Marla Swanson
@hungrnow.bsky.social
Animal and environmental causes. History interests. The universe is made for the benefit of all beings not one entitled species. Rocky Mountain region. No DM. 🇧🇧
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September 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Trump just designated “Antifa” as a terrorist organization, on par with ISIS and Al Qaeda. As a reminder, “antifa” is short for “antifascist”.
They will use this lie to surveil, imprison, and kill Americans on the left.
This may be our Reichstag Fire moment. Wake up.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/p...
They will use this lie to surveil, imprison, and kill Americans on the left.
This may be our Reichstag Fire moment. Wake up.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/p...
Trump says he’s designating Antifa as a terrorist organization | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump said he is designating the far-left anti-fascism movement Antifa as a terrorist organization, announcing the move on his Truth Social platform in the early hours of Thursday mor...
www.cnn.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Trump just designated “Antifa” as a terrorist organization, on par with ISIS and Al Qaeda. As a reminder, “antifa” is short for “antifascist”.
They will use this lie to surveil, imprison, and kill Americans on the left.
This may be our Reichstag Fire moment. Wake up.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/p...
They will use this lie to surveil, imprison, and kill Americans on the left.
This may be our Reichstag Fire moment. Wake up.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/p...
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NEW: In June, ProPublica reported that the FDA has given more than 20 foreign factories a special pass to send drugs to the U.S. even though they were made at plants the agency had banned.
Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
The FDA Let Substandard Factories Ship These Medications to the U.S.
ProPublica identified more than 150 products that were exempted from import bans since 2013. Our list provides the names of the drugs or ingredients and their manufacturers, many of which are no longe...
www.propublica.org
August 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
NEW: In June, ProPublica reported that the FDA has given more than 20 foreign factories a special pass to send drugs to the U.S. even though they were made at plants the agency had banned.
Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
Today, we’re publishing a list of those exempted drugs.
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Just more Chicory posting because how handsome is he??
May 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Just more Chicory posting because how handsome is he??
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New research explores cats' attachment to humans - and questions whether we should keep comparing them to dogs and humans. Read more on my blog today!
whatyourcatwants.com/is-it-okay-i...
whatyourcatwants.com/is-it-okay-i...
Is it okay if cats aren’t little humans? A deep dive into cat attachment to humans -
Are cats our fur babies? For many of us, we think of our pets as our children. But how do they feel about us?
whatyourcatwants.com
May 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
New research explores cats' attachment to humans - and questions whether we should keep comparing them to dogs and humans. Read more on my blog today!
whatyourcatwants.com/is-it-okay-i...
whatyourcatwants.com/is-it-okay-i...
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BREAKING: Hakeem Jeffries has now been speaking for 8 hours straight against the Big Beautiful Bill. He just got a standing ovation for this:
"It's extraordinary to me, Mr. Speaker, you got folks in this town talkin' about 'drainin' the swamp!' Guess what? You ARE the swamp! YOU are the swamp!"
"It's extraordinary to me, Mr. Speaker, you got folks in this town talkin' about 'drainin' the swamp!' Guess what? You ARE the swamp! YOU are the swamp!"
July 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
BREAKING: Hakeem Jeffries has now been speaking for 8 hours straight against the Big Beautiful Bill. He just got a standing ovation for this:
"It's extraordinary to me, Mr. Speaker, you got folks in this town talkin' about 'drainin' the swamp!' Guess what? You ARE the swamp! YOU are the swamp!"
"It's extraordinary to me, Mr. Speaker, you got folks in this town talkin' about 'drainin' the swamp!' Guess what? You ARE the swamp! YOU are the swamp!"
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Fireworks suck! Here are some tips from cat behaviorist @mikeldelgado.bsky.social for keeping your cats safe and happy this 4th of July. www.instagram.com/p/C87GFSBpgyk/
1. Make sure your cats are inside. Even if they normally go out, the 4th is not a good day for them to roam. (con't)
1. Make sure your cats are inside. Even if they normally go out, the 4th is not a good day for them to roam. (con't)
July 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Fireworks suck! Here are some tips from cat behaviorist @mikeldelgado.bsky.social for keeping your cats safe and happy this 4th of July. www.instagram.com/p/C87GFSBpgyk/
1. Make sure your cats are inside. Even if they normally go out, the 4th is not a good day for them to roam. (con't)
1. Make sure your cats are inside. Even if they normally go out, the 4th is not a good day for them to roam. (con't)
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The debris arrives in the rockets’ wake: melted plastics, aluminum and pieces of blue adhesive. It all ends up stranded on the sands of Bagdad beach in northern Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Just across the border lies Starbase, SpaceX’s launchpad and company town. cnn.it/4lsHVaW
Just across the border lies Starbase, SpaceX’s launchpad and company town. cnn.it/4lsHVaW
July 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The debris arrives in the rockets’ wake: melted plastics, aluminum and pieces of blue adhesive. It all ends up stranded on the sands of Bagdad beach in northern Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Just across the border lies Starbase, SpaceX’s launchpad and company town. cnn.it/4lsHVaW
Just across the border lies Starbase, SpaceX’s launchpad and company town. cnn.it/4lsHVaW
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#FIFA doesn't give a f *#% about anyone #greedybastards 🤑
This is a Bengi the Morrocan street dog after he was beaten with a stick. 300,000 a year are killed in prep for the #FIFA #2030WorldCup.
Tell #FIFA to stop it.
@mrrickygervais.bsky.social @peteregan46.bsky.social @protectallwildlife.bsky.social @robedwards1.bsky.social @robedwards1.bsky.social
Tell #FIFA to stop it.
@mrrickygervais.bsky.social @peteregan46.bsky.social @protectallwildlife.bsky.social @robedwards1.bsky.social @robedwards1.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
#FIFA doesn't give a f *#% about anyone #greedybastards 🤑
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Where do you fall on this chart?
May 20, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Where do you fall on this chart?
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DURBIN: How can we give hope to people across the country who are suffering from so many diseases when our government is cutting back on that research?
RFK Jr: I do not know about any cuts to ALS research
D: I just read them to you!
R: I didn't know about them until you told me about them
RFK Jr: I do not know about any cuts to ALS research
D: I just read them to you!
R: I didn't know about them until you told me about them
May 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
DURBIN: How can we give hope to people across the country who are suffering from so many diseases when our government is cutting back on that research?
RFK Jr: I do not know about any cuts to ALS research
D: I just read them to you!
R: I didn't know about them until you told me about them
RFK Jr: I do not know about any cuts to ALS research
D: I just read them to you!
R: I didn't know about them until you told me about them
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We are the League of Conservation Voters and have been fighting for people and the planet since 1970. 🌎
We're currently suing Trump over his unlawful orders to drill in protected areas of the Arctic and Atlantic.
But we need your help to keep fighting back.
Can you REPOST & give us a follow?
We're currently suing Trump over his unlawful orders to drill in protected areas of the Arctic and Atlantic.
But we need your help to keep fighting back.
Can you REPOST & give us a follow?
Conservationists sue over Trump dump of offshore drilling bans
The groups say the president does not have the authority to revoke an earlier president's ocean protections under federal law.
www.courthousenews.com
April 15, 2025 at 6:20 PM
We are the League of Conservation Voters and have been fighting for people and the planet since 1970. 🌎
We're currently suing Trump over his unlawful orders to drill in protected areas of the Arctic and Atlantic.
But we need your help to keep fighting back.
Can you REPOST & give us a follow?
We're currently suing Trump over his unlawful orders to drill in protected areas of the Arctic and Atlantic.
But we need your help to keep fighting back.
Can you REPOST & give us a follow?
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Rainy day cat memories:
This was Billy, feral, who settled in the greenhouse. Eventually, you could pet him a little--very carefully. He was lonely, would cry outside a window at night if he wanted company. He was around for about 4 years. We still miss him.
This was Billy, feral, who settled in the greenhouse. Eventually, you could pet him a little--very carefully. He was lonely, would cry outside a window at night if he wanted company. He was around for about 4 years. We still miss him.
April 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Rainy day cat memories:
This was Billy, feral, who settled in the greenhouse. Eventually, you could pet him a little--very carefully. He was lonely, would cry outside a window at night if he wanted company. He was around for about 4 years. We still miss him.
This was Billy, feral, who settled in the greenhouse. Eventually, you could pet him a little--very carefully. He was lonely, would cry outside a window at night if he wanted company. He was around for about 4 years. We still miss him.
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Rainy day cat memories #3:
Rick. When he was still a kitten, his people moved and left him alone in the empty house. Luckily, someone noticed him. When he first got here, he was a jumpy bundle of brashness and nerves. Later, he relaxed (somewhat). Cat of the house 2019--.
Rick. When he was still a kitten, his people moved and left him alone in the empty house. Luckily, someone noticed him. When he first got here, he was a jumpy bundle of brashness and nerves. Later, he relaxed (somewhat). Cat of the house 2019--.
April 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Rainy day cat memories #3:
Rick. When he was still a kitten, his people moved and left him alone in the empty house. Luckily, someone noticed him. When he first got here, he was a jumpy bundle of brashness and nerves. Later, he relaxed (somewhat). Cat of the house 2019--.
Rick. When he was still a kitten, his people moved and left him alone in the empty house. Luckily, someone noticed him. When he first got here, he was a jumpy bundle of brashness and nerves. Later, he relaxed (somewhat). Cat of the house 2019--.
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In our latest op-ed, novelist and wildlife researcher @authorhenderson.bsky.social encourages everyone to stand up for America’s national parks and forests — even if it feels like an insurmountable challenge right now. therevelator.org/saving-natio...
Saving America’s National Parks and Forests Means Shaking Off the Rust of Inaction • The Revelator
Getting started can feel like an insurmountable challenge. But the more you act, the better you’ll get — and the more of a difference you’ll make.
therevelator.org
April 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
In our latest op-ed, novelist and wildlife researcher @authorhenderson.bsky.social encourages everyone to stand up for America’s national parks and forests — even if it feels like an insurmountable challenge right now. therevelator.org/saving-natio...
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I am Canadian, and somehow I have become infected by the woke virus, & I am okay with being woke. What say you.
April 7, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I am Canadian, and somehow I have become infected by the woke virus, & I am okay with being woke. What say you.
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#BlueCrewBoost718
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April 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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If they won't lift em up
We will
Henry Johnson
Medal of Honor Recipient
www.timesunion.com/news/article...
We will
Henry Johnson
Medal of Honor Recipient
www.timesunion.com/news/article...
U.S. Army’s Fort Johnson webpage removed after Trump DEI ban
After Trump's federal ban on DEI, a U.S. Army webpage about renaming a military base to honor Black WWI hero and Albany native Sgt. Henry Johnson was scrubbed.
www.timesunion.com
April 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
If they won't lift em up
We will
Henry Johnson
Medal of Honor Recipient
www.timesunion.com/news/article...
We will
Henry Johnson
Medal of Honor Recipient
www.timesunion.com/news/article...
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Zelenskyy has confirmed the presence of Ukrainian troops in Russia’s Belgorod region.
🇺🇦President Zelenskyy: “The war must return to where it came from,”
🇺🇦President Zelenskyy: “The war must return to where it came from,”
April 8, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Zelenskyy has confirmed the presence of Ukrainian troops in Russia’s Belgorod region.
🇺🇦President Zelenskyy: “The war must return to where it came from,”
🇺🇦President Zelenskyy: “The war must return to where it came from,”
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Trump wants to clear-cut our forests to enrich big timber
Trump fired forest firefighters
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Our legacy to our children and grandchildren is being destroyed
Don't stand by
Call Congress 1-202-224-3121 now to STOP the destruction of our public lands
#MomSky
Trump fired forest firefighters
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Our legacy to our children and grandchildren is being destroyed
Don't stand by
Call Congress 1-202-224-3121 now to STOP the destruction of our public lands
#MomSky
April 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Trump wants to clear-cut our forests to enrich big timber
Trump fired forest firefighters
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Our legacy to our children and grandchildren is being destroyed
Don't stand by
Call Congress 1-202-224-3121 now to STOP the destruction of our public lands
#MomSky
Trump fired forest firefighters
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Our legacy to our children and grandchildren is being destroyed
Don't stand by
Call Congress 1-202-224-3121 now to STOP the destruction of our public lands
#MomSky
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At every turn of the Trump administration, somebody is there to thwart them.
I admit this tool is depressing but valuable
I admit this tool is depressing but valuable
Trump’s ‘climate’ purge deleted a new extreme weather risk tool. We recreated it
The Guardian has recreated a searchable climate future risk tool developed by Fema but then deleted
www.theguardian.com
March 26, 2025 at 6:06 PM
At every turn of the Trump administration, somebody is there to thwart them.
I admit this tool is depressing but valuable
I admit this tool is depressing but valuable
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London is winning the poster game
March 29, 2025 at 2:26 AM
London is winning the poster game
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This week, as the number of confirmed measles cases rose to 483, the CDC buried a report that would’ve stressed the importance of getting vaccinated.
The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations
The move — along with the CDC’s explanation — is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.
propub.li
March 30, 2025 at 3:00 AM
This week, as the number of confirmed measles cases rose to 483, the CDC buried a report that would’ve stressed the importance of getting vaccinated.
The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said.
By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social