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  1. Paraquat, a dangerous herbicide banned in 70 countries, is blamed for severe birth defects and other serious health problems. It's still used widely in the US.
    #Paraquat
    #birthdefects
    sfgate.com/bayarea/article/cal

  2. Oh, FFS. Madison Cawthorne, who lost an NC republican primary in 2022 after a single scandal ridden term in Congress, is running in FL District 19. The seat will be vacated by Byron Donalds, who is running for governor.
    #florida
    #MadisonCawthorn
    nbcnews.com/politics/2026-elec

  3. Ohio House bill HB 427 would allow utility companies to remotely control their customers' thermostats and water heaters. Programs would be voluntary.
    #utilityprograms
    #thermostats
    #bigbrother heatershttps://www.wowt.com/2025/09/06/proposed-bill-would-give-utility-companies-control-customer-thermostats/

  4. @PerryM I became aware of Mayor Pete in 2018 when he was on an NPR game show. Strangely for this type of program he talked about the new high tech sewer system in South Bend. He was not just funny, but brilliant and engaging.
    Pete's the real thing. I hope we've grown enough as a nation to make it true, as we often boast, that any citizen can be President.
    #EqualityMatters

  5. 41,000 turtles found in the world's largest nesting ground. Scientists used drones in the Amazon River basin to locate the site where tens of thousands of giant South American river turtles gather annually.
    #turtles
    #amazonriverbasin
    popsci.com/environment/largest

  6. Only 8% of aircraft traffic controllers would be eligible for a $10K "patriot" bonus after the govetnment shutdown. This is not acceptable to ATC personnel. They also have decades old issues which are not being addressed.
    #airtrafficcontrol
    #aviation
    #governmentshutdown2025
    thetravel.com/us-air-traffic-c

  7. This is a crazy story. Department of Agriculture is asking employees to volunteer to fill critical positions that were left vacant after mass firings.
    The department is still planning to reduce staff and cannot guarantee that any staff that comply will not be fired.
    #departmentofagriculture
    govexec.com/workforce/2025/07/

  8. Throw the book at him! Former Oklahoma state school superintendent Ryan Walters gave funds allocated to low income schools to ineligible religious schools.



    kfor.com/news/oklahoma-educati

  9. In the wake of Ryan Walters' resignation as Oklahoma state school superintendent, local businesses throw parties to celebrate. Some proceeds will go to support teachers.
    #Oklahoma
    #ryanwalters

    okcfox.com/news/local/local-bu

  10. Pumping of ground water has tilted the earth and affected its rotation.

    yahoo.com/news/earth-tilted-31

  11. Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History?
    Trump's EO tries to hide inconvenient truths about US history at parks, the National Zoo, the Smithsonian, and other entities.
    Recently, signs were placed in national parks asking visitors to report " improper, divisive, or anti-American" ideology.
    Results were mixed.
    #nationalparks
    #unamerican

    npr.org/2025/06/26/nx-s1-54443

  12. Oklahoma will require incoming teachers from two states, California and New York, to take an America First ideology test. The test, created by right-wing PragerU, will query them on civics, religion, and gender.
    #prageru
    #rightwingExtremists
    pbs.org/newshour/politics/okla