"The most significant of the aftershocks was the Mw 5.8 1952 Bakersfield earthquake, which occurred just a month after the main event on August 22, 1952. In this instance, the damage was confined to downtown Bakersfield." 😬 we're in August southern.scec.org/article/823

Chris Livingston talked about the 1952 Bakersfield earthquake, which measured 7.3 on the moment magnitude scale, and produced one of the largest aftershocks ever recorded in California c-span.org/video/?313724-…

We also have to be weary of urban renewal and investment after a big earthquake 🫥 inequality lurks in rebuilding

Wonder if tonight’s EQ was brought to us by the San Andreas? And how the aqueduct fared???

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GREAT resource usgs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappvie…

All the best people are! ;) Former geography teacher Tim Walz is really into maps - Minnesota Reformer apple.news/AqcT8--E6Qm67N…

Sprinkling good sportsmanship energy over us all this election season. 🪄✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨🧚

At 18 years old, with plans of starting college, #MichaelBrown's life came to an unexpected end #OTD after a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer shot him. The teen was unarmed. Today, we remember Michael. #TheMarchContinues #BlackLivesMatter #RestInPower

If you like to nerd out on campaign finance (or if you're just nosy like me) I have an infographic for you! (it's just local Fresno County candidates, sorry for those looking for the big congressional money) public.flourish.studio/visualisation/… fresnoland.org/2024/08/09/lab…

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Racial and social justice don't always get the win in the Deep South, but this past legislative session in Georgia, advocates showed up, testified and lobbied to defeat every single hateful anti-LGBTQ+ bill. 🏳️‍🌈 #Georgia #LGBTQRights bit.ly/3SU52zl

Primary in Alaska today, the 2nd using the state's new top-4/ranked-choice voting system. We did some research in 2022 on Alaska voters first time using the system and generally most though not all voters like it. x.com/christiangrose…

“Who’s gonna tell him the job he is currently seeking might just be one of those Black jobs?” - Michelle Obama

Thousands in California's jails have the right to vote — but here’s why many won't - CalMatters apple.news/Anc6IK_VKQIigB…

via New York Times Opinion nytimes.com/2024/09/23/opi…

"In his race for governor of California in 1966, he opposed the Rumford Fair Housing Act, which prohibited discrimination in the sale or rental of housing." The guardian linked to our site!!! hrc.csub.edu/housing-histor….

The Clovis City Council changes century-old voting system fresnoland.org/2024/10/08/clo…

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