Douglas Main
@Douglas_Main
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writer/editor fascinated by many things—nature, science, environment. painter & naturalist. words @nytimes @sciam @theatlantic @techreview. douglasmain at gmail
Ithaca NY / Tucson AZ
Joined August 2009
RT @TheMaineWonk: Taxes Paid By Illegals (2023): $89.8 Billion. Taxes paid by Tesla (2024): $0.Taxes paid by GE (2024): $0 .Taxes paid by F….
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RT @SenMarkey: This is all you need to know about the Supreme Court’s ruling in the birthright citizenship case:. “No right is safe in the….
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balloons are bad, sadly . one time i saw thousands of balloons above Douglas, AZ, no doubt released some party or some such. just floating off to become deadly pollution somewhere else.
I went on my first ocean birding trip and every 15 minutes we passed helium balloons, even when we were 100 miles from shore
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RT @krystalball: Today marks a significant escalation in Trump's authoritarian attack: .1. Openly defying a 9-0 SCOTUS decision.2. Arguing….
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RT @RBReich: Tariffs can be used as a tool to protect American industries. But tariffs on their own do not magically create more American….
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RT @MorePerfectUS: SCOOP: A leaked memo reveals a huge list of terms banned by the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, including “climate….
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RT @RBReich: Who pays Trump's new tariffs?. Spoiler alert: it's not Canada, Mexico, or China. It's YOU.
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Proud to be one of almost 250 people (fmr/current employees & contractors) to sign this open letter to National Geographic, asking them to push back against unprecedented attacks on science and to bring attention to those affected & the essential work being lost.
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RT @McCurdy1987: I'm finding myself commenting less on politics on this platform lately, mostly because my audience is hockey twitter and i….
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RT @terrelljstarr: 2. Across social media, Ukrainians are in utter shock at how Trump treated Zelenskyy and are convinced that he is in bed….
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RT @ruthbenghiat: Just a reminder: the US is not Castro's Cuba, Putin's Russia, or Xi's China. At any moment the GOP could unite and oppose….
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RT @BrianKarem: I have covered presidential politics for 40 years. This was the most juvenile display by a President and Vice President I h….
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RT @nlanard: DOGE in practice: Disabled Army veteran who has 4 kids and did 3 tours overseas is fired from his job at Bronx VA hospital htt….
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RT @AP: BREAKING: At least two people are dead after a midair collision involving two small planes in southern Arizona, authorities said. h….
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A midair collision involving two small planes in southern Arizona has killed two people. Federal air-safety investigators said each plane had two people aboard when they collided in Marana Regional...
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RT @olddog100ua: I was electrocuted, beaten, stabbed in the leg and starved after being captured while defending my home and family in Mari….
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RT @FPWellman: Musk is firing people who operate the Veterans Crisis Line. One of the most substantial and successful tools to fight vetera….
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Good news: At long last, I found out where they make the moose
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RT @chrisstIawrence: The pair of common dolphins in the East River are continuing today off 96th St in Manhattan
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RT @whstancil: Just got a tip from a guy at the FAA. You'll never believe who is still getting new government contracts while all the contr….
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RT @AVindman: Quietly, Hegseth announces a major policy change, ruling out Ukraine joining NATO. This is a complete capitulation to Putin,….
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