Derrick Weston
@derricklweston.bsky.social
Director of Theological Education and Formation at Creation Justice Ministries. Co-author of “The Just Kitchen: Invitations to Sustainability, Cooking, Connection, and Celebration”. Father, husband, gardener, bourbon enthusiast, and a bunch of other things
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WCK’s Relief Team is working with local partners in Southeast Oregon to provide meals and water to communities affected by historic floods. A combination of heavy rains and rapid snowmelt led to flooding that blocked off roads, damaged homes, and displaced families.
April 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
WCK’s Relief Team is working with local partners in Southeast Oregon to provide meals and water to communities affected by historic floods. A combination of heavy rains and rapid snowmelt led to flooding that blocked off roads, damaged homes, and displaced families.
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I just landed in San Salvador a little while ago, and I look forward to meeting with the team at the U.S. embassy to discuss the release of Mr. Abrego Garcia.
I also hope to meet with Salvadoran officials and with Kilmar himself. He was illegally abducted and needs to come home.
I also hope to meet with Salvadoran officials and with Kilmar himself. He was illegally abducted and needs to come home.
Just landed in El Salvador to discuss release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
youtube.com
April 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I just landed in San Salvador a little while ago, and I look forward to meeting with the team at the U.S. embassy to discuss the release of Mr. Abrego Garcia.
I also hope to meet with Salvadoran officials and with Kilmar himself. He was illegally abducted and needs to come home.
I also hope to meet with Salvadoran officials and with Kilmar himself. He was illegally abducted and needs to come home.
Glad I got to vote for him!
I’m about to board my flight to El Salvador, where I hope to meet with senior government officials to discuss the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
I also hope to see Kilmar and check on his condition — and remind him that we won’t stop fighting until he’s home.
Headed to El Salvador to meet with government officials and discuss return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia
YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen
youtube.com
April 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Glad I got to vote for him!
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Most Appalachians don’t want mining to come back, because we’ve watched it destroy our families and our ecosystems for centuries at this point.
We want safe jobs that pay a living wage in industries that don’t exploit our home for profit then leave without fixing the problems they created.
We want safe jobs that pay a living wage in industries that don’t exploit our home for profit then leave without fixing the problems they created.
April 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Most Appalachians don’t want mining to come back, because we’ve watched it destroy our families and our ecosystems for centuries at this point.
We want safe jobs that pay a living wage in industries that don’t exploit our home for profit then leave without fixing the problems they created.
We want safe jobs that pay a living wage in industries that don’t exploit our home for profit then leave without fixing the problems they created.
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Yet another way for microplastics to get into the food chain – by getting into leaves via the air.
When the fossil fuel industry says "we'll always extract oil because we'll always need plastics," remember that that's not without consequences either. 🧪 🌎
🛢️ 💨 🍃 🌾 🥬 🥗
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
When the fossil fuel industry says "we'll always extract oil because we'll always need plastics," remember that that's not without consequences either. 🧪 🌎
🛢️ 💨 🍃 🌾 🥬 🥗
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Airborne microplastics enter plant leaves and end up in our food
Evidence for a previously overlooked route for microplastics to enter crops and reach plant tissues has implications for ecology and human health.
www.nature.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Yet another way for microplastics to get into the food chain – by getting into leaves via the air.
When the fossil fuel industry says "we'll always extract oil because we'll always need plastics," remember that that's not without consequences either. 🧪 🌎
🛢️ 💨 🍃 🌾 🥬 🥗
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
When the fossil fuel industry says "we'll always extract oil because we'll always need plastics," remember that that's not without consequences either. 🧪 🌎
🛢️ 💨 🍃 🌾 🥬 🥗
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article
April 16, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I can't emphasize enough that the most important thing journalists can do right now is publish exactly this kind of article
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WOW — Heather Cox Richardson and Jasmine Crockett together?!🔥
Trump started implementing Project 2025 on his first day back in office. I can't imagine two more informed and empowering women to show us how to fight it. I just signed up — join me!
Trump started implementing Project 2025 on his first day back in office. I can't imagine two more informed and empowering women to show us how to fight it. I just signed up — join me!
Register here.
social.redwine.blue
April 11, 2025 at 3:48 AM
WOW — Heather Cox Richardson and Jasmine Crockett together?!🔥
Trump started implementing Project 2025 on his first day back in office. I can't imagine two more informed and empowering women to show us how to fight it. I just signed up — join me!
Trump started implementing Project 2025 on his first day back in office. I can't imagine two more informed and empowering women to show us how to fight it. I just signed up — join me!
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In an executive order issued Tuesday, President Trump took direct aim at state laws that support environmental justice, greenhouse gas emissions or that disincentivize carbon pollution.
(via @vermontpublic.org)
(via @vermontpublic.org)
Trump executive order calls out Vermont for its climate policies
In an executive order signed Tuesday, President Trump took aim at Vermont and other state climate laws he says are impeding his federal agenda to promote domestic fossil fuel production.
www.vermontpublic.org
April 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
In an executive order issued Tuesday, President Trump took direct aim at state laws that support environmental justice, greenhouse gas emissions or that disincentivize carbon pollution.
(via @vermontpublic.org)
(via @vermontpublic.org)
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No lawmaker in Congress should be able to own, buy, and sell individual stocks.
We need to ban congressional stock trading—and I've got a bill for that.
We need to ban congressional stock trading—and I've got a bill for that.
April 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
No lawmaker in Congress should be able to own, buy, and sell individual stocks.
We need to ban congressional stock trading—and I've got a bill for that.
We need to ban congressional stock trading—and I've got a bill for that.
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why is *every* newspaper/programme running with the headline "tariffs are paused" when they haven't been.
What's happened is that every country (except China) gets a flat rate of 10% for 90 days.
What's happened is that every country (except China) gets a flat rate of 10% for 90 days.
April 10, 2025 at 9:21 AM
why is *every* newspaper/programme running with the headline "tariffs are paused" when they haven't been.
What's happened is that every country (except China) gets a flat rate of 10% for 90 days.
What's happened is that every country (except China) gets a flat rate of 10% for 90 days.
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The Vertical Forest in Milan, Italy, is a unique skyscraper featuring 800 trees and 11,000 plants. It absorbs tons of CO₂ annually, produces oxygen, and provides a habitat for hundreds of birds — a green solution for the cities of the future!
April 9, 2025 at 11:09 AM
The Vertical Forest in Milan, Italy, is a unique skyscraper featuring 800 trees and 11,000 plants. It absorbs tons of CO₂ annually, produces oxygen, and provides a habitat for hundreds of birds — a green solution for the cities of the future!
I know the world is burning and all, but “Daredevil: Born Again” is so freaking good and helps me forget about said burning for an hour each week. America may not be having a Golden age, but TV’s continues.
April 9, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I know the world is burning and all, but “Daredevil: Born Again” is so freaking good and helps me forget about said burning for an hour each week. America may not be having a Golden age, but TV’s continues.
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Ohio's own Rep. Michael Rulli was invited to attend a public town hall in his district. He declined, calling it a "pathetic event."
So Tim Walz showed up instead - and answered questions Rulli wouldn't.
Read the full story below, and follow for more Ohio updates.
So Tim Walz showed up instead - and answered questions Rulli wouldn't.
Read the full story below, and follow for more Ohio updates.
Where Was Youngstown’s Representative? Tim Walz Took Questions Instead
As Youngstown’s representative stayed silent, Tim Walz offered a model for reconnecting with working-class voters.
open.substack.com
April 8, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Ohio's own Rep. Michael Rulli was invited to attend a public town hall in his district. He declined, calling it a "pathetic event."
So Tim Walz showed up instead - and answered questions Rulli wouldn't.
Read the full story below, and follow for more Ohio updates.
So Tim Walz showed up instead - and answered questions Rulli wouldn't.
Read the full story below, and follow for more Ohio updates.
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Yesterday, Trump had a press conference in the Oval Office. He said,
"You know, our country was the strongest, believe it or not, from 1870 to 1913. You know why? It was all tariff-based. We had no income tax...
Yesterday, Trump had a press conference in the Oval Office. He said,
"You know, our country was the strongest, believe it or not, from 1870 to 1913. You know why? It was all tariff-based. We had no income tax...
April 8, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Yesterday, Trump had a press conference in the Oval Office. He said,
"You know, our country was the strongest, believe it or not, from 1870 to 1913. You know why? It was all tariff-based. We had no income tax...
Yesterday, Trump had a press conference in the Oval Office. He said,
"You know, our country was the strongest, believe it or not, from 1870 to 1913. You know why? It was all tariff-based. We had no income tax...
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part of the political issue is that popular understanding of mid century america is filtered through nostalgia-drenched popular culture, often through stories told from the perspective of a child or, if not a child, an affluent adult
asterisk because i think we look at that period of stability deeply red rose-colored glasses. when people think prosperity they don’t think “family of six sharing a 1200 sq ft home living largely on canned goods and hand me downs” but that was the reality
April 8, 2025 at 12:56 PM
part of the political issue is that popular understanding of mid century america is filtered through nostalgia-drenched popular culture, often through stories told from the perspective of a child or, if not a child, an affluent adult
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One emotional support tiger seems like plenty, but I guess times are tough and I could see the need for two or three.
April 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
One emotional support tiger seems like plenty, but I guess times are tough and I could see the need for two or three.
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I got more and more angry with every paragraph — The National Park Service is retelling the Underground Railroad story as an episode of "Black/White cooperation," and has removed a photo of abolitionist Harriet Tubman.
National Park Service rewrites Underground Railroad history amid DEI purge
It follows a massive purge of articles about soldiers of color.
bit.ly
April 8, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I got more and more angry with every paragraph — The National Park Service is retelling the Underground Railroad story as an episode of "Black/White cooperation," and has removed a photo of abolitionist Harriet Tubman.
Book #2 reaching the home stretch. #FoodForAll
April 8, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Book #2 reaching the home stretch. #FoodForAll
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Trump boosts coal production in another attempt that will set back efforts to mitigate life threatening climate change.
Trump to sign executive orders to boost coal industry, sources say
U.S. President Donald Trump will sign executive orders on Tuesday aimed at boosting the nation's coal industry, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
April 8, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Trump boosts coal production in another attempt that will set back efforts to mitigate life threatening climate change.
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This is really unfair to everyone who just voted for him for the racism.
April 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
This is really unfair to everyone who just voted for him for the racism.
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Trump has done the same damage to our health, environment and security as to our markets, it's just that there isn't a stock ticker that measures the impact so clearly
April 7, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Trump has done the same damage to our health, environment and security as to our markets, it's just that there isn't a stock ticker that measures the impact so clearly
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The answer to this question is always YES.
Every extreme event today occurs over a background of changed conditions that dynamically affect temperature, rainfall, and more.
The real question is, “by how much did climate change make this event worse”? That’s the info attribution science provides.
Every extreme event today occurs over a background of changed conditions that dynamically affect temperature, rainfall, and more.
The real question is, “by how much did climate change make this event worse”? That’s the info attribution science provides.
Did climate change supercharge the 'once-in-a-lifetime' storm pummeling the central US?
A relentless storm is unleashing floods and tornadoes. Here's how a warmer atmosphere and a simmering Gulf of Mexico may be making it worse.
grist.org
April 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The answer to this question is always YES.
Every extreme event today occurs over a background of changed conditions that dynamically affect temperature, rainfall, and more.
The real question is, “by how much did climate change make this event worse”? That’s the info attribution science provides.
Every extreme event today occurs over a background of changed conditions that dynamically affect temperature, rainfall, and more.
The real question is, “by how much did climate change make this event worse”? That’s the info attribution science provides.
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Tariffs will be lifted on penguins who agree to be completely white.
by Stephen Miller
by Stephen Miller
April 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Tariffs will be lifted on penguins who agree to be completely white.
by Stephen Miller
by Stephen Miller