sciences, a Department of Education division responsible for much of what we know about the state of U.S. schools.
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social & @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social & @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at encouraging the US government and consumers to buy plastic drinking straws, pushing back efforts by his predecessor to phase out single-use plastics and tackle waste reut.rs/4aXJbiw
Trump signs executive order on plastic drinking straws
President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order aimed at encouraging the U.S. government and consumers to buy plastic drinking straws, pushing back efforts by his predecessor to phase out single-use plastics and tackle waste.
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February 11, 2025 at 8:46 AM
President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at encouraging the US government and consumers to buy plastic drinking straws, pushing back efforts by his predecessor to phase out single-use plastics and tackle waste reut.rs/4aXJbiw
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A Food and Drug Administration project to promote diversity in clinical studies of cancer treatments was removed from the agency's website, as the Trump administration halts DEI initiatives.
The FDA pulls key DEI initiative for cancer studies from its website
A Food and Drug Administration project to promote diversity in clinical studies of cancer treatments was removed from the agency's website, as the Trump administration halts DEI initiatives.
www.npr.org
January 25, 2025 at 4:46 PM
A Food and Drug Administration project to promote diversity in clinical studies of cancer treatments was removed from the agency's website, as the Trump administration halts DEI initiatives.
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Ambrose Begay died at 28 after a fentanyl overdose on the Alamo Navajo reservation in New Mexico. He and other Native Americans are dying of overdoses in increasing numbers even as deaths decline nationwide reut.rs/40Me2e9
January 25, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Ambrose Begay died at 28 after a fentanyl overdose on the Alamo Navajo reservation in New Mexico. He and other Native Americans are dying of overdoses in increasing numbers even as deaths decline nationwide reut.rs/40Me2e9
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Bird flu has been spreading for years in wild birds, chickens, turkeys and many other animals but the death of an Oregon house cat is raising questions about the ongoing outbreak and how people can protect their pets.
How to protect your cats from catching bird flu
Bird flu has been spreading for years in wild birds, chickens, turkeys and many other animals but the death of an Oregon house cat is raising questions about the ongoing outbreak and how people can…
buff.ly
January 2, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Bird flu has been spreading for years in wild birds, chickens, turkeys and many other animals but the death of an Oregon house cat is raising questions about the ongoing outbreak and how people can protect their pets.
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"...if they make progress, which would normally be celebrated, insurers have used that against patients to argue they no longer need the care being provided."
www.propublica.org/article/ment...
www.propublica.org/article/ment...
Her Mental Health Treatment Was Helping. That’s Why Insurance Cut Off Her Coverage.
Providers, patients and even some federal judges say progress-based insurance denials harm patients at key moments of mental health treatment.
www.propublica.org
December 31, 2024 at 1:20 PM
"...if they make progress, which would normally be celebrated, insurers have used that against patients to argue they no longer need the care being provided."
www.propublica.org/article/ment...
www.propublica.org/article/ment...
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"On the longest night of the year, we sit together in the darkness." Winter solstice reflections from Sandi Villarreal (2021):
On the Longest Night of the Year, We Sit Together in the Darkness
Blue Christmas gatherings offer a place for grief.
buff.ly
December 22, 2024 at 2:00 AM
"On the longest night of the year, we sit together in the darkness." Winter solstice reflections from Sandi Villarreal (2021):
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While online shopping continues to grow in popularity, so has the prevalence of online scammers.
This helpful IRS toolkit explains some of the more common “phishing” scams—and how to avoid them.
Remember: Don’t click on any link unless you’re 100% sure it’s coming from a trusted source!
This helpful IRS toolkit explains some of the more common “phishing” scams—and how to avoid them.
Remember: Don’t click on any link unless you’re 100% sure it’s coming from a trusted source!
Tax security awareness social media toolkit | Internal Revenue Service
Use these resources to promote tax security awareness on your social media channels.
www.irs.gov
December 4, 2024 at 6:55 PM
While online shopping continues to grow in popularity, so has the prevalence of online scammers.
This helpful IRS toolkit explains some of the more common “phishing” scams—and how to avoid them.
Remember: Don’t click on any link unless you’re 100% sure it’s coming from a trusted source!
This helpful IRS toolkit explains some of the more common “phishing” scams—and how to avoid them.
Remember: Don’t click on any link unless you’re 100% sure it’s coming from a trusted source!
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Today, I spoke on the steps of the Supreme Court to stand with trans Americans in their fight for freedom. They deserve the freedom to make decision about their own bodies.
December 4, 2024 at 7:03 PM
Today, I spoke on the steps of the Supreme Court to stand with trans Americans in their fight for freedom. They deserve the freedom to make decision about their own bodies.
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BREAKING: French opposition lawmakers brought the government down, throwing the European Union's second-biggest economic power deeper into a political crisis that threatens its capacity to legislate and rein in a massive budget deficit. Live coverage: ➡️ reut.rs/49qTUkv
December 4, 2024 at 7:39 PM
BREAKING: French opposition lawmakers brought the government down, throwing the European Union's second-biggest economic power deeper into a political crisis that threatens its capacity to legislate and rein in a massive budget deficit. Live coverage: ➡️ reut.rs/49qTUkv
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#OTD, we celebrate Shirley Chisholm’s birthday, the first Black Congresswoman and first Black woman to run for a major party’s presidential nomination.
Her legacy lives on, reminding us to keep marching forward. #TheMarchContinues
Her legacy lives on, reminding us to keep marching forward. #TheMarchContinues
November 30, 2024 at 3:16 PM
#OTD, we celebrate Shirley Chisholm’s birthday, the first Black Congresswoman and first Black woman to run for a major party’s presidential nomination.
Her legacy lives on, reminding us to keep marching forward. #TheMarchContinues
Her legacy lives on, reminding us to keep marching forward. #TheMarchContinues
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Did you catch our story on the world's first Ohlone restaurant? Learn about the growing movement of Indigenous restaurants.
“Indigenous foods are the original foods of this continent. It’s important we recognize that and start celebrating those foods.”
“Indigenous foods are the original foods of this continent. It’s important we recognize that and start celebrating those foods.”
An Indigenous restaurant's special ingredient
"Our culture is beautiful, and we have always been here."
www.motherjones.com
November 28, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Did you catch our story on the world's first Ohlone restaurant? Learn about the growing movement of Indigenous restaurants.
“Indigenous foods are the original foods of this continent. It’s important we recognize that and start celebrating those foods.”
“Indigenous foods are the original foods of this continent. It’s important we recognize that and start celebrating those foods.”
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Hear about what sociologists have to say about cultural breakdowns around climate: "[Climate change] became the stand-in for everything that’s wrong with the government."
From @gristnews.bsky.social
From @gristnews.bsky.social
How to take climate change out of the culture wars
What if the resistance to climate science is not really about science at all?
grist.org
November 27, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Hear about what sociologists have to say about cultural breakdowns around climate: "[Climate change] became the stand-in for everything that’s wrong with the government."
From @gristnews.bsky.social
From @gristnews.bsky.social
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This peach line survived genocide; the climate crisis threatens its survival.
“When our ancestors brought these peaches up from the South you think about how devastating it was, to lose loved ones, and not know if the seeds will sprout."
From @siisiiko.bsky.social for @gristnews.bsky.social
“When our ancestors brought these peaches up from the South you think about how devastating it was, to lose loved ones, and not know if the seeds will sprout."
From @siisiiko.bsky.social for @gristnews.bsky.social
Meet the peach that traveled the Trail of Tears and the elders working to save it
The "Indian peach" survived genocide. Can it withstand climate change?
grist.org
November 28, 2024 at 7:43 PM
This peach line survived genocide; the climate crisis threatens its survival.
“When our ancestors brought these peaches up from the South you think about how devastating it was, to lose loved ones, and not know if the seeds will sprout."
From @siisiiko.bsky.social for @gristnews.bsky.social
“When our ancestors brought these peaches up from the South you think about how devastating it was, to lose loved ones, and not know if the seeds will sprout."
From @siisiiko.bsky.social for @gristnews.bsky.social