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James Lohikaarme
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Pdx <--> WRE <--> SeaTac
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Étienne-Émile Baulieu, the French biochemist and physician who was often called the father of the abortion pill — and who was also known for his pioneering studies on the role of steroid hormones in human reproduction and aging — died on Friday. He was 98. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/h...
May 31, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Chris Murphy on Joni Ernst: "I think everybody in that audience knows they're going to die, they would just rather die in old age at 85 or 90 instead of dying at 40. And the reality is that when you lose your healthcare, you are much more at risk of early death."
June 1, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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On Tuesday, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would no longer advise healthy children and pregnant women to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The physician Dhruv Khullar weighs in. nyer.cm/ODHe413
May 31, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Happy Pride Month 2025 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
Be gay do crow stuff

#pridemonth #pridecrows
June 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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June 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Honolulu police say they are launching a review after attorneys accused officers of arresting sober drivers to meet quotas.

The ACLU of Hawaii says it has identified at least 127 people arrested from 2022 through 2024 who had blood alcohol levels of 0.00.
Honolulu police arrested sober drivers to hit DUI quotas, lawsuit alleges
Honolulu police say they are launching a review after civil rights attorneys accused officers of arresting scores of sober drivers to meet quotas.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Homeland Security has gone full fascism. This is why also we are seeing them show up with ICE. DHS raided @nadler.house.gov office and arrested one of the aides.
June 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Across the U.S., state security officials and violence prevention advocates have reached the same conclusion: The federal government has retreated from the fight against extremist violence, which for years had been a top priority for the FBI.

By @hannahallam.bsky.social
“The Federal Government Is Gone”: Under Trump, the Fight Against Extremist Violence Is Left Up to the States
As the White House redirects counterterrorism personnel and funds toward mass deportations, a state-level scramble is on to preserve efforts once supported by Washington. The result is a patchwork…
www.propublica.org
May 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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NEW: Citing ProPublica’s reporting on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Democratic senators argued that the potential conflicts “underscore what appears to be a pervasive problem with Elon Musk and DOGE employees trampling ethics rules and laws.”
Impact: Senators Call on DOJ to Investigate Potential DOGE Conflicts of Interest After ProPublica Report
Citing ProPublica’s reporting on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Democratic senators argued that the potential conflicts “underscore what appears to be a pervasive problem with Elon Musk and...
www.propublica.org
May 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Breaking News: A woman sued oil and gas companies over her mother’s death in a heat wave. It's the first wrongful death case targeting fossil fuel companies over their role in global warming, experts said.
Oil Companies Are Sued Over Death of Woman in 2021 Heat Wave
www.nytimes.com
May 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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The End of Trump II, Part 1
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
The End of Trump II, Part 1
Friends,
open.substack.com
May 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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NEW: Across the country, Republican lawmakers have been working to undermine or altogether undo the will of the voters by making it harder for voters to pass amendments and laws through citizen-led initiatives.

By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
Red State Voters Approved Progressive Measures. GOP Lawmakers Are Trying to Undermine Them.
In the wake of ballot measures that increased abortion access and improved sick leave for workers, a coordinated effort is unfolding across the country to restrict direct democracy — and shift power…
www.propublica.org
May 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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A glacier partially collapsed in Switzerland, burying the village of Blatten in a huge landslide of ice, rock, and mud after residents had been evacuated.

Scientists called the collapse of the glacier “unprecedented” in the Swiss Alps.
May 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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May 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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"Tin soldiers and Nixon's comin'
We're finally on our own
This summer I hear the drummin'
Four dead in Ohio."

Neil Young

Remembering:
Allison Krause, 19
Jeffrey Miller, 20
Sandra Lee Scheuer, 20
William Schroeder, 19

4 May 1970
May 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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In case you need to send this to some dingus the next time they bring up how using AI is fine + good, actually.
May 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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In around 12 days, we’re going to be hit with an economic shockwave. That will be 30 days from when Trump began a trade war with China. You see, it takes 30 days for ships to cross the Pacific. What that may mean for all of us, in today’s piece. Link in the replies.
April 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Brought a little friend home from NWLC.
May 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Folks trying to act cool and aloof about the TikTok ban sound genuinely idiotic. If you don’t get why it’s a devastating and dangerous precedent, that says way more about you than the people lamenting its loss. I learned so much on that app. I saw the funniest shit of my life there. Shit sucks.
January 19, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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"Trump is Outpacing Hitler at Ending Our Democracy. Defiance is Now the Watch Word."

NOW HEAR THIS: WE ARE IN DANGER! open.substack.com/pub/malcolmn...
NOW HEAR THIS: WE ARE IN DANGER!
Trump is Outpacing Hitler at Ending Our Democracy. Defiance is Now the Watch Word.
open.substack.com
January 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Looking back at the last 6 seasons as an increasingly disabled queer Black farmer is... Whew, real humbling. Also frustrating. And yet, I can't wait to get busy planning for this next one.

I've built 3¹/² farms in 6 seasons. I've lost most to white supremacy and emotional violence. 1/x
November 29, 2024 at 8:22 PM
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The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**

* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...
Egg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expect
Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.
www.kcur.org
January 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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NEW: The Department of Labor report found widespread noncompliance and violations of federal law in how health plans and insurers cover mental health care, echoing the findings of a recent ProPublica investigation.

propub.li/4aue7qi
Insurers Failed to Comply With Mental Health Coverage Law, Department of Labor Report Finds
The probe found widespread noncompliance and violations of federal law in how health plans and insurers cover mental health care, echoing the findings of a recent ProPublica investigation.
propub.li
January 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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My first post here on Bluesky!

Went for an early morning walk by the river, and got a rare glimpse of Mt. Baker.
January 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM