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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Pennsylvania’s reported measles cases are almost at 1,000 for the year.

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We are all more blind to what we have than to what we have not. AUDRE LORDE

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Leigh Marthe @lcmarthe65.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Can you see the holiness in those things you take for granted – a paved road or a washing machine? If you concentrate on finding what is good in every situation, you will discover that your life will suddenly be filled with gratitude, a feeling that nurtures the soul. RABBI HAROLD KUSHNER

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 01/10/2026

The Trump administration has moved to cripple Title IX protections against sexual assault and harassment on the same day New York prosecutors reopened the investigation into heinous allegations of a fraternity gang rape at Cornell University. trib.al/QewniBV

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Trump Weakens Title IX Rules Amid Cornell Gang Rape Investigation

The Education Department has just weakened protections for sexual assault victims in schools.

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Leigh Marthe @lcmarthe65.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Courage is what love looks like when tested by the simple everyday necessities of being alive. DAVID WHYTE

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Leigh Marthe @lcmarthe65.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Perhaps the secret of living well is not in having all the answers but in pursuing unanswerable questions in good company. RACHEL NAOMI REMEN

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Representative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 29/09/2026

It came up at my Middlebury roundtable: Vermont farmers are feeling the effects of the staffing cuts at USDA. The backlogs are long, staff are overwhelmed, and farmers can’t get their questions answered. We need urgent accountability from those responsible for this mess.

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Vermont farmers feel impacts of staffing cuts at USDA
Reduced staffing means there are fewer people on the ground to help farmers submit applications, explain the reason behind funding priorities and ensure that the federal government works for farmers, said an agricultural policy analyst.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Our response to the State Department using Smokey last night.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Trump officially rolled back fuel efficiency standards today. The new target for 2031 is about 34.5 miles per gallon, down from 50.4. That means more gas burned, more pollution, and more money out of drivers’ pockets. So much for making things affordable.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out to Yosemite Facelift this year and helped clean up our parks! YCA had a great turnout. 💚

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Representative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 28/09/2026

I was told I shouldn’t be open about my mental health journey. But I've been grateful for the chance to connect with Vermonters going through it themselves. It's those conversations that have inspired the legislation I've introduced in Congress to make a difference.

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Representative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 28/09/2026

The FDA approved mifepristone 26 years ago today and it’s been safe and effective since. Still, the GOP has tried to abuse an antiquated law to ban the distribution of mifepristone and sneak into a national abortion ban, bringing us back to the 1800s. I intro'd the Stop Comstock Act to stop them.

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Douglas Reyes-CeroÑ @dreyesceron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Star Spangled Banner being played by the Mariachi Herencia de Mexico band before the Bears-Eagles game in Chicago on Monday Night Football was a deeply cool thing to see tonight

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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“The president has repeatedly exhibited bizarre conduct in the public eye. Not only does that include taking naps during public events, but also erratic behavior, slurred speech, appearing lost or disoriented, and sporting mysterious bruises.” newrepublic.com/post/215938/...

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

MTG has really been going after her own.

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Mandy B 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 @begoodmandy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Just sitting in my spot, with my coffee, watching the ocean

morning clouds with blue sky peeking through, a calm ocean and a rocky shoreline - a lone paddler crossing the bay

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We’re all counting on them following through after the midterms.

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Representative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 28/09/2026

By doing this, the administration is giving the go-ahead to discriminate against students based on their sexual orientation and gender identity, while ignoring the needs of sexual assault survivors in the process. Have a little empathy. How would you feel if this was YOUR child?

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Education Department formally rescinds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students

The Education Department announced Monday it has formally rescinded the Biden-era Title IX interpretation that gave sex-based discrimination protections to students on the basis of sexual orientati…

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Leigh Marthe @lcmarthe65.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

My heart is moved by all I cannot save: so much has been destroyed. I have to cast my lot with those who age after age, perversely, with no extraordinary power, reconstitute the world. ADRIENNE RICH

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Leigh Marthe @lcmarthe65.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Deep trust in life is not a feeling but a stance that you deliberately take. It is the attitude we call courage. BR. DAVID STEINDL-RAST

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Leigh Marthe @lcmarthe65.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

We are made to tell the world that there are no outsiders. DESMOND TUTU

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Leigh Marthe @lcmarthe65.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

It isn’t more light we need, it’s putting into practice what light we already have. When we do that, wonderful things will happen within our lives and within our world. PEACE PILGRIM

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Eight U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during its extended deployment, according to a letter from acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao obtained by CNN. None died.

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Leigh Marthe @lcmarthe65.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Gratitude and reciprocity are the currency of a gift economy, and they have the remarkable property of multiplying with every exchange, their energy concentrating as they pass from hand to hand, a truly renewable resource. ROBIN WALL KIMMERER

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Leigh Marthe @lcmarthe65.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The difference between doing something and doing nothing is everything. DANIEL BERRIGAN

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Leigh Marthe @lcmarthe65.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

In a time of destruction, create something. A poem. A parade. A community. A school. A vow. A moral principle. One peaceful moment. MAXINE HONG KINGSTON

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Leigh Marthe @lcmarthe65.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Participate joyfully in the sorrows of the world. We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy. JOSEPH CAMPBELL

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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

It's been three days since he said this, but I think it deserves an encore: “If we buy $2 billion worth of bananas from Brazil, we’re actually losing $2 billion. So if we stop eating bananas, we actually save $2 billion.” And this guy is in charge of the world's largest economy.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 20/09/2026

"Trump fired the director of the FBI. He’s trying to fire a governor of the Federal Reserve Board. Trump put his face on U.S. currency, in bald contravention of the law. He attempted a fucking coup. Don’t tell me what can’t be done."

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Impeach Them. All of Them.

Hegseth is only the beginning.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Bloomberg reports that officials directly involved in an internal Pentagon investigation found that Peter Thiel’s Palantir Maven Smart System played a significant role in the February 28 U.S. strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Ohio’s only national forest is being opened back up to fracking. The federal government just leased oil and gas rights beneath nearly 2,800 acres of Wayne National Forest for about $11 million, the first competitive lease sale there since 2017.

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Leigh Marthe @lcmarthe65.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Participate joyfully in the sorrows of the world. We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy. JOSEPH CAMPBELL

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Leigh Marthe @lcmarthe65.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

We arrive on this planet empty handed and we will all soon leave empty handed. So then, how and in what spirit do we want to spend the time in between? NIMO PATEL

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Anyone else just tired? It’s constant shenanigans from this administration, and our mental health has taken such a beating. We just wanted to say that if you’re feeling the same way, we understand. We’re here with you and for you. It’s a lot.

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The owners of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory self-regulated.

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Representative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 16/09/2026

A mental health crisis doesn’t have to become a hospital visit or an encounter with law enforcement. But when someone needs a higher level of intervention and care, we need to make sure our systems are working together. That’s what my 988 and 911 Integration Act would help do.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

A massive diesel spill at a New Jersey data center has dumped roughly 5,000 gallons of fuel into wetlands connected to the Meadowlands. Local officials say a “computer glitch” caused the backup generator system to keep calling for fuel. The diesel entered Anderson Creek,

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Shefali Luthra @shefali.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Big news: The family of Tierra Walker, who died after she couldn't get an abortion, is suing a slate of Texas actors in state court, including AG Ken Paxton. They say the state ban is unconstitutional. This is the first suit of its kind. 19thnews.org/2026/09/texa...

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Tierra Walker died after she couldn’t get an abortion. Her family is suing Ken Paxton

The case, filed Tuesday, argues that Texas’ near-total abortion ban violates the state and U.S. Constitutions, which “prohibit state actors from killing their citizens.”

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Good news! We have more time to fight for our national forests. The Forest Service has extended the public comment period on the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. The new deadline is October 6.

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Leigh Marthe @lcmarthe65.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Peace is the generous, tranquil contribution of all to the good of all. ST. ÓSCAR ROMERO

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Leigh Marthe @lcmarthe65.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Nothing is worth more than laughter. It is strength to laugh and to abandon oneself, to be light. FRIDA KAHLO

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Leigh Marthe @lcmarthe65.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Gratefulness is the core of spirituality. BR. DAVID STEINDL-RAST

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

“The United States will no longer limit the planet-warming pollution that power plants pump into the air while burning coal and gas” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/c...

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E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants (Gift Article)

Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Shut up, Jeff Bezos, and your propaganda rag, the current Washington Post. The Kennedy Center is only in trouble because the lowbrow idiot Donald Trump and his stupid, uncultured minions interfered with it, driving away audiences. Adding his vulgar name will *guarantee* bankruptcy, not avoid it.