Jon Clapp
@jonclapp.bsky.social
Software developer living on the Cape
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Citibank is one of the largest funders of oil and gas expansion in the Amazon, worsening the climate crisis and displacing local communities. Instead, Citibank should fund just, community-owned renewable energy projects. Tell Citibank: Stop destroying the Amazon! act.350.org/sign/jul-25-...
August 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Citibank is one of the largest funders of oil and gas expansion in the Amazon, worsening the climate crisis and displacing local communities. Instead, Citibank should fund just, community-owned renewable energy projects. Tell Citibank: Stop destroying the Amazon! act.350.org/sign/jul-25-...
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A win! Thank you to everyone who spoke out! After facing bipartisan resistance, the Senate Parliamentarian, ruled that Sen. Mike Lee’s proposal to sell off millions of acres of federal land cannot be included under reconciliation rules.
June 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
A win! Thank you to everyone who spoke out! After facing bipartisan resistance, the Senate Parliamentarian, ruled that Sen. Mike Lee’s proposal to sell off millions of acres of federal land cannot be included under reconciliation rules.
About double the turnout of the April rally! www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2...
Thousands rally against Trump policies in one of Cape Cod’s largest demonstrations
In what will rank as one of the largest political demonstrations ever on Cape Cod, about 2,000 people turned out in Hyannis on Saturday afternoon, June 14, to demonstrate against the Trump administrat...
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June 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
About double the turnout of the April rally! www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2...
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CDC to stop recommending COVID vaccine for kids, pregnant women
"I couldn't be more pleased to announce that as of today the COVID vaccine for healthy children and healthy pregnant women has been removed from the CDC recommended immunization schedule," RFK Jr.
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"I couldn't be more pleased to announce that as of today the COVID vaccine for healthy children and healthy pregnant women has been removed from the CDC recommended immunization schedule," RFK Jr.
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RFK Jr. says COVID shots no longer recommended for kids, pregnant women
Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. announced that CDC recommendations for COVID vaccines will no longer include healthy pregnant women and healthy children.
www.npr.org
May 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
CDC to stop recommending COVID vaccine for kids, pregnant women
"I couldn't be more pleased to announce that as of today the COVID vaccine for healthy children and healthy pregnant women has been removed from the CDC recommended immunization schedule," RFK Jr.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
"I couldn't be more pleased to announce that as of today the COVID vaccine for healthy children and healthy pregnant women has been removed from the CDC recommended immunization schedule," RFK Jr.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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Today the Supreme Court cleared the way for the federal government to transfer thousands of acres of national forestland including a Native American sacred site, to Resolution Copper a mining company owned by Rio Tinto and BHP. The land holds deep spiritual significance for the Western Apache tribe.
May 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Today the Supreme Court cleared the way for the federal government to transfer thousands of acres of national forestland including a Native American sacred site, to Resolution Copper a mining company owned by Rio Tinto and BHP. The land holds deep spiritual significance for the Western Apache tribe.
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RFK Jr. Claims Measles Can Be Cured With A Good Concealer
RFK Jr. Claims Measles Can Be Cured With A Good Concealer
WASHINGTON—In the wake of a growing outbreak that has sickened hundreds and killed two in West Texas and New Mexico, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed Friday that measl...
theonion.com
May 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
RFK Jr. Claims Measles Can Be Cured With A Good Concealer
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🌎 Trump is trying to fast-track drilling on public lands. But these lands are ours — not playgrounds for the fossil fuel industry. Our lands are not for sale! #ProtectPublicLands
April 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
🌎 Trump is trying to fast-track drilling on public lands. But these lands are ours — not playgrounds for the fossil fuel industry. Our lands are not for sale! #ProtectPublicLands
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April 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
We apologize for the length of this post, but we felt it was important to share the full details with you.
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Production at this facility was temporarily shut down as they assessed the impact of tariffs going forward.
April 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Production at this facility was temporarily shut down as they assessed the impact of tariffs going forward.
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Antarctica Tariffs Announced
It's about time those deadbeat slackers started pulling their weight...
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It's about time those deadbeat slackers started pulling their weight...
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a large flock of penguins are walking in the snow with national geographic wild written on the bottom right
ALT: a large flock of penguins are walking in the snow with national geographic wild written on the bottom right
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April 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Antarctica Tariffs Announced
It's about time those deadbeat slackers started pulling their weight...
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It's about time those deadbeat slackers started pulling their weight...
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The entire permanent staff of the Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice was laid off. This division addresses issues such as asthma and air pollution, climate change and health, childhood lead poisoning, and cancer clusters.
April 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The entire permanent staff of the Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice was laid off. This division addresses issues such as asthma and air pollution, climate change and health, childhood lead poisoning, and cancer clusters.
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The cover-up…
USAID officials were ordered to destroy classified documents, raising concerns about compliance with federal law. An internal email sent to remaining bureau leaders at the agency’s Washington headquarters provided guidance on “clearing our classified safes and personnel documents.”
USAID officials were ordered to destroy classified documents, raising concerns about compliance with federal law. An internal email sent to remaining bureau leaders at the agency’s Washington headquarters provided guidance on “clearing our classified safes and personnel documents.”
March 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The cover-up…
USAID officials were ordered to destroy classified documents, raising concerns about compliance with federal law. An internal email sent to remaining bureau leaders at the agency’s Washington headquarters provided guidance on “clearing our classified safes and personnel documents.”
USAID officials were ordered to destroy classified documents, raising concerns about compliance with federal law. An internal email sent to remaining bureau leaders at the agency’s Washington headquarters provided guidance on “clearing our classified safes and personnel documents.”
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President Trump on Saturday signed an executive order to radically increase logging and road building on hundreds of millions of acres of national forests and other public lands.
Learn more: bit.ly/41FjYGm
Learn more: bit.ly/41FjYGm
March 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
President Trump on Saturday signed an executive order to radically increase logging and road building on hundreds of millions of acres of national forests and other public lands.
Learn more: bit.ly/41FjYGm
Learn more: bit.ly/41FjYGm
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"Are We Sleepwalking into Autocracy?" Trump Embraces Authoritarian Playbook of Hungary's Orbán
“Are We Sleepwalking into Autocracy?” Trump Embraces Authoritarian Playbook
Is Trump embracing the authoritarian playbook of far-right Hungarian dictator Viktor Orbán? Princeton professor Kim Lane Scheppele walks us through Orbán’s sudden rise to power and how the Trump administration’s...
www.democracynow.org
February 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
"Are We Sleepwalking into Autocracy?" Trump Embraces Authoritarian Playbook of Hungary's Orbán
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Staffers at the U.S. cybersecurity agency working on countering foreign disinformation and on election security have been put on leave, according to sources who spoke anonymously for fear of reprisal.
Efforts to fight foreign influence and protect elections in question under Trump
Staffers at the U.S. cybersecurity agency working on countering foreign disinformation and on election security have been put on leave, according to sources who spoke anonymously for fear of reprisal.
www.npr.org
February 12, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Staffers at the U.S. cybersecurity agency working on countering foreign disinformation and on election security have been put on leave, according to sources who spoke anonymously for fear of reprisal.
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Our take on Kathleen Sgamma's nomination for Director of Bureau of Land Management:
“Kathleen Sgamma would be an unmitigated disaster for our public lands as head of Trump’s Bureau of Land Management,” said @publiccarbon.bsky.social, Southwest director at the Center for Biological Diveristy.
“Kathleen Sgamma would be an unmitigated disaster for our public lands as head of Trump’s Bureau of Land Management,” said @publiccarbon.bsky.social, Southwest director at the Center for Biological Diveristy.
Trump taps oil industry insider to oversee drilling on public lands
Bureau of Land Management nominee Kathleen Sgamma heads a fossil fuel industry trade group that sued the Biden administration over a landmark conservation rule.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Our take on Kathleen Sgamma's nomination for Director of Bureau of Land Management:
“Kathleen Sgamma would be an unmitigated disaster for our public lands as head of Trump’s Bureau of Land Management,” said @publiccarbon.bsky.social, Southwest director at the Center for Biological Diveristy.
“Kathleen Sgamma would be an unmitigated disaster for our public lands as head of Trump’s Bureau of Land Management,” said @publiccarbon.bsky.social, Southwest director at the Center for Biological Diveristy.
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Conflict of interest? The State Department’s procurement forecast lists Tesla as the recipient of the largest expected contract, with Marco Rubio’s department planning to purchase $400 million worth of “Armored Tesla” vehicles.
February 13, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Conflict of interest? The State Department’s procurement forecast lists Tesla as the recipient of the largest expected contract, with Marco Rubio’s department planning to purchase $400 million worth of “Armored Tesla” vehicles.
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A coalition of news organizations said in a court filing that video exhibits from a Jan. 6 riot case had "disappeared" from a government platform that provided access to evidence used in court.
Jan. 6 video evidence has 'disappeared' from public access, media coalition says
A coalition of news organizations said in a court filing that video exhibits from a Jan. 6 riot case had "disappeared" from a government platform that provided access to evidence used in court.
www.npr.org
February 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
A coalition of news organizations said in a court filing that video exhibits from a Jan. 6 riot case had "disappeared" from a government platform that provided access to evidence used in court.
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What the actual *?! The White House has designated Mr. Musk’s office, the United States DOGE Service, as an entity protected from public records requests and most judicial intervention until at least 2034, by classifying its documents as presidential records.
February 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
What the actual *?! The White House has designated Mr. Musk’s office, the United States DOGE Service, as an entity protected from public records requests and most judicial intervention until at least 2034, by classifying its documents as presidential records.
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Some people saw how beautiful this world is and decided to descrate it anyways.
We'll never stop fighting for wildlife and wild places. No matter who is in office. No matter what the odds are. The stakes are just too high to surrender. Our world is worth protecting.
Join us ➡️ biodiv.us/40njtik
We'll never stop fighting for wildlife and wild places. No matter who is in office. No matter what the odds are. The stakes are just too high to surrender. Our world is worth protecting.
Join us ➡️ biodiv.us/40njtik
February 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Some people saw how beautiful this world is and decided to descrate it anyways.
We'll never stop fighting for wildlife and wild places. No matter who is in office. No matter what the odds are. The stakes are just too high to surrender. Our world is worth protecting.
Join us ➡️ biodiv.us/40njtik
We'll never stop fighting for wildlife and wild places. No matter who is in office. No matter what the odds are. The stakes are just too high to surrender. Our world is worth protecting.
Join us ➡️ biodiv.us/40njtik
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Yes. While there are absolutely things Democrats can and must do to slow, obstruct, etc, GOP hold both House and Senate majorities, severely limiting our options.
Johnson and Thune are handing over the own keys and relinquishing their own power. Even for the cynics this should be a shock.
Johnson and Thune are handing over the own keys and relinquishing their own power. Even for the cynics this should be a shock.
We all like to yell at the Democrats, but it’s really Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune who are letting Elon Musk and his faceless goon squad make a mockery of their power as leaders of a coequal branch without uttering a peep or lifting a finger.
February 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Yes. While there are absolutely things Democrats can and must do to slow, obstruct, etc, GOP hold both House and Senate majorities, severely limiting our options.
Johnson and Thune are handing over the own keys and relinquishing their own power. Even for the cynics this should be a shock.
Johnson and Thune are handing over the own keys and relinquishing their own power. Even for the cynics this should be a shock.
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The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they resisted turning over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s staffers. America, please stand with us—we are fighting to defend this country!
February 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they resisted turning over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk’s staffers. America, please stand with us—we are fighting to defend this country!