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Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com · 52m

TSA operates at our airport, no?

Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com · 2h

U of R expelled a student after she complained about a professor's alleged harassment. Case has gone under the radar until now.

UR won’t explain why an Eastman student was expelled - Rochester Beacon

Asked to answer for apparent retaliation against an Eastman School of Music student who reported harassment, the University of Rochester dodged.

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Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com · 2h

"Signing that document would make us stenographers parroting press releases, not watchdogs holding government officials accountable."

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...

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Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com · 2h

"I don't think most people are asking the question, is this action in this particular video consistent or inconsistent with the Fourth Amendment? I think what they're asking is, is this a socially and democratically legitimate police action?"

Tackles, projectiles and gunfire: Many fear ICE tactics are growing more violent

Videos taken by eye witnesses of federal agent encounters with immigrants in Chicago and elsewhere have shown increasingly tense incidents. Immigrant advocates and observers say they're indicative of ...

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Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com · 2h

"A typical AI data center uses as much electricity as 100,000 households, and the largest under development will consume 20 times more...They also suck up billions of gallons of water for systems to keep all that computer hardware cool."

Data centers are booming. But there are big energy and environmental risks

How tech companies and government officials handle local impacts will shape the industry's future in the U.S.

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Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com · 2h

I stand by what I said - in a high poverty city, the issue isn't that people don't know how to save money.
It's that people don't have money.
While some people can certainly benefit, the overall message these programs send is poverty is from a lack of agency and knowledge.

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Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com · 2h

These programs perpetuate the notion that people are struggling and unable to build wealth because they don't know how to manage money.

'Community University' to offer financial training to city residents

The Rochester Community University will offer three classes, with topics ranging from building generational wealth to starting a business.

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Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com · 2h

Rochester's airport will have to comment on whether it's playing this video. I hear it's not, but this forces Bello to publicly defy Trump as he works to get his deputy elected in Greece. McCann doesn't want voters to know he's actually a Democrat.
www.whec.com/top-news/buf...

Buffalo-area airports won't play video at checkpoints blaming Democrats for shutdown

Neither of the Buffalo area's two airports will play a video at TSA checkpoints where Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blames Democrats for the government shutdown.

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Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com · 5h

Dog park this morning. Prudy loves barking at lawn mowers, especially when Spiderman is riding.

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Christopher hennelly @acctprogressive.bsky.social · 15h

Hey Rochester while your making your way to @indivisibleroc.bsky.social stop by with some shelf stable food for our south wedge community in need and beyond. Alexander and Mt Hope 10/18 11am-4PM

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Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com · 1d

Housing projects are stalled because there's not enough power and infrastructure to feed the new units.

This is a major, major issue cropping up all over. Who pays?

Power struggle in Ontario County is impeding new housing

A shortage of available electricity is showing up across the region, pausing developments in Canandaigua, Farmington and Phelps.

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Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com · 1d

Good morning from North Winton Village

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Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com · 1d

We need to make sure we have 2026 elections. It’s not paranoia to start thinking about how the Insurrection Act could be used to prevent Democrats from winning the House.

Vance says Trump is 'looking at all his options' as the president threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act

The Insurrection Act would allow the president to deploy the U.S. military domestically for law enforcement purposes.

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Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com · 1d

Good evening from North Winton Village

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Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com · 1d

Too easy

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Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com · 1d

Good afternoon from NEMNU in North Winton Village

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Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com · 2d

It's truly shameful that Hochul vetoed this bill. There is little accountability for government foot-dragging on open records.

NY Aims to Speed Up Public Records Reponses

A New York bill seeks to shorten the time state and city agencies have to respond to public records requests.

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Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com · 2d

Syracuse activist convinces Buffalo grocer to open store in food desert. Great story of how they made the math work.

Meet ‘Aunt Rhonda,’ whose years of persistence will bring a store to a Syracuse food desert

Rhonda Vesey has led a relentless advocacy campaign that's convinced a Buffalo businessman to come to Syracuse.

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Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com · 2d

Why don't you get a job, the reporter asks.
The man is on disability. The woman can't get a call back. They have two infants and no housing, also employment barriers.
They are sincere people trying to make it, and can't afford a roof over their heads.

'We need help': Rochester family shares their story of struggle with homelessness

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Homelessness is a growing problem in Rochester. The latest report from the state comptroller shows a 41% increase in homelessness in the city compared to last year. The Green family ...

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Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com · 2d

This hits. She was like your neighbor, someone familiar, always. The world lost a bright light today.

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79, PEOPLE can confirm exclusively. The Oscar award-winning actress was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' ...

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Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com · 3d

Hochul vetoed a law requiring deadlines for open records requests. This is really devastating.

POLITICO Pro: Hochul vetoes legislation of frequent critic Skoufis

Several bills were rejected by the Democratic governor following criticism by the Hudson Valley state lawmaker.

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Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com · 3d

In need of haircut

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Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com · 3d

“The little girl was inconsolable and hid under his bed.”

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid, one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before t...

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Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com · 3d

I want to be clear about something - I support the Democratic slate in Irondequoit's upcoming November election. If anyone is implying otherwise, it's just not true.

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Rachel Barnhart @rachbarnhart.com · 3d

"When law enforcement is forced into partisan roles, it stops serving the public. And when the public loses trust in law enforcement, the whole system begins to fail. The blueprint is: Create chaos. Blame the chaos. Then offer yourself as the cure."

Opinion | This Isn’t Crisis Response, It’s Crisis Construction

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