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Kristina

@river-fire.bsky.social

Map shows “forever chemicals” in drinking water as EPA plans major change - Newsweek

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Map shows “forever chemicals” in drinking water as EPA plans major change — Newsweek

The move has sparked an outcry among experts. "This is a terrible situation," Northeastern University's Phil Brown told Newsweek.

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May 25, 2026 at 3:12 PM

Kristina

@river-fire.bsky.social

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Trump officials, billionaires and the quiet reshaping of America's public lands

A controversial land swap orchestrated by the mega rich could be “a harbinger of what’s to come” for public lands under Trump.

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May 20, 2026 at 9:58 AM

Kristina

@river-fire.bsky.social

www.discoverwildlife.com/environment/...

The Colorado River vanished for 5 million years. Scientists may have just figured out where it went | Discover Wildlife

University of California researchers may have solved the mystery of the US river's disappearance from the geological record.

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May 17, 2026 at 5:02 PM

Kristina

@river-fire.bsky.social

Millions of people voted for these animal welfare laws. Congress is trying to overturn them. - Vox

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Millions of people voted for these animal welfare laws. Congress is trying to overturn them. — Vox

Most of America’s 6 million female breeding pigs are confined in gestation crates — tiny enclosures that prevent them from even turning around. It’s considered to be one of the cruelest farming practi...

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May 17, 2026 at 4:57 PM

Kristina

@river-fire.bsky.social

America Is Addicted to Disposable Work - Bloomberg Businessweek

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America Is Addicted to Disposable Work — Bloomberg Businessweek

More than one-third of US workers have an employer with little to no stake in their future. For companies that need flexibility, there are better solutions.

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May 15, 2026 at 9:52 PM

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Allison Gill

@muellershewrote.com

We need to flip four senate seats this November to overcome the Fetterman problem.

May 13, 2026 at 6:04 PM

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Alt National Park Service

@altnps.bsky.social

Nearly 50,000 people on the California side of Lake Tahoe are about to lose the bulk of their electricity supply,not because of infrastructure failure or mismanagement, but because Big Tech wants the grid.

NV Energy, the Nevada utility that has supplied most of Lake Tahoe’s electricity for decades,

May 13, 2026 at 6:15 PM

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Robert Reich

@rbreich.bsky.social

Residents in Fayette County, Georgia noticed their water pressure was unusually low.

Turns out that a data center 20 miles away had been drawing 30 million gallons of water in secret through connections the county didn't know existed.

Is it any wonder why so many are opposed to data centers?

May 11, 2026 at 10:01 PM

Kristina

@river-fire.bsky.social

Supreme Court lets Alabama speed up adoption of congressional map eliminating a majority-Black district - NBC News

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Supreme Court lets Alabama speed up adoption of congressional map eliminating a majority-Black district — NBC News

The decision sends litigation back to a lower court as the state races to adopt a map before the midterm elections that would more heavily favor Republicans.

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May 12, 2026 at 1:02 AM

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People Power United

@peoplepowerunited.bsky.social

⚖️ Voter Suppression is Un-American!

Take quick action to defend fair maps, stop racial gerrymandering, and protect democracy. civicshout.com/p/tell-congr...

#peoplepowerunited

May 10, 2026 at 5:01 PM

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Miaganga

@miaganga.bsky.social

May 10, 2026 at 10:18 AM

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Allison Gill

@muellershewrote.com

TODAY: Former Deputy FBI Director Andy McCabe and I discuss Kash Patel polygraphing staff to find missing bottles of bourbon, and to find out who snitched on his frequent intoxication (alleged, lol). Free to listen an subscribe! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

Polygraphs

Podcast Episode · UnJustified · May 10 · 1h 6m

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May 10, 2026 at 5:07 PM

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Alt National Park Service

@altnps.bsky.social

Update on Brian Morales, the 25-year-old American citizen who was deported to Mexico after a Texas traffic stop last month, is still not home.

May 10, 2026 at 2:58 AM

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Marc Elias

@marcelias.bsky.social

Responding to a question on Sunday’s “Meet the Press” about whether he supported adding seats to the U.S. Supreme Court in lieu of its ruling that gutted the Voting Rights Act, Sen. Cory Booker responded: “There’s a corrupt shadow hanging over,” the court. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Sen. Cory Booker: ‘There’s a corrupt shadow hanging over the Supreme Court’

Sen. Booker said the U.S. Supreme Court knowingly ruled in ways that depleted political representation for Black voters.

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May 10, 2026 at 3:19 PM

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Jennifer Shin - WTAF

@jennifershin.bsky.social

This 👇 - They have failed both the Judicial Oath and the Constitutional Oath. They are not impartial, neutral arbiters of the law and don't even try to hide that they are influenced by their own personal political preferences.

May 10, 2026 at 12:24 PM

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Jon Cooper

@joncooper-us.bsky.social

👇👇

May 10, 2026 at 12:26 PM

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Robert Reich

@rbreich.bsky.social

73% of mothers with kids under 18 are in the workforce. More than flowers or brunch, working moms need:

-Paid family leave
-Equal pay
-Universal childcare
-Universal healthcare

(But get your mom flowers, too)

May 10, 2026 at 2:03 PM