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Kristin Lam

@kristinslam.bsky.social

Figuring out this thing called life. Previously: Reporter for CapRadio News, The Modesto Bee, USA TODAY. She/her

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The insanity of being a fire ecologist in the epicenter of a major fire event, bags packed and ready to evacuate, watching active fire from my window, while taking media requests and explaining to the public, for the 100,000th time how climate change is largely responsible for this

08.01.2025 19:52 β€” πŸ‘ 34746    πŸ” 7779    πŸ’¬ 602    πŸ“Œ 207
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How to help those affected by fires raging across Los Angeles County Those looking to assist residents affected by the Los Angeles County firestorm have a number of options to donate money, materials or their time.

We have a list of ways to help for those looking to assist residents impacted by the Los Angeles County wildfires.

08.01.2025 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 98    πŸ” 64    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 9
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5 dead, more than 1,100 structures destroyed as firestorm besieges L.A. County More than 1,100 buildings have burned and at least five people are dead in wildfires burning across L.A. County, making this one of the most destructive firestorms to hit the region in memory.

In a grim update this afternoon, officials report that at least five people have died in the wildfires. More than 1,100 buildings have burned in one of the most destructive firestorms to hit the region in memory.

08.01.2025 23:38 β€” πŸ‘ 90    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 12
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Photo from yesterday/Wednesday to show I'm alive 😁 The gender euphoria of a fresh haircut and one of my favorite flannels makes me feels amazing πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

19.12.2024 09:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Year-end Impact Drive Our Year-end Impact Drive is happening now through December 13. This membership campaign is incredibly important for our newsroom. When legacy media struggles to meet the demands of this critical time...

My priority as a reporter is to inform people about how U.S. politics are shaping the future for LGBTQ+ Americans, and how LGBTQ+ people are shaping the future for all of us.

Today, you can support my work by donating to our newsroom β€”Β all donations are matched, and they go a long way.

13.12.2024 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

We’re looking into a threat made against the California state Capitol this morning: www.sacbee.com/news/politic...

06.12.2024 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I cannot wait to put the last 15 minutes of my life in my tell-all autobiography. Hoooooo boy

03.12.2024 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kash Patel: We will prosecute journalists www.cnn.com/2023/12/06/p...

01.12.2024 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 527    πŸ” 240    πŸ’¬ 66    πŸ“Œ 109

And ironically the articles chastising people to stay on Twitter won’t even circulate on there or Meta because they both suppress links to journalism! πŸ˜‚

02.12.2024 05:09 β€” πŸ‘ 16143    πŸ” 975    πŸ’¬ 227    πŸ“Œ 41

I think only enviros/climate/energy people know that the US is producing more oil than Saudi Arabia these days. To quote the US EIA the "United States produces more crude oil than any country, ever"

this is not a flex.

21.11.2024 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 315    πŸ” 88    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 3
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At Knight, we’ve been closely watching the shift in how Americans get information. The latest Pew-Knight Initiative report reveals that almost 1 in 5 adults regularly get news from news influencers on social media. Swipe for key πŸ—οΈ findings and read more here: kf.org/3CrnwlB

@pewresearch.org

19.11.2024 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 5
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Yesterday was the kind of day that this is my breakfast of champions in bed this morning 😁

20.11.2024 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My life is absolutely falling apart in the most awful ways possible but here I am following people on Bluesky like it's a normal Tuesday morning 😭🀣 Some day the past three weeks of my life will go in my tell-all book. Just not sure whether to market it as trauma porn or not

19.11.2024 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Dave Kempa doing the Lord's work (says this Buddhist lol). But seriously Sacramento peeps. This list is a community resource to building your feed.

19.11.2024 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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