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How Pacific nations plan to go from spending up to 25% of GDP on fossil fuels to running on 100% renewables
theconversation.com/how-pacific-...
theconversation.com/how-pacific-...
How Pacific nations plan to go from spending up to 25% of GDP on fossil fuels to running on 100% renewables
Pacific nations spend billions each year importing fossil fuels for electricity. Now the region’s leaders are aiming for energy independence.
theconversation.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
How Pacific nations plan to go from spending up to 25% of GDP on fossil fuels to running on 100% renewables
theconversation.com/how-pacific-...
theconversation.com/how-pacific-...
Way to go, Melanie!
The survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and his associates’ heinous crimes deserve justice. Enough is enough. This floor vote is long overdue. Release the files.
November 14, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Way to go, Melanie!
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Hard fought win against an industry-written rule, supported by Gov. Lujan Grisham, to allow the discharge of oil & gas wastewater into New Mexico’s rivers & streams.
A lesson for politicians who try to circumvent the need for fair & impartial decision-making by independent rulemaking entities.
A lesson for politicians who try to circumvent the need for fair & impartial decision-making by independent rulemaking entities.
New Mexico water commission vacates tainted decision to hear oil and gas fracking waste discharge rulemaking - Western Environmental Law Center
Today, the Water Quality Control Commission (WQCC) met to consider water watchdogs’ motions to disqualify commissioners who, investigative reporting revealed, voted under duress from Gov. Michelle Luj...
westernlaw.org
November 14, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Hard fought win against an industry-written rule, supported by Gov. Lujan Grisham, to allow the discharge of oil & gas wastewater into New Mexico’s rivers & streams.
A lesson for politicians who try to circumvent the need for fair & impartial decision-making by independent rulemaking entities.
A lesson for politicians who try to circumvent the need for fair & impartial decision-making by independent rulemaking entities.
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🧵1/6 #FedFam, reporters - urgent help needed
🚨CDC Museum (a Smithsonian affiliate) is being shuttered🚨
Staff are being “un-RIFed” just to close the museum permanently — then RIFed again in Jan
This is bureaucratic cruelty & cultural vandalism
CDC Library is a national treasure
#SaveCDCLibrary
🧵1/6 #FedFam, reporters - urgent help needed
🚨CDC Museum (a Smithsonian affiliate) is being shuttered🚨
Staff are being “un-RIFed” just to close the museum permanently — then RIFed again in Jan
This is bureaucratic cruelty & cultural vandalism
CDC Library is a national treasure
#SaveCDCLibrary
The David J. Sencer CDC Museum: In Association with the Smithsonian
Free museum exhibiting public health topics and the history of CDC.
www.cdc.gov
November 13, 2025 at 7:09 PM
🚨🚨
🧵1/6 #FedFam, reporters - urgent help needed
🚨CDC Museum (a Smithsonian affiliate) is being shuttered🚨
Staff are being “un-RIFed” just to close the museum permanently — then RIFed again in Jan
This is bureaucratic cruelty & cultural vandalism
CDC Library is a national treasure
#SaveCDCLibrary
🧵1/6 #FedFam, reporters - urgent help needed
🚨CDC Museum (a Smithsonian affiliate) is being shuttered🚨
Staff are being “un-RIFed” just to close the museum permanently — then RIFed again in Jan
This is bureaucratic cruelty & cultural vandalism
CDC Library is a national treasure
#SaveCDCLibrary
Good call. Also a way to avoid Microsoft's AI.
This is Open Desk www.opendesk.eu/en
This is Open Desk www.opendesk.eu/en
The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
www.euractiv.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Good call. Also a way to avoid Microsoft's AI.
This is Open Desk www.opendesk.eu/en
This is Open Desk www.opendesk.eu/en
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A Black Hawk helicopter, flash-bang grenades, and TV cameras turned a Chicago immigration raid into a Trump-era spectacle.
ICE Barbie’s Midnight SWAT Raid Spectacle Resulted in Zero Charges
Federal agents stormed a Chicago tower from a helicopter, arresting dozens in a televised immigration raid.
trib.al
November 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A Black Hawk helicopter, flash-bang grenades, and TV cameras turned a Chicago immigration raid into a Trump-era spectacle.
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As Karoline Leavitt concludes her press briefing and walks off, @andrewfeinberg.com asks: "What was the president doing with Virginia Giuffre for hours at Epstein's house?"
She did not respond.
She did not respond.
November 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
As Karoline Leavitt concludes her press briefing and walks off, @andrewfeinberg.com asks: "What was the president doing with Virginia Giuffre for hours at Epstein's house?"
She did not respond.
She did not respond.
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For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Excellent!
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Excellent!
Happy birthday Neil Young, one of the best.
🇨🇦 Neil Young is turning 80 — and these Canadian musicians are throwing him a party at Massey Hall in Toronto.
#NeilYoung🇨🇦
#CanadaSky🍁
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
#NeilYoung🇨🇦
#CanadaSky🍁
www.thestar.com/entertainmen...
Neil Young is about to turn 80 — and these Canadian musicians are throwing him a party at Massey Hall
"NY80: A Celebration of Neil Young and His Music,” hosted by CBC’s Tom Power, will take place Nov. 12.
www.thestar.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Happy birthday Neil Young, one of the best.
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MAGA Republicans have outed the sex trafficking victim at the heart of the explosive new Epstein emails as the late Virginia Giuffre.
Trump Spent Hours With Epstein’s Most Tragic Victim
Moments after explosive new emails reignited the Epstein firestorm, MAGA Republicans named the victim at the heart of them.
trib.al
November 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
MAGA Republicans have outed the sex trafficking victim at the heart of the explosive new Epstein emails as the late Virginia Giuffre.
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NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
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"Fossil demand has been flat for industrial energy since 2014, for buildings since 2018, for road transport since 2019, & may peak for electricity this year. 2/3 of countries have already seen peak fossil demand in end-use sectors, & half the world has seen a peak in fossil fuels for electricity."
The Electrotech Revolution | Ember
The annual slidedeck from Kingsmill Bond and the Ember Futures team unpacks how electrotech is rewriting the economics and geopolitics of energy.
ember-energy.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 AM
"Fossil demand has been flat for industrial energy since 2014, for buildings since 2018, for road transport since 2019, & may peak for electricity this year. 2/3 of countries have already seen peak fossil demand in end-use sectors, & half the world has seen a peak in fossil fuels for electricity."
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Wait till you see what happens when they drill and produce "natural" gas (I know you know, Dr, this is for others)...
remember, it's only "natural" gas when it's in the ground.
Once you bring it to the surface, all Hell breaks loose...
including in the kitchen.
remember, it's only "natural" gas when it's in the ground.
Once you bring it to the surface, all Hell breaks loose...
including in the kitchen.
Gas stoves emit methane, nitrogen dioxide and fine particulates at levels known to contribute to asthma and cardiovascular disease.
🧪 NEW STUDY: The annual indoor health cost of a single gas stove = $5,258
A big part this is from childhood asthma.
www.zmescience.com/medicine/gas...
🧪 NEW STUDY: The annual indoor health cost of a single gas stove = $5,258
A big part this is from childhood asthma.
www.zmescience.com/medicine/gas...
Gas Stoves Are Slowly Poisoning Homes and Cost Families Over 5,000 Dollars a Year in Hidden Health Effects
That "clean" gas stove? It's costing you a fortune in health.
www.zmescience.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Wait till you see what happens when they drill and produce "natural" gas (I know you know, Dr, this is for others)...
remember, it's only "natural" gas when it's in the ground.
Once you bring it to the surface, all Hell breaks loose...
including in the kitchen.
remember, it's only "natural" gas when it's in the ground.
Once you bring it to the surface, all Hell breaks loose...
including in the kitchen.
Good summary
Last week, world leaders gathered in Belém, Brazil, for the #COP30LeadersClimateActionSummit, a crucial prelude to the UN climate summit.
Their message was simple but powerful: global cooperation is still alive, & it remains our best tool to tackle the climate crisis!
Their message was simple but powerful: global cooperation is still alive, & it remains our best tool to tackle the climate crisis!
Everything you need to know about the COP30 Leaders Summit in Brazil
Over the past two days, world leaders gathered in Belém, Brazil, for the COP30 Leaders Climate Action Summit, a crucial prelude to next week’s global climate talks. Their message was simple but powerf...
350.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Good summary
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"Far from a peak, China's gasoline demand is estimated to have fallen 9% in October on the year to 12.5 million tons, with average daily use roughly flat with September..."
China's oil demand is entering structural decline.
China's oil demand is entering structural decline.
EVs put an end to China's usual holiday surge in gasoline use
Tianyu Jiang took a 2,000-km (1,200-mile) road trip this month during China's national holiday week, driving in his electric vehicle from the southwestern Sichuan basin to Beijing for the first time.
www.reuters.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"Far from a peak, China's gasoline demand is estimated to have fallen 9% in October on the year to 12.5 million tons, with average daily use roughly flat with September..."
China's oil demand is entering structural decline.
China's oil demand is entering structural decline.
Conservation Groups Blast Trump’s Latest Choice to Head Up the Bureau of Land Management (Steve Pearce) insideclimatenews.org/news/0611202...
Conservation Groups Blast Trump’s Latest Choice to Head Up the Bureau of Land Management - Inside Climate News
President Donald Trump chose former U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce to head the public lands agency, drawing ire from environmentalists.
insideclimatenews.org
November 9, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Conservation Groups Blast Trump’s Latest Choice to Head Up the Bureau of Land Management (Steve Pearce) insideclimatenews.org/news/0611202...
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This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.
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Justice KBJ is a brilliant strategist. She is working the rules to compel timely review of the stay in the SNAP case by both the Circuit Court and by the Supreme Court. This is why knowing which SCOTUS justice has supervision of the Circuit you file in is essential.
www.reuters.com/world/us/usd...
www.reuters.com/world/us/usd...
www.reuters.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Justice KBJ is a brilliant strategist. She is working the rules to compel timely review of the stay in the SNAP case by both the Circuit Court and by the Supreme Court. This is why knowing which SCOTUS justice has supervision of the Circuit you file in is essential.
www.reuters.com/world/us/usd...
www.reuters.com/world/us/usd...
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
True. Almost like it’s a plan.
Larry Ellison. Jeff Bezos. Rupert Murdoch. One by one, billionaires tied to Trump are snapping up media outlets and pushing them rightward. The goal isn’t truth—it’s control.
Mainstream media is now mainly leaning right
Most traditional media have long held a more left-leaning tone, but that’s changing.�
From on the ground reporting to the ...
www.dailykos.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
True. Almost like it’s a plan.
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Spotify is running ads recruiting more ICE agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities, so we’re calling on users to stop paying for or using the app until Spotify stops streaming fascism: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti... #CancelSpotify
November 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Spotify is running ads recruiting more ICE agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities, so we’re calling on users to stop paying for or using the app until Spotify stops streaming fascism: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti... #CancelSpotify
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HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE