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Karen Gilden

@rag2.bsky.social
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Writer on Substack. Love history and science. Have a new book out, my 5th. Check out Eve and Me: The Shadow That spans 3,000 Years. Combo women’s history and my own.

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Kristin Louise Raught Photography 🌀 @kristinlraught.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Last night’s Harvest Moon over Seattle. The clouds made it feel even more dramatic as it rose above the Space Needle and the Cascades. Also called the Corn Moon, this is the full moon closest to the autumn equinox.
Orange Harvest Moon behind wispy clouds above Seattle’s Space Needle and skyline, with the Cascade Mountains in the background.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I just checked my voter registration. I encourage all of you to do the same. Try your state's official site. AVOID VoteSafe.Org. It's an Elon Musk scam to harvest data.
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Good Samaritan removes cactus bristles from a young hawk: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/HumansBein...
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🇨🇦JOY 🇨🇦 @joycomes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Long-eared Owls chicks 4 weeks old leave the nest at 26 days and climb and huddle together on branches fed by their parents. They develop flight feathers and are able to take short flights at 5 weeks of age. They will be 15 cm when full grown. Live across the North America, Europe, Asia, N Africa
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The reporters and the press association should all do the logical things in response to Trump's ban on Politico, CNN, MSNOW. Everyone else's response should be to laugh at Trump for being a little bitch. CNN is too much for him? 🤣 A president crying out No Mas, No Mas. Low Energy. Sad.
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is a really important story. You know how over reliance on AI makes you lazy and stupid? This shows how that’s happening within the military — a military, it cannot be pointed out often enough, that’s growing ever more reliant on AI. The children of Shajarah Tayyebah Elementary paid the price
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MS NOW @ms.now · 19/09/2026
NOW: Protesters gather outside the Kennedy Center and are expected to form a human chain in opposition to Trump's takeover of the institution.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Huge turnout at the Kennedy Center tonight! 💚✊ Thank you!
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Matriarchy Now @matriarchy.now · 13/09/2026
💥 Good news! A federal judge just ruled that the Constitution still protects abortion. Let's celebrate this win & keep fighting for bodily autonomy! 👏 #AbortionRights #BodilyAutonomy
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A Federal Judge Says the Constitution Still Protects Abortion
The ruling protects abortion for physical and mental health in Idaho—with the potential for broader impact
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I Quit Smoking 🚭 📚 🐕 @iquitcigs.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Same Here @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social @unauthorizedbeast.bsky.social @sheilaharris.bsky.social @jbminatra.bsky.social @fireeyebooks.bsky.social @mlipsitt.bsky.social @itistherealjas.bsky.social @lyndapole.bsky.social @bluthrunthru.bsky.social @docsociology.bsky.social @corrina.sheshed.rocks 🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Supreme Court DENIES Missouri’s emergency stay application leaving the 2022 congressional map protecting Black voters in Kansas City in place for the midterms. A victory for Elias Law Group, its client and voters of Missouri! www.democracydocket.com/cases/missou...
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🚨 von Glahn v. Hoskins
Learn more here.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/09/2026
We now know harmful “forever chemicals” are likely in the bodies of most people on Earth. Decades ago, 3M knew that these chemicals had seeped into the public’s blood, but they kept that a secret. One 3M scientist helped reporter Sharon Lerner understand how they kept it quiet for so long:
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How the Planet-Altering Disaster of “Forever Chemicals” Was Kept Secret
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Kasey Jones @nikitairoh.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The US has a dark history of unaccountability.
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Just some months earlier, rescued tiger Maruay only knew a concrete floor and a small cage. This is an uninterrupted minute of Maruay with his beloved ball. [📹 wildlife_friends_foundation] Original post
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Jay Troyer @gr8flbluejay.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Criselda Vasquez, American, The New American Gothic, 2017, oil on canvas, 72 x 48 in, private collection The artist's father, portrayed in the painting, was kidnapped by ICE on 31 March 2026
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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
A major change to nuclear power regulation in the US is on track to take effect before the end of year: the removal of a requirement that nuclear operators keep radiation exposures as low as reasonably achievable. #chemsky 🧪
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US nuclear safety overhaul proposal draws support from Dow and others
NRC plan to drop the “as low as reasonably achievable” standard for radiation protection is expected to face legal challenges
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Cut and run to the safe place when the job just gets too monotonous. When you come back from vacation, Reality will STILL be waiting.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 05/09/2026
Good news: he lost.
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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
AMIR IS MISSING IN BROOKLYN. Possibly stolen, last seen at Bleecker and Wyckoff. If you've seen or found him please go here www.lostmydoggie.com/details.cfm?... and/or phone 914-261-0057 and PLEASE RT AMIR.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 06/09/2026
You don't have a right to safe drinking water, a US court just ruled. A Trump-appointed judge also said Americans have no “constitutional right to truthful information” during a public health crisis.
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You don't have a right to safe drinking water, US court rules
A Trump-appointed judge also said Americans have no “constitutional right to truthful information” during a public health crisis.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Democracy Docket has no venture capitalists or corporate investors. It relies on you to help it meet its mission. This weekend Democracy Docket is offering $20 off an annual premium membership — use code LDW20 at checkout. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Federal minimum wage in: 2009: $7.25 2010: $7.25 2011: $7.25 2012: $7.25 2013: $7.25 2014: $7.25 2015: $7.25 2016: $7.25 2017: $7.25 2018: $7.25 2019: $7.25 2020: $7.25 2021: $7.25 2022: $7.25 2023: $7.25 2024: $7.25 2025: $7.25 2026: $7.25 Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.
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Everett @oddswithgop.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The Trump administration on Friday took another step toward stripping federal protections from millions of acres of wetlands, which help filter drinking water for many communities and provide critical habitat for birds, fish and other wildlife. Trump’s making our water less safe now!
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Keith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This dog has been found on Manhattan's East Side - at 61st and 3rd. No IDs, nothing more than what the picture shows. He's happy and friendly and if you know where his human is go here: www.lostmydoggie.com/details.cfm?... and/or phone 877-818-0060 and PLEASE RT!
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Gloria Steinem was an icon and a trailblazer. Her advocacy - from championing reproductive freedom, to fighting for workplace fairness - moved our country forward. All of us can and should draw on her legacy of leadership and advocacy to strive towards making America a better place.
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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“The point is less what we choose than that we have the power to make a choice.” ~Gloria Steinem, 1988. Image: Lynn Gilbert.
This black and white photo shows a woman with long, dark hair, Gloria Steinem, sitting and looking at the camera.
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Suzanne Daley @suzannedaley.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Trees ~ keepers of ancient wisdom, holders of the light 🌲🌿🦎 #greenwitch #forest #nature #trees #animism #peace
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A bird crashed into the glass and lay motionless, but its companion didn't abandon it. It stayed by its side until it was sure that they could both fly again. Original post
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 03/09/2026
This iconic 1971 photo of Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Pitman Hughes has always said so much without saying a word. Two women. Two raised fists. One shared fight for equality. Dorothy passed in 2022. Now Gloria is gone too. Two giants who helped change America. Rest in power, Gloria. ✊🏼✊🏾
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
“Remember, the Constitution doesn’t begin with, ‘I, the president.’ It begins with, ‘We, the people.’ ” —Gloria Steinem at the 2017 Women’s March
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 03/09/2026
We're just hurtling toward immense destruction & suffering & the entire US political class has agreed it's better not to talk about it. "Insanity" barely covers it.
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U.N. Says World Will Miss Its 1.5-Degree Climate Target
Carbon removal combined with emissions reduction is the only remaining pathway to avert catastrophic levels of warming, a new report warns.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This seems highly unconstitutional, right? Imagine if the judiciary had the power to stop a president from committing such an act.
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voteinthemidterms.bsky.social @voteinthemidterms.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
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Steven Goldsmith 🦋 @stevengoldsmith.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I truly believe that everyone gets what they deserve. I really hope that Trump gets exactly what he deserves.
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: Canadian scientists at the University of Waterloo Dr. Brian Ingalls, Dr. Sara Sadr, and Dr. Marc Aucoin have engineered “tumor-eating” bacteria that can invade and consume cancerous tumors from within. A potential breakthrough in cancer treatment research.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Ayman is right. Outrageous news lead which illustrates among other things how much "Arab Muslim-9/11 kinda sorta similar" thinking still pervades news. Also an example of how when u report/predict something that will happen but shouldn't u inevitably to some degree validate it & even encourage it.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
𝟔𝟎+ 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐂 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝟏𝟗𝟏𝟐. 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.
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Barb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The essential feature of our national park system is “its essential democracy … the preservation of the scenery, of the forests, of the wilderness …for the people as a whole instead of leaving the enjoyment thereof to be confined to the very rich who can control private reserves.” - T Roosevelt
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 29/08/2026
Defense submits videos that show federal officers pulled a chemical-soaked mask over Oriana Korol’s face after pepper-spraying her in the face and yelled expletives at her. mrf.lu/2QwPN
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This is s VERY alarming.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🚨BREAKING: The Department of Homeland Security privately confessed that it lacked “high confidence” in its claim that more than 14,000 noncitizens were improperly registered to vote in Pennsylvania, according to a letter from the state’s top election official. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS lacks ‘high confidence’ in its Pennsylvania noncitizen voter roll claims
The disclosure is the latest indication that sweeping noncitizen-voting claims promoted publicly by the Trump administration were based entirely on preliminary or unverified federal data.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
It’s just silly. These are future military leaders. Climate change is going to affect bases, disasters, the Arctic, national security and conflicts for decades. They need to understand it. Pretending the science doesn’t exist doesn’t prepare anyone for the future.
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Trump demands ‘lies’ in West Point climate curriculum, professor says in suit
Exclusive: ‘What’s going on is... just shocking,’ attorney Michael Sussman told The Independent
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
"the money, which was supposed to be used to provide health insurance for poor children, was instead hastily passed through multiple organizations before eventually landing in the bank accounts of two political action committees and the Republican Party of Florida." www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/g...
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Grand jury finds DeSantis administration "misappropriated" $10 million in taxpayer money to Hope Florida
A Florida grand jury found the DeSantis administration misappropriated $10 million in taxpayer money for political purposes.
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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️
Dolly Parton reads to children in the Library’s Great Hall in 2018. Photo by Shawn Miller.
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Dr. Todd Arrington @btarrington.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
“Don’t get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life.” ~Dolly Parton. Image: RCA Records.
This black and white photo shows a blonde woman, Dolly Parton, wearing large hoop earrings and a denim shirt. She looks off to her left.
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The GOP Supreme Court is the greatest threat to our freedoms and democracy. The latest threat came Monday when they agreed to allow Trump’s executive order to go into effectt hat will provide Trump with something never seen before in US history. My article deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/the-gop-su...
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The GOP Supreme Court is the greatest threat to our freedoms and democracy
We must win control of SCOTUS!
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