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MANGA is an acronym for the MANgrove–GroundwAter feedback model, which is a simulation model that describes the relationship between mangroves and groundwater: share the good news. https://www.instagram.com/manggear/
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Trump says Haiti no longer meets requirements for TPS. Haitians have to leave
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Trump says Haiti no longer meets requirements for TPS. Haitians have to leave
The decision could affect more than a half million Haitians living in the U.S.
www.miamiherald.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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"We followed everything we were supposed to do"

Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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November 26, 2025
November 26, 2025
Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday…but not for the reasons we generally remember.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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Staten Island honors Dorothy Day: Memorial Mass marks anniversary and push for sainthood
Staten Island honors Dorothy Day: Memorial Mass marks anniversary and push for sainthood
The Catholic Worker of Staten Island will gather for a memorial Mass on Saturday, Nov. 29, at St. Peter’s R.C. Church in New Brighton at 11 a.m.
www.silive.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Good thing there wasn’t a corrupt Big Ozone able to prevent this recovery from happening, or a corrupt president in the pocket of Big Ozone pretending the problem wasn’t real.
NASA, NOAA Rank 2025 Ozone Hole as 5th Smallest Since 1992 - NASA Science
The ozone hole over the Antarctic was small in 2025 compared to previous years and remains on track to recover later this century. The hole this year was the fifth smallest since 1992, the year a land...
science.nasa.gov
November 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Unbelievable.

Very few things piss me off more than anti-vax morons killing their children.
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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November 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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How do we accompany gender diverse people as Catholics? By meeting them in the example of Jesus. My essay:

outreach.faith/2025/11/a-tr...
A transgender Catholic on what it means for the church to walk with LGBTQ people - Outreach
Pope Leo XIV included a group of transgender people in a special Vatican lunch, the same week U.S. bishops went on the record opposing gender-affirming care.
outreach.faith
November 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said."
November 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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The Trump Administration killed over 383 active clinical trials and directly harmed more than 74,000 Americans with lasting future impacts for the public at large.

Trump' s war on scientific research and public health is costing Americans lives and livelihoods.
Trump admin axed 383 active clinical trials, dumping over 74K participants
It’s a “violation of foundational ethical principles of human participant research.”…
arstechnica.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on this day 162 years ago: Nov. 19, 1863.

Here’s a link to a great video by @hcrichardson.bsky.social that explains what Lincoln said and what it meant for America.
The Gettysburg Address | Journey to American Democracy
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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As Trump ramps up his ICE raids in Charlotte, North Carolina, more than 30,000 students across the county reportedly did not attend school on Monday.

This isn't about going after the “worst of the worst.”

It was always about cruelty.
More Than 30,000 Students in One North Carolina School District Skipped Class on Monday amid ICE Raids
More than 30,000 students in Charlotte-Mecklenburg County reportedly did not attend school on Monday, Nov. 17. This come
people.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Trump slashed spending on clinical trials. The toll is starting to become clear.
November 19, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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HAITI ARE INTO THEIR FIRST WORLD CUP IN HALF A CENTURY ❤️
November 19, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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State supreme courts are still overwhelmingly white & male
⚖️ 18 states: 0 justices of color
⚖️ 47 states + DC: 0 Native American justices
⚖️ 42 states: 0 Asian American justices
⚖️ 39 + DC: 0 Latino justices
⚖️ 24 states: 0 Black justices

New @brennancenter.org analysis below👇👇
State Supreme Court Diversity - November 2025 Update
Many state supreme courts lack diversity in terms of their justices’ race, ethnicity, gender, and professional background.
www.brennancenter.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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“We see nurses running from room to room, taking on unsafe assignments, skipping breaks, holding our bladders and holding our tears," said Monica Gonzalez, a registered nurse at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Austin, Texas.
religionnews.com/2025/11/13/a...
Bishops ban trans care at Catholic hospitals, sidestep nurses’ push for better work conditions
BALTIMORE (RNS) — The bishops face criticism from transgender Catholics and their advocates, who say that the bishops failed to meaningfully consult their community, as well as from nurses, who say…
religionnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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One of the report's most troubling findings concerns gender equity. According to the World Economic Forum's Health and Survival Index, 51.3% of women and girls — approximately 2 billion people — in 2023 lived in societies with severe gender discrimination.

www.ncronline.org/news/global-...
Global poverty fight stalls as inequalities deepen, new report says
The Fordham Pope Francis Global Poverty Report, compiled by researchers at Fordham University's Graduate Program in International Political Economy and Development, paints a mixed but increasingly pol...
www.ncronline.org
November 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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National PSA Calling for Release of ALL the Epstein Files

The time is now! Call your member of congress and tell them to VOTE YES on the Epstein Files Transparency Act. #EpsteinFilesTransparencyAct #EpsteinFiles www.worldwithoutexploitation.org
World Without Exploitation - End Human Trafficking
The movement to end human trafficking and sexual exploitation.
www.worldwithoutexploitation.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:04 AM