Huckleberries: Washington’s natural candy 🫐 They’re fruiting statewide this time of year. Here’s how to use WTA trip reports to find them 👇️
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Have seen this Nature piece about the effects of X's algorithm mentioned again and it bears repeating; exposure to a right wing algorithm makes you - measurably and predictably - more right wing, even after you stop using it. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature
Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared...
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NEW: This piece was originally written for Democracy Docket members. Democracy Docket decided to share it with everyone because the stakes for this election are too high not to. Premium members always get my exclusive analysis first. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/here...
Here is Trump's blueprint to rig the 2026 midterms
We are less than two months until Election Day for the most important midterms of our lifetime.
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I wish the hundreds of American academics who stood arm-in-arm for the “academic freedom” of a racist cheapjack in Belgium had much, much more to say about the onslaught of outrages here in this US.
Michael Hobbes@michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 3w agoThis is what shutting down scientific debate actually looks like
Why aren’t people refinancing their mortgages? Because they’re not sitting next to Mary Childs on a plane. But AI might be making that process easier.
There's a reason Indivisibles have been organizing locally to stop Flock- we recognize that the tools used for mass surveillance and attacks on immigrants are ultimately used to crack down on free speech for everyone. We must stand together in solidarity. www.404media.co/flock-taught...
Flock Taught Cops How to Surveil No Kings Protesters
A Flock webinar teaches police how to surveil protests, fireworks shows, parades, bike races, and more.
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A new treatment for cystic fibrosis emerges. Chemically enhanced suppressor tRNAs combined with a lung-targeted delivery system can restore production of a critical protein in models of cystic fibrosis caused by nonsense mutations, according to a new study in Science.
Nonviral delivery of chemically modified tRNA rescues nonsense mutations in cystic fibrosis
Suppressor transfer RNAs (sup-tRNAs) can rescue disease-causing nonsense mutations by promoting readthrough of premature termination codons (PTCs). Their clinical translation is limited by suboptimal ...
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Oregon's U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, Dems, demand USDA officials investigate Undersecretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment Michael Boren for allegedly diverting scarce firefighting resources to a 7-acre fire near his private ranch in Idaho: oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/08/28/d...
Dems push Trump administration for investigation into wildfire response near Boren’s Idaho ranch • Oregon Capital Chronicle
The Washington Post reported the USDA undersecretary pushed federal officials to boost response to wildfire near his private Sawtooth ranch.
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Just what we needed ultimately, this is more fallout from global warming www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
Study Warns on Alpha-Gal Syndrome and Blood Transfusions
We anticipate these findings will change transfusion practices in the U.S., says researcher
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Poorly educated, underachieving, provincial, paycheck-to-paycheck red hat hayseed culture warriors don't know that we are in the sixth month of a four week war we "won" in two days over a weapons program that was "obliterated" last year. Stupid MAGAts.
Americans need to somehow face the facts that we no longer live in a democracy. This is what a dictatorship looks like. F.
Let’s protect ourselves and our loved ones. Screenshot, save, and share with anyone who needs it.
Today, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced that the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has filed a proposed rule to rescind the widely popular 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule completely. Public comment period opens on Thursday. Be ready. #roadlessrule #publiclands #protectpubliclands
Forest Service Moves to Rescind the Roadless Rule in Its Entirety
Trump administration rescission would open 44 million acres of public lands and waters to road building and industrial logging
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Incredible. When E—n M—k & his crew obliterated USAID in a weekend, they deleted a vast trove of publicly-funded knowledge: the Development Experience Clearinghouse. A Canadian high school student (!) happened to have downloaded the entire thing for a project. AidData has now posted it for all.
Before reimagining development data, remember what we’ve learned
Why we’re publishing a free, searchable, and ungated archive featuring a quarter-century of USAID evaluation reports.
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Dr. Raj Panjabi founded Last Mile Health to bring healthcare to people living in remote areas. The group is the 2026 recipient of the Conrad H. Hilton Humanitarian Prize. n.pr/4i2Q4Eu
His wedding guests gave $6k to fund a health startup. Now it's won a $3 million prize
Dr. Raj Panjabi founded Last Mile Health to bring healthcare to people living in remote areas. The group is the 2026 recipient of the Conrad H. Hilton Humanitarian Prize.
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1. A new Popular Information investigation reveals that Senate Republicans have recently launched at least six fake news sites in key states.
Leaked Flock talking points coach police officers on how to convince the public to support installing more Flock cameras: "Don’t avoid the concept of mass surveillance because you’re not going to convince opponents that it’s not"
Tribune reporter Courtney Tanner and photographer Rick Egan spent the day in Fillmore covering the Widemouth 2 Fire. The story will post tomorrow, but in the meantime, this photo needs to be seen.
The Indivisible Tri-Cities Elections Team’s traveling photo booth has been making its way around our community, asking people one important question: Why do you vote?
Nearly 25,000 Americans across all 50 states are organizing to stop Trump’s plans to sabotage the midterms. We’re building the nationwide infrastructure that will have the capacity to respond to attacks on voting rights in every community.
They subpoenaed an 85-year-old man who has testified before Congress 250 times. They published his private diary first. Then screamed profanity at him for not talking. Six years of investigation. Zero charges. This is what having nothing looks like. www.JackHopkinsNow.com
People seem to like the “WatchDuty” app. I don’t think the federal government can endorse an app, so you likely won’t hear about it from the Forest Service. But anyway. It exists. @watchduty.org Please have multiple ways to get alerts. There’s a FEMA app, more here: www.ready.gov/wildfires
Eco Politidae@ecopolitidae.bsky.social · 2y ago🔥Watch Duty is a free fire tracking app that allows users to zoom in on their precise location to access real time updates on carefully vetted official evacuation orders, routes and other critical fire information. Now available in 22 states. #EoceneAdaptation www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network is supported by the U.S. Forest Service and lists several situational awareness / emergency alert apps. At least one app for smoke monitoring (AirNow) is directly supported by the Forest Service. fireadaptednetwork.org/five-useful-...
Five Useful Apps for Wildfire Readiness - Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network
Milo Smith details five different wildfire awareness apps, commenting on their utility as well as where they get data.
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