Both totally unnecessary and extremely funny that the Guardian has an interactive graphic for you to change the color of the US flag's blue to the color of the Reflecting Pool from 8 to 19 June and counting
"She used to talk about the beach like it was a person. Her bond to the sunset, her bond to the water and the turtles….she was really into conservation, and into the soul, the spirit of conservation."
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This is bad. At least 9 county prosecutors in pro-Trump areas of Virginia have now openly declared that they won't enforce the assault weapons ban that the Dem state legislature recently passed.
It's a MAGA nullification movement.
New piece from me:
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A federal judge just ordered the Trump administration to reinstall exhibits and signs relating to slavery and climate change that it had removed from parks and monuments nationwide
From @audreygarric.bsky.social: The Trump regime’s decision to dismantle the Oceanic Observatory Initiative is extremely concerning. The loss of these data, along with potential cuts to other ocean observation programs, could significantly hinder climate and weather modeling and maritime safety.
Screwworm confirmed in Texas in the midst of having the worst imaginable people in charge.
I guess we’re gonna have to keep getting hammered by infectious disease until we realize public health has a point.
"In a review of key claims by the documentary, ABC News found that the majority of the scientific observations made in 'An Inconvenient Truth' have come to fruition or are on track to in the years to come."
"I have seen children harmed by disease, poverty, by bad luck. I had not, until now, seen them harmed so methodically by their own government."
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