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jeff com-BOO-ters @helldude.bsky.social · Jun 15

gork is this real

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Courtney Williams @mazafratz.bsky.social · Jun 10

Current scene in LA.

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Beyond Plastics @beyondplastics.bsky.social · May 21

Microplastics have now been found in the human heart, lungs, brain, testes, placentas, and breastmilk. Babies are being born pre-polluted by plastics. We MUST reduce the huge amount of plastic being produced and put into the marketplace and our bodies.

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Courtney Williams @mazafratz.bsky.social · May 21

We MUST address this!

Beyond Plastics @beyondplastics.bsky.social · May 21

Microplastics have now been found in the human heart, lungs, brain, testes, placentas, and breastmilk. Babies are being born pre-polluted by plastics. We MUST reduce the huge amount of plastic being produced and put into the marketplace and our bodies.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · May 20

"You shouldn't be within a thousand miles of the directorship of the IRS" -- Elizabeth Warren grilled IRS commissioner nominee Billy Long so hard that he was left stammering and shaking by the end of her questioning

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Beyond Plastics @beyondplastics.bsky.social · May 8

Over 200 advocates gathered at the NY Capitol in support of PRRIA and the Bigger Better Bottle Bill. Thank you to all of the legislators who are choosing to listen to their constituents and not special interests.

@leaderasc.bsky.social @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social @senatorharckham.bsky.social

Plastic packaging reduction bill once again a post-budget priority

Environmental advocates are hoping to get the legislation meant to reduce single-use plastics over the finish line after almost accomplishing it last year.

www.cityandstateny.com

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Beyond Plastics @beyondplastics.bsky.social · May 5

Cheryl Nechamen calls on @angelosantabarbara.bsky.social to cosponsor PRRIA, “Enacting [PRRIA] would reduce waste, increase recycling rates, reduce toxicity in products, and provide millions of dollars in savings for local governments and taxpayers, and lower greenhouse gas emissions”.

Letters for Saturday, May 3, 2025

‘Never Again’ is now

www.dailygazette.com

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Beyond Plastics @beyondplastics.bsky.social · Apr 23

Rockland, Westchester, and 6 other Hudson Valley counties are projected to save over $100 million in NY passes PRRIA. Savings would come from reducing the amount of plastic waste being transported and disposed. @speakercarlheastie.bsky.social @leaderasc.bsky.social @senatorharckham.bsky.social

The push to reduce plastic in packaging: 'We are drowning in garbage,' NY legislator says

A report by Beyond Plastics says local governments in NY could save more than $1billion if companies used less plastic in their packaging.

www.usatoday.com

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Environmental Advocates NY @greenwatchdogny.bsky.social · May 7

Plastics pollution is poisoning our air, water, and bodies — and New Yorkers are paying the price, while corporations pollute for free. That's why our @vfajans joined @SenatorHarckham.bsky.social and Judith Enck of @beyondplastics.bsky.social today in Albany to push for change.

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Beyond Plastics @beyondplastics.bsky.social · May 6

Last year the American Chemistry Council spent $930,000 lobbying against PRRIA and is on track to spend the same amount this year. Let’s keep special interests out of our grocery aisle and pass PRRIA.

@speakercarlheastie.bsky.social @leaderasc.bsky.social

Chemical Industry Redoubles Campaign Against New York Waste Bill

A national trade group has nearly doubled its spending in Albany since the packaging reduction bill was introduced and taken out attack ads on Democrats…

nysfocus.com

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Beyond Plastics @beyondplastics.bsky.social · May 7

We're in Albany today with a big group of advocates who want to put people and planet over plastic in NY state. We're rallying in support of the essential Packaging Reduction & Recycling Infrastructure Act + Bigger Better Bottle Bill this session!
@surewecannyc.bsky.social @nypirg.bsky.social

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Courtney Williams @mazafratz.bsky.social · May 7

Back in Albany to put #PeekskillOverPlastic with Beyond Plastics

Let's get the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (PRRIA) and Bigger Better Bottle Bill (BBBB) passed! Saving tax payer dollars, saving the planet & protecting public health #PeopleOverPlastic

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Indivisible Rockland OC @indivisrockland.bsky.social · Apr 19

Huge thanks to everyone who showed up and showed out today! The energy was electric, and big love to our NJ neighbors for turning up in force. Extra surprise: Captain America leading chants? 🔥 This is what democracy looks like. #NY17 #Rockland #Bergen

TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · Apr 19

Another massive protest unfolding in Nanuet, NY today with hundreds upon hundreds of people lining both sides of Rt. 59, and horns honking non-stop in support.

Even Captain America is here!

#NY17
#NoKings
#FiftyFiftyOne
@indivisrockland.bsky.social

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Indivisible Rockland OC @indivisrockland.bsky.social · Apr 19

Pretty sure it’s in the Constitution that if Captain America shows up and starts chanting, you have to join in. 💪🛡️ “This is what democracy looks like!” Thanks to everyone who turned out, Marvel couldn’t have scripted it better. #NY17 #Rockland #Bergen

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Courtney Williams @mazafratz.bsky.social · Apr 26

Excited to join local @beyondplastics.bsky.social affiliates from across the country in NYC to put #PeopleOverPlastic!!!

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Apr 9

in so much news coverage there’s still this sense of propriety and decorum in the face of an outright assault on our civil and human rights. i just want to remind journalists that your politeness will not save you—so you might as well say what you really mean.

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Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · Apr 9

For an ongoing reporting project: If you work at a university and your research is threatened by federal funding pauses, cuts, or investigations, please get in touch, my DMs are open and my Signal handle is in my bio.

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Courtney Williams @mazafratz.bsky.social · Apr 6

Mt. Kisco, NY!

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Art Candee 🍿🥤 @artcandee.bsky.social · Apr 6

Love this protest sign!

🔥

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Willow T Squirrel @willowtsquirrel.bsky.social · Apr 5

Todays news brought to us by @effinbirds.com :

A drawing of a beautiful bird with blue wings and an orange head with a white breast and red feet , with the words in front of it: “This here is some fucked up dystopian shit”

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Courtney Williams @mazafratz.bsky.social · Apr 5

Way to turn out #Westchester #MtKisco #CD17 Message to Trump, Elon, and Lyin' Mike Lawler! #HandsOff

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Courtney Williams @mazafratz.bsky.social · Apr 5

This is what kleptocracy looks like. Throw everything into chaos, tank the markets, give all the government contracts to the oligarchs, bankrupt the citizenry, privatize everything, concentrate all the wealth. #HandsOff #Kleptocracy #MtKisco

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Courtney Williams @mazafratz.bsky.social · Mar 30

TODAY! Town Hall with Lt Governor Antonio Delgado

3/30 2 – 4pm EDT
Rockland Community College Theatre
145 College Rd
Suffern, NY

www.mobilize.us/indivisibler...

#LeadersWhoListen #TownHall #Rockland

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · Mar 29

“Executives' attempts to pacify Trump have backfired spectacularly. Their dreams of deregulation and a business boom have quickly faded… While we are taught as children to stand up to bullies, their actions have only emboldened Trump's quest for greater power…”

www.status.news/p/trump-medi...

Media Moguls Bet On Trump—Now They’re Paying the Price

Media titans thought Trump 2.0 would be a business bonanza—instead, it’s turned into a regulatory nightmare.

www.status.news

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Westchester Citizen Therapists Indivisible ❌👑 @wctindivisible.bsky.social · Mar 29

Today at the Tesla takedown rally in Mount Kisco, New York.

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