Danica Quinn
@quinn-jasper.bsky.social
Scientist, teacher, medical/public safety professional standing for peace, safety & freedom of all peoples, animals & the environment. Supporting whatever it takes to contain the effects of climate destabilization. There’s still time but we must ACT, NOW.
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100,000s of UK ponds have been filled in over recent decades. Adding even a small pond to your garden could help wildlife like frogs, toads, water boatmen, damselflies, dragonflies, insects, swallows, swifts, hedgehogs & foxes 🐸
September 17, 2026 at 10:29 PM
100,000s of UK ponds have been filled in over recent decades. Adding even a small pond to your garden could help wildlife like frogs, toads, water boatmen, damselflies, dragonflies, insects, swallows, swifts, hedgehogs & foxes 🐸
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The federal government approved updated Covid-19 vaccines for the 2026-27 respiratory virus season last month, but the CDC has not yet made these vaccines available through a key federal program that covers access for about half of US children.
Covid-19 vaccines delayed for about half of US children as access through federal program stalls | CNN
The federal government approved updated Covid-19 vaccines for the 2026-27 respiratory virus season last month, but the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not yet made these vaccines ava...
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September 17, 2026 at 10:31 PM
The federal government approved updated Covid-19 vaccines for the 2026-27 respiratory virus season last month, but the CDC has not yet made these vaccines available through a key federal program that covers access for about half of US children.
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If you're wondering why Trump is all of a sudden pushing AI and dismissing concerns about its safety as a "hoax," just look at his stock trades.
September 17, 2026 at 1:45 PM
If you're wondering why Trump is all of a sudden pushing AI and dismissing concerns about its safety as a "hoax," just look at his stock trades.
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Don't be fooled into thinking that a "free market" only exists when corporations get to "self-regulate" and do whatever they want.
And don't be led to think that the government is "intruding" into the market when it crafts laws to protect the public.
The real issue is power — and who has it.
And don't be led to think that the government is "intruding" into the market when it crafts laws to protect the public.
The real issue is power — and who has it.
September 16, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Don't be fooled into thinking that a "free market" only exists when corporations get to "self-regulate" and do whatever they want.
And don't be led to think that the government is "intruding" into the market when it crafts laws to protect the public.
The real issue is power — and who has it.
And don't be led to think that the government is "intruding" into the market when it crafts laws to protect the public.
The real issue is power — and who has it.
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An important step towards accountability and justice.
BREAKING: An ICE agent has been arrested in the shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant in Minnesota after being charged with assault and lying to investigators.
ICE agent charged in shooting of immigrant in Minnesota arrested
ICE agent Christian Castro faces charges of assault and lying to authorities in the shooting a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis in January.
bit.ly
September 17, 2026 at 10:08 PM
An important step towards accountability and justice.
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So many hugely heartening nature restoration projects like @healrewilding.org.uk's Somerset site across the country now. Local action for nature is powerful, growing and good for us all. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Hold your nerve and trust nature’: birds, bats and butterflies rebound at Somerset rewilding farm
Letting nature take over at a former dairy farm has resulted in a surge of species in just three years
www.theguardian.com
June 2, 2026 at 9:38 AM
So many hugely heartening nature restoration projects like @healrewilding.org.uk's Somerset site across the country now. Local action for nature is powerful, growing and good for us all. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Imagine a job where, faced with a difficult decision, you could just stop going to work www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
House to leave early, punting Hegseth impeachment vote until after November elections
House Republican leaders cancelled votes planned for Thursday. Members won’t return to Washington until Nov. 9.
www.nbcnews.com
September 16, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Imagine a job where, faced with a difficult decision, you could just stop going to work www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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When Teyu Chou was 11 years old, his family immigrated to the U.S. The transition was isolating and confusing. But a fellow student stepped up and helped him adjust. n.pr/3Vg3GD0
New to the U.S., he struggled to find belonging. A fellow student changed that
When Teyu Chou was 11 years old, his family immigrated to the U.S. The transition was isolating and confusing. But a fellow student stepped up and helped him adjust.
n.pr
September 15, 2026 at 8:16 PM
When Teyu Chou was 11 years old, his family immigrated to the U.S. The transition was isolating and confusing. But a fellow student stepped up and helped him adjust. n.pr/3Vg3GD0
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Private equity executives are admitting their funds will "fall short on promises."
But as wealthy investors run for the exits, the Trump Administration is trying to stuff private equity into YOUR 401(k).
The system is rigged and Trump is making it worse.
But as wealthy investors run for the exits, the Trump Administration is trying to stuff private equity into YOUR 401(k).
The system is rigged and Trump is making it worse.
September 15, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Private equity executives are admitting their funds will "fall short on promises."
But as wealthy investors run for the exits, the Trump Administration is trying to stuff private equity into YOUR 401(k).
The system is rigged and Trump is making it worse.
But as wealthy investors run for the exits, the Trump Administration is trying to stuff private equity into YOUR 401(k).
The system is rigged and Trump is making it worse.
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This is a thing everywhere in the world: on-site diesel generation is advertised as "backup" generation, but data centre operators plan to use it way, way more than that. Firmus in Australia now fighting against rules to limit pollution from their fossil-fuelled project
Data centre company lodges appeal against 'unreasonable' restricted generator use
An energy-hungry data centre that received recent council approval to have diesel generators as backup power is now appealing against the "unreasonable" conditions on how they can be used.
www.abc.net.au
September 15, 2026 at 9:45 PM
This is a thing everywhere in the world: on-site diesel generation is advertised as "backup" generation, but data centre operators plan to use it way, way more than that. Firmus in Australia now fighting against rules to limit pollution from their fossil-fuelled project
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Trump's hand picked board voted to shut down the Kennedy Center because he can't slap his own name on the building.
He would rather destroy history than have it exist without his name.
apnews.com/article/kenn...
He would rather destroy history than have it exist without his name.
apnews.com/article/kenn...
apnews.com
September 15, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Trump's hand picked board voted to shut down the Kennedy Center because he can't slap his own name on the building.
He would rather destroy history than have it exist without his name.
apnews.com/article/kenn...
He would rather destroy history than have it exist without his name.
apnews.com/article/kenn...
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A data center in New Jersey spilled 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel into a local creek, putting the area’s entire river system at risk.
Is it any wonder nearly 70 percent of Americans don’t want a data center in their community?
Is it any wonder nearly 70 percent of Americans don’t want a data center in their community?
September 15, 2026 at 9:01 PM
A data center in New Jersey spilled 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel into a local creek, putting the area’s entire river system at risk.
Is it any wonder nearly 70 percent of Americans don’t want a data center in their community?
Is it any wonder nearly 70 percent of Americans don’t want a data center in their community?
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FAMILIES HAVE HAD TO SPEND $4,200+ MORE UNDER TRUMP
https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/democrats/issue-briefs/?id=826AE7B8-A389-4E18-A9C8-F1A2B6FC9ED9
https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/democrats/issue-briefs/?id=826AE7B8-A389-4E18-A9C8-F1A2B6FC9ED9
Updated State-by-State and District-Level Cost Data: Families Have Had to Spend $4,200+ More Under President Trump
As of August 2026, the average household in the United States has had to pay an additional $4,200+ for goods and services due to rising costs under President Trump.
www.jec.senate.gov
September 15, 2026 at 9:05 PM
FAMILIES HAVE HAD TO SPEND $4,200+ MORE UNDER TRUMP
https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/democrats/issue-briefs/?id=826AE7B8-A389-4E18-A9C8-F1A2B6FC9ED9
https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/democrats/issue-briefs/?id=826AE7B8-A389-4E18-A9C8-F1A2B6FC9ED9
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Democratic Reps. Emanuel Cleaver and Juan Vargas questioned Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee about the $5,000 checks President Donald Trump has pledged to send Americans if Republicans retain control of Congress.
September 15, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Democratic Reps. Emanuel Cleaver and Juan Vargas questioned Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent during a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee about the $5,000 checks President Donald Trump has pledged to send Americans if Republicans retain control of Congress.
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Texas A&M University canceled Dr. Leonard Bright's ethics class because of their new censorship policy, which has censored dozens of classes and materials.
This is a direct attack on the First Amendment and academic freedom, with chilling consequences.
We'll see Texas A&M in court.
This is a direct attack on the First Amendment and academic freedom, with chilling consequences.
We'll see Texas A&M in court.
A Public Texas University Censored My Classroom - ACLU of Texas
Great colleges and universities prepare students for the future by teaching them how to think — not what to think. That’s why public institutions must firmly uphold academic freedom and First Amendmen...
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September 15, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Texas A&M University canceled Dr. Leonard Bright's ethics class because of their new censorship policy, which has censored dozens of classes and materials.
This is a direct attack on the First Amendment and academic freedom, with chilling consequences.
We'll see Texas A&M in court.
This is a direct attack on the First Amendment and academic freedom, with chilling consequences.
We'll see Texas A&M in court.
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Since 2021, a former dredging site in Cheshire has been transformed into a network of freshwater pools and reedbeds. It's now home to almost two-thirds of the UK's breeding black-necked grebes, one of the UK's rarest breeding birds.
Given a chance, nature bounces back.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Given a chance, nature bounces back.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Restored Cheshire wetland becomes haven for rare birds
Woolston Eyes, near Warrington, is home to the largest black-necked grebe population in the UK.
www.bbc.com
September 15, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Since 2021, a former dredging site in Cheshire has been transformed into a network of freshwater pools and reedbeds. It's now home to almost two-thirds of the UK's breeding black-necked grebes, one of the UK's rarest breeding birds.
Given a chance, nature bounces back.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Given a chance, nature bounces back.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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🚨BREAKING: FBI Director Kash Patel suggested at a Senate hearing Tuesday that federal agents may be present at the polls in November. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Kash Patel suggests FBI agents may be at polls
“I don’t know that we can’t legally do it,” Patel told lawmakers. “I’m telling you we’re going to house our agents and intel analysts in our field offices for election security.”
www.democracydocket.com
September 15, 2026 at 9:37 PM
🚨BREAKING: FBI Director Kash Patel suggested at a Senate hearing Tuesday that federal agents may be present at the polls in November. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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NEW: Jared Golden and Glusenkamp Perez have helped republicans pass a rule that will expand Trump's tariff authority; surrendering more Congressional authority to the president.
House passes rule to allow vote on Russian sanctions.
Democratic Yeses: Golden, Gluesenkamp Perez
GOP Noes: Harris, Burchett, Norman
The vote comes just a week after Golden and Gluesenkamp Perez faced heavy backlash from their own party…
https://x.com/FaytuksNetwork/status/2099974871262359556
Democratic Yeses: Golden, Gluesenkamp Perez
GOP Noes: Harris, Burchett, Norman
The vote comes just a week after Golden and Gluesenkamp Perez faced heavy backlash from their own party…
https://x.com/FaytuksNetwork/status/2099974871262359556
September 15, 2026 at 9:41 PM
NEW: Jared Golden and Glusenkamp Perez have helped republicans pass a rule that will expand Trump's tariff authority; surrendering more Congressional authority to the president.
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I don’t believe the U.S. taxpayer should continue to arm Netanyahu’s government with deadly military equipment.
I believe Netanyahu is a war criminal and that his government has committed genocide in Gaza.
This doesn't make me antisemitic. (I’m Jewish, by the way.)
I believe Netanyahu is a war criminal and that his government has committed genocide in Gaza.
This doesn't make me antisemitic. (I’m Jewish, by the way.)
Trump’s planned sale of controversial bombs to Israel is largest in years
The pending transfer of the 2,000-pound munition, involved in scores of incidents resulting in civilian casualties, sets
www.washingtonpost.com
September 15, 2026 at 9:45 PM
I don’t believe the U.S. taxpayer should continue to arm Netanyahu’s government with deadly military equipment.
I believe Netanyahu is a war criminal and that his government has committed genocide in Gaza.
This doesn't make me antisemitic. (I’m Jewish, by the way.)
I believe Netanyahu is a war criminal and that his government has committed genocide in Gaza.
This doesn't make me antisemitic. (I’m Jewish, by the way.)
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@mannyrutinel.bsky.social, an #UnrigWashington member, knows that while working people face an affordability crisis, Trump and lawmakers are trading stocks and getting rich.
In Congress, he's going to do something about it. #CO08
In Congress, he's going to do something about it. #CO08
September 15, 2026 at 9:52 PM
@mannyrutinel.bsky.social, an #UnrigWashington member, knows that while working people face an affordability crisis, Trump and lawmakers are trading stocks and getting rich.
In Congress, he's going to do something about it. #CO08
In Congress, he's going to do something about it. #CO08
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I am proud that today Elias Law Group filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of the DSCC and 37 Democratic Senators opposing the Trump administration's misuse of government data as a part of their voter suppression scheme.
September 15, 2026 at 9:58 PM
I am proud that today Elias Law Group filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of the DSCC and 37 Democratic Senators opposing the Trump administration's misuse of government data as a part of their voter suppression scheme.
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In an impressive third act, written entirely by the public, you stopped the logging and removal of the survey tree in the Washakie Wilderness—and you saved more than we realized.
wildernesswatch.org/you-defended...
wildernesswatch.org/you-defended...
You defended the Washakie Wilderness! - Wilderness Watch
In an impressive third act, written entirely by the public, you stopped the logging and removal of the survey tree in the Washakie Wilderness—and you saved more than we realized.
wildernesswatch.org
September 14, 2026 at 9:04 PM
In an impressive third act, written entirely by the public, you stopped the logging and removal of the survey tree in the Washakie Wilderness—and you saved more than we realized.
wildernesswatch.org/you-defended...
wildernesswatch.org/you-defended...
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The overarching legal mandate of the Wilderness Act is to preserve the Wilderness character of each area in the National Wilderness Preservation System. Preserving Wilderness character is the essential key to keeping alive the very meaning of wilderness in America.
September 14, 2026 at 9:07 PM
The overarching legal mandate of the Wilderness Act is to preserve the Wilderness character of each area in the National Wilderness Preservation System. Preserving Wilderness character is the essential key to keeping alive the very meaning of wilderness in America.
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"This is part of a broader, far more troubling pattern: using congressional investigations to intimidate civil-society organizations that participate—openly and legally—in public policymaking. Neither party can afford to let this tactic become normalized.”
www.republic.land/the-committe...
www.republic.land/the-committe...
The Committee That Won't Stop Investigating
The House Natural Resources Committee keeps finding new reasons to investigate the same environmental organizations — without ever finishing an investigation.
www.republic.land
September 14, 2026 at 9:12 PM
"This is part of a broader, far more troubling pattern: using congressional investigations to intimidate civil-society organizations that participate—openly and legally—in public policymaking. Neither party can afford to let this tactic become normalized.”
www.republic.land/the-committe...
www.republic.land/the-committe...