Third Act Oregon
@taothirdactoregon.bsky.social
An organization for those retired, to fight for democracy and climate.
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A memo sent earlier this month by Pete Hegseth reverses a policy banning the US from using antipersonnel landmines around the globe. These weapons killed or injured over 6,000 people last year, according to a recent report, 90% of whom were civilians.
'Devastating': Amnesty Rips Hegseth Memo Reversing Limits on Landmines
“Antipersonnel landmines are inherently indiscriminate weapons that take a disproportionate toll on civilian lives, oftentimes long after conflicts end," said the group's director for Europe and Central Asia.
www.commondreams.org
December 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
A memo sent earlier this month by Pete Hegseth reverses a policy banning the US from using antipersonnel landmines around the globe. These weapons killed or injured over 6,000 people last year, according to a recent report, 90% of whom were civilians.
Ummm... 100% minus 22% leaves 78% who do admit that climate change is caused by human action... but still do nothing to upset the fossil fuel industry.
22% of Congress have denied the scientific consensus of human-caused climate change—leaving Americans to bear the brunt of the negative economic, health, and safety impacts caused by Big Oil.
December 23, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Ummm... 100% minus 22% leaves 78% who do admit that climate change is caused by human action... but still do nothing to upset the fossil fuel industry.
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Last freelance piece of 2025: I wrote about the push to make U.S. college students climate literate for @theprogressivemag.bsky.social: progressive.org/latest/the-p...
The Push to Make U.S. College Students Climate Literate
Students and professors at universities across the country are pushing for general education requirements to equip students to combat climate change.
progressive.org
December 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Last freelance piece of 2025: I wrote about the push to make U.S. college students climate literate for @theprogressivemag.bsky.social: progressive.org/latest/the-p...
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One critic said the VA policy shift "endangers the health, lives, and futures of the people who have served our country—and it proves what we've long warned: Trump and his allies won't stop until they've imposed a national abortion ban."
'Dangerous and Cruel': Trump VA Quietly Bans Abortion Even for Rape and Health Risks
Defenders of reproductive rights denounced President Donald Trump's
administration for quietly imposing an abortion ban at the US Department
of Veterans Affairs based on a legal opinion from a deputy assistant
attorney general.
www.commondreams.org
December 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
One critic said the VA policy shift "endangers the health, lives, and futures of the people who have served our country—and it proves what we've long warned: Trump and his allies won't stop until they've imposed a national abortion ban."
We recently launched ProPublica Narrated, a podcast feed where you can listen to our best long-form investigations, read out loud.
First up: “Sick in a Hospital Town,” produced w/ Theater Of War Productions, tells the story of U.S. health care: https://bit.ly/4pO8lXd
First up: “Sick in a Hospital Town,” produced w/ Theater Of War Productions, tells the story of U.S. health care: https://bit.ly/4pO8lXd
December 23, 2025 at 11:43 PM
In the spirit of the awful year that’s just about to end, let me ask this question: What’s the sh*ttiest year you’ve lived through so far? Let me know your thoughts.
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/office-hours-the-shittiest-year
https://robertreich.substack.com/p/office-hours-the-shittiest-year
Office Hours: The Shittiest Year?
Is 2025 the worst you’ve lived through, or have you lived through worse?
robertreich.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Everybody join hands and DO THE SAME!
This has always been a Bluesky-first campaign. But as of today, we will no longer be using Twitter. At all.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
December 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Everybody join hands and DO THE SAME!
The erosion of education, right here folks. When you can hide behind religion against all scientific facts and get away with it... that's the end.
"What is there to say other than that the University of Oklahoma has no academic standards?"
University of Oklahoma Removes Instructor Over Failing Student for Bible-Based Paper on Gender
University of Oklahoma faces backlash for removing instructor who gave failing grade to student citing religious beliefs in psychology paper. Is this a violation of academic standards?
www.commondreams.org
December 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The erosion of education, right here folks. When you can hide behind religion against all scientific facts and get away with it... that's the end.
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"The hospital was understaffed, and people in the camp were so anemic that they couldn’t get enough blood donations. [Dr.] Otieno had twice donated himself while he was midsurgery in order to save a pregnant woman’s life."
@annamaria.bsky.social on the real-world damage done by Trump's aid cuts:
@annamaria.bsky.social on the real-world damage done by Trump's aid cuts:
What I Saw at a Maternity Ward in Kenya After the U.S. Cut Off Food and Foreign Aid
Photographs tell a story of two mothers determined to help their babies gain enough weight to leave the hospital — only to face little to no food again.
www.propublica.org
December 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
"The hospital was understaffed, and people in the camp were so anemic that they couldn’t get enough blood donations. [Dr.] Otieno had twice donated himself while he was midsurgery in order to save a pregnant woman’s life."
@annamaria.bsky.social on the real-world damage done by Trump's aid cuts:
@annamaria.bsky.social on the real-world damage done by Trump's aid cuts:
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"...if any energy projects should be cancelled because they threaten national security it should be fossil fuel plants, since the US defense and intelligence communities have issued literally dozens of reports...identifying fossil-fuel use and climate change as threats to national security..."
Trump is manipulating national security to stop energy projects he doesn’t like
On Monday, December 22, the Trump Administration announced it was pausing five major offshore wind energy projects, citing “national security risks.”
thebulletin.org
December 23, 2025 at 12:25 PM
"...if any energy projects should be cancelled because they threaten national security it should be fossil fuel plants, since the US defense and intelligence communities have issued literally dozens of reports...identifying fossil-fuel use and climate change as threats to national security..."
In case you haven't watched it yet...
sure would be terrible if a higher quality rip was posted somewhere archive.org/details/60mi...
Pulled 60 Minutes segment on CECOT : CBS : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
This is a screen recording of a 60 Minutes segment about the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) prison in El Salvador, which was intended to be...
archive.org
December 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
In case you haven't watched it yet...
And just why does Congress keep voting for these obese military budgets in spite of failing audits (i.e., lots and lots of corruption)? Because they make money on the deal, don't they.
"Congress cannot continue funneling hundreds of billions of dollars to a completely unaccountable agency while American families can’t afford food or healthcare."
Pentagon Fails 8th Consecutive Audit Days After Bipartisan Vote to Hand It $900 Billion
"Congress cannot continue funneling hundreds of billions of dollars to a completely unaccountable agency while American families can’t afford food or healthcare," said one House Democrat.
www.commondreams.org
December 23, 2025 at 8:41 PM
And just why does Congress keep voting for these obese military budgets in spite of failing audits (i.e., lots and lots of corruption)? Because they make money on the deal, don't they.
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"Greta Thunberg has just been arrested for opposing genocide. Meanwhile, Keir Starmer—complicit in the genocide of the Palestinian people—walks free."
Greta Thunberg Arrested in UK for Supporting Palestine Action and Opposing Gaza Genocide
Greta Thunberg arrested for supporting Palestine Action hunger strikers, while Western leaders arm genocide freely. Fascism is already here. #JusticeForPalestine
www.commondreams.org
December 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
"Greta Thunberg has just been arrested for opposing genocide. Meanwhile, Keir Starmer—complicit in the genocide of the Palestinian people—walks free."
Ah... always that Catch 22. The ones who are voting on banning stock owning and the ones that own the stocks. Just like the ones who vote on campaign finance reform are the ones that make the money.
This year, 202 representatives and 56 senators in Congress own stock. And they trade those stocks with insider information only they can access. It's time to ban stock trading for every member of Congress. san.com/cc/house-to-...
House to vote on stock trading ban for Congress but doubts remain on passage
The House announced it would vote on a bill that would ban Congress from trading stocks, after the proposal gained bipartisan support.
san.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Ah... always that Catch 22. The ones who are voting on banning stock owning and the ones that own the stocks. Just like the ones who vote on campaign finance reform are the ones that make the money.
And if Portland does not move the CEI hub, the city will die if those tanks get dumped in the river in an earthquke... and they will get dumped in the river.
West Antarctica has collapsed before, and it wasn’t slow or quiet 😳
New research shows past ice loss triggered earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis, offering a stark warning that future melting could unleash sudden, catastrophic geological changes.
#climatesky
New research shows past ice loss triggered earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis, offering a stark warning that future melting could unleash sudden, catastrophic geological changes.
#climatesky
West Antarctica’s history of rapid melting foretells sudden shifts in continent’s ‘catastrophic’ geology
A picture of what West Antarctica looked like when its ice sheet melted in the past can offer insight into the continent’s future as the climate warms.
buff.ly
December 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
And if Portland does not move the CEI hub, the city will die if those tanks get dumped in the river in an earthquke... and they will get dumped in the river.
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Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable group.
Google Has Chosen a Side in Trump's Mass Deportation Effort
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable gr...
www.404media.co
December 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Google is hosting a CBP app that uses facial recognition to identify immigrants, while simultaneously removing apps that report the location of ICE officials because Google sees ICE as a vulnerable group.
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The US press have suffered about as many assaults this year as in the previous three years combined, according to the Freedom of the Press Foundation report.
US sees surge in violence against journalists under Trump, report says
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The US press have suffered about as many assaults this year as in the previous three years combined, according to the Freedom of the Press Foundation report.
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"Forty percent of the drugs for surgeries and emergency care—the very medications we rely on to treat the wounded—are missing."
Israel's Continued Blockade on Medical Supplies Worsening 'Destruction' of Gaza's Health System
The healthcare system in Gaza is on the brink of collapse due to Israel's blockade and attacks on medical facilities. Thousands are waiting for treatment outside Gaza, with many dying while waiting for security clearance.
www.commondreams.org
December 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"Forty percent of the drugs for surgeries and emergency care—the very medications we rely on to treat the wounded—are missing."
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From civil disobedience to networked whistleblowing: What national security truth-tellers reveal in an age of crackdowns buff.ly/NiSJ8TN
From civil disobedience to networked whistleblowing: What national security truth-tellers reveal in an age of crackdowns
Whistleblowers’ stories show how accountability is shifting from formal legal institutions to solidarity networks built outside the state.
buff.ly
December 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
From civil disobedience to networked whistleblowing: What national security truth-tellers reveal in an age of crackdowns buff.ly/NiSJ8TN
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For an excellent study of medicalizing euphemisms please see Golfo Alexopolous’s history of the Gulag, entitled "Illness and Inhumanity."
December 22, 2025 at 8:06 PM
For an excellent study of medicalizing euphemisms please see Golfo Alexopolous’s history of the Gulag, entitled "Illness and Inhumanity."
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School districts are rushing to adopt "one chatbot per child" models, but decades of research shows learning is fundamentally social.
Here’s why isolating students with AI tutors may undermine the classroom interactions that actually support brain development. buff.ly/gv76wEl
Here’s why isolating students with AI tutors may undermine the classroom interactions that actually support brain development. buff.ly/gv76wEl
The ‘one chatbot per child’ model for AI in classrooms conflicts with what research shows: Learning is a social process
AI tutors are often held up as an ideal, but prioritizing individualized teaching can detract from the benefits of learning in social environments.
buff.ly
December 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM
School districts are rushing to adopt "one chatbot per child" models, but decades of research shows learning is fundamentally social.
Here’s why isolating students with AI tutors may undermine the classroom interactions that actually support brain development. buff.ly/gv76wEl
Here’s why isolating students with AI tutors may undermine the classroom interactions that actually support brain development. buff.ly/gv76wEl
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BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
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ICE agents illegally break into a woman's bathroom in a NY nutrition bar manufacturing plant. "Pull up your pants," says a male agent. The agents only had a warrant to review employer documents. They didn't have a warrant to search for, detain, or arrest anyone there.
December 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
ICE agents illegally break into a woman's bathroom in a NY nutrition bar manufacturing plant. "Pull up your pants," says a male agent. The agents only had a warrant to review employer documents. They didn't have a warrant to search for, detain, or arrest anyone there.
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Brought to you from ANTIFA Headquaters…
What are you bringing?
What are you bringing?
December 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Brought to you from ANTIFA Headquaters…
What are you bringing?
What are you bringing?