Anne McCormack
@1silverbullet.bsky.social
Interested in sustainability, resilience, and democracy. My thanks to all doing anything
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🧵 Okay so yesterday's vote has me needing to share something.
I've been tracking these 8 Democratic senators for months, and yesterday's surrender on healthcare wasn't surprising—it was predictable.
Let me show you why:
#Healthcare #CorporateDemocrats
1/12
I've been tracking these 8 Democratic senators for months, and yesterday's surrender on healthcare wasn't surprising—it was predictable.
Let me show you why:
#Healthcare #CorporateDemocrats
1/12
November 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
🧵 Okay so yesterday's vote has me needing to share something.
I've been tracking these 8 Democratic senators for months, and yesterday's surrender on healthcare wasn't surprising—it was predictable.
Let me show you why:
#Healthcare #CorporateDemocrats
1/12
I've been tracking these 8 Democratic senators for months, and yesterday's surrender on healthcare wasn't surprising—it was predictable.
Let me show you why:
#Healthcare #CorporateDemocrats
1/12
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California Legislature passed a bill with zero "no" votes that could have sped up climate-friendly geothermal energy development. Gavin Newsom vetoed it: www.canarymedia.com/articles/geo...
California can’t get out of its own way on geothermal
In a head-scratching move, Newsom vetoed popular legislation that would have spurred geothermal projects in the heat-rich state, but developers aren’t…
www.canarymedia.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
California Legislature passed a bill with zero "no" votes that could have sped up climate-friendly geothermal energy development. Gavin Newsom vetoed it: www.canarymedia.com/articles/geo...
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This is chilling. And it doesn't exist anymore except on the Internet.
October 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
This is chilling. And it doesn't exist anymore except on the Internet.
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Also, we will be rebuilding climate-shattered and futureless places with our public funds long after it makes no rational sense to do so, because this "disaster industrial complex" makes more money slapping up cheap rebuilds than it would make building rugged communities in relatively safe places.
🚨EXCLUSIVE🚨
Many things are changing before our eyes. Others are harder to see
Like the US economy
Americans are spending more 💲 recovering from disasters and preparing for the next one. 36% of US GDP growth since 2000 is related to climate disasters.
Welcome to the Disaster Industrial Complex 🎁🔗
Many things are changing before our eyes. Others are harder to see
Like the US economy
Americans are spending more 💲 recovering from disasters and preparing for the next one. 36% of US GDP growth since 2000 is related to climate disasters.
Welcome to the Disaster Industrial Complex 🎁🔗
Disaster Recovery Is an $8 Trillion Driver of US Growth
Investors are on the hunt for companies powering the disaster industrial complex, which are fueling US growth and outpacing the S&P 500
www.bloomberg.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Also, we will be rebuilding climate-shattered and futureless places with our public funds long after it makes no rational sense to do so, because this "disaster industrial complex" makes more money slapping up cheap rebuilds than it would make building rugged communities in relatively safe places.
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The only real solution for global migration is to solve the cause, most of this is due to the West’s poor foreign policy of conflict over conversation. The world needs a concerted effort to move towards peace, so that people feel safe to go to their homes, not flee.
July 10, 2025 at 6:42 AM
The only real solution for global migration is to solve the cause, most of this is due to the West’s poor foreign policy of conflict over conversation. The world needs a concerted effort to move towards peace, so that people feel safe to go to their homes, not flee.
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Caroline Lucas criticises Labour's 1-in-1-out solution for small boat asylum seekers
She points out that before Brexit we could return asylum seekers to the EU, after Brexit we lost that agreement
She adds that we need a Europe wide solution, especially as the impact of climate change worsens
She points out that before Brexit we could return asylum seekers to the EU, after Brexit we lost that agreement
She adds that we need a Europe wide solution, especially as the impact of climate change worsens
July 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Caroline Lucas criticises Labour's 1-in-1-out solution for small boat asylum seekers
She points out that before Brexit we could return asylum seekers to the EU, after Brexit we lost that agreement
She adds that we need a Europe wide solution, especially as the impact of climate change worsens
She points out that before Brexit we could return asylum seekers to the EU, after Brexit we lost that agreement
She adds that we need a Europe wide solution, especially as the impact of climate change worsens
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What I learned patrolling for ICE in Terminal Island.
The same federal facility that detained Japanese Americans in 1942 is now the staging ground for immigration raids across LA.
One San Pedro resident documents what he’s seen and why history feels like it’s repeating itself.
The same federal facility that detained Japanese Americans in 1942 is now the staging ground for immigration raids across LA.
One San Pedro resident documents what he’s seen and why history feels like it’s repeating itself.
What I learned patrolling for ICE in Terminal Island
The same federal facility that detained Japanese Americans in 1942 is now the staging ground for immigration raids across Los Angeles. One San Pedro resident documents what he's seen—and why history f...
lapublicpress.org
July 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
What I learned patrolling for ICE in Terminal Island.
The same federal facility that detained Japanese Americans in 1942 is now the staging ground for immigration raids across LA.
One San Pedro resident documents what he’s seen and why history feels like it’s repeating itself.
The same federal facility that detained Japanese Americans in 1942 is now the staging ground for immigration raids across LA.
One San Pedro resident documents what he’s seen and why history feels like it’s repeating itself.
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"The all-volunteer group is part of the larger Community Self-Defense Coalition, which uses a model of community patrols first developed in San Diego by Unión del Barrio, a grassroots political organization with chapters around California."
What I learned patrolling for ICE in Terminal Island.
The same federal facility that detained Japanese Americans in 1942 is now the staging ground for immigration raids across LA.
One San Pedro resident documents what he’s seen and why history feels like it’s repeating itself.
The same federal facility that detained Japanese Americans in 1942 is now the staging ground for immigration raids across LA.
One San Pedro resident documents what he’s seen and why history feels like it’s repeating itself.
What I learned patrolling for ICE in Terminal Island
The same federal facility that detained Japanese Americans in 1942 is now the staging ground for immigration raids across Los Angeles. One San Pedro resident documents what he's seen—and why history f...
lapublicpress.org
July 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
"The all-volunteer group is part of the larger Community Self-Defense Coalition, which uses a model of community patrols first developed in San Diego by Unión del Barrio, a grassroots political organization with chapters around California."
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They mean to be as insulting to Black people, as dismissive of our lives, as resistance to our status as full citizens in this country as they can be.
There is no common ground to be had at the expense of our sisters & daughters’ lives and our dignity as a people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/u...
There is no common ground to be had at the expense of our sisters & daughters’ lives and our dignity as a people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/u...
Justice Dept. Asks for 1-Day Sentence for Ex-Officer Convicted in Breonna Taylor Raid
www.nytimes.com
July 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
They mean to be as insulting to Black people, as dismissive of our lives, as resistance to our status as full citizens in this country as they can be.
There is no common ground to be had at the expense of our sisters & daughters’ lives and our dignity as a people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/u...
There is no common ground to be had at the expense of our sisters & daughters’ lives and our dignity as a people.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/u...
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Mayors are making climate action personal. It’s working.
grist.org/cities/mayor...
#Climate #Cities #Mayors #Environment #Regulation
grist.org/cities/mayor...
#Climate #Cities #Mayors #Environment #Regulation
Mayors are making climate action personal. It's working.
As the Trump administration boosts fossil fuels and rolls back regulations, mayors are greening their cities — in more ways than one.
grist.org
May 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Smaller water suppliers were hit especially hard by the L.A. firestorms, UCLA researchers find in a preliminary assessment of the damage to 11 water systems. @gregspierce.bsky.social @edithdeguzman.bsky.social @luskininnovation.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...
Smaller water districts were hit hardest by L.A. firestorms, UCLA report finds
The January firestorms damaged water systems in large areas of Altadena and Pacific Palisades. In a new report, UCLA researchers examine the toll on 11 community water systems.
www.latimes.com
May 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Why Metro's new LAX Transit Center is a big deal. Hint: it's not just the connection to LAX la.streetsblog.org/2025/05/28/w...
What's Really Great About the LAX Metro Station Opening on June 6 - Streetsblog Los Angeles
Spoiler: it's not all about connecting people to the airport, but building a useful interconnected transit network
la.streetsblog.org
May 29, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Why Metro's new LAX Transit Center is a big deal. Hint: it's not just the connection to LAX la.streetsblog.org/2025/05/28/w...
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Boyle: "Out from CBO, just tonight, are the distributional effects of this bill. And what does it show? The bottom 10 percent of Americans will actually be poorer as a result of this bill with the biggest benefit going to the top 1 percent."
May 21, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Boyle: "Out from CBO, just tonight, are the distributional effects of this bill. And what does it show? The bottom 10 percent of Americans will actually be poorer as a result of this bill with the biggest benefit going to the top 1 percent."
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Boyle cites CBO numbers: "For people in the bottom 1%, they will experience a 4% loss household wealth. Meanwhile, for people in the top 10%, they will see their household resources increase by 2%. It is as simple as that."
May 21, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Boyle cites CBO numbers: "For people in the bottom 1%, they will experience a 4% loss household wealth. Meanwhile, for people in the top 10%, they will see their household resources increase by 2%. It is as simple as that."
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Boyle: "This is really the breaking news ... because of the size of the deficits, because of the paygo act, that would trigger sequestration of Medicare, and it would total over $500 billion. The official figure that CBO confirms is $535 billion in cuts to Medicare."
May 21, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Boyle: "This is really the breaking news ... because of the size of the deficits, because of the paygo act, that would trigger sequestration of Medicare, and it would total over $500 billion. The official figure that CBO confirms is $535 billion in cuts to Medicare."
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McGovern: "You are literally taking food off kids' plates to buy Elon Musk another yacht. I guess he's getting a good return on his campaign donations ... this is not policy. This is theft."
May 21, 2025 at 5:33 AM
McGovern: "You are literally taking food off kids' plates to buy Elon Musk another yacht. I guess he's getting a good return on his campaign donations ... this is not policy. This is theft."
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Sometimes I do feel like messaging is a lot simpler than people make it out to be.
McGovern: "You are literally taking food off kids' plates to buy Elon Musk another yacht. I guess he's getting a good return on his campaign donations ... this is not policy. This is theft."
May 21, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Sometimes I do feel like messaging is a lot simpler than people make it out to be.
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🚨Rep. Mike Levin exposes secret provisions in the GOP’s budget like Tax Free Gun Silencers. 😳
May 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
🚨Rep. Mike Levin exposes secret provisions in the GOP’s budget like Tax Free Gun Silencers. 😳
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Gum up the works at DOGE - so they get distracted from all the indiscriminate slashing & burning.
Make a privacy request using this form created by @raskin.house.gov
Takes just a few minutes to print & fill-out. I requested the information on paper or USB drive.
jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy...
Make a privacy request using this form created by @raskin.house.gov
Takes just a few minutes to print & fill-out. I requested the information on paper or USB drive.
jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy...
DOGE Privacy Act Requests
U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin is encouraging all U.S. citizens to join him this week in filing formal demands for access to their personal data obtained by the Department of Government Efficiency (...
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March 16, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Gum up the works at DOGE - so they get distracted from all the indiscriminate slashing & burning.
Make a privacy request using this form created by @raskin.house.gov
Takes just a few minutes to print & fill-out. I requested the information on paper or USB drive.
jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy...
Make a privacy request using this form created by @raskin.house.gov
Takes just a few minutes to print & fill-out. I requested the information on paper or USB drive.
jamieraskin.com/doge-privacy...
Fun experiment: I just heard about #TheIdesOfTrump from my sister. Now to see if I get more traction via 51 Bluesky followers or reaching out to friends, family, and neighbors directly.
March 8, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Fun experiment: I just heard about #TheIdesOfTrump from my sister. Now to see if I get more traction via 51 Bluesky followers or reaching out to friends, family, and neighbors directly.
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Cathartic read from @pdxeleven.bsky.social about the rise of billionaires and the eradication of empathy.
"Empathy cannot exist when your entire life is built on crushing others. Billionaires not only lack empathy, they have trained themselves to suppress it & they use ours as a weapon against us."
"Empathy cannot exist when your entire life is built on crushing others. Billionaires not only lack empathy, they have trained themselves to suppress it & they use ours as a weapon against us."
Ultimately, to upend the oligarchy, we’re going to have to band together as working people.
Glorification of obscene wealth has to end. Now.
Glorification of obscene wealth has to end. Now.
BILLIONAIRES: The Symptom And Cause Of America’s Decay
They’re the ultimate manifestation of a deeper sickness. And worse - they’re spreading it like a disease.
www.tealandorangereport.com
March 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Cathartic read from @pdxeleven.bsky.social about the rise of billionaires and the eradication of empathy.
"Empathy cannot exist when your entire life is built on crushing others. Billionaires not only lack empathy, they have trained themselves to suppress it & they use ours as a weapon against us."
"Empathy cannot exist when your entire life is built on crushing others. Billionaires not only lack empathy, they have trained themselves to suppress it & they use ours as a weapon against us."
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This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.
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"ICE directives come and go. The Constitution is here to stay."
As ICE ramps up immigration raids under Trump, @amytorres.bsky.social of @njaij.bsky.social explains why it's important to know your rights.
www.democracynow.org/2025/1/28/ic...
As ICE ramps up immigration raids under Trump, @amytorres.bsky.social of @njaij.bsky.social explains why it's important to know your rights.
www.democracynow.org/2025/1/28/ic...
January 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"ICE directives come and go. The Constitution is here to stay."
As ICE ramps up immigration raids under Trump, @amytorres.bsky.social of @njaij.bsky.social explains why it's important to know your rights.
www.democracynow.org/2025/1/28/ic...
As ICE ramps up immigration raids under Trump, @amytorres.bsky.social of @njaij.bsky.social explains why it's important to know your rights.
www.democracynow.org/2025/1/28/ic...
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Coho salmon remain afloat four years after CZU fire #cawater #salmon mavensnotebook.com/2025/01/28/k...
KNEE DEEP TIMES: Coho salmon remain afloat four years after CZU fire
By Mark DeGraff, Knee Deep Times Landslides. Falling trees. Scorched forests. These are just a few ways the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex Fire transformed habitats in the Santa Cruz Mountains. But scient...
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January 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Coho salmon remain afloat four years after CZU fire #cawater #salmon mavensnotebook.com/2025/01/28/k...