Janet Babin
@janet-babin.bsky.social
Writer, producer,editor, video + audio host, dog + horse mom. Likes to practice. Sanskrit + Jyotish. Former: APM's Marketplace, WNYC, WSJ, Cleveland + Indiana + Bethlehem public media.
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While the corrupt, lying, felon in the White House is spending millions to suppress citizens' first amendment rights, his regime is clawing back resources to keep poisons out of our environment. Waste, fraud, and abuse
Have you been feeling like your kids aren't breathing in enough mercury, lead, and arsenic? Well have I got some good news for you!
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/c...?
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Document Shows E.P.A. Plans to Loosen Limits on Mercury From Power Plants
The agency plans to weaken limits on toxic emissions from power plants while also scrapping restrictions on planet-warming greenhouse gases.
www.nytimes.com
June 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
While the corrupt, lying, felon in the White House is spending millions to suppress citizens' first amendment rights, his regime is clawing back resources to keep poisons out of our environment. Waste, fraud, and abuse
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HAPPENING NOW: Trump’s New York criminal case is back in court.
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals is hearing argument on Trump’s effort to move his appeal to federal court.
Listen: www.youtube.com/live/3nmOXwQ...
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals is hearing argument on Trump’s effort to move his appeal to federal court.
Listen: www.youtube.com/live/3nmOXwQ...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | Courtroom 1703
YouTube video by U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
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June 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
HAPPENING NOW: Trump’s New York criminal case is back in court.
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals is hearing argument on Trump’s effort to move his appeal to federal court.
Listen: www.youtube.com/live/3nmOXwQ...
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals is hearing argument on Trump’s effort to move his appeal to federal court.
Listen: www.youtube.com/live/3nmOXwQ...
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As the felon in the White House sends 2,000 National guards to violently suppress peaceful protesters in Los Angeles, the violent criminals he pardoned for storming the capital on January 6th are suing for a breach of their first amendment rights.
Irony much?
thehill.com/regulation/c...
Irony much?
thehill.com/regulation/c...
thehill.com
June 10, 2025 at 11:48 AM
As the felon in the White House sends 2,000 National guards to violently suppress peaceful protesters in Los Angeles, the violent criminals he pardoned for storming the capital on January 6th are suing for a breach of their first amendment rights.
Irony much?
thehill.com/regulation/c...
Irony much?
thehill.com/regulation/c...
Central Park. Came for the tennis, stayed for the wildlife! This guy was getting harassed by some song birds.
June 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Central Park. Came for the tennis, stayed for the wildlife! This guy was getting harassed by some song birds.
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I can study all my life: Denmark pays students $1,000 a month to go to universities, with no tuition fees
May 15, 2025 at 8:23 AM
I can study all my life: Denmark pays students $1,000 a month to go to universities, with no tuition fees
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More incredibly sad news from my home state of Ohio.
Kent State University to close LGBTQ Center, Women’s Center and Multicultural Center ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/kent-...
Kent State University to close LGBTQ Center, Women’s Center and Multicultural Center ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/kent-...
Kent State University to close LGBTQ Center, Women's Center and Multicultural Center • Ohio Capital Journal
Kent State University is closing its LGBTQ+ Center, Women’s Center and Student Multicultural Center because of a new state law banning diversity efforts that is set to take effect at the end of the mo...
ohiocapitaljournal.com
June 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
More incredibly sad news from my home state of Ohio.
Kent State University to close LGBTQ Center, Women’s Center and Multicultural Center ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/kent-...
Kent State University to close LGBTQ Center, Women’s Center and Multicultural Center ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/kent-...
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Boycott animal agriculture!
9 disturbing world records held by animal agriculture. 💀
June 2, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Boycott animal agriculture!
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Last chance to see the free online exhibition of selected works from Censored Landscapes. The show comes down Sunday so check it out soon! Knowledge is power. artspaces.kunstmatrix.com/node/14115562
Censored Landscapes: The Hidden Reality of Farming Animals
View the Exhibition: Censored Landscapes: The Hidden Reality of Farming Animals. Created by WEAD
artspaces.kunstmatrix.com
May 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Last chance to see the free online exhibition of selected works from Censored Landscapes. The show comes down Sunday so check it out soon! Knowledge is power. artspaces.kunstmatrix.com/node/14115562
The fight to see the horrors farm animals endure. observatory.wiki/The_Forgotte...
The Forgotten 10 Billion Lives: A Tale of Suffering, Survival, and the Fight to See Farmed Animals
Photographs, storytelling, poetry, and well-documented research unveil the immense suffering, ecological devastation, worker exploitation, and economic injustice caused by the animal agricultural indu...
observatory.wiki
May 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The fight to see the horrors farm animals endure. observatory.wiki/The_Forgotte...
Killer whales and dolphins are left trapped in shut-down marine park. They need to get out asap. globalnews.ca/news/1118365...
Stranded orcas, dolphins left in rotting tanks in closed French marine park | Globalnews.ca
The two orcas, a mother and son named Wikie and Keijo. were born and raised in captivity, meaning they would not survive in the wild.
globalnews.ca
May 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Killer whales and dolphins are left trapped in shut-down marine park. They need to get out asap. globalnews.ca/news/1118365...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05...
'"It is a slap in the face of every commuter and worker who relies on NJ Transit,” Mr. Murphy said at a news conference.' No. Slap in the face is not paying train engineers what they deserve.
'"It is a slap in the face of every commuter and worker who relies on NJ Transit,” Mr. Murphy said at a news conference.' No. Slap in the face is not paying train engineers what they deserve.
NJ Transit Strike Live Updates: Engineer Walk-Out Leaves Commuters Searching for Rides
A walkout by engineers was causing disruptions for tens of thousands in the New York metropolitan region. Commuters raced to find other ways into New York City and beyond, but alternatives were costly...
www.nytimes.com
May 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05...
'"It is a slap in the face of every commuter and worker who relies on NJ Transit,” Mr. Murphy said at a news conference.' No. Slap in the face is not paying train engineers what they deserve.
'"It is a slap in the face of every commuter and worker who relies on NJ Transit,” Mr. Murphy said at a news conference.' No. Slap in the face is not paying train engineers what they deserve.
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Killing a native wild animal because they don't protect the nonnative wild animals they kidnapped and imprisoned. Shut down zoos and relocate the animals to sanctuaries where they are not on display for human entertainment!!!
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
The Aftermath of a Mass Slaughter at the Zoo
Last year, a fox broke into a bird enclosure in D.C. and killed 25 flamingos. The zoo refused to let him strike again.
www.theatlantic.com
May 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Killing a native wild animal because they don't protect the nonnative wild animals they kidnapped and imprisoned. Shut down zoos and relocate the animals to sanctuaries where they are not on display for human entertainment!!!
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
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May 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Why can't people properly say Qatar. So annoying.
May 15, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Why can't people properly say Qatar. So annoying.
This stunning, most remarkable paragraph: "By then, Mr. Eastman and Mr. Trump had a close association. Mr. Eastman was one of the architects of a plan to create fake slates of pro-Trump electors in states that Joseph R. Biden Jr. won...." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/u...
At Supreme Court, a Once-Fringe Birthright Citizenship Theory Takes the Spotlight
www.nytimes.com
May 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This stunning, most remarkable paragraph: "By then, Mr. Eastman and Mr. Trump had a close association. Mr. Eastman was one of the architects of a plan to create fake slates of pro-Trump electors in states that Joseph R. Biden Jr. won...." www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/u...
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Trump's revenge lawsuit over the Des Moines Register's Ann Selzer poll has now reached the briefing stage, and his arguments to try to get around the First Amendment are as slipshod as one might expect [Jacob Sullum]
Treating journalism as consumer fraud, Trump claims coverage of a presidential poll was not 'news reporting'
Shortly before last year's presidential election, The Des Moines Register reported the results of a poll that gave Kamala Harris, the Democratic
reason.com
April 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Trump's revenge lawsuit over the Des Moines Register's Ann Selzer poll has now reached the briefing stage, and his arguments to try to get around the First Amendment are as slipshod as one might expect [Jacob Sullum]
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Crimea isn't Trump's to give away.
April 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Crimea isn't Trump's to give away.
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A charity tied to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s wife, Casey DeSantis, gave $10 million to nonprofit political committees that helped the governor defeat a ballot measure.
Why Did a Charity Tied to Casey DeSantis Suddenly Get a $10 Million Boost?
The Hope Florida Foundation quietly gave the money to two nonprofit political committees that helped Gov. Ron DeSantis and his allies defeat a ballot measure.
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
A charity tied to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s wife, Casey DeSantis, gave $10 million to nonprofit political committees that helped the governor defeat a ballot measure.
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Researchers using data from the James Webb Space Telescope recently announced they had detected biosignature gases on planet K2-18b. A new analysis of the same data casts doubt on the earlier findings.
New analysis casts doubt on 'biosignatures' found on planet K2-18b
Researchers using data from the James Webb Space Telescope recently announced they had detected biosignature gases on planet K2-18b. A new analysis of the same data casts doubt on the earlier findings
www.npr.org
April 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Researchers using data from the James Webb Space Telescope recently announced they had detected biosignature gases on planet K2-18b. A new analysis of the same data casts doubt on the earlier findings.
"With the notable exception of the United States, nearly every country in the world is party to a treaty on marine and maritime activities." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...
China Says Trump’s Order on Seabed Mining Violates International Law
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
"With the notable exception of the United States, nearly every country in the world is party to a treaty on marine and maritime activities." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...
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If I were Judge Xinis, I would order the government to produce, in her courtroom, officials who were in a position to answer her questions and to do so under oath.
Letting DOJ continue to prevaricate and deflect responsibility in written submissions seems ... insufficient at this point.
Letting DOJ continue to prevaricate and deflect responsibility in written submissions seems ... insufficient at this point.
April 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If I were Judge Xinis, I would order the government to produce, in her courtroom, officials who were in a position to answer her questions and to do so under oath.
Letting DOJ continue to prevaricate and deflect responsibility in written submissions seems ... insufficient at this point.
Letting DOJ continue to prevaricate and deflect responsibility in written submissions seems ... insufficient at this point.
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Someone hire this guy. He's one of the best. Hire him before someone else does.
April 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Someone hire this guy. He's one of the best. Hire him before someone else does.