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David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · yesterday

A common response is "if they know this, why keep drilling?" At BP, many have not internalized the stakes personally. At ExxonMobil, the stakes are well understood, but they're locked in a race for market share, believing if they don't extract it, a competitor will.

David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · yesterday

I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below.

Ian Weissman, DO@drianweissman.bsky.social · 16h ago

"When we've designed public programs in ways that people can't figure out whether they're eligible without consulting lawyers, we've done something wrong. That has huge, huge implications for what's to come." www.npr.org/2026/09/12/n...

A cancer survivor hoped to work — then she lost her Medicaid disability coverage

As state governments grapple with how to determine who's sick enough to be excused from new Medicaid work requirements, some families are already struggling with what illnesses guarantee health covera...

npr.org

@blueberriesandtea.bsky.social · 4h ago

Utah state senator Todd Weiler: “I’ll concede that this decision was partially politically motivated.” Also men: if you block us oppressing you, we’ll cheat and destroy you. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/u...

A Gender War Explodes in Utah Over the Courts, Abortion and Representation (Gift Article)

When Republicans tried to repeal a law that voters passed banning gerrymandering, they found an opposition that flew in the face of Utah women’s “tradwives” imagery.

nytimes.com

Eric Columbus@ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 5d ago

Happy 72nd Birthday to Ruby Bridges, who at the age of 6 desegregated the New Orleans public schools. She’s younger than 30 senators and our last two presidents—and only 7 years older than Barack Obama. The past isn’t past.

Ruby Bridges, age 6Ruby Bridges flanked by three U.S. Marshals on the steps of her schoolNorman Rockwell’s painting depicting the event, “The Problem We All Live With,” originally published as a centerfold in the January 14, 1964 issue of Look magazine. Ruby Bridges talking with President Obama as they look at Rockwell’s painting while it was temporarily displayed at the White House in 2011.
Amy Klobuchar@amyklobuchar.com · 3w ago

Weston Halsne was in the 5th grade when he survived the shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School. Almost a year later, he and his mom share how much life has changed, and how they remember and honor Harper and Fletcher outdoors – where they loved to be.

Team Talarico@teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · last mo.

James Talarico on Texas officially banning THC: “Texans aren’t going to stop smoking weed and eating edibles because politicians in Austin say so. We are now telling full-grown adults how to live their lives. This is the nanny state at its worst; this is big government at its worst."

Jemele Hill@jemelehill.bsky.social · last mo.

The WNBA has never had a trans woman play in the league’s 30-year history and now the right and other anti-trans activists are hammering the league over something that has never been an issue, proving once again it isn’t about protection but exhibiting cruelty toward trans people.