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Imagine working 60 hours a week and being denied a minimum wage, let alone overtime pay. That's what the Trump admin wants to do to home care workers in this country, whose backbreaking labor keeps our seniors safe and cared for. It's wrong, and Democrats will fight back.
www.npr.org/2026/01/29/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/29/n...
Caregivers for the elderly could lose wage protections under Trump proposal
The Labor Department has proposed rescinding an Obama-era rule that gave home care workers the right to overtime pay and other wage protections. The administration says the rule made care too costly.
www.npr.org
January 30, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Imagine working 60 hours a week and being denied a minimum wage, let alone overtime pay. That's what the Trump admin wants to do to home care workers in this country, whose backbreaking labor keeps our seniors safe and cared for. It's wrong, and Democrats will fight back.
www.npr.org/2026/01/29/n...
www.npr.org/2026/01/29/n...
THE DAY OF RECKONING
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open.substack.com/pub/michaelf...
THE DAY OF RECKONING
When federal force loses the public’s trust, everything changes.
open.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:25 AM
THE DAY OF RECKONING
open.substack.com/pub/michaelf...
open.substack.com/pub/michaelf...
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A new report from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has ranked Israel as the third worst jailer of journalists in the world, behind only China and Myanmar, in a damning indictment of the state’s escalating war on press freedom.
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260129-des...
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260129-des...
January 29, 2026 at 7:10 PM
A new report from the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has ranked Israel as the third worst jailer of journalists in the world, behind only China and Myanmar, in a damning indictment of the state’s escalating war on press freedom.
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260129-des...
Read: www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260129-des...
THE DAY OF RECKONING
open.substack.com/pub/michaelf...
open.substack.com/pub/michaelf...
THE DAY OF RECKONING
When federal force loses the public’s trust, everything changes.
open.substack.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:24 AM
THE DAY OF RECKONING
open.substack.com/pub/michaelf...
open.substack.com/pub/michaelf...
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The Pattison sale to ICE isn't a done deal yet. Keep up the pressure.
#bcpoli #cdnpoli #fuckice
vancouversun.com/news/jim-pat...
#bcpoli #cdnpoli #fuckice
vancouversun.com/news/jim-pat...
Jim Pattison Developments says sale of warehouse to ICE 'still subject to certain approvals'
Green Leader Emily Lowan has called for a boycott over a deal to sell a building Pattison owns in Virginia to be used by ICE
vancouversun.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:18 AM
The Pattison sale to ICE isn't a done deal yet. Keep up the pressure.
#bcpoli #cdnpoli #fuckice
vancouversun.com/news/jim-pat...
#bcpoli #cdnpoli #fuckice
vancouversun.com/news/jim-pat...
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🤖 image processing for #JWST 🔭 data (HH288_offset). RGB Filters: 470, 356, 150
PI: McCaughrean, Mark J., program 04548. CRVAL: 9.293072, 64.062915
Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.
PI: McCaughrean, Mark J., program 04548. CRVAL: 9.293072, 64.062915
Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.
January 30, 2026 at 1:51 PM
🤖 image processing for #JWST 🔭 data (HH288_offset). RGB Filters: 470, 356, 150
PI: McCaughrean, Mark J., program 04548. CRVAL: 9.293072, 64.062915
Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.
PI: McCaughrean, Mark J., program 04548. CRVAL: 9.293072, 64.062915
Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.
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CNN in Minneapolis: We are seeing thousands and thousands of people, we've been standing on the corner here for the past ten minutes. This this crowd has not let up. It's just continuous.
January 30, 2026 at 9:19 PM
CNN in Minneapolis: We are seeing thousands and thousands of people, we've been standing on the corner here for the past ten minutes. This this crowd has not let up. It's just continuous.
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📌 Power to the People — Truth Is Resistance
Disinformation thrives in chaos. We bring clarity, updates, and actions to defend democracy and rights.
👉 goto.powertothepeoplenews.org/4pHksEF
#PeoplePowerUnited
Disinformation thrives in chaos. We bring clarity, updates, and actions to defend democracy and rights.
👉 goto.powertothepeoplenews.org/4pHksEF
#PeoplePowerUnited
January 31, 2026 at 12:07 AM
📌 Power to the People — Truth Is Resistance
Disinformation thrives in chaos. We bring clarity, updates, and actions to defend democracy and rights.
👉 goto.powertothepeoplenews.org/4pHksEF
#PeoplePowerUnited
Disinformation thrives in chaos. We bring clarity, updates, and actions to defend democracy and rights.
👉 goto.powertothepeoplenews.org/4pHksEF
#PeoplePowerUnited
Defend the Big Cat Public Safety Act! www.congressweb.com/AWI/540?fram...
Defend the Big Cat Public Safety Act!
A new bill in Congress seeks to weaken the Big Cat Public Safety Act, which ushered in historic protections for big cats when it was signed into law in 2022. If enacted, H.R. 7159 would line the pocke...
www.congressweb.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Defend the Big Cat Public Safety Act! www.congressweb.com/AWI/540?fram...
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The story of the plains bison is a story of resilience and recovery.
January 9, 2026 at 3:08 PM
The story of the plains bison is a story of resilience and recovery.
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Tell Congress: Protect the Boundary Waters:
Tell Congress: Protect the Boundary Waters from toxic mining
A new proposal in Congress would strip back protections for the Boundary Waters, opening this pristine, wild landscape to toxic mining. Send a message to your representative: Don't allow copper mining...
environmental-action.org
January 9, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Tell Congress: Protect the Boundary Waters:
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ALERT: The Boundary Waters are under threat. A new proposal in Congress would open up this iconic wilderness area to copper mining, a process that could poison its lakes and streams with heavy metals and toxic runoff.
January 9, 2026 at 9:56 PM
ALERT: The Boundary Waters are under threat. A new proposal in Congress would open up this iconic wilderness area to copper mining, a process that could poison its lakes and streams with heavy metals and toxic runoff.
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More wolves have been killed in Idaho since 2021 than there are alive in the state today.
January 13, 2026 at 3:16 PM
More wolves have been killed in Idaho since 2021 than there are alive in the state today.
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"One of the world’s rarest whale species is having more babies this year than in some recent seasons, but experts say many more young are needed to help stave off the possibility of extinction."
A rare whale is having an encouraging season for births. Scientists warn it might still go extinct
One of the world’s rarest whale species is having more babies this year than in some recent seasons, but experts say many more young are needed to help stave off the possibility of extinction.
apnews.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:17 PM
"One of the world’s rarest whale species is having more babies this year than in some recent seasons, but experts say many more young are needed to help stave off the possibility of extinction."
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"Long-term exposure to both pollutants is linked to asthma, heart and lung disease, and premature death. Even moderate exposure to PM2.5 can damage the lungs about as much as smoking."
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
www.nytimes.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:35 PM
"Long-term exposure to both pollutants is linked to asthma, heart and lung disease, and premature death. Even moderate exposure to PM2.5 can damage the lungs about as much as smoking."
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Once celebrated as an endangered species success story, the fate of whooping cranes hangs in the balance once again as development, disease and climate change threatens the survival of these incredible birds.
January 16, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Once celebrated as an endangered species success story, the fate of whooping cranes hangs in the balance once again as development, disease and climate change threatens the survival of these incredible birds.
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Some good news out of Congress:
Pesticide industry ‘immunity shield’ stripped from US appropriations bill
Democrats and ‘make America healthy again’ movement pushed back on the rider in a funding bill led by Bayer
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Some good news out of Congress:
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"Not only is 1090F the oldest living wolf, she’s among the oldest wolves ever in Yellowstone."
Nearly 12 And Huge, Yellowstone Wolf 1090F Earns Title Of Oldest In Yellowstone
At the age of 11 years, 9 months, Wolf 1090F has earned the title of the oldest living wolf in Yellowstone, which is remarkable considering the average…
cowboystatedaily.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:16 PM
"Not only is 1090F the oldest living wolf, she’s among the oldest wolves ever in Yellowstone."
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We need to protect the Boundary Waters, a haven for common loons, from mining pollution.
January 21, 2026 at 3:06 PM
We need to protect the Boundary Waters, a haven for common loons, from mining pollution.
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This historic American wilderness is in danger:
The Gila: where wilderness was born and why it’s at risk
In the Gila National Forest, roadless areas shelter wildlife, protect clean water and preserve America's first wilderness.
environmentamerica.org
January 23, 2026 at 3:10 PM
This historic American wilderness is in danger:
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The wolves born this spring deserve bright futures.
January 24, 2026 at 4:25 PM
The wolves born this spring deserve bright futures.
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Swamps and bogs and fens, oh my!
Three types of wetlands that make our world better - Environmental Action
Swamps and bogs and fens, oh my!
environmental-action.org
January 26, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Swamps and bogs and fens, oh my!
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