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Tzeporah Berman @tzeporah.bsky.social · 21h

“The world’s wind and solar farms have generated more electricity than coal plants for the first time this year, marking a turning point for the global power system”

Boom 💥⚡️☀️

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

www.theguardian.com

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Beth Foraker @inclusionchick.bsky.social · 6h

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UC San Diego @ucsandiego.bsky.social · 16h

@uofcalifornia.bsky.social, including UC San Diego, wins 5 Nobel Prizes in 3 days — and sets a new world record www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/uc-wins...

#NobelPrize #UCSD #UCSanDiego

UC wins 5 Nobel Prizes in 3 days — and sets a new world record

These discoveries span decades and disciplines, but they all have one important thing in common: They’ve all relied on competitive funding from the federal government.

www.universityofcalifornia.edu

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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 12h

ICE left David, a 17-year-old boy, stranded on the side of Interstate 20 after pulling over his immigrant father, Hector, in Mississippi.

David began running in the scorching sun after the car and watched as it disappeared from sight—soon headed to a Louisiana ICE prison.

Here's their story.

ICE Stranded a 17-Year-Old on I-20 After Arresting His Father. The Mississippi Dad Now Faces Deportation.

A 17-year-old watched as ICE arrested his immigrant father, Hector, on I-20 in June. The family faces mounting legal fees and the risk of deportation.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 9h

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.

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Jason Reid @jasonreiduk.bsky.social · 1d

The Portland Frog is all of us! 🐸✊🏼

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Beth Foraker @inclusionchick.bsky.social · 7h

The way the #GOP is treating these incredible scientists is catastrophic.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 10h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Ian Bassin @ianbassin.bsky.social · 14h

The Court, blocking Trump's deployment of Texas NG to Illinois: "not even the Founding Father most ardently in favor of a strong federal government believed that one state’s militia could be sent to another state for the purposes of political retribution." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

storage.courtlistener.com

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Don Comer @doncomer.bsky.social · 19h

Our Constitution forbids
the quartering of soldiers
in private homes & businesses
in times of peace.
No potty access
for trumper occupiers.

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Beth Foraker @inclusionchick.bsky.social · 15h

One of the BEST laws in California is that there are NO PRIVATE BEACHES.

The beach is for everyone.

This guy no longer lives in #California and hasn’t for decades but his arrogance keeps him maintaining an illegal gate.

A gate that prevents Californians from accessing their state beaches!

s. eek smith 👻 @sesmith.lol · 20h

Beaches are for everyone eat shit

Meatball Rob @wrenispinkle.bsky.social · 1d

HAHAHAHAHAHA get fucked you rich asshole

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Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 20h

New from me on @autonomynews.co: The popular abortion pill resource Plan C relaunched this week with a new design that better displays the many, many options for medication abortion in all 50 states

Autonomy News @autonomynews.co · 21h

The online abortion pill guide @plancpills.bsky.social has been redesigned to make it even easier to learn where to get pills, including at no cost. The redesign comes as state officials have threatened investigations and potential lawsuits against the organization.

An Autonomy News exclusive:

Exclusive: Plan C Doubles Down on Abortion Pill Info Amid Political Attacks

The online abortion pill guide has been redesigned to make it even easier to learn where to get pills, including at no cost.

www.autonomynews.co

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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 19h

Seeing pictures of an abandoned tamale cart in Pilsen where ICE took a tamale street vendor. Those photos of left behind carts are so haunting. Community members disappeared. Not just vendors but people who have long standing relationships with the community and people.

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Beth Foraker @inclusionchick.bsky.social · 15h

Just #AbolishICE already!

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h

EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

kfoxtv.com/news/local/e...

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 17h

Soybean farmers should dump their beans on Capitol Hill…

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16h

Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet.

They make sure we have clean water.

They protect us from financial fraud.

They provide healthcare to our communities.

They make our government actually work for people.

Do not forget this.

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Beth Foraker @inclusionchick.bsky.social · 16h

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 17h

California is about to 100% replace coal from our state's energy supply.

The 30,000+ megawatts in new clean energy and storage we've added since 2019 is now powering about half of our peak electricity demand.

While Trump bets on the past, California is shaping the future.

Beth Foraker @inclusionchick.bsky.social · 18h

This is a national security nightmare!

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21h

Nothing says “America First” like letting another country put an Air Force base in Idaho

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 1d

We're spending $20B to bail out Argentina, but they cut USAID down to the bone, causing deaths around the world. The entire budget of USAID, the whole agency, was $21B last year. Shameful.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

The Trump administration confirmed that the U.S. bailed out Argentina.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he had directly bought Argentine pesos in global currency markets in a bid to relieve pressure on the nation’s embattled President Javier Milei, a supporter of President Trump.

The U.S. just bailed out Argentina, Treasury Secretary confirms

The US Treasury has finalized a $20 billion financial rescue of Argentina, including a currency swap arrangement with the country's central bank.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 1d

Pope Leo's first encyclical emphasizes defense of immigrants.

"The Church, like a mother, accompanies those who are walking...She knows that in every rejected migrant, it is Christ himself who knocks at the door of the community."
www.axios.com/2025/10/09/p...

Pope Leo's first encyclical: Faith means defending migrants

Leo XIV puts Vatican at odds with the White House.

www.axios.com

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Beth Foraker @inclusionchick.bsky.social · 23h

This. ⤵️

Billy Hanlon @bhanlon15.bsky.social · 1d

MedPage Today: 'Medicaid Work Requirements Will Devastate People With Invisible Disabilities'

— ME/CFS and long COVID patients must qualify as "medically frail"

by Laurie Jones

www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

Opinion | Medicaid Work Requirements Will Devastate People With Invisible Disabilities

ME/CFS and long COVID patients must qualify as 'medically frail'

www.medpagetoday.com

Beth Foraker @inclusionchick.bsky.social · 23h

Every member of the #GOP, including #Murkowski and #Collins, wants women to be second-class citizens WITHOUT AUTONOMY.

Susan Rinkunas @susanrinkunas.com · 1d

NEW: 51 Senators urge RFK Jr. and Marty Makary to end telemedicine prescriptions of the abortion drug mifepristone— and to suspend its distribution as an "imminent hazard" under Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Collins and Murkowski only GOP members not to sign
justthenews.com/sites/defaul...

screenshot of letter dated 10/9/25
Today, your agencies have all the information they need to bring an end to previous Democrat-administrations’ abortion drug regulations while a comprehensive review is conducted. As a starting point,
we recommend the following:
1. Suspend the approval of any new generic versions of mifepristone pending the outcome of the REMS safety review;
2. Commit to ensuring that all generic versions of mifepristone are included in the ongoing reevaluation of prior REMS approvals;
3. Reinstate the in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone and all its generic versions;
4. Suspend the distribution of mifepristone and all generic versions as an “imminent hazard” under Section 505(e) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA); and
5. Withdraw FDA guidance permitting pharmacy distribution of mifepristone and all its generic versions.

We are committed to continuing to work together to give a voice to the voiceless and protect women from the dangerous effects of unregulated access to chemical abortion drugs. The life, safety, freedom, and health of millions of Americans, born and unborn, depend on it.

Beth Foraker @inclusionchick.bsky.social · 23h

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Your physical autonomy as a woman is in danger everyday with the #GOP, no matter what state you live in.

Autonomy News @autonomynews.co · 1d

This story, published in July, becomes more relevant with every passing day as lawmakers and activists work to shutter clinics and restrict access to abortion pills.

We are careening toward a not-so-distant future where abortion is just a right on paper, even in the states where it's still legal:

The Plot to Effectively Ban Abortion Nationwide Is Unfolding Before Our Eyes

Lawmakers and activists are working to shutter clinics and restrict access to abortion pills. The end result would be catastrophic.

www.autonomynews.co

Beth Foraker @inclusionchick.bsky.social · 1d

This effort has taken 15 years!!

It’s a HUGE step forward and a big benefit for families!!

It’s also the low-hanging fruit of #Inclusion.

So exciting!! 🎉🎈

Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 1d

California is expanding early education for young children, creating a new grade, Universal Transitional Kindergarten, for all of California's four-year-olds.

Through investments like these, we'll be moving the needle on student academic achievement for years to come.

Beth Foraker @inclusionchick.bsky.social · 1d

Nice!!

Mark Z. Jacobson @mzjacobson.bsky.social · 1d

California marching forward preparing for offshore wind, ignoring the incompetence of those slowing it down.

California to spend $42m on offshore wind ports
renews.biz/103569/calif...

renews.biz

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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 1d

Go woke, go Pope

Pope Leo says faith and love for migrants are connected

In his first major document as leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo urges nations and believers to care for the poorest in society.

www.npr.org

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 1d

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