Two victims of previous school shootings — Mia Tretta, who was shot in the stomach in 2019 at Saugus High School, and Zoe Weissman, who survived the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School — are now at Brown. Gun violence is out of control in this country.

Israel is still throttling the aid supply to Gaza. And Britain is still supplying Israel with arms and maintaining normal diplomatic relations. The genocide continues, as does British complicity. 26 months and counting. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

stress baking levels at an all time high, perfect for Christmas cookie season

Antibiotic use on farms rose 16% last year, after having dropped significantly from 2015-2017. This matters. Antibiotics in livestock help drive antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which are a threat to human (and animal) health. @kennytorrella.bsky.social reports. www.vox.com/future-perfe...

Oh, what fun it is to ride Metro all the way! ❄️ Our holiday-wrapped train is LIVE in the system today. Catch our wrapped buses on the streets too. You can track them here under the “Special Edition” tab: wmata.com/live

ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:

Who else despises rain with temperatures in the 30s? 😡

IF you are going share something about RFK Jr., this is the story to share. I don't really give a shit who the man fucks. He is killing us. His "work" results in death and suffering among children. He is the worst human ghoul. He has betrayed the country and his own family. #MedSky

A new state-by-state evaluation of the projected energy and water use of "AI" data centers in the US. Looks… real bad. Like, "undoing tech sector climate gains" bad. Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

northern lights from NJ!

🚨BREAKING: Maine voters rejected a Republican-backed ballot initiative Tuesday that would have imposed new photo ID rules and severely limited mail-in voting — a decisive win for voting rights advocates who said the measure threatened to upend the state’s tradition of accessible elections.

Big day at U.S. District Court in D.C. where Sean Dunn, the D.C. Sandwich Guy, is on trial for misdemeanor assault of a federal officer. Border Patrol agent Gregory Lairmore is on the stand narrating surveillance video of the sammie toss. 'Now he’s struck me with the sandwich,' Lairmore says.

Four weeks into the federal shutdown, rent is about to be due and next month’s SNAP benefits are at risk. We previously made this list of ways to give and receive help locally — but need your help: Where else can our neighbors find food? Share any meal or grocery distributions you know of ⬇️

SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities.

“Food assistance used by >40M Americans will not be distributed from November due to the ongoing government shutdown. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is used by 1/8 of all Americans. The administration declined to draw on a contingency fund that would have continued benefits…”

24 million Americans are about to see their health insurance premiums double. 40 million Americans are about to see their SNAP benefits expire. But I'm glad to her he's fully focused on his ugly-ass gold ballroom.

I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.

Having been involved with this report for the past 5 years, overall takeaways IMO are: - Good news: we know (in great detail) the things the 🌎 needs to do to stay w/in 1.5°C! - Good news: we are doing many of the things! - Bad news: we’re not doing ANY of the things at the necessary speed or scale!

3. No, local food production, while it might have other virtues, does not translate into lower environmental impact. Food miles are a tiny proportion of overall impact. WHAT you eat is far more important than WHERE it comes from.

Trump crushed our overseas ag markets last time. He promised to do it again this time. Farmers voted for him anyway, assuming he'd bail them out again. OK fine. But don't say you don't want handouts when you are counting on them. @mikegrunwald.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/o...

My new NYT essay is about the essence of Trumpism: Bailing out farmers who can’t sell soybeans to China because of his tariffs, while bailing out Argentina so it can sell more soybeans to China. It’s the economic equivalent of pardoning pals and prosecuting enemies. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/o...

“You’d 100% get more decay, especially in children in low-income communities,” Dr. Randa Jundi-Samman, a retired dentist, said about halting fluoridation. “We already see it in people who don’t have fluoride in their water.” By @annaleighclark.bsky.social

There is simply no equivalent, not even close, of this anywhere on the center or far left. There is no ‘both sides’ here, media.

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin. When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

Searching for Jackie Merlos: What happened when the Trump administration disappeared an immigrant mother and her four U.S. citizen kids

GOP candidate for NJ Gov complains about suburban “overdevelopment.” Reality: suburban NJ cities & towns are developing at a very slow pace www.urban.org/urban-wire/w... In the NYC region, wealthy suburban cities like those in NJ continue to exclude subsidized housing www.urban.org/urban-wire/h...

“A beef tomato doesn’t contain any beef … Ladies’ fingers are not made of actual ladies’ fingers. Let’s trust consumers and stop this hotdog populism,” says Austrian MEP Anna Stürgkh Ditto Shepherds pie Feel free to add your own below 👇 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

This is an extremely common food-GHG pattern for food providers in North America and Europe, but it never fails to surprise people the first time they run the numbers and see it! Just one food, beef, can account for 40-50% or more of the GHG emissions related to an organization’s food purchases.

found some fall up north!

Free Greta Thunberg and the rest of the illegally detained flotilla activists.

EAT-Lancet 2.0 report is out today, updating the influential 2019 report. On my first read it seems to bring further data/evidence to support the big solutions for food/climate/nature: 1) improve productivity & env performance of agriculture, 2) reduce food loss/waste, 3) healthy/sustainable diets.

This is a Hatch act violation

We believe healthcare is a right for every American. But starting today, millions of people will be notified that they are being priced out of their insurance thanks to Republican policies. Enough is enough. The GOP may shut down the government, but we will stand tall for YOU.

I just got a VERY interesting email that allies in congress were upset that so many of my readers were calling about the anti-trans provisions. I'm here to say: good. I won't let them throw our rights under the bus by cover of night. All's that to say, keep up the calls. They're hearing you.

Five days ago, an ICE agent shoved a woman asking questions about the detention of her husband. Today they attacked two journalists. We cannot accept or normalize what has now become routine violence at 26 Federal Plaza. It has no place in our city.

As a result of President Trump’s suspension of foreign aid, hundreds of USAID shipments of antimalarial and HIV medical supplies arrived late at regional warehouses in dozens of countries. Many did not arrive at all. The consequences were deadly. https://wapo.st/4mEo6NZ

Trump and Dems are officially meeting Monday. This is after Trump cancelled his last meeting with Democrats because they were holding firm on immigrant and transgender protections. The Republican budget has dozens of anti-LGBTQ+ riders. Call your Dem senators, people, don't let them capitulate.

Just a staggering transfer of wealth from taxpayers to mostly large commodity farms. "Since 2018, USDA and/or Congress have paid nearly $176 billion in inflation-adjusted economic assistance to farmers." farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2025/09/hist...

Alejandra is not overselling this. This executive order, if weaponized by a lawless administration like Trump, could lead to the dismantling of institutional/nonprofit opposition to Trump. It can also be used for surveillance and disruption ops similar to the civil rights era and red scare.

There’s an inconvenient truth: meat that is “better” in some aspects — like animal welfare and soil health — can be worse for climate emissions. buff.ly/ticjR1T

WOW. The lead plaintiff is a Latino man who's been here legally for 24 years. He was grabbed off the street by plainclothes federal agents who didn't even ASK about his status. He was detained overnight and only released once a supervisor realized he had been illegally arrested.

“We are told by leaders that we are the future. But when it comes to the ongoing pandemic, our present is being stolen right in front of our eyes.” Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!

On efforts to combat climate change, the US has joined the ranks of countries like Iran, Russia, and Saudi Arabia in being critically insufficient, thanks to the Trump Admin’s rollback of virtually all climate policy.

Vaccines cause adults Tylenol causes pain relief Neurodiversity is good

1. The Trump admin has demanded New York City to ban trans kids from bathrooms. Mayor Adams has come out in support of Trump's proposal. NY Law protects trans youth, and Adams has no power to implement it. Meanwhile, Mamdani has slammed Adam's comments. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption. Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow. People have power. Ask Target

reading a book about china. apparently the government there has sent federal forces into cities, taken shares of major private enterprises, slapped tariffs on industries, and pressured media outlets to fire people they politically disagreed with. didn’t know this.

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