Derrick H.
@raconz.bsky.social
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This is a remarkable feat of complex, in-depth reporting on an issue involving #water pollution, local corruption, corporate power and influence over community well-being, and the role of agriculture and industry in contaminating groundwater.
“One man about 60 years old had his voice box taken out because of a cancer only smokers get, but that guy hadn’t smoked a day of his life.”
'The Precedent Is Flint': How Oregon's Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
bit.ly
December 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
This is a remarkable feat of complex, in-depth reporting on an issue involving #water pollution, local corruption, corporate power and influence over community well-being, and the role of agriculture and industry in contaminating groundwater.
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{gift link} wapo.st/4oyWISF
Hegseth, with White House help, tries to distance himself from boat strike fallout
As Congress vows accountability, the Trump administration emphasized it was a top military commander — not the defense secretary — who directed the engagement.
wapo.st
December 2, 2025 at 8:32 AM
{gift link} wapo.st/4oyWISF
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It raises the question of what is the law? Does it exist to protect people from real injustice? Or to be used as a weapon against otherwise law abiding people when they commit minor infractions of Byzantine regulations?
November 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
It raises the question of what is the law? Does it exist to protect people from real injustice? Or to be used as a weapon against otherwise law abiding people when they commit minor infractions of Byzantine regulations?
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So just to be 100% clear.
Given current government commitments, there is a ~25% chance these commitments will keep temperatures below 2ºC
Put another way, there is a ~75% chance this temperature will be breached.
URGENT adaptation is required NOW
Graphic: www.unep.org/resourc...
#ClimateCrisis
Given current government commitments, there is a ~25% chance these commitments will keep temperatures below 2ºC
Put another way, there is a ~75% chance this temperature will be breached.
URGENT adaptation is required NOW
Graphic: www.unep.org/resourc...
#ClimateCrisis
November 18, 2025 at 4:34 AM
So just to be 100% clear.
Given current government commitments, there is a ~25% chance these commitments will keep temperatures below 2ºC
Put another way, there is a ~75% chance this temperature will be breached.
URGENT adaptation is required NOW
Graphic: www.unep.org/resourc...
#ClimateCrisis
Given current government commitments, there is a ~25% chance these commitments will keep temperatures below 2ºC
Put another way, there is a ~75% chance this temperature will be breached.
URGENT adaptation is required NOW
Graphic: www.unep.org/resourc...
#ClimateCrisis
Courage. Pass it on...https://youtube.com/shorts/kW3nu8Bn9N0?si=wvRTRvD5BY5K6QXN
November 17, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Courage. Pass it on...https://youtube.com/shorts/kW3nu8Bn9N0?si=wvRTRvD5BY5K6QXN
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Epstein survivor Annie Farmer:
"It was very unlikely that we would get the signatures we needed for this discharge petition. And here we are. ... For years people said it was unlikely that anyone would care or know about the crimes of Epstein and his co-conspirators."
@kaitlancollins.bsky.social
"It was very unlikely that we would get the signatures we needed for this discharge petition. And here we are. ... For years people said it was unlikely that anyone would care or know about the crimes of Epstein and his co-conspirators."
@kaitlancollins.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Epstein survivor Annie Farmer:
"It was very unlikely that we would get the signatures we needed for this discharge petition. And here we are. ... For years people said it was unlikely that anyone would care or know about the crimes of Epstein and his co-conspirators."
@kaitlancollins.bsky.social
"It was very unlikely that we would get the signatures we needed for this discharge petition. And here we are. ... For years people said it was unlikely that anyone would care or know about the crimes of Epstein and his co-conspirators."
@kaitlancollins.bsky.social
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Here’s @RepTedLieu responding to @RepTimBurchett’s shenanigans
(In fairness Burchett probably doesn’t even know how anything works)
(In fairness Burchett probably doesn’t even know how anything works)
November 14, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Here’s @RepTedLieu responding to @RepTimBurchett’s shenanigans
(In fairness Burchett probably doesn’t even know how anything works)
(In fairness Burchett probably doesn’t even know how anything works)
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I really thought I knew Adam Kinzinger.
But a new documentary gives me a deeper appreciation of the Republican congressman who gave it all up to tell the truth about January 6.
charliesykes.substack.com/p/kinzinger-...
But a new documentary gives me a deeper appreciation of the Republican congressman who gave it all up to tell the truth about January 6.
charliesykes.substack.com/p/kinzinger-...
Kinzinger & Sykes: "The Last Republican"
The man, the movie, the podcast.
charliesykes.substack.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I really thought I knew Adam Kinzinger.
But a new documentary gives me a deeper appreciation of the Republican congressman who gave it all up to tell the truth about January 6.
charliesykes.substack.com/p/kinzinger-...
But a new documentary gives me a deeper appreciation of the Republican congressman who gave it all up to tell the truth about January 6.
charliesykes.substack.com/p/kinzinger-...
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Two more days
Here's a tease:
Next week we're releasing a major update of the Pacific Institute's Water Conflict Chronology -- the best open-source database on violence over water resources.
The news isn't good.
Any journalists interested in getting embargoed info prior to the release, reach out to me.
Next week we're releasing a major update of the Pacific Institute's Water Conflict Chronology -- the best open-source database on violence over water resources.
The news isn't good.
Any journalists interested in getting embargoed info prior to the release, reach out to me.
November 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Two more days
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It’s time for Speaker Johnson to cut the ridiculous excuses and do his job. Adelita Grijalva won an election more than 6 weeks ago, and she still hasn’t been sworn in to represent more than 800,000 Arizonans. Read her op-ed:
I was elected 6 weeks ago. Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear me in.
Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear me into office, an unprecedented and starkly undemocratic position that sets a very dangerous precedent.
www.usatoday.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
It’s time for Speaker Johnson to cut the ridiculous excuses and do his job. Adelita Grijalva won an election more than 6 weeks ago, and she still hasn’t been sworn in to represent more than 800,000 Arizonans. Read her op-ed:
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The man who called out war dead "suckers and losers" is indeed pure trash, and the fact that pretends to support the military is the most disgraceful thing ever.
November 9, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The man who called out war dead "suckers and losers" is indeed pure trash, and the fact that pretends to support the military is the most disgraceful thing ever.
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He's already declaring victory.
Elected Dems, you are so stupid.
Elected Dems, you are so stupid.
Trump: "We'll never agree to give any substantial money or any money to prisoners, illegals. And I think the Democrats understand that. And it looks like we're getting close to the shutdown ending."
November 10, 2025 at 12:20 AM
He's already declaring victory.
Elected Dems, you are so stupid.
Elected Dems, you are so stupid.
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No clear evidence to support any link between maternal acetaminophen (Tylenol) intake and autism or ADHD in offspring, a new umbrella, systematic review
@bmj.com
@bmj.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM
No clear evidence to support any link between maternal acetaminophen (Tylenol) intake and autism or ADHD in offspring, a new umbrella, systematic review
@bmj.com
@bmj.com
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I’ve never seen a president so determined to starve Americans.
November 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I’ve never seen a president so determined to starve Americans.
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IT’S OFFICIAL! Tennessee Republicans Glen Casada and Cade Cothren receive “full and unconditional” pardons from President Trump on corruption charges.
November 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
IT’S OFFICIAL! Tennessee Republicans Glen Casada and Cade Cothren receive “full and unconditional” pardons from President Trump on corruption charges.
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Every person who thinks it's just pedantry to argue about what constitutes "fascism" should think very hard about how much damage has been done to American life by the indiscriminate and incorrect usage of words like "terrorism," "war," "treason" and "communist", among many others.
November 8, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Every person who thinks it's just pedantry to argue about what constitutes "fascism" should think very hard about how much damage has been done to American life by the indiscriminate and incorrect usage of words like "terrorism," "war," "treason" and "communist", among many others.
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And this is why I do what I do
You're not "headed for fascism".
YOU ARE ALREADY IN IT!
YOU ARE ALREADY IN IT!
November 8, 2025 at 4:33 AM
And this is why I do what I do
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What a disgrace. And what an embarrassment for @cnn.com.
Scoop: During a trip to DC last week, CNN CEO Mark Thompson made a visit to the White House, where he promoted the network’s new streamer
Staffers were taken aback the next morning when Thompson urged them to ease up on East Wing renovation coverage
www.status.news/p/mark-thomp...
Staffers were taken aback the next morning when Thompson urged them to ease up on East Wing renovation coverage
www.status.news/p/mark-thomp...
Mark Thompson’s D.C. Drop-In
CNN’s chief has Washington talking about his private meeting at the White House—following which he urged the network to ease up on coverage of Trump’s East Room demolition, Status has learned.
www.status.news
October 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
What a disgrace. And what an embarrassment for @cnn.com.
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Senator Gallego - “How can I negotiate? The president’s in Asia for five days. Johnson’s keeping the House out until January to protect pedophiles. So who am I negotiating with?"
October 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Senator Gallego - “How can I negotiate? The president’s in Asia for five days. Johnson’s keeping the House out until January to protect pedophiles. So who am I negotiating with?"
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Republicans continue to posture on "free markets" and "pro-business", yet it would be hard to find an Administration more actively interventionist or politically punitive towards markets or business than the Second Trump Administration. It is statist and personalist through and through.
October 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Republicans continue to posture on "free markets" and "pro-business", yet it would be hard to find an Administration more actively interventionist or politically punitive towards markets or business than the Second Trump Administration. It is statist and personalist through and through.
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So the government can spend $40,000,000,000 to bail out Argentina and $200,000,000 for Kristi Noem’s private jets.
But when it comes to federal food assistance, "the well has run dry."
This administration doesn't care about working people.
But when it comes to federal food assistance, "the well has run dry."
This administration doesn't care about working people.
October 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
So the government can spend $40,000,000,000 to bail out Argentina and $200,000,000 for Kristi Noem’s private jets.
But when it comes to federal food assistance, "the well has run dry."
This administration doesn't care about working people.
But when it comes to federal food assistance, "the well has run dry."
This administration doesn't care about working people.
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Imagine if someone made the argument that NBC needed to put some liberal activist in charge of the news as part of a "deal" with President Obama.
October 28, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Imagine if someone made the argument that NBC needed to put some liberal activist in charge of the news as part of a "deal" with President Obama.
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The body of evidence for persistent activation of the immune system in #LongCovid and related post-infective syndromes
www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...
www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...
Immunological associations in post-infective fatigue syndromes including Long COVID—a systematic review and meta-analysis
These findings provide cautious support for persistent immune activation in PIFS,
but warrant further replication. Future studies should include better documentation
of acute infection and PIFS case c...
www.thelancet.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:46 AM
The body of evidence for persistent activation of the immune system in #LongCovid and related post-infective syndromes
www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...
www.thelancet.com/journals/ebi...