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Firefly populations are declining, but researchers are having trouble acquiring the data needed to study the situation.
Please visit the link & volunteer to send photos, videos, etc, of the fireflies you observe.
The Xerces Society will be most appreciative. ⚡️🪲
Home - Firefly Atlas
Get Involved Learn Get to know some of the threatened fireflies of the US and Canada Observe Learn how to conduct a Firefly Atlas survey Identify Submit your data online Conserve Take action to protec...
www.fireflyatlas.org
March 31, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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"We bombed an entire neighborhood to get one guy, dropped an entire building where his girlfriend lives!"

"🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏"
March 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Confirming, as was obvious from context already, that this wasn’t a one-off. They are routinely using Signal to evade statutory record retention requirements.
March 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Florida state’s legislature “is set to debate a bill that would loosen child labor laws, allowing children as young as 14 years old to work overnight shifts.”

MaKE child LabOr GreAt aGaiN.

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March 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Wisconsin residents are receiving text messages from a (202) D.C. area code, falsely urging them not to vote in the upcoming election. These messages are not legitimate.
March 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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And here we go -- Fox News is now saying we should get rid of "due process" because it's too cumbersome.

Brian Kilmeade: "But I also think it's not practical to think that we can do due process on 8 million people."

www.mediamatters.org/brian-kilmea...
Fox's Brian Kilmeade: “It's not practical to think that we can do due process on 8 million people” Co-host Lawrence Jones: Constitutional rights “are afforded to illegals in this country. We should re...
www.mediamatters.org
March 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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We were told not to share this publicly, but last year was record-breaking—America’s national parks saw over 331 million visits.
March 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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If you're traveling into the USA... understand that the border (incl airports) is a gray area. A lot of our rights do not attach to you until your passport is stamped. Customs and Border Authorities can take your phone right out of your hands (and they will) and search it, they search bags, etc...🧵
March 21, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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March 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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March 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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New Zealand athlete Sam Ruthe made history as he became the youngest person to run a sub-four-minute mile. cnn.it/4j1gfZu
March 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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There’s a new Health Alert Network (HAN) notification out for Dengue virus, which is most commonly spread through the bites of infected mosquitos of the Aedes species in warmer climates, including the southern US and Puerto Rico.

www.cdc.gov/han/2025/han...
Health Alert Network (HAN) - 00523 | Dengue Virus Infections in the United StatesMinusSASstats
Ongoing Risk of Dengue Virus Infections and Updated Testing Recommendations in the United States
www.cdc.gov
March 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Today's Senate Education Committee schedule is full of rotten apples! Can we pack Senate chambers with public ed supporters to oppose HB 1002, HB 1041, HB 1348, and HB 1515 today at 1:30pm? Wear your #RedForEd!
March 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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👇 This is essential 👇
March 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Some good news!
wired.com WIRED @wired.com · Mar 17
A new type of vaccine based on mRNA technology is seen by many as a potential breakthrough in the fight against cancer.

We sat down with oncologist Lennard Lee to discuss why he hopes these vaccines will prove to be the “silver lining of the pandemic.”
Covid Vaccines Have Paved the Way for Cancer Vaccines
The mRNA technology behind coronavirus vaccines is now being used to create bespoke vaccines for cancer patients.
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March 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Everything we have stood around the world going back 80 years - collective security, honoring alliances, helping friends & allies, feeding the hungry, treating & curing diseases, humanitarian aid, the rule of law, broadcasting truthful news to people who can’t get it - all gone.
March 17, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Yay!!! A federal appeals panel denied the Trump administration’s request for a pause in the rehiring of probationary workers who were fired illegally.
March 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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"The director of the program to enrich uranium took a job with NATO...

"Also gone is the director of the program to modernize production of spheres of radioactive plutonium that are fitted into warheads...

"The office that oversees the Los Alamos lab lost 9 staff...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/u...
DOGE Cuts Reach Key Nuclear Scientists, Bomb Engineers and Safety Experts
Firings and buyouts hit the top-secret National Nuclear Security Administration amid a major effort to upgrade America’s nuclear arsenal. Critics say it shows the consequences of heedlessly cutting th...
www.nytimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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So that absolute ass hole who misgendered representative McBride in a committee meeting is called Keith Self. Here's his phone number: (202) 225-4201

It would be really terrible if he was constantly reminded of what it feels like to be misgendered so go ahead and give Mrs. Self a call.
March 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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March 12, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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riddle me this, batman...
March 11, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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"Economists at JPMorgan Chase said Monday that the risk of a recession had edged up to 40% from 30% owing to 'extreme U.S. policies'.”

'This is very much a man-made situation,' said the chief investment officer at Key Private Bank."

www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
Wall Street Fears Trump Will Wreck the Soft Landing
The economy’s pilot has a new message: Fasten your seat belts. “He is telling us, in everything he is doing, that he is not kidding around.”
www.wsj.com
March 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Gender affirming care recipient is happy with results
March 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Leaders of the free world stand united in London

The United States is not among them
March 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Yes
March 1, 2025 at 2:23 AM