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Police Chief Brian O’Hara has delivered a blunt message to his department: If an officer witnesses ICE agents using illegal force and fails to step in, they will be fired. 👏 👏 👏
Minneapolis police chief warns officers: Stop unlawful force by ICE or lose your job
Chief Brian O’Hara says he’ll fire city police officers if they don’t intervene when immigration agents use unlawful force.
www.ms.now
December 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Police Chief Brian O’Hara has delivered a blunt message to his department: If an officer witnesses ICE agents using illegal force and fails to step in, they will be fired. 👏 👏 👏
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War Criminals in the Administration?..Go to FB and Check this post out..it’s chilling 😨
November 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
War Criminals in the Administration?..Go to FB and Check this post out..it’s chilling 😨
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I’m retired but do know about criminal organizations, As I looked at the females and innocent children gathered in my home, I couldn't help thinking about the fact that the current government is protecting an international cabal of Human Traffickers who have and are Sexually exploiting children.
November 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I’m retired but do know about criminal organizations, As I looked at the females and innocent children gathered in my home, I couldn't help thinking about the fact that the current government is protecting an international cabal of Human Traffickers who have and are Sexually exploiting children.
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How low we have sunk as a country. The US Department of Defense is now run by a rabid war criminal.
Ordering the execution of helpless survivors of an attack is ALWAYS a war crime, whether they civilian or military.
Pure, mindless, barbarism.
www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...
Ordering the execution of helpless survivors of an attack is ALWAYS a war crime, whether they civilian or military.
Pure, mindless, barbarism.
www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...
Pentagon Pete in Legal Peril Over ‘Kill Them All’ Orders
A follow-up missile allegedly killed survivors of a U.S. strike on a drug boat.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:06 AM
How low we have sunk as a country. The US Department of Defense is now run by a rabid war criminal.
Ordering the execution of helpless survivors of an attack is ALWAYS a war crime, whether they civilian or military.
Pure, mindless, barbarism.
www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...
Ordering the execution of helpless survivors of an attack is ALWAYS a war crime, whether they civilian or military.
Pure, mindless, barbarism.
www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...
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2014: “I admire Putin as an operator”
2010-14: Appeared on Russia today 17 times
2017: Knighted by a 7 year old girl on RT
2022: blames EU for Russian invasion
2024: “We provoked this war … of course it’s his fault – he’s used what we’ve done as an excuse”
Is this not dodgy?
2010-14: Appeared on Russia today 17 times
2017: Knighted by a 7 year old girl on RT
2022: blames EU for Russian invasion
2024: “We provoked this war … of course it’s his fault – he’s used what we’ve done as an excuse”
Is this not dodgy?
December 1, 2025 at 9:15 AM
2014: “I admire Putin as an operator”
2010-14: Appeared on Russia today 17 times
2017: Knighted by a 7 year old girl on RT
2022: blames EU for Russian invasion
2024: “We provoked this war … of course it’s his fault – he’s used what we’ve done as an excuse”
Is this not dodgy?
2010-14: Appeared on Russia today 17 times
2017: Knighted by a 7 year old girl on RT
2022: blames EU for Russian invasion
2024: “We provoked this war … of course it’s his fault – he’s used what we’ve done as an excuse”
Is this not dodgy?
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Kylie Cheung at Abortion, Every Day writes about the future anti-abortion extremists want: "One in which we’re not just stripped of our most basic rights, but also deemed crazy for fighting back—even just for pointing out what’s being done to us."
The Anti-Abortion Movement Is Projecting
And their buzzwords give it away
jessica.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Kylie Cheung at Abortion, Every Day writes about the future anti-abortion extremists want: "One in which we’re not just stripped of our most basic rights, but also deemed crazy for fighting back—even just for pointing out what’s being done to us."
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"… in the present instance, it was perfectly clear to the accused that killing defenceless people in the life-boats could be nothing else but a breach of the law. As naval officers by profession they were well aware …."
December 1, 2025 at 12:38 AM
"… in the present instance, it was perfectly clear to the accused that killing defenceless people in the life-boats could be nothing else but a breach of the law. As naval officers by profession they were well aware …."
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If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
USDA cancels $11 million in federal funding for North Carolina food banks
The USDA has notified the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services that it would terminate the agreement for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program, which is one of the progr...
www.wunc.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
If you live in NC, call every Republican politician you know. Call every farmer you know and ask them to do the same
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
When money walks , voters talk. Make sure they know this effects everyone in their town and state
www.wunc.org/news/2025-03...
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"The Trump admin seems determined to take us back to a time when our air was so polluted it was unsafe to breathe and our waters so toxic they caught fire. Should the EPA undo settled law and irrefutable facts, we expect to see this administration in court." - @abbiedillen.bsky.social
New EPA Chief Launches 31-Point Attack on Our Health and Environment
Here's what the plans mean for air, water, climate, and more.
earthjustice.org
March 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"The Trump admin seems determined to take us back to a time when our air was so polluted it was unsafe to breathe and our waters so toxic they caught fire. Should the EPA undo settled law and irrefutable facts, we expect to see this administration in court." - @abbiedillen.bsky.social
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Decades after the US buried nuclear waste abroad, climate change could unearth it.
A new report says melting ice sheets and rising seas could disturb waste from U.S. nuclear projects in Greenland and the Marshall Islands.
grist.org/indigenous/d...
#Greenland #Nuclear #MarshallIslands #Climate
A new report says melting ice sheets and rising seas could disturb waste from U.S. nuclear projects in Greenland and the Marshall Islands.
grist.org/indigenous/d...
#Greenland #Nuclear #MarshallIslands #Climate
Decades after the US buried nuclear waste abroad, climate change could unearth it
A new report says melting ice sheets and rising seas could disturb waste from U.S. nuclear projects in Greenland and the Marshall Islands.
grist.org
March 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Decades after the US buried nuclear waste abroad, climate change could unearth it.
A new report says melting ice sheets and rising seas could disturb waste from U.S. nuclear projects in Greenland and the Marshall Islands.
grist.org/indigenous/d...
#Greenland #Nuclear #MarshallIslands #Climate
A new report says melting ice sheets and rising seas could disturb waste from U.S. nuclear projects in Greenland and the Marshall Islands.
grist.org/indigenous/d...
#Greenland #Nuclear #MarshallIslands #Climate
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What if rivers had an inherent right to be protected from pollution, regardless of its utility to humans? This is the idea that drives the “rights of nature” movement grist.org/equity/in-ca...
March 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
What if rivers had an inherent right to be protected from pollution, regardless of its utility to humans? This is the idea that drives the “rights of nature” movement grist.org/equity/in-ca...
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‘It’s all been scrapped’: Bootcamps for women in wildland firefighting canceled after DEI cuts.
grist.org/equity/its-a...
#Climate #Musk #Trump #BlackSky #GreenSky
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#Climate #Musk #Trump #BlackSky #GreenSky
‘It’s all been scrapped’: Bootcamps for women in wildland firefighting canceled after DEI cuts
Women already had an intimidating entry point to the male-dominated field. Trump's orders to dismantle DEI in the federal government could hurt years of progress.
grist.org
March 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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"Chemical explosions force entire neighborhoods to evacuate. First responders have died rushing into disasters they weren’t warned about. Workers have suffered burns, lung damage, and worse, all because companies cut corners to save money." -Adam Kron, Earthjustice Senior Attorney
Trump’s E.P.A. to Rewrite Rules Aimed at Averting Chemical Disasters (Gift Article)
The Biden-era rules require thousands of hazardous-chemical sites to adopt new safeguards against storms, spills and other risks.
www.nytimes.com
March 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
"Chemical explosions force entire neighborhoods to evacuate. First responders have died rushing into disasters they weren’t warned about. Workers have suffered burns, lung damage, and worse, all because companies cut corners to save money." -Adam Kron, Earthjustice Senior Attorney
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Forget about your carbon footprint. Try ‘climatemaxxing.’
Climate action is a guilt trip. Let’s make it aspirational instead.
grist.org/culture/forg...
#Maxxing #Climate #GreenSky #Carbon
Climate action is a guilt trip. Let’s make it aspirational instead.
grist.org/culture/forg...
#Maxxing #Climate #GreenSky #Carbon
Forget about your carbon footprint. Try 'climatemaxxing.'
Climate action is a guilt trip. Let’s make it aspirational instead.
grist.org
March 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Forget about your carbon footprint. Try ‘climatemaxxing.’
Climate action is a guilt trip. Let’s make it aspirational instead.
grist.org/culture/forg...
#Maxxing #Climate #GreenSky #Carbon
Climate action is a guilt trip. Let’s make it aspirational instead.
grist.org/culture/forg...
#Maxxing #Climate #GreenSky #Carbon
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Late on Saturday, Trump issued an executive order to boost timber harvest that could open the floodgates to clear-cutting of federal forests
"It's just about trying to cut as much as our forests as possible to line the pockets of timber industry executives.” -Blaine Miller-McFeeley, Earthjustice
"It's just about trying to cut as much as our forests as possible to line the pockets of timber industry executives.” -Blaine Miller-McFeeley, Earthjustice
Trump Moves to Increase Logging in National Forests
The president wants to circumvent environmental regulations to expand timber production, something sought by homebuilders and the construction industry.
www.nytimes.com
March 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Late on Saturday, Trump issued an executive order to boost timber harvest that could open the floodgates to clear-cutting of federal forests
"It's just about trying to cut as much as our forests as possible to line the pockets of timber industry executives.” -Blaine Miller-McFeeley, Earthjustice
"It's just about trying to cut as much as our forests as possible to line the pockets of timber industry executives.” -Blaine Miller-McFeeley, Earthjustice
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But there is no energy emergency—the U.S. is the world’s top oil & gas producer. This is a power grab to roll back protections.
March 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
But there is no energy emergency—the U.S. is the world’s top oil & gas producer. This is a power grab to roll back protections.
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Trump signed executive orders to expand logging on public lands while bypassing environmental protections. His “energy emergency” declaration lets him override regulations entirely.
March 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Trump signed executive orders to expand logging on public lands while bypassing environmental protections. His “energy emergency” declaration lets him override regulations entirely.
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Leah McCord of @AppVoices gives a report back on a recent #TennesseeValleyAuthority Board of Directors listening session where activists reminded #TVA of who it is supposed to serve. Read Leah's blog post ⬇️
#CleanUpTVA
appvoices.org/2025/02/28/t...
#CleanUpTVA
appvoices.org/2025/02/28/t...
TVA doesn’t make public participation easy, but showing up is making a difference
On a cold and rainy Wednesday afternoon in mid-February, nearly 20 advocates and community members trudged to downtown Knoxville to speak and show support for our concerns as the Tennessee Valley Auth...
appvoices.org
March 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Leah McCord of @AppVoices gives a report back on a recent #TennesseeValleyAuthority Board of Directors listening session where activists reminded #TVA of who it is supposed to serve. Read Leah's blog post ⬇️
#CleanUpTVA
appvoices.org/2025/02/28/t...
#CleanUpTVA
appvoices.org/2025/02/28/t...
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This ancient bit of ingenuity keeps carbon trapped for thousands of years.
Turning plant waste into biochar captures loads of carbon. New research suggests it stays trapped for much longer than scientists thought.
grist.org/science/anci...
#Plants #Biochar #Climate #Solarpunk
Turning plant waste into biochar captures loads of carbon. New research suggests it stays trapped for much longer than scientists thought.
grist.org/science/anci...
#Plants #Biochar #Climate #Solarpunk
This ancient bit of ingenuity keeps carbon trapped for thousands of years
Turning plant waste into biochar captures loads of carbon. New research suggests it stays trapped for much longer than scientists thought.
grist.org
March 3, 2025 at 2:22 PM
This ancient bit of ingenuity keeps carbon trapped for thousands of years.
Turning plant waste into biochar captures loads of carbon. New research suggests it stays trapped for much longer than scientists thought.
grist.org/science/anci...
#Plants #Biochar #Climate #Solarpunk
Turning plant waste into biochar captures loads of carbon. New research suggests it stays trapped for much longer than scientists thought.
grist.org/science/anci...
#Plants #Biochar #Climate #Solarpunk
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By late Sunday night, DOGE had erased or altered more than 1,000 contracts it previously claimed to have canceled—amounting to over 40% of all contracts listed on its site last week.
Additionally, we will soon release an updated list of all DOGE staffers.
Additionally, we will soon release an updated list of all DOGE staffers.
March 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
By late Sunday night, DOGE had erased or altered more than 1,000 contracts it previously claimed to have canceled—amounting to over 40% of all contracts listed on its site last week.
Additionally, we will soon release an updated list of all DOGE staffers.
Additionally, we will soon release an updated list of all DOGE staffers.
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After we published a public audit on Saturday, Elon Musk’s DOGE deleted hundreds more claims from its mistake-plagued “wall of receipts,” wiping out an additional $4 billion in so-called savings that the group had claimed to secure for U.S. taxpayers.
March 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
After we published a public audit on Saturday, Elon Musk’s DOGE deleted hundreds more claims from its mistake-plagued “wall of receipts,” wiping out an additional $4 billion in so-called savings that the group had claimed to secure for U.S. taxpayers.
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Rural New England needs EV chargers for tourism. The Trump administration is making it harder to build them.
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#EV #NewEngland #Maine #NewHampshire #Climate
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#EV #NewEngland #Maine #NewHampshire #Climate
Rural New England needs EV chargers for tourism. The Trump administration is making it harder to build them.
Compared to surrounding states, New Hampshire’s rural communities lag in charging stations, threatening the tourism sector. Suspending federal funds could make it difficult to accelerate construction.
grist.org
February 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Rural New England needs EV chargers for tourism. The Trump administration is making it harder to build them.
grist.org/transportati...
#EV #NewEngland #Maine #NewHampshire #Climate
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#EV #NewEngland #Maine #NewHampshire #Climate
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Exporting natural gas raises your power bills. Trump is doing it anyway.
The administration’s efforts to solve a so-called “energy emergency” might create an actual crisis.
grist.org/energy/expor...
#Trump #NaturalGas #Gas #Bills #Energy
The administration’s efforts to solve a so-called “energy emergency” might create an actual crisis.
grist.org/energy/expor...
#Trump #NaturalGas #Gas #Bills #Energy
Exporting natural gas raises your power bills. Trump is doing it anyway.
The administration’s efforts to solve a so-called “energy emergency” might create an actual crisis.
grist.org
March 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Exporting natural gas raises your power bills. Trump is doing it anyway.
The administration’s efforts to solve a so-called “energy emergency” might create an actual crisis.
grist.org/energy/expor...
#Trump #NaturalGas #Gas #Bills #Energy
The administration’s efforts to solve a so-called “energy emergency” might create an actual crisis.
grist.org/energy/expor...
#Trump #NaturalGas #Gas #Bills #Energy
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What climate change means for bird flu — and the soaring price of eggs.
grist.org/food-and-agr...
#BirdFlu #Eggs #Climate #Food #Agriculture
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#BirdFlu #Eggs #Climate #Food #Agriculture
What climate change means for bird flu — and the soaring price of eggs
Extreme weather is shifting the migratory patterns of birds, increasing the chances of deadly avian flu outbreaks on farms.
grist.org
March 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
What climate change means for bird flu — and the soaring price of eggs.
grist.org/food-and-agr...
#BirdFlu #Eggs #Climate #Food #Agriculture
grist.org/food-and-agr...
#BirdFlu #Eggs #Climate #Food #Agriculture
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Children in high traffic areas are breathing in dangerous levels of pollution every day. Lower air pollution means fewer asthma attacks, fewer hospital visits, and fewer deaths.
NYC's congestion pricing is a public health win.
So why would the Trump administration want to take it away?
NYC's congestion pricing is a public health win.
So why would the Trump administration want to take it away?
Memo to the President: Manhattan Economy Improving, Thanks to Congestion Pricing - Streetsblog New York City
Lower Manhattan's economy has gotten an almost billion-dollar boost in just the first month of congestion pricing's existence, the MTA said on Wednesday.
nyc.streetsblog.org
March 3, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Children in high traffic areas are breathing in dangerous levels of pollution every day. Lower air pollution means fewer asthma attacks, fewer hospital visits, and fewer deaths.
NYC's congestion pricing is a public health win.
So why would the Trump administration want to take it away?
NYC's congestion pricing is a public health win.
So why would the Trump administration want to take it away?