leo2wills.bsky.social
@leo2wills.bsky.social
A climate reality group member, former firefighter, veteran and young at heart geek that loves reading, especially banded books and well written fiction. A strong believer of justice and equality for all.Go Blue!
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We are not living the days of Fahrenheit 451 but don’t hesitate to read the real truthful history, banned books and honest journalism. Knowledge is power. Seize it!
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BREAKING: Trump’s administration ordered NASA to shut down its largest library and throw the books in the trash. Not move them. Not save them. Destroy them. That’s not cost cutting. That’s straight up war on knowledge.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...
January 3, 2026 at 3:23 AM
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When today’s far-right pundits use concerns about natural resource scarcity to push the anti-immigrant “great replacement theory,” they’re using a playbook created decades earlier by environmentalist and white nationalist John Tanton.

(Published Oct. 2024)
Far-Right Extremists Embrace Environmentalism to Justify Violent Anti-Immigrant Beliefs
Climate change and anti-immigrant hate are colliding, foretelling a volatile future.
www.propublica.org
January 3, 2026 at 4:00 AM
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🚨BREAKING: In a feverish flurry of social media posts and reposts Thursday morning, President Donald Trump expressed support for imprisoning and executing a group of Democratic lawmakers for what he termed “seditious behavior.”
Trump Calls for Executing Democrats Over Message to Military
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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Lula at climate summit: US might not be gone for good
Lula at climate summit: US might not be gone for good
Brazil's leader said he hopes “one day to convince the president of the United States that the climate crisis is serious” — and to join a phase-out of fossil fuels.
dlvr.it
November 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Capitol Hill health talks: More Republicans say it's too late to overhaul health care before Obamacare credits expire. But that may embolden conservatives to go it alone.
Capitol agenda: Where health care talks stand
We’re starting to get some clarity on what will or won’t pass muster in a year-end health care deal.
www.politico.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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At the Tiny Desk, our small office crowd joins the thousands who have been inside of these power ballads and felt something real. n.pr/3X6qHWR
Goo Goo Dolls: Tiny Desk Concert
At the Tiny Desk, our small office crowd joins the thousands who have been inside of these power ballads and felt something real.
n.pr
November 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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The painting, a symbol of the horrors of war, depicts the bombardment of civilian targets during an attack on a northern Spanish town during Spain's Civil War.
Zelenskyy visits Picasso's 'Guernica,' drawing parallel to Ukraine's bombing
The painting, a symbol of the horrors of war, depicts the bombardment of civilian targets during an attack on a northern Spanish town during Spain's Civil War.
www.pbs.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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A medical examiner hired by Jeffrey Epstein‘s family concluded he was likely murdered.

Who would benefit most if Epstein was silenced?

www.npr.org/2019/10/30/7...
Jeffrey Epstein Case: Expert Hired By His Family Suggests Doubt On Suicide Finding
A pathologist who observed the autopsy says Epstein's neck fractures are "more indicative" of homicidal strangulation than suicide. The medical examiner stands by her conclusion.
www.npr.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Atlanta Fed President to Step Down in February www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
Atlanta Fed President to Step Down in February
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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The IEA has brought back the Current Policies Scenario (CPS) in the World Energy Outlook (WEO).

I think this will be useful. Fossil CO2 emissions keep rising, when they should be falling. It is time to admit that. So I hope the CPS can help address this issue.

www.iea.org/reports/worl...

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November 12, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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Shamelessness is MAGA’s superpower. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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The U.N. estimates that at least 1.9 million people were displaced during the war in Gaza. One of them is Shahd Shamali, who was given just 20 minutes to flee her home. Mohammed R. Mhawish recounts her experience, with illustrations by Rama Duwaji. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/R9Vsjr
In Gaza, Home Is Just a Memory
After the ceasefire, many Palestinians who were displaced during the war are still grieving the homes they can’t return to—and which they often had to evacuate in minutes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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November 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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This is a classic form of voter intimidation—making people feel like it’s not safe to go to the polls. It moments like this where we need to summon our courage & vote anyhow. Vote in the tradition of the people who marched in Selma to secure the right to vote.
Breaking from NJ AG Platkin:

"Early this morning, law enforcement responded to threats that were received by email involving certain polling places in Bergen, Essex, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Passaic Counties. Law enforcement … have worked swiftly to secure these polling locations."
November 4, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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And here's what happened when we tried to find out where a specific generic—atorvastatin, one of the most commonly prescribed drugs in the US—was made, and the steps we took to try to figure that out (spoiler alert: it's a journey): www.propublica.org/article/fda-...
Here’s What Happened When ProPublica Reporters Tried to Find Out Where a Popular Prescription Drug Was Made
We wanted to know where a widely used prescription drug that treats high cholesterol was manufactured and whether the factory had quality issues. The search led to a labyrinth of company names and dat...
www.propublica.org
October 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM