Bill Levin

Or he has the good sense not to run again.

Trump justifies his brutal immigration tactics by painting illegal immigrants as criminals. But in reality, they commit fewer crimes than native-born Americans.

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American immigrants are upwardly mobile. While first-generation immigrants earn less than the average American, their children go on to earn more.

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Opinion | I Just Returned From China. We Are Not Winning.

If Donald Trump wants to fend off Chinese threats to American preeminence, he needs to stop vacillating between trade wars and trade negotiations and focus on getting our own house in order.

More in my latest for @nytopinion
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“With the sky filled with courting Koa‘e Ula (Red-tailed Tropicbirds), this pair have taken a break from the melee amongst the roots of an Ironwood tree. More in comments.
#Birds

Photo Sophie Elliott, USFWS volunteer on Midway Atoll.
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Massie Calls For Lutnick To Resign Over Epstein Connection Massie accused Lutnick of being in business with Epstein “many years after” his conviction in 2008.

Massie accused Lutnick of being in business with Epstein “many years after” his conviction in 2008.

#SuperbOwl

Yes, #SuperbOwl

“You may not always like the way the world evolves, but to deny it is to condemn yourself to social stagnation.”
—Miss Manners

The Brilliance and the Badness of “The Sun Also Rises” Although Ernest Hemingway’s novel makes positive claims about what one should be—brave, admiring of nature and grace—its architecture is held up primarily by hatred.

As a teen, Akhil Sharma felt transformed by reading “The Sun Also Rises.” When he revisited it in his 20s, he started to notice the book’s ugliness. www.newyorker.com/books/second...

A social media post reads, “There are 26 registered voters at this toilet in California. I’m not kidding. I have the voter records. See for yourself. The only thing here is a stinky port-a john inside an empty parking lot. No homes. No mailboxes. Yet TWENTY SIX ‘people’ are casting ballots here. Straight-up voter fraud out in the open. This just a glimpse of what’s happening under Gavin Newsom. This is why California desperately needs Voter ID — NOW” and includes a video of right-wing influencer Benny Johnson near a parking lot. The News Literacy Project has added a label that says “NOT EVIDENCE OF FRAUD.”

❌ NO: Dozens of people are not casting ballots from an empty parking lot in California.

✔️ The registrations belong to people who registered to vote at a temporary housing shelter before it closed in December 2024.

🔗 NewsLit tips to spot these divisive & dangerous claims: go.newslit.org/VotingCA

First chick on live cam7:33am Midway time!
Appears in screenshot behind post “2.” Check back; you may glimpse a brand new Mōlī (Laysan albatross) chick. #Birds

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Trump admin is exploiting a loophole to hand 225,000 acres near the BWCA to a Chilean mining company. House passed H.J. Res. 140 last week 214-208. Senate votes next—simple majority wins.

(202) 224-3121 — Call your senators TODAY. Vote NO on H.J. Res. 140.
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Detained by ICE, two women became first responders during agent’s seizure The women say they guided agents through the emergency, later raising concerns about medical protocols, weapons safety and accountability.

This is not about politics.
It is about sharing humanity, and the risks to humanity of lack of preparedness and lack of training.

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BREAKING: The House passed H.J. Res. 140—stripping protections from the Boundary Waters and handing 225,000 acres to a Chilean mining corp. The Senate is our last chance. 📞 Call: (202) 224-3121, say "Vote NO on H.J. Res. 140." Final stand.

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A post reads, “The German soldiers leave Greenland immediately after Trump threatens with tariffs” and features a video that appears to show German soldiers boarding a plane. The News Literacy Project has added a label that says, “MISSING CONTEXT.”

⚠️ A common tactic to spread misinfo involves taking a legit video or photo & sharing it in a false context.

A timely example:
✔️ YES: A group of German soldiers left #Greenland.
❌ NO: They did not leave due to a social media post by President Donald Trump.

🔗 Read more: go.newslit.org/GermanTroops

“Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability but comes through continuous struggle.”

Valentine’s Day: find a meaningful gift that celebrates love and conservation. 💙
Laysan albatross cards, coffee mugs and even slippers—perfect for sharing while showing your love for Midway Atoll.
We recommend ordering no later than February 5

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#valentinesday #Birds

A post reads, “Hey Folks! This is the ICE Nazi Agent who killed Renee Nicole Good in cold blood in Minneapolis! Has anyone seen this guy?” and features an image that appears to show an unmasked ICE agent. The News Literacy Project has added a label that says “AI-GENERATED.”

❌ NO: This is not a genuine photo of an ICE agent involved in the shooting that killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.

✔️ The unmasked image was created by the AI chatbot Grok by digitally altering an authentic visual.

🔗 Read more on RumorGuard: go.newslit.org/ICEagentAI

Black-footed Albatross Similar Species to, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Midway is home to three species—Mōlī (Laysan), Kaʻupu (Black-footed), and the rare, largest Makalena (Short-tailed)—each uniquely adapted to life at sea. #Birds

📊 Learn via Cornell Lab’s species comparison tools:
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National News Literacy Week - The News Literacy Project National News Literacy Week provides educators with the tools and resources they need to help students navigate today’s information landscape more skillfully.

6 weeks away! Save the date for National #NewsLiteracyWeek in partnership with @ewscrippsco.bsky.social & @usatoday.com!

ℹ️ FREE tools for educators to equip students with the skills to become better informed & more civically engaged
➕ Resources for families, too
🗓️ Feb. 2-6
📌 newsliteracyweek.org

“Inflation perceptions do not necessarily change consumer behavior, but if inflation perceptions diverge significantly from reported inflation, confidence in data may weaken further.”
—Paul Donovan, UBS Economist, December 18,2025

YouTube video by Friends of Midway Atoll NWR An Infamous Day: the 82st Anniversary of the Attacks on Pearl Harbor and Midway Atoll

The attack on Pearl Harbor 83 years ago today reached Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll). Japanese destroyers shelled the atoll (to keep PBYs from taking off), killing 1st Lt. George H. Cannon & damaging several structures—an early point on the road to the Battle of Midway.

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Dark Sky Festival All day long, catch the documentary “Northern Nights, Starry Skies.” A visually stunning celebration of our spectacular starry skies above the world’s largest designated Dark Sky sanctuary. Ojibwe, Dakota cultural astronomers and other experts share the wonders of the heavens. The documentary, which…

Did you know the Boundary Waters is the largest Dark Sky Sanctuary in the world? 🌌 Join Friends of the Boundary Waters in Grand Marais for Dark Sky Stories and Bonfire at the Cook County Dark Sky Festival. More info: https://www.visitcookcounty.com/dark-sky-festival/

YouTube video by Hōkūleʻa Crew Voyage of Wisdom

Giving Tuesday 2x impact. See how in comments. #Birds
Mahalo nui loa for helping protect the future of Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll).
Act before year end— make sure your impact is doubled:
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A lost generation of news consumers? Survey shows how teenagers dislike the news media You don't have to tell Cat Murphy or Lily Ogburn about the attitudes of young people toward journalists.

“Some of this (attitude) is earned, but much of it is based on misperception," says NLP's @peteradams.bsky.social in this @apnews.com story.

⚠️ As our recent survey revealed, 84% of 750 teens surveyed express a negative sentiment when asked what word best describes news media these days.

The Sift: Special issue: Pink slime quiz - The News Literacy Project This special issue of The Sift includes a new quiz on pink slime “news” sites.

🤔 Lake County Gazette. Southern Wisconsin Times. Names of publications, no?

🧠 They may sound like legacy, standards-based newspapers, but they’re actually mimicking legit local news as pink slime sites.

🔗 Today's special edition of The Sift has a quiz for students on these sites.

#NewsLiteracy

This fall’s shutdown is in the past, but the issue of expiring ACA subsidies is still unresolved. Congress has until the end of the month to prevent premium hikes for millions of Americans.

Wisdom’s mate joins
her!
🎼 #Reunited
USFWS staff spotted band EX25 on 11/25. No, he has not been named; we await that news.
So far we have a few photos and we'll share more as we receive them.
Here's to a successful egg laying and hatching season for these two!

Photos by Chris Forster.
#Birds

Break out the calculators: November 23 is Fibonacci Sequence Day The cornerstone of modern math wouldn’t be possible without the Hindu-Arabic numerical system.

Fibonacci Day, 11/23!

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