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data lead at WRI, working to reduce emissions from food and shift diets | passionate about my pets, the Adirondacks and frisbee | all views my own

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Kristin Toussaint @ktoussaint.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
When I was brand new at FC I got pitched a National Cattlemen's Beef Association white paper outlining the 'minimal environmental footprint of beef production in the US' and immediately called up @worldresources.bsky.social to get a sustainable food experts take: www.fastcompany.com/90431910/the...
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The beef industry wants you to think that it has a 'minimal' environmental impact (it does not)
"If everyone in the world ate the same amount of beef we do in the U.S., we'd need another planet."
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Chris Scott @iamchrisscott.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
One thing that’s difficult to explain to people who don’t live in DC, and are inclined to think we’re maybe being a touch hysterical, is how much this administration hates our city, is actively trying to ruin it, and wants to make every single person living in it as miserable as possible.
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claraycho.bsky.social @claraycho.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Thanks Rich! It’s great coverage!
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claraycho.bsky.social @claraycho.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
It was a pleasure speaking with @claudiasteiner.bsky.social about the work we do with Coolfood! Check out her great piece at the link below!
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claraycho.bsky.social @claraycho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I love fall!!!!
Photo looking out on mountains with peak foliage, cloudy and overcast
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is the 59th death in ICE detention since Trump took office.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You can see the genocide from space. Yet still it is widely denied.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 30/09/2026
A new poll from The 19th News shows faltering Republican support for gender-affirming care bans for trans youth. It also shows that anti-trans ads might be backfiring, with respondents increasingly saying Republicans are talking about trans people too much. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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New Poll From The 19th News Shows Public Turning Against Republican Anti-Trans Healthcare Bans
The poll even shows faltering Republican support for such bans.
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Ari Drennen @aridrennen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Good piece from Assigned: still no evidence anti-trans ads won 2024, and even Third Way now says repeating the attack's language is “disrespectful.” Sarah McBride deserves a lot of credit for getting Democrats and the groups around them to this point. assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
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Democrats Lose by Punching Down on Trans Issues, Strategists Say - Assigned Media
Insiders, including at centrist think tank Third Way, are cautioning Democratic candidates against echoing Republican talking points on trans rights.
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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Did you know that producing one pound of beef is 25-50x worse for climate change than burning a pound of coal? In fact, it’s one of the most polluting things we can consume. And grass-fed beef is usually *even worse* — thanks to its much higher land use and methane emissions.
Bar chart showing greenhouse gas emissions for different food items. Beef is the worst, by far.
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Metro @wmata.com · 22/09/2026
Metro's 50th anniversary Smart Trip cards are on the way, with 5 commemorative designs! 🚍⭐🚇 Starting Sept. 24, a new card design will be released every 2 weeks representing a decade of Metro history. First up: the 1970s! Here’s what to know: www.wmata.com/news/metro-t...
Infographic showing gold & brown Smart Trip cards with vintage photos. Text reads: tap into the celebration
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Capital Weather @capitalweather.com · 21/09/2026
🚨 We’re calling it: Summer is over in DC. After 50 days of 90+ heat and one of our 10 hottest summers on record, the pattern has finally flipped. 70s today. 60s Tuesday and Wednesday. And no sustained heat in sight. Welcome, fall. 🍂 Link: www.capitalweather.com/we-declare-s...
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We declare summer over. Welcome autumn.
A sharp turn toward cooler weather means summer is over in DC, just as autumn officially arrives.
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🦇 Katra Scariello, Spooky Apple Audio 🦇🏳️‍⚧️ @katrafiy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Democrats' refusal to hold Amy Acton accountable for her recent anti-trans pivot enabled this. You cannot ask trans people to just ignore or look past stuff like this, you need to stand with us now. This gutter bigotry is unacceptable and disqualifying. Candidates like this *are* the greater evil
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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Good article, but there’s one understated piece: higher land use of organic ag means that if we shift toward organic at current consumption patterns, more natural ecosystems need to be cleared for farming, causing carbon losses, making total GHG emissions of organic usually higher vs. conventional.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 16/09/2026
It's important to remind readers that while there are a few anti-trans dems, many are doing great work. Spanberger in VA did not flinch at anti-trans attacks. Now, she just ended Governor Youngkin's infamous rule that would ban trans students from bathrooms. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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VA Gov. Spanberger Kills Youngkin-Era Rule That Would Have Banned Trans Students From Bathrooms
“Spanberger showed how Democrats win amidst Republican attacks.”
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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
new policy bad for air quality, climate, ecosystems, economy, human health, families, communities, businesses, taxpayers,
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STATEMENT: US EPA Repeals Climate Pollution Rules for Power Plants
WASHINGTON and HOUSTON (September 14, 2026) — Today at a gathering of G20 energy ministers in Houston, Texas, the United States Environmental Protection Agency announced a final rule repealing carbon ...
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claraycho.bsky.social @claraycho.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
huge tree snapped clean off in Dupont Circle, never seen anything like that before
large tree lying on ground next to trunk, snapped clean off at roughly 15 feet
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 02/09/2026
AND ITS CALLED IN THE FIRST FEW MINUTES! Ed Markey, incumbent, beats the anti-trans Democrat Seth Moulton in the primary race for Massachusetts Senate. Congressman Moulton had made targeting trans people part of his repertoire in the immediate aftermath of the 2024 election. He goes down.
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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Also FYI, the majority of Colorado River water used for farms is actually for cattle feed (alfalfa and hay). The minority of the agricultural water use is for food people eat directly, like wheat or produce. science.nasa.gov/missions/lan...
Sankey diagram showing Colorado River Basin’s water availability, water consumption by basin, water consumption by sector (biggest by far is agriculture), and water consumption by crop (alfalfa plus other hay make up the majority).
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claraycho.bsky.social @claraycho.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
they have been running some test trains!!!
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The Good Food Institute @gfi.org · 03/08/2026
All animal-based proteins result in more emissions than plant-based proteins—but beef is hands down the biggest emitter. It's also one of the most commonly consumed meats in America. (1.3 pounds per week, the equivalent of SIX Big Macs 🍔)
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Sophisticated Oyster @ciceronincheese.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Hey! So, this has gotten worse! I previously shared here that Acton and her campaign were set to meet with the ODP Progressive Caucus leadership on the 28th. That's today, and it was a worst case scenario. (1/?)
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I have no patience for the argument that anti-trans bigots care about protecting women and girls and women’s and girls’ sports. The conservative agenda is to destroy our autonomy and our equal opportunities. This is not a secret. It is the entire point.
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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 26/07/2026
It is the worst state to drive through, and it doesn't make sense WHY. There's always traffic. ALWAYS.
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Michael Grunwald @mikegrunwald.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Meta is gross. When a Democrat is back in the White House they'll start bloviating about climate goals again, but remember this. (General Motors behaves the same way.) techcrunch.com/2026/07/23/m...
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Meta drops out of a major clean energy pact as its natural gas buildout accelerates | TechCrunch
Meta has made significant investments in natural gas over the past year. Now it's dropping out of an industry renewable energy group.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 22/07/2026
In the latest NDAA amendment votes, five Dems crossed party lines to ban Tricare coverage for ttrans care for dependents of military members: H. Cuellar (TX) V. Gonzalez (TX) D. Davis (NC) S. Figures (AL) And Terri Sewell (AL) becomes the newest Dem to do so. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Five Dems Crossed Party Lines To Strip Health Care From Trans Servicemembers And Their Families
“It's not just an attack on transgender kids.”
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Matthew Hayek @matthewhayek.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I'm searching for a talented person who can help my lab do communications across social and traditional media, with emphasis on social media videos! This is an in-person position limited to NY, CT, or NJ. Please share far and wide! URL to apply: apply.interfolio.com/189699
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 19/07/2026
The Ohio Democratic party is censoring its own members from criticizing Amy Acton. This even includes the Pride Caucus chair who has to criticize her from their personal capacity. They've threatened to kick caucuses out that formally criticize Acton over her transphobic positions.
Holding the Line: An Update on the Fight for Trans Rights and Accountability in Ohio
​Over the last couple of weeks, our community has taken some incredibly painful hits from people who are supposed to be our allies. Hearing a statewide candidate validate anti-trans narratives and write off our rights as "settled law" is a flat-out betrayal. Let’s be entirely clear: absolutely no boys are playing in girls' sports. Trans girls are girls, trans boys are boys, and transphobia and misgendering must be condemned, regardless of which political party it comes from. The anger out there right now is completely justified.
​A lot of you have reached out asking why I haven’t made a loud public statement yet, especially given my role with the Pride Caucus. I want to be very clear: the public quiet right now is not compliance. It’s strategy.
​Behind the scenes, the work hasn’t stopped for a single day. I, along with many other advocates, have been on the phone constantly with state party leadership, coordinating with allied organizations, and pushing back hard. We are forcing these conversations to happen, and we are not going to let this campaign run out the clock or sweep this under the rug hoping we just forget about it.
​The harm was done in public, and I believe that requires a public resolution. I will not settle for vague, backroom promises. We are demanding real, public accountability and an absolute respect for our community's right to exist. Anything less is completely unacceptable.
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Disclaimer: To be entirely transparent, I am posting this strictly in my capacity as a trans advocate, a legislative candidate, and a trans Ohioan living this reality every day. I am not writing this on behalf of, or as a representative of, my official role as Vice Chair of the ODP Pride Caucus. So, to the ODP compliance team: you can save yourselves the phone call, because I will not be taking this down.
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Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I don't think we should mince words. Transphobia and hatred killed May Pollard. The Idaho legislature killed her as surely as if they'd pointed a gun at her head and pulled the trigger. Anti-trans laws were the gun. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Idaho pushed anti-trans laws for years. Then a teen died.
The life and death of May Pollard, 16, provides a window into the tragic effect that legislation and political rhetoric have had on trans people in America.
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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 17/07/2026
just mind boggling that as we suffer through this the trump admin is paying off energy companies to kill wind farms, the US EV market has imploded because of lack of subsidies, congress wants to pass a transport bill that would reduce funds for transit, & national dems have no climate strategy
Air quality across the eastern US and Canada right now
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
🚗 More than 30 environmental organizations, including WRI, are urging the U.S. Senate to oppose year-round E15 legislation, citing concerns over higher food and fuel costs, increased emissions and environmental harm. Read more: bit.ly/4yp19pi
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
ICE is engaged in a very large escalation nationwide, with the agency claiming to be hitting record arrest numbers amid the return of quotas. This has gotten very little attention from the media because ICE learned lessons from the chaotic disasters of Kristi Noem’s tenure. Keep a watch.
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Brooke Pierce @bpie7.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
People are right to be mad about the predictable Platner fiasco, but it's worth remembering that last year a ton of establishment Democrats supported disgraced sexual harasser Andrew Cuomo against clean-as-a-whistle Zohran. Tolerating problem men is an issue across the ideological spectrum.
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The 51st @51st.news · 06/07/2026
“I don’t want to sound weird about this, but I’m not sure we go higher,” says Randy Clarke, Metro's GM, of the agency's recent vibe shift after years of tumult. "I don’t know if I’ve ever seen anything like this." 51st.news/wmata-metro-...
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How Metro got its groove back
Ten years ago, WMATA was in dismal shape. Now, people are lining up to rep the transit system with pride.
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Detainees at the Delaney Hall ICE detention center in New Jersey are going without air conditioning during an extreme heat wave. Families say the AC is off in one of the housing units, potentially leaving hundreds of people trapped in sweltering heat over 100 degrees. www.nj.com/politics/202...
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Delaney Hall’s air conditioning goes out during N.J.’s worst heat wave in 15 years
Air conditioning failed at Delaney Hall during a major heat wave, prompting concerns for detainees as advocates cite ongoing complaints and inspection disputes.
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Nancy Armour @nrarmour.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The ban is heinous for what it does to transgender athletes. But if you think cisgender girls and young women won’t be caught up in the fallout, too, you are woefully ignorant
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 23/06/2026
NYC, today is Primary Day. Polls are open NOW and close at 9 PM tonight. Be sure to get your vote in before then. For your polling site and more information, go to vote.nyc. Make your voice heard, New York City.
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Home | NYC Board of Elections
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claraycho.bsky.social @claraycho.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Dupont circle jail for pride weekend, they even turned the fountain off 😭
Picture across the road of black fencing surrounding a grass circle park with a fountain in the middle
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World Resources Institute @worldresources.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
🥗Vegetarian and vegan diets are still a hard sell. Fortunately, the science on how to change this is getting clearer. Here, we examine how a few leading food providers are boosting uptake of plant-based options➡️ go.wri.org/plant-based-...
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Restaurants Are Using Behavioral Science to Promote Plant-based Eating — and It’s Working
From Unicorn Burgers to reimagined meatballs, food service providers are getting creative with their plant-based offerings. In the process, they’re saving money and reducing their planetary impact.
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The 51st @51st.news · 18/06/2026
NEWS: Kenyan McDuffie has conceded D.C.’s mayoral race to Janeese Lewis George. The Ward 4 councilmember is leading in partial first-round results by double digits. More from @samdelgado.bsky.social and @curiouskurz.bsky.social:
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Kenyan McDuffie concedes mayoral race to Janeese Lewis George
The Ward 4 councilmember is leading in partial first-round results by double digits
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claraycho.bsky.social @claraycho.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Brother was on line for the parade before 7am and still did not make it in before they hit capacity!!
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claraycho.bsky.social @claraycho.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
They are my family’s chickens, in NJ
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claraycho.bsky.social @claraycho.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Yes! (but not in the DMV area)
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Micah @rincewind.run · 14/06/2026
going to laugh forever about the Knicks only losing the Trump Game immaculate scriptwriting, no notes
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claraycho.bsky.social @claraycho.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
it was glorious!!
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 14/06/2026
Mamdani is Mayor and the New York Knicks are NBA champions. Concrete jungle where dreams are made of! 🧡💙
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claraycho.bsky.social @claraycho.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
LETS GO KNICKS 💙🧡
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NBA @nba.com · 14/06/2026
KAT AND TIMMY! THE KNICKS WIN THEIR THIRD NBA CHAMPIONSHIP IN FRANCHISE HISTORY 🚨
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Dan Lifschitz @lifschitz.esq · 14/06/2026
Proving once again that everything great about New York has always been in spite of the one man most historically desperate to claim it.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/06/2026
HISTORY.
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