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ICYMI: The GOP is trying to pass Permitting Reform legislation that would gut protections for Tribes and communities to oppose strip mining and oil and gas drilling.
These lands have been protected by Tribal treaty rights since the 19th Century. How is this America First?
These lands have been protected by Tribal treaty rights since the 19th Century. How is this America First?
Rep. Stansbury: The GOP is trying to strip Tribal communities of their rights
YouTube video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 11:20 PM
ICYMI: The GOP is trying to pass Permitting Reform legislation that would gut protections for Tribes and communities to oppose strip mining and oil and gas drilling.
These lands have been protected by Tribal treaty rights since the 19th Century. How is this America First?
These lands have been protected by Tribal treaty rights since the 19th Century. How is this America First?
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#ResistanceEarth
Beavers, nature's engineers, excel at building habitat for land- and water-dwelling species. Turns out, the wetlands beavers create are also good for bats and pollinator insects that are under threat due to climate change and habitat loss.
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/b...
Beavers, nature's engineers, excel at building habitat for land- and water-dwelling species. Turns out, the wetlands beavers create are also good for bats and pollinator insects that are under threat due to climate change and habitat loss.
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/b...
Beavers are Dam Good for Biodiversity, Bringing Bats, Butterflies and Other Critters to Their Neighborhoods
Two new studies suggest that the semi-aquatic rodents provide food and habitat for bats and pollinator insects within their engineered ecosystems
www.smithsonianmag.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:33 AM
#ResistanceEarth
Beavers, nature's engineers, excel at building habitat for land- and water-dwelling species. Turns out, the wetlands beavers create are also good for bats and pollinator insects that are under threat due to climate change and habitat loss.
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/b...
Beavers, nature's engineers, excel at building habitat for land- and water-dwelling species. Turns out, the wetlands beavers create are also good for bats and pollinator insects that are under threat due to climate change and habitat loss.
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/b...
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I used to handle interlibrary loans for a public library. ILL is a magnificent expression of the idea that readers deserve books, and books deserve readers. It’s libraries everywhere pooling their resources for the benefit of everyone.
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries IMLS
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
librarytechnology.org/pr/31973
Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries
Press Release: Court permanently blocks Trump's executive order to dismantle federal agency for America's libraries. The U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island struck down the Trump Adm...
librarytechnology.org
November 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I used to handle interlibrary loans for a public library. ILL is a magnificent expression of the idea that readers deserve books, and books deserve readers. It’s libraries everywhere pooling their resources for the benefit of everyone.
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
Killing IMLS could have killed ILL.
This is great news. 📚
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And now you know why Trump‘s entire cabinet went ballistic when Democrats posted that video the other day.
November 22, 2025 at 9:23 PM
And now you know why Trump‘s entire cabinet went ballistic when Democrats posted that video the other day.
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"The process of FBI deprofessionalization underlines some important points about the direction American government is going under Trump: loyalty matters more than merit; retribution trumps performance; control is more important than accountability."
open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
How the FBI Became the Face of Deprofessionalization
What research tells us about national security under authoritarianism
open.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:28 PM
"The process of FBI deprofessionalization underlines some important points about the direction American government is going under Trump: loyalty matters more than merit; retribution trumps performance; control is more important than accountability."
open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
open.substack.com/pub/donmoyni...
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The 26 people who signed the letter are a who’s who of Chicago TV and radio news journalists with over 500-years of broadcasting experience between them.
Subscribe to read the latest from @newsjennifer.bsky.social for Lincoln Square
www.lincolnsquare.media/p/this-isnt-...
Subscribe to read the latest from @newsjennifer.bsky.social for Lincoln Square
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November 21, 2025 at 12:27 AM
The 26 people who signed the letter are a who’s who of Chicago TV and radio news journalists with over 500-years of broadcasting experience between them.
Subscribe to read the latest from @newsjennifer.bsky.social for Lincoln Square
www.lincolnsquare.media/p/this-isnt-...
Subscribe to read the latest from @newsjennifer.bsky.social for Lincoln Square
www.lincolnsquare.media/p/this-isnt-...
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“It was demeaning , insulting and misogynistic.” It sure was. Why don’t the other reporters all walk out? If the press doesn’t cover it, he won’t get the attention he craves. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Telling a reporter ‘quiet, piggy’ was shocking – even for Trump | Margaret Sullivan
We’re supposed to be used to this by now, but getting used to it is dangerous. Her colleagues should have spoken up
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
“It was demeaning , insulting and misogynistic.” It sure was. Why don’t the other reporters all walk out? If the press doesn’t cover it, he won’t get the attention he craves. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Less than a year from the midterm elections, state and local voting officials from both major political parties are actively preparing for the possibility of interference by the Trump administration.
How could Trump interfere in the midterms? Here's what voting officials are watching
Less than a year from the midterm elections, state and local voting officials from both major political parties are actively preparing for the possibility of interference by the Trump administration.
n.pr
November 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Less than a year from the midterm elections, state and local voting officials from both major political parties are actively preparing for the possibility of interference by the Trump administration.
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Little preview of what is being posted across the socials
November 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Little preview of what is being posted across the socials
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"The real threat to our understanding of the U.S. economy, and the country’s health writ large, is that the Trump administration has been quietly snuffing out thousands of data series, particularly those that might produce politically inconvenient results."
www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-one...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-one...
Trump’s One Weird Trick for Eliminating Bad News: Delete It
The disappearance of inconvenient facts and the remaking of reality.
www.thebulwark.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
"The real threat to our understanding of the U.S. economy, and the country’s health writ large, is that the Trump administration has been quietly snuffing out thousands of data series, particularly those that might produce politically inconvenient results."
www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-one...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-one...
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Donald Trump is already laying the groundwork to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos. His success could have dire consequences for American democracy, @dgraham.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic’s December issue. theatln.tc/WSldt5aa
November 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Donald Trump is already laying the groundwork to throw the 2026 midterms into chaos. His success could have dire consequences for American democracy, @dgraham.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic’s December issue. theatln.tc/WSldt5aa
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Eat more chicken
November 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Eat more chicken
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IMPORTANT message for everyone using Gmail.
You have been automatically OPTED IN to allow Gmail to access all your private messages & attachments to train AI models.
You have to manually turn off Smart Features in the Setting menu in TWO locations.
Retweet so every is aware.
You have been automatically OPTED IN to allow Gmail to access all your private messages & attachments to train AI models.
You have to manually turn off Smart Features in the Setting menu in TWO locations.
Retweet so every is aware.
November 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
IMPORTANT message for everyone using Gmail.
You have been automatically OPTED IN to allow Gmail to access all your private messages & attachments to train AI models.
You have to manually turn off Smart Features in the Setting menu in TWO locations.
Retweet so every is aware.
You have been automatically OPTED IN to allow Gmail to access all your private messages & attachments to train AI models.
You have to manually turn off Smart Features in the Setting menu in TWO locations.
Retweet so every is aware.
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A lot of disinformation is circulating about what Senators/Representatives Slotkin, Kelly, Crow, Deluzio, Goodlander, and Houlahan actually said. Here is the transcript. It contains no accusation that the President issued unlawful orders, no call to disobey lawful orders, and no advocacy of mutiny.
November 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
A lot of disinformation is circulating about what Senators/Representatives Slotkin, Kelly, Crow, Deluzio, Goodlander, and Houlahan actually said. Here is the transcript. It contains no accusation that the President issued unlawful orders, no call to disobey lawful orders, and no advocacy of mutiny.
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Arches National Park faces uncertain future after 'bleeding money throughout the shutdown'
->Salt Lake Tribune | #shutdown #national park | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
->Salt Lake Tribune | #shutdown #national park | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
Arches National Park faces uncertain future after 'bleeding money throughout the shutdown'
(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Visitors watch the sunset from Turret Arch in Arches National Park, Monday, May 15, 2023. The state of Utah kept the Mighty 5 national park’s visitor centers open during the 43-day government shutdown...
www.sltrib.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Greene responded to Trump’s attacks against her, writing, “Standing up for American women who were raped at 14, trafficked and used by rich powerful men, should not result in me being called a traitor and threatened by the President of the United States.”
trib.al/aMzwrfd
trib.al/aMzwrfd
Marjorie Taylor Greene Slams Trump in Shocking Resignation Video
The Georgia Republican said she won’t be a “battered wife” after a public spat with Donald Trump over the Epstein files.
trib.al
November 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Greene responded to Trump’s attacks against her, writing, “Standing up for American women who were raped at 14, trafficked and used by rich powerful men, should not result in me being called a traitor and threatened by the President of the United States.”
trib.al/aMzwrfd
trib.al/aMzwrfd
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We have a nursing shortage in this country and a shortage of nursing faculty. There are about 80,000 people on a wait list to get into a program. Who is gonna wait around if their preferred profession isn't consider professional?
www.instagram.com/reels/DRVIkQ...
www.instagram.com/reels/DRVIkQ...
November 22, 2025 at 12:28 AM
We have a nursing shortage in this country and a shortage of nursing faculty. There are about 80,000 people on a wait list to get into a program. Who is gonna wait around if their preferred profession isn't consider professional?
www.instagram.com/reels/DRVIkQ...
www.instagram.com/reels/DRVIkQ...
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This is insulting, idiotic, and dangerous!
Just like everything else he says and does. 🤬
Just like everything else he says and does. 🤬
November 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This is insulting, idiotic, and dangerous!
Just like everything else he says and does. 🤬
Just like everything else he says and does. 🤬
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A very good piece. “The fact that many men believe they no longer even have to pretend to respect women in order to participate in public life makes it unlikely that anything will change anytime soon.”
President Piggy
This is what consequence-free misogyny looks like.
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
A very good piece. “The fact that many men believe they no longer even have to pretend to respect women in order to participate in public life makes it unlikely that anything will change anytime soon.”
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'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:52 AM
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
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An update on "Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew." Elon may be gone from Washington, D.C., but his operatives are still in place, quietly wielding a wrecking ball against the US government from within. projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...
Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing.
projects.propublica.org
November 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
An update on "Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew." Elon may be gone from Washington, D.C., but his operatives are still in place, quietly wielding a wrecking ball against the US government from within. projects.propublica.org/elon-musk-do...
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he was proud of the title
November 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
he was proud of the title
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After reporting by ProPublica and other publications, the administration is dropping an effort that could have led 830,000 people to lose eligibility for Social Security disability payments.
How the Trump Administration Abandoned Plans for a Major Cut in Disability Benefits for Older Workers
After meeting with advocates, the Trump administration confirmed it has scrapped a controversial regulation that would have cut disability benefits for older workers.
www.propublica.org
November 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
After reporting by ProPublica and other publications, the administration is dropping an effort that could have led 830,000 people to lose eligibility for Social Security disability payments.
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The use of drones to surveil protesters and others taking part in activities ostensibly protected under the Constitution frequently raises concerns. interc.pt/44qGBPE
November 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The use of drones to surveil protesters and others taking part in activities ostensibly protected under the Constitution frequently raises concerns. interc.pt/44qGBPE