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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 51m

Ten years, more than ten-tupled.

Bar chart depicting India’s solar electricity generation increasing exponentially from 2014 to 2024.

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Kris Brown | President, @BradyUnited.org @krisbrown.bradyunited.org · 49m

The DOJ is considering letting people convicted of domestic abuse and violent felonies to get their gun rights back.

We need every voice speaking out right now.

Join us:
bradyunited.org/restoration

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 20h

If you are a federal worker, there are several credit unions and other financial institutions that are offering zero interest loans during the government shutdown.

Please go to my website for more information: www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-fo...

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Help Mother Earth @helpmotherearth.bsky.social · 3h

I love credit unions. They were created to help people.

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Microsoft data centers will use up to 8.4M gallons of water each year, records show

Microsoft’s data centers in the village of Mount Pleasant will require up to 8.4 million gallons of water each year, according to data released Wednesday.

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Help Mother Earth @helpmotherearth.bsky.social · 1d

Children's hospitals brace for Medicaid cuts in Trump's budget : Shots - Health News

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Trump's Medicaid cuts will hit some children's hospitals

The GOP said its overhaul of Medicaid was aimed at reducing fraud and getting more adult beneficiaries to work. Among the likely side effects: fewer services and doctors for treating sick children.

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Trump’s CDC cuts could threaten chronic illness and national security, experts warn

Public health leaders worry proposed 53% CDC slash would weaken disease prevention and pose a national security risk

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Help Mother Earth @helpmotherearth.bsky.social · 1d

Pam Bondi is testifying before Congress right now on CNN.

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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 2d

A little-known process that requires insurers to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment.

External reviews are one of the industry’s best-kept secrets, and only a tiny fraction of those eligible actually use them.

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This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.

When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 2d

The discovery of cells that prevent the immune system from hurting the body is paving the way for new treatments for autoimmune diseases and cancer.

Nobel prize awarded for discovery of immune system’s ‘security guards’

The discovery of cells that prevent the immune system from hurting the body is paving the way for new treatments for autoimmune diseases and cancer.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 2d

BREAKING: Country singer Zach Bryan condemns ICE raids in new song “Bad News”:

“And ICE is gonna come, bust down your door — Try to build a house no one builds no more, but I got a telephone. Kids are all scared and all alone.”

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 2d

Outcry as Trump plots the plunder of US forests: "You can almost hear the chainsaws" [via @theguardian.com]

Outcry as Trump plots the plunder of US forests: "You can almost hear the chainsaws"

Public comments suggest repealing the Clinton-era "roadless rule" is wildly unpopular.

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Help Mother Earth @helpmotherearth.bsky.social · 2d

I saw a statistic that said that ONLY 10 lawmakers don’t take money from them.

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History is repeating itself at the FBI as agents resist a director’s political agenda

FBI director Kash Patel says he is making the bureau more accountable. Critics charge him with purging it of anyone not perceived as loyal to President Trump.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 3d

Harmeet Dhillon (DOJ) publicly targeted this judge on Twitter a couple weeks ago.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

SOUTH CAROLINA… “Judge Goodstein was walking on the beach when the fire started. Her husband, Arnie, was in the house with children and perhaps grandchildren. The family had to escape by jumping from a window or balcony...” www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 3d

A study imagined NIH with 40% less funding. The result? More than half of FDA-approved drugs since 2000 might not exist. Basic research dollars have real-world impact.
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Science costs money – research is guided by who funds it and why

The federal government is more likely to fund curiosity-driven basic research, while industry is more likely to support research that has a clearer eventual payoff.

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Help Mother Earth @helpmotherearth.bsky.social · 4d

Trump DOE bans words including climate change and green

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Energy Dept. tells employees not to use words including 'climate change' and 'green'

The banned words list applies to all work done at the largest federal funder of clean energy technology.

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TrumpsTaxes @trumpstaxes.com · 4d

Oh look, another White House Signal scandal.

This time it was an aide to Stephen Miller who was using Signal so openly in a public space that a bystander captured images of the chat.

Oh and the messages were about sending the *82nd Airborne* into Portland.

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White House official inadvertently reveals plans to send elite army unit to Portland

Anthony Salisbury displayed chat about deployment of 82nd airborne division on cellphone while in Minnesota

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