Joe Robertson
@joro.bsky.social
Executive Director, @climatecivics.org; Chief Strategist, climatevalue.net; Founder, Earthintel.org, NavigatorNews.net & Activv.net
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Joe Robertson
@joro.bsky.social
· Jul 31
Climate protection is a fundamental human right
Active Value ratings will count hidden costs & benefits; ICJ finds climate action is a legal duty; canceling climate policy will cost lives & treasure; food systems can drive sustainable prosperity.
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Climate protection is a fundamental human right. The International Court of Justice finds all nations are required to reduce threats to climate & environmental rights & safety, domestically & internationally. Actionable insights are coming; we have work to do. livingfutures.net/p/climate-pr...
Thank you @ossoff.senate.gov for investigating grave human rights abuses being committed against vulnerable people. The report clearly shows a coordinated campaign of lawless cruelty, in direct violation of the Constitution. Is this not organized crime? www.ossoff.senate.gov/press-releas...
Sen. Ossoff’s Ongoing Investigation Uncovers Credible Reports of Medical Neglect, Denial of Adequate Food or Water in Immigration Detention – U.S. Senator for Georgia Jon Ossoff
www.ossoff.senate.gov
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Thank you @ossoff.senate.gov for investigating grave human rights abuses being committed against vulnerable people. The report clearly shows a coordinated campaign of lawless cruelty, in direct violation of the Constitution. Is this not organized crime? www.ossoff.senate.gov/press-releas...
So, even before the Senate votes on a motion to come back for a vote on extending Affordable Care subsidies, which is the whole premise of the supposed Senate “deal”, the Speaker signals he may block any vote on the subject indefinitely—putting millions of people at risk.
In the most predictable development ever, Mike Johnson is not committing to hold a House vote on ACA subsidies
November 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
So, even before the Senate votes on a motion to come back for a vote on extending Affordable Care subsidies, which is the whole premise of the supposed Senate “deal”, the Speaker signals he may block any vote on the subject indefinitely—putting millions of people at risk.
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"My father remained at the Texas detention center until October. During those six months, he went completely blind in one eye and lost most of the vision in the other, because he wasn’t receiving adequate medical care for his Type 2 diabetes."
From @vanessalop.bsky.social: He worked hard to give me a home. ICE took his: How I lost my father to deportation
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He worked hard to give me a home. ICE took his: How I lost my father to deportation
Deportation has taken away the father I once knew and given me back a person I no longer recognize.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
"My father remained at the Texas detention center until October. During those six months, he went completely blind in one eye and lost most of the vision in the other, because he wasn’t receiving adequate medical care for his Type 2 diabetes."
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From street marches to court battles to the ballot box - we’ve challenged the power of this exceptionally unpopular president.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
From street marches to court battles to the ballot box - we’ve challenged the power of this exceptionally unpopular president.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
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Rather than address corporate greed or propose actual rising costs, Trump’s new plan for the housing crisis is…50-year mortgages!
Republicans want homebuyers to pay more, get less, and be trapped in debt for a half century. www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
Republicans want homebuyers to pay more, get less, and be trapped in debt for a half century. www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump proposing 50-year mortgages sparks MAGA backlash
Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte said on Saturday that the Trump administration is working on a plan to introduce the longer-term mortgages.
www.newsweek.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Rather than address corporate greed or propose actual rising costs, Trump’s new plan for the housing crisis is…50-year mortgages!
Republicans want homebuyers to pay more, get less, and be trapped in debt for a half century. www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
Republicans want homebuyers to pay more, get less, and be trapped in debt for a half century. www.newsweek.com/donald-trump...
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Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue Over Jack Smith Searches
Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government...
news.bloomberglaw.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Buried inside the deal to reopen government is a provision that would give Senators private right of action to sue for millions in damages over their phone records being analyzed by Jack Smith's team.
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
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Since January, Trump's Treasury has quietly gutted enforcement of the corporate alternative minimum tax — a huge boon for big business and wealthy investors.
Meanwhile, he's led an all-out assault on Medicaid, SNAP, and other programs that help the poor.
Reverse Robin Hood.
Meanwhile, he's led an all-out assault on Medicaid, SNAP, and other programs that help the poor.
Reverse Robin Hood.
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Since January, Trump's Treasury has quietly gutted enforcement of the corporate alternative minimum tax — a huge boon for big business and wealthy investors.
Meanwhile, he's led an all-out assault on Medicaid, SNAP, and other programs that help the poor.
Reverse Robin Hood.
Meanwhile, he's led an all-out assault on Medicaid, SNAP, and other programs that help the poor.
Reverse Robin Hood.
Trump keeps suing media outlets for alleged defamation when they have not even lied or sought to defame him. What should the hundreds of millions of people he has lied to, while subverting policies & programs that served them, sue for? What does he owe for that? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
Trump Threatens to Sue the BBC for $1 Billion After Jan. 6 Documentary
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Trump keeps suing media outlets for alleged defamation when they have not even lied or sought to defame him. What should the hundreds of millions of people he has lied to, while subverting policies & programs that served them, sue for? What does he owe for that? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
Some good news for human rights under the U.S. Constitution. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Some good news for human rights under the U.S. Constitution. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
If Trump pursues this obviously vindictive political prosecution, those he targets will have every right to raise every shred of evidence gathered in any venue relating to his alleged wrongdoing. He may have to prove his own innocence with evidence. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
Trump Loyalists Push ‘Grand Conspiracy’ as New Subpoenas Land
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:24 PM
If Trump pursues this obviously vindictive political prosecution, those he targets will have every right to raise every shred of evidence gathered in any venue relating to his alleged wrongdoing. He may have to prove his own innocence with evidence. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
The Trump admin is engaging in lawless cruelty to harm millions of Americans, with no regard for the formal legal role played by the legislature, the courts, or the states. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Officials Demand States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamp Benefits
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The Trump admin is engaging in lawless cruelty to harm millions of Americans, with no regard for the formal legal role played by the legislature, the courts, or the states. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Only by recognizing, uplifting, honoring, and serving the humanity of all, can an American government be part of the story of American greatness. the-ctzn.org/2025/07/21/w...
What it means to ‘make America great’
At the top of the United States Constitution, it is clearly stated that the purpose of the American democratic republic is to “establish justice”, work toward a “more perfect union” and deliver for…
the-ctzn.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Only by recognizing, uplifting, honoring, and serving the humanity of all, can an American government be part of the story of American greatness. the-ctzn.org/2025/07/21/w...
The U.S. Constitution was created to “establish Justice”. Justice cannot be established if injustice is tolerated & injustice points to core priorities: fairness, natural rights & the rule that power must never be cruel, arbitrary, or inhumane. the-ctzn.org/2025/07/21/w...
What it means to ‘make America great’
At the top of the United States Constitution, it is clearly stated that the purpose of the American democratic republic is to “establish justice”, work toward a “more perfect union” and deliver for…
the-ctzn.org
November 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The U.S. Constitution was created to “establish Justice”. Justice cannot be established if injustice is tolerated & injustice points to core priorities: fairness, natural rights & the rule that power must never be cruel, arbitrary, or inhumane. the-ctzn.org/2025/07/21/w...
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This is a good article, worth reading.
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars.
Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars.
Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-tobacco playbook could help turn the US public against their beloved oversized cars.
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
This is a good article, worth reading.
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars.
Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat
Gigantic SUVs are a public health threat. Why don’t we treat them like one?
The anti-smoking playbook is worth studying and learning from, and is completely applicable to oversized cars.
Via @davidzipper.bsky.social in @vox.com #CarBloat
The rule of law is completely breaking down when the Supreme Court allows Trump to ignore the law & deprive millions of people of food, on the premise that the government might be “irreversibly harmed” by issuing the scheduled, funded benefits. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Supreme Court Temporarily Allows Trump to Curtail Food Stamp Funding
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
The rule of law is completely breaking down when the Supreme Court allows Trump to ignore the law & deprive millions of people of food, on the premise that the government might be “irreversibly harmed” by issuing the scheduled, funded benefits. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
A federal judge has found Trump acted illegally, beyond any lawful authority of the President, when he ordered military deployment to Portland, Oregon. The National Guard is permanently barred from following those unlawful orders. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Judge Permanently Blocks National Guard Deployments to Portland for ICE Protests
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:58 AM
A federal judge has found Trump acted illegally, beyond any lawful authority of the President, when he ordered military deployment to Portland, Oregon. The National Guard is permanently barred from following those unlawful orders. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
There is absolutely no legitimate reason a single human being should need $1 trillion in compensation. The median Tesla employee earned $57,000 last year. That disparity tells you all you need to know about whether Elon Musk values the people who make Tesla work. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
Elon Musk Wins $1 Trillion Tesla Pay Package
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:37 AM
There is absolutely no legitimate reason a single human being should need $1 trillion in compensation. The median Tesla employee earned $57,000 last year. That disparity tells you all you need to know about whether Elon Musk values the people who make Tesla work. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
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Science academies across the Americas and beyond call on world leaders ahead of COP30 to take urgent, evidence-based action on climate change, biodiversity loss, and social inequality. 🌎
Science Academies United for Climate Action: A Scientific Call for COP30
InterAcademyPartnership (IAP) harnesses the expertise of the world's leading scientific minds to advance sound policies, improve public health, promote excellence in science education, and achieve other critical development goals.
www.interacademies.org
November 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Science academies across the Americas and beyond call on world leaders ahead of COP30 to take urgent, evidence-based action on climate change, biodiversity loss, and social inequality. 🌎
This also explains why so many Americans are having a hard time getting by while financial & macroeconomic indicators appear to mask that suffering.
Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon are investing tens of billions in data centers. AI infrastructure is now a key driver of US economic growth. www.wired.com/story/data-c...
The AI Data Center Boom Is Warping the US Economy
Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, and Amazon are investing tens of billions in data centers. AI infrastructure is now a key driver of US economic growth.
www.wired.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
This also explains why so many Americans are having a hard time getting by while financial & macroeconomic indicators appear to mask that suffering.
Fox News anchor acknowledges that grocery prices are up: “71% of people ... said they are spending more on groceries now than a year ago”. www.mediamatters.org/dana-perino/...
Fox anchor Dana Perino: "71% of people in the Washington Post poll said they are spending more on groceries now than a year ago"
www.mediamatters.org
November 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Fox News anchor acknowledges that grocery prices are up: “71% of people ... said they are spending more on groceries now than a year ago”. www.mediamatters.org/dana-perino/...
Voters reject Trump policies & allies in off-year elections, as admin violates court order to provide food aid & 42 million Americans face senseless hunger crisis. Trump tariffs, which have forced prices up, could be canceled by Supreme Court as illegal. navigatornews.substack.com/p/voters-rej...
November 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Voters reject Trump policies & allies in off-year elections, as admin violates court order to provide food aid & 42 million Americans face senseless hunger crisis. Trump tariffs, which have forced prices up, could be canceled by Supreme Court as illegal. navigatornews.substack.com/p/voters-rej...
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Jack Ciattarelli promised to ban offshore wind from New Jersey's coast and lost.
Mikie Sherrill focused on skyrocketing power bills and won.
Here's my story about why her victory is a win for offshore wind. She's a longtime supporter of the sector. That's exactly why she talked about bills.👇
Mikie Sherrill focused on skyrocketing power bills and won.
Here's my story about why her victory is a win for offshore wind. She's a longtime supporter of the sector. That's exactly why she talked about bills.👇
In a boost for offshore wind, New Jersey elects Mikie Sherrill
The pro-renewables Democrat won the gubernatorial race against a rival who vowed to ban turbine construction off the state’s coast.
www.canarymedia.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Jack Ciattarelli promised to ban offshore wind from New Jersey's coast and lost.
Mikie Sherrill focused on skyrocketing power bills and won.
Here's my story about why her victory is a win for offshore wind. She's a longtime supporter of the sector. That's exactly why she talked about bills.👇
Mikie Sherrill focused on skyrocketing power bills and won.
Here's my story about why her victory is a win for offshore wind. She's a longtime supporter of the sector. That's exactly why she talked about bills.👇
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Three lower courts have ruled that President Donald Trump’s use of emergency powers to impose worldwide tariffs is illegal.
Now the Supreme Court, with three justices Trump appointed and generally favorable to muscular presidential power, will have the final word. https://to.pbs.org/4qKB6ow
Now the Supreme Court, with three justices Trump appointed and generally favorable to muscular presidential power, will have the final word. https://to.pbs.org/4qKB6ow
What to know about the Supreme Court arguments over Trump's tariffs
In roughly two dozen emergency appeals, the justices have largely gone along with Trump in temporarily allowing parts of his aggressive second-term agenda to take effect while lawsuits play out. But t...
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November 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Three lower courts have ruled that President Donald Trump’s use of emergency powers to impose worldwide tariffs is illegal.
Now the Supreme Court, with three justices Trump appointed and generally favorable to muscular presidential power, will have the final word. https://to.pbs.org/4qKB6ow
Now the Supreme Court, with three justices Trump appointed and generally favorable to muscular presidential power, will have the final word. https://to.pbs.org/4qKB6ow
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A day after reading it, this @theverge.com piece by @sarahjeong.bsky.social still echoes in my ears. I urge everyone to read it.
The endgame of the disinformation and media capture we've been enduring has arrived. Bad info needs to only influence a handful of judges to profoundly change the world.
The endgame of the disinformation and media capture we've been enduring has arrived. Bad info needs to only influence a handful of judges to profoundly change the world.
I spent some time spelunking in the footnotes of the Oregon National Guard litigation and came to the horrible conclusion that we're watching the record decay in real time under the weight of a right-wing influencer circus www.theverge.com/policy/81340...
Influencers have fractured reality in Portland
Right-wing content creators managed to successfully brand the Portland police as ‘antifa.’
www.theverge.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A day after reading it, this @theverge.com piece by @sarahjeong.bsky.social still echoes in my ears. I urge everyone to read it.
The endgame of the disinformation and media capture we've been enduring has arrived. Bad info needs to only influence a handful of judges to profoundly change the world.
The endgame of the disinformation and media capture we've been enduring has arrived. Bad info needs to only influence a handful of judges to profoundly change the world.
Neil Katyal tells SCOTUS Congress never “handed the president the power to overhaul the entire tariff system and the American economy in the process, allowing him to set and reset tariffs on any and every product from any and every country, at any and all times.” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Update from Abbie VanSickle
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Neil Katyal tells SCOTUS Congress never “handed the president the power to overhaul the entire tariff system and the American economy in the process, allowing him to set and reset tariffs on any and every product from any and every country, at any and all times.” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...