Etsy. Count on them for topical tees.

President Trump has proposed a ban on large institutional investors buying single-family homes. In this proposal, Laurie Goodman and Ingrid Gould Ellen argue that focusing on who owns single-family rentals distracts from the more important question of how to effectively address the housing shortage:

President Trump is stress-testing American law, and the law is failing the test. The health of the American experiment rests far more on the integrity of any given American president than we realized. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/o...

The bipartisan war powers resolution I coauthored to stop this President from dragging us into a war for oil in Venezuela could come up for a vote next week. This is important. We will not send our service members into harm's way in Venezuela, Greenland, or anywhere else for oil.

Stay classy, St. Louis airport

Who should I talk to about conserving mycorrhizal fungi + the importance of fungal biodiversity in the western U.S.? 🍄

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We just had the warmest November and December on record and simultaneously experienced a series of drought quenching storms, but everyone still wants to know, will California have another super bloom? www.latimes.com/lifestyle/st...

Follow the money. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

For people elsewhere who have asked how to support Minnesota while we’re overrun with nazi thugs, here’s an excellent list of places that could use financial help. Lots of choices. Thank you so much! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

The Skagit sloughs attract raptors, shoreline birds and waterfowl. The highlight is the snow geese from Wrangel Island, Russia, that spend the winter in the lush farmland.

Didn’t expect to find this on a science site. phys.org/news/2025-04...

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Independent journalist @laurajedeed.bsky.social recounts how she was hired as an ICE agent despite never completing a background check, likely failing a drug test and publicly sharing her opposition to Trump.

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The freeway will close in both directions 10 p.m.-5 a.m. for three nights.

January 11, 1908, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt declares Grand Canyon in northwestern Arizona a National Monument 🏜️

Federal tax policy must reflect public trust and congressional intent, and Americans don't want to pay for a war for oil with their lives or their tax dollars. Oversight matters, and so does accountability.

RFK Jr. shills for the supplement industry but opposes addition of folic acid or Vitamin B9 to corn masa to prevent spinal birth defects in Latino babies. No profit in it for his wellness friends. #MAHA www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...

The graphic below does a great job of highlighting where we are still lagging in terms of average precipitation for the water year. It also shows areas that have greatly exceeded annual rainfall averages since October 1st.

"We know that forests aren’t static... The ones we have now won’t be there forever. We should have others coming up with the right age, and structured demographics, so that we always have that type of habitat in place.”

Sometimes- the only way through is laughter. Gotta love @theonion.com ❤️ Fox News Sends Trump Quarterly Tithe Of 3 Blond Anchors — theonion.com/fox-news-sen...

NEW: An Alabama appeals court ruled the state can regulate birth centers as hospitals, potentially subjecting them to restrictive rules making it effectively impossible for them to provide midwifery care. This isn't the final word, and birth center care in Alabama remains available.

Now online: Assembly Budget Committee overview of Governor's January budget proposal, including summary at beginning. abgt.assembly.ca.gov/system/files... #CABudget

Newly-released footage reveals Renee Nicole Good’s last words.

Why is Kristi Noem always in some sort of cosplay outfit?” — SETH MEYERS

169 years ago this week (Jan 9, 1857), the M7.9 Fort Tejon earthquake ruptured over 350 km (220 miles) of the San Andreas Fault. Although named for Fort Tejon, historical reports suggest the rupture may have begun near Parkfield, where possible foreshocks were observed. buff.ly/cVPiaRZ

Here is a link to the current Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories across the region. Please make sure you check what impacts that might have on your morning commutes. www.weather.gov/mfr/winter

Lol how can you tell this administration is lying to you? Because oil hasn't been shipped in actual barrels in over a century www.cnn.com/2026/01/06/b...

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How did journalists at Armando.info uncover a corruption scandal that reached the highest levels of the Venezuelan government? FRONTLINE and Armando.info’s 2025 documentary “A Dangerous Assignment” traced the journalists' investigation & the consequences of their work. Watch on our YouTube channel:

My district1 rep has died. I’m trying not to think mean thoughts. calmatters.org/politics/202...

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Why Trump has bombed 7 countries in a year.

👀 What kind of person turns down a prestigious Boston pulpit, gets banished for his beliefs, and then founds a colony on radical religious liberty?! Meet Roger Williams in our newest episode of Ben Franklin’s World. 🎧 Listen: www.benfranklinsworld.com/417 #AmRel #Religion #NewEngland #History

This book is going on my list of lifetime. Best reads.

How do I add a # group?

Downieville Public Utilities in Sierra County, Calif. states Boil Water Order remains in effect at this time. Due to current weather patterns and conditions affecting the water quality, the Boil Water Order may remain in effect for at least one additional week. #infrastructurefail

There's something about white banded digger bees that just stole my heart, they're absolutely stunning 🥰 Nikon Z9 and Z 105mm macro SS1/3200 F10 ISO2500

NWS Medford: “Heavy snow continues for northern California, mainly at elevations above 5000 feet. The Cascades will see snow, although totals will be notably lower than the Mt. Shasta area and higher terrain in western Siskiyou County. Snow will start to come to an end Monday night/Tuesday morning.”

One lucky group spotted all five species of woodpeckers they could possibly hope to see on a January day: hairy, downy and pileated woodpeckers, a northern flicker and a red-breasted sapsucker.

'Murica! #USA

Yolo county wildlife.