Joshua Shepherd
@joshuashepherd.bsky.social
In good faith. Veteran
🛢 1 Barrel of Oil = 4.5 Years Human Labor
We can transition voluntarily, or involuntarily.
What are you building?
📢- @tumblefeed.bsky.social
📚- @SaltyOptimistBooks.bsky.social
🛢 1 Barrel of Oil = 4.5 Years Human Labor
We can transition voluntarily, or involuntarily.
What are you building?
📢- @tumblefeed.bsky.social
📚- @SaltyOptimistBooks.bsky.social
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November 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Find the perfect book for everyone on your list and one for yourself too! And order early to ensure delivery before the Christmas holiday. 🎁
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Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
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before and after
#strawhouse #wrapping #strawbuilding #carbonstorage
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#strawhouse #wrapping #strawbuilding #carbonstorage
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November 20, 2025 at 8:12 AM
before and after
#strawhouse #wrapping #strawbuilding #carbonstorage
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#strawhouse #wrapping #strawbuilding #carbonstorage
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So proud of my colleagues @fightforthefuture.org and the massive coalition of local folks that made this happen www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/19/o...
Oakland rejects $2 million contract with surveillance company over concerns of ICE spying
Flock Safety was shown the door after hundreds rallied against the company.
www.mercurynews.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
So proud of my colleagues @fightforthefuture.org and the massive coalition of local folks that made this happen www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/19/o...
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Breaking: Trump is considering a shocking executive order to ban states from passing their own AI laws. This is a massive federal overreach designed to gut regulations and let corporations run wild. We ... https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/824608/trump-executive-order-ai-state-laws
Here’s the Trump executive order that would ban state AI laws
President Donald Trump is considering signing an executive order as soon as Friday that would give the federal government unilateral power over regulating artificial intelligence, including the creation of an "AI Litigation Task Force" overseen by the Attorney General, "whose sole responsibility sha
www.theverge.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Breaking: Trump is considering a shocking executive order to ban states from passing their own AI laws. This is a massive federal overreach designed to gut regulations and let corporations run wild. We ... https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/824608/trump-executive-order-ai-state-laws
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a lot of people regretting the 'this shoulda been an email' advice rn lol
November 13, 2025 at 3:57 AM
a lot of people regretting the 'this shoulda been an email' advice rn lol
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Stock buybacks are corporate theft. They are the result of surplus value not being given back to labor. They should be illegal. #Econsky
American Companies Are Buying Their Own Stocks at a Record Pace
Buybacks are expected to top $1.1 trillion in 2025, led by big banks and tech firms
www.wsj.com
August 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Stock buybacks are corporate theft. They are the result of surplus value not being given back to labor. They should be illegal. #Econsky
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Look, for fuck’s sake, humans have been migrating continuously for our entire existence.
Every single human in the world is the product of migration.
It’s what humans do. There is nothing *more* human.
That’s never going to change.
Just grow up, get the fuck over it and plan accordingly.
Every single human in the world is the product of migration.
It’s what humans do. There is nothing *more* human.
That’s never going to change.
Just grow up, get the fuck over it and plan accordingly.
November 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Look, for fuck’s sake, humans have been migrating continuously for our entire existence.
Every single human in the world is the product of migration.
It’s what humans do. There is nothing *more* human.
That’s never going to change.
Just grow up, get the fuck over it and plan accordingly.
Every single human in the world is the product of migration.
It’s what humans do. There is nothing *more* human.
That’s never going to change.
Just grow up, get the fuck over it and plan accordingly.
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New map produced by RTVE, Spanish national TV, of the 6000 mass graves in Spain. In the last 25 years some 17,000 bodies of men, women and children have been exhumed out of the ~120,000 dumped in mass unmarked graves by the Franco regime.
www.rtve.es/noticias/fos...
www.rtve.es/noticias/fos...
November 15, 2025 at 11:40 AM
New map produced by RTVE, Spanish national TV, of the 6000 mass graves in Spain. In the last 25 years some 17,000 bodies of men, women and children have been exhumed out of the ~120,000 dumped in mass unmarked graves by the Franco regime.
www.rtve.es/noticias/fos...
www.rtve.es/noticias/fos...
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#OtD 16 Nov 1989 six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her daughter were killed by the US-backed military in El Salvador for being "subversive". Troops then tried to make the murders look like the work of left-wing guerrillas stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8824...
November 16, 2025 at 7:55 PM
#OtD 16 Nov 1989 six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her daughter were killed by the US-backed military in El Salvador for being "subversive". Troops then tried to make the murders look like the work of left-wing guerrillas stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8824...
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I'm seeing people wonder why ICE is going after Charlotte.
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
“When the 8 African American sheriffs took over the largest counties in North Carolina, it became a threat to the good ol’ boy system,” says the sheriff of Charlotte. These new sheriffs broke ties with ICE.
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
North Carolina GOP Is Cracking Down on the Black Sheriffs Who Stood Up to ICE
Boosted by new supermajorities, Republicans are closing in on legislation to mandate more collaboration with ICE and preempt local policies hard-won by immigrants’ rights advocates.
boltsmag.org
November 15, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I'm seeing people wonder why ICE is going after Charlotte.
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
ICE has been at war with Charlotte's sheriff ever since he won in 2018.
We'd covered this at Bolts back in the day; this quote is from that sheriff:
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“Ale" works in the carrot harvest in CA. She earns $3.05 for every box of carrots she packs. One box has 24 bunches of 7 carrots each. To earn $100 she has to pack 34 boxes or 816 bunches which represents over 5000 carrots picked in a day. #WeFeedYou
November 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“Ale" works in the carrot harvest in CA. She earns $3.05 for every box of carrots she packs. One box has 24 bunches of 7 carrots each. To earn $100 she has to pack 34 boxes or 816 bunches which represents over 5000 carrots picked in a day. #WeFeedYou
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last night at a bar I learned that they improved pinball by making machines that are entirely computers and they’re much better than what we had before
November 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
last night at a bar I learned that they improved pinball by making machines that are entirely computers and they’re much better than what we had before
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“It’s part of the dehumanizing nature of it, and it’s it gives me a lot of clarity around what’s happening here,” said Woolf, who has been active in protests against ICE. “It’s really a spiritual emergency.”
The language of "spiritual emergency" is really striking.
The language of "spiritual emergency" is really striking.
At least seven faith leaders arrested at Broadview ICE facility protest
(RNS) — 'I've got bruises all over my body,' the Rev. Michael Woolf, who was thrown to the ground and arrested by police, told RNS.
religionnews.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
“It’s part of the dehumanizing nature of it, and it’s it gives me a lot of clarity around what’s happening here,” said Woolf, who has been active in protests against ICE. “It’s really a spiritual emergency.”
The language of "spiritual emergency" is really striking.
The language of "spiritual emergency" is really striking.
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1. Ultra-nationalist minister Itamar Ben Gvir posts this just as Israel is reportedly pushing Trump to sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia only on the condition that Saudi Arabia normalize relations with Israel.
November 15, 2025 at 9:42 PM
1. Ultra-nationalist minister Itamar Ben Gvir posts this just as Israel is reportedly pushing Trump to sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia only on the condition that Saudi Arabia normalize relations with Israel.
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Our in-depth look by the @azcir.org
at Arizona’s groundwater crisis from the state’s northwest corner and the ongoing struggle over groundwater between out-of-state and foreign-owned corporate farms and this rural county.
at Arizona’s groundwater crisis from the state’s northwest corner and the ongoing struggle over groundwater between out-of-state and foreign-owned corporate farms and this rural county.
NEW: When CA and NV tightened groundwater rules, investors didn’t stop drilling — they just moved into AZ. Now, more than 99% of cropland in one rural basin is owned or controlled by out-of-state interests. @azcir.org's latest, via @clomahqu.bsky.social & Brendon Derr:
azcir.org/news/2025/11...
azcir.org/news/2025/11...
Arizona's Hualapai Valley now a 'de facto transfer basin' for out-of-state interests
Since 2014, an influx of out-of-state interests have drilled nearly 200 agricultural wells in Mohave County’s Hualapai Valley groundwater basin, straining the aquifer and putting residential water sup...
azcir.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Our in-depth look by the @azcir.org
at Arizona’s groundwater crisis from the state’s northwest corner and the ongoing struggle over groundwater between out-of-state and foreign-owned corporate farms and this rural county.
at Arizona’s groundwater crisis from the state’s northwest corner and the ongoing struggle over groundwater between out-of-state and foreign-owned corporate farms and this rural county.
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Breaking a little news tonight: Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov, speaking tonight at Progressive Maryland's annual gala, just announced he will be sponsoring Medicare for All legislation in the US Senate. This is his first time sponsoring 👀👀👀
November 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Breaking a little news tonight: Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov, speaking tonight at Progressive Maryland's annual gala, just announced he will be sponsoring Medicare for All legislation in the US Senate. This is his first time sponsoring 👀👀👀
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VA To Improve Veterans’ Health Care With New $500 Million Waiting Room https://theonion.com/va-to-improve-veterans-health-care-with-new-500-milli-1819576535/
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
VA To Improve Veterans’ Health Care With New $500 Million Waiting Room https://theonion.com/va-to-improve-veterans-health-care-with-new-500-milli-1819576535/
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The City Council voted to postpone a five-year, $450K renewal of its Automated License Plate Reader system amid growing privacy and immigrant rights concerns.
www.paloaltoonline.c...
#surveillance #privacy #immigrantrights #eastpaloalto
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#surveillance #privacy #immigrantrights #eastpaloalto
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East Palo Alto leaders push back on license plate readers amid privacy concerns
East Palo City Council on Tuesday postponed a five-year contract renewal of its Flock Automated License Plate Reader technology, citing concerns over data privacy and immigrant rights. The city entered a year-long pilot program in December 2024, installing 25 non-mobile cameras throughout the city to document the rear license plates on cars at a time […]
www.paloaltoonline.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:19 AM
The City Council voted to postpone a five-year, $450K renewal of its Automated License Plate Reader system amid growing privacy and immigrant rights concerns.
www.paloaltoonline.c...
#surveillance #privacy #immigrantrights #eastpaloalto
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#surveillance #privacy #immigrantrights #eastpaloalto
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A Reno man is suing a police officer in federal court after being wrongfully arrested at the Peppermill Casino due to an artificial intelligence facial recognition error.
👉 More on This Is Reno: thisisreno.com/2025/11/pepp...
#thisisreno #renonews #reno #renonv #biggestlittlecity #localnews
👉 More on This Is Reno: thisisreno.com/2025/11/pepp...
#thisisreno #renonews #reno #renonv #biggestlittlecity #localnews
AI Facial Recognition Leads to Wrongful Arrest at Casino
Peppermill Casino's AI facial recognition system misidentifies a UPS driver as a trespasser, leading to wrongful arrest and lawsuit.
thisisreno.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:30 AM
A Reno man is suing a police officer in federal court after being wrongfully arrested at the Peppermill Casino due to an artificial intelligence facial recognition error.
👉 More on This Is Reno: thisisreno.com/2025/11/pepp...
#thisisreno #renonews #reno #renonv #biggestlittlecity #localnews
👉 More on This Is Reno: thisisreno.com/2025/11/pepp...
#thisisreno #renonews #reno #renonv #biggestlittlecity #localnews
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Check it out! The northern lights were spotted above Lake Mead tonight 📸
November 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Check it out! The northern lights were spotted above Lake Mead tonight 📸
Can somebody put me on the solarpunk advertising algorithm?
November 9, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Can somebody put me on the solarpunk advertising algorithm?
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People are finally catching on to just how toxic Turning Point USA really is, even Christian colleges are saying no thanks. 👀
This week, Point Loma Nazarene Univ. rejected a proposed TPUSA chapter after student leaders said its goals clashed with the school’s values.
obrag.org/2025/11/pt-l...
People are finally catching on to just how toxic Turning Point USA really is, even Christian colleges are saying no thanks. 👀
This week, Point Loma Nazarene Univ. rejected a proposed TPUSA chapter after student leaders said its goals clashed with the school’s values.
obrag.org/2025/11/pt-l...
Pt Loma Nazarene ASB Votes Against Turning Point USA Club on Campus
By Grace Chaves / The Point - PLNU / Nov 5, 2025
In an email to Point Loma Nazarene University’s student body from President Kerry Fulcher, it was announced that the Associated Student Body (ASB) re...
obrag.org
November 8, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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People are finally catching on to just how toxic Turning Point USA really is, even Christian colleges are saying no thanks. 👀
This week, Point Loma Nazarene Univ. rejected a proposed TPUSA chapter after student leaders said its goals clashed with the school’s values.
obrag.org/2025/11/pt-l...
People are finally catching on to just how toxic Turning Point USA really is, even Christian colleges are saying no thanks. 👀
This week, Point Loma Nazarene Univ. rejected a proposed TPUSA chapter after student leaders said its goals clashed with the school’s values.
obrag.org/2025/11/pt-l...
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On Nov. 11, the seven Colorado River basin states need to reach a consensus on how to split up the dwindling river. If they do, the agreement goes into place in 2026. If the states don't agree, the feds could step in. #cawater www.kjzz.org/politics/202...
Trump's Colorado River deadline is almost here. Are states ready for cuts?
Because of drought, mandatory water cuts are nothing new in Utah. But the potential of large-scale reductions across the Colorado River Basin would present a steep challenge.
www.kjzz.org
November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
On Nov. 11, the seven Colorado River basin states need to reach a consensus on how to split up the dwindling river. If they do, the agreement goes into place in 2026. If the states don't agree, the feds could step in. #cawater www.kjzz.org/politics/202...
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BREAKING: Book banning extremist group “Moms For Liberty” LOST ALL 31 of their races.
Moms for Liberty is now 0-59 in contested school board races since 2023.
This is what happens when communities have had enough and say NO to book bans!
Moms for Liberty is now 0-59 in contested school board races since 2023.
This is what happens when communities have had enough and say NO to book bans!
November 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
BREAKING: Book banning extremist group “Moms For Liberty” LOST ALL 31 of their races.
Moms for Liberty is now 0-59 in contested school board races since 2023.
This is what happens when communities have had enough and say NO to book bans!
Moms for Liberty is now 0-59 in contested school board races since 2023.
This is what happens when communities have had enough and say NO to book bans!