Rich Blinne
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At least 41 people still missing as officials face questions about why warnings did not reach hard-hit Kerr County.
Death toll from Texas floods rises to 82, dozens still missing
At least 41 people still missing as officials face questions about why warnings did not reach hard-hit Kerr County.
bit.ly
July 7, 2025 at 4:30 AM
At least 41 people still missing as officials face questions about why warnings did not reach hard-hit Kerr County.
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A lot of this country’s problems boil down to straight white men who see themselves as some sort of default “normal” but any variation on that as “an identity” that is “political”
July 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
A lot of this country’s problems boil down to straight white men who see themselves as some sort of default “normal” but any variation on that as “an identity” that is “political”
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Living on Social Security isn’t “retirement”—it’s survival. $943/month on SSI won’t even cover rent in most cities. With cuts to Section 8 looming, millions of elders & disabled people are facing homelessness. Poverty isn’t a flaw. It’s a policy.
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May 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Living on Social Security isn’t “retirement”—it’s survival. $943/month on SSI won’t even cover rent in most cities. With cuts to Section 8 looming, millions of elders & disabled people are facing homelessness. Poverty isn’t a flaw. It’s a policy.
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Specifically, they "invite manuscripts for a new, first-of-its-kind special collection focused on climate change in the United States."
More here:
More here:
AGU and AMS join forces on special collection to maintain momentum of research supporting the U.S. National Climate assessment
Congressionally mandated, the NCA draws on the latest scientific research to evaluate how climate change is affecting the United States. The new special collection does not replace the NCA but instead...
news.agu.org
May 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Specifically, they "invite manuscripts for a new, first-of-its-kind special collection focused on climate change in the United States."
More here:
More here:
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Good news for today! The @agu.org and @amspolicy.bsky.social are teaming up to support climate science in the US and fill the vacuum left by the cancellation of the support team and dismissal of the authors of the Sixth National Climate Assessment.
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More from @drshepherd2013.bsky.social here:
2 Major Science Organizations Unite For Vital Climate Collection
With the 6th National Climate Assessment in limbo, two respected science organizations, AMS and AGU, are stepping up their actions.
www.forbes.com
May 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Good news for today! The @agu.org and @amspolicy.bsky.social are teaming up to support climate science in the US and fill the vacuum left by the cancellation of the support team and dismissal of the authors of the Sixth National Climate Assessment.
More from @drshepherd2013.bsky.social here:
More from @drshepherd2013.bsky.social here:
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"This will impact WD Farms in such a way that we will possibly have to stop farming," Sammy Murphy, whose farm in Neely, Mississippi, provides fresh produce to food banks in South Mississippi, wrote after the Trump administration cut $1 billion in federal food assistance.
Federal Food Aid Cuts Leave Mississippi Families Hungry for Help
As federal food assistance programs face cuts, food banks and food pantries in Mississippi are working to fill the gap for families in need.
buff.ly
April 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
"This will impact WD Farms in such a way that we will possibly have to stop farming," Sammy Murphy, whose farm in Neely, Mississippi, provides fresh produce to food banks in South Mississippi, wrote after the Trump administration cut $1 billion in federal food assistance.
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REPORT: Biden Officials Admit They Never Pressured Israel for Ceasefire, as Israeli Leaders Boast of Playing Washington
Here’s what the investigation revealed: 🧵⬇️
Here’s what the investigation revealed: 🧵⬇️
April 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
REPORT: Biden Officials Admit They Never Pressured Israel for Ceasefire, as Israeli Leaders Boast of Playing Washington
Here’s what the investigation revealed: 🧵⬇️
Here’s what the investigation revealed: 🧵⬇️
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Spot the difference. They're almost too many to name, but the most glaring one is the reason Rev Dr Barber was arrested and Sean Feucht wasn't.
April 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Spot the difference. They're almost too many to name, but the most glaring one is the reason Rev Dr Barber was arrested and Sean Feucht wasn't.
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Can confirm: Just spoke to him, and Barber and two others were, in fact, arrested.
Story coming.
Story coming.
BREAKING: Police just surrounded Rev. William Barber, prominent activist and pastor, as he and others prayed in the U.S. Capitol Rontunda.
Police then expelled everyone (including press!) from the Rotunda to (presumably) arrest them.
I've covered protests here a lot. Never seen anything like it.
Police then expelled everyone (including press!) from the Rotunda to (presumably) arrest them.
I've covered protests here a lot. Never seen anything like it.
April 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Can confirm: Just spoke to him, and Barber and two others were, in fact, arrested.
Story coming.
Story coming.
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The AHA encourages Oklahomans invested in quality history education to contact their state legislators and ask them to return the newly revised Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies to the State Board of Education for further review. Read our action alert for more information 🗃️:
Action Alert: Ask Oklahoma State Legislators to Pause Implementation of Social Studies Standards - AHA
Action Alert: Ask Oklahoma State Legislators to Pause Implementation of Social Studies Standards The American Historical Association (AHA) encourages Oklahomans invested in quality history education t...
www.historians.org
April 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The AHA encourages Oklahomans invested in quality history education to contact their state legislators and ask them to return the newly revised Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies to the State Board of Education for further review. Read our action alert for more information 🗃️:
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...
Trump Administration Reverses Course on Student Visa Cancellations
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...
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Anouther thing mainline liberals have gotten right -
We're one-for-one on calling who on the anti-establishment left will flip to fascism
We're one-for-one on calling who on the anti-establishment left will flip to fascism
March 29, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Anouther thing mainline liberals have gotten right -
We're one-for-one on calling who on the anti-establishment left will flip to fascism
We're one-for-one on calling who on the anti-establishment left will flip to fascism
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How are Democrats doing in communicating the Trump admin's impacts in swing congressional districts—say, #MI07 around Lansing, or #PA07 around Allentown, both held by freshman GOP reps?
Well, DNC members from states requested resources for state organizing. They got no response from Jaime Harrison.
Well, DNC members from states requested resources for state organizing. They got no response from Jaime Harrison.
DNC Members Outline Party Reforms in Letter to Biden
More than 40 Democratic National Committee members have joined a call for structural reforms to increase transparency and ensure fairness in the nominating process.
readsludge.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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White House unfreezes $19 million in USAID funding for Samaritan’s Purse
Graham defended the Trump administration's review of USAID funding as an important step in reining in federal waste and fraud.
Graham defended the Trump administration's review of USAID funding as an important step in reining in federal waste and fraud.
White House unfreezes $19 million in USAID funding for Samaritan’s Purse - The Presbyterian Outlook
Graham defended the Trump administration's review of USAID funding as an important step in reining in federal waste and fraud.
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March 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
White House unfreezes $19 million in USAID funding for Samaritan’s Purse
Graham defended the Trump administration's review of USAID funding as an important step in reining in federal waste and fraud.
Graham defended the Trump administration's review of USAID funding as an important step in reining in federal waste and fraud.
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Democrats say they're struggling to reach voters with messages about the Trump admin's unlawful executive orders and its impacts on federal agencies. Their state parties could have been building trust and relationships with infrequent voters since 2017, but they spent a fortune on old-school TV ads.
The Democratic Consultants Getting Rich off the Harris Campaign
Here are the top recipients of the campaign's billion dollars of spending.
readsludge.com
March 27, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Democrats say they're struggling to reach voters with messages about the Trump admin's unlawful executive orders and its impacts on federal agencies. Their state parties could have been building trust and relationships with infrequent voters since 2017, but they spent a fortune on old-school TV ads.
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#GVerse #Attention: 🚨THIS IS AMAZING:🚨
An incredible crowd showed up to see Rep. AOC @aoc.bsky.social in Greeley, Colorado where Republican Gabe Evans is hiding from his constituents. MAGA doesn't believe this is happening.
Make sure everyone sees this.
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An incredible crowd showed up to see Rep. AOC @aoc.bsky.social in Greeley, Colorado where Republican Gabe Evans is hiding from his constituents. MAGA doesn't believe this is happening.
Make sure everyone sees this.
Repost!!!
March 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM
#GVerse #Attention: 🚨THIS IS AMAZING:🚨
An incredible crowd showed up to see Rep. AOC @aoc.bsky.social in Greeley, Colorado where Republican Gabe Evans is hiding from his constituents. MAGA doesn't believe this is happening.
Make sure everyone sees this.
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An incredible crowd showed up to see Rep. AOC @aoc.bsky.social in Greeley, Colorado where Republican Gabe Evans is hiding from his constituents. MAGA doesn't believe this is happening.
Make sure everyone sees this.
Repost!!!
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GOP representative: “I support Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency.”
Town hall crowd: “BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!”
Let’s keep making Republicans own their complicity in President Musk’s hostile takeover. Take action near you during this congressional recess: indivisible.org/muskorus
Town hall crowd: “BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!”
Let’s keep making Republicans own their complicity in President Musk’s hostile takeover. Take action near you during this congressional recess: indivisible.org/muskorus
March 19, 2025 at 12:13 PM
GOP representative: “I support Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency.”
Town hall crowd: “BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!”
Let’s keep making Republicans own their complicity in President Musk’s hostile takeover. Take action near you during this congressional recess: indivisible.org/muskorus
Town hall crowd: “BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!”
Let’s keep making Republicans own their complicity in President Musk’s hostile takeover. Take action near you during this congressional recess: indivisible.org/muskorus
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It gets worse. Schumer isn’t just going on a book tour—he’s charging for tickets.
Absolute insanity. While Americans are scared and in crisis mode, he’s basically saying, let them eat cake.
@schumer.senate.gov Step Down.
Absolute insanity. While Americans are scared and in crisis mode, he’s basically saying, let them eat cake.
@schumer.senate.gov Step Down.
March 16, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It gets worse. Schumer isn’t just going on a book tour—he’s charging for tickets.
Absolute insanity. While Americans are scared and in crisis mode, he’s basically saying, let them eat cake.
@schumer.senate.gov Step Down.
Absolute insanity. While Americans are scared and in crisis mode, he’s basically saying, let them eat cake.
@schumer.senate.gov Step Down.
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The terrible CR Budget bill — written by right-wing House Republicans with no input from anybody but themselves — was passed tonight with the support of 10 Democrats.
An absolute failure of Democratic leadership. NOBODY in the Senate should have voted for this dangerous bill.
An absolute failure of Democratic leadership. NOBODY in the Senate should have voted for this dangerous bill.
March 15, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The terrible CR Budget bill — written by right-wing House Republicans with no input from anybody but themselves — was passed tonight with the support of 10 Democrats.
An absolute failure of Democratic leadership. NOBODY in the Senate should have voted for this dangerous bill.
An absolute failure of Democratic leadership. NOBODY in the Senate should have voted for this dangerous bill.
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@schumer.senate.gov LET THE REPUBLICANS SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT. LET THEM DESTROY EVERYTHING. SHOW THE COUNTRY HOW INEPT THESE PEOPLE ARE. YOUR BASE WOULD 100% SUPPORT THIS
March 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM
@schumer.senate.gov LET THE REPUBLICANS SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT. LET THEM DESTROY EVERYTHING. SHOW THE COUNTRY HOW INEPT THESE PEOPLE ARE. YOUR BASE WOULD 100% SUPPORT THIS
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Every single person who votes for this, including Schumer need to be primaried when they're up for re-election.
These people treat us like we are jokes.
These people treat us like we are jokes.
March 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Every single person who votes for this, including Schumer need to be primaried when they're up for re-election.
These people treat us like we are jokes.
These people treat us like we are jokes.
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Let's be very clear: Democrats who voted for the fascistic Laken Riley Act helped this happen.
UPDATE—Mahmoud's attorney says they do NOT know where he is.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
March 10, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Let's be very clear: Democrats who voted for the fascistic Laken Riley Act helped this happen.
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Kenneth Roth, former head of Human Rights Watch, said Israel as an occupying power has an “absolute duty” to facilitate humanitarian aid under the Geneva Conventions, and called Israel’s decision “war-crime starvation strategy."
Israel is criticized after it bars Gaza aid to pressure Hamas to accept a new ceasefire proposal
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Mediators Egypt and Qatar accused Israel of violating humanitarian law by using starvation as a weapon.
religionnews.com
March 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Kenneth Roth, former head of Human Rights Watch, said Israel as an occupying power has an “absolute duty” to facilitate humanitarian aid under the Geneva Conventions, and called Israel’s decision “war-crime starvation strategy."