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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 7h

Panic as US federal workers scramble to find out if they’ve been fired: ‘I don’t have email access’. Free Access Article. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Panic as US federal workers scramble to find out if they’ve been fired: ‘I don’t have email access’

Education department staff say they can’t access work emails amid the shutdown to check for layoff notices

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 1d

Return the National Parks to the Tribes. The jewels of America’s landscape should belong to America’s original peoples. By David Treuer. Photographs by Katy Grannan. (May 2021 Issue) Free Access Article. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Return the National Parks to the Tribes

The jewels of America’s landscape should belong to America’s original peoples.

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 1d

The Drink That Americans Won’t Give Up Without a Fight. Coffee has almost no nutritional value and lots of substitutes. It’s also, apparently, too important to lose. By Ellen Cushing. Free Access Article. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...

The Drink That Americans Won’t Give Up Without a Fight

Coffee has almost no nutritional value and lots of substitutes. It’s also, apparently, too important to lose.

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 1d

Why Aren’t Americans Doing More to Resist Trump? Too many of us are watching passively as democracy erodes. By David Brooks. Illustrations by Nicolás Ortega. Free Access Article. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

America Needs a Mass Movement—Now

Without one, America may sink into autocracy for decades.

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 1d

Pete Buttigieg on Rebuilding America After Trump. The former transportation secretary argues Americans need a new sense of belonging. Free Access Article. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/o...

Opinion | Pete Buttigieg on Rebuilding America After Trump

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 1d

Carmel (California) council votes to establish street addresses. Free Access Article. www.montereyherald.com/2025/10/13/c...

Carmel council votes to establish street addresses

The Carmel City Council voted unanimously Oct. 7 to approve the change, following months of discussion by a citizen-led Address Group formed in April.

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 1d

Microplastics are everywhere. You can do one simple thing to avoid them. The biggest sources of microplastics have one thing in common, scientists say. Free Access Article. wapo.st/46Zw1Qd

Microplastics are everywhere. You can do one simple thing to avoid them.

The biggest sources of microplastics have one thing in common: Heat.

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! 🌹

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 2d

Enjoy Audubon's annual celebration of outstanding bird visuals—now featuring new prizes and winners from across the Western Hemisphere. Free Access Article. www.audubon.org/magazine/202...

The 2025 Audubon Photography Awards: Winners

Enjoy our annual celebration of outstanding bird visuals—now featuring new prizes and winners from across the Western Hemisphere.

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 2d

A Comanche-led conservation project takes on an increasingly urgent mission: protecting the birds revered by many tribes while preserving traditions at the heart of their culture. Free Access Article. www.audubon.org/magazine/nat...

This Native-Run Raptor Center Is Safeguarding Sacred Birds, Feathers, and Practices

A Comanche-led conservation project takes on an increasingly urgent mission: protecting the birds revered by many tribes while preserving traditions at the heart of their culture.

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 2d

The Romantic. How Diane Keaton’s quest for beauty left an imprint on American culture. By Adrienne LaFrance. Free Access Article. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...

The Romantic

How Diane Keaton’s quest for beauty left an imprint on American culture

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 3d

Yes, she was! R. I. P. 🌹

Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 3d

Making science accessible with Salinas’ "Workshop on Wheels". Free Access Article. www.montereyherald.com/2025/10/10/m...

Making science accessible with Salinas’ ‘Workshop on Wheels’

The mobile science lab is part of the Salinas Community Science Workshop’s mission to bring educational opportunities and creative expression to underserved communities.

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 3d

Diane Keaton, ‘Annie Hall’ star and rom-com legend, dies at 79. The Oscar winner’s ingratiatingly natural acting style and quirky fashion sensibility upended traditional Hollywood notions of star quality. Free Access Article. wapo.st/3KMbYxg

Diane Keaton, ‘Annie Hall’ star and rom-com legend, dies at 79

The actress frequently collaborated with Woody Allen and appeared in all three “Godfather” films, where she began a romantic relationship with Al Pacino

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 3d

Diane Keaton, a Star of ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘First Wives Club,’ Dies at 79. She brought an unconventional personality to scores of roles on television and in movies ranging from zany comedies like “Sleeper” to piercing dramas like “The Godfather.” Free Access Article. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/m...

Diane Keaton, a Star of ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘First Wives Club,’ Dies at 79

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 4d

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 5d

Writing, Thinking, and Falling in Love in Another Language. I became a different person after learning English. By Álex Maroño Porto. Free Access Article. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Writing, Thinking, and Falling in Love in Another Language

I became a different person after learning English.

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 5d

Why the Latest Nobel Prize Winner Makes Perfect Sense. László Krasznahorkai is unusually experimental for a Nobel Prize winner, but in an unstable world, his selection feels perfectly timely. By Walt Hunter. Free Access Article. www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...

Why the Latest Nobel Prize Winner Makes Perfect Sense

László Krasznahorkai is unusually experimental for a Nobel Prize winner, but in an unstable world, his selection feels perfectly timely.

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 5d

A Surreal New Revelation About the L.A. Fires. Federal investigators have announced that the Palisades Fire began with an act of arson and a chatbot query. By Nancy Walecki. Free Access Article. www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...

A Surreal New Revelation About the L.A. Fires

Federal investigators have announced that the Palisades Fire began with an act of arson and a chatbot query.

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 5d

The Storyteller Who Offers No Escape. Hungary’s László Krasznahorkai writes fiction devoid of revelation, resolution, and even periods. By Nathaniel Rich. Free Access Article. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

The Storyteller Who Offers No Escape

Hungary’s László Krasznahorkai writes fiction devoid of revelation, resolution, and even periods.

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 5d

Why María Machado Deserved the Nobel Peace Prize. The Venezuelan opposition leader shows why participation matters. By Anne Applebaum. Free Access Article. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Why María Machado Deserved the Nobel Peace Prize

The Venezuelan opposition leader shows why participation matters.

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 5d

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 5d

Jamie Dimon, chair of JPMorgan Chase, said he was ‘far more worried than others’ about serious market correction. Free Access Article. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Head of largest US bank warns of risk of American stock market crash

Jamie Dimon, chair of JPMorgan Chase, said he was ‘far more worried than others’ about serious market correction

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 6d

How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution. The Founders were inspired—and threatened—by the independence and self-governance of nations like the Iroquois Confederacy. By Ned Blackhawk. Free Access Article. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

How Native Nations Shaped the Revolution

The Founders were inspired—and threatened—by the independence and self-governance of nations like the Iroquois Confederacy.

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Constantine Alexander @alexanderca.bsky.social · 6d

Because we can all use a happy story: A beloved shop cat disappeared. Security footage solved the mystery. How Francine the cat, a staple at a Richmond Lowe’s, ended up 85 miles away in another state. Free Access Article: wapo.st/4pZO6GA

A beloved shop cat disappeared. Security footage solved the mystery.

Francine, the beloved cat from a Richmond Lowe's, was found in Garysburg, North Carolina, after a two-week search.

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