The Green Spotlight
@greenspotlight.bsky.social
I care/write/post about: preserving a life-sustaining climate & planet, clean air & water, the wild, democracy, human rights, civil/voting/women's rights, health, animal rights, truth, justice, freedom, equality, empathy, integrity, nonviolence, dignity.
photo taken on an old cable car/trolley in San Francisco
August 16, 2025 at 9:26 PM
photo taken on an old cable car/trolley in San Francisco
Why do we "celebrate" this way?
P.S. Fireworks also spark fires / wildfires; cause injuries, air pollution, water pollution; and can poison pets.
P.S. Fireworks also spark fires / wildfires; cause injuries, air pollution, water pollution; and can poison pets.
July 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Why do we "celebrate" this way?
P.S. Fireworks also spark fires / wildfires; cause injuries, air pollution, water pollution; and can poison pets.
P.S. Fireworks also spark fires / wildfires; cause injuries, air pollution, water pollution; and can poison pets.
A graph showing how tax cuts for the wealthiest have greatly increased the income gap (the wildly unequal distribution of wealth btwn. the richest 1% and the rest of us). From @inequality.org:
March 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
A graph showing how tax cuts for the wealthiest have greatly increased the income gap (the wildly unequal distribution of wealth btwn. the richest 1% and the rest of us). From @inequality.org:
Magnolia season
March 24, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Magnolia season
#polarvortex events are happening because a warmer Arctic (due to global warming/climate change) is weakening the jet stream
January 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
#polarvortex events are happening because a warmer Arctic (due to global warming/climate change) is weakening the jet stream
"Doubt is uncomfortable. Certainty is ridiculous."
- Voltaire
- Voltaire
November 5, 2024 at 4:09 PM
"Doubt is uncomfortable. Certainty is ridiculous."
- Voltaire
- Voltaire
Timeline of when results will roll in for various states.
Don't expect the outcome to be called today or even tomorrow! Early and partial results are not the actual, final results. All votes must be counted.
Don't expect the outcome to be called today or even tomorrow! Early and partial results are not the actual, final results. All votes must be counted.
November 5, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Timeline of when results will roll in for various states.
Don't expect the outcome to be called today or even tomorrow! Early and partial results are not the actual, final results. All votes must be counted.
Don't expect the outcome to be called today or even tomorrow! Early and partial results are not the actual, final results. All votes must be counted.
Election Day polling place hours in each state:
November 5, 2024 at 1:53 AM
Election Day polling place hours in each state:
Another one:
!["It matters that he's unstable. It matters that he lies all the time. It matters that he has enormous conflicts of interest. It matters that he bragged about sexually assaulting women. It matters that he defends white supremacists." [Re. Donald Trump]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2tgobu63wyzs6szckyxtwqbt/bafkreigxvkdwcss2qul442c2tknahxq63latl5dl2srisg6nak5vd7xcoq@jpeg)
October 31, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Another one:
Not my graphic, but it's a useful summary
October 31, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Not my graphic, but it's a useful summary
In 22 states, you can register to vote in person on Election Day at your polling place, or in some states during Early Voting (also/instead).
Check your Secretary of State's site to find out what your options are. And tell young people (or people who've moved recently) & may still need to register:
Check your Secretary of State's site to find out what your options are. And tell young people (or people who've moved recently) & may still need to register:
October 30, 2024 at 3:05 PM
In 22 states, you can register to vote in person on Election Day at your polling place, or in some states during Early Voting (also/instead).
Check your Secretary of State's site to find out what your options are. And tell young people (or people who've moved recently) & may still need to register:
Check your Secretary of State's site to find out what your options are. And tell young people (or people who've moved recently) & may still need to register:
So many things would be different...especially due to Supreme Court appointments (and their rulings)...
October 25, 2024 at 3:49 PM
So many things would be different...especially due to Supreme Court appointments (and their rulings)...
#UnifyAgainstFascism
If anti-Hitler folks had united to vote for his most viable opponent, he wouldn't have been elected. Learn the lesson and apply it. #NoThirdPartyVotes
If anti-Hitler folks had united to vote for his most viable opponent, he wouldn't have been elected. Learn the lesson and apply it. #NoThirdPartyVotes
October 22, 2024 at 2:48 PM
#UnifyAgainstFascism
If anti-Hitler folks had united to vote for his most viable opponent, he wouldn't have been elected. Learn the lesson and apply it. #NoThirdPartyVotes
If anti-Hitler folks had united to vote for his most viable opponent, he wouldn't have been elected. Learn the lesson and apply it. #NoThirdPartyVotes
Also: Men of quality don't fear women's equality.
October 21, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Also: Men of quality don't fear women's equality.
October 20, 2024 at 4:31 PM