Sandy
@geol-arch.bsky.social
Animal lover, world traveler, teacher
once upon a time geologist and anthropologist,
once upon a time geologist and anthropologist,
The Rich Should Be Paying More—and Yes, That Means Me newrepublic.com/article/1961... via @newrepublic.com
The Rich Should Be Paying More—and Yes, That Means Me
The last 50 years have been a sickening catastrophe for the working class and have created another class of people who really do think they’re better than everyone else. There is an obvious cure for t...
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July 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The Rich Should Be Paying More—and Yes, That Means Me newrepublic.com/article/1961... via @newrepublic.com
Trump’s Epstein Fiasco Takes Darker Turn as Dem Senator Drops New Bomb newrepublic.com/article/1982... via @newrepublic.com
Trump’s Epstein Fiasco Takes Darker Turn as Dem Senator Drops New Bomb
Ron Wyden has some ideas for Pam Bondi to pursue—if, that is, she’s genuinely interested in getting to the bottom of the Epstein scandal.
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July 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Trump’s Epstein Fiasco Takes Darker Turn as Dem Senator Drops New Bomb newrepublic.com/article/1982... via @newrepublic.com
Bookman: Ossoff smartly focuses on Trump as 2026 campaigning cranks up georgiarecorder.com/2025/07/17/b...
Bookman: Ossoff smartly focuses on Trump as 2026 campaigning cranks up • Georgia Recorder
Georgia’s 2026 Republican primary won’t be held until next May, but Sen. Jon Ossoff already knows who he’ll be running against: Donald Trump. “Trump promised to attack a broken system. I get it: Ripe...
georgiarecorder.com
July 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Bookman: Ossoff smartly focuses on Trump as 2026 campaigning cranks up georgiarecorder.com/2025/07/17/b...
apnews.com/article/depo... deports migrants from Jamaica, Cuba, and other countries to the small African kingdom of Eswatini
US deports migrants from Jamaica, Cuba, and other countries to the small African kingdom of Eswatini
The United States says it has sent five migrants to the small African nation of Eswatini in an expansion of the Trump administration’s third-country deportation program.
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July 16, 2025 at 2:23 PM
apnews.com/article/depo... deports migrants from Jamaica, Cuba, and other countries to the small African kingdom of Eswatini
The Young GOPer Behind “Alligator Alcatraz” Is the Dark Future of MAGA newrepublic.com/article/1978... via @newrepublic.com
The Young GOPer Behind “Alligator Alcatraz” Is the Dark Future of MAGA
Sunshine State Attorney General James Uthmeier is the real brains behind this notorious migrant detention camp in the Everglades. The more barbarities that emerge, the brighter his star will no doubt ...
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July 14, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The Young GOPer Behind “Alligator Alcatraz” Is the Dark Future of MAGA newrepublic.com/article/1978... via @newrepublic.com
US Senate GOP under pressure on Trump demand to defund NPR, PBS, foreign aid georgiarecorder.com/2025/07/10/r...
US Senate GOP under pressure on Trump demand to defund NPR, PBS, foreign aid • Georgia Recorder
WASHINGTON — Congress has just one week left to approve the Trump administration’s request to cancel $9.4 billion in previously approved funding for public media and foreign aid, setting up yet anothe...
georgiarecorder.com
July 11, 2025 at 11:26 PM
US Senate GOP under pressure on Trump demand to defund NPR, PBS, foreign aid georgiarecorder.com/2025/07/10/r...
EPA employees placed on leave after calling on agency to stop undermining public health ncnewsline.com/2025/07/05/e...
EPA employees placed on leave after calling on agency to stop undermining public health • NC Newsline
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency placed 139 employees on administrative leave after they signed a “Stand Up for Science” petition
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July 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
EPA employees placed on leave after calling on agency to stop undermining public health ncnewsline.com/2025/07/05/e...
Indivisible Georgia District 10's event, “July 4 Reading of the Bill of Rights” - sign up now! www.mobilize.us/indivisibleg...
July 4 Reading of the Bill of Rights · Indivisible Georgia District 10
IGD10 will host an event on July 4th at City Hall. We will read the Bill of Rights as we declare our independence from the would be fascist takeover of our country. Want to join us and remember the wo...
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June 29, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Indivisible Georgia District 10's event, “July 4 Reading of the Bill of Rights” - sign up now! www.mobilize.us/indivisibleg...
Land deal stops mining project near Okefenokee Swamp, though advocates brace for future threats georgiarecorder.com/2025/06/20/l...
Land deal stops mining project near Okefenokee Swamp, though advocates brace for future threats • Georgia Recorder
An Alabama-based company that was close to receiving the final go-ahead from the state to mine near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge has decided to instead sell the land to a nonprofit focused ...
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June 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Land deal stops mining project near Okefenokee Swamp, though advocates brace for future threats georgiarecorder.com/2025/06/20/l...
Calif. mountain towns could be decimated by public lands sell-off www.sfgate.com/california/a...
Calif. mountain towns could be decimated by public lands sell-off
"California is really going to be in the crosshairs."
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June 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Calif. mountain towns could be decimated by public lands sell-off www.sfgate.com/california/a...
Bookman: Massive turnout for ‘No Kings’ protests in Georgia shows people’s courage to act georgiarecorder.com/2025/06/20/b...
Bookman: Massive turnout for 'No Kings' protests in Georgia shows people's courage to act • Georgia Recorder
Last weekend, for the first time in a while, I felt faith refreshed. In Atlanta, Savannah, Marietta, Athens, Macon, Columbus and other Georgia cities, large and small, tens of thousands of people turn...
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June 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Bookman: Massive turnout for ‘No Kings’ protests in Georgia shows people’s courage to act georgiarecorder.com/2025/06/20/b...
Controversial senator trying to sell millions of acres near Yosemite, Tahoe www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
Controversial senator trying to sell millions of acres near Yosemite, Tahoe
258 million acres of public lands across the western U.S. could be eligible for sale.
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June 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Controversial senator trying to sell millions of acres near Yosemite, Tahoe www.sfgate.com/politics/art...
What To Know About the Senate’s Public Lands Sell-Off www.americanprogress.org/article/what...
What To Know About the Senate’s Public Lands Sell-Off
Among other damaging proposals, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act includes a controversial plan to sell off public lands to pay for billionaire tax breaks.
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June 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
What To Know About the Senate’s Public Lands Sell-Off www.americanprogress.org/article/what...
Two-thirds of those in nonpartisan poll view GOP’s tax and spending cut bill unfavorably georgiarecorder.com/2025/06/17/r...
Two-thirds of those in nonpartisan poll view GOP’s tax and spending cut bill unfavorably • Georgia Recorder
WASHINGTON — Republicans and backers of President Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again platform support the party’s “big, beautiful bill” as passed by the U.S. House, though Americans overall view ...
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June 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Two-thirds of those in nonpartisan poll view GOP’s tax and spending cut bill unfavorably georgiarecorder.com/2025/06/17/r...
Georgia Secretary of State to rule on Public Service Commission candidate qualification georgiarecorder.com/2025/05/28/g...
Georgia Secretary of State to rule on Public Service Commission candidate qualification • Georgia Recorder
Georgia Administrative Court ruling disqualified Daniel Blackman from 2025 Public Service Commission race following residency challenge.
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May 29, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Georgia Secretary of State to rule on Public Service Commission candidate qualification georgiarecorder.com/2025/05/28/g...
More than 3 million people would lose SNAP benefits under GOP bill, nonpartisan report says georgiarecorder.com/2025/05/23/r...
More than 3 million people would lose SNAP benefits under GOP bill, nonpartisan report says • Georgia Recorder
The massive tax and spending bill passed by U.S. House Republicans would likely result in 3.2 million people losing food assistance benefits, and saddle states with around $14 billion a year in costs,...
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May 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
More than 3 million people would lose SNAP benefits under GOP bill, nonpartisan report says georgiarecorder.com/2025/05/23/r...
apnews.com/article/inju... 302-pound loggerhead sea turtle hit by a boat gets an oversize CT scan, with a surprise
A 302-pound loggerhead sea turtle hit by a boat gets an oversize CT scan, with a surprise
A massive loggerhead sea turtle that was hit by a boat off Florida’s Atlantic coast arrived at a turtle hospital in need of medical care.
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May 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
apnews.com/article/inju... 302-pound loggerhead sea turtle hit by a boat gets an oversize CT scan, with a surprise
'Bats--t crazy' Bay Area grandma swims to mice-infested Farallon Islands www.sfgate.com/sports/artic...
This 'bats—t crazy' Bay Area grandma just set a major record
Amy Appelhans Gubser on Saturday became the first person in recorded history to swim from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Farallon Islands.
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May 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
'Bats--t crazy' Bay Area grandma swims to mice-infested Farallon Islands www.sfgate.com/sports/artic...
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81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
May 23, 2025 at 10:24 PM
81 years ago, FDR proposed a second Bill of Rights to guarantee every American the right to employment, healthcare, education, housing, and a living income. His words are as relevant now as they were then. Watch.
North Georgia lakeside parks and beaches temporarily close ahead of Memorial Day weekend georgiarecorder.com/briefs/north...
North Georgia lakeside parks and beaches temporarily close ahead of Memorial Day weekend • Georgia Recorder
The United States Army Corps of Engineers has announced the closure of lakeside parks, campgrounds and beaches across the southeast.
georgiarecorder.com
May 24, 2025 at 2:10 AM
North Georgia lakeside parks and beaches temporarily close ahead of Memorial Day weekend georgiarecorder.com/briefs/north...
May 23, 2025 at 2:21 AM