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Big news: we just launched the Threatened Public Lands Tracker. It’s the most detailed interactive tool we’ve ever built showing exactly where our public lands are under threat, who’s behind it, and what’s being done.

morethanjustparks.com/threatened-p...

#nationalparks #publiclands
Threatened Public Lands Map | More Than Just Parks
Interactive map tracking current threats to America's public lands. Explore environmental challenges, report new threats, and take action to protect these precious landscapes.
morethanjustparks.com
April 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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10,000 Health and Human Services employees are being laid off.

These are the people who track diseases, conduct research, make sure our food and medicine is safe, and administer health insurance for nearly half the country.

Tell me how this will "make America healthy again."
Mass layoffs are underway at the nation's public health agencies
Employees across the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have begun receiving notices of dismissal in a major overhaul expected to ultimately lay off up to 10,000 people.
apnews.com
April 1, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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"I don't want a Disney vacation of our history! I don't a whitewashed history, I don't want a homogenized history. Tell me the wretched truth about America, because that speaks to our greatness" -- 20 hours into his speech, Cory Booker is spitting absolute 🔥
April 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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NEW: Bluesky has seen massive growth in the weeks following the US election. There are 24 million users on the social media platform.

With great engagement comes great responsibility, which means Bluesky CEO @jay.bsky.team has a lot to do. She sat down with WIRED to talk about it.
Bluesky Now Has 24 Million Users. Jay Graber Is Still Vowing to Keep It From Enshittification
At WIRED's The Big Interview event, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber discussed the booming user numbers for the Twitter rival and why giving social media users more control is a recipe for success.
www.wired.com
December 4, 2024 at 12:26 AM
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As a former trustee of Social Security, I'm worried the program is in danger of running dry. Why?

As the rich have gotten richer, more of their income has escaped the cap on the SS payroll tax.

We can fix this by scrapping the cap. Watch.
How the Super Rich Are Killing Social Security | Robert Reich
Social Security taxes are rigged for the rich — and the program is in danger because of it.A CEO earning $20M/yr pays Social Security taxes on ~1% of their i...
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December 4, 2024 at 1:00 AM
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My shelves are overflowing with books. My closet can't fit any more clothes, most of which I haven't worn in years. My attic is filled to the brim.

All of the Black Friday shopping deals remind me that I'm drowning in stuff. Are you?
Do we really need more stuff?
A proposal for a recycled economy
robertreich.substack.com
November 30, 2024 at 2:32 AM
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Happy Caturday!
November 30, 2024 at 2:18 PM
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You will feel sleepy, you will do as I say! 😊
November 30, 2024 at 1:06 PM
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If you would like to listen to some great music or shows, or simply learn more about some of the hosts and artists we stream...
International Pagan Radio
Welcome to IPR. A place where all can come, not just for music, but also for spiritual, educational, and fun shows.
internationalpaganradio.com
November 24, 2024 at 9:15 PM
I found this a wonderful listen/watch:
genderidentitytoday.com/life-death-a...
Life, Death, and Equilibrium with Kristoffer Hughes
Gender Identity Today - now in convenient podcast form!
genderidentitytoday.com
November 18, 2024 at 2:45 PM
So. I'm here and figuring it out. 😜
November 16, 2024 at 10:55 PM
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Cicero was a very wise man
November 14, 2024 at 6:21 AM