🧪Lack of scientific literacy is a huge problem. 1930s Russia rejected Mendelian genetics & embraced Lamarckism. Determining the fate of science through a political lens led to famines & economic loss. Please take 5 min out of your day to help save science. Public comment closes tonight.

We should have learned that you can’t manage a public health crisis by ignoring it. Politicizing science and weakening disease surveillance doesn’t make threats disappear, it only makes us less prepared to respond.

When ocean temperatures move outside the historical range, ecosystems unravel. https://www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/the-graph-that-should-be-front-page-news

A major win for accountability and human dignity! After more than 3,000 complaints of medical treatment, food, water quality, and other conditions, a federal judge has ruled that WA health inspectors must be allowed inside Tacoma’s immigrant detention center.

‘…we need to achieve a minimum of 40% street tree canopy cover, and preferably more, before we start to really feel the benefits of nature’s most advanced air-conditioning technology.’ Me, for Big Issue, on tackling urban #heatwaves…👇 www.bigissue.com/opinion/heat...

The League will continue to stand with the election officials who protect our democracy & will oppose any effort to undermine the integrity, independence & public trust that free & fair elections require. Rise up. Do your part: electionheroday.org bit.ly/4aJ3f9l @lwv.org @lwvva.bsky.social

Victor Wembanyama could have signed an extension worth $302MM, and instead chose to help the Spurs out by signing one for $252MM, and it made me think of this Chappelle explanation of giant dollar amounts.

After a months-long occupation, Minnesota is still recovering from a retribution campaign waged by the federal government. Now, Minnesota stands with Houston in demanding accountability for the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. This bloodshed cannot be normalized.

A contractor building Meta's data center flushed its "closed-loop" cooling system straight into Cheyenne's sewer. It carried a bacterium and knocked the city's water-reuse system offline for months. They sell these as sealed systems that barely touch the water. This one poisoned a city's.

His family is now demanding a full, independent investigation and the release of all available evidence. They want answers, accountability, and justice for a man who, by the government’s own admission, wasn’t the intended target.

Scientists built a solar reactor that eats plastic bottles and burps out clean hydrogen at scale Cambridge Uni made the device with simple materials using a paint sprayer—offering a possible dual fix for plastic pollution and dirty hydrogen production www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/07/scie...

You reduce crime by eliminating poverty. Crime is reduced with universal healthcare, public housing, livable wages, and free college. Violence is reduced by creating happy, healthy communities that aren't constantly fighting over basic needs and material resources.

"Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the President." 🇺🇸 - Teddy Roosevelt Explore this: squeezes.vercel.app/interactink.html

As environmental challenges mount, many people are beginning to rethink the true meaning of wealth. Perhaps the greatest treasures are not hidden underground at all. They are the living landscapes that sustain life itself and make our planet a place we can call home.

Criticizing your government is not un-American. It’s literally how this country started.

Today is a reminder that the work of protecting our country never ends. Democracy isn’t something we inherit and then forget about. Every generation has to decide whether it will stand up for it.

Today is the Day One of our 250-year plus future. Here’s what you can do: 1. Join our movement: lwv.org/uniteandrise 2. Social media. Use it! Tell the world about defending democracy. 3. We the people are America. Join your local League lwv.org/join @lwvva.bsky.social @lwv.org

July 23, 2025: The White House rolls out a plan to deregulate AI companies. Also, July 23, 2025: Trump buys up to $5 million apiece in stock of Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon & Broadcom. Coincidence? Congress must BAN stock trading by the President, VP, and lawmakers.

In a dissenting opinion, Justice Elena Kagan wrote, “The Court ushers back in the same opportunities for quid pro quo corruption that the contribution limits were meant to check.”

The report shows over a billion dollars in cryptocurrency earnings from his digital asset businesses.

Traveling as a temporarily physically disabled person is very eye opening. EVERYONE should be fighting to make places more accessible because it doesn’t take much for any of us to become disabled. Accessibility shouldn’t be an afterthought.

Everyone should be extremely concerned that birthright citizenship was 5-4 and not unanimous.

Today, I voted YES to release the names of Members of Congress who used taxpayer dollars to settle sexual misconduct and other misconduct cases in Congress. No more abuses of power and no more hiding behind a system that shields perpetrators. We will always fight for justice for survivors—period.

One study found Musk’s closing of the U.S. Agency for International Development could cause the deaths of millions of children.

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A UK study reveals young women vaccinated for HPV at ages 12-13 experienced no cervical cancer deaths between 20-24 for five years, a 100% reduction. This preventive power is remarkable.

In Spain today: installation of solar panels above major irrigation channels. Channels of more than 100 kms transport water from dams to farmland. - Reduces evaporation -Provides large agricultural areas with power & supports irrigation -Decreases use of water in food production, doubling the crop.

Earth’s atmosphere has officially crossed 430 ppm of CO₂ — a level scientists say humanity has never experienced before in recorded history. Researchers warn the planet may now be entering climate conditions not seen for millions of years, with rising temperatures, stronger heatwaves, melting ice.

World Central Kitchen is en route to Venezuela to provide hot meals for those affected by the devastating twin earthquakes as well as first responders, a vital, life-saving service if you are able and funds allow, you can donate at the link below donate.wck.org/campaign/815...

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Every creature leaves a mark on the Earth. And humans? We leave behind plastic bottles, packaging, containers, and trash. The saddest part is that we are the only species that understands the damage—yet we keep doing it. Our footprint should be one of responsibility, not pollution.

Here I am on the corner supporting the woman rally in Tehachapi 6=24-26. I am on the corner of the famers market every Thursday and I attend all the rallies I can. I just don't have the resources to travel far. However making a statement here in a small red town is at least something.

There are more abortions now than before roe was revoked. This should surprise no one. When women had time to make a considered decision many chose to give birth. Without time and without prenatal health care, many will choose abortion as the safest option.

“We’ve only had 114 years to do something, let our kids sort it out!”

The heatwave in Europe is so extreme, it's 25–32°F (14–18°C) above normal. You read that right. France recorded it's hottest day ever. The UK had its hottest ever June day. The ground is exceeding 122°F (50°C). People are dying. Tell me again why we shouldn't talk about climate change???

4 years since the dreadful Supreme Court Dobbs decision turned back the clock 50 years and eroded reproductive freedom and women’s rights. Texans are dying from pregnancy complications and struggling to access basic health care. Restoring abortion rights must be a top priority in a new Congress.

Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs. A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which was gutted last year. If Bezos can spend $500M on a yacht, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.

Some good news: church grounds and graveyards across Ireland are becoming havens for birds, bees and bats as part of a biodiversity project inspired by Pope Francis. www.rte.ie/news/regiona...

Some women say they’d give up their right to vote and embrace one vote per household with husbands deciding. That’s not democracy. That’s retreat from equal rights for women. The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote. We’re not giving that up. @lwv.org @lwvva.bsky.social

🌱 "The Earth does not belong to us: we belong to the Earth." —Chief Seattle

Algae are prolific producers of oxygen (and consumers of carbon dioxide), en masse producing a huge proportion of the oxygen we breathe, which means that the greening of the Reflecting Pool might be the most pro-climate thing Trump has ever done.

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06... Dr Howlett said she never expected to come across a bird with the variant at the beach and urged the public to leave any birds alone. "Just leave it on the beach, take a picture, if you're in mobile service you can contact the animal emergency disease hotline," #news

The Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on two campaign finance cases that could forever change our elections. @davidsirota.com explains how SCOTUS is about to legalize corruption.

The complete loss of cold years in the Arctic since the 1980s is astounding. The last "blue" stripe was 1992, following the Pinatubo Volcano eruption in the summer of 1991. #ShowYourStripes #Climate #Arctic

The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. The seventh richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

Voting rights experts say the SAVE Act could disenfranchise millions of citizens who lack easy access to a required birth certificate or a passport in order to vote.