m-ia.bsky.social @m-ia.bsky.social · 13/01/2026an infuriating 🎁 for y’all www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...nytimes.comE.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution 000
m-ia.bsky.social @m-ia.bsky.social · 12/01/2026for those not on Substack, here’s the Michael de Adder image in full: (but do subscribe to his various accounts, if you’re able!) 020
m-ia.bsky.social @m-ia.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Another (sadly) great one from Michael de Adder open.substack.com/pub/deadder/...open.substack.comShooterThe Globe and Mail 000
m-ia.bsky.social @m-ia.bsky.social · 28/11/2025Another from political cartoonist Michael de Adder! @deadder.bsky.social 031
m-ia.bsky.social @m-ia.bsky.social · 25/11/2025In memory of Myles Tierney (11/25/1964-1/10/1999), as good a friend and creative thinker as he was a reporter www.nytimes.com/1999/01/13/n...nytimes.comMyles Tierney, 34, a Journalist Who Specialized in African War (Published 1999) 010
Reposted by @m-ia.bsky.socialKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 18/11/2025I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered. He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here : www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...washingtonpost.comOpinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expressionThe Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events. 301239509158
Reposted by @m-ia.bsky.socialJeff Brady @jeffbradynews.bsky.social · 15/11/2025As villages across the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta clean up from remnants of Typhoon Halong, they face another loss. Public radio and television station KYUK has lost federal funding and plans to make cuts in January. My @npr.org story: www.npr.org/2025/11/14/n...npr.orgAlaska station that covered devastating storm cuts jobsA public TV and radio station in Western Alaska serves dozens of villages damaged by Typhoon Halong. But with federal funding eliminated, KYUK makes severe cuts to its staff and news department. 16378162
Reposted by @m-ia.bsky.socialOregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 15/11/2025Omg this is so cool Discovered the very first hoofed animal and it isn't a mammal arstechnica.com/science/2025...arstechnica.comWyoming dinosaur mummies give us a new view of duck-billed speciesExquisitely preserved fossils come from a single site in Wyoming. 372413441
Reposted by @m-ia.bsky.socialDenise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Rising food prices frustrate families in Puerto Rico: ‘I limit myself to the bare minimum’ Food insecurity hits hardest those already living with limited resources and confronts the island with its structural weaknesses english.elpais.com/internationa...english.elpais.comRising food prices frustrate families in Puerto Rico: ‘I limit myself to the bare minimum’Food insecurity hits hardest those already living with limited resources and confronts the island with its structural weaknesses 04823
Reposted by @m-ia.bsky.socialcandasaurusrex.bsky.social @candasaurusrex.bsky.social · 09/11/2025Devoured this book in 3 days. Excellent narrative storytelling following several families, with data and stats interwoven. Extremely timely with current SNAP events and talk of affordability. 415836
Reposted by @m-ia.bsky.socialMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 04/11/2025I don't know what will happen in NYC tonight, but I do know that regardless of outcome, any number of public figures, celebrities, politicians and institutions that oppose Mamdani have done so with a level of rhetorical ugliness, racism, and dishonesty that should neither be forgotten nor forgiven. 9577061518
Reposted by @m-ia.bsky.socialDenise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 04/11/2025Black Kos: Keep Melissa recovery in the headlines Don’t allow recovery efforts and support to drop out of the headlines Commentary by Black Kos Editor Denise Oliver Velez www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...dailykos.comBlack Kos: Keep Melissa recovery in the headlinesDon’t allow recovery efforts and support to drop out of the headlines Commentary by Black Kos Editor Denise Oliver Velez I realize that a lot of Dump regime insanity, and important local ... 17647
Reposted by @m-ia.bsky.socialPhilip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Now we know what’s gonna be on the menu at the new east wing catering hall and other Trump shakedown clubhouses. 06827
Reposted by @m-ia.bsky.socialBlock Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Chicago cyclists are buying out tamale carts to keep vendors home and safe from ICE. blockclubchi.co/42KQ57O 151356390
Reposted by @m-ia.bsky.socialBob Geiger @bobgeiger.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Sadly apt art in these United States: A 3,000-pound ice sculpture of the word “Democracy” placed in the sun on the National Mall on Wednesday morning, in direct view of the U.S. Capitol as a vanishing reminder, its creators said, of rapidly eroding rights. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...washingtonpost.comOn the National Mall, ‘Democracy’ drips in daylightBen Cohen, of Ben & Jerry’s, helped bring a 3,000-pound ice sculpture to the capital as a warning that “democracy is melting away before our very eyes.” 226477
Reposted by @m-ia.bsky.socialDenise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Adopt a grandparent: Fighting senior hunger in Puerto Rico who13.com/hispanic-her...who13.com 0156
Reposted by @m-ia.bsky.socialWIRED @wired.com · 04/10/2025Workers at one agency were given unhinged, partisan language to use when setting out-of-office replies.wrd.cmFederal Workers Are Being Told to Blame Democrats for the ShutdownWorkers at one agency were given unhinged, partisan language to use when setting out-of-office replies. 2327374
Reposted by @m-ia.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown. Let me explain the stakes and how we got here. 427141527078
Reposted by @m-ia.bsky.socialPaul Rabin @rabinpw.bsky.social · 30/09/2025@riseandresist.bsky.social will be in front of 26 Worth on Thursday, 12-1, as we were last week. www.flickr.com/photos/19472...flickr.comSeptember 25, 2025 Rise and Resist Immigration Vigil, 26 Federal Plaza, NYCExplore this photo album by Robert Croonquist on Flickr! 0123
Reposted by @m-ia.bsky.socialZohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Sickening behavior by this agent. The fact that Mayor Adams has rolled out the red carpet for ICE is a stain on our city. 1207221625591
Reposted by @m-ia.bsky.socialLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 16/09/2025A Black man and a homeless man were found hanging from trees in Mississippi yesterday, for those who haven’t seen yet because it’s barely made it out of local news. 734149427873
Reposted by @m-ia.bsky.socialMari 🏳️⚧️ @mariposaeldridge.bsky.social · 16/09/2025A Black woman literally fired for talking about "white men". 2213
Reposted by @m-ia.bsky.socialDenise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 13/09/2025Caribbean Matters: Rubio continues attacks on Cuban medical missions www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...dailykos.comCaribbean Matters: Rubio continues attacks on Cuban medical missionsCaribbean Matters is a weekly series from Daily Kos. Hope you’ll join us here every Saturday. If you are unfamiliar with the region, check out Caribbean Matters: Getting to know the countries of ... 128648
m-ia.bsky.social @m-ia.bsky.social · 12/09/2025via @muellershewrote.com‘s excellent piece in her The Breakdown: “The series of arrows, which the WSJ reported as signifying ‘transgender ideology‘ is actually the controller sequence to drop a 500kg bomb in the [Helldivers2] game.” And, per @notalegalrecord.net , wt—? is “transgender ideology”? 000
Reposted by @m-ia.bsky.socialDenise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 08/09/202520 years since Katrina: How the US refused Cuban doctors as New Orleans drowned As the people of New Orleans suffered from mass devastation and state neglect following Hurricane Katrina, Cuba’s offer of solidarity was rejected peoplesdispatch.org/2025/08/28/2...peoplesdispatch.org20 years since Katrina: How the US refused Cuban doctors as New Orleans drowned : Peoples DispatchAs the people of New Orleans suffered from mass devastation and state neglect following Hurricane Katrina, Cuba’s offer of solidarity was rejected 66940
Reposted by @m-ia.bsky.socialMorgan Fairchild @morgfair.bsky.social · 08/09/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...nytimes.comOpinion | The Clue to Unlocking Parkinson’s May Be All Around Us 87419
m-ia.bsky.social @m-ia.bsky.social · 08/09/2025“Many people say it, not just me!” is the high value treat political msg, for me. (I.e., that these things are not _only about trolling, but also about not letting perceptions of power continue to hijack the trolley.) 020
Reposted by @m-ia.bsky.socialJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 07/09/2025The Administration has uncovered absolutely incontrovertible evidence that a macroeconomist who was asked to give macroeconomic advice, responded by giving macroeconomic advice, while owning a house. 411033255
Reposted by @m-ia.bsky.socialJeff Brady @jeffbradynews.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Do you cook with a gas stove? I do, but never use it without the vented hood running full blast (no more radio while cooking 😕). Some public health scientists have known about risks for decades. My 2023 story about how gas utilities avoided regulation holds up well. www.npr.org/2023/10/17/1...npr.orgHow gas utilities used tobacco tactics to avoid gas stove regulationsGas stoves emit potentially harmful pollutants, but utilities and their trade group avoided regulation with tactics perfected by the tobacco industry to cast doubt on science showing health problems. 44612
Reposted by @m-ia.bsky.socialJonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 04/09/2025This is awesome 33508154
Reposted by @m-ia.bsky.socialGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 04/09/2025They are privatizing Medicare, which means they will profit off denial of coverage. Say no to the GOP or face loss of insurance. 616115875125
Reposted by @m-ia.bsky.socialDenise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Puerto Rico’s Government Paid Millions to Container Inspection Company in Potentially Illegal Disbursements periodismoinvestigativo.com/2025/08/puer...periodismoinvestigativo.comPuerto Rico’s Government Paid Millions to Container Inspection Company in Potentially Illegal DisbursementsThe Governor canceled the contract on Monday, six weeks after the CPI began investigating the matter and sought interviews with the relevant agencies. 0236
Reposted by @m-ia.bsky.socialzzorgon.bsky.social @zzorgon.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Denmark and Greenland apologize for painful legacy of forced Inuit contraception apnews.com/article/denm... #ndn #greenlandapnews.comDenmark and Greenland apologize for painful legacy of forced Inuit contraceptionDenmark and Greenland have apologized for their historic roles in the mistreatment of Greenlandic Indigenous girls and women, including forced contraception. 092
Reposted by @m-ia.bsky.socialDenise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 25/08/2025Puerto Rico’s schools unequipped to cope with hotter heat waves subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...subscriber.politicopro.comE&E News: Puerto Rico’s schools unequipped to cope with hotter heat wavesThere are guidelines for moving students to places with air conditioning during extreme heat, but students often have limited options. 0166
Reposted by @m-ia.bsky.socialJohn Scalzi @scalzi.com · 24/08/2025This feels like a spot of good news www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...sciencedaily.comScientists found the missing nutrients bees need — Colonies grew 15-foldScientists have developed a breakthrough food supplement that could help save honeybees from devastating declines. By engineering yeast to produce six essential sterols found in pollen, researchers pr... 576250677285
Reposted by @m-ia.bsky.socialDenise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 22/08/2025"Caribbean Film Festival Joins Sankofa Day celebrations" Sankofa Day is a full-day cultural event honouring the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. newsday.co.tt/2025/08/22/c...newsday.co.ttCaribbean Film Festival Joins Sankofa Day celebrations - Trinidad and Tobago NewsdayCaribbean Film Festival (CFF), the leading platform for Caribbean and diaspora cinema, announces its official programming as part of Sankofa Day at Sankofa Square, Toronto on August 23. 15224
m-ia.bsky.social @m-ia.bsky.social · 22/08/2025gothamist.com/news/nypd-na...gothamist.comNYPD nabs alleged WNBA sex-toy tosser, lawyer says DA hunting crypto bros behind the crazeAn Ohio man surrendered after allegedly hitting a 12-year-old girl with a green phallus. His lawyer says prosecutors want him to name names. 020
Reposted by @m-ia.bsky.socialHarms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 21/08/2025"I was committed to opening a shelter where trans people could receive competent care." "[A] space where unhoused trans people could be served by trans staff, who could earn well above minimum wage, and express their gender without fear." #California #NewYork #USA #Housingassignedmedia.orgThe First City-Funded Trans Homeless Shelter Wasn’t In New York, it Was in San Francisco — AssignedThe Taimon Booton Navigation Center, a shelter for homeless trans people in San Francisco. has been through many struggles, but former staff are proud of what they accomplished with the first… 14716
Reposted by @m-ia.bsky.socialSister Unity @sisterunity.bsky.social · 21/08/2025Putin showing off by pissing on his pet dog. 031
