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Another dataset I like is from the National Atmospheric Deposition Program, which has maps of the US that show we fixed the acid rain problem by implementing stricter emission controls on power plants. nadp.slh.wisc.edu/maps-data/nt...

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"Americans do not swear an oath to a king, a tyrant or a dictator. We swear an oath to the Constitution and the idea of America, for which we are willing to die," — Mark Milley He said that every US military member gives his life to protect the Constitution, not to individuals.

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This is how it’s done.

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France is still trying to assemble a "blocking minority" within the European Union to prevent a trade deal with four South American countries from coming into force, Emmanuel Macron said.

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I’m encouraged by these town halls but I also remember very clearly how this happened in 2017 as well. Instead of responding to the complaints, they stopped doing them. www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpo...

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Amounts to treason. What a disgrace! Never reply on private business for state security! Time to buycott everything #musk #trump #ukraine www.reuters.com/business/us-...

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Amounts to treason. What a disgrace! Never reply on private business for state security! Time to buycott everything #musk #trump #ukraine www.reuters.com/business/us-...

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On Monday it will be three years since Russia invaded Ukraine - during that time, only the Russians have made the kind of savage attacks on Volodymyr Zelensky that Donald Trump made during the past week, writes Sean Whelan.

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So let's get this straight: The U.S. and Elon are now extorting Ukraine and threatening to turn off their Starlink Internet access unless they give their critical rare earth minerals to the United States? Staggering levels of corruption.

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In an unprecedented purge of the military’s senior leadership, President Donald Trump fired the top US general just moments before his defense secretary fired the chief of the US Navy and the vice chief of the Air Force.

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Not only a false claim, but made by the person who wanted to to give white South Africans refugee status and fast tracked citizenship. #auspol #racism

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Staffing shortages at the hospital on Navy Base Kitsap in Washington have forced officials to move over 700 patients off base for medical care.

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Political appointees with deep ties to Musk now sit in key leadership positions across agencies that comprise the federal government’s personnel, technology, property and acquisition operations.

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ProPublica has released another study related to the effects of abortion bans in the U.S., this time showing a spike in sepsis cases in Texas following the implementation of that state's "heartbeat" abortion ban in 2021.

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I Want To Scream, War Refugees from wars we started have been taken to prison camps in Panama Jungle. These are Women & Children we brought to the US Legally. Screaming is All I Can Think of

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www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪🔭

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Most people probably aren’t tracking this but Senate Republicans just started an all-night voting marathon that will allow them to gut Medicaid and increase child hunger while giving handouts to billionaires like Elon Musk.

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If Russia invaded Alaska, what would you call a US president who "made a deal" to prevent war by allowing Russia to annex the state and occupy the 730,000 Americans living there?

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Here's @bluestein.bsky.social's uncensored thread of the town hall held by Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA), in which an unhappy audience pushes back against DOGE cuts: threadreaderapp.com/thread/18927...

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Rep. Rich McCormick, who represents a safe GOP district, came under harsh criticism at a local town hall that focused on the Trump administration’s moves to slash federal jobs and budgets.

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A “mirror organism” would have proteins and DNA with an opposite “handedness” of conventional life on Earth.

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The world's richest man Elon Musk got into a heated row with a Danish astronaut who criticised the tech billionaire's claim that former US president Joe Biden intentionally abandoned two American astronauts aboard the International Space Station

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President Zelenskyy has been one of the greatest leaders of our time, guiding Ukraine through the darkest period of its recent history, rising up to Russia’s unwarranted aggression, being an inspiration to the Ukrainian people and ensuring that Ukraine’s voice is heard on the world stage.

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These are talking points straight from the Kremlin. It is clear that Trump’s plan to “end the war” is to remove Zelenskyy, replace him with a Putin stooge, and then let Putin take over Ukraine.

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The airport hopper bus services between Maynooth and Tallaght and Dublin Airport have ceased due to financial difficulties, the operator has confirmed.

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"working to swiftly rectify the situation..." www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

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Wombats are one of Australia’s most iconic animals, but one species - the northern hairy-nosed wombat - nearly disappeared for good in the 1980s. Conservation efforts have brought it back from the brink of extinction. cnn.it/3EDWVTe

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Data centres are going to be required to make public their carbon emissions and use of renewables, under a new draft policy from the regulator responsible for the energy sector

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How can you treat your pet for fleas without harming nature?

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With petrochemical pesticides & fertilizers linked to climate, health, & biodiversity crises, an absent administration vs. a creative #NY state bill supporting #organic highlight how important local actions are to mitigate the hazards! 📣 #TakeAction Blog: ow.ly/TJRx50V2aIQ

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NY City Council speaker Adrienne Adams: "With the resignation of deputy mayors, it has become clear that Mayor Adams has now lost the confidence and trust of his own staff, his colleagues in government, and New Yorkers. He now must prioritize New York City and New Yorkers, step aside and resign."

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Trump Media and Technology Group, the parent company of Trump's Truth Social, site just announced it lost $400.9 million last year. Its annual revenue declined 12% to just $3.6 million.

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