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An EPA report found that the forever chemical PFNA interferes with human development and likely causes damage to the liver and male reproductive systems.
The agency has sat on the report for months. “Scientifically, it was done,” said one scientist.
The agency has sat on the report for months. “Scientifically, it was done,” said one scientist.
Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.
Agency scientists found that PFNA could cause developmental, liver and reproductive harms. Their final report was ready in mid-April, according to an internal document reviewed by ProPublica, but the ...
www.propublica.org
November 1, 2025 at 1:15 AM
An EPA report found that the forever chemical PFNA interferes with human development and likely causes damage to the liver and male reproductive systems.
The agency has sat on the report for months. “Scientifically, it was done,” said one scientist.
The agency has sat on the report for months. “Scientifically, it was done,” said one scientist.
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Thanks to @hcrichardson.bsky.social , I learned that there are 52,000 elected offices up for election on 11/4. That’s 52000 chances to vote in candidates who share our values and who will protect the constitution.
I voted and returned my ballot.
boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
I voted and returned my ballot.
boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
Your Cheat Sheet to the 2025 General Elections - Bolts
Four contests have come to largely define the 2025 elections this fall: the elections to lead New Jersey, Virginia, and New York City, plus California’s redistricting measure. But there’s so... Read M...
boltsmag.org
October 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Thanks to @hcrichardson.bsky.social , I learned that there are 52,000 elected offices up for election on 11/4. That’s 52000 chances to vote in candidates who share our values and who will protect the constitution.
I voted and returned my ballot.
boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
I voted and returned my ballot.
boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
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Due process. Academic freedom. An independent judiciary. A free press. A professional civil service. A protected environment. These aren't partisan talking points; they are the pillars of a healthy nation. And every single one of them is under direct assault by the Trump administration.
October 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Due process. Academic freedom. An independent judiciary. A free press. A professional civil service. A protected environment. These aren't partisan talking points; they are the pillars of a healthy nation. And every single one of them is under direct assault by the Trump administration.
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September 23, 2025
September 23, 2025
In New York City this morning, the United Nations opened its General Assembly, marking the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations itself.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
September 24, 2025 at 6:32 AM
September 23, 2025
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This is worth every minute .. please listen, or read the transcript. Listening is best.
Thank you @crow.house.gov
Thank you @crow.house.gov
Representative Jason Crow (D-CO) on this moment. Not just the transcript but the video of a floor speech yesterday. A rallying cry:
Transcript: Congressman Crow's Floor Speech on the Concerning State of US Politics & the Path Forward to Unite Our Country
WASHINGTON — A transcript of Congressman Jason Crow's (D-CO-06) full speech from the House floor.
crow.house.gov
September 19, 2025 at 11:17 PM
This is worth every minute .. please listen, or read the transcript. Listening is best.
Thank you @crow.house.gov
Thank you @crow.house.gov
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Thanks to @firedbutfighting.bsky.social for sharing this gem.
This is so much better than the Imperial March that has been playing in our heads for months.
This is so much better than the Imperial March that has been playing in our heads for months.
Here's a short happy-go-lucky 🎶 parody about the way that
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now collapsing American healthcare - based off #PaulSimon's toe-tapping "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard".
youtu.be/FDiXrd-R68U
It's called: "Measles and Polio Down in the Schoolyard."
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now collapsing American healthcare - based off #PaulSimon's toe-tapping "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard".
youtu.be/FDiXrd-R68U
It's called: "Measles and Polio Down in the Schoolyard."
"Measles and Polio Down in the Schoolyard" - Marsh Family parody of Paul Simon "Me and Julio" on RFK
YouTube video by Marsh Family
youtu.be
September 10, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Thanks to @firedbutfighting.bsky.social for sharing this gem.
This is so much better than the Imperial March that has been playing in our heads for months.
This is so much better than the Imperial March that has been playing in our heads for months.
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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We need to throw the GOP out. They’ve just handed us the playbook.
July 3, 2025 at 9:53 AM
We need to throw the GOP out. They’ve just handed us the playbook.
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Why don’t more people care Medicaid will be cut? Maybe because they don’t know they’re on it…
youtube.com/shorts/67HnV...
youtube.com/shorts/67HnV...
Is Your Heath Insurance Getting Cut?!
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
youtube.com
June 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Why don’t more people care Medicaid will be cut? Maybe because they don’t know they’re on it…
youtube.com/shorts/67HnV...
youtube.com/shorts/67HnV...
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Budget bills, Reconciliation, Rescission…oh my! A lot happening (or not happening) here on Capitol Hill in addition to the general chaos. Here are the updates on all things budgetary. ⬇️
Rep. Stansbury on the three budget bills in Congress right now
YouTube video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury
youtu.be
June 25, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Budget bills, Reconciliation, Rescission…oh my! A lot happening (or not happening) here on Capitol Hill in addition to the general chaos. Here are the updates on all things budgetary. ⬇️
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Trump has brought us to the precipice of war, a constitutional crisis, and millions marching in the streets.
To my Republican colleagues: You cannot sit idly by while he endangers our troops, breaks the law, and undermines our democracy.
Find your backbone. Find your moral compass. & DO YOUR JOBS!
To my Republican colleagues: You cannot sit idly by while he endangers our troops, breaks the law, and undermines our democracy.
Find your backbone. Find your moral compass. & DO YOUR JOBS!
Rep. Stansbury: Trump has brought us to the precipice of war and a constitutional crisis
YouTube video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury
youtu.be
June 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Trump has brought us to the precipice of war, a constitutional crisis, and millions marching in the streets.
To my Republican colleagues: You cannot sit idly by while he endangers our troops, breaks the law, and undermines our democracy.
Find your backbone. Find your moral compass. & DO YOUR JOBS!
To my Republican colleagues: You cannot sit idly by while he endangers our troops, breaks the law, and undermines our democracy.
Find your backbone. Find your moral compass. & DO YOUR JOBS!
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June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025
Individuals in plain clothes with their faces covered and without badges or name tags are snatching people off the streets and taking them away.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
June 21, 2025 at 2:54 AM
June 20, 2025
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June 16, 2025
June 16, 2025
At a news conference today, acting U.S.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
June 17, 2025 at 7:18 AM
June 16, 2025
Read the entire thread!
It makes permanent about $10 billion in DOGE cuts.
These are cuts that Elon Musk, Donald Trump and others in the administration, the billionaires, want.
These are cuts that Elon Musk, Donald Trump and others in the administration, the billionaires, want.
June 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Read the entire thread!
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June 13, 2025
June 13, 2025
Two hundred and fifty years ago, on June 14, 1775, the Second Continental Congress resolved “That six companies of expert riflemen, be immediately raised in Pennsylvania, two in Maryland, and two in V...
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
June 14, 2025 at 4:47 AM
June 13, 2025
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We need more @hcrichardson.bsky.social & @petebuttigieg.bsky.social! One of the most enlightened conversations I've seen recently. I felt its seriousness, I'm inspired, it makes me think, and want more. Please consider as sort of a round table for our future. #freeto
youtu.be/4diHMLyJPx0?...
youtu.be/4diHMLyJPx0?...
American Conversations: Secretary Pete Buttigieg
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
youtu.be
June 12, 2025 at 12:52 AM
We need more @hcrichardson.bsky.social & @petebuttigieg.bsky.social! One of the most enlightened conversations I've seen recently. I felt its seriousness, I'm inspired, it makes me think, and want more. Please consider as sort of a round table for our future. #freeto
youtu.be/4diHMLyJPx0?...
youtu.be/4diHMLyJPx0?...
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June 9, 2025
June 9, 2025
At 10:19 last night, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller posted on social media: “Stand with ICE.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
June 10, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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What I have been quietly working on for a year:
What I have been quietly working on for a year:
June 7, 2025
In April, John Phelan, the U.S.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
June 8, 2025 at 2:36 AM
June 7, 2025
What I have been quietly working on for a year:
What I have been quietly working on for a year:
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So yes, as currently written the House GOP budget will require half a trillion dollars in cuts to Medicare. That’s T as in trillion and “care” as in Medicare on top of the cuts to Medicaid and Obamacare. So how did this happen? As near as I can tell House Republicans and the …
May 22, 2025 at 12:07 AM
So yes, as currently written the House GOP budget will require half a trillion dollars in cuts to Medicare. That’s T as in trillion and “care” as in Medicare on top of the cuts to Medicaid and Obamacare. So how did this happen? As near as I can tell House Republicans and the …
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Boyle: "This is really the breaking news ... because of the size of the deficits, because of the paygo act, that would trigger sequestration of Medicare, and it would total over $500 billion. The official figure that CBO confirms is $535 billion in cuts to Medicare."
May 21, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Boyle: "This is really the breaking news ... because of the size of the deficits, because of the paygo act, that would trigger sequestration of Medicare, and it would total over $500 billion. The official figure that CBO confirms is $535 billion in cuts to Medicare."