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Mort Butcher
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Virtue signaling that we should probably save the Earth.
Let’s see if we have our national priorities straight: ICE arrested a 6-year-old boy with leukemia at immigration court.

“The family… [crossed] the border legally... They were granted parole status in the U.S. while they waited for their day in immigration court.”

laist.com/news/ice-arr...
ICE arrested a 6-year-old boy with leukemia at an LA immigration court. His family is suing
A Honduran mother is suing the Trump administration after she and her two children — ages 6 and 9 — were arrested at a Los Angeles Immigration Court.
laist.com
June 27, 2025 at 11:53 PM
“people experience climate action and … they see that joy can be a part of the work.”
#PlayToTheWhistle @ussoccer.com @vermontgreenfc.bsky.social
@womensgamemib.bsky.social
@la28games.bsky.social

This Vermont Soccer Team Plays for the Planet www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/c...
This Vermont Soccer Team Plays for the Planet
www.nytimes.com
June 25, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Trump and Republicans are selling out our country’s poorest children to give tax breaks to billionaires with their Big Ugly Bill.
 
Shameful.
www.npr.org/2025/06/20/n...
What children in poverty could lose from the 'Big Beautiful Bill'
Republicans want to change or reduce key social safety net programs that provide health care, food benefits and financial assistance for millions of children.
www.npr.org
June 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
A picture with 13 words is worth a thousand words.

www.usnews.com/news/world/a...

#taxtherich @greenpeace.eu #gluttony
June 24, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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By the way, the US striking Iran’s nuclear facilities and infrastructure gives Russia the green light to strike Ukraine’s nuclear facilities & infrastructure. This is another reason it’s forbidden under international law. Trump is escalating danger everywhere.
June 22, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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Conserving our environment is an American value. From hikers to hunters we want to keep our public lands public! Thats why the unprecedented sell-off of millions of acres of public lands needs to be removed from the Senate Budget Bill.

Nature is non partisan! 🇺🇸

Pass it on!
June 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Can't get over Juventus accepting an invitation at this bloated racist transphobic buffoon's presser.

Seriously fuck @juventusfc.bsky.social

Vecchia Maledetta Signora
June 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I have never seen so many people in #Glendale CA, and I have been to the mall. #NoKings #SaveDemocracy
June 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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The House just passed a rescissions package that would claw back $1.1 billion from public media. It is now up to the Senate. If passed, LAist will lose $1.7 million a year. That is jobs, reporting and critical public service gone.

What you can do: LAist.com/Action
June 12, 2025 at 8:24 PM
“Increasing financial support for Native communities through grants and impact investments. The Foundation will use grantmaking practices that demonstrate trust in the organizations and communities we are supporting.”
June 13, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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By now, we've all seen the video of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) being forcibly removed and handcuffed for asking a question during Kristi Noem's press conference.

But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.
June 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Padilla: “We will hold this administration accountable”
June 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Spot on Huell Howser!
THE TRAIN TO LAX: it’s no longer a joke!

Yesterday @metrolosangeles.bsky.social celebrated the opening of the new LAX Metro Transit Center!

Congratulations to Los Angeles! (And a shoutout to LA spirit daddy Huell Howser who would have LOVED this news …)

#latransit #metrolosangeles
June 8, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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America’s gas pipeline buildout is mainly for exports—not energy independence
America’s gas pipeline buildout is mainly for exports—not energy independence
These projects, meanwhile, will "extend our dependency on natural gas for decades."
www.motherjones.com
June 6, 2025 at 11:59 AM
#Pareidolia when she left her glasses and her napkin on the sofa… #happenstance
@faceseverywhere.bsky.social
May 5, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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May 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Billionaire Elon Musk's DOGE is cutting federal programs. But what's the real impact on Americans? 🤔

@capitalandmain.bsky.social is launching a crucial new project to track the consequences on the ground. Follow along as we investigate!

#DOGEtracker #DOGEWatch

capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...
The DOGE Impact Tracker
Investigating Money, Power and Society.
capitalandmain.com
May 2, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Short-term thinking is bad for a long-term planet.
“…Cutting one position… which is tasked with helping the city figure out how to phase out urban oil drilling…”
laist.com/news/climate...
LA Mayor Karen Bass’ proposed budget would ax a landmark climate action office
L.A.’s proposed budget cuts include eliminating the Climate Emergency Mobilization Office and staff tasked with monitoring pollution from oil wells.
laist.com
April 25, 2025 at 6:34 AM