WatchingClosely
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Global activist for women's rights; env scientist for conservation, climate justice, end to fossil fuels. Working to end wildlife trafficking. Feminist-forward news junkie. Humor, occasional snark.
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The EPA has removed references about humans causing climate change from its website.
No US government website can be trusted for science information.
No US government website can be trusted for science information.
December 10, 2025 at 7:52 AM
The EPA has removed references about humans causing climate change from its website.
No US government website can be trusted for science information.
No US government website can be trusted for science information.
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#SomeGoodNews A former Dyson engineer is rolling out a revolution for household chores in deprived communities after inventing an off-grid, flat-packable washing machine.
The Divya washing machine operates a 30-min wash cycle where it completes a 5kg load needing only a few minutes of manual turning
The Divya washing machine operates a 30-min wash cycle where it completes a 5kg load needing only a few minutes of manual turning
Flat-pack washing machine spins a fairer future
A former Dyson engineer is rolling out a revolution for household chores in deprived communities after inventing an off-grid washing machine
www.positive.news
December 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
#SomeGoodNews A former Dyson engineer is rolling out a revolution for household chores in deprived communities after inventing an off-grid, flat-packable washing machine.
The Divya washing machine operates a 30-min wash cycle where it completes a 5kg load needing only a few minutes of manual turning
The Divya washing machine operates a 30-min wash cycle where it completes a 5kg load needing only a few minutes of manual turning
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#Poet Emily Dickinson was born #OTD in 1830.
She wrote ~1,800 poems & only 10 were published in her lifetime (& heavily edited by publishers to be "normal"). Unrecognized in her time, Dickinson was known later for her innovative use of form & syntax and influence on #poetry styles like free verse.
She wrote ~1,800 poems & only 10 were published in her lifetime (& heavily edited by publishers to be "normal"). Unrecognized in her time, Dickinson was known later for her innovative use of form & syntax and influence on #poetry styles like free verse.
December 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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More Canadians, including children, detained in U.S. for immigration violations, new data shows
Don't visit the shithole.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Don't visit the shithole.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
More Canadians, including children, detained in U.S. for immigration violations, new data show
Immigration crackdown south of the border increasingly ensnaring Canadians with no criminal record
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Making tiny woodcuts. Superfuntime.
December 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Making tiny woodcuts. Superfuntime.
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Fine. Give us the Epstein files in Times New Roman, then.
December 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Fine. Give us the Epstein files in Times New Roman, then.
60 day comment period for new proposed rule that tourists to US submit 5 years of social media info. Here's how to comment:
Please use the following method to submit comments:
Email:
Submit comments to:
[email protected].
You know what to do
Please use the following method to submit comments:
Email:
Submit comments to:
[email protected].
You know what to do
December 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
60 day comment period for new proposed rule that tourists to US submit 5 years of social media info. Here's how to comment:
Please use the following method to submit comments:
Email:
Submit comments to:
[email protected].
You know what to do
Please use the following method to submit comments:
Email:
Submit comments to:
[email protected].
You know what to do
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US customs plans to require tourists to give 5 years of past social media history! Proposed reg here and as of early Dec 60 days open for comment:
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision; Arrival and Departure Record (Form I-94) and Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA)
The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review an...
www.federalregister.gov
December 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
US customs plans to require tourists to give 5 years of past social media history! Proposed reg here and as of early Dec 60 days open for comment:
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
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Release the Epstein files.
Release the Jan. 6 documents.
Lock up the war criminals.
Abolish the ICE Gestapo.
Lock up the felon.
Release the Jan. 6 documents.
Lock up the war criminals.
Abolish the ICE Gestapo.
Lock up the felon.
December 9, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Release the Epstein files.
Release the Jan. 6 documents.
Lock up the war criminals.
Abolish the ICE Gestapo.
Lock up the felon.
Release the Jan. 6 documents.
Lock up the war criminals.
Abolish the ICE Gestapo.
Lock up the felon.
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It is newsworthy that the president of the United States is increasingly verbally abusive of women reporters and he should be asked about it.
December 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
It is newsworthy that the president of the United States is increasingly verbally abusive of women reporters and he should be asked about it.
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Oh, look, just like Nixon’s enemies list from his "Political Enemies Project." They're lack of original ideas is astounding. I guess they're coming for all of us now.
December 8, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Oh, look, just like Nixon’s enemies list from his "Political Enemies Project." They're lack of original ideas is astounding. I guess they're coming for all of us now.
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This is what’s happening to immigrants doing it “the right way” in Trump’s America.
We have been told about it happening here in Tennessee.
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
We have been told about it happening here in Tennessee.
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
December 6, 2025 at 11:37 PM
This is what’s happening to immigrants doing it “the right way” in Trump’s America.
We have been told about it happening here in Tennessee.
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
We have been told about it happening here in Tennessee.
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
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Duckworth: "It is a war crime. It's illegal. No matter how you put it, it's all illegal. I've been shot down behind enemy lines. Under the laws of war, you are supposed to help render aid to that individual ... you're not allowed to go back in and kill them."
December 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Duckworth: "It is a war crime. It's illegal. No matter how you put it, it's all illegal. I've been shot down behind enemy lines. Under the laws of war, you are supposed to help render aid to that individual ... you're not allowed to go back in and kill them."
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bravado and brilliance.
December 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
bravado and brilliance.
Europeans see Trump as an enemy. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
December 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Europeans see Trump as an enemy. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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All super rich guys sound the same now. It’s all “I sleep four hours a night and spend the other twenty hours a day developing a product that’s going to bring us the best widespread poverty anyone’s ever seen.”
December 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
All super rich guys sound the same now. It’s all “I sleep four hours a night and spend the other twenty hours a day developing a product that’s going to bring us the best widespread poverty anyone’s ever seen.”
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Huge news!!
N.S. researcher develops award-winning idea to keep ticks at bay #NovaScotia
#AtlanTick #AcadiaUniversity
The company is currently going through the registration process with Health Canada and hopes to launch the product by next year.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
N.S. researcher develops award-winning idea to keep ticks at bay #NovaScotia
#AtlanTick #AcadiaUniversity
The company is currently going through the registration process with Health Canada and hopes to launch the product by next year.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
N.S. researcher develops award-winning idea to keep ticks at bay
A Nova Scotia researcher has developed an award-winning idea to keep ticks at bay.
www.ctvnews.ca
December 3, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Huge news!!
N.S. researcher develops award-winning idea to keep ticks at bay #NovaScotia
#AtlanTick #AcadiaUniversity
The company is currently going through the registration process with Health Canada and hopes to launch the product by next year.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
N.S. researcher develops award-winning idea to keep ticks at bay #NovaScotia
#AtlanTick #AcadiaUniversity
The company is currently going through the registration process with Health Canada and hopes to launch the product by next year.
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
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GEORGE WILL: “.. The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself.”
@postopinions.bsky.social
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December 2, 2025 at 11:13 PM
GEORGE WILL: “.. The killing of the survivors by this moral slum of an administration should nauseate Americans. A nation incapable of shame is dangerous, not least to itself.”
@postopinions.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
@postopinions.bsky.social
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Earliest sunsets are almost here. In early to mid-December, evenings become brighter again—no “Daylight Saving Time” needed!
November 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Earliest sunsets are almost here. In early to mid-December, evenings become brighter again—no “Daylight Saving Time” needed!
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I feel like one of the most underrated explanations for what's happening right now in global politics is that almost everyone has lost their minds.
November 30, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I feel like one of the most underrated explanations for what's happening right now in global politics is that almost everyone has lost their minds.