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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · 20d

Good news for the Amah Mutsun Land Trust and tribe! baynature.org/2025/09/20/t...

A Land Back Success for the Amah Mutsun Within Its Historical Territory - Bay Nature

The tribe has been without a land base for more than 200 years.

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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · 21d

Fall issue of @baynature.org has arrived!

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Alexis Madrigal @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social · Aug 21

Woah! This is awesome.

San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · Aug 21

The veteran journalist previously edited food coverage at the Philadelphia Inquirer and Eater National.

Matt Buchanan to join S.F. Chronicle as Food & Wine Editor

The veteran journalist previously edited food coverage at the Philadelphia Inquirer and Eater National.

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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · Aug 21

Heartbroken by this news. baynature.org/2025/08/20/r...

Remembering Malcolm Margolin -

It is with great sadness we share news of the passing of Malcolm Margolin, writer, editor, book publisher, and co-founder of Bay Nature magazine. Malcolm died Wednesday, August 20, from complications ...

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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · Aug 20

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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · Aug 20

I research and write Bay Nature magazine's quarterly nature almanac and Jane Kim illustrates it. Seeing those hours of exploration and research turn into these drawings from a classroom of kiddos in Alameda, broke me in the best kind of way.

Back to School with Bay Nature

Eduction is action! Help Bay Nature bring environmental education to life in local middle and high schools.

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NPR @npr.org · Jul 23

The man's arrest is the latest case of federal authorities detaining immigrants with legal status during immigration check-ins. Lawmakers call the detainment of those who helped U.S. troops at war a betrayal. [via @wbur.org]

Former Afghan interpreter for U.S. military detained by ICE after routine immigration appointment

Zia’s arrest is the latest case of federal authorities detaining immigrants with legal status during immigration check-ins. Lawmakers call the detainment of those who helped U.S. troops at war a betra...

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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · Jul 23

A year ago we spied the first Western fence lizard in our backyard. It was so tiny, and mainly camped out in a slim crevice between two old steps. We've seen it a dozen times over the year, and then nothing for about two months. But here today: full-grown and thankfully hard to see!

Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · Jul 23

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Opinion | I Watched It Happen in Hungary. Now It’s Happening Here.

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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · Jul 9

KneeDeep Times in hiring. Check it here www.kneedeeptimes.org/assistant-ed...

Assistant Editor Job Announcement – KneeDeep Times

Part-time, freelance job opening with Bay Area climate resilience magazine.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · Jun 9

“As protesters and law enforcement officers clashed in downtown Los Angeles, an L.A. Police Department helicopter flew over a crowd on 1st Street, announcing, “I have all of you on camera. I’m going to come to your house.””

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LAPD officers in riot gear clash with protesters in downtown L.A.

Law enforcement faced off with protesters Sunday afternoon in downtown Los Angeles after National Guard troops arrived in the city earlier at President Trump's behest.

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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · May 23

Who could have predicted...

California is cutting support for local news. Now Google is, too

California’s first-in-the-nation program to prop up the ailing news industry is starting off with half the money initially promised.

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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · May 13

I love George Saunders, every time.

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Opinion | George Saunders: Shame on the White House

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Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social · Apr 24

Our cover this week.

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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · Apr 23

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White House says it’s not targeting green groups’ tax status

The comments follow speculation that the Trump administration would seek to revoke environmental groups’ tax-exempt status.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Apr 9

We found the government “waste, fraud, and abuse”.

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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · Apr 9

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Opinion | Trump’s Gulag Archipelago

Trump is seeking to establish a truly chilling proposition: that no one can stop his administration from imprisoning anyone it wants, anywhere in the world.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Apr 2

Dark Pence is back.

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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · Apr 4

New on Bay Nature baynature.org/article/how-...

Trump Is Destroying Historic Environmental Regulation—And Marin Audubon’s Name Got (Arbitrarily) Caught Up In It - Bay Nature

A judge with a peccadillo ended up tying Marin Audubon’s name to the demise of 50 years of environmental regulations.

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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · Apr 2

Yes!!! www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...

Liberal Wins Wisconsin Court Race, Despite Musk’s Millions

Susan Crawford defeated Brad Schimel for a State Supreme Court seat in a race that shattered spending records and maintained a liberal majority on the court.

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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · Apr 2

A hero @booker.senate.gov

Sen. Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov · Mar 31

I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:

Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker

YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker

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Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · Apr 2

@corybooker.com @booker.senate.gov
Thank you Corey Booker for standing up for the American people who really care about democracy.

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Christopher Knight LAT @knightlat.bsky.social · Apr 2

Near the moment Booker crossed the finish line, he alluded to the fact that, as a Black lawmaker, his very presence on the floor was a direct defiance of Thurmond’s 24-hour plus effort to fight Civil Rights.
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Cory Booker Just Gave The Longest Speech In The History of The US Senate

Only two men have spoken on the floor of the U.S. Senate...

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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · Apr 1

In fact, annual average inflation in 2023 was more than 17 percent. In 2024, the government predicted 4 percent growth; the reality was 0.6 percent."

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America’s Future Is Hungary

MAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished.

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Victoria Schlesinger @vaschles.bsky.social · Apr 1

"Orbán always predicts “very bright days in the future; success, unimaginable success.”

“Please trust us,” Orbán declared in his annual state-of-the-nation speech in early 2023. “You can bet on it: By the end of the year, we will have inflation in single digits.”

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