Ben Turner
@benturner54.bsky.social
Policy Advisor on Energy and Resources
Working From Home Is Harming Young Employees. They’re Starting to See That. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/b...
Working From Home Is Harming Young Employees. They’re Starting to See That.
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Working From Home Is Harming Young Employees. They’re Starting to See That. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/b...
Found this guy in my pool. Thought he was dead, but he came to and now won’t let go of my gardening glove.
August 15, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Found this guy in my pool. Thought he was dead, but he came to and now won’t let go of my gardening glove.
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Woman’s Career Dies In Childbirth
Woman’s Career Dies In Childbirth
DAYTON, OH—In a tragic turn to what loved ones had expected to be a joyous day, family sources confirmed Tuesday that area woman Sandra McDowell’s career had died in childbirth. “We did everything we ...
theonion.com
August 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Woman’s Career Dies In Childbirth
Ha ha! Understatement of the year.
July 26, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Ha ha! Understatement of the year.
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3 U.S. Marine brothers faced toughest mission: Getting their dad freed from ICE custody
3 U.S. Marine brothers faced toughest mission: Getting their dad freed from ICE custody
Masked federal agents beat and arrested Narciso Barranco as he tended to a lawn in Santa Ana.
www.latimes.com
July 23, 2025 at 2:31 AM
3 U.S. Marine brothers faced toughest mission: Getting their dad freed from ICE custody
In case you didn’t know, “loris” is a word.
July 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
In case you didn’t know, “loris” is a word.
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BREAKING: the current version of Donald Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ being advanced by Senate Republicans will now cut $930 BILLION from Medicaid. All to fund tax breaks for billionaires
Heartless and cruel doesn’t even begin to describe this level of greed.
Heartless and cruel doesn’t even begin to describe this level of greed.
Republicans Keep Making Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' Worse
Donald Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ will now cut $930 billion from Medicaid, the government health insurance program for low-income Americans.
www.rollingstone.com
June 29, 2025 at 12:31 AM
BREAKING: the current version of Donald Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ being advanced by Senate Republicans will now cut $930 BILLION from Medicaid. All to fund tax breaks for billionaires
Heartless and cruel doesn’t even begin to describe this level of greed.
Heartless and cruel doesn’t even begin to describe this level of greed.
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This isn't just about California. It’s about how we treat our fellow human beings. It’s about how we treat families. It’s about who we are.
I stand with @padilla.senate.gov
I stand with @padilla.senate.gov
June 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This isn't just about California. It’s about how we treat our fellow human beings. It’s about how we treat families. It’s about who we are.
I stand with @padilla.senate.gov
I stand with @padilla.senate.gov
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“We will hold this administration accountable,” says Sen. Alex Padilla after trying to ask a question of Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem.
Handcuffed by the feds, Sen. Alex Padilla was all of us who love California | Opinion
“We will hold this administration accountable,” says Sen. Alex Padilla after trying to ask a question of Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem.
bit.ly
June 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
“We will hold this administration accountable,” says Sen. Alex Padilla after trying to ask a question of Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem.
Good time to donate to @padilla.senate.gov alex-padilla.com. He’s not up for reelection this year, but you can help him support his Democratic colleagues.
Alex Padilla for U.S. Senate
Alex Padilla is the proud son of immigrants and a proud son of California. He’s fighting in the Senate to protect families, fighting for...
alex-padilla.com
June 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Good time to donate to @padilla.senate.gov alex-padilla.com. He’s not up for reelection this year, but you can help him support his Democratic colleagues.
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"Please continue peacefully protesting": Sen. Padilla after forced removal from DHS presser
June 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
"Please continue peacefully protesting": Sen. Padilla after forced removal from DHS presser
@publiccitizen.bsky.social is asking folks to sign a petition to “Pass Medicare for All Now!” They suggest signing a petition directed at Senators. Could somebody let them know that even though @alexpadilla4ca is a great politician, this may be a futile exercise under the current circumstances?
March 13, 2025 at 6:08 AM
@publiccitizen.bsky.social is asking folks to sign a petition to “Pass Medicare for All Now!” They suggest signing a petition directed at Senators. Could somebody let them know that even though @alexpadilla4ca is a great politician, this may be a futile exercise under the current circumstances?
Nice work, Californians - 25% of new car purchases are ZEV and growing. www.energy.ca.gov/data-reports...
New ZEV Sales in California
www.energy.ca.gov
February 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Nice work, Californians - 25% of new car purchases are ZEV and growing. www.energy.ca.gov/data-reports...
bettyyee.com I think folks should donate to Betty.
Betty Yee for Governor 2026
Former State Controller Betty Yee is running for Governor of California because she knows we have the power to make California add up for all of us again.
bettyyee.com
January 31, 2025 at 7:50 PM
bettyyee.com I think folks should donate to Betty.
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Former CA State Controller Betty Yee gave a reasonable answer when asked about violence (by (rightwing) mob) on peaceful student protestors at UCLA. Everyone else (angling for Gov) sounded like mealy mouthed cowards www.politico.com/newsletters/....
May 9, 2024 at 1:37 AM
Former CA State Controller Betty Yee gave a reasonable answer when asked about violence (by (rightwing) mob) on peaceful student protestors at UCLA. Everyone else (angling for Gov) sounded like mealy mouthed cowards www.politico.com/newsletters/....
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New research indicates that over 70% of U.S. oil and gas methane emissions comes from smaller sources that often go undetected. Many small methane leaks can be just as dangerous as one big one, but MethaneSAT will soon help us detect these pollution sources.
apnews.com/article/meth...
apnews.com/article/meth...
Harmful gas billowing from Texas and New Mexico comes mostly from smaller leaks, researchers say
Huge quantities of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, are being emitting by oil and gas operators in the 75,000-square-mile Permian Basin straddling Texas and New Mexico.
apnews.com
January 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
New research indicates that over 70% of U.S. oil and gas methane emissions comes from smaller sources that often go undetected. Many small methane leaks can be just as dangerous as one big one, but MethaneSAT will soon help us detect these pollution sources.
apnews.com/article/meth...
apnews.com/article/meth...
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Feeling my sanity slipping away as more and more (genuinely awful) stories about what Trump said or did accrues. Because:
HE PLOTTED AND ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE A VIOLENT COUP ON LIVE TV! HE ATTMEPTED TO END THE REPUBLIC! HE'S THE BIGGEST TRAITOR TO THE CONSITUTIONAL ORDER SINCE THE CONFEDERACY!
HE PLOTTED AND ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE A VIOLENT COUP ON LIVE TV! HE ATTMEPTED TO END THE REPUBLIC! HE'S THE BIGGEST TRAITOR TO THE CONSITUTIONAL ORDER SINCE THE CONFEDERACY!
October 23, 2024 at 11:30 PM
Feeling my sanity slipping away as more and more (genuinely awful) stories about what Trump said or did accrues. Because:
HE PLOTTED AND ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE A VIOLENT COUP ON LIVE TV! HE ATTMEPTED TO END THE REPUBLIC! HE'S THE BIGGEST TRAITOR TO THE CONSITUTIONAL ORDER SINCE THE CONFEDERACY!
HE PLOTTED AND ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE A VIOLENT COUP ON LIVE TV! HE ATTMEPTED TO END THE REPUBLIC! HE'S THE BIGGEST TRAITOR TO THE CONSITUTIONAL ORDER SINCE THE CONFEDERACY!
Why do press releases say “For Immediate Release” on them? They’ve been released. Is this a holdover from when someone typed it up and handed it to a telegraph person or something?
October 4, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Why do press releases say “For Immediate Release” on them? They’ve been released. Is this a holdover from when someone typed it up and handed it to a telegraph person or something?
Nice work CARB! www.kqed.org/science/1994...
Californians Are Breathing Far Less Vehicle Pollution, but Disparities Are Widening | KQED
Air pollution from fine particulate matter from vehicles is down by 65% since 2000, but Latino and Black Californians still breathe more than their fair share.
www.kqed.org
September 12, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Nice work CARB! www.kqed.org/science/1994...
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