Emily Norton
@emnorton.bsky.social
Charles River Watershed Association Executive Director. Former Newton MA City Councilor. Mom of 3 boys & 2 cats. Opinions expressed on this platform are mine mine mine. #WaterIsLife
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At least one insurrectionist goes to jail
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Bolsonaro to Start Serving 27-Year Sentence Over Coup Plot
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November 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
At least one insurrectionist goes to jail
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“Gaza is home to the highest number of child amputees per capita in the world”
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Child Amputees in Gaza Use Makeshift Prosthetics as Israel Restricts Medical Supplies
“This pipe doesn’t make up for my leg,” said 10-year-old Rateb Abu Qleiq.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“Gaza is home to the highest number of child amputees per capita in the world”
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I am so grateful to @wbznewsradio.bsky.social with Dan Rea for interviewing me last week about the inexplicable plan by the MWRA to dump *more* sewage in the Charles River. It was especially valuable to get a full hour, plus answer questions from callers!
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Emptying Sewage into The Charles? - NightSide With Dan Rea | iHeart
<p>A recent proposal by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) would allow sewage overflows into the Charles River by declassifying it as “safe to swim,” a designation that all...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I am so grateful to @wbznewsradio.bsky.social with Dan Rea for interviewing me last week about the inexplicable plan by the MWRA to dump *more* sewage in the Charles River. It was especially valuable to get a full hour, plus answer questions from callers!
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Fires are still burning in the Arctic in the winter. The climate catastrophe is here.
Spending political energy to massively increase pipeline production in Canada is not nation-building. It is planet burning.
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Spending political energy to massively increase pipeline production in Canada is not nation-building. It is planet burning.
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Zombie fires: how Arctic wildfires that come back to life are ravaging forests
Blazes that smoulder in the permafrost, only to reignite, are extending fire season though winter, leaving vegetation struggling to recover
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November 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Fires are still burning in the Arctic in the winter. The climate catastrophe is here.
Spending political energy to massively increase pipeline production in Canada is not nation-building. It is planet burning.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Spending political energy to massively increase pipeline production in Canada is not nation-building. It is planet burning.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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📌They appease Vladimir Putin and come after Mark Kelly.
Traitors. All of ‘em.
Traitors. All of ‘em.
November 25, 2025 at 3:32 AM
📌They appease Vladimir Putin and come after Mark Kelly.
Traitors. All of ‘em.
Traitors. All of ‘em.
SO many bad things happen if we don’t get a handle on climate change. Just ONE example:
“Meanwhile, as flooding and hurricanes ravage the coasts, and wildfires, flooding, and severe storms strike inland, insurance markets may all but collapse—even in supposed climate refuges such as Minnesota.”
“Meanwhile, as flooding and hurricanes ravage the coasts, and wildfires, flooding, and severe storms strike inland, insurance markets may all but collapse—even in supposed climate refuges such as Minnesota.”
November 25, 2025 at 3:47 AM
SO many bad things happen if we don’t get a handle on climate change. Just ONE example:
“Meanwhile, as flooding and hurricanes ravage the coasts, and wildfires, flooding, and severe storms strike inland, insurance markets may all but collapse—even in supposed climate refuges such as Minnesota.”
“Meanwhile, as flooding and hurricanes ravage the coasts, and wildfires, flooding, and severe storms strike inland, insurance markets may all but collapse—even in supposed climate refuges such as Minnesota.”
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Notice how thin and tiny our atmosphere is?
Video shot by astronaut Zena Cardman, commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission, shows a stunning display of the Northern Lights as seen from the International Space Station.
November 23, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Notice how thin and tiny our atmosphere is?
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I will repeat this every single day for the next three years: Any Democrat running for president in 2028 must pledge to immediately tear down/bulldoze/demolish Trump’s ballroom and fully restore the East Wing and any other piece of the People’s House Trump has or will destroy.
November 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I will repeat this every single day for the next three years: Any Democrat running for president in 2028 must pledge to immediately tear down/bulldoze/demolish Trump’s ballroom and fully restore the East Wing and any other piece of the People’s House Trump has or will destroy.
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Kristi Noam is a cos play puppy killer who spent over 200M taxpayer dollars in useless ads
The contract 2 make the ads was "awarded" 2 an undisclosed LLC that was formed 5 days prior 2 the contracts being sent
The owner of that LLC is Patricia McLaughlin, Noam's Assistant Sec
Weird coincidence?
The contract 2 make the ads was "awarded" 2 an undisclosed LLC that was formed 5 days prior 2 the contracts being sent
The owner of that LLC is Patricia McLaughlin, Noam's Assistant Sec
Weird coincidence?
November 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Kristi Noam is a cos play puppy killer who spent over 200M taxpayer dollars in useless ads
The contract 2 make the ads was "awarded" 2 an undisclosed LLC that was formed 5 days prior 2 the contracts being sent
The owner of that LLC is Patricia McLaughlin, Noam's Assistant Sec
Weird coincidence?
The contract 2 make the ads was "awarded" 2 an undisclosed LLC that was formed 5 days prior 2 the contracts being sent
The owner of that LLC is Patricia McLaughlin, Noam's Assistant Sec
Weird coincidence?
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Great they cleaned up the harbor for this! Hundreds of Boston-area industrial sites going to flood as climate change raises water levels
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More than 400 hazardous sites in New England at risk for coastal flooding, new study finds
In New England, the majority of sites are located in Massachusetts, followed by Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine and New Hampshire. More than half of the sites at risk are industrial facilities.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Great they cleaned up the harbor for this! Hundreds of Boston-area industrial sites going to flood as climate change raises water levels
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“The Environmental Protection Agency is moving forward with approvals for pesticides containing “forever chemicals” as an active ingredient”
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EPA just approved new ‘forever chemical’ pesticides for use on food - The Boston Globe
The agency approved two new pesticides that will be used on vegetables such as romaine lettuce, broccoli, and potatoes.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:37 AM
“The Environmental Protection Agency is moving forward with approvals for pesticides containing “forever chemicals” as an active ingredient”
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The call [to subjugate Ukraine] is coming from inside the [White] house
If the 28-point plan came from Russia and somehow ended up in the hands of U.S. lawmakers, then we don’t have a “leak” problem we have a foreign influence problem. And anyone downplaying that should not be anywhere near national security decisions.
November 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The call [to subjugate Ukraine] is coming from inside the [White] house
An Open Letter to Marjorie Taylor Greene
From, Alyssa Milano November 17, 2025
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November 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
“The pro-democracy movement has room to grow. Our big tent is open and welcomes all who are seeking shelter from Trump’s authoritarian regime.”
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Joe Rogan has a point
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November 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
“The pro-democracy movement has room to grow. Our big tent is open and welcomes all who are seeking shelter from Trump’s authoritarian regime.”
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Humans can only battle nature for so long. In the end she will win. Lot more of this in our future if we dont start living in harmony with our natural world instead of thinking we can control it. 🌎 💦
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Iran’s Capital Is Moving. The Reason Is an Ecological Catastrophe
The decision to move Iran’s capital is partly driven by climate change, but experts say decades of human error and action are also to blame
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November 22, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Humans can only battle nature for so long. In the end she will win. Lot more of this in our future if we dont start living in harmony with our natural world instead of thinking we can control it. 🌎 💦
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Thank you to my Congressman @repauchincloss.bsky.social ! No MTG is not a “formidable character” she is still the loony tunes Jewish space laser insurrectionist climate denier
CNN: In the last couple of weeks or so, she's become kind of an ally on some issues. What do you make of this?
Auchincloss: No, John, she hasn't.
Auchincloss: No, John, she hasn't.
November 22, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Thank you to my Congressman @repauchincloss.bsky.social ! No MTG is not a “formidable character” she is still the loony tunes Jewish space laser insurrectionist climate denier
“You know whose name they never mention? Melissa Hortman. When she was assassinated, Trump and his people went after Tim Walz instead of addressing their role in it. Senator Mike Lee mocked him. Mocked him. That’s disgusting.”
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MAGA Raged Over Rhetoric After Kirk’s Murder—Now Quiet on Trump Threatening Democrats
Turns out, “rhetoric” only matters when it’s politically convenient.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
“You know whose name they never mention? Melissa Hortman. When she was assassinated, Trump and his people went after Tim Walz instead of addressing their role in it. Senator Mike Lee mocked him. Mocked him. That’s disgusting.”
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"Senate Bill 8585, introduced this week by New York Senator Brian Kavanagh, would empower the state to take the largest oil and gas companies to court following major weather disasters made worse by climate change."
Extreme weather disasters are driving up home insurance rates nationwide, and New Yorkers have had enough.
Senate Bill 8585, introduced this week by New York Senator Brian Kavanagh, would empower insurers in the state to take Big Oil companies to court for fueling climate disasters.
Senate Bill 8585, introduced this week by New York Senator Brian Kavanagh, would empower insurers in the state to take Big Oil companies to court for fueling climate disasters.
New York bill would make Big Oil pay for the home insurance crisis | Center for Climate Integrity
Senate Bill 8585 would keep insurance affordable and available by holding oil and gas giants accountable for damage from extreme weather disasters
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November 21, 2025 at 3:32 AM
"Senate Bill 8585, introduced this week by New York Senator Brian Kavanagh, would empower the state to take the largest oil and gas companies to court following major weather disasters made worse by climate change."
We are not lacking for justifications for impeaching our president, but here is another one: he called for 6 Democratic lawmakers to be hanged.
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Trump Accuses Democrats of Sedition, ‘Punishable by Death,’ Over Message to the Military
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November 21, 2025 at 3:37 AM
We are not lacking for justifications for impeaching our president, but here is another one: he called for 6 Democratic lawmakers to be hanged.
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Hot take but the president openly calling for the murder of his political opposition should be grounds for immediate impeachment and removal for office.
November 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Hot take but the president openly calling for the murder of his political opposition should be grounds for immediate impeachment and removal for office.
“ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions”
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“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
“ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions”
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When the rainforests of the sea and the rainforests of the land are gone… I don’t want to finish that sentence.
This could be our shining moment of courage and solidarity. Our time to show what great things humanity is capable of.
Fight climate change now.
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This could be our shining moment of courage and solidarity. Our time to show what great things humanity is capable of.
Fight climate change now.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm
One expert says she is ‘starting to visualise the point where all we have left of corals and reefs is memories’
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November 19, 2025 at 11:52 AM
When the rainforests of the sea and the rainforests of the land are gone… I don’t want to finish that sentence.
This could be our shining moment of courage and solidarity. Our time to show what great things humanity is capable of.
Fight climate change now.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This could be our shining moment of courage and solidarity. Our time to show what great things humanity is capable of.
Fight climate change now.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“No one is coming to collect all the useless pennies. And no one is explaining how to get along without them.”
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Pennies Are Trash Now
The government has no plan for America’s 300 billion pennies.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:28 AM
“No one is coming to collect all the useless pennies. And no one is explaining how to get along without them.”
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Today’s @bostonglobe: Climate change means how we manage water is having increasingly dire impacts on the health and safety of humans and all other life forms we share our special planet with 🌎 🌳🐟🦉🦋🐢
November 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Today’s @bostonglobe: Climate change means how we manage water is having increasingly dire impacts on the health and safety of humans and all other life forms we share our special planet with 🌎 🌳🐟🦉🦋🐢