gertrudious
@erinchristinebell.bsky.social
msci student enviro sustain UCD. audhd. native habitat planting. wildlife. spatial data. art. embodiment.
September 16, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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For viewers eager to condemn the Proud Boys, the documentary, Homegrown, replaces moral distance with something more uncomfortable: the idea that these men are not extraordinary.
The Proud Boys next door
"Homegrown" digs into American extremism—and argues it's far more familiar than we let on.
www.motherjones.com
September 14, 2026 at 6:11 PM
For viewers eager to condemn the Proud Boys, the documentary, Homegrown, replaces moral distance with something more uncomfortable: the idea that these men are not extraordinary.
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The decommissioned San Onofre nuclear power plant holds 3.6 million pounds of radioactive waste. Storm-driven erosion exposes California coast's vulnerability, reviving questions about storing nuclear waste 100 feet from the Pacific
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
September 14, 2026 at 6:40 PM
The decommissioned San Onofre nuclear power plant holds 3.6 million pounds of radioactive waste. Storm-driven erosion exposes California coast's vulnerability, reviving questions about storing nuclear waste 100 feet from the Pacific
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
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Green Street Friends Meeting, a Quaker congregation in Germantown, pledged to spend $50,000 a year for 10 years as part of its reparations work. It’s helping Black Philadelphians become homeowners.
A Philly family bought their first home thanks to reparations from Quakers in Germantown
www.inquirer.com
September 14, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Green Street Friends Meeting, a Quaker congregation in Germantown, pledged to spend $50,000 a year for 10 years as part of its reparations work. It’s helping Black Philadelphians become homeowners.
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"There are other capable progressives weighing a run in 2028," writes @sunraysunray.bsky.social.
"However, none of them can do the two things AOC can do at once: run a serious national campaign as one of the most recognized figures in the country, and pull an entire movement into being behind it."
"However, none of them can do the two things AOC can do at once: run a serious national campaign as one of the most recognized figures in the country, and pull an entire movement into being behind it."
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should run for president | Bhaskar Sunkara
The congresswoman can run a serious national campaign on the left and pull a movement in behind it. She should get in early
www.theguardian.com
July 21, 2026 at 1:54 PM
"There are other capable progressives weighing a run in 2028," writes @sunraysunray.bsky.social.
"However, none of them can do the two things AOC can do at once: run a serious national campaign as one of the most recognized figures in the country, and pull an entire movement into being behind it."
"However, none of them can do the two things AOC can do at once: run a serious national campaign as one of the most recognized figures in the country, and pull an entire movement into being behind it."
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An Instagram post about Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to wealthy communities in Marin County, CA, turned one California student newspaper into a free-speech flash point. The students say they were just doing their homework.
A Teen Reporter Searched for His Community in the Epstein Files. Adults Freaked Out
An Instagram post turned one California student newspaper into a free-speech flash point. The students say they were just doing their homework.
www.wired.com
July 22, 2026 at 5:27 PM
An Instagram post about Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to wealthy communities in Marin County, CA, turned one California student newspaper into a free-speech flash point. The students say they were just doing their homework.
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"This is food imperialism — the way that corporations and nations in the Global North exert control over the Global South by dictating what food is produced and exported to ensure the world’s wealthiest citizens have a constant supply of affordable, year-round produce on their supermarket shelves."
July 14, 2026 at 4:09 PM
"This is food imperialism — the way that corporations and nations in the Global North exert control over the Global South by dictating what food is produced and exported to ensure the world’s wealthiest citizens have a constant supply of affordable, year-round produce on their supermarket shelves."
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New York has become the first US state to enforce a data center moratorium, as governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order today to pause construction for one year.
New York Governor Signs First Statewide Data Center Moratorium
“We have no choice but to address the challenges created by these massive facilities,” New York governor Kathy Hochul said. The executive order will pause construction for one year.
www.wired.com
July 14, 2026 at 4:40 PM
New York has become the first US state to enforce a data center moratorium, as governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order today to pause construction for one year.
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E. Jean Carroll receives $5.63 million owed by Trump in sex abuse case reut.rs/4bKwUPN
E. Jean Carroll receives $5.63 million owed by Trump in sex abuse case
The writer E. Jean Carroll has collected nearly $5.63 million from Donald Trump after a jury in 2023 found the U.S. president liable for sexually abusing and defaming her, court records show.
reut.rs
July 14, 2026 at 5:10 PM
E. Jean Carroll receives $5.63 million owed by Trump in sex abuse case reut.rs/4bKwUPN
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By altering the definition of the word "harm" as used by the Endangered Species Act, the Trump administration may limit how wildlife is protected in the United States. Environmental groups are suing. n.pr/4wCwMd9
Environmental groups sue government to stop a big change to the Endangered Species Act
By altering the definition of the word "harm" as used by the Endangered Species Act, the Trump administration may limit how wildlife is protected in the United States. Environmental groups are suing.
n.pr
July 14, 2026 at 5:13 PM
By altering the definition of the word "harm" as used by the Endangered Species Act, the Trump administration may limit how wildlife is protected in the United States. Environmental groups are suing. n.pr/4wCwMd9
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"What happens when neurodivergent minds refuse to conform to neurotypical academic standards? How can 'messy" creativity become legitimate forms of scholarly inquiry?"
Art as Inquiry:Neurodivergent Creativity & the Cracks in Academic Discipline
Online event
Saturday, July 25 • 10 AM - 11 AM EDT
Art as Inquiry:Neurodivergent Creativity & the Cracks in Academic Discipline
Online event
Saturday, July 25 • 10 AM - 11 AM EDT
July 13, 2026 at 3:13 PM
"What happens when neurodivergent minds refuse to conform to neurotypical academic standards? How can 'messy" creativity become legitimate forms of scholarly inquiry?"
Art as Inquiry:Neurodivergent Creativity & the Cracks in Academic Discipline
Online event
Saturday, July 25 • 10 AM - 11 AM EDT
Art as Inquiry:Neurodivergent Creativity & the Cracks in Academic Discipline
Online event
Saturday, July 25 • 10 AM - 11 AM EDT
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A bombshell FOIA request has revealed how the FBI and Department of Justice trained its investigators to scrub the Epstein files clean. trib.al/dNbUbM3
July 13, 2026 at 3:32 PM
A bombshell FOIA request has revealed how the FBI and Department of Justice trained its investigators to scrub the Epstein files clean. trib.al/dNbUbM3