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Alice Urbanist

@alicewanders.bsky.social
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Practicing Urbanist. I’m on Bluesky to learn things I don’t know and contribute things I do. I’m an old grandma and do not want DMs.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 11h
The US Preventive Services Task Force is part of my doctor bible. But evidence-based and not swayed by lobbyists. There is NO good reason to not let the primary care experts do their (free) work to keep us all healthy. www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...
medpagetoday.com
Trump Administration Suppressed USPSTF Recommendations, Past Chair Says
Group's recommendations on cervical cancer screening, cardiovascular prevention were blocked
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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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😷 it’s only Wednesday 😷 @diplo-drama.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Take a listen to this man.
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Terra Incognita 🇨🇦 ⚫️🟣⚪️ @terraincognita1968.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
bsky.app/profile/terr...
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SurelyUCantBSerious @surelyucantbser.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Mid-terms focus please
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Stealthgirl 🫘 @stealthgirl21.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Thanks for spending part of your holiday weekend with us! Cheers! 🍻
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The Clear Cider @theclearcider.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
bsky.app/profile/thec...
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Gowdy: let me get Jimmy Neutron meets Conehead Barber: I got you, fam.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
In a country so deeply divided, isn't it nice to have something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheFiles-BeginTheTrials ⚖️
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Jonny Skedge @skedgehammer.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Hey, America, this is another big red warning sign on the road to full blown fascism. Might wanna take note. You either missed or ignored all the other ones that led you here. For an idea of where you're headed, may I suggest the following: 1984 Brave New World Fahrenheit 451 World History 1930s
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Dexter Idk
ALT: Dexter Idk
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 18/08/2026
President Donald Trump, who has spread falsehoods about voting by mail as he seeks to reduce it, cast such a ballot himself in the most recent Florida primary. (via @politifact.bsky.social) to.pbs.org/4ihkfId
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Trump cast a mail ballot in Florida's primary despite spreading falsehoods about mail voting fraud
Each election, tens of millions of Americans vote by mail, and evidence from court records and studies shows only a tiny fraction of those ballots are fraudulent.
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littlehobbit13 @littlehobbit13.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
It still feels so strange at times watching a government leader actually, y'know, JUST DO STUFF to improve the lives of the people they serve. But I freakin' love it.
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 12/08/2026
Drowning is a leading cause of death for U.S. kids under 5. It can happen silently and in seconds. Assign a water watcher to keep eyes on kids in/near water at all times. Make sure the water watcher has no distractions.
Graphic with the headline 'Cooking dinner? Choose someone else to be the designated water watcher!' and text noting that one study found half of child drownings occur between 4 and 6 p.m., the busiest swim time, when adults may be distracted by meal prep. Illustration shows an adult and child playing in an above-ground pool on the left, while another adult grills on the lawn to the right. Footer reads 'Learn more at HealthyChildren.org,' with logos for HealthyChildren.org and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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DBerl0909 @dberl.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
It took him only 20 months to ruin the American economy (surprise! our economy is NOT Wall St!). Last issue before Biden left office ⬇️
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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
My mom would have had to update her voter registration and prove her citizenship 8 times under the SAVE Act, counting all her moves and name changes. That's just one tiny part of Trump's project to make govt exhausting, punitive and (for him) profitable. My latest www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-is-m...
thebulwark.com
Trump Is Making Government Worse on Purpose
Instead of seeking to simplify and improve citizens’ lives, this administration keeps creating new obstacles and burdens.
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 31/07/2026
Government lawyers said in a 20-page court filing that information provided since the indictment of David Hearn shows that the damage was the result of a “flawed installation by the contractor.”
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Justice Department drops criminal case against ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 09/07/2026
Two collaborations, one Ukrainian tradition connecting them. Meet our newest collection inspired by Kyiv’s embroidery: store.kyivindependent.com/collections/...
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Reuters @reuters.com · 19/06/2026
From Breakingviews - Breakingviews - Galbraith’s bezzle lurks beneath the AI frenzy reut.rs/3SAfONQ
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Breakingviews - Galbraith’s bezzle lurks beneath the AI frenzy
The economist ⁠argued the ​stock of ‘undiscovered embezzlement’ ​expands during good times. Circular financing, ​exaggerated profits, ​understated costs and hidden ‌liabilities ⁠are recurring themes. The AI boom offers ​many ​warning ⁠signs that such behaviour ​is back.
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A Dandelion @onedandelion.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
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fraziberry.bsky.social @fraziberry.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
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Digital Relic 🌀 @damop.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Why isn’t Forbes talking about how Ronald Reagan tapped Social Security funds to help finance tax cuts for the rich after rolling back Franklin D. Roosevelt’s marginal tax rates? Or how George W. Bush drew from that same fund to finance two illegal wars and never restored the money?
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Alice Urbanist @alicewanders.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Does your city have Open Streets?
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Reuters @reuters.com · 21/04/2026
Dozens of American veterans and military family members were detained after they started protesting the Iran war inside a congressional office building in Washington D.C.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 22/04/2026
We’ve attempted to translate 22 points from Alex Karp’s alien words into something more reasonable, like human words from someone who might play him in the biopic.
theverge.com
We translated the Palantir manifesto for actual human beings
What happens when an all-seeing eye looks in the mirror?
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Melanie in Miami #AbolishICE @melanieinmiami.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Writing on money becomes illegal only when you: - Destroy the bill so it can’t circulate. - Cover essential details like serial numbers, seals, or the legal tender clause. - Use the bill for ads or branding (hello, USC 475). But adding a quick note?Totally fine. usfirstexchange.com/is-it-illega...
usfirstexchange.com
Is It Illegal to Write or Draw on Money? | US First Exchange
Ever seen a doodle on a dollar and wondered if it’s legal? Find out what U.S. law really says about writing or drawing on money.
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johnd26.bsky.social @johnd26.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
I ask google where routers are made Only one (Starlink) in the USA One other company is US based but the routers are imported. Only Starlink is US made. MUSK again. Rozzin Frozzin Frigging Felons.
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Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 21/03/2026
Data centres are undermining renewable energy gains—and even reviving previously mothballed fossil fuel sites. Tim Smedley asks: are we really going to fry the world for AI slop?
prospectmagazine.co.uk
The case against data centres is growing
AI is driving an unprecedented demand for energy. The environmental cost has not gone unnoticed
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ptryck.bsky.social @ptryck.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
you probably also know how important it is for everyone to get involved and as only overwhelming action will make this stop.. why not call in sick.. of fascism - join the action near you & bring everyone you can!
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Alice Urbanist @alicewanders.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
More environmental damage incoming:
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Assigned Media @assignedmedia.org · 12/03/2026
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Mar 11 Advocate While complaining about the costs associated with trans servicemembers transitioning, study shows Pentagon under free-spending SecDef Hegseth spends more on lobster in 1 month than it does on trans servicemembers in 1 year.
advocate.com
Pentagon spent more on lobster in one month than it did on trans health care all year
Under Pete Hegseth's leadership, the Defense Department spent more than $90 billion in September alone.
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pprt01.bsky.social @pprt01.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
naturerecord.org/chapters/ove... The link to the draft report
naturerecord.org
Overview - The Nature Record
The opening chapter distills the assessment’s central story: how nature supports the health, prosperity, and identity of people in the U.S., how those connections are changing, and what risks and oppo...
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NPR @npr.org · 05/03/2026
The federal government said the state should do more to fight fraud and is holding back funds. Minnesota officials say the attack is unfair as the state's fraud rate is well below national averages. n.pr/46B98n2
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In lawsuit, Minnesota accuses Trump administration of 'weaponizing' Medicaid funding
The federal government said the state should do more to fight fraud and is holding back funds. Minnesota officials say the attack is unfair as the state's fraud rate is well below national averages.
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Peaceful protesters walking to the Whipple Building terrorized by #ICE
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Shady JD Vance in 2024: " Our interest, I think, very much is in not going to war with Iran.  It would be a huge distraction of resources. It would be massively expensive to our country." (H/T Home of the Brave)
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404 Media @404media.co · 28/02/2026
The creator of Nearby Glasses made the app after reading 404 Media's coverage of how people are using Meta's Ray-Bans smartglasses to film people without their knowledge or consent. How it works: www.404media.co/this-app-war...
404media.co
This App Warns You if Someone Is Wearing Smart Glasses Nearby
The creator of Nearby Glasses made the app after reading 404 Media's coverage of how people are using Meta's Ray-Bans smartglasses to film people without their knowledge or consent. “I consider it to…
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Yves Jeanrenaud @yjeanrenaud.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
I made an app. play.google.com/store/apps/d... Nearby Glasses is here to warn you when smart glasses are nearby. I hope it's useful for someone. Nearby Glasses's open source, free and rather simple github.com/yjeanrenaud/... It's also downloadable outside the Play Store. iOS port is in the making
A screenshot of an Android app. Text:

▲ Nearby Glasses

Smart Glasses are probably nearby
Device: Unknown
RSSI: -42 dBm
Reason: Meta Company ID (0x058E)
Company: Meta Platforms, Inc.

This app notifies you when smart glasses are nearby. It uses company identificators in the Bluetooth data sent out by these. Therefore, there likely are false positives (e.g. from VR headsets). Hence, please proceed with caution when approaching a person nearby wearing glasses. They might just be regular glasses, despite this app's warning.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Well played.
Screenshot of a tweet jokingly naming a band “The Klanberries,” showing a collage of four blonde conservative women commentators and officials in separate headshots side by side.
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Marlow Stern @marlownyc.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
pretty stunning chart
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Txnewsprincess @txnewsprincess.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
www.dmagazine.com/micropost/br...
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BREAKING: Company will not sell Hutchins warehouse to ICE
After several weeks of concern over whether ICE was planning to keep upwards of 9,500 detainees in a warehouse in Hutchins, the owner of that building, Majestic Realty, says today that it is not selli...
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Logan Five @logan-5.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Gee, who could have seen this coming?
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 16/02/2026
Some call it the ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ a vast expanse of Antarctic ice roughly the size of Florida. As temperatures rise, the Thwaites Glacier is melting fast and threatens to raise global sea levels. to.pbs.org/4q20O7v
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Onboard an expedition to study a massive, melting glacier in Antarctica
Some call it the ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ a vast expanse of Antarctic ice roughly the size of Florida. As temperatures rise, the Thwaites Glacier is melting fast and threatens to raise global sea levels. T...
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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 14/02/2026
"Disqualify people from voting, stop people from voting, stop votes from being counted, and overturn the result. Those are the four broad areas." www.liberalcurrents.com/editors-note...
liberalcurrents.com
Editor's Notes: Gaming Out Antidemocratic Tactics
How worried should we be about election interference in 2026, exactly?
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/02/2026
Since the start of Trump’s second term, the number of children in ICE detention has increased sixfold. In their letters, kids held at the Dilley center told us about missing their friends, being unable to go to school and feeling trapped.
propublica.org
“I Have Been Here Too Long”: Read Letters from the Children Detained at ICE’s Dilley Facility
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end...
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Alice Urbanist @alicewanders.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
MN singing to ICE amazing people doing amazing things to fight evil
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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 01/02/2026
Next time someone asks you about energy and land use, maybe remind them that the ~35 million acres that currently grow corn for ethanol in the US could produce ~15 PWh per year of electricity from solar photovoltaics. That's ~3.5 times more than *total annual generation from all US power plants*.
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Blackbird ✨🐦‍⬛💙 @hometreez.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Actually.
Daily number of kids in ICE detention
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