Pam
@pambon.bsky.social
Garden educator, turfgrass advocate, reducing plastics, challenging greenwashing
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47: out of 10-15,000 varieties of PFAS, UK water companies are only required to test for 47 types. TFA is not one of them.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
June 16, 2025 at 7:31 AM
47: out of 10-15,000 varieties of PFAS, UK water companies are only required to test for 47 types. TFA is not one of them.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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An LAPD helicopter claimed to have ID'ed protesters from above and threatened to "come to your house."
The threat was greeted with extreme concern by civil liberties and digital privacy groups. It suggests the LAPD could be using facial recognition to identify and retaliate against protesters.
The threat was greeted with extreme concern by civil liberties and digital privacy groups. It suggests the LAPD could be using facial recognition to identify and retaliate against protesters.
An LAPD helicopter claimed to have ID'ed protesters from above and threatened to "come to your house"
The practice, an expert warns, could lead to "reprisals and retribution by the police for your politics.”
www.motherjones.com
June 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
An LAPD helicopter claimed to have ID'ed protesters from above and threatened to "come to your house."
The threat was greeted with extreme concern by civil liberties and digital privacy groups. It suggests the LAPD could be using facial recognition to identify and retaliate against protesters.
The threat was greeted with extreme concern by civil liberties and digital privacy groups. It suggests the LAPD could be using facial recognition to identify and retaliate against protesters.
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Doing your part to get rid of #Plastic #ToxicTurf?
May 31, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Doing your part to get rid of #Plastic #ToxicTurf?
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"Even areas without high levels of air pollution, but which were built primarily from concrete and asphalt and lacked green spaces, increased asthma risk by as much as 36 per cent."
Access to green space is not a fluffy extra - it's integral to health.
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/h...
Access to green space is not a fluffy extra - it's integral to health.
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/h...
Live in an area built mainly from concrete? You might develop this condition
Asthma is more prevalent in urban settings. Zhebin Yu asnd Erik Melen report
www.independent.co.uk
May 20, 2025 at 11:39 AM
"Even areas without high levels of air pollution, but which were built primarily from concrete and asphalt and lacked green spaces, increased asthma risk by as much as 36 per cent."
Access to green space is not a fluffy extra - it's integral to health.
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/h...
Access to green space is not a fluffy extra - it's integral to health.
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/h...
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weird, what could explain this
Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.
Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library?
An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power.
www.nytimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
weird, what could explain this
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Thank you so much to the over 5300 people who came out in San Jose today!
We’re thrilled to see that the movement is growing. This is more than triple the turnout from Feb 17th!!
More photos to come! Follow us for updates
Photo by Jesse Kornblum / probonophoto.org
#50501movement #HandsOff
We’re thrilled to see that the movement is growing. This is more than triple the turnout from Feb 17th!!
More photos to come! Follow us for updates
Photo by Jesse Kornblum / probonophoto.org
#50501movement #HandsOff
April 6, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Thank you so much to the over 5300 people who came out in San Jose today!
We’re thrilled to see that the movement is growing. This is more than triple the turnout from Feb 17th!!
More photos to come! Follow us for updates
Photo by Jesse Kornblum / probonophoto.org
#50501movement #HandsOff
We’re thrilled to see that the movement is growing. This is more than triple the turnout from Feb 17th!!
More photos to come! Follow us for updates
Photo by Jesse Kornblum / probonophoto.org
#50501movement #HandsOff
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West Coast numbers are coming in, and estimates have now surpassed 5 million. People are still pouring into the streets—nearly 2% of the American population is rising up. America, we are so proud of you. You did it.
April 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
West Coast numbers are coming in, and estimates have now surpassed 5 million. People are still pouring into the streets—nearly 2% of the American population is rising up. America, we are so proud of you. You did it.
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President Trump said in an interview with NBC News nothing is off the table in his desire to acquire Greenland — including "military force."
Trump doesn't rule out military force to acquire Greenland
Trump's comments undercut the pitch Vice President Vance made just last week.
www.axios.com
March 30, 2025 at 1:45 PM
President Trump said in an interview with NBC News nothing is off the table in his desire to acquire Greenland — including "military force."
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Whoever is doing this in the UK deserves an award.
March 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Whoever is doing this in the UK deserves an award.
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They're trying to deport my colleague from the med school and holding her without counsel. She was coming back from a visit to her family. If there are ways to help I'll let you know. www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
She saw family in Lebanon. Now this Brown Medicine doctor is being held at Logan for deportation.
Dr. Rasha Alawieh flew into Logan Airport Thursday after visiting family in Lebanon. She's being detained now at Logan without legal counsel.
www.providencejournal.com
March 15, 2025 at 1:34 AM
They're trying to deport my colleague from the med school and holding her without counsel. She was coming back from a visit to her family. If there are ways to help I'll let you know. www.providencejournal.com/story/news/l...
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My latest: Zelensky is being forced into an "extortionist" "neocolonial plundering" of Ukraine's riches, giving Trump and Putin unprecedented control of fossil fuels & minerals. Big Oil's big prize awaits: Russia's vast oil and gas fields. @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
March 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
My latest: Zelensky is being forced into an "extortionist" "neocolonial plundering" of Ukraine's riches, giving Trump and Putin unprecedented control of fossil fuels & minerals. Big Oil's big prize awaits: Russia's vast oil and gas fields. @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Emails sent out late last night—The Department of Health and Human Services is offering employees up to $25,000 to voluntarily leave the agency.
March 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Emails sent out late last night—The Department of Health and Human Services is offering employees up to $25,000 to voluntarily leave the agency.
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NEW: The National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods is (or was) an advisory committee housed within the USDA which provides outside expert advice to advance food safety across the US and across different levels of govt. It was ordered disbanded this afternoon.
March 7, 2025 at 2:32 AM
NEW: The National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods is (or was) an advisory committee housed within the USDA which provides outside expert advice to advance food safety across the US and across different levels of govt. It was ordered disbanded this afternoon.
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We're hosting "A Beginner's Guide to Climate Action" next Tuesday, March 11 at 12pm PT. This one-hour webinar explains how climate change is making disasters more frequent and deadly, and how we can work together to address it.
Please share! www.laclimatereality.org/calendar/202...
Please share! www.laclimatereality.org/calendar/202...
A Beginner's Guide to Climate Change — LA Climate Reality
LA Climate Reality welcomes all to this webinar about how climate change is impacting Los Angeles and what we can do about it. In one hour, our trained climate leaders will walk you through the basic...
www.laclimatereality.org
March 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
We're hosting "A Beginner's Guide to Climate Action" next Tuesday, March 11 at 12pm PT. This one-hour webinar explains how climate change is making disasters more frequent and deadly, and how we can work together to address it.
Please share! www.laclimatereality.org/calendar/202...
Please share! www.laclimatereality.org/calendar/202...
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President Trump has set his sights on abolishing the Education Department and says he’d prefer to put education policy in the hands of the states.
But state officials and lawmakers say they’re wildly unprepared for such a huge task.
But state officials and lawmakers say they’re wildly unprepared for such a huge task.
'We're not prepared': States brace for Trump's plans to dismantle the Education Department
Trump has said he wants to leave school policy to the states, but state officials and lawmakers aren’t clear on what that would look like.
www.nbcnews.com
March 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
President Trump has set his sights on abolishing the Education Department and says he’d prefer to put education policy in the hands of the states.
But state officials and lawmakers say they’re wildly unprepared for such a huge task.
But state officials and lawmakers say they’re wildly unprepared for such a huge task.
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Emails titled “What Did You Do Last Week? Part II” were sent to federal employees, instructing us to list five bullet points of our accomplishments and copy our managers. This time, we were informed that it will be a weekly requirement, due by 11:59 p.m. ET on Mondays.
March 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Emails titled “What Did You Do Last Week? Part II” were sent to federal employees, instructing us to list five bullet points of our accomplishments and copy our managers. This time, we were informed that it will be a weekly requirement, due by 11:59 p.m. ET on Mondays.
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NOAA is an absolute mess, and it’ll be worse tomorrow. Please help us. There have already been over 1,000 terminations. It’s not just layoffs—Elon Musk and his staffers are trying to completely dismantle us. Today, there were tons of firings, and more are coming tomorrow.
February 28, 2025 at 1:45 AM
NOAA is an absolute mess, and it’ll be worse tomorrow. Please help us. There have already been over 1,000 terminations. It’s not just layoffs—Elon Musk and his staffers are trying to completely dismantle us. Today, there were tons of firings, and more are coming tomorrow.
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every day we see more and more evidence of society descending into utter lawlessness and chaos
February 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
every day we see more and more evidence of society descending into utter lawlessness and chaos
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On Air Force One from Las Vegas to Miami, President Trump says Palestinians in Gaza should be relocated.
“I’d like Egypt to take people. I’d like Jordan to take people,” he tells reporters.”We just clean out that whole thing.”
“I’d like Egypt to take people. I’d like Jordan to take people,” he tells reporters.”We just clean out that whole thing.”
January 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
On Air Force One from Las Vegas to Miami, President Trump says Palestinians in Gaza should be relocated.
“I’d like Egypt to take people. I’d like Jordan to take people,” he tells reporters.”We just clean out that whole thing.”
“I’d like Egypt to take people. I’d like Jordan to take people,” he tells reporters.”We just clean out that whole thing.”
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📢 Plastic and polymers need to be prioritised in the EU's #Ecodesign regulation!
✉️ 40 civil society organisations across Europe sign our open letter urging @jessikaroswall.bsky.social to include plastics and polymers into the first #ESPR work program ⤵️
rethinkplasticalliance.eu/wp-content/u...
✉️ 40 civil society organisations across Europe sign our open letter urging @jessikaroswall.bsky.social to include plastics and polymers into the first #ESPR work program ⤵️
rethinkplasticalliance.eu/wp-content/u...
January 16, 2025 at 9:08 AM
📢 Plastic and polymers need to be prioritised in the EU's #Ecodesign regulation!
✉️ 40 civil society organisations across Europe sign our open letter urging @jessikaroswall.bsky.social to include plastics and polymers into the first #ESPR work program ⤵️
rethinkplasticalliance.eu/wp-content/u...
✉️ 40 civil society organisations across Europe sign our open letter urging @jessikaroswall.bsky.social to include plastics and polymers into the first #ESPR work program ⤵️
rethinkplasticalliance.eu/wp-content/u...
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I then took off my figurative Party activist hat and put on my hats as Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action member and County resident to urge their support for a prohibition of new installation of artificial turf on January 28th.
January 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I then took off my figurative Party activist hat and put on my hats as Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action member and County resident to urge their support for a prohibition of new installation of artificial turf on January 28th.
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Why is this a conversation? #Plastic #ToxicTurf was voted down!! Stop wasting time/energy! Time to GET REAL w/ #NaturalGrass playing fields!! www.pressherald.com/2025/01/09/s...
South Portland debates natural vs. artificial grass at planned athletic facility
A workshop on Wednesday night was the first in a series of meetings about the future of South Portland High School's athletic facilities after the city voted down a $12.3 million bond last year.
www.pressherald.com
January 10, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Why is this a conversation? #Plastic #ToxicTurf was voted down!! Stop wasting time/energy! Time to GET REAL w/ #NaturalGrass playing fields!! www.pressherald.com/2025/01/09/s...