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@kathrynphillips.bsky.social
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California-based environmentalist. Former paid lobbyist for earth. Former journalist. Currently try to persuade for free. Addicted to vizslas.

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kathrynphillips.bsky.social @kathrynphillips.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Okay. This is pretty outrageous—having public agencies agree not to reveal the science behind #CAwater policy decisions. Way to go ⁦‪Guv. You and your resources secretary are following the Trump model more and more each day. www.kcra.com/article/cali...
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California agencies use confidentiality agreements to keep some Bay-Delta science secret | CA Politics 360
California state agencies have quietly been using confidentiality agreements to keep some scientific data and discussions behind the Newsom administration's updated Bay-Delta plan a secret, raising co...
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kathrynphillips.bsky.social @kathrynphillips.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I’m still trying to figure out how a Midwestern Republican Senator could confuse the Iowa Hawkeyes with the Atlanta Hawks. Has he had the decency to apologize yet? Can a Midwesterner explain this one to me?
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kathrynphillips.bsky.social @kathrynphillips.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Well-deserved antipathy toward glyphosate/Roundup is misread and effectively ignored by some Democratic electeds and environmental groups. Read my op-ed about this in Barn Raiser. The Movement to Ban Glyphosate Grows barnraisingmedia.com/the-movement...
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The Movement to Ban Glyphosate Grows
The movement to ban glyphosate grows but some Democratic leaders and environmental groups are reluctant to regulate
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10/08/2026
NEWS: Trump has signed an executive order overhauling the childhood vaccine schedule, pushing to separate vaccines into multiple appointments and split up the MMR shot. Medical experts warn the changes could leave children vulnerable to dangerous diseases for longer.
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
“I don't think the award is for me,” said photographer Carol Guzy. "It's for the people in the pictures and everyone who's involved in this issue right now.”
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kathrynphillips.bsky.social @kathrynphillips.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Good column by Gustavo Arellano. But he missed the best candidate, @bettyyeeforca.bsky.social . As an environmental advocate, I got to know most of the Dem candidates. Betty is the smartest, most qualified & will work hard for all Californians. She has my vote. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Commentary: Too many Democrats in California governor's race? That's a great thing
California's Democratic Party leaders need a rude awakening. Making them sweat about a gubernatorial primary is a start, writes columnist Gustavo Arellano.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/02/2026
BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.
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Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting
The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...
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Tomas Vera @dadkind.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
For folks in NorCal: @norcalresist.bsky.social holds trainings on ways to help our immigrant neighbors. The next training happens Monday (1/27/2026) on Zoom. Please join the call. us02web.zoom.us/s/8312319155...
A poster advetising an Accompaniment and Court Watch training set for Monday 1/27/2026 at 6:30 PM via Zoom.

Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/s/83123191553?link_id=2&can_id=40a6a54bba893a339c178e9ed581c0bc&source=email-open-meeting-124&email_referrer=email_3067576&email_subject=pack-the-council-tuesday-2pm&&#success
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Brian O @proudcanadaveteran.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
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Michael Simms 💬🚴🏻‍♂️☕🥑🐾 @aushounddog.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Historians say empires don't die quickly. US might give that theory a run for its money.
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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Davos CEO: What the private sector can teach the world about co-operation-The danger is that if short-term demands for domestic benefits overwhelm medium and long-term geopolitical strategy, governments risk… www.ft.com/content/e0ef... Borge Brende @financialtimes.com
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Davos CEO: What the private sector can teach the world about co-operation
Successful companies collaborate with partners instead of waiting for universal buy-in — economies need to do the same
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kathrynphillips.bsky.social @kathrynphillips.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Call your members of Congress (House and Senate) and demand they impeach Trump now. Today. Call 202-224-3121. Stop him from starting another war. Denied Peace Prize, Trump Tells Norway He’ll Push for Greenland www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/w...
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Denied Peace Prize, Trump Tells Norway He’ll Push for Greenland
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Sylvia Chi 齊思涵 @sylviachi.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Where's *my* bribe???
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kathrynphillips.bsky.social @kathrynphillips.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
If Newsom truly cares about the environment, environmental justice, and tribal rights, he would end his outrageously ignorant pursuit of the tunnel for his big donors.
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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Gavin Newsom's Delta water tunnel hit a courtroom setback, although it doesn't sound like a death blow: www.latimes.com/environment/... via @ianjames.bsky.social
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Newsom's signature water tunnel is set back by California court ruling
An appeals court has rejected a California agency's plan to issue bonds to pay for a proposed water tunnel in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.
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Ian James @ianjames.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
One of the largest farming businesses in Arizona has agreed to use less water and pay $11 million in a deal state officials say will help preserve dwindling groundwater and provide financial help for residents whose wells have run dry. www.latimes.com/environment/...
latimes.com
As Arizona groundwater disappears, an agricultural giant agrees to use less
Agriculture has been free to use Arizona's groundwater, but as water levels drop, the state may have hit a turning point.
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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
ICE Agent Who Shot Renee Nicole Good Identified as Jonathan Ross theintercept.com/2026/01/08/i...
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ICE Agent Who Shot Renee Nicole Good Identified as Jonathan Ross
Identifying the shooter in Minneapolis, The Intercept found a photo captioned “Jon Ross in Iraq” posted by a man noted in public records as his father.
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kathrynphillips.bsky.social @kathrynphillips.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
This is how a fascist thinks. Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’ www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
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Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
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A.J. Carrillo @ajcarrillo.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
If American police killed EIGHTY civilians to capture one bad guy, heads would be rolling.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
"Here’s what Trump is hoping: that he and his cronies can exert enough public pressure on Greenland to meet him in the middle and allow for an increased U.S. military presence on the island and some degree of mining rights of rare-earth elements."
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The Greenland Fiasco is Deeply Embarrassing
So very embarrassing.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
No interest in democracy, sovereignty, or the rule of law. Just profits.
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kathrynphillips.bsky.social @kathrynphillips.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
A must-read column by to help understand the character serving as Secretary of State. www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Commentary: In Trump's invasion of Venezuela, Marco Rubio is the biggest sellout of all
By pushing Trump to run rampant over Latin America, Rubio is setting into motion the same old song of U.S. meddling that ties his family and mine.
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👻 David Weiskopf believes in spooks 👻 @dave.bzky.team · 03/01/2026
You guys, I know you all love electricity policy, but I am begging you to notice one little thing:
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kathrynphillips.bsky.social @kathrynphillips.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Demand that State Parks provide full protection to sensitive lands! url:https://act.sierraclub.org/actions/California?actionId=AR0591239&id=701Po00001ElMZFIA3&page=thanks
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kathrynphillips.bsky.social @kathrynphillips.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Droughts related to climate change are increasing. Meanwhile, the con artist of all con artists just told the UN that climate change was a con game. Head-in-the-sand thinking at its worst from Trump. The biggest question: How do we save this sinking spaceship earth despite him?
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kathrynphillips.bsky.social @kathrynphillips.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
How can one man be so stupid?
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 16/09/2025
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “President Trump and his allies are capitalizing on the assassination of Charlie Kirk to open up fresh attacks on liberal institutions, donors and foundations. They seek to portray many on the left as traitors,” Thomas Edsall writes.
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Opinion | The Kirk Crackdown Is Underway
The idea that there is more left-wing extremist violence than right-wing extremist violence is a dangerous myth.
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clausmeier.bsky.social @clausmeier.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
where is doge now?
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 10/09/2025
Deadly wildfires that hit Spain and Portugal last month were 40 TIMES more likely because of the impacts of the climate crisis. #ThisIsClimateChange. Find out more here:
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Spain and Portugal wildfire weather made 40 times more likely by climate crisis, study finds
Wildfires were 30% more intense than would have been expected without global heating, scientists say
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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Nothing to worry about, just a potential 50% decline in a marine species that is critical to the food chain. #climatecrisis. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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CNN @cnn.com · 09/09/2025
President Donald Trump has promised his high tariffs will inspire an American manufacturing renaissance. Yet so far his controversial experiment has failed to inspire a jobs boom. Read more: cnn.it/4ns1gdv
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kathrynphillips.bsky.social @kathrynphillips.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
This is what failure looks like. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/u...
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How Trump’s Blunt-Force Diplomacy Is Pushing His Rivals Together
Some of President Trump’s pressure tactics appear to have backfired, sending would-be allies into the embrace of China.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 09/08/2025
It’s time to wake up - we are literally on the verge of losing our democracy if Donald Trump cheats his way to those seats in Texas.
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Register & Vote @vote4rights.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
As a proud alum of @ucdavis.bsky.social - this Aggie stands with UC against this administration’s tyrannical demands! 💙💛🐴 #StandUpForUC www.universityofcalifornia.edu/get-involved...
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Stand Up for UC
We must stand together to protect our students, staff, faculty and our mission.
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kathrynphillips.bsky.social @kathrynphillips.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
The federal government's $1B dollar demand is designed for one purpose and one purpose only: to devastate @UCLA and its critical mission. #StandUpForUC to defend America’s greatest public university system and support this life-saving work. ucal.us/standupforuc
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Stand Up for UC
We must stand together to protect our students, staff, faculty and our mission.
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kathrynphillips.bsky.social @kathrynphillips.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
As a proud UC grad, I know @UCLA is a global leader in research, innovation, education, and healthcare. A $1B federal demand would devastate the nation’s top public research university, cut off life-saving care, and halt economic growth. #StandUpForUC ucal.us/standupforuc
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Stand Up for UC
We must stand together to protect our students, staff, faculty and our mission.
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NorCal Resist @norcalresist.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Flier for sharing
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kathrynphillips.bsky.social @kathrynphillips.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
I took action with We Are California. Will you join me? Use this link to sign up: www.mobilize.us/millionvoter...
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Remember when Lisa Murkowski criticized Trump/MAGA with "we are all afraid... retaliation is real... and that's not right..." but "I'm going to use my voice," and people expressed sympathy, and then the Senator kept voting to advance the political project of the forces threatening her? That was fun.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 15/06/2025
No Kings Day was one of the largest days of protest in US history. From deep red small towns to our largest cities, millions of people turned out to make it clear that the American people will not bow to fascism. #NoKings
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kathrynphillips.bsky.social @kathrynphillips.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Thank you @padilla.senate.gov for challenging that dog-murdering head of Homeland Security.
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kathrynphillips.bsky.social @kathrynphillips.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
I just read how Senator @johnfetterman.com is characterizing what’s happening in California. I live here and it is nothing like what that east coaster claims. Note to everyone: Fetterman doesn’t know what he’s talking about.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
If you think climate change has gotten worse during your lifetime, you're right and there's a good reason. If you're Gen X like me, more than 3/4 of fossil fuel CO₂ emissions have occurred in your lifetime. Even if you're a Millennial, it's at least half. 📊: @neilrkaye.bsky.social
A horizontal bar chart titled "Percentage of Global fossil fuel emissions (since 1751) occurring in my lifetime." The chart shows how much of the total historical global fossil fuel emissions have occurred within the lifetime of individuals of different ages, from 5 to 100 years old. The vertical axis on the left lists ages in increments of 5 years, from age 5 at the top to age 100 at the bottom. The horizontal axis represents the percentage of fossil fuel emissions, marked in 10% increments from 10% to 90%.

The black bars represent the proportion of fossil fuel emissions that have occurred during each age group's lifetime. The bars increase in length as the age increases, meaning older individuals have lived through a larger percentage of the cumulative emissions since 1751.

Three specific age groups are highlighted with red bars and white text annotations:

Age 30: "if you are 30 it is more than 50%"

Age 50: "if you are 50 it is about 75%"

Age 85: "if you are 85 it is about 90%"

The source of the data is cited at the bottom: "CDIAC and globalcarbonproject.org." The graphic is credited to "@neilrkaye."
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
"Trump adviser Peter Navarro had said he wanted to secure '90 deals in 90 days.' But nearly 60 days later, Trump has secured only one — a vaguely phrased framework with Britain that still hasn’t been made public..." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | They are not good at this
Nearly five months into Trump’s new reign of error, his administration’s mistakes are multiplying.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
"Across the government, the Trump administration is scrambling to rehire many employees dismissed by DOGE initiatives after wiping out entire offices, in some cases imperiling key services such as weather forecasting and the drug approval process..." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Trump administration races to fix a big mistake: DOGE fired too many people
Across the government, the administration is rehiring federal workers who were forced out or encouraged to resign.
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kathrynphillips.bsky.social @kathrynphillips.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
“As the historian Matthew Dallek recently put it, “Trump is the most brazenly corrupt national politician in modern times, and his openness about it is sui generis.” He is proud of his avarice, wearing it as a sign of success and savvy.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/o...
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Opinion | A Comprehensive Accounting of Trump’s Culture of Corruption
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Jay Bennett @jaybennett1234.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
How Trump is undermining US leadership in scientific research. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/w...
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World Scientists Look Elsewhere as U.S. Labs Stagger Under Trump Cuts
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kathrynphillips.bsky.social @kathrynphillips.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Who is surprised that a crook has established an economic incentive for more trade crime? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/b...
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Trade Crime Is Soaring, U.S. Firms Say, as Trump’s Tariffs Incentivize Fraud
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kathrynphillips.bsky.social @kathrynphillips.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Hmmm. Seems Tim Cook didn’t get much for genuflecting to the co-president on Inauguration Day.
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Benny Six Six Six-Cats @teeveeben.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
I propose he contort his body as well as he contorts his positions so that he may congress with himself.
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