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Jade Walker

@jadewalker.bsky.social
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Night news editor of HuffPost. Editor of A Bit of Good News, The End Files & The Moonlight Reader Society. Past: NYTimes, AP, Apple News (via Magnit) & CNN 5 Things (via Creative Circle). She/her

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Jade Walker @jadewalker.bsky.social · 11h
Cases in Pennsylvania, home to the country’s largest ongoing measles outbreak, have climbed to 943 across 39 counties www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
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Pennsylvania reports 5th measles-associated death as outbreak continues
Cases in the state, home to the country’s largest ongoing measles outbreak, have climbed to 943 across 39 counties.
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Chris Knox @chrisknoxphotog.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
The smallest woodpecker species in North America is the Downy Woodpecker. What they may lack in size, they make up for in noise.
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Clara the golden retriever gets acquainted with the kittens who are being bottle fed as mama recuperates from illness. IG: @goldensdigger www.instagram.com/goldensdigge...
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Jade Walker @jadewalker.bsky.social · 13h
Officials say searches of two funeral parlors have shed new light on the 2014 disappearance of 43 college students in southern Mexico www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
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Investigators announce break in Mexico’s most notorious unsolved crime
Officials say searches of two funeral parlors have shined new light on the 2014 disappearance of 43 college students in southern Mexico.
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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 20h
The Pentagon is notifying millions of current and former U.S. military servicemembers and staff that hackers stole their *unencrypted* personal information during a months-long data breach. The agency that had the breach also handles ID and login/credential access to U.S. military systems and bases.
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Hackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach | TechCrunch
The Department of Defense notified millions of current and former U.S. military personnel that their personal information had been stolen in a months-long breach.
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Jade Walker @jadewalker.bsky.social · 17h
The Aug. 29 deportation of López and 42 others to Bangui highlights the sometimes violent tactics that officials have used to force detainees onto flights out of the U.S. — and the perils that await them once they land www.latimes.com/world-nation...
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‘I’d rather die here than in Africa’: Migrants describe violent deportation flight
More than 25,000 people have been expelled to 'third countries' under Trump, including to dangerous and conflict-ridden nations such as the Central Africa Republic.
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Jade Walker @jadewalker.bsky.social · 18h
“A free press is of course important,” Hegseth said. “But partisan activism that intentionally smears the troops is fundamentally anti-American. It’s sick, it’s a national betrayal — it’s treason, actually.” www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
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Pete Hegseth Calls Critical Reporting On Iran War ‘Treason’
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Jade Walker @jadewalker.bsky.social · 18h
A proposed underwater AI data centre off the coast of Maine is facing a legal challenge from conservationists, who warn it could harm endangered whales oceanographicmagazine.com/news/legal-b...
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Legal bid to stop AI data centre in endangered whale habitat
After federal approval of a feasibility permit, campaigners have filed a legal challenge to stop the project
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 30/09/2026
President of the... what?!?
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Trump Botches The Name Of His Own Country In Truly Embarrassing Flub
President of the... what?!?
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Jade Walker @jadewalker.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A terrible loss www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/n...
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Central Park Was Her Home and Her Studio. She Was Killed There.
Francis Lee Rogers painted birds in the park, her home for decades. She was found dead on Sunday, beaten and stabbed, shaking a community of friends and collectors of her art.
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Jade Walker @jadewalker.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In this week's issue of The End Files, learn about how Kenny Loggins wants to be remembered, the ultimate “forever home,”the doctor who wants to humanize death and more theendfiles.substack.com/p/your-memor...
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Your memory feels like home
Vol. 3, Issue 35
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Jade Walker @jadewalker.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“At the moment, it is under control, I think it’s essential to say that,” said James Day, a geology professor at UC San Diego. “But geologically we must be thinking long term. The waste lasts for hundreds, if not thousands of generations.” www.latimes.com/environment/...
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As the coast begins to crumble, the clock ticks on moving San Onofre's radioactive waste
Storms and sea level rise threaten San Onofre’s beachside nuclear waste pad as California officials search for long-term storage solutions.
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 06/08/2026
This is Bruce. He prefers his sticks with a little pizazz. 13/10 (IG: brucewaynethegoldenboy)
a golden retriever trots along a cement pathway outside with a city skyline in the distance. his front left paw is suspended in the air as he has been caught mid-step. he looks over at the camera with a little grin. he's holding a long leafy branch in his mouth. can't believe his luck at finding this razzle dazzle stick.
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Jade Walker @jadewalker.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
What it looks like to live next to a sprawling data center www.usatoday.com/picture-gall...
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What it looks like to live next to a sprawling data center
See how towering data centers transform neighborhoods and landscapes.
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Jade Walker @jadewalker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Satellite imagery shows what was once farmland and desert taken over by warehouselike structures www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...
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See how data centers are changing the American landscape
Satellite imagery shows what was once farmland and desert taken over by warehouselike structures.
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Jade Walker @jadewalker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Paraquat is banned in more than 60 countries due to its toxicity, but it is still allowed in the U.S., and no state uses more of it than California www.latimes.com/environment/...
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California to phase out paraquat, a powerful weedkiller associated with serious health issues
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation said all manufacturers of pesticide products containing paraquat have "voluntarily canceled" their product registrations.
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Biff Rendar @biffrendar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Early Fall Colors #photography #TwinLakes #clouds #colors #reflection #Iphonephotography #nature #Trailrun #ECK #photographersofbluesky
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Jade Walker @jadewalker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The U.S. is deporting parents without their children, creating a whole new family-separation crisis www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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The Babies Left Behind in America
The United States is deporting parents without their children, creating a whole new family-separation crisis.
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Jade Walker @jadewalker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...
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Inside a Texas immigration court where children fight to stay in the US | CNN Politics
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
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Jade Walker @jadewalker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This week's issue of The Moonlight Reader Society has been published. Learn about the freedom to read, who’s on the Man Booker Prize shortlist, upcoming literary holidays and more! moonlightreadersociety.substack.com/p/literacy-i... 💙📚
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Literacy is a bridge
Vol. 3, Issue 34
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 29/09/2026
The ruling blocks the Trump administration's efforts to require local communities to change their election laws.
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Judge: FEMA Can't Withhold Anti-Terrorism Funds Over Election Rules
Judge: FEMA Can't Withhold Anti-Terrorism Funds Over Election Rules
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Diversity in Horror (they/them) @diversityhorror.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A photo of a gray cat in front of a pink pie chart. On the top it says “Things that bring me joy.” The pie chart is divided into five sections that say: Going home to my cat, thinking about my cat, watching my cat enjoy a treat, rotting in bed with my cat, and talking about my cat.
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Jade Walker @jadewalker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hundreds of nations signed on to a goal to protect 30% of the world's land and sea by 2030. As the timeline reaches the halfway point, activists say the current protection estimates are way behind www.dw.com/en/world-lag...
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World lagging on key UN biodiversity targets
Hundreds of nations signed on to a goal to protect 30% of the world's land and sea by 2030. As the timeline reaches the halfway point, activists say the current protection estimates are way behind.
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Jade Walker @jadewalker.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The work shows that major wildfires, which are worsening with the planet’s warming, could have lasting effects beyond immediate exposure apnews.com/article/clim...
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Residents near Maui wildfires show elevated metals linked to impacted lung health, study says
A new study finds that metal mixtures found in smoke, ash and debris after the 2023 Maui wildfires affected human lung health.
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Dustin Volz @dustinvolz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New: FBI in internal memo says it believes ShinyHunters may have stolen private data on all employees. Fears of longterm consequences of breach magnify as hackers threaten to leak everything online by end of Tuesday. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
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Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees (Gift Article)
In an internal memo, the F.B.I. said it believed the hackers may have stolen sensitive information on all of its employees.
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Jade Walker @jadewalker.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A Russian jet-powered drone hit Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences, the source of almost all of the country’s major scientific discoveries www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/w...
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Russian Drone Strikes Ukraine’s Science Academy, Causing Fire in City Center
A Russian jet-powered drone hit Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences, the source of almost all of the country’s major scientific discoveries.
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SFGATE @sfgate.com · 26/09/2026
The system has an $875 million price tag.
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FAA installing controversial AI software in US air traffic control towers
The system has an $875 million price tag.
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Jade Walker @jadewalker.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The change furthers Trump’s promise to revoke policies that encouraged or created incentives for the production of electric vehicles and ultimately, will expose Americans to more planet-warming pollution from vehicles apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump administration lowers fuel economy standards, critics say at a significant environmental cost
The Trump administration released new fuel economy standards on Monday, relaxing regulatory requirements for automakers to control pollution from gasoline-powered cars and light trucks.
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Jade Walker @jadewalker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The war, though tempered by a precarious truce that was first signed in April, has broadly devastated Lebanon, killing more than 4,380 people and displacing over 1 million, with Israel destroying entire villages and neighborhoods www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/w...
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Inside an Ancient Lebanese City Engulfed by War
The Lebanese city of Tyre, one of the oldest metropolises in the world, has been left scarred.
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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
At the end of the day, don’t we all just want to find a quaint bookstore and disappear into it for a few years?
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Jade Walker @jadewalker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Sgt. Ryan Minton is working in a special innovation lab for Army personnel on a drone detector that soldiers can wear like protective gear www.stripes.com/theaters/eur...
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US soldier in Germany invents wearable drone detector to protect front-line troops
Army Sgt. Ryan Minton is putting the finishing touches on a drone detector that soldiers can wear like protective gear.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 24/09/2026
People often dial 911 in dire situations, fearing for their own lives or someone else's. Being quickly connected to a dispatcher can be a matter of life or death. But across the country, callers are being placed on hold. Why? @byardduncan.bsky.social and @typeinvestigations.org investigated.
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Jade Walker @jadewalker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Homeland Security has sent 25,000+ migrants to “third countries” since Trump enacted the policy last year. Immigrant advocates and human rights groups say deportees often face inhumane conditions and poor treatment in nations where they have no connection www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow ‘third country’ deportations for now
A lower court blocked the policy, which has sent thousands of migrants to countries where they are not citizens.
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Litsa Dremousis @litsadremousis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Thanks so much to the great science writer George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social for once again covering the ongoing systemic neglect and abuse of patients w/ #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis Essential reading for #pwME, #MedSky, and allies: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Abandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George Monbiot
Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Jade Walker @jadewalker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The move brushes aside the National Park Service’s acknowledgment that the 250-foot-tall monument would obstruct symbolic views between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery and “adversely affect” more than 40 historic sites www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
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Federal Council Terminates Review of Arch’s Effects on Historic Sites
Trump’s allies end a legally required step, one of the final hurdles for the project to advance.
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Jillian Wilson @jilliangloria.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
COVID-19 rates are increasing throughout the country. Here's what to know: www.huffpost.com/entry/covid-...
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Experts Warn COVID Cases Are Currently ‘Heating Up’ — And These Regions Are Particularly Affected
Experts share where infections are happening and what you can do to stay well this fall.
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HuffPost @huffpost.com · 24/09/2026
District Judge Tim Kelly said the president’s ban on the three media outlets was likely unconstitutional.
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Judge Lifts Trump's White House Ban On CNN, MS NOW And Politico
Judge Lifts Trump's White House Ban On CNN, MS NOW And Politico
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Jade Walker @jadewalker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The new street psychiatry teams will be taking a more preventative approach, connecting with people on a long-term basis to hopefully keep them from ending up in the system in the first place www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
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Chicago launches street psychiatry teams to bring mental health treatment to the homeless
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Wednesday launched its first "street psychiatry" teams, in an effort to provide mental health services to some of the city's most vulnerable people.
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Jade Walker @jadewalker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
When times are tough, it helps to remember that there is still good in the world. That's why I publish A Bit of Good News. In the latest issue, learn about an effort to build more wildlife crossings, a kind campaign, this week in positive history and more! abitofgoodnews.substack.com/p/3-good-lau...
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3 good laughs
Vol. 5, Issue 35
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Jade Walker @jadewalker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A proposal that until recently remained on the political fringe is gaining visibility in Trump’s America, championed by figures ranging from the defense secretary’s pastor to ultraconservative influencers and leaders of the online manosphere english.elpais.com/usa/2026-08-...
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‘One family, one vote’: The men (and women) seeking to revoke women’s suffrage in the United States
A proposal that until recently remained on the political fringe is gaining visibility in Trump’s America, championed by figures ranging from the defense secretary’s pastor to ultraconservative influen...
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Jade Walker @jadewalker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Measles cases in the U.S. are at a 30-year high. There are currently 3,471 cases throughout the country, and there have been 4 measles-related deaths this year. By comparison, there were 85 cases in 2000. www.huffpost.com/entry/measle...
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This 1 Group Of Adults May Need A Measles Booster As Cases Reach A 30-Year High
Doctors warn that about 38% to 40% of measles cases this year have been in adults. Here’s what you need to know.
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Jade Walker @jadewalker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
James McCrery II resigned in October after warning that the president was insisting on designs that violated fire and safety codes www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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‘I am the code’: Trump clashed with ballroom architect over safety issues
James McCrery II resigned in October after warning that the president was insisting on designs that violated fire and safety codes.
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Breezie @breeze420.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
"When your world moves too fast, and you lose yourself in the chaos, introduce yourself to each color of the sunset.” —Christy Ann Martine
A sunset with trees over rooftops.
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Jade Walker @jadewalker.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“We all hear the stories about how bees are dying off and suffering, and we really need people all around the world to be helping provide them safe harbor,” Gwynne Wardrop said. Anything that could be done to help as a company, she added, “is a good thing.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/i...
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The Secret Life of the New York Times Bees
Some 60,000 Italian honeybees live, and work, on a rooftop at The Times’s Midtown Manhattan headquarters.
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Jade Walker @jadewalker.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A nonprofit in South Carolina is in the unusual business of intentionally burning down houses to learn how best to protect people and their property against catastrophic wildfires www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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To Save Communities, This Lab Burns Down Houses
As wildfires intensify, threatening more people, a nonprofit is studying how to rethink homes and neighborhoods to prevent catastrophe.
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Jade Walker @jadewalker.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
ICE says it has no updated information on the number of miscarriages after Oct. 3, 2025. Lawmakers, advocates and immigration attorneys have raised alarms that pregnant detainees are not receiving basic prenatal care and screenings www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Revealed: ICE lost count of miscarriages, while detaining a record number of pregnant women
ICE says it has no updated information on the number of miscarriages after 3 October 2025. Lawmakers, advocates and immigration attorneys have raised alarms that pregnant detainees are not receiving b...
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Suzanne Lupien, a 70-year-old Vermont off-grid homesteader, bakes bread in a clay oven she built by hand - no electricity, no modern tools. Just wood fire, simple ingredients, and the kind of patience that defined another era. IG: @cottage_and_company www.instagram.com/cottage_and_...
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Jade Walker @jadewalker.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
An olive ridley sea turtle dug a pit in the sand and deposited a clutch of eggs. Then she went back into the sea, leaving behind stunned lifeguards and the first known natural sea turtle nest on the U.S. West Coast. www.latimes.com/science/stor...
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Sea turtles laying eggs at Huntington Beach and Seal Beach are first known cases of nesting on West Coast
Two olive ridley sea turtles have laid eggs on the sand on Southern California beaches.
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Jade Walker @jadewalker.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The deal resolves allegations that DoorDash underpaid more than 260,000 drivers. The city said it was the largest labor enforcement action in its history www.huffpost.com/entry/doorda...
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Mamdani Delivers $131 Million Settlement For DoorDash Drivers
The Mamdani administration said the settlement is the largest labor enforcement action in the city’s history.
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Edmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Whether you're the shambling forest horror, or the townsfolk running from the shambling forest horror, I know you're doing your best, and that's all any of us can do right now. Carry on.
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