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Carolyn Copeland

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Managing editor @prismreports.org | NABJ member | 2024 @maynardinstitute.bsky.social fellow | SF Bay Area born & raised

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Carolyn Copeland @carolyncopes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Finally, some news that can offer some hope for the future of journalism. (At least if the outlets are based in California) www.niemanlab.org/2026/08/cali...
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California legislature passes a major local news funding bill: “If you hire more people, you get more money”
"If you lay people off, you get less money. If you don't employ anyone, you don't get anything."
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Carolyn Copeland @carolyncopes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I can't stop thinking about this one. There's something so strange about the fact that the FBI is warning agents about this particular threat. It also says a lot about the moment we're in. Worth a read! newrepublic.com/post/215548/...
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FBI Warns Women Are Pretending to Be Tradwives to Catfish and Dox ICE
The FBI sent a memo to ICE saying women wanted to “embarrass” immigration agents.
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Carolyn Copeland @carolyncopes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I love seeing the solidarity among journalists. Kudos to the White House press pool!
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Reuters @reuters.com · 21/09/2026
Trump administration sued over withheld federal grants for US community lenders reut.rs/4jfHJhh
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Trump administration sued over withheld federal grants for US community lenders
A business advocacy group representing government-backed ‌community lenders sued the U.S. Treasury Department on Monday, seeking to prevent nearly $300 million in federal grants from expiring at the end of the month.
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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 14/09/2026
OPINION: "With so many tariffs in the mix, consumers will be even more squeezed because many of these taxes will be stacked on top of one another," Kent Jones writes. www.mississippifreepress.org/opinion-trum...
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Opinion | Trump’s ‘Forever Tariffs’ Are Kicking In for the Long Haul and US Consumers Are Footing the Bill - Mississippi Free Press
Kent Jones writes about President Donald Trump’s new tariff strategy that will have U.S. consumers paying higher prices.
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Do Not Obey. We are Democracy. @zangerliberia.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Torture as a "calming" area? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u... It's time to end ICE and revision DHS #voices4Victory #dv1 #usDemocracy
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‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Used Small Cages as ‘Calming Areas,’ Report Says (Gift Article)
The Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog provided new details about conditions at the now-shuttered Florida detention center.
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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
BREAKING: 90% of LGBTQ and intersex rights groups globally have lost funding since January 2025. outrightinternational.org/breaking-point
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A RECENT REPORT FROM OUTRIGHTINTERNATIONAL
REVEALS THAT 90% OF LGBTQ AND INTERSEX RIGHTS GROUPS GLOBALLY HAVE LOST FUNDING
SINCE JANUARY 2025.
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Prism @prismreports.org · 10/09/2026
With insights from Prism’s Editor-in-Chief @femmfeministe.bsky.social & Managing Editor @carolyncopes.bsky.social, this crash course into the fundamentals of journalism will equip you with the tools you need to write, build & publish powerful narratives that support movements for justice.
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From Pitch to Publication: Movement Journalism Fundamentals for Beginners
Join Prism's Reflective Journalism Project one-day virtual training on the nuts and bolts of movement journalism for beginners.
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 05/02/2026
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff. Democracy dies in oligarchy.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
The morning after mass layoffs, The Washington Post publishes this as their lead editorial. The owner and publisher clearly have no idea why they are losing subscribers. Meanwhile they have destroyed a storied brand. Support independent media. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press @rcfp.org · 26/01/2026
Reporting on protests and unrest can be dangerous. @poynterinstitute.bsky.social compiled a list of resources and tips for journalists to safely cover these unpredictable events:
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25 guidelines for journalists to safely cover unrest - Poynter
Your goal should be to get close enough to observe the scene without endangering yourself or others, or interfering with security or rescue operations
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Carolyn Copeland @carolyncopes.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Please reach out to Nicole!
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Reuters @reuters.com · 07/01/2026
US job openings slide to 14-month low; hiring weak in November reut.rs/3NbC1z8
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US job openings slide to 14-month low; hiring weak in November
U.S. job openings dropped to a 14-month low in November while hiring resumed its sluggish tone, pointing to ebbing demand for labor amid policy uncertainty related to import tariffs and the integration of artificial intelligence in some work roles.
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Truthout @truthout.org · 07/01/2026
The Justice Department has admitted it has released only about 1 percent of the Epstein files so far, despite a new transparency law requiring full disclosure by mid-December, raising concerns about continued stonewalling and delay.
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Justice Department Says It Has Only Released 1 Percent of Epstein Files
The Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed into law two months ago, required the files to be released by mid-December.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Mayor Jacob Frey: “To ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis.”
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
DHS tweeted this yesterday. Little more than 24 hours later, ICE agents just shot and killed a legal observer in Minneapolis.
DHS tweet:
"GOOD MORNING MINNEAPOLIS!"
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Carolyn Copeland @carolyncopes.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
In this story that @prismreports.org republished from @19thnews.org: a powerful look at how immigrant women are detained in the days and weeks after giving birth, facing medical neglect, separation from their newborns, and ongoing trauma in ICE custody. prismreports.org/2025/12/02/p...
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Her baby was in the NICU. She was in ICE detention.
Nayra Guzmán was arrested 15 days after the difficult birth of her daughter. Before Trump took office, postpartum immigrants were rarely detained by ICE
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Carolyn Copeland @carolyncopes.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
If you didn't love Costco already... www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...
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Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs
The wholesaler is the latest company to sue a federal agency over the president's signature economic policy.
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Lara Witt @femmfeministe.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Yesterday, through a flurry of interviews & phone calls, @tinavasquez.bsky.social wrote this excellent report on the immigration raids in cities across North Carolina. She spoke to community members about the devastation & fear, as well as the love & resistance. prismreports.org/2025/11/19/n...
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North Carolina immigration raids expected to escalate
As the impacts of the raids quickly ripple outward from Charlotte, North Carolinians are mobilizing to stem enforcement operations in their communities
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/11/2025
BREAKING: The FBI trainee that was fired for displaying a Pride Flag is SUING the government, saying his removal was illegal www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...
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An F.B.I. Trainee Hung a Pride Flag Near His Desk. He Says He Was Fired for It.
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Lara Witt @femmfeministe.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Thank you for sticking around to read! If you love an indie journalism outlet, support them! All donations to @prismreports.org before Dec. 30 are being doubled! secure.actblue.com/donate/prism
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a cartoon mouse is standing in front of a blue door
Alt: a cartoon mouse is standing in front of a blue door
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Carolyn Copeland @carolyncopes.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
I. CANNOT. WAIT.
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
"Let me be clear: The president has both the funding and the authority to fund SNAP during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.” Gov. Andy Beshear
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Leah 'AntiTrustButVerify' Nylen @leahnylen.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Helping Mamdani's transition on economic policy issues: former FTC Chair Lina Khan www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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Fresh off of a historic election victory, Mamdani names his transition team
A slate of women leaders with experience across three New York City administrations will help smooth the path for the political novice.
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Amie Rivers @amierivers.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Free bread for those in need. A reader sent me this photo taken at Great Harvest Bread Company in Cedar Rapids.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 05/11/2025
A previous report found private hiring accelerated after a historic decline.
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U.S. Private Sector Added 42,000 Jobs Last Month—More Than Expected
A previous report found private hiring accelerated after a historic decline.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
That’s not how any of this works. Billionaires don’t work 1,000,000x harder than working class people.
New York Times: Would Elon Musk work harder for $1 trillion than $1 billion?
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Krystal Kavita Jagoo, MSW (She/Her/Hers) 🇹🇹👊🏽✍️🏾♊️♊️♏️ @equitableforall.com · 26/10/2025
Food insecurity is also likely to escalate disordered eating patterns among marginalized groups, as my first longform story was about how oppression factors into mainstream treatment for eating disorders, so this will cost BIPOC LGBTQIA+ disabled lives in particular: prismreports.org/2023/09/13/b...
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BIPOC LGBTQIA+ communities deserve care for eating disorders
Activists, researchers, and theorists weigh in on this pressing issue
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Carolyn Copeland @carolyncopes.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
This is wild! A human skull found floating along a riverbank in Fayette County, Indiana, has been determined to be more than 4,200 years old. fox59.com/news/indynew...
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Carolyn Copeland @carolyncopes.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Whelp, it only took two days of preschool, but my 3-year-old is now sick with her first school-related virus 🥲
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Tina Vasquez @tinavasquez.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Have you read my latest investigation into gender-based violence in the H-2A agricultural visa program? You can here, or at @prismreports.org:
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She managed to get a farmworker visa. Once in the U.S., she endured abuse.
A Prism investigation reveals that women are routinely shut out of the H-2A program. Those who get in report doing non-agricultural labor and facing sexual violence and trafficking
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
SCOOP — The White House instructed all federal agency leadership on Tuesday to send out a mandatory message to workers blaming the impending potential government shutdown on House Democrats, The Handbasket was first to learn. Absolutely no modifications to the email were permitted. My story:
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Trump mandates all federal agencies send email blaming Dems for potential gov’t shutdown
Workers call the partisan email "a vile slap in the face."
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Carolyn Copeland @carolyncopes.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
NEW: Tony Award-winning playwright & activist V has turned her attention to the climate crisis through her newest work, “Dear Everything: A Musical Uprising for the Earth.” The musical is touring Atlanta, Miami, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake City starting this month. prismreports.org/2025/09/25/d...
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‘Dear Everything’ musical fights for the Earth’s future
The creator of “The Vagina Monologues” channels activism into new musical that blends youth voices, grassroots organizing, and climate justice
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Carolyn Copeland @carolyncopes.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Apologize to Charlie Kirk's family for what, exactly? He didn't insult Charlie Kirk. If anything, the most they should expect is a correction from him for suggesting the shooter was right-wing. people.com/jimmy-kimmel...
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Jimmy Kimmel Asked to Apologize and Pay Charlie Kirk's Family if He Wants Suspension Lifted by Nation's Largest ABC Affiliate
Jimmy Kimmel has been given a list of demands for 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' to return to air by Sinclair, the broadcasting company with the nation's largest ABC affiliate group, after the show was pulled i...
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Carolyn Copeland @carolyncopes.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Two states just repealed outdated HIV criminalization laws--a major win for science, public health, and basic dignity. These laws fueled stigma and disproportionately harmed Black communities and people living with HIV. prismreports.org/2025/09/17/h...
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As some states repeal HIV criminalization, activists keep momentum
North Dakota and Maryland are the latest states to repeal laws that make it a crime to expose someone to HIV without their knowledge
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Democratic Party leadership is calling for the resignation of FCC Chair Brandon Carr. They say he disgraced his office by coercing ABC to bend the knee to the Trump admin. Carr threatened the broadcaster and its affiliates, using his power in violation of the First Amendment.
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Carolyn Copeland @carolyncopes.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Yikes
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 17/09/2025
"Family members said that the man was released from the hospital after he said he was tased in the face while being taken into federal custody."
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U.S. citizen tased and detained during ICE operation in Des Plaines, Illinois
Edgar Ruiz said he was tased in the face during an ICE operation outside a 7-Eleven store in Des Plaines on Tuesday morning.
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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
The U.S. government is adding more questions to the civics test that applicants need to pass to become American citizens, the latest step by the Trump administration to tighten the legal immigration process. www.cbsnews.com/news/us-citi...
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U.S. adding more questions to citizenship test in latest step to overhaul legal immigration process
The U.S. government is adding more questions to the civics test that applicants need to pass to become American citizens.
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Carolyn Copeland @carolyncopes.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
NEW: Hundreds of Li'l Abner mobile home residents in Sweetwater, Florida, are fighting eviction and for their right to buy the land beneath their homes. Read what’s at stake in one of Miami-Dade’s last affordable communities. prismreports.org/2025/09/10/l...
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Florida judges pause Li’l Abner evictions, as residents assert right to buy
Residents are fighting eviction from the mobile home park in Florida, which the owner seeks to redevelop into “affordable” housing apartments
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The IMEU @theimeu.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
A new report from @prismreports.org reveals how mainstream newsrooms across the country have been silencing journalists—particularly those who are Palestinian, Arab, or Muslim—in their reporting of Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
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Journalists say U.S. newsrooms treat Palestine with fear and contempt
A Prism investigation reveals pro-Israel bias at the leadership levels of mainstream U.S. newsrooms, which intensified after Oct. 7, 2023
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Carolyn Copeland @carolyncopes.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
NEW: Today, Prism published a year-long investigation with Visualizing Palestine, spotlighting media bias on Palestine and amplifying voices from top U.S. newsrooms. prismreports.org/2025/09/09/j...
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Journalists say U.S. newsrooms treat Palestine with fear and contempt
A Prism investigation reveals pro-Israel bias at the leadership levels of mainstream U.S. newsrooms, which intensified after Oct. 7, 2023
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Forbes @forbes.com · 09/09/2025
ICE is using a controversial spy tool to locate smartphones, court records show.
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How ICE Is Using Fake Cell Towers To Spy On People’s Phones
ICE is using a controversial spy tool to locate smartphones, court records show.
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Kim Wexler's Ponytail 🐝💛🎗 @madisonkittay.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Yeah, we're cooked. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8S8pVQq/
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Carolyn Copeland @carolyncopes.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
These jobs numbers are scary. 22,000 jobs were added in August. TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND. FOR THE WHOLE COUNTRY. www.forbes.com/sites/eriksh...
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Plummeting Jobs Numbers Are A Red Flag For The Economy
The continued fall of new employment, combined with the high backward revisions, are just two signs the economy is facing challenges.
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Shematologist, MD @shematologist.medsky.social · 27/08/2025
Drowning is the leading cause of death in children between 1 and 4 years of age but apparently the CDC Drowning Prevention program is no longer needed. www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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Drowning prevention program comes to a halt at the CDC
A few years in, a CDC drowning prevention program was ready to share its findings on how to mitigate the leading cause of death among young children. Then the administration terminated that staff.
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John Jack paints and draws @johnjackcomics.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
As a construction worker i feel a couple times a week at least i have to deal with things that would break an average person physically and/ or mentally. I don't know about single person in this industry that isn't depressed
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Truthout @truthout.org · 25/08/2025
A new report found that the 65 biggest banks globally committed a whopping $869 billion to companies conducting business in fossil fuels in 2024, representing a huge $162 billion increase from 2023, all while pulling back from previously stated climate commitments.
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Bank CEOs Rake In Big Profits as Wall Street Ramps Up Fossil Fuel Financing
The 65 biggest banks committed $869 billion to firms expanding the fossil fuel industry last year, a new report says.
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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 25/08/2025
In Utah’s San Juan County, about 1 in 4 residents live in poverty and many don’t have reliable water or electricity. County leaders had intended to explore ideas like using solar technology to purify water and power stoves.
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Trump admin pulls nearly $62M in solar grants from Utah, leaving rural towns in the dark
The Trump admin clawed back $62M in federal aid to bolster solar energy across Utah, derailing projects for rural towns, tribes and families.
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Black Girl Nerds @blackgirlnerds.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
The over-representation of Black women in the homeless population is not by accident. Women already the most vulnerable to job loss, the most likely to be single heads of households, the ones who are most often the sole providers for their children — are also the most likely to be evicted.
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Black Women: The Rising Face of Homelessness | Black Girl Nerds
Housing costs and steadily rising prices for essentials like food and transportation, sadly, the rising face of homelessness is Black women.
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