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@mangrovesmatter.bsky.social
MANGA is an acronym for the MANgrove–GroundwAter feedback model, which is a simulation model that describes the relationship between mangroves and groundwater: share the good news. https://www.instagram.com/manggear/
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It lived up to my expectations! I don’t mind saying, this is the future I want to see…what I’ve always wanted. So many years I did not vote because I felt I had no voice and my life would never change. I hope to see more like this 🤞🙏
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/N15L4Po...
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/N15L4Po...
American Conversations: Zohran Mamdani
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
www.youtube.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It lived up to my expectations! I don’t mind saying, this is the future I want to see…what I’ve always wanted. So many years I did not vote because I felt I had no voice and my life would never change. I hope to see more like this 🤞🙏
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/N15L4Po...
@hcrichardson.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/N15L4Po...
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While millions of families struggle to put food on the table Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos & Mark Zuckerberg own more wealth than the bottom HALF of Americans.
That’s what oligarchy is about. That’s what a rigged economy is about.
Is it any wonder that people in this country are angry?
That’s what oligarchy is about. That’s what a rigged economy is about.
Is it any wonder that people in this country are angry?
December 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
While millions of families struggle to put food on the table Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos & Mark Zuckerberg own more wealth than the bottom HALF of Americans.
That’s what oligarchy is about. That’s what a rigged economy is about.
Is it any wonder that people in this country are angry?
That’s what oligarchy is about. That’s what a rigged economy is about.
Is it any wonder that people in this country are angry?
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While cold air is dropping in Central USA, warm air is flowing north in The Atlantic.
Exceptional warm night in The Bermuda Island (lat 32N) with a Min of 22.7C/73F.
Only in 1978 December had warmer nights.
Exceptional warm night in The Bermuda Island (lat 32N) with a Min of 22.7C/73F.
Only in 1978 December had warmer nights.
December 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
While cold air is dropping in Central USA, warm air is flowing north in The Atlantic.
Exceptional warm night in The Bermuda Island (lat 32N) with a Min of 22.7C/73F.
Only in 1978 December had warmer nights.
Exceptional warm night in The Bermuda Island (lat 32N) with a Min of 22.7C/73F.
Only in 1978 December had warmer nights.
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A COP30 acabou, mas a presidência brasileira da COP ainda tem muito trabalho pela frente 🚀.
🗺️ Uma das suas mais importantes missões nos próximos 11 meses será elaborar um mapa do caminho para acelerar a transição para longe dos combustíveis fósseis ⛽➡️.
Assista! ▶️
🗺️ Uma das suas mais importantes missões nos próximos 11 meses será elaborar um mapa do caminho para acelerar a transição para longe dos combustíveis fósseis ⛽➡️.
Assista! ▶️
December 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
A COP30 acabou, mas a presidência brasileira da COP ainda tem muito trabalho pela frente 🚀.
🗺️ Uma das suas mais importantes missões nos próximos 11 meses será elaborar um mapa do caminho para acelerar a transição para longe dos combustíveis fósseis ⛽➡️.
Assista! ▶️
🗺️ Uma das suas mais importantes missões nos próximos 11 meses será elaborar um mapa do caminho para acelerar a transição para longe dos combustíveis fósseis ⛽➡️.
Assista! ▶️
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St. Norbert is not the only Catholic institution facing demographic and fiscal challenges, nor is it the only one to cut liberal arts to try to address those issues. My story for @RNS:
religionnews.com/2025/12/02/w...
religionnews.com/2025/12/02/w...
When Catholic colleges cut theology majors, what happens to Catholic identity?
(RNS) — Just 63% of Catholic higher education institutions have theology or religious studies departments, down from 69% in 2016.
religionnews.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:32 AM
St. Norbert is not the only Catholic institution facing demographic and fiscal challenges, nor is it the only one to cut liberal arts to try to address those issues. My story for @RNS:
religionnews.com/2025/12/02/w...
religionnews.com/2025/12/02/w...
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My piece with comments from @ordainwomen.bsky.social, Discerning Deacons and Phyllis Zagano.
Is the Vatican shutting down synodal discussion of women deacons? Some worry about the latest ‘patriarchal stalling tactic.’
Reporting from @heidischlumpf.bsky.social:
www.commonwealmagazine.org/schlumf-wome...
Reporting from @heidischlumpf.bsky.social:
www.commonwealmagazine.org/schlumf-wome...
Will the Women Deacons Debate Doom Synodality?
Is the Vatican shutting down synodal discussion of women deacons?
www.commonwealmagazine.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
My piece with comments from @ordainwomen.bsky.social, Discerning Deacons and Phyllis Zagano.
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Also I'll be part of this webinar panel on Thursday:
religionnews.com/2025/11/13/c...
religionnews.com/2025/11/13/c...
Can Catholic Universities Stay Catholic?
Religion News Service (RNS)
religionnews.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Also I'll be part of this webinar panel on Thursday:
religionnews.com/2025/11/13/c...
religionnews.com/2025/11/13/c...
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“Preservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures.”
~Cesar Chavez
Image: Santa Clara University.
~Cesar Chavez
Image: Santa Clara University.
December 3, 2025 at 12:27 PM
“Preservation of one’s own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures.”
~Cesar Chavez
Image: Santa Clara University.
~Cesar Chavez
Image: Santa Clara University.
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Federal agents begin immigration operations in New Orleans and Minneapolis
The operations were launched a day after President Donald Trump said he’d be sending National Guard troops to New Orleans and disparaged Somali immigrants in Minneapolis.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
The operations were launched a day after President Donald Trump said he’d be sending National Guard troops to New Orleans and disparaged Somali immigrants in Minneapolis.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Federal agents begin immigration operations in New Orleans and Minneapolis
The operations were launched a day after President Donald Trump said he’d be sending National Guard troops to New Orleans and disparaged Somali immigrants in Minneapolis.
www.nbcnews.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Federal agents begin immigration operations in New Orleans and Minneapolis
The operations were launched a day after President Donald Trump said he’d be sending National Guard troops to New Orleans and disparaged Somali immigrants in Minneapolis.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
The operations were launched a day after President Donald Trump said he’d be sending National Guard troops to New Orleans and disparaged Somali immigrants in Minneapolis.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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CDC advisers could reverse newborn hepatitis B vaccine recommendations
Hepatitis B vaccines given at birth have essentially eliminated the disease in kids. A vote this week could upend that success.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Hepatitis B vaccines given at birth have essentially eliminated the disease in kids. A vote this week could upend that success.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
CDC advisers could reverse newborn hepatitis B vaccine recommendations
Hepatitis B vaccines given at birth have essentially eliminated the disease in kids. A vote this week could upend that success.
www.nbcnews.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
CDC advisers could reverse newborn hepatitis B vaccine recommendations
Hepatitis B vaccines given at birth have essentially eliminated the disease in kids. A vote this week could upend that success.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Hepatitis B vaccines given at birth have essentially eliminated the disease in kids. A vote this week could upend that success.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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Most people do not realize that California got electricity from coal in 2025.
Got.
As of last week, it is past tense. Finally, finally.
We are so far behind but we are moving forward thanks to so many people who never give up.
Got.
As of last week, it is past tense. Finally, finally.
We are so far behind but we are moving forward thanks to so many people who never give up.
Congratulations to @billcorcoran.bsky.social @evangillespie.bsky.social and many more on the Beyond Coal Campaign who made the end of coal in California a reality this week.
Check out the story from @sammyroth.bsky.social
Check out the story from @sammyroth.bsky.social
Ding dong, coal is dead
At least in California.
open.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Most people do not realize that California got electricity from coal in 2025.
Got.
As of last week, it is past tense. Finally, finally.
We are so far behind but we are moving forward thanks to so many people who never give up.
Got.
As of last week, it is past tense. Finally, finally.
We are so far behind but we are moving forward thanks to so many people who never give up.
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I hope every transit agency doesn't shut up about this for months
out there every day putting signs in front of drivers telling them transit just got cheaper so why not take the bus and enjoy not being stuck in traffic
this is one of the largest non-capital project changes to transit in decades
out there every day putting signs in front of drivers telling them transit just got cheaper so why not take the bus and enjoy not being stuck in traffic
this is one of the largest non-capital project changes to transit in decades
Starting next week, riding this bus and most other buses to BART will be FREE!
Clipper 2 rolls out on December 10, including free and low cost transfers between all transit agencies.
Riders will automatically receive discounts up to $2.85 when transferring within a two hour window.
Clipper 2 rolls out on December 10, including free and low cost transfers between all transit agencies.
Riders will automatically receive discounts up to $2.85 when transferring within a two hour window.
December 2, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I hope every transit agency doesn't shut up about this for months
out there every day putting signs in front of drivers telling them transit just got cheaper so why not take the bus and enjoy not being stuck in traffic
this is one of the largest non-capital project changes to transit in decades
out there every day putting signs in front of drivers telling them transit just got cheaper so why not take the bus and enjoy not being stuck in traffic
this is one of the largest non-capital project changes to transit in decades
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Today, the president said some of the most racist, vile shit I’ve ever heard said out loud about our Somali neighbors, friends, and family members. And it’s not just words—he also launched new attacks on our community because we’ve dared to try to build an inclusive, multiracial society.
December 3, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Today, the president said some of the most racist, vile shit I’ve ever heard said out loud about our Somali neighbors, friends, and family members. And it’s not just words—he also launched new attacks on our community because we’ve dared to try to build an inclusive, multiracial society.
www.ncronline.org/opinion/podc... be the hope...
Podcast: 'The whole Constitution is under attack,' Rep. Jamie Raskin tells John Dear
This week on "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast," John Dear speaks with Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin. "We're in the fight of our lives and have been since the beginning of this nightmare," Raskin says.
www.ncronline.org
December 1, 2025 at 5:44 PM
www.ncronline.org/opinion/podc... be the hope...
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After pleas for peace in #Gaza and #Ukraine, #PopeLeo lands in crisis-hit #Lebanon religionnews.com/2025/11/30/a... @clairegiangrave.bsky.social
After pleas for peace in Gaza and Ukraine, Pope Leo lands in crisis-hit Lebanon
BEIRUT (RNS) — Fresh from warning about the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, Pope Leo XIV arrived in Lebanon on Sunday, urging a country battered by collapse and conflict to reclaim stability and protect its...
religionnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
After pleas for peace in #Gaza and #Ukraine, #PopeLeo lands in crisis-hit #Lebanon religionnews.com/2025/11/30/a... @clairegiangrave.bsky.social
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“War and the threat of war has covered us with heavy shadows,
Making the days big with forebodings—
The nights crowded with frenzied dreams and restless churnings.
We do not know how to do what we know to do.
We do not know how to be what we know to be.”
#HowardThurman
Making the days big with forebodings—
The nights crowded with frenzied dreams and restless churnings.
We do not know how to do what we know to do.
We do not know how to be what we know to be.”
#HowardThurman
December 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
“War and the threat of war has covered us with heavy shadows,
Making the days big with forebodings—
The nights crowded with frenzied dreams and restless churnings.
We do not know how to do what we know to do.
We do not know how to be what we know to be.”
#HowardThurman
Making the days big with forebodings—
The nights crowded with frenzied dreams and restless churnings.
We do not know how to do what we know to do.
We do not know how to be what we know to be.”
#HowardThurman
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Incredible !! The development of AIDS/HIV treatment is one of the greatest medical feats ever !
December 1, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Incredible !! The development of AIDS/HIV treatment is one of the greatest medical feats ever !
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I was diagnosed with #HIV in 1998, when I was 30.
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
December 1, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I was diagnosed with #HIV in 1998, when I was 30.
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
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And there you have it.
2025 in a word. (Or two)
2025 in a word. (Or two)
CONFIRMED: Oxford University Press has named ‘rage bait’ as the Oxford Word of the Year 2025.
#OxfordWOTY
#OxfordWOTY
December 1, 2025 at 8:55 AM
And there you have it.
2025 in a word. (Or two)
2025 in a word. (Or two)
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Angélica N. Quiñónez preaches for the First Sunday of Advent, waking us up to join in God's saving work. View her video and text at www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/11...
#Advent #preaching #homily #catholic #catholicwomen #immigration #migrantsrights #CatholicSocialTeaching
#Advent #preaching #homily #catholic #catholicwomen #immigration #migrantsrights #CatholicSocialTeaching
First Sunday of Advent: Nov 30, 2025
Angélica N. Quińónez, EdD reflects on the readings for First Sunday of Advent. Isaiah 2:1-5 | Romans 13:11-14 | Matthew 24:37-44
www.catholicwomenpreach.org
November 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Angélica N. Quiñónez preaches for the First Sunday of Advent, waking us up to join in God's saving work. View her video and text at www.catholicwomenpreach.org/preaching/11...
#Advent #preaching #homily #catholic #catholicwomen #immigration #migrantsrights #CatholicSocialTeaching
#Advent #preaching #homily #catholic #catholicwomen #immigration #migrantsrights #CatholicSocialTeaching
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Trump says Haiti no longer meets requirements for TPS. Haitians have to leave
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
Trump says Haiti no longer meets requirements for TPS. Haitians have to leave
The decision could affect more than a half million Haitians living in the U.S.
www.miamiherald.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Trump says Haiti no longer meets requirements for TPS. Haitians have to leave
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...
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The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The war will end when Russia stops fighting. Therefore, pressure has to be put on Russia, so that they stop believing that they will win. Why is that so hard to understand?
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"We followed everything we were supposed to do"
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"We followed everything we were supposed to do"
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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November 26, 2025
November 26, 2025
Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday…but not for the reasons we generally remember.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:04 AM
November 26, 2025