@californiagirl.bsky.social
Desert gardener. Former policy wonk. Here to stay informed and connect.
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“The AI boom threatens life on earth by diverting energy and water resources from the humans and other life forms who need them (while contributing greatly to CO2 emissions when the planet simply cannot afford it).”
There. Fixed it for you🙄.
#ClimateActionNow
#Gaia
news.mit.edu/2025/explain...
There. Fixed it for you🙄.
#ClimateActionNow
#Gaia
news.mit.edu/2025/explain...
December 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
“The AI boom threatens life on earth by diverting energy and water resources from the humans and other life forms who need them (while contributing greatly to CO2 emissions when the planet simply cannot afford it).”
There. Fixed it for you🙄.
#ClimateActionNow
#Gaia
news.mit.edu/2025/explain...
There. Fixed it for you🙄.
#ClimateActionNow
#Gaia
news.mit.edu/2025/explain...
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For all the very real pain caused by DOGE, it looks like federal spending this year is higher than it was last year. Check out this real-time tracker from @BrookingsInst: www.brookings.edu/articles/tra...
December 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
For all the very real pain caused by DOGE, it looks like federal spending this year is higher than it was last year. Check out this real-time tracker from @BrookingsInst: www.brookings.edu/articles/tra...
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Here’s a gift link to this stunner Washpost story, quoting the 60 Minutes correspondent on the CECOT story, who accuses Bari Weiss of spiking the piece all because the Trump Administration wouldn’t comment.
“Government silence is a statement, not a VETO.”
wapo.st/3YL4T3D
“Government silence is a statement, not a VETO.”
wapo.st/3YL4T3D
‘60 Minutes’ correspondent says CBS’s Bari Weiss abruptly pulled segment on Trump deportations
CBS News pulled a ‘60 Minutes’ segment about a prison in El Salvador one day before it was set to air because the Trump administration declined to participate.
wapo.st
December 22, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Here’s a gift link to this stunner Washpost story, quoting the 60 Minutes correspondent on the CECOT story, who accuses Bari Weiss of spiking the piece all because the Trump Administration wouldn’t comment.
“Government silence is a statement, not a VETO.”
wapo.st/3YL4T3D
“Government silence is a statement, not a VETO.”
wapo.st/3YL4T3D
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CBS News may not want you to see its CECOT reporting, but I'm happy to share this powerful video that our team produced this year.
“An American Nightmare”: Three Men Deported to CECOT and Their Families Reflect on Their Monthslong Ordeal
For months, Carmen, Lina and Doris awaited news about their loved ones, who were sent to a maximum-security Salvadoran prison by the Trump administration. Now that the families have been reunited, the...
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
CBS News may not want you to see its CECOT reporting, but I'm happy to share this powerful video that our team produced this year.
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We did it! We got enough signatures to force a vote on extending ACA subsidies. Imagine how furious Mike Johnson is going to be when we pass this!
Now is the time to pressure your Members of Congress and help us get it done!
Now is the time to pressure your Members of Congress and help us get it done!
Tell Congress: Demand Speaker Johnson hold a vote IMMEDIATELY on the ACA tax credit extension
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
December 19, 2025 at 2:26 AM
We did it! We got enough signatures to force a vote on extending ACA subsidies. Imagine how furious Mike Johnson is going to be when we pass this!
Now is the time to pressure your Members of Congress and help us get it done!
Now is the time to pressure your Members of Congress and help us get it done!
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People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
December 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
People keep wondering why they're going after Venezuela. It's because they want to do regime change and control its oil, then use a big tract of land there to keep a tax free "network state" that looks like Dubai but operates like Rhodesia. They are saying this out loud! Believe them!
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The PBS “Craft in America” series will soon bring IAIA’s work to national viewers and present the school as a major site of Indigenous artistic practice in the West. sfnm.co/4pwrU6s
New PBS documentary brings Institute of American Indian Arts to the world
IAIA seniors debut personal projects as PBS series "Craft in America" spotlights the school’s role in shaping Indigenous artistry.
sfnm.co
December 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The PBS “Craft in America” series will soon bring IAIA’s work to national viewers and present the school as a major site of Indigenous artistic practice in the West. sfnm.co/4pwrU6s
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And she grew up in Albuquerque. Graduated from UNM.
December 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
And she grew up in Albuquerque. Graduated from UNM.
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A new Medicare pilot program is about to launch that will let private companies use AI to review requests for certain medical care — and reward companies when they deny claims.
stateline.org/2025/12/04/m...
stateline.org/2025/12/04/m...
Medicare’s new AI experiment sparks alarm among doctors, lawmakers • Stateline
A Medicare pilot program will allow private companies to use artificial intelligence to review older Americans’ requests for certain medical care — and will reward the companies when they deny it.
stateline.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
A new Medicare pilot program is about to launch that will let private companies use AI to review requests for certain medical care — and reward companies when they deny claims.
stateline.org/2025/12/04/m...
stateline.org/2025/12/04/m...
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A federal official says more testing is needed to determine whether a toxic chromium plume from Los Alamos National Laboratory has seeped into San Ildefonso Pueblo’s groundwater. sfnm.co/4iLuuCI
Federal official says further testing needed to determine LANL's chromium plume migration
New Mexico's Environment Department said last month the toxic plume had migrated to San Ildefonso land for the first time.
sfnm.co
December 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
A federal official says more testing is needed to determine whether a toxic chromium plume from Los Alamos National Laboratory has seeped into San Ildefonso Pueblo’s groundwater. sfnm.co/4iLuuCI
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Remember this as Trump and Big Tech lobbyists try to block AI regulation at both the state and federal level.
EXCLUSIVE: We found that Instacart is using AI algorithms to charge customers different prices for the same items.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
We Had 400 People Shop For Groceries. What We Found Will Shock You.
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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December 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Remember this as Trump and Big Tech lobbyists try to block AI regulation at both the state and federal level.
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Recently submitted permit applications for the microgrids expected to power Project Jupiter — a data center campus planned in Southern New Mexico — have advocates worried the power sources will be anything but micro. sfnm.co/3MNY1jf
Permit applications for Project Jupiter microgrids raise fears about scale, emissions
Data center campus Project Jupiter, proposed near Santa Teresa, received a historic $164 billion in industrial revenue bonds in September.
sfnm.co
December 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Recently submitted permit applications for the microgrids expected to power Project Jupiter — a data center campus planned in Southern New Mexico — have advocates worried the power sources will be anything but micro. sfnm.co/3MNY1jf
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The Supreme Court on Monday seemed likely to expand presidential control over independent federal agencies, signaling support for President Donald Trump’s firing of board members. https://to.pbs.org/3MlqXiF
LISTEN: Supreme Court hears Trump v. Slaughter, seems likely to back Trump's power to fire independent agency board members
The Supreme Court's conservative majority has been on a steady march of increasing the power of the presidency, starting well before Trump's time in the White House. The justices could take the next s...
www.pbs.org
December 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
The Supreme Court on Monday seemed likely to expand presidential control over independent federal agencies, signaling support for President Donald Trump’s firing of board members. https://to.pbs.org/3MlqXiF
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"The shutdown made it clearer than ever that our system is stuck in a campaign finance system that excludes most Americans from power," @kornbergmaya.bsky.social wrote in an op-ed in @thehill.com. Reform is needed for Congress to actually "represent the people it serves."
In a Congress Full of Millionaires, Raising Money Becomes the Job
The people's branch should represent the people.
www.brennancenter.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
"The shutdown made it clearer than ever that our system is stuck in a campaign finance system that excludes most Americans from power," @kornbergmaya.bsky.social wrote in an op-ed in @thehill.com. Reform is needed for Congress to actually "represent the people it serves."
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The Supreme Court has approved Texas’s heavily Republican-favored map for 2026. That means Prop 50 will now go into effect to counter the Texas redistricting. Virginia is also considering adding new Democratic-leaning seats to push back against Trump’s redistricting efforts in other states.
US supreme court approves redrawn Texas congressional maps
Major win for Trump as majority rejects lower-court ruling that found maps had been racially gerrymandered
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:17 AM
The Supreme Court has approved Texas’s heavily Republican-favored map for 2026. That means Prop 50 will now go into effect to counter the Texas redistricting. Virginia is also considering adding new Democratic-leaning seats to push back against Trump’s redistricting efforts in other states.
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BREAKING: All House Democrats have signed our discharge petition to extend the ACA tax credits.
That makes 214.
We can protect health care and lower costs — if only 4 Republicans will join us.
That makes 214.
We can protect health care and lower costs — if only 4 Republicans will join us.
December 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
BREAKING: All House Democrats have signed our discharge petition to extend the ACA tax credits.
That makes 214.
We can protect health care and lower costs — if only 4 Republicans will join us.
That makes 214.
We can protect health care and lower costs — if only 4 Republicans will join us.
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The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, alleging her agency failed to turn over voter registration lists in violation of federal law. sfnm.co/3Kuw0wo
New Mexico secretary of state sued by U.S. Justice Dept. for voter registration lists
The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, alleging her agency failed to turn over voter registration lists in
sfnm.co
December 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, alleging her agency failed to turn over voter registration lists in violation of federal law. sfnm.co/3Kuw0wo
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@faizapatel.bsky.social and Matthew Ruppert on The Trump administration's plan to use domestic spying capabilities to target people who oppose ICE’s actions.
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
December 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
@faizapatel.bsky.social and Matthew Ruppert on The Trump administration's plan to use domestic spying capabilities to target people who oppose ICE’s actions.
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President Trump’s legally dubious tariffs have harvested billions from American companies and customers this year, despite his claims that foreign countries are paying them.
Now some of those companies want that money back. trib.al/BxUUw8E
Now some of those companies want that money back. trib.al/BxUUw8E
December 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
President Trump’s legally dubious tariffs have harvested billions from American companies and customers this year, despite his claims that foreign countries are paying them.
Now some of those companies want that money back. trib.al/BxUUw8E
Now some of those companies want that money back. trib.al/BxUUw8E
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New Mexico’s members of Congress on Tuesday sent a letter to federal officials urging them to reimburse the state for $30 million in food aid the state provided during federal disruptions to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. sfnm.co/4phozrR
New Mexico congressional delegates push for federal refund of $30M in state food aid
The Trump administration, meanwhile, threatened to pull future SNAP funds from New Mexico and other states that refuse to turn over personal data.
sfnm.co
December 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
New Mexico’s members of Congress on Tuesday sent a letter to federal officials urging them to reimburse the state for $30 million in food aid the state provided during federal disruptions to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. sfnm.co/4phozrR
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This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Sues Six More States in Sweeping Push to Obtain Unredacted Voter Rolls
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This is the most consequential story for the 2026 midterms. Yet, I cannot find it anywhere on legacy media. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
December 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
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Amazing story!!
As polarization deepens, nonpartisan efforts to bridge divides have emerged across the country, although they often attract more liberal-leaning participants.
Judy Woodruff visited a Wisconsin county to learn how one group has successfully engaged more conservatives. https://to.pbs.org/4h7VFXU
Judy Woodruff visited a Wisconsin county to learn how one group has successfully engaged more conservatives. https://to.pbs.org/4h7VFXU
Wisconsin group defies trend by drawing more conservatives into bridge-building efforts
As toxic polarization deepens, nonpartisan efforts to bridge divides have sprung up across the country, though they often attract more liberal-leaning participants. Judy Woodruff visited Walworth Coun...
to.pbs.org
November 28, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Amazing story!!
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Congressional Republicans are hoping to insert an AI preemption provision into the must-pass NDAA. While the specific language is not yet public, Charlie Bullock explains why a sweeping ban on state-wide regulation on this emerging technology could be a recipe for disaster.
AI Federalism: The Right Way to Do Preemption
The allocation of regulatory authority over AI between states and the federal government is a complex problem that can’t be resolved in a single stroke.
www.lawfaremedia.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Congressional Republicans are hoping to insert an AI preemption provision into the must-pass NDAA. While the specific language is not yet public, Charlie Bullock explains why a sweeping ban on state-wide regulation on this emerging technology could be a recipe for disaster.
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Now vote on whether or not to end Social Security and Medicare.
BREAKING: The House of Representatives voted 285–98 in favor of a resolution condemning socialism.
Eighty-six Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Eighty-six Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the measure, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
November 21, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Now vote on whether or not to end Social Security and Medicare.