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“Never have we so hurt and mistreated our common home as we have in the last two hundred years. Reducing greenhouse gases requires honesty, courage and responsibility. Those who will have to suffer the consequences will not forget this failure of conscience and responsibility.” — Pope Francis

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I’m looking more deeply at SARS-CoV-2 lineage XFG since it appears it might be growing. It has two branches: a minor one with S:H445P and a major one with S:H445R. The 445R branch also has a subbranch with ORF1b:K2557R which from Bloom and Neher estimates may be significant. 1/6

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DHS Accidentally Kidnaps, Deports Marco Rubio to El Salvador politicalamericans.com/dhs-accident...

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ALSO FELONS CAN'T TRAVEL TO THE UK: MPs and peers oppose Donald Trump address to parliament during UK visit. Concerns raised address would be inappropriate because of, among many other reasons, president’s comments about UK, Nato and Ukraine www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Bitter legal battle exposes how ruthless developers control #Florida's fastest-growing communities. suncoastsearchlight.org/gran-paradis...

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In the clearest departure from the U.S. political class, Pope Francis wrote that “it is absurd to permit the continued exploration and expansion of fossil fuel infrastructures." Published June 2, 2023:

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Friendly reminder that two "Supreme Court Justices" are COMPLETELY fine with shipping a legal resident of this country off to a foreign prison with zero due process.

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#GreenhouseGases #GlobalWarming www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a... #SharedFacts

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Huge boos for Tony Hinchcliffe. #WrestleMania

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Records show First Lady Casey DeSastrous' Hope #Florida charity took in $867,000 in its first year & gave away very little of it. www.tampabay.com/news/florida... via @tampabaytimes.bsky.social

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Column: Before the shooting, FSU students tried to warn the #Florida Legislature against making it easier to buy guns. They were ignored. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/04/19/b... via @stevebousquet.bsky.social

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If someone is arguing against due process, just ask them if they believe someone is innocent until proven guilty. It's the same thing.

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The combination of President Trump’s trade policies and hostile rhetoric toward much of the rest of the world are creating a chill in international travel to the U.S. That shift might cost the U.S. $90 billion in revenue this year when combined with product boycotts.

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Story of this Hope #Florida graduate verrrrry different from the way it's depicted in the embattled organization's magazine. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/04/20/f... via @sundogwriter.bsky.social

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These are Ruslan and Marharyta Vynohrad, son and mother. They spent three years in Russian captivity, not knowing anything about each other's fate. They finally saw each other today.

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Welcome home, Defenders! All of Ukraine celebrates our Warriors returning home 🇺🇦 📷: libkos/ instagram

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Van Hollen: "I'm very glad that the killed of Rachel Morin has been convicted in a court of law. That is how we hold guilty people accountable ... I'm not sure why Abrego Garcia's rights should be denied based on an awful murder he had absolutely nothing to do with."

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Happy Easter to all who are celebrating today. This season of renewal invites us all to believe in the triumph of light over darkness, life over death, love over hate.

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Morning Bluesky. A draft Executive Order seen by the NYT suggests the US is about to abandon Africa, which would be a big win for Russia and China. The drastic overhaul of the State Department would eliminate almost all African operations and close embassies and consulates.

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30 years ago, I was in the hospital with my 2-day-old daughter. Nurses gathered in my room to watch the devastating OKC news unfold. Would times change? No. This year on her birthday, the family worried as another school shooting was unfolding at her stepbrother’s school, FSU. Learn. Vote. 2026. 🗳️

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“You should take a look around at the country we now share and picture what it will look like and feel like to be out in public - in a land where mental health services, substance abuse treatment, nutritional assistance, veterans’ benefits and Social Security have all been cut from coast to coast.”

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In the darkest times, there is cause for hope. May we find strength in each other and our shared belief that a better world is possible. Wishing everyone celebrating a blessed Easter.

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Russian ceasefires are never a step towards peace. They are always a way to get Ukrainians to stop firing so the invaders can consolidate positions, rearm, and prepare for the next assaults. Announcing ceasefires is also how Russia gauges the gullibility of the Western press.

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Q: "How do you respond to Governor Newsom?" Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."

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Olga's son Oleksandr was in captivity for over two years. She almost fainted when she found out he is coming home today. Oleksandr son is a marine, he was captured and for a long time, there was no information about him and his location.

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Not satisfied with plans to plunder Arctic Refuge and log millions of acres of federal forests Now Trump opens massive marine protected area to commercial fishing home to threatened fish, sea turtles and marine mammals. news.mongabay.com/short-articl...

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45 YEARS AGO TODAY on April 19, 1980, "Call Me" by Blondie reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

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“‘Pretty soon, within the next couple of weeks, everything regarding IT and cyber at the department will start to operationally reach a point of no return,’ one source, who was part of a team that managed these systems at HHS for a decade before being part of the RIF, alleges to WIRED.”

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Consuming more than eight alcoholic drinks a week is associated with brain injuries linked to Alzheimer’s disease and cognitive decline, a recent study in the journal Neurology suggests.

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Anyone debating or analyzing Kilmar Abrego Garcia's life or record is doing a grave disservice. He could be El Chapo. He could be Charles Manson. He could be the Dalai Lama. It doesn't matter. What has happened to him and others is clearly a violation of America's core laws and principles.

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So the FDA is going to stop inspecting food and Air born pathogens on Cruise ships. Fun Times.

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WATCH — @carolecadwalla.bsky.social : “The Russian and American presidents are now speaking the same words. Telling the same lies. We are watching the collapse of the international world order in real time… it is already later than we think.”

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Zelensky on the "Easter truce" Between 18:00 yesterday and 00:00 today, 387 attacks and 19 assaults by the Russian army took place. Russians used drones 290 times.

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