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Organic foods don't have "fewer" pesticides residues; we just don't test for most of them. Skeptical Inquirer, Jan/Feb 2026
January 26, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Organic foods don't have "fewer" pesticides residues; we just don't test for most of them. Skeptical Inquirer, Jan/Feb 2026
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This is one reason why Trump’s “deals” never include specifics.
January 21, 2026 at 11:46 PM
This is one reason why Trump’s “deals” never include specifics.
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The Trump administration will reportedly stop considering how many lives are saved in its cost-benefit analyses of pollution regulations.
Trump Started the Year With Two Big Blows to Climate Progress
Donald Trump's administration started 2026 by removing the United States from several international climate organizations.
www.rollingstone.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:21 PM
The Trump administration will reportedly stop considering how many lives are saved in its cost-benefit analyses of pollution regulations.
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If you are a Canadian, and you travel to or support the United States in any way, you are a traitor.
Trump posts an image depicting Canada and Greenland as part of the United States
January 20, 2026 at 1:50 PM
If you are a Canadian, and you travel to or support the United States in any way, you are a traitor.
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Atmospheric chemist Susan Solomon was born #OTD in 1956.
Solomon, working with colleagues at NOAA, proposed/confirmed the cause of the Antarctic ozone hole, chlorofluorocarbons. She led the Nat'l Ozone Expedition to Antarctica to collect evidence & was the only woman on the team. #WomenInSTEM (1/2)
Solomon, working with colleagues at NOAA, proposed/confirmed the cause of the Antarctic ozone hole, chlorofluorocarbons. She led the Nat'l Ozone Expedition to Antarctica to collect evidence & was the only woman on the team. #WomenInSTEM (1/2)
January 19, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Atmospheric chemist Susan Solomon was born #OTD in 1956.
Solomon, working with colleagues at NOAA, proposed/confirmed the cause of the Antarctic ozone hole, chlorofluorocarbons. She led the Nat'l Ozone Expedition to Antarctica to collect evidence & was the only woman on the team. #WomenInSTEM (1/2)
Solomon, working with colleagues at NOAA, proposed/confirmed the cause of the Antarctic ozone hole, chlorofluorocarbons. She led the Nat'l Ozone Expedition to Antarctica to collect evidence & was the only woman on the team. #WomenInSTEM (1/2)
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Gift link to article on how Trump’s about-face on EV’s has crushed Detroit’s auto industry.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/o...
Opinion | $25 Billion. That’s What Trump Cost Detroit.
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Gift link to article on how Trump’s about-face on EV’s has crushed Detroit’s auto industry.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/o...
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This newly discovered Iron Age instrument may have been played in the Celtic resistance against the Roman Empire
Archeologists Just Found a 2,000-Year-Old Battle Trumpet That May Be Linked to Queen Boudica
This newly discovered Iron Age instrument may have been played in the Celtic resistance against the Roman Empire
www.scientificamerican.com
January 13, 2026 at 3:37 PM
This newly discovered Iron Age instrument may have been played in the Celtic resistance against the Roman Empire
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In 1993, Trump signed a mortgage for a Florida home, pledging it would be his principal residence. Seven weeks later, he attested a neighboring property would also be his principal residence.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
January 13, 2026 at 2:00 AM
In 1993, Trump signed a mortgage for a Florida home, pledging it would be his principal residence. Seven weeks later, he attested a neighboring property would also be his principal residence.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
In reality, he does not seem to have lived in either home.
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Susan Hayhurst: the first woman to get a pharmaceutical degree post a course of study on equal terms as male students (Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, 1883). She was 63.
It marked a milestone in achieving gender equality in professional educational standards. #WomenInSTEM #NationalPharmacistDay
It marked a milestone in achieving gender equality in professional educational standards. #WomenInSTEM #NationalPharmacistDay
January 12, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Susan Hayhurst: the first woman to get a pharmaceutical degree post a course of study on equal terms as male students (Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, 1883). She was 63.
It marked a milestone in achieving gender equality in professional educational standards. #WomenInSTEM #NationalPharmacistDay
It marked a milestone in achieving gender equality in professional educational standards. #WomenInSTEM #NationalPharmacistDay
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Minneapolis won’t be intimidated by Trump’s secret police force. #ICEOutForGood
January 10, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Minneapolis won’t be intimidated by Trump’s secret police force. #ICEOutForGood
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Happening now: hundreds have gathered in downtown Chicago to rally against both ICE/Border Patrol violence and US intervention in Venezuela.
This is one of only multiple anti-ICE demonstrations planned in Chicago this weekend.
This is one of only multiple anti-ICE demonstrations planned in Chicago this weekend.
January 10, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Happening now: hundreds have gathered in downtown Chicago to rally against both ICE/Border Patrol violence and US intervention in Venezuela.
This is one of only multiple anti-ICE demonstrations planned in Chicago this weekend.
This is one of only multiple anti-ICE demonstrations planned in Chicago this weekend.
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I was just denied access to the ICE processing center at the Whipple Building.
Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained.
The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.
Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained.
The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.
JUST NOW: Huge mass of agents in a standoff, weapons drawn as Reps. Ilhan Omar, Angie Craig, and Kelly Morrison attempt to conduct congressional oversight at the Whipple Building, which has been HQ for thousands of ICE agents.
@zeteo.com
@zeteo.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:17 PM
I was just denied access to the ICE processing center at the Whipple Building.
Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained.
The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.
Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained.
The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.
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We visited Renee Good's memorial.
There, we met a group of Somali Minnesotans — who too have been viciously attacked for weeks — warmly hosting everyone.
Flowers & stuffed animals galore.
Neighbors continually offering sambusas & hand-warmers & water.
Grief. And belief.
Scenes from Minneapolis:
There, we met a group of Somali Minnesotans — who too have been viciously attacked for weeks — warmly hosting everyone.
Flowers & stuffed animals galore.
Neighbors continually offering sambusas & hand-warmers & water.
Grief. And belief.
Scenes from Minneapolis:
WATCH: Prem Attends Memorial at Scene of Murder in Minneapolis
See what Prem saw at the memorial for the 37-year-old mother killed by ICE in Minneapolis, plus interview with Omar Fateh and residents.
zeteo.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:53 PM
We visited Renee Good's memorial.
There, we met a group of Somali Minnesotans — who too have been viciously attacked for weeks — warmly hosting everyone.
Flowers & stuffed animals galore.
Neighbors continually offering sambusas & hand-warmers & water.
Grief. And belief.
Scenes from Minneapolis:
There, we met a group of Somali Minnesotans — who too have been viciously attacked for weeks — warmly hosting everyone.
Flowers & stuffed animals galore.
Neighbors continually offering sambusas & hand-warmers & water.
Grief. And belief.
Scenes from Minneapolis:
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THIS WEEKEND: More than 1,000 marches and vigils are taking place nationwide to honor Renee Nicole Good, demand accountability for ICE’s killing of Renee, and make visible the human cost of ICE’s terror. Please join us: mobilize.us?tag_ids=2913...
January 10, 2026 at 1:18 PM
THIS WEEKEND: More than 1,000 marches and vigils are taking place nationwide to honor Renee Nicole Good, demand accountability for ICE’s killing of Renee, and make visible the human cost of ICE’s terror. Please join us: mobilize.us?tag_ids=2913...
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DO IT. This isn't about free expression or politics, it is about the rule of law.
The UK is in talks with Canada and Australia for a coordinated response to X, including a possible ban. #canpoli
Starmer rallies international support to take on Musk
Tech billionaire says threat to ban social media site over sexualised AI images is ‘censorship’
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 12:16 AM
DO IT. This isn't about free expression or politics, it is about the rule of law.
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Petition e6679 will be read in Parliament at 10am on Jan 27, 2026. It will likely be live streamed on CPAC.
e6679 addresses MPs who spread misinformation.
Please email your MP asking them to act on e6679 to protect Canadian sovereignty and democracy.
politicalhonesty.ca/MP-lookup-wi...
e6679 addresses MPs who spread misinformation.
Please email your MP asking them to act on e6679 to protect Canadian sovereignty and democracy.
politicalhonesty.ca/MP-lookup-wi...
EMAIL your MP about e6679
Information and Media about Petition e6679 can be found here: Links and Media Voici la version française
politicalhonesty.ca
January 10, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Petition e6679 will be read in Parliament at 10am on Jan 27, 2026. It will likely be live streamed on CPAC.
e6679 addresses MPs who spread misinformation.
Please email your MP asking them to act on e6679 to protect Canadian sovereignty and democracy.
politicalhonesty.ca/MP-lookup-wi...
e6679 addresses MPs who spread misinformation.
Please email your MP asking them to act on e6679 to protect Canadian sovereignty and democracy.
politicalhonesty.ca/MP-lookup-wi...
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Everybody should watch this and see this woman, who has a baby in her arms and is thrust into basically a standoff, develop courage in real time.
From the minnesota community on Reddit: ST. PAUL, MN: A sobbing resident calls 911 as federal agents force their way into her home to chase down a DoorDash driver who was just trying to deliver food.
Explore this post and more from the minnesota community
www.reddit.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Everybody should watch this and see this woman, who has a baby in her arms and is thrust into basically a standoff, develop courage in real time.
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A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
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"The murder of Renée Nicole Good has sparked outrage in all of us."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Hundreds of Anti-ICE Protests Are Happening Across the Nation This Weekend
More than 1,000 demonstrations are slated for Saturday and Sunday after federal immigration agents shot three people, killing one, in the past week.
www.motherjones.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:13 PM
"The murder of Renée Nicole Good has sparked outrage in all of us."
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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The leading cause of death among ICE officers? COVID-19.
How dangerous is it really to work for ICE?
According to ICE’s own data, none of its officers have been killed by an immigrant in the agency’s history.
www.motherjones.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The leading cause of death among ICE officers? COVID-19.
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Eight of Europe's top leaders have rallied to defend the autonomous Danish territory of Greenland amid growing threats from President Donald Trump's administration that the U.S. could seize the mineral-rich Arctic island.
Europe’s top leaders rally to defend Greenland against Trump’s threats
8 European leaders say only Denmark and Greenland can determine the future of the giant Arctic island.
www.politico.eu
January 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Eight of Europe's top leaders have rallied to defend the autonomous Danish territory of Greenland amid growing threats from President Donald Trump's administration that the U.S. could seize the mineral-rich Arctic island.
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The Netherlands has pulled out of U.S.-led counter-drug missions in the Caribbean, a reaction to the rising death toll from American military attacks on vessels suspected of being used to smuggle narcotics.
Netherlands pulls out of US Caribbean drug missions amid Venezuela tensions
Dutch defense forces traditionally worked closely with the U.S. but are balking after U.S. attacks on suspected smuggling boats.
www.politico.eu
January 6, 2026 at 3:13 PM
The Netherlands has pulled out of U.S.-led counter-drug missions in the Caribbean, a reaction to the rising death toll from American military attacks on vessels suspected of being used to smuggle narcotics.
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An animal sanctuary in the Okanagan had avian flu detected in some of their birds. In contrast to Universal Ostrich they complied with the CFIA rules, culling some of their animals and quarantining the rest. Today they have learned their flock of peacocks will not have to be culled
November 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
An animal sanctuary in the Okanagan had avian flu detected in some of their birds. In contrast to Universal Ostrich they complied with the CFIA rules, culling some of their animals and quarantining the rest. Today they have learned their flock of peacocks will not have to be culled