Mary K. Reinhart
@mkreinhart.bsky.social
Former AZ journo, defending wild places and wildlife for future grandkids
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#ICYMI: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detailed the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.
(Published Oct. 2025)
(Published Oct. 2025)
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
December 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
#ICYMI: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detailed the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.
(Published Oct. 2025)
(Published Oct. 2025)
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Kennedy v. Exxon et al. is a class-action lawsuit and the first of its kind to target fossil fuel companies over skyrocketing home insurance costs.
Homeowners Sue Oil Companies as Climate Damage Drives up Insurance Rates.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0512202...
Homeowners Sue Oil Companies as Climate Damage Drives up Insurance Rates.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0512202...
Homeowners Sue Oil Companies as Climate Damage Drives up Insurance Rates - Inside Climate News
The class-action lawsuit is the first of its kind to target Big Oil over rising home insurance costs.
insideclimatenews.org
December 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Kennedy v. Exxon et al. is a class-action lawsuit and the first of its kind to target fossil fuel companies over skyrocketing home insurance costs.
Homeowners Sue Oil Companies as Climate Damage Drives up Insurance Rates.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0512202...
Homeowners Sue Oil Companies as Climate Damage Drives up Insurance Rates.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0512202...
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How ranchers accused of breaking the rules dodge oversight
Elected officials interfere with agency efforts to protect the land.
Elected officials interfere with agency efforts to protect the land.
How ranchers accused of breaking the rules dodge oversight
Elected officials interfere with agency efforts to protect the land.
www.hcn.org
December 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
How ranchers accused of breaking the rules dodge oversight
Elected officials interfere with agency efforts to protect the land.
Elected officials interfere with agency efforts to protect the land.
Rep. Adelita Grijalva pepper sprayed by federal agents who turned on protesters at Tucson immigration raid azluminaria.org/2025/12/05/t...
Rep. Adelita Grijalva pepper sprayed by federal agents who turned on protesters at Tucson immigration raid - AZ Luminaria
Rep. Adelita Grijalva and community members were pepper sprayed by federal agents during a Tucson immigration raid condemned by city officials
azluminaria.org
December 6, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Rep. Adelita Grijalva pepper sprayed by federal agents who turned on protesters at Tucson immigration raid azluminaria.org/2025/12/05/t...
“The raids were part of a larger operation, including 16 search warrants, carried out in Southern Arizona Friday morning.”
Feds raid Tucson restaurants in homeland security operation tucson.com/news/local/b...
Feds raid Tucson restaurants in homeland security operation tucson.com/news/local/b...
Feds raid Tucson restaurants in homeland security operation
Two Taco Giro locations were among Tucson restaurants raided Friday by Homeland Security Investigations, officials say.
tucson.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
“The raids were part of a larger operation, including 16 search warrants, carried out in Southern Arizona Friday morning.”
Feds raid Tucson restaurants in homeland security operation tucson.com/news/local/b...
Feds raid Tucson restaurants in homeland security operation tucson.com/news/local/b...
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My friend Joe has been missing for several days. With each passing day the likelihood that he was just on a long walkabout fades. In 1983 he found a 14K year old mammoth petroglyph, the first found in North America. Here's a short film about him and his sculpture. Brilliant. youtu.be/5t5jU0KzeZs?...
Nature Man | VOA Connect
YouTube video by Voice of America
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
My friend Joe has been missing for several days. With each passing day the likelihood that he was just on a long walkabout fades. In 1983 he found a 14K year old mammoth petroglyph, the first found in North America. Here's a short film about him and his sculpture. Brilliant. youtu.be/5t5jU0KzeZs?...
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The Center today released video of detonations underway in the Huachuca Mountains -- in critical habitat for endangered jaguar and Mexican spotted owl -- for a double border wall that will block wildlife (but not people) moving between the U.S. and Mexico.
Link to PR, video tinyurl.com/y752jz55
Link to PR, video tinyurl.com/y752jz55
December 4, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The Center today released video of detonations underway in the Huachuca Mountains -- in critical habitat for endangered jaguar and Mexican spotted owl -- for a double border wall that will block wildlife (but not people) moving between the U.S. and Mexico.
Link to PR, video tinyurl.com/y752jz55
Link to PR, video tinyurl.com/y752jz55
Amazing! #GoShirleen
Meet Shirleen, a 900-pound #leatherback turtle and an epic traveler.
Thanks to satellite tracking by the Loggerhead Marinelife Center, we now know more about where she goes.
Leatherbacks are endangered – they need our help but, meanwhile, #GoShirleen!
Learn more ➡️ marinelife.mapotic.com
Thanks to satellite tracking by the Loggerhead Marinelife Center, we now know more about where she goes.
Leatherbacks are endangered – they need our help but, meanwhile, #GoShirleen!
Learn more ➡️ marinelife.mapotic.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Amazing! #GoShirleen
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NEW: A ProPublica and @highcountrynews.org investigation found that government programs supporting grazing on public lands prop up a wealthy few while harming the environment.
The Trump administration is supercharging the system.
The Trump administration is supercharging the system.
Wealthy Ranchers Profit From Public Lands. Taxpayers Pick Up the Tab.
A ProPublica and High Country News investigation found that government programs supporting grazing on public lands prop up a wealthy few while harming the environment. The Trump administration is supe...
www.propublica.org
December 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: A ProPublica and @highcountrynews.org investigation found that government programs supporting grazing on public lands prop up a wealthy few while harming the environment.
The Trump administration is supercharging the system.
The Trump administration is supercharging the system.
“measles is often the first disease to pop up when vaccination rates overall drop.”
The magnitude of the change over time is striking.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
November 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
“measles is often the first disease to pop up when vaccination rates overall drop.”
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At what point will the press corps, as a chorus, in unison, just shout back, “THATS NOT TRUE”!
What are we doing?
What are we doing?
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 2:50 AM
At what point will the press corps, as a chorus, in unison, just shout back, “THATS NOT TRUE”!
What are we doing?
What are we doing?
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Thousands of Starbucks workers are on strike for a living wage and better working conditions. Stand with them by boycotting Starbucks until it can strike a fair contract. sbworkersunited.org
@sbworkersunited.org
@sbworkersunited.org
Zohran Mamdani has called for a boycott of Starbucks until the company can bargain a fair contract with its striking workers. We joined members of the mayor-elect's team on the Starbucks picket line in NYC.
November 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Thousands of Starbucks workers are on strike for a living wage and better working conditions. Stand with them by boycotting Starbucks until it can strike a fair contract. sbworkersunited.org
@sbworkersunited.org
@sbworkersunited.org
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This is heartbreakingly cruel and hypocritical. The same admin that has redefined refugee status to cover white South Africans is now going to drown thousands of refugees already approved for their status in red tape, potentially even seeking to strip some of their status and deport them.
Trump Admin planning a rule to re-decide whether *every* refugee who entered under Biden meets their criteria for a refugee. That’s 230,000 people! And no appeals!
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
This is heartbreakingly cruel and hypocritical. The same admin that has redefined refugee status to cover white South Africans is now going to drown thousands of refugees already approved for their status in red tape, potentially even seeking to strip some of their status and deport them.
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Here’s a handy protocol to determine whether AI could be helpful with your problem or project.
November 23, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Here’s a handy protocol to determine whether AI could be helpful with your problem or project.
“They are collecting mass amounts of information about who people are, where they go, what they do, and who they know … engaging in dragnet surveillance of Americans on the streets, on the highways, in their cities, in their communities”
apnews.com/article/immi...
apnews.com/article/immi...
Border Patrol is monitoring US drivers and detaining those with 'suspicious' travel patterns
The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious.
apnews.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
“They are collecting mass amounts of information about who people are, where they go, what they do, and who they know … engaging in dragnet surveillance of Americans on the streets, on the highways, in their cities, in their communities”
apnews.com/article/immi...
apnews.com/article/immi...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
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ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
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Can't go a mile in Tucker County, WV, without seeing a "No Data Center" sign.
New report indicates a growing public resistance to data centers [via @wired.com]
New report indicates a growing public resistance to data centers
The facilities suck up land, water, and power—driving up prices for all—and many locals are fed up.
www.motherjones.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Can't go a mile in Tucker County, WV, without seeing a "No Data Center" sign.
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Breaking News: A Tennessee judge temporarily blocked the deployment of the National Guard in Memphis, which was ordered by the state’s Republican governor.
Tennessee Judge Temporarily Blocks National Guard Deployment in Memphis
The judge said the case “raises important questions concerning the use of the state’s military forces for domestic law enforcement purposes.”
nyti.ms
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Breaking News: A Tennessee judge temporarily blocked the deployment of the National Guard in Memphis, which was ordered by the state’s Republican governor.
Reposted by Mary K. Reinhart
A new meditation app that embraces climate breakdown.
Breathe in profit. Breathe out responsibility.
If you’ve ever had problems with anxiety from being a fossil fuel executive, this is the app for you.
Brought to you by @olifro.st
Breathe in profit. Breathe out responsibility.
If you’ve ever had problems with anxiety from being a fossil fuel executive, this is the app for you.
Brought to you by @olifro.st
November 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
A new meditation app that embraces climate breakdown.
Breathe in profit. Breathe out responsibility.
If you’ve ever had problems with anxiety from being a fossil fuel executive, this is the app for you.
Brought to you by @olifro.st
Breathe in profit. Breathe out responsibility.
If you’ve ever had problems with anxiety from being a fossil fuel executive, this is the app for you.
Brought to you by @olifro.st
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For Charlotte friends who want to prepare, we made our little whistle station with a plastic planter (drainage in the bottom in case it rains), zip ties, and no-heat lamination paper
November 15, 2025 at 11:34 PM
For Charlotte friends who want to prepare, we made our little whistle station with a plastic planter (drainage in the bottom in case it rains), zip ties, and no-heat lamination paper
Reposted by Mary K. Reinhart
What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
November 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
What a photograph.
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”
Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Not for nothing, all my Chicago group chats are asking how to help Charlotte.
Another video from Charlotte, NC. Property owners scare off federal agents after they question a man putting up Christmas lights.
November 16, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Not for nothing, all my Chicago group chats are asking how to help Charlotte.
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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🌵ACTION ALERT! Community members from across Arizona are gathering on Wednesday to send a CLEAR MESSAGE: NOT ONE DROP FOR DATA!
Swipe for details, and be sure to RSVP at bit.ly/nddcc-in-phx
Swipe for details, and be sure to RSVP at bit.ly/nddcc-in-phx
November 15, 2025 at 12:03 AM
🌵ACTION ALERT! Community members from across Arizona are gathering on Wednesday to send a CLEAR MESSAGE: NOT ONE DROP FOR DATA!
Swipe for details, and be sure to RSVP at bit.ly/nddcc-in-phx
Swipe for details, and be sure to RSVP at bit.ly/nddcc-in-phx