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Remember: The oligarchs who control our economy and democracy seek to divide us so they can become more powerful.

They want us to turn on each other so we don't look up and see where all the wealth and power have gone.

Don't fall for it.
February 17, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Under Trump, the NLRB is dropping its opposition to a lawsuit filed by SpaceX and Amazon claiming the board itself is unconstitutional.

Two of the world's richest men could get what they've always dreamed of: the destruction of unions once and for all.
Bezos and Musk Vs. Workers | Robert Reich
YouTube video by Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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⚠️ News: NYS DEC approves Iroquois Pipeline’s bid to expand two facilities in the Hudson Valley and increase gas deliveries to NYC. It’s the first significant fossil fuel project the state has approved since passing its climate law in 2019. dec.ny.gov/regulatory/n...
Iroquois Enhancement by Compression (ExC) Project
The Iroquois Enhancement by Compression Project (Iroquois ExC Project) includes the addition of 12,000 horsepower (hp) of new compression and associated facilities at the existing Iroquois Dover Compr...
dec.ny.gov
February 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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In other NYS climate news, the recently updated HEAT Act has an Assembly sponsor: Jo Anne Simon of Brooklyn.

Statement: “Right now, ratepayers are subsidizing the expansion of the very gas system that is driving up their rate increases… I’m going to fight tooth and nail to make this bill a reality”
February 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Proud to see Oregon on this list. Trump’s obsession with everyone's genitals and telling people how to live their lives is going to lead to more suicides and more dead kids.
In a new lawsuit filed against Trump by state AGs, a family with a trans kid shares she died by suicide last month citing fears Trump would deny her access to gender-affirming care. "Her parents have expressed fear...that what happened to their daughter does not happen to other children."
February 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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This is what spending $290 million on an election gets you.

Money in politics has always corrupted, but it's hardly been this brazen.
🚨NEWS: Trump is firing specific inspectors general whose offices have investigated Elon Musk’s companies and their business matters with the government.

Inspectors general are independent nonpartisan appointees who audit spending and investigate fraud.
Trump Purges Inspectors General Investigating Musk’s Businesses
At least five federal agencies that have investigated Musk companies had their inspectors general axed by Trump.
buff.ly
February 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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NEW: Local social service representatives had stern words for the state agency overseeing HEAP, a heating assistance program that suddenly closed — and then reopened — last month.

“I really felt like the carpet was ripped out from underneath us."
Local Reps Blast New York Over Heating Assistance Lapse
“I really felt like the carpet was ripped out from underneath us,” said one county official. The state still hasn’t fully explained why it put HEAP on…
nysfocus.com
February 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM