Kim Walker
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RN, SAFE examiner, CalSAFE Council member, and Mom. Married to firefighter. #BelieveSurvivors #StandWithScience
With her and Mitch McConnell, it's all gone a bit Leonid Brezhnev. Frail old codgers desperately holding onto power and privilege.
Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social · 2d agoRepublican Congresswoman Kay Granger has passed away at age 83. Reports show that she was in an assisted living facility during the final months of her time in office.
Columbia Journalism School just announced that former '60 Minutes' correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Scott Pelley have been appointed Journalists in Residence for the 2026–27 academic year.
New research that reduces fertilizer dependence and is climate friendly
SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19)@covid19disease.bsky.social · 4d ago🚨 After 40 years of research, Brazilian scientist Dr. Mariangela Hungria wins the World Food Prize for pioneering a $2 nitrogen-fixing bacteria treatment that replaces costly fertilizers, saves farmers $25 billion annually, and cuts 230 million tons of CO₂ emissions.
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Department of Justice lawsuit to compel Illinois to provide its complete statewide voter registration database. Another big victory for Elias Law Group and its clients. DOJ is now 0-19 in these cases. ELG remains undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/illino...
🚨 United States of America v. Matthews
Learn more.
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“when Hawaii’s State Senate Bill 2471 goes into effect in 2027, it will be illegal for corporations to spend money to influence elections in Hawaii.” www.liberalcurrents.com/the-corporat...
The Corporate Power Reset
Legislation in Hawaii and Montana shows how pro-democracy advocates can fight back against Citizens United.
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This has been going on for a while, yet, still working. These are new allegations. "Leto has been plagued by allegations of sexual misconduct for years, but has denied all wrongdoing. No criminal charges have ever been filed against him." www.cbsnews.com/news/jared-l...
4 women accuse U.S. actor Jared Leto of committing sexual offenses against them when they were teens
Four women say Hollywood star Jared Leto committed sexual crimes against them when they were teenagers, in interviews with the BBC.
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Alex Pettis’ mom’s message. 💚 We can’t believe it’s already been six months.
Emmett Till was born right here in Chicago on July 25, 1941. And it is with deep humility and great pride that I signed legislation this week at Roberts Temple to declare his birthday as the Illinois Day of Reflection and Remembrance of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley.
BREAKING: In my lawsuit against Todd Blanche for the Epstein Files, Judge Sullivan has just ordered Blanche to produce, in camera (in chambers), the UNREDACTED emails & documents, and Blanche must bring documentation supporting his representations the DOJ’s redactions are what he claims they are.
EXCLUSIVE: California Dems are ramping up their campaign against a nationally-watched voter ID initiative in the state, with gubernatorial frontrunner Xavier Becerra leading a new effort to quash the measure.
California Dems ramp up anti-voter ID fight
Xavier Becerra, the gubernatorial frontrunner, will fundraise for a new effort to defeat a state voter ID initiative.
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PM Carney: "I'm going to take this opportunity to thank President Scheinbaum and the Mexican people for sending 200 firefighters to help us with our fires here. That's what friends do when you have crisis and fires." 🎥 Credit CBC News ❤️🍁🇨🇦TEAM CANADA FOREVER🇨🇦🍁❤️ ❤️🍁🇨🇦VIVE LE CANADA🇨🇦🍁❤️
In case you didn’t have enough reasons to love Spanish football, here’s some more wholesome content of the male players paying their respects to the women’s team, which also won the world cup www.instagram.com/reel/DbEsgxe...
🤩🤩🤩 This is so cool! A possible new single dose treatment for colon cancer that also acts as an immunization from getting it again. It uses bacteria from tree frogs. Short video if you don’t wanna read the article. youtube.com/shorts/VGvuE... www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
This frog bacterium wiped out cancer tumors in mice with a single dose
A naturally occurring bacterium from amphibian intestines completely eliminated colorectal tumors in mice with a single treatment by both attacking cancer cells and activating the immune system. The f...
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‼️DISBAR BLANCHE‼️ July 22, 2026 New York City Bar Association Rise and Resit calls to disbar U.S. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. Over 100 former federal judges have filed ethics complaints citing conflict of interests, and politicization of the Department of Justice.
The Office of Management and Budget is proposing to put politicians instead of scientists in charge of scientific funding. The move could stifle research that doesn't fit the President's agenda. Other countries have tried similar things. My story on one attempt: www.sciencenews.org/article/omb-...
Here’s what happens when you put politicians in charge of science
Proposed federal rules would rely on political appointees to decide how a lot of U.S. science gets done. History shows the consequences of such actions.
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President Trump reduced the size of two national monuments in Utah, teeing up a legal battle over presidential powers.
Trump Sharply Cuts the Size of Two National Monuments in Utah
Native American tribes and environmental groups are expected to challenge the move to shrink the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments.
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In 2024, only 31% of U.S. 4th graders read at or above NAEP Proficient: 39% of White students 20% of Hispanic students 16% of Black students This is about unequal access to opportunities, resources and support 💔 Meet a librarian changing this ~ @STORYBOOKMAZE 📚♥️🚃 #SheShed #ViVaHerAlliance
Canadian plane dropping water on the Los Angeles forest fire. Neighbors helping neighbors. Thank you so much Canada, we are sorry our current leader is an idiot.
Friday, FDA named Taylor Farms lettuce as the outbreak source. Sunday, FDA said that finding was a lab error and apologized. Zero confirmed positive samples exist. Michigan alone has 5,002 patients this year against a normal 40 to 50. The source is unknown again. The sick remain sick.
FDA says Taylor Farms cyclospora finding was a false positive
The FDA said experts re-checked lettuce sample results from Taylor Farms in an investigation into the cyclospora outbreak.
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The correlation between domestic violence and gun violence/mass shootings is high. When survivors disclose their abuse, they provide early intel on future perpetrators.
Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com · 3w agoThis is evidence. The ex-wife of ICE officer David Brouillette, who killed Joan Sebastian, says he urged her to stay quiet: “Don’t mention any of the abuse or troubles that we had in our marriage. Right now it’s important to make sure that I look like I have a good character.”
Taylor Farms Expands Iceberg Lettuce Recall to 27 States Amid Cyclospora Outbreak www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/h...
Taylor Farms Expands Iceberg Lettuce Recall to 27 States Amid Cyclospora Outbreak
The implicated products were marketed under several brands, and had been shipped as recently as Thursday.
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When journalists asked me "where we will see the effects of DOGE on outcomes?" one of my responses was "during crises...as long as media connect the dots." Well, dots connected: www.wired.com/story/cdc-cy...
The CDC Has a Cyclospora Lab. DOGE Downsized It Last Year
“Based on simple math, these outbreak responses—which require rapid, timely responses—are going to be greatly diminished,” the former CDC lab director tells WIRED.
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Gov Andy Beshear says two agencies have called to inform him Mitch McConnell is dead. open.substack.com/pub/keithedw...
Kentucky Gov. drops bombshell: agencies called to say Mitch McConnell is dead
Kentucky's governor says two agencies called to say his state's senior senator was gone, and now he's telling Republicans he may claim the power to fill the seat himself.
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