@jkopaskabroek.bsky.social
Parish farmer. Community organizer. Educator. Partner. Mom.
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The EPA is moving forward with approvals for pesticides containing “forever chemicals” as an active ingredient, dismissing concerns about health and environmental impacts raised by some scientists and activists.
Here’s what to look out for:
Here’s what to look out for:
EPA just approved new ‘forever chemical’ pesticides for use on food
Critics warn the EPA’s approvals of new PFAS pesticides could expose more Americans to “forever chemicals” through their food.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The EPA is moving forward with approvals for pesticides containing “forever chemicals” as an active ingredient, dismissing concerns about health and environmental impacts raised by some scientists and activists.
Here’s what to look out for:
Here’s what to look out for:
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Flock cameras lead Colorado police to wrong suspect: "It became my job to prove my innocence."
Flock cameras lead Colorado police to wrong suspect: "It became my job to prove my innocence"
Flock cameras led Columbine Valley police to a woman whom they accused of stealing a package, who then had to prove her own innocence by compiling her own evidence. After she did, the police chief said, "nicely done btw."
www.cbsnews.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Flock cameras lead Colorado police to wrong suspect: "It became my job to prove my innocence."
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This is a *great* series @nytimes.com has been doing:
'50 Fixes From 50 States'
Local-level innovations for environmental repair and sustainability.
Series is here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Today's, on Delaware, is here (and surprising and interesting)
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/c...
'50 Fixes From 50 States'
Local-level innovations for environmental repair and sustainability.
Series is here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Today's, on Delaware, is here (and surprising and interesting)
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/c...
Do Coconuts Go With Oysters? For Saving the Delaware Shore, Yes.
www.nytimes.com
October 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
This is a *great* series @nytimes.com has been doing:
'50 Fixes From 50 States'
Local-level innovations for environmental repair and sustainability.
Series is here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Today's, on Delaware, is here (and surprising and interesting)
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/c...
'50 Fixes From 50 States'
Local-level innovations for environmental repair and sustainability.
Series is here: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Today's, on Delaware, is here (and surprising and interesting)
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/c...
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This program changed my life. I was fortunate enough to have my loans forgiven in January, right before Trump took office. I encourage everyone to submit a comment in support of the PSLF program.
The Dept of Education is now accepting comments on a proposed rule that would overhaul Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and make it too expensive for students to go into work that threatens the Trump administration
Folks have til *Sept. 17* to oppose the changes
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
Folks have til *Sept. 17* to oppose the changes
ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
The Trump White House Is Trying to Price Law Students Out of Public Service
A proposed Department of Education rule would make borrowers ineligible for loan forgiveness if the administration doesn’t approve of their work.
ballsandstrikes.org
September 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This program changed my life. I was fortunate enough to have my loans forgiven in January, right before Trump took office. I encourage everyone to submit a comment in support of the PSLF program.
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I know that guy!
I want to be optimistic...But there are immense challenges—@JeffKopaska, AFS Exec Director. From climate impacts to funding threats, our fisheries are at a crossroads. Jeff shares how to protect these resources for the future. Watch now: contentwithpurpose.co.uk/afs/tomorrow... #TomorrowsCatch
Jeff Kopaska - Tomorrow's Catch
Jeff Kopaska of the American Fisheries Society shares why science, funding, and next-gen leadership are critical to securing the future of our fisheries. Watch his story now.
contentwithpurpose.co.uk
September 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I know that guy!
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Let's give a shout out to the men & women who labor in the fields to put food on our tables. #WeFeedYou #LaborDay.
Mandemosle un saludo a los hombres y mujeres que trabajan en el campo para poner comida en nuestras mesas.
Thank you Ignacio Gomez for letting us use this art
Mandemosle un saludo a los hombres y mujeres que trabajan en el campo para poner comida en nuestras mesas.
Thank you Ignacio Gomez for letting us use this art
September 1, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Let's give a shout out to the men & women who labor in the fields to put food on our tables. #WeFeedYou #LaborDay.
Mandemosle un saludo a los hombres y mujeres que trabajan en el campo para poner comida en nuestras mesas.
Thank you Ignacio Gomez for letting us use this art
Mandemosle un saludo a los hombres y mujeres que trabajan en el campo para poner comida en nuestras mesas.
Thank you Ignacio Gomez for letting us use this art
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For the evening crowd—my new column on what we can learn on this historic anniversary about today’s attacks on educators. @hcrichardson.bsky.social 🗃️
100 years ago today, the Scopes Monkey Trial began in Dayton, TN. The ironies, hypocrisies, & larger debates captured by the trial, the law it was testing, & the figures & communities it featured tell us so much about our moment & attacks on educators. 🗃️
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/07/cons...
www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/07/cons...
Considering History: The Scopes Monkey Trial and the History of Attacks on Educators | The Saturday Evening Post
This week marks the 100th anniversary of one of the most sensational trials in American history.
www.saturdayeveningpost.com
July 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
For the evening crowd—my new column on what we can learn on this historic anniversary about today’s attacks on educators. @hcrichardson.bsky.social 🗃️
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SunDay on Sept. 21 will be the chance to begin building public support for renewable energy again--and it will be easier this time than after Reagan, because it's now the cheapest power on earth. Please join us at sunday.earth
July 7, 2025 at 4:27 PM
SunDay on Sept. 21 will be the chance to begin building public support for renewable energy again--and it will be easier this time than after Reagan, because it's now the cheapest power on earth. Please join us at sunday.earth
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Not the America I spent my first seven decades in, will do what I can to help make it a temporary aberration @thirdactorg.bsky.social
NEW: Federal agents rolling into MacArthur Park in LA like they are trying to take Kabul.
Absolute madness.
As the reporter says here, it’s an unmarked, heavily armored vehicle with armed ‘soldiers’. No-one knows if it’s ICE or National Guard.
Absolute madness.
As the reporter says here, it’s an unmarked, heavily armored vehicle with armed ‘soldiers’. No-one knows if it’s ICE or National Guard.
July 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Not the America I spent my first seven decades in, will do what I can to help make it a temporary aberration @thirdactorg.bsky.social
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"The category of bystander is not morally neutral. Bystanders were complicit. Their complicity enabled the horrors to proceed, unchecked." @kkdumez.bsky.social kristindumez.substack.com/p/standing-b...
Standing by
Resisting tyranny starts with resisting the allure of being a bystander
kristindumez.substack.com
June 29, 2025 at 9:22 PM
"The category of bystander is not morally neutral. Bystanders were complicit. Their complicity enabled the horrors to proceed, unchecked." @kkdumez.bsky.social kristindumez.substack.com/p/standing-b...
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Great conversation covering the many ways Trump & family are profiting from the Presidency and using opaque financial instruments to do so. @hcrichardson.bsky.social @zacheverson.com
Trump's crypto holdings can be tough to track (I know, it's my job)—
💥 Tokens!
💥 Stablecoins!
💥 Memecoins!
💥 NFTs!
💥 Crypto reserves!
💥 Oh my!
Thanks so much to @hcrichardson.bsky.social for having me on this afternoon to break it down!
💥 Tokens!
💥 Stablecoins!
💥 Memecoins!
💥 NFTs!
💥 Crypto reserves!
💥 Oh my!
Thanks so much to @hcrichardson.bsky.social for having me on this afternoon to break it down!
American Conversations: Cryptocurrency in Politics with Zach Everson
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
www.youtube.com
June 27, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Great conversation covering the many ways Trump & family are profiting from the Presidency and using opaque financial instruments to do so. @hcrichardson.bsky.social @zacheverson.com
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Rob Sand - a friend of mine - is running for governor of Iowa! I'm supporting him. And I invite you to do so as well. He's a really good human.
secure.actblue.com/donate/robsa...
secure.actblue.com/donate/robsa...
Become a Founding Donor!
Rob Sand is running to be the next governor of Iowa, and he needs YOUR help to win. Will you chip in today?
secure.actblue.com
June 23, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Rob Sand - a friend of mine - is running for governor of Iowa! I'm supporting him. And I invite you to do so as well. He's a really good human.
secure.actblue.com/donate/robsa...
secure.actblue.com/donate/robsa...
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Thank you to @hcrichardson.bsky.social for pointing out that we make money on our public lands every single year. Why would we sell them when they are a reliable form of income?
www.blm.gov/sites/defaul...
www.blm.gov/sites/defaul...
June 18, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Thank you to @hcrichardson.bsky.social for pointing out that we make money on our public lands every single year. Why would we sell them when they are a reliable form of income?
www.blm.gov/sites/defaul...
www.blm.gov/sites/defaul...
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🚨 There’s a lot of horrific news out of Washington right now—but you might have missed this: Senate Republicans just introduced a plan to sell off 120 million acres of our public lands.
Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵
Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵
June 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
🚨 There’s a lot of horrific news out of Washington right now—but you might have missed this: Senate Republicans just introduced a plan to sell off 120 million acres of our public lands.
Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵
Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵
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BREAKING @prri.org poll.
My disturbing take: It’s virtually impossible to write a survey question about the treatment of immigrants that is too brutal for Republicans to support.
1) 8 in 10 Republicans support renditions of immigrants to foreign prisons without due process.
prri.org/spotlight/ne...
My disturbing take: It’s virtually impossible to write a survey question about the treatment of immigrants that is too brutal for Republicans to support.
1) 8 in 10 Republicans support renditions of immigrants to foreign prisons without due process.
prri.org/spotlight/ne...
New PRRI Poll: Six in Ten Americans Oppose Exporting Undocumented Immigrants to Foreign Prisons Without Due Process
Under the Trump administration, immigration enforcement has taken an unprecedented turn as immigrants, including asylum seekers and individuals with legal protections, are now being transferred to…
prri.org
June 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
BREAKING @prri.org poll.
My disturbing take: It’s virtually impossible to write a survey question about the treatment of immigrants that is too brutal for Republicans to support.
1) 8 in 10 Republicans support renditions of immigrants to foreign prisons without due process.
prri.org/spotlight/ne...
My disturbing take: It’s virtually impossible to write a survey question about the treatment of immigrants that is too brutal for Republicans to support.
1) 8 in 10 Republicans support renditions of immigrants to foreign prisons without due process.
prri.org/spotlight/ne...
Today's birthday celebration in Denver.
June 14, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Today's birthday celebration in Denver.
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The Trump admin is fast-tracking a uranium mine in Utah by slashing the permitting process to 14 days, bypassing environmental review and cutting the public out entirely. Projects like this are supposed to go through NEPA, the law that requires environmental impact assessments and public comment.
May 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The Trump admin is fast-tracking a uranium mine in Utah by slashing the permitting process to 14 days, bypassing environmental review and cutting the public out entirely. Projects like this are supposed to go through NEPA, the law that requires environmental impact assessments and public comment.
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The U.S. is facing an unprecedented dismantling of science, research, and higher education.
As scientists are fired + research is frozen, so too are all the resources and outcomes that would have benefited society.
In their own words, the stories of scientists whose work has been abruptly ended:
As scientists are fired + research is frozen, so too are all the resources and outcomes that would have benefited society.
In their own words, the stories of scientists whose work has been abruptly ended:
Silenced Science Stories
Explore the people and groundbreaking science research affected by federal firings, budget cuts, and grant terminations. Featuring scientists via art.
silencedsciencestories.com
May 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The U.S. is facing an unprecedented dismantling of science, research, and higher education.
As scientists are fired + research is frozen, so too are all the resources and outcomes that would have benefited society.
In their own words, the stories of scientists whose work has been abruptly ended:
As scientists are fired + research is frozen, so too are all the resources and outcomes that would have benefited society.
In their own words, the stories of scientists whose work has been abruptly ended:
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250th Anniversary of Paul Revere's Ride
Live Stream 7pm @hcrichardson.bsky.social gives the keynote address
www.oldnorth.com/lanternservi...
Live Stream 7pm @hcrichardson.bsky.social gives the keynote address
www.oldnorth.com/lanternservi...
250th Anniversary Lantern Service | The Old North Church
The Old North Church is offering a traditional Lantern Service on Friday, April 18, 2025 at 7:00pm in honor of the 250th anniversary of the “two if by sea” signal from the church’s steeple on the eve ...
www.oldnorth.com
April 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
250th Anniversary of Paul Revere's Ride
Live Stream 7pm @hcrichardson.bsky.social gives the keynote address
www.oldnorth.com/lanternservi...
Live Stream 7pm @hcrichardson.bsky.social gives the keynote address
www.oldnorth.com/lanternservi...
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This is a freaking mess. The regional climate centers are incredibly vital in helping communities use weather and climate data for so many specific regional needs.
Oh no! Several of the Regional Climate Centers have had their funding lapse through DOC/NOAA. These institutes are critical for connecting weather and climate data and services to local communities across the United States.
Spread the word to drive attention and support!
Spread the word to drive attention and support!
April 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
This is a freaking mess. The regional climate centers are incredibly vital in helping communities use weather and climate data for so many specific regional needs.
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We had 33K people tune in to this conversation. Here it is for people who couldn't catch it live.
"Rebellions are built on hope."
With @hcrichardson.bsky.social
How Trump's Greed, Grift, and Racism Are Collapsing America's Democratic Experiment
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
"Rebellions are built on hope."
With @hcrichardson.bsky.social
How Trump's Greed, Grift, and Racism Are Collapsing America's Democratic Experiment
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
How Trump's Greed, Grift and Racism Are Collapsing America's Democratic Experiment
Historian Heather Cox Richardson joins The Left Hook to discuss how the Trump Administration reflects America's tradition of the aristocracy abusing capitalism and racism to exploit the masses.
open.substack.com
April 17, 2025 at 12:08 AM
We had 33K people tune in to this conversation. Here it is for people who couldn't catch it live.
"Rebellions are built on hope."
With @hcrichardson.bsky.social
How Trump's Greed, Grift, and Racism Are Collapsing America's Democratic Experiment
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
"Rebellions are built on hope."
With @hcrichardson.bsky.social
How Trump's Greed, Grift, and Racism Are Collapsing America's Democratic Experiment
open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...
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Constituents to Chuck Grassley: "Are you bringing back that guy from El Salvador?"
Senior Citizen: “If I get an order to pay a ticket to pay $1200 and I just say ‘no’, does that stand up? Because he just got an order from the Supreme Court and he just said ‘screw it’”
“I’M PISSED!”
Senior Citizen: “If I get an order to pay a ticket to pay $1200 and I just say ‘no’, does that stand up? Because he just got an order from the Supreme Court and he just said ‘screw it’”
“I’M PISSED!”
April 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Constituents to Chuck Grassley: "Are you bringing back that guy from El Salvador?"
Senior Citizen: “If I get an order to pay a ticket to pay $1200 and I just say ‘no’, does that stand up? Because he just got an order from the Supreme Court and he just said ‘screw it’”
“I’M PISSED!”
Senior Citizen: “If I get an order to pay a ticket to pay $1200 and I just say ‘no’, does that stand up? Because he just got an order from the Supreme Court and he just said ‘screw it’”
“I’M PISSED!”
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The exchange at the Oval Office before the press pool entered:
Trump to Bukele: "Home-growns are next. The home-growns. You gotta build about five more places. It's not big enough."
Bukele: "We got space."
Everyone laughs.
youtu.be/myFL_QyW4QY
Trump to Bukele: "Home-growns are next. The home-growns. You gotta build about five more places. It's not big enough."
Bukele: "We got space."
Everyone laughs.
youtu.be/myFL_QyW4QY
Trump to Bukele: Home-growns are next. You gotta build about five more places. It's not big enough
YouTube video by ONEST NETWORK
youtu.be
April 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The exchange at the Oval Office before the press pool entered:
Trump to Bukele: "Home-growns are next. The home-growns. You gotta build about five more places. It's not big enough."
Bukele: "We got space."
Everyone laughs.
youtu.be/myFL_QyW4QY
Trump to Bukele: "Home-growns are next. The home-growns. You gotta build about five more places. It's not big enough."
Bukele: "We got space."
Everyone laughs.
youtu.be/myFL_QyW4QY
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The inside of the nutshell summed up by @hcrichardson.bsky.social
April 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The inside of the nutshell summed up by @hcrichardson.bsky.social