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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 17h
At an event held by the MAHA Institute, RFK Jr said he wanted the federal government to feed Americans' private health data to AI to find evidence to support his anti-science ideology. He also said AI can make “better-informed” decisions than doctors, despite AI’s reputation for hallucinations.
News alert graphic featuring a photo of RFK Jr. against a data center background, with a headline reading  "RFK Jr. wants to feed your private health data to AI"
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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Three counties in Florida have declared states of emergency due to “unprecedented levels” of locally acquired dengue fever, and while I do not mean to catastrophize, I must admit that I’m starting to think the claims that we’re ready for future outbreaks were wrong.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
30 September 1894 | A German Jewish woman, Margarete Schmul, was born in Rogoźno (Rogasen). She lived in Berlin. In 1942, she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber. --- Women at Auschwitz Read: lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_kobiety_en Listen: youtu.be/ijTxtbNlJO8
Black-and-white portrait of a woman with a calm expression, wearing a light blouse.
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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
1/ Flu season is starting, which also means flu myths are back. Since I recently found myself having one of these conversations with someone in line at the grocery store, I thought it would be good to share. So, here are four of the most common flu vaccine myths you may hear this season...
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Unaccompanied migrant children “remain one of the most isolated and vulnerable groups of people in this country. The Trump administration has decided to exploit their position by threatening their access to legal representation and making it impossible for their attorneys to act in their interests.”
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International Society for Biocuration @biocurator.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The ISB Annual General Meeting is coming up on October 22. We'll give an update on the society and hear from our two career award winners. See www.biocuration.org/annual-gener... for details and to register. The AGM is free and open to all.
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Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2026 – International Society for Biocuration
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
More: www.cnbc.com/2026/09/25/n...
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NIH funding cuts delayed a promising childhood brain cancer trial. Patients lost time they didn't have
A delayed clinical trial underscores the stakes of federal research funding cuts for children with DIPG, a deadly brain tumor with few treatment options.
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
The White House is using funds meant to protect the country from terror attacks to illegally fund campaign commercials. Another flagrant example of how this administration’s rampant corruption and lawlessness hurt our national security.
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"The community action program that serves Aroostook, Washington and Hancock Counties said it is getting up to 200 voicemails a day from residents who are anxious about how they will pay their fuel bills this winter...Heating oil prices in Maine have now topped six dollars a gallon." #MEpolitics
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Northern Mainers fear they can't afford heating bills this winter
AVEC Community Action, which serves Aroostook, Washington and Hancock Counties, says residents are already calling for emergency fuel assistance.
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JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 29/09/2026
Oiled out my latest. It makes such a difference to vibrance & depth. Sharpless 162 51×76 cm 20×30″ Oil on canvas 2026 There will be no prints (probably) Not shipping to the US. earthskyart.ca/product/shar...
Painting of swirling orange red and yellow nebula gas with a blueish bubble in the centre with hundreds of stars.
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Plague Poems @plaguepoems.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
To whom it may concern, Having considered the sorts of behaviors (and sorts of beliefs) that constitute “being normal” in our present society, I have concluded that it’s not a bad thing to be deemed abnormal.
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Earth BioGenome Project 🌍 @ebpgenome.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Science is a team effort. Every reference genome depends on collaboration across the fields of biology, sequencing, genome assembly, and bioinformatics. Thanks to Marta Riutort and the Catalan Initiative for the Earth BioGenome Project team for sharing this work in Catalan. Moltes gràcies! 👏🧬🌿
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Two researchers work together aboard a small boat, handling marine sampling equipment over calm blue water. One researcher holds a sampling device while the other prepares a collection container. English and Catalan text highlights the Catalan Initiative for the Earth BioGenome Project and explains that researchers from more than thirty institutions have worked together since 2019 to sequence the biodiversity of the Catalan-speaking territories as part of the global Earth BioGenome Project.

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Dos investigadors treballen junts a bord d'una petita embarcació mentre manipulen equips de mostreig marí sobre aigües tranquil·les. Un sosté un dispositiu de mostreig mentre l'altre prepara un recipient per a les mostres. La imatge inclou text en anglès i català que destaca la Iniciativa Catalana per a l'Earth BioGenome Project i explica que, des del 2019, investigadors de més de trenta institucions col·laboren per seqüenciar la biodiversitat dels territoris de parla catalana com a part de la missió global de l'Earth BioGenome Project.Photo 6 (Marine fieldwork aboard a research vessel)

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Two researchers lean over the side of a research boat while collecting marine samples under bright sunlight. Buckets and sampling equipment are visible on the deck, with the open sea in the background. English and Catalan text explains that the knowledge generated through reference genomes will support future discoveries and help guide biodiversity conservation, scientific research, agriculture, and environmental decision-making.

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Dos investigadors s'inclinen sobre la borda d'una embarcació de recerca mentre recullen mostres marines sota la llum intensa del sol. A la coberta s'hi veuen galledes i equips de mostreig, amb el mar al fons. La imatge inclou text en anglès i català que explica que el coneixement generat a partir dels genomes de referència contribuirà als descobriments del futur i ajudarà a orientar la conservació de la biodiversitat, la recerca científica, l'agricultura i la presa de decisions ambientals.
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Die Sankoré-Schriften @sankoreschriften.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
These 6 charts show how NIH research funding has been reshaped under Trump www.npr.org/2026/09/24/n...
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These 6 charts show how NIH research funding has been reshaped under Trump
Stories of science funding being cut, labs shutting down and scientists losing jobs have flooded the media under Trump's administration. These six graphics show how those changes have affected U.S. bi...
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 28/09/2026
We posted a few days ago about the death and state of emergency associated with dengue in Florida. We thought we’d also take a minute to expand on what dengue is and how it spreads.
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 28/09/2026
More than 38,000 residential school survivors testified to the abuse they experienced as children. Next September, Canada plans to destroy their records.
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Canada plans to destroy thousands of residential school testimonies. These women are trying to save them
The 38,000 testimonies are the largest body of evidence about children’s experiences in these institutions. Journalist Connie Walker and lawyer Kimberly Murray say losing it would mean losing history — both painful and illuminating
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Jennifer Biddle @jenbiddle.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
WTAF with the plot of the Love hypothesis being a grad student dating a professor. At least they bring up title IX and then completely ignore it. 🤦🏻‍♀️
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Michele Bogart @urbaninsideout.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Like this view? You won’t experience it anymore if the presidential arch is approved. You’ll just see a militarized structure that is a symbolic embodiment of the brand. Probably will also include a banner with his pic on it, as seen at DOJ and elsewhere. You can comment by 9/29.
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The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR) @tairnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Three years of exhaustive community webinars, workshops, surveys and engagement have helped to awareness and develop new protocols and guidelines for #FAIR #datasharing 🧪 Article in "Database"➡️ bit.ly/4yfS1Tr @agbiodata.bsky.social #opendata #openaccess #scholcomm #plantscience #PlantBiology
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The future is FAIR: a community framework for enhanced data management and data sharing
Abstract. The AgBioData consortium is a community-driven initiative supporting >40 genomic, genetic, and breeding (GGB) databases for agricultural resea
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Centuries of Sound @centuriesofsound.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Thread where I post a music video* I like from every** year in order. *definition extremely flexible, as you will immediately see **obviously I'm going to have to skip many years at the start
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JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 27/09/2026
Sunday space art #sciart Home of Giants 86×96.5cm 34x38in Oil on canvas 2026 Based on a JWST Nircam image of a stellar nursery & the home of the massive stars Pismis 24-1 & 2 which are 74 & 66 times the size of our sun. earthskyart.ca/product/home...
Large impressionist painting of a swirling orange yellow and red nebula at the bottom and upper right , some white clouds above
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Mr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 27/09/2026
The CDC awarded a no-bid contract for exploring whether immunizing pregnant women would lead to autism in their children; to pay for this contract, the CDC took $362,000 from a program that provides free vaccines to about half American children. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...
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‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 27/09/2026
Automatic license plate reader technology has no place in our neighborhoods. Join this month’s action call on Tuesday, September 29 at 8pm ET / 5pm PT to discuss the dangers of surveillance technology and how you can take action in your community to fight against this tech.
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ACLU People Power September Action Call: Get the Flock Out
I'm attending this event - sign up now to join me!
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
27 September 1902 | A Dutch Jew, Leo de Vries was born in Amsterdam. A bank clerk. He arrived at #Auschwitz from Westerbork on 5 March 1944. He was among 477 people from his transport who were murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Vought is breaking the law but he is not “going rogue.” At his confirmation hearings, Vought told Republicans he would do this and they voted for him anyway. If they want to stop him, they still can via impeachment. They won’t.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
27 September 1937 | A French Jewish girl, Myriam Bloch, was born in Metz. She arrived at #Auschwitz on 20 December 1943 in a transport of 850 Jews deported from Drancy. She was among 505 of them murdered in gas chambers after the selection. -- Children at Auschwitz: youtu.be/aYKx_zpLSqA
A vintage photo of a young gile standing and holding a toy. The girl is smiling and dressed in a light-colored outfit with curly hair.
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Society of Toxicology @sotoxicology.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Don’t forget to apply or nominate deserving colleagues for a 2026 SOT Award by October 9. Join us in celebrating the remarkable contributions to toxicology and support the future of our field! Learn more: toxchange.toxicology.org/blogs/reza-r...
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ACLU @aclu.org · 26/09/2026
Every eligible voter has the right to vote without intimidation. Learn more about the work we’re doing to safeguard the right to vote this election season.
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Defending Our Vote: The ACLU’s election safeguarding program | American Civil Liberties Union
Across the country, we’re already organizing and mobilizing with our neighbors as part of our largest ever election safeguarding initiative, investing more than $24.5 million to protect our right to v...
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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Start to finish making of process for one of my porcelain tentacle handle cups! Throwing, trimming, glazing You can buy a unique cup like this on my website, www.roseschmits.com
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Worth noting Susan Collins keeps wading deeper and deeper into the pool. First when pressed she said she didn't regret the vote. Then she said she'd vote for Kav again. Now she's talking him up and volunteering that she has no regrets. All from a woman who pledged to protect Roe! #MEpolitics
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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 25/09/2026
The cruelty is undeniable here. Miscarriages can be devastating & they require medical care. Pregnant women shouldn’t be unjustly detained & warehoused in the first place. And now, ICE is refusing to collect data on miscarriages in custody. Horrifying, shameful, & completely unacceptable.
An article by The Guardian titled: Revealed: ICE lost count of miscarriages, while detaining a record number of pregnant women
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Once again, the Supreme Court prioritizes imaginary harms done to Trump by not allowing him to indulge in his conspiracy theories, as opposed to the very real harm done to citizens who may lose the ability to vote in this case.
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If you care about keeping the Academy of Natural Sciences open to the public in Philadelphia, I need you to read and share this thread. Trish Wellenbach was sent from the mayor's office to oversee the Academy of Natural sciences situation. She needs to hear from us. Here comes the action item:
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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Carrying water, smh PBS “News”. The campaign is about suppressing legitimate voters, since there are not enough invalid votes cast to change any election outcome.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
No one alive has seen a president choose to walk into the teeth of American greed. A THREAD. PLUS: Ask me anything.
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Brittney Elizabeth Stoneburg @brittandbone.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I've worked for a natural history museum for 11 years at this point (man, yikes) and while it is sad, it isn't surprising to see two major institutions facing closure this year.
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Dr. Earyn McGee @afroherper.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Herpetology is very much a white and male field because of racism. There's no getting around that. Historically and presently Black people were/are not seen as knowledge holders and contributors by the academy.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Incredible. First Secretary Mullin claimed that DHS had identified 15,903 noncitizens on Nevada’s voter roll. Then DHS officials told a skeptical Nevada, no no no, that’s just people we flagged. Here are the names of 185 people we KNOW aren’t citizens. All 185 were citizens. DHS got 100% wrong.
When the Department of Homeland Security sent Nevada a list of 185 names last month that it claimed identified noncitizens who had been improperly allowed to register to vote, state election officials got to work.
On Tuesday, the state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
"As for the 185 individuals, our records indicate that they were citizens," Greg D. Ott, a deputy attorney general in Nevada, wrote, according to a copy of a letter sent to Department of Homeland Security officials obtained through open records requests.
"You have provided nothing of substance to suggest otherwise."Following the meeting, Ms. Vogt sent a clarifying email to Nevada officials. "I also wanted to be sure I clarified that we did not reduce the 15,903 to 185," she wrote. "We've manually reviewed some of the 15,903 and confirmed 185 are not U.S. Citizens."
Now, Nevada officials are saying even that 185 number is wrong. They also took issue with a letter D.H.S. sent them in early September, in which the agency reiterated its initial claims about nearly 16,000 noncitizens on the rolls and pressured state officials to review each case in a letter to Nevada officials in early September.
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The Call is Coming From Ianside the House @ianfortey.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Here is a dog under my desk. If you have been following me for more than a week you may know that this isn't my dog. I didn't get a new dog. I'm working right now and have no idea where this came from
A small white dog under my deskA small white dog under my desk in the basement
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
MURRAY: The Trump admin falsely labeled birth control as abortion. Do you agree that an IUD is an abortifacient? OVERTON: If confirmed, I'll be fully briefed M: That's not an answer. The prospect of an FDA commissioner who doesn't know that birth control isn't an abortion is deeply alarming O: 😊
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Apropos of this, the notes from the discussion at NIEHS Council are now available. www.niehs.nih.gov/sites/defaul... 1/8
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Michael Hiller @hillermich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Happy to share results of the @bat1kgenomes.bsky.social phase 1, providing reference genomes covering 21 bat families. New insights into bat phylogeny, ancestral genome reconstruction, European origin & ancestral echolocation. Great work by a team of 100+ colleagues www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Reference genomes and fossils revise bat family phylogeny and biogeography - Nature
An updated phylogeny of bats is presented, based on new genome assemblies and many ancient fossils and including all known bat families.
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Society of Toxicology @sotoxicology.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
ATTENTION POSTDOC TRAINEES: Apply for the SOT New Experiences in Toxicology Program (NEXT) Award which provides support to individuals seeking to transition into a professional position in toxicology. The application deadline is September 30: www.toxicology.org/education/st...
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
23 September 1874 | A Jewish man, Albert (Avram) Franco, was born in Constantinople. He lived in Paris. In February 1944, he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber. --- VIDEO: gas chambers and crematoria of the Auschwitz camp: youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
Portrait of a man, featuring a close-up of the individual with a prominent mustache, wearing a dark suit and tie.
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Your Local Epidemiologist @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
1/ Having trouble finding your fall vaccines? You’re not imagining it. Flu, RSV, and Covid vaccines should be available this fall, but there are some unexpected snags in the system that may make them harder to find or access. Here's what's going on.
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
What. A. Day. NIH grant-making was paused for several hours today. Not sure who gave the order. But in light of the Friday night Bhattacharya-Vought feud & threatened EO to implement #ScienceDeathPanels, my money is on Russell Vought. I learned of the pause from a colleague around 11:30. 🧵
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American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology @asbmb.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NIH funding decisions should be made by scientific experts, not political appointees. Protecting rigorous peer review safeguards public trust, biomedical progress and U.S. scientific leadership. ➡️Learn more: www.asbmb.org/advocacy/pos... #ScienceServesUsAll #ASBMBAdvocates
Graphic reading "Science Serves Us All" over a blue scientific background with the ASBMB logo.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 22/09/2026
Democratic attorneys general from California and New York sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its plans to buy back offshore wind leases as President Donald Trump seeks to discourage the expansion of wind energy in favor of fossil fuels. to.pbs.org/4hEtTE2
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New York and California sue to block Trump's plans to cancel offshore wind projects
Democratic attorneys general from California and New York are suing the Trump administration over its plans to buy back offshore wind leases as it seeks to discourage expansion of wind energy in favor...
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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 22/09/2026
The Humanitarian Archives Emergency Project is doing great work and wants to hear from you! www.datarescueproject.org/hae-coalitio...
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Humanitarian Archive Emergency Coalition: Get Involved Remotely!
The DRP has been pleased to be part of a growing coalition concerned about the future of humanitarian archives amid challenges to foreign aid funding.  In response to these concerns, a Steering Commi...
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Collins Watch @collinswatch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Susan Collins's longtime campaign finance director -- who happens to be the spouse of Collins's longtime chief of staff and campaign manager -- appearing to condone and participate in an illegal scheme to replace the name of a campaign contributor after the money has already been sent. #MEpolitics
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