Cammy T
@ctorg.bsky.social
Central Californian naturalist, educator and proponent of democracy, voter rights, investigative journalism, data-driven climate science, Stanford women’s basketball & general civility.
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One of the main reasons why Trump and Republicans canceled taxpayer paid funding to PBS and NPR. They want more Americans to be ignorant about US history and civics.
November 17, 2025 at 5:43 AM
One of the main reasons why Trump and Republicans canceled taxpayer paid funding to PBS and NPR. They want more Americans to be ignorant about US history and civics.
Canadians dedicated to resisting the Trump administration are hoping Carney can hold the line without sacrificing short and long term economic stability. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Carney seeks to fortify Canada against tariffs shocks in first federal budget
The budget proposes billions in spending to attract business investment and protect sectors hit by Canada's ongoing trade war with Donald Trump.
www.bbc.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Canadians dedicated to resisting the Trump administration are hoping Carney can hold the line without sacrificing short and long term economic stability. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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While we're waiting to watch (eep, I hope) a new generation sweep into political power -- in some cases, against the wishes of Democratic elders -- here's the piece I published yesterday on the party's gerontocracy:
It’s My Party and I’ll Leave When I Want To
Talking to the gerontocracy.
nymag.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
While we're waiting to watch (eep, I hope) a new generation sweep into political power -- in some cases, against the wishes of Democratic elders -- here's the piece I published yesterday on the party's gerontocracy:
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This acquisition, which will restore 17,000 acres to the Tule River Indian Tribe, is the largest-ever “land return” deal in the Sierra foothills, according to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office.
Major California ‘land-back’ deal with tribe preserves swath of southern Sierra
This acquisition, which will restore 17,000 acres to the Tule River Indian Tribe, is the largest-ever “land return” deal in the Sierra foothills, according to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s...
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October 29, 2025 at 11:40 PM
This acquisition, which will restore 17,000 acres to the Tule River Indian Tribe, is the largest-ever “land return” deal in the Sierra foothills, according to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office.
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If you speak Spanish please consider phone banking to California Voters to
VOTE YES ON PROP 50
GO TO
mobilize.us/cadems
Thank you
Gracias
VOTE YES ON PROP 50
GO TO
mobilize.us/cadems
Thank you
Gracias
October 26, 2025 at 5:08 PM
If you speak Spanish please consider phone banking to California Voters to
VOTE YES ON PROP 50
GO TO
mobilize.us/cadems
Thank you
Gracias
VOTE YES ON PROP 50
GO TO
mobilize.us/cadems
Thank you
Gracias
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October 24, 2025
October 24, 2025
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has canceled House business again next week, meaning that over the last 17 weeks, the House of Representatives will have worked on Capitol Hill for just 20 days.
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October 25, 2025 at 4:34 AM
October 24, 2025
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Carney: "We can't control the trade policy of the US. We recognize it has fundamentally changed from the policy in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, & it's a situation where US has tariffs against every trading partner... what we we can control is developing new partnerships, including w/econ giants of Asia"
October 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Carney: "We can't control the trade policy of the US. We recognize it has fundamentally changed from the policy in the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, & it's a situation where US has tariffs against every trading partner... what we we can control is developing new partnerships, including w/econ giants of Asia"
#1 Corrupt government officials (with 69.1 percent of participants saying they’re afraid or very afraid of this)
October 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
#1 Corrupt government officials (with 69.1 percent of participants saying they’re afraid or very afraid of this)
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October 23, 2025
October 23, 2025
Julia Ainsley and Didi Martinez of NBC News reported today that Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s rush to get new recruits onto the street has meant they have pushed into their training program mo...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:18 AM
October 23, 2025
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Here's a handy graphic you can save and share if you're in the Bay Area
October 23, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Here's a handy graphic you can save and share if you're in the Bay Area
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Exclusive: Leaked documents detail Trump's plans to open East and West coasts to offshore oil drilling.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Exclusive: Leaked documents detail Trump's plans to open East and West coasts to offshore oil drilling
The Trump administration plans to open whole swaths of the East and West Coasts to offshore drilling, including areas previously protected for environmental reasons, documents show.
www.yahoo.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Exclusive: Leaked documents detail Trump's plans to open East and West coasts to offshore oil drilling.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Disgusting, but also totally in keeping with the emperor’s priorities.
Trump needs a goddy-gold-lace ballroom in the people’s house, because when democracy takes a vacation the palace gets a party.
The White House starts demolishing part of the East Wing to build Trump's ballroom
Dramatic photos show construction equipment tearing into the East Wing façade and windows, though the federal agency that oversees such projects has not approved President Trump's 90,000-square-foot, ...
www.npr.org
October 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Disgusting, but also totally in keeping with the emperor’s priorities.
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“.. They describe the legions of masked immigration officers operating in near-total anonymity on the orders of the president as the crossing of a line that had long set the United States apart from the world’s most repressive regimes.”
@propublica.org
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@propublica.org
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October 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
“.. They describe the legions of masked immigration officers operating in near-total anonymity on the orders of the president as the crossing of a line that had long set the United States apart from the world’s most repressive regimes.”
@propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
@propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Mainstream news is showing why they’re part of the problem.
More people marched today than at any time in the history of the United States.
For @nytimes.com, it was the 6th most important story.
They are making sure that those in power do not see what they do not want to see.
This is not what we were brought up to think of as journalism.
For @nytimes.com, it was the 6th most important story.
They are making sure that those in power do not see what they do not want to see.
This is not what we were brought up to think of as journalism.
October 19, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Mainstream news is showing why they’re part of the problem.
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In the meantime, we protest:
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
Nokings.org
October 17, 2025 at 9:07 PM
In the meantime, we protest:
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Compare and contrast the 7th Circuit's approach to whether there is a "rebellion" in Chicago
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A key point:
October 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Compare and contrast the 7th Circuit's approach to whether there is a "rebellion" in Chicago
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Here we go again. 🦦🏴☠️
#Wildlife:
“Once the equipment was given back to the owner, units were cleared from the incident”
Otter steals surfboard in Santa Cruz. No, not that otter.
www.mercurynews.com/2025/10/15/o...
“Once the equipment was given back to the owner, units were cleared from the incident”
Otter steals surfboard in Santa Cruz. No, not that otter.
www.mercurynews.com/2025/10/15/o...
Otter steals surfboard in Santa Cruz. No, not that otter.
The sea mammal was not identified as Otter 841, who was photographed stealing a board and even riding a wave in 2023.
www.mercurynews.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Here we go again. 🦦🏴☠️
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Republicans are aiming next to dismantle the marine mammal protection act, which protects whales, dolphins, manatees, polar bears, and sea otters.. among other ocean wildlife. 🦦
I love it. Makes me happy.
Weird that I'm now seeing your post here after I just read about the bill to end the 1970s marine mammal legislation to protect these beautiful creatures.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...
Weird that I'm now seeing your post here after I just read about the bill to end the 1970s marine mammal legislation to protect these beautiful creatures.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...
Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears
One of the U.S.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction, is the subject of an effort for cutbacks from Republican lawmakers who n...
abcnews.go.com
October 12, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Republicans are aiming next to dismantle the marine mammal protection act, which protects whales, dolphins, manatees, polar bears, and sea otters.. among other ocean wildlife. 🦦
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The largest demonstration during Trump’s first term was around 750 events.
“We’re now expecting about 2,500 events around the country on No Kings. So we’re talking about literally four times as many.” - @leahgreenberg.bsky.social
Please join us on Saturday: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
“We’re now expecting about 2,500 events around the country on No Kings. So we’re talking about literally four times as many.” - @leahgreenberg.bsky.social
Please join us on Saturday: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
October 13, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The largest demonstration during Trump’s first term was around 750 events.
“We’re now expecting about 2,500 events around the country on No Kings. So we’re talking about literally four times as many.” - @leahgreenberg.bsky.social
Please join us on Saturday: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
“We’re now expecting about 2,500 events around the country on No Kings. So we’re talking about literally four times as many.” - @leahgreenberg.bsky.social
Please join us on Saturday: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings
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When it comes to Trump’s immigration policy, cruelty has always been the point, but anti-immigrant animus is now being paired with unprecedented funding, manpower, and technology.
American Gulag
The brutal rollout of Trump's police state.
www.motherjones.com
October 11, 2025 at 10:14 PM
When it comes to Trump’s immigration policy, cruelty has always been the point, but anti-immigrant animus is now being paired with unprecedented funding, manpower, and technology.
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Women’s safety starts at home: why safe and affordable housing is key to ending gender-based violence and economic abuse #gbv #housing
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Women’s safety starts at home: why safe and affordable housing is key to ending gender-based violence and economic abuse
CCFWE said on its website that for survivors of domestic violence and economic abuse, having access to safe and affordable housing is absolutely vital.
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October 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Women’s safety starts at home: why safe and affordable housing is key to ending gender-based violence and economic abuse #gbv #housing
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