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Emily Norton
@emnorton.bsky.social
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Charles River Watershed Association Executive Director. Former Newton MA City Councilor. Mom of 3 boys & 2 cats. Opinions expressed on this platform are mine mine mine. #WaterIsLife
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Emily Norton @emnorton.bsky.social · 15h
We can’t afford health care for our citizens but we can bail out Argentina for $20B. Thanks GOP voters

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US kicks off controversial financial rescue plan for Argentina
The Trump administration will purchase pesos in a bid to calm Argentina's economic crisis.
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Emily Norton @emnorton.bsky.social · 17h
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Emily Norton @emnorton.bsky.social · 1d
“…at a time when democracy is under threat every single day, we can’t let our emotions dictate our decisions. We have to be level-headed and understand what the winnable races are.”
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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 1d
Democrats Are Done With Vanity Candidates
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Democrats Are Done With Vanity Candidates
Party insiders worry about running long-shots or no-shots who’ll drain money and energy.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d
Schiff: "If a president in secret can put names on a list and kill them, then there is no war power still retained by Congress, and there's no check on an executive who may drag us into another war."
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d
i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
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Emily Norton @emnorton.bsky.social · 3d
"At Least 170 US Hospitals Face Major Flood Risk" -- including Mass General in Boston.

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At Least 170 US Hospitals Face Major Flood Risk. Experts Say Trump Is Making It Worse. - KFF Health News
As a warming climate intensifies storms, KFF Health News has identified more than 170 U.S. hospitals at risk of significant and potentially dangerous flooding. Climate experts warn that the Trump admi...
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Emily Norton @emnorton.bsky.social · 3d
Great news for public health and the 🌎

“…with Merrimack Station shutting down, there will no longer be coal burned in New England to power the grid.”

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New England’s last coal plant has stopped operating, according to its owners
Granite Shore Power, the company that owns the coal plant in Bow, New Hampshire, said they ceased commercial operations Sept. 12, about a year and a half after they announced they would retire their f...
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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 3d
It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...
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Emily Norton @emnorton.bsky.social · 4d
South Carolina judge rules against Trump and then her house has an explosion. Coincidence? I’m hereby guessing NO.

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Judge’s $1.5m home destroyed in huge fire as her family is rushed to hospital
Circuit court justice Diane Goodstein, who ruled against Trump administration last month, was out walking when mansion erupted into flames
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4d
He could’ve fought, but he faked bone spurs. So someone else had to go in his place - most likely a working class kid whose daddy couldn’t afford to bribe a doctor. Now he’s talking shit about how it should’ve been fought.
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Emily Norton @emnorton.bsky.social · 5d
Newtonville Village Day #NewtonMA
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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 6d
Food causes 22-34% of climate change.
But it only gets 4% of the media coverage.

Why? Neglect. Misunderstanding. And a hell of a lot of greenwashing.
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Sentient @sentientmedia.org · 6d
“Emissions from food are still very underreported,” @jennysplitter.bsky.social, Sentient's editor-in-chief, tells Anay Mridul of Green Queen. Learn more about our analysis of 11 major U.S. outlets:
Less Than 4% of US Media Climate Coverage Mentions Meat & Dairy's Emissions Toll: New Analysis
An analysis of hundreds of online articles from US media shows that less than 4% mention and contextualise the role of meat in climate change. Here's why.
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Emily Norton @emnorton.bsky.social · 6d
Indigenous land protector gunned down in Ecuador

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Indigenous Land Defender Killed in Ecuador as Government Cracks Down on Environmental and Human Rights Activists - Inside Climate News
Efraín Fueres was gunned down Sunday while marching in protest against high costs of living and government crackdowns that include freezing the bank accounts of activists and suspending a media organi...
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John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 7d
The crazy thing is that we want affordable healthcare for them, too.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 7d
ICE is running around Chicago harassing people for not being white.

Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.

That’s not making America great again.
South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell'
A "now renting" sign outside touts granite countertops. Inside, residents are trying to make sense of the raid that made their already neglected building even worse.
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Emily Norton @emnorton.bsky.social · 7d
Every accusation is a confession w GOP/MAGA
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KSlatteryResist @kslatteryresist.bsky.social · 7d
Hillary Clinton: “It takes a village” to raise children

Trump’s ICE: “Fuck them kids” as they rip naked children from their homes, zip tie them, put them in Uhaul vans

Anyone who normalizes hurting children belongs in prison #DefundICE
Tree with leaves made from children’s handprints
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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 7d
🚨 “They put black people in one van and immigrants an another… Trucks and military style vans were used to separate children from their parents.” THIS. IS. HAPPENING. People need to see this. We all need to see it. Nobody gets a pass here. Please share with your networks. 1/2
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Emily Norton @emnorton.bsky.social · 8d
THIS. Free public transit. Better for all including those who must drive bc it reduces traffic for them!
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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 8d
One of the best things about travelling is seeing how things can be done differently and that 'alternatives are possible'!
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Peter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 9d
Absolutely mind blown to discover that all public transport is free across Luxembourg. Free buses. Free trams. Free trains. For residents and visitors. No tickets. No tapping in or out. No pesky apps. Just walk on and walk off.
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Emily Norton @emnorton.bsky.social · 8d
[email protected] "...a new American from Congo whose grandmother wanted to kill her at birth and who was an elementary school dropout may be a better role model than our secretary of state."

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
Opinion | One Girl’s Journey After Her Grandma Said to Kill Her
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Emily Norton @emnorton.bsky.social · 8d
I’d dismantle and move it to Palm Beach and turn it into a homeless shelter
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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 9d
Priorities.
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Still We Rise @lindsaymeyerharley.bsky.social · 8d
“I want to be remembered for having helped people to understand the true nature of animals that they do matter as individuals…” ❤️ - Jane Goodall
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 8d
From 1939-1945 German officers also listened to speeches from civilians about how the laws of war didn’t apply to them. And then they participated in the Holocaust, starved millions of prisoners of war, destroyed villages and cities, and were defeated.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10d
Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."
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Emily Norton @emnorton.bsky.social · 8d
If anyone merits lowering the flag to half mast, it's this wonderful human. Rest in peace Jane ❤️🌎
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