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Excited to see the new CBC Nature of Things episode, "Empire of Bats" is now streaming on CBC Gem (singup is free): gem.cbc.ca/the-nature-o... Episode features Jerrica Jamison flying 🦇 as well as running vampire bats, of course! @utscbiology.bsky.social @utsc.utoronto.ca
Empire of Bats | The Nature of Things | CBC Gem
New hosts Sarika Cullis-Suzuki and Anthony Morgan take on The Nature of Things, the world's longest-running science documentary series.
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion. Read that back. When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
Herbarium director position opening at Oregon State University @osu-herbarium.bsky.social Great opportunity for herbarium- and field-trained botanists at any rank. bpp.oregonstate.edu/bpp/about/op...
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Trump's pardons cost victims and taxpayers $1.3 billion, House Judiciary Committee Democrats' review says www.cbsnews.com/news/trumps-...
Trump's pardons cost victims and taxpayers $1.3 billion, House Judiciary Committee Democrats' review says
President Trump's acts of clemency often release criminals with "no further fines, restitution, probation or other conditions."
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“Over 250 million acres of public lands are eligible for sale in the bill, including local recreation areas, wilderness study areas and inventoried roadless areas.” www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
250+ million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR budget reconciliation package
The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 250 million acres, including local recreation areas, wild...
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Newsom’s social media team is killing it. (This isn’t an old picture. It’s from right now. I asked.) 😂😂😂😂
Deploying the military on U.S. soil as law enforcement against Americans was on page 555 of Project 2025. So don’t say “I didn’t vote for this,” because you did. This isn’t a response. This was always their plan.
This is what Canadians discussing politics sounds like... At least a lot of the time! (....not all the time...) Here's an issue. No demonizing, focus on issues. Cuz he's Canadian.
AmericaWeNeedToTalk@americaneedstotalk.bsky.social · last yr.Drew Scott, thank you for speaking up
Trump is refusing to release the guest list of his pay-to-pay crypto dinner, as his press secretary Karoline Leavitt argues that the dinner is in his “personal time." Personal time that brought in $147,586,796.41. https://trib.al/6v14y1y
Karoline Leavitt Says You’ll Never Know Who’s at Trump’s Crypto Dinner
Trump’s press secretary made a shocking defense of the obvious pay-to-play dinner with Trump.
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It only takes 4 Republicans in the House, or 4 in the Senate to stop this.
I have never seen anything like this in NYC. 5th Ave covered from 42nd St well to the 20s. Nobody prepared for this volume. Volunteers are holding the traffic on all the side streets. No police in sight. #handsoff
Mor Naaman@informor.bsky.social · last yr.Fifth Ave jammed #handsoff
I urge Canadians, news organizations, and officials to boycott Musk’s platform. I dont want to host bots forever—Bluesky is decentralized, transparent, and free from billionaire control.
Unofficial CTV News Mirror@ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social · last yr.Online news blackout, misinformation could leave voters in the dark, experts warn
10:50 a.m.: WisDems issue a press release saying Elon Musk "committed a blatant felony" in his post about his plans to "hand over two checks for a million dollars each" in Wisconsin on Sunday. Just over a half hour later, reports show Musk deleted the tweet.
I knew this was coming. Time to donate (more), people.
NPR@npr.org · last yr.A U.S. House subcommittee led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has called the chief executives of the nation's two largest public broadcasters to Capitol Hill to testify on Wednesday, with an eye to wiping out the federal funding their institutions receive.
A Pentagon-wide advisory that went out one week ago warns against using the Signal, the messaging app, even for unclassified information.
A Pentagon-wide email recently went out warning about Signal's vulnerability
A Pentagon-wide advisory that went out one week ago warns against using the Signal, the messaging app, even for unclassified information.
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“Sir, sir, you can’t go in there,” said head of guest services Melanie Cole, gently taking the vice president by the elbow and escorting him back out the front door.
JD Vance Reminded Caddies Not Allowed In Clubhouse
WEST PALM BEACH, FL—Finding himself stopped upon entering a building at the Trump International Golf Club, Vice President JD Vance was reportedly reminded by a staff member Tuesday that caddies are no...
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...after warning that universities that allow protests won't get feds $$ and that protesters shouldn't wear masks. So they're afraid of student protests? (China, ahem!) Let's bring on the student protests, before they bring out the tanks.
The Associated Press@apnews.com · last yr.BREAKING: Judge orders the Trump administration not to deport a Palestinian activist pending legal fight over his detention.
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell. This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
Super scary. www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Elon Musk's task force has gained access to sensitive Treasury payment systems, sources say
The Department of Government Efficiency, run by President Donald Trump’s billionaire adviser and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has gained access to sensitive Treasury data including Social Security and Medicar...
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