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This @theguardian.com piece is great - twelve personal resolutions, one per month, to help the climate - starting with rethinking your food. The alt text contains the full text for January.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
January 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
This @theguardian.com piece is great - twelve personal resolutions, one per month, to help the climate - starting with rethinking your food. The alt text contains the full text for January.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Everything stated in this post is a provable fact.
You are entitled to your own opinion.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.
You are entitled to your own opinion.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.
January 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Everything stated in this post is a provable fact.
You are entitled to your own opinion.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.
You are entitled to your own opinion.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.
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As Jake Sherman reports Speaker Johnson is telling his caucus Stephen Miller is “the leader of this team”, this one is worth remembering 👇🏽
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
January 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
As Jake Sherman reports Speaker Johnson is telling his caucus Stephen Miller is “the leader of this team”, this one is worth remembering 👇🏽
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
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‘Ironic’: climate-driven sea level rise will overwhelm major oil ports, study shows
‘Ironic’: climate-driven sea level rise will overwhelm major oil ports, study shows
Ports including in Saudi Arabia and the US projected to be seriously damaged by a metre of sea level rise
Rising sea levels driven by the climate crisis will overwhelm many of the world’s biggest oil ports, analysis indicates.
Scientists said the threat…
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2025 at 6:18 AM
‘Ironic’: climate-driven sea level rise will overwhelm major oil ports, study shows
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Why wasn't this a bigger news?
January 4, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Why wasn't this a bigger news?
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I don’t think people understand how devastating the end of net neutrality, and consumer protections around internet connectivity, are going to be. Imagine the situation where you pay for 4 or 5 different streaming services, each with different “exclusives” — but for the Internet itself.
Net neutrality eviscerated by appeals court ruling
Net neutrality eviscerated by appeals court ruling
Trump’s former FCC chair took a victory lap.
buff.ly
January 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I don’t think people understand how devastating the end of net neutrality, and consumer protections around internet connectivity, are going to be. Imagine the situation where you pay for 4 or 5 different streaming services, each with different “exclusives” — but for the Internet itself.
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Have you heard this good news?
As of January 1, every single one Chicago's 400+ municipal buildings — including 98 fire stations, two international airports, and two of the largest water treatment plants on the planet — is running on 100% renewable energy
grist.org/cities/chica...
As of January 1, every single one Chicago's 400+ municipal buildings — including 98 fire stations, two international airports, and two of the largest water treatment plants on the planet — is running on 100% renewable energy
grist.org/cities/chica...
Chicago keeps its New Year's resolution: All city buildings now use 100% clean power
To achieve its climate goals, the city helped finance the largest solar farm east of the Mississippi River.
grist.org
January 3, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Have you heard this good news?
As of January 1, every single one Chicago's 400+ municipal buildings — including 98 fire stations, two international airports, and two of the largest water treatment plants on the planet — is running on 100% renewable energy
grist.org/cities/chica...
As of January 1, every single one Chicago's 400+ municipal buildings — including 98 fire stations, two international airports, and two of the largest water treatment plants on the planet — is running on 100% renewable energy
grist.org/cities/chica...
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More than 2 million oil and gas wells sit unplugged in the U.S., many leaking contaminants into waterways, farmland and neighborhoods.
Time and time again, oil companies have walked away — leaving taxpayers to pay for cleanup. Here’s how.
Time and time again, oil companies have walked away — leaving taxpayers to pay for cleanup. Here’s how.
The American Oil Industry’s Playbook, Illustrated: How Drillers Offload Costly Cleanup Onto the Public
Oil executive Tom Ragsdale walked away from his old wells, making the pollution left behind the state of New Mexico’s problem. His tactics, however, are ubiquitous in the industry.
propub.li
January 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
More than 2 million oil and gas wells sit unplugged in the U.S., many leaking contaminants into waterways, farmland and neighborhoods.
Time and time again, oil companies have walked away — leaving taxpayers to pay for cleanup. Here’s how.
Time and time again, oil companies have walked away — leaving taxpayers to pay for cleanup. Here’s how.
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Twitter became unbearable, the trolls, the censorship and the worst of it, Musk.
So we moved over to BlueSky.
This holiday season, help us regain our voice
Follow
Retweet
And repeat
And thank you thank you thank you
So we moved over to BlueSky.
This holiday season, help us regain our voice
Follow
Retweet
And repeat
And thank you thank you thank you
December 25, 2024 at 2:37 AM
Twitter became unbearable, the trolls, the censorship and the worst of it, Musk.
So we moved over to BlueSky.
This holiday season, help us regain our voice
Follow
Retweet
And repeat
And thank you thank you thank you
So we moved over to BlueSky.
This holiday season, help us regain our voice
Follow
Retweet
And repeat
And thank you thank you thank you
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The Kids Online Safety Act passed in the Senate with a 91-3 vote
But Mike Johnson made sure the bill didn’t come up for a vote in the House
So Mark Zuckerberg will make more money-by exploiting children
REPUBLICANS AREN’T ON OUR SIDE
They’re working for billionaires
apple.news/Aw6SBQHBuSt2...
But Mike Johnson made sure the bill didn’t come up for a vote in the House
So Mark Zuckerberg will make more money-by exploiting children
REPUBLICANS AREN’T ON OUR SIDE
They’re working for billionaires
apple.news/Aw6SBQHBuSt2...
Mark Zuckerberg and Meta got a big win. They have the House GOP to thank. — POLITICO
The billionaire and his company needed Speaker Mike Johnson's help to stop legislation that would have regulated social media for the first time.
apple.news
December 25, 2024 at 10:50 PM
The Kids Online Safety Act passed in the Senate with a 91-3 vote
But Mike Johnson made sure the bill didn’t come up for a vote in the House
So Mark Zuckerberg will make more money-by exploiting children
REPUBLICANS AREN’T ON OUR SIDE
They’re working for billionaires
apple.news/Aw6SBQHBuSt2...
But Mike Johnson made sure the bill didn’t come up for a vote in the House
So Mark Zuckerberg will make more money-by exploiting children
REPUBLICANS AREN’T ON OUR SIDE
They’re working for billionaires
apple.news/Aw6SBQHBuSt2...
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Outgoing Senator Kirsten Sinema has been using campaign funds for personal expenses and luxury vacations.
She's been living the good life while sticking it to low wage workers and unions.
Fingers-crossed CREW'S ethics complaint will result in accountability.
theintercept.com/2024/12/20/k...
She's been living the good life while sticking it to low wage workers and unions.
Fingers-crossed CREW'S ethics complaint will result in accountability.
theintercept.com/2024/12/20/k...
In Waning Senate Days, Kyrsten Sinema Screwed Workers and Spent Campaign Cash on Stay at French Castle
The Arizona senator’s campaign spending in global wine hot spots can’t possibly be related to the campaign she’s not running, says an ethics complaint.
theintercept.com
December 23, 2024 at 6:16 PM
Outgoing Senator Kirsten Sinema has been using campaign funds for personal expenses and luxury vacations.
She's been living the good life while sticking it to low wage workers and unions.
Fingers-crossed CREW'S ethics complaint will result in accountability.
theintercept.com/2024/12/20/k...
She's been living the good life while sticking it to low wage workers and unions.
Fingers-crossed CREW'S ethics complaint will result in accountability.
theintercept.com/2024/12/20/k...
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Also, courage is contagious. I continue to stand against American fascism in the hope that others will take heart, too.
December 23, 2024 at 1:55 AM
Also, courage is contagious. I continue to stand against American fascism in the hope that others will take heart, too.
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Disappearing nature in Africa
Between 1970 and 2020, vertebrate populations in Africa declined by 76%
West Africa’s western chimpanzees,numbers have already dropped by 80% since 1990
9 out of every 10 African forest elephants have disappeared since 1960s
news.mongabay.com/2024/12/like...
Between 1970 and 2020, vertebrate populations in Africa declined by 76%
West Africa’s western chimpanzees,numbers have already dropped by 80% since 1990
9 out of every 10 African forest elephants have disappeared since 1960s
news.mongabay.com/2024/12/like...
‘Like you, I fear the demise of the elephants’
On June 13, 1959, the Watha hunter Galogalo Kafonde surrendered himself to colonial Kenya’s “Field Force,” Africa’s first militarized antipoaching unit. For centuries, the ethnic Watha had hunted elep...
news.mongabay.com
December 23, 2024 at 1:38 AM
Disappearing nature in Africa
Between 1970 and 2020, vertebrate populations in Africa declined by 76%
West Africa’s western chimpanzees,numbers have already dropped by 80% since 1990
9 out of every 10 African forest elephants have disappeared since 1960s
news.mongabay.com/2024/12/like...
Between 1970 and 2020, vertebrate populations in Africa declined by 76%
West Africa’s western chimpanzees,numbers have already dropped by 80% since 1990
9 out of every 10 African forest elephants have disappeared since 1960s
news.mongabay.com/2024/12/like...
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On one hand, Trump says climate change is a hoax. On the other hand, rising sea levels are set to open up a route that makes Greenland a strategic asset - increasing its value. It’s a real-life Lex Luthor plot.
December 23, 2024 at 5:07 AM
On one hand, Trump says climate change is a hoax. On the other hand, rising sea levels are set to open up a route that makes Greenland a strategic asset - increasing its value. It’s a real-life Lex Luthor plot.
Read this slowly and really take in what the Geological Society of London is stating. They are academically knowledgeable.
The Geological Society of London:
" ....the current speed of human-induced warming is nearly without precedent in the entire geological record, with the only known exception being the instantaneous, meteorite-induced event that caused the extinction of non-bird-like dinosaurs 66 million years ago"
" ....the current speed of human-induced warming is nearly without precedent in the entire geological record, with the only known exception being the instantaneous, meteorite-induced event that caused the extinction of non-bird-like dinosaurs 66 million years ago"
December 23, 2024 at 5:12 AM
Read this slowly and really take in what the Geological Society of London is stating. They are academically knowledgeable.
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Hundreds of Wisconsin high school students walked out of class & into the Capitol, demanding better mental health resources & an end to gun violence. These brave teens perfectly exemplify civil nonviolent resistance. Let them inspire you as unified, repeated resistance creates meaningful change.
December 21, 2024 at 10:35 PM
Hundreds of Wisconsin high school students walked out of class & into the Capitol, demanding better mental health resources & an end to gun violence. These brave teens perfectly exemplify civil nonviolent resistance. Let them inspire you as unified, repeated resistance creates meaningful change.
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There is absolutely no doubt that Elon Musk is a Nazi and an anti-semite -- and he is the President-elect of the United States. This is beyond concerning.
I beg you to re-post this so that every single American is aware of the fact that Musk is a Nazi and that his colleagues are, too.
I beg you to re-post this so that every single American is aware of the fact that Musk is a Nazi and that his colleagues are, too.
December 22, 2024 at 1:16 PM
There is absolutely no doubt that Elon Musk is a Nazi and an anti-semite -- and he is the President-elect of the United States. This is beyond concerning.
I beg you to re-post this so that every single American is aware of the fact that Musk is a Nazi and that his colleagues are, too.
I beg you to re-post this so that every single American is aware of the fact that Musk is a Nazi and that his colleagues are, too.
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Just flipped thru Netflix.
When did violent abduction/rape/abuse against women become a multi million $ genre?
Can you imagine if we created a genre of movies about women stalking, abducting and raping men...that made hundreds of millions?
FFS use your wallet. Don't buy movies promoting SA!
When did violent abduction/rape/abuse against women become a multi million $ genre?
Can you imagine if we created a genre of movies about women stalking, abducting and raping men...that made hundreds of millions?
FFS use your wallet. Don't buy movies promoting SA!
December 23, 2024 at 12:16 AM
Just flipped thru Netflix.
When did violent abduction/rape/abuse against women become a multi million $ genre?
Can you imagine if we created a genre of movies about women stalking, abducting and raping men...that made hundreds of millions?
FFS use your wallet. Don't buy movies promoting SA!
When did violent abduction/rape/abuse against women become a multi million $ genre?
Can you imagine if we created a genre of movies about women stalking, abducting and raping men...that made hundreds of millions?
FFS use your wallet. Don't buy movies promoting SA!
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Can you amplify this?
December 23, 2024 at 3:20 AM
Can you amplify this?
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WATCH: “They asked me if I wanted my medication or if I wanted my TODAY show interview to run.”
United Health denied his life-saving medication until it was about to become a national story. A cruel, broken for-profit system. 🇺🇸 #MedicareForAll
Full: www.democracynow.org/2024/12/20/h...
United Health denied his life-saving medication until it was about to become a national story. A cruel, broken for-profit system. 🇺🇸 #MedicareForAll
Full: www.democracynow.org/2024/12/20/h...
UnitedHealth vs. Patients: NYC Man’s Battle to Get Lifesaving Drug
Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has been charged with first-degree murder and second-degree murder as an act of terrorism. Thompson’s assassin...
www.democracynow.org
December 23, 2024 at 1:41 AM
WATCH: “They asked me if I wanted my medication or if I wanted my TODAY show interview to run.”
United Health denied his life-saving medication until it was about to become a national story. A cruel, broken for-profit system. 🇺🇸 #MedicareForAll
Full: www.democracynow.org/2024/12/20/h...
United Health denied his life-saving medication until it was about to become a national story. A cruel, broken for-profit system. 🇺🇸 #MedicareForAll
Full: www.democracynow.org/2024/12/20/h...
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December 21, 2024 at 8:59 PM