Karen Bearden
@chickadeenc.bsky.social
Birder. Advocate for the Earth. Climate Justice. Support local farmers.
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So much for "Canada is back!".
🇨🇦 now seen as a global pariah state when it comes to climate action.
Canada Receives Fossil of the Day Award at COP30 Climate Summit www.theenergymix.com/canada-recei...
🇨🇦 now seen as a global pariah state when it comes to climate action.
Canada Receives Fossil of the Day Award at COP30 Climate Summit www.theenergymix.com/canada-recei...
Canada Receives Fossil of the Day Award at COP30 Climate Summit
Canada received Tuesday’s Fossil of the Day award at the COP30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil. The award, bestowed by Climate Action Network International, recognizes the country deemed to have done ...
www.theenergymix.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
So much for "Canada is back!".
🇨🇦 now seen as a global pariah state when it comes to climate action.
Canada Receives Fossil of the Day Award at COP30 Climate Summit www.theenergymix.com/canada-recei...
🇨🇦 now seen as a global pariah state when it comes to climate action.
Canada Receives Fossil of the Day Award at COP30 Climate Summit www.theenergymix.com/canada-recei...
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"Students are afraid to fail, and AI presents itself as a savior. But what we learn from history is that progress requires failure. It requires reflection. Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.
"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
www.huffpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:02 AM
"Students are afraid to fail, and AI presents itself as a savior. But what we learn from history is that progress requires failure. It requires reflection. Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."
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3/ 🎥 Jean Su, Center for Biological Diversity. “The difference we’re seeing in this first year [of the second Trump administration] is the horrific accumulation of harms and the horrific accumulation of power.”
@biologicaldiversity.org
@biologicaldiversity.org
November 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
3/ 🎥 Jean Su, Center for Biological Diversity. “The difference we’re seeing in this first year [of the second Trump administration] is the horrific accumulation of harms and the horrific accumulation of power.”
@biologicaldiversity.org
@biologicaldiversity.org
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It's crunch time at #COP30 and we want to remind Global North governments of the obligations they keep trying to escape.
🛑We reject their false finance schemes, and demand the public, grant-based finance our communities deserve.
#PayUp #ClimateFinance
🛑We reject their false finance schemes, and demand the public, grant-based finance our communities deserve.
#PayUp #ClimateFinance
November 20, 2025 at 7:29 AM
It's crunch time at #COP30 and we want to remind Global North governments of the obligations they keep trying to escape.
🛑We reject their false finance schemes, and demand the public, grant-based finance our communities deserve.
#PayUp #ClimateFinance
🛑We reject their false finance schemes, and demand the public, grant-based finance our communities deserve.
#PayUp #ClimateFinance
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#cop30belém is called the #COP of truth, and the truth is that we need an end to fossil fuels and we need a just energy transition! As #COP30 enters its final days, the path is clear, but now it is up to world leaders to walk it. ✍️ Sign our open letter: bit.ly/LulaActCOP30
November 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
#cop30belém is called the #COP of truth, and the truth is that we need an end to fossil fuels and we need a just energy transition! As #COP30 enters its final days, the path is clear, but now it is up to world leaders to walk it. ✍️ Sign our open letter: bit.ly/LulaActCOP30
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No matter how COP30 resolves, we need an end to fossil fuels and this is a heartening reminder that COPs are not the only place where world-altering decisions can be made.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Brazilian president will take fossil fuel phase-out plan to G20 summit
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says he is ready to fight for transition roadmap despite opposition from some states
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:01 AM
No matter how COP30 resolves, we need an end to fossil fuels and this is a heartening reminder that COPs are not the only place where world-altering decisions can be made.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Siembra NC had preparing us for months for the events of this week. When the rumors turned out to be true, they mobilized 1000’s of volunteers from across the state, seemingly instantly.
Take a training, volunteer and donate if you can so we can all keep protecting our neighbors.
Take a training, volunteer and donate if you can so we can all keep protecting our neighbors.
This particular caravan of federal agents may have left, for now, but we still have work to do to create a state where everyone can live freely, with dignity and without fear. Join us tomorrow at 6 PM in Charlotte and Raleigh. Stay posted for next steps at defendandrecruit.org/nc
November 21, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Siembra NC had preparing us for months for the events of this week. When the rumors turned out to be true, they mobilized 1000’s of volunteers from across the state, seemingly instantly.
Take a training, volunteer and donate if you can so we can all keep protecting our neighbors.
Take a training, volunteer and donate if you can so we can all keep protecting our neighbors.
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NEWS: The Trump administration is allegedly holding up files elsewhere too.
Mahmoud Khalil is suing the Trump admin as it refuses to release files related to its coordination & communications with pro-Israel, anti-speech groups like Canary Mission in the lead up to his arrest last March.
Mahmoud Khalil is suing the Trump admin as it refuses to release files related to its coordination & communications with pro-Israel, anti-speech groups like Canary Mission in the lead up to his arrest last March.
EXCLUSIVE: Mahmoud Khalil Sues Trump Admin for Communications With Anti-Palestinian Groups
Khalil is seeking all communications between the Trump administration and outside pro-Israel doxxing groups like Canary Mission.
zeteo.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
NEWS: The Trump administration is allegedly holding up files elsewhere too.
Mahmoud Khalil is suing the Trump admin as it refuses to release files related to its coordination & communications with pro-Israel, anti-speech groups like Canary Mission in the lead up to his arrest last March.
Mahmoud Khalil is suing the Trump admin as it refuses to release files related to its coordination & communications with pro-Israel, anti-speech groups like Canary Mission in the lead up to his arrest last March.
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JP Morgan knew about Epstein's sex trafficking, but didn't report it so they could keep doing business with him.
EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
JP Morgan knew about Epstein's sex trafficking, but didn't report it so they could keep doing business with him.
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Props to Rep. Nydia Velazquez. This is exactly the right approach from a longtime member of Congress in their 70s. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/n...
November 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Props to Rep. Nydia Velazquez. This is exactly the right approach from a longtime member of Congress in their 70s. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/n...
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Call (336) 543-0353 to report suspected ICE activity.
See ojonc.org for our map of confirmed sightings.
Go to defendandrecruit.org/raleigh or defendandrecruit.org/charlotte to get connected as a volunteer.
See ojonc.org for our map of confirmed sightings.
Go to defendandrecruit.org/raleigh or defendandrecruit.org/charlotte to get connected as a volunteer.
November 19, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Call (336) 543-0353 to report suspected ICE activity.
See ojonc.org for our map of confirmed sightings.
Go to defendandrecruit.org/raleigh or defendandrecruit.org/charlotte to get connected as a volunteer.
See ojonc.org for our map of confirmed sightings.
Go to defendandrecruit.org/raleigh or defendandrecruit.org/charlotte to get connected as a volunteer.
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Tonight, as the sun set in Durham, while hundreds more joined patrols in Charlotte, courageous local officials, people of faith, and community leaders gathered to say: Enough is enough.
November 19, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Tonight, as the sun set in Durham, while hundreds more joined patrols in Charlotte, courageous local officials, people of faith, and community leaders gathered to say: Enough is enough.
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We’ve heard agents try to intimidate people, telling them that they’re not going anywhere. Well, neither are we. Because this is our home. And what you are seeing are hundreds of North Carolinians meeting this moment by helping ensure that everyone who calls this place home can live and work safely.
For a Safe North Carolina - Defend and Recruit
For a Safe North Carolina HELP OUR COMMUNITIES IN THIS TIME OF CRISIS Right now, Border Patrol is attacking our communities and our people. Our elected representatives, faith leaders, and business own...
defendandrecruit.org
November 20, 2025 at 7:32 AM
We’ve heard agents try to intimidate people, telling them that they’re not going anywhere. Well, neither are we. Because this is our home. And what you are seeing are hundreds of North Carolinians meeting this moment by helping ensure that everyone who calls this place home can live and work safely.
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Today was day 5 of CBP’s operation in our state. And agents again did in Charlotte, Hickory, Lenoir, and Blowing Rock what they have been doing here and in other states where they have been deployed: Disrupting the lives of the people that live and work in our communities defendandrecruit.org/safenc
November 20, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Today was day 5 of CBP’s operation in our state. And agents again did in Charlotte, Hickory, Lenoir, and Blowing Rock what they have been doing here and in other states where they have been deployed: Disrupting the lives of the people that live and work in our communities defendandrecruit.org/safenc
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This particular caravan of federal agents may have left, for now, but we still have work to do to create a state where everyone can live freely, with dignity and without fear. Join us tomorrow at 6 PM in Charlotte and Raleigh. Stay posted for next steps at defendandrecruit.org/nc
November 21, 2025 at 2:21 AM
This particular caravan of federal agents may have left, for now, but we still have work to do to create a state where everyone can live freely, with dignity and without fear. Join us tomorrow at 6 PM in Charlotte and Raleigh. Stay posted for next steps at defendandrecruit.org/nc
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Today, the California coast we cherish and the delicate ocean ecosystems just beyond it face a renewed threat from offshore drilling. We oppose the Trump Administration’s 5-year oil and gas leasing program and will continue to defend our coastline, wildlife, economy, and health from this threat.
November 21, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Today, the California coast we cherish and the delicate ocean ecosystems just beyond it face a renewed threat from offshore drilling. We oppose the Trump Administration’s 5-year oil and gas leasing program and will continue to defend our coastline, wildlife, economy, and health from this threat.
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BREAKING: The UN climate talks COP30 have been evacuated due to a fire breaking out inside the venue in Belém, Brazil.
November 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
BREAKING: The UN climate talks COP30 have been evacuated due to a fire breaking out inside the venue in Belém, Brazil.
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Between the booths flooding and a fire breaking out in the Blue Zone, feels like maybe someone is trying to tell us something at #COP30
BREAKING: COP30 Blue Zone venue is being evacuated after a firealarm was triggered. Smoke visible.
November 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Between the booths flooding and a fire breaking out in the Blue Zone, feels like maybe someone is trying to tell us something at #COP30
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The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
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BREAKING: Judge Cobb rules that the Pentagon's National Guard deployment into D.C. was illegal.
However, she has stayed the effect of her order until Dec. 11 to prevent disorder while the matter is under appeal.
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However, she has stayed the effect of her order until Dec. 11 to prevent disorder while the matter is under appeal.
ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
November 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
BREAKING: Judge Cobb rules that the Pentagon's National Guard deployment into D.C. was illegal.
However, she has stayed the effect of her order until Dec. 11 to prevent disorder while the matter is under appeal.
ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
However, she has stayed the effect of her order until Dec. 11 to prevent disorder while the matter is under appeal.
ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
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“Not only am I in a blast zone, but now you’re going to poison me?” says Penny Artis. MVP is planning a new compressor station in Elliston, VA, less than a mile from Artis. More on The Appalachian Voice! https://appvoices.org/2025/10/29/seasoned-mvp-fighters-prepare-for-another-battle/
In Montgomery County, Virginia, Seasoned Mountain Valley Pipeline Fighters Prepare for Another Battle
“Here we go again,” is what Crystal Mello, an organizer for the Preserve Our Water Heritage, Rights Coalition, says she said to herself when she learned that Mountain Valley Pipeline was planning a new compressor station in Elliston, Virginia, as part of a project to send even more gas through the massive 42-inch pipeline.
appvoices.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
“Not only am I in a blast zone, but now you’re going to poison me?” says Penny Artis. MVP is planning a new compressor station in Elliston, VA, less than a mile from Artis. More on The Appalachian Voice! https://appvoices.org/2025/10/29/seasoned-mvp-fighters-prepare-for-another-battle/
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TAKE ACTION: Stand with Indigenous People in Brazil as they demand a real seat at the table at the world’s top climate talks, #COP30.
Let’s make sure their voices rise above the fossil fuel lobbyists!
Add your name to show your solidarity ✊
Let’s make sure their voices rise above the fossil fuel lobbyists!
Add your name to show your solidarity ✊
SIGN NOW: Stand with Indigenous People in Brazil!
Stand with Indigenous People in Brazil as they demand a real seat at the table in the world’s top climate talks. Let’s make sure their voices rise above the fossil fuel lobbyists! Sign the petition…
community.350.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
TAKE ACTION: Stand with Indigenous People in Brazil as they demand a real seat at the table at the world’s top climate talks, #COP30.
Let’s make sure their voices rise above the fossil fuel lobbyists!
Add your name to show your solidarity ✊
Let’s make sure their voices rise above the fossil fuel lobbyists!
Add your name to show your solidarity ✊
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We can confirm reports that Customs and Border Patrol will be expanding their operation to the Raleigh area as early as tomorrow, Tuesday, November 18th.
Today is day three of CBP's operations in our state.
Today is day three of CBP's operations in our state.
November 18, 2025 at 6:11 AM
We can confirm reports that Customs and Border Patrol will be expanding their operation to the Raleigh area as early as tomorrow, Tuesday, November 18th.
Today is day three of CBP's operations in our state.
Today is day three of CBP's operations in our state.