Irma Rodríguez Mitton

I know there's a lot going on but I feel it should probably be more of an above-the-fold story that members of Congress released a thoroughly documented report directly accusing the president of the United States of being a serial rapist.

🌊 The Coastal Flood Advisory has now been extended through Friday with up to 2.1 ft of inundation possible in low-lying coastal & bayshore areas during peak high tides. Never drive through flooded roads! #CAwx https://x.com/NWSBayArea/status/2114931733934055672

The orange felon and fascist republicans are continuing to attack Congresswoman Ilhan Omar by saying she isn’t using her real name. Rafael Edward Cruz = Ted Cruz Melanjia Knavs = Melania trump James Donald Bowman = JD Vance Newton Leroy McPherson = Newt Gingrich It’s always been about racism.

Bolsonaro-friendly mayors appear to be sabotaging public transport on Election Day. Buses aren’t running in Lula-friendly areas, flights and ferries mysteriously canceled. Traffic lights have gone out and people’s power cut in Salvador, indigenous people’s travel restricted

Zarina Zabrisky: Behind me, you can see Oleshky: the town no one wanted to hear about nine months ago. Now, the world knows but the ordeal is not over. The next week ceasefire will be used for a “press tour” to whitewash Russia's war crimes. Don't fall for Russian propaganda.

Just Transitions in the Delta: Drought, Salinity and Sea Level Rise – An invitation to the Project’s Final Exhibition… https://californiawaterblog.com/2026/10/25/just-transitions-in-the-delta-drought-salinity-and-sea-level-rise-an-invitation-to-the-projects-final-exhibition-and-public-workshop/

The U.S. Postal Service has reduced mail pickup at some local facilities, which could affect when your ballot is postmarked. To find out whether your ZIP code is affected, use our lookup tool: www.propublica.org/article/mail...

You need to get out and vote and drag your friends and family. This is the time. Please repost

🌱 "You are not a machine. You are more like a garden. You need different things on different days. A little sun today, a little less water tomorrow. You have fallow and fruitful seasons. It is not a design flaw. It is wiser than perpetual sameness. What does your garden need today?" —Joy Clarkson

Nature is so cool.

⚡ Zelenskyy: “We don’t cry, and we don’t scream, but this is very important. I am just trying to say that every missile matters.” united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...

New in PN: In defense of empathy "Being aware of other people’s feelings, sensitive to them, and able to put yourself in another person’s shoes is pretty much essential for humans to function as a community. But the current conservative project has zero room for that sort of thing."

If you haven't already, 1. Make a plan to vote, 2. Study your ballot this weekend, 3. Help your family and friends make plans too (e.g. can you take them to the polls/vote centers or drop off their ballots?) 4. Ask them to pass it forward.

As discussions of rape have permeated this election season, Trump has remained constant in his loyalties. He described Max Miller as a “good person”; he “felt badly” for the Cornell 7; he called the ad with Acton’s birth mother “very powerful.” He excuses it because he identifies with the accused.

Commit voter fraud? Of course they did.

I fuckin KNEW this twerp was going to give Putin the green light to move back into Alaska. these idiots gave “the enemy” (see: Canada) a decades-long warning to prepare for war.

“You can’t lift a tariff by yourself. You’re f***ing useless” (said in my best Mona Lisa Vito voice)

San Diego and Los Angeles could experience record high tides next week. Model guidance predicts Monday’s tide in San Diego being 2.5ft above a typical high tide. Tuesday will probably come in around 2.6ft, which would be the highest in San Diego history. Record tides are also possible in L.A.

Alright ocean 🌊 lovers, I could really use your help right now. FathomVerse, a citizen science 🧪 app for discovering ocean life 🦑, has been nominated for the Anthem Impact Awards (Sustainability, Environment, Climate). Please vote and help us win! celebrate.anthemawards.com/PublicVoting...

A fintastic reminder that the ocean is home to white sharks and other really incredible marine life. 🌊🏠 If you visit the beach, please respect it, the ocean, and any posted signs. There’s wonder in ocean life, and caring for it helps us all. 💙

You may have heard about white sharks in Monterey Bay in the news… Welcome to Sharktober! 🦈🎃 White sharks return to the Central California coast around this time each year to feed.🍴 Where are they coming from? 🤔 Learn more about white shark research in Monterey Bay: mbayaq.co/47tJkt0

🚨 NATIONWIDE VOTER ALERT! Reports from Tennessee raise an important reminder for voters in ALL states! 🗳️ CHECK every selection on your screen & printed ballot, if provided, BEFORE casting your vote. If anything is incorrect, alert a poll worker immediately! #Vote2026 #ElectionIntegrity #SheShed

The science is clear. The politics are nowhere near it. With governments still backing/approving fossil fuels and kicking the hard choices down the road, it feels like pie in the sky. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Just to be clear... Prop 40 is a ONE-TIME retroactive tax. It applies ONLY to billionaires and would tax just 5% of their wealth — which grew 30% in 2025. California's billionaires would still be worth $2T+ AFTER the tax. The revenue will fund healthcare for millions of Californians. Vote YES.

US tariffs on Chinese solar panels: 260% US tariffs on Russian oil: 0%

This is brilliant!!

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Tap water no longer drinkable in Norwegian town as climate-related thawing releases heavy metals. Warning for other Arctic communities as residents told not to use water in Longyearbyen in Svalbard, one of the fastest-warming places in the world. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Humans need to leave the ocean resources alone.

California’s billionaires have a combined net worth of $2.4 trillion. Under Prop 40, their net worth would fall to…just under $2.3 trillion. What amounts to a rounding error for them would allow millions of their fellow Californians to afford healthcare. Vote yes on Prop 40.

since California ballots are now out: prop 40 is the billionaire tax, and you should vote yes to stick it to them but both props 41 and 42 are designed to retroactively cancel the billionaire tax because they’re afraid they can’t beat it at the ballot box yes on 40, no on 41 and 42

Nap time. #caturday

Today, just 17 days before the midterm elections, Meta (on X) took down the national #NoKings Instagram account in the middle of the massive nationwide mobilization — then restored it and called it a “bad call.” That means it was done ON PURPOSE: Zuckerberg intentionally suppressed our 1st

Really speaks to the impotence of Congress that the president thinks he can simply sign an executive order invalidating a law that Congress passed -- and he signed -- just a few months ago. At worst, SCOTUS might slap his hand months or years from now -- well after the damage has been done.

BREAKING: WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump puts new Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold, saying a waiver is in the US national interest.

This is cool.

The White House was caught limiting Ukraine’s Starshield access. Trump’s newest press secretary came and went. And the DOJ raided a sitting congresswoman’s home in what could be an attempt to strip her of her citizenship. This is the week we are living in. Make sure you’re paying attention.

I hope he rots in hell.

My Substack post on EPA's recent proposal to rescind all CO2 emission standards from power plants because it claims that it -suddenly - has no authority to do so under the Clean Air Act. EPA's comment period is open until Nov. 2. substack.com/home/post/p-...

It turns out that the best way to avoid being killed by drivers is to be protected by infrastructure.

Who faces the loses from ending fossil fuels? The rich: "In the U.S., 82% of the devaluation would hit the wealthiest 10% of households, and that loss... would amount to only 0.4% of the wealthiest households’ net worth." Big Money & the rich are blocking climate action for a rounding error.

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Let's Try Bernie's Way.......

Truth 👇

It’s bad enough that Gavin Newsom opposes California’s Prop 40. But he also supports Prop 42, a billionaire-backed poison pill that would cancel out Prop 40 entirely and make it impossible to enact future wealth taxes. It’s clear whose side he’s on. Remember this in 2028.