Les Welsh
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The Interior Department is rescinding an order that would have phased out the sale of plastic water bottles and other single-use plastics in national parks and on public lands.
May 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The Interior Department is rescinding an order that would have phased out the sale of plastic water bottles and other single-use plastics in national parks and on public lands.
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“In my six decades of legal practice, I have never witnessed a trial as unfair as the one against Greenpeace.... The law that can come down in this case can affect any demonstration, religious or political" -Marty Garbus, first amendment lawyer
March 19, 2025 at 9:28 PM
“In my six decades of legal practice, I have never witnessed a trial as unfair as the one against Greenpeace.... The law that can come down in this case can affect any demonstration, religious or political" -Marty Garbus, first amendment lawyer
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Fossil fuel companies should be forced to pay the public trillions in damages for the costs of their planetary arson. Instead they are trying to shut down one of the most important and storied environmental groups in the world. It's shameless - and it's not over. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions over Dakota pipeline protests, says jury
Non-profit said in statement lawsuits like this aimed at ‘destroying the right to peaceful protest’
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Fossil fuel companies should be forced to pay the public trillions in damages for the costs of their planetary arson. Instead they are trying to shut down one of the most important and storied environmental groups in the world. It's shameless - and it's not over. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
So Airbnb has joined the effort to destroy American democracy. If you delete your account with them as just did, be sure to click on the “Give us your feedback “ section first and tell them why.
February 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
So Airbnb has joined the effort to destroy American democracy. If you delete your account with them as just did, be sure to click on the “Give us your feedback “ section first and tell them why.
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We are calling for a nationwide and international boycott of all Elon Musk-related products and services. Sell your Tesla shares, avoid buying Tesla vehicles, cancel Starlink, and delete your X accounts.
February 14, 2025 at 3:32 AM
We are calling for a nationwide and international boycott of all Elon Musk-related products and services. Sell your Tesla shares, avoid buying Tesla vehicles, cancel Starlink, and delete your X accounts.
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There is literally HIV being transmitted from mom to baby because of the illegal shutdown of US AID and now Trump’s State Department wants to spend 400 million dollars on Tesla cyber trucks. This is not about efficiency. It’s a smash and grab.
February 13, 2025 at 2:38 AM
There is literally HIV being transmitted from mom to baby because of the illegal shutdown of US AID and now Trump’s State Department wants to spend 400 million dollars on Tesla cyber trucks. This is not about efficiency. It’s a smash and grab.
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Extremism experts say a now-familiar playbook to scapegoat transgender people in the wake of high-profile tragedies is part of a political strategy to sow division and expand authoritarian control.
Trump's anti-trans effort is an agenda cornerstone with echoes in history
Extremism experts say a now-familiar playbook to scapegoat transgender people in the wake of high-profile tragedies is part of a political strategy to sow division and expand authoritarian control.
www.npr.org
February 6, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Extremism experts say a now-familiar playbook to scapegoat transgender people in the wake of high-profile tragedies is part of a political strategy to sow division and expand authoritarian control.
Young Anna’s hummingbird in 33 degree weather today
February 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Young Anna’s hummingbird in 33 degree weather today
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This guy deserves our support.
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Top F.B.I. Agent in New York Vows to ‘Dig In’ After Removals at Agency (Gift Article)
James E. Dennehy, the highly respected leader of the largest and most important field office in the bureau, said the F.B.I. was in a “battle of our own.”
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 8:21 PM
This guy deserves our support.
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I’m not at all surprised. 💙
January 24, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I’m not at all surprised. 💙
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The flag of Cascadian separatism. Im ready!
January 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The flag of Cascadian separatism. Im ready!
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The outgoing administration has released Leonard Peltier from prison. Numerous activists and tribal officials have requested the release of Peltier, whom they believe to be innocent of killing two FBI agents in 1975. via @mprnews.org
Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier granted clemency by President Biden
The outgoing administration has released Leonard Peltier from prison. Numerous activists and tribal officials have requested the release of Peltier, whom they believe to be innocent of killing two FBI...
www.mprnews.org
January 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The outgoing administration has released Leonard Peltier from prison. Numerous activists and tribal officials have requested the release of Peltier, whom they believe to be innocent of killing two FBI agents in 1975. via @mprnews.org
Never choose to follow this creep, yet looks like “they” added him to my feed today anyway. Gross. And very concerning.
January 20, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Never choose to follow this creep, yet looks like “they” added him to my feed today anyway. Gross. And very concerning.
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No matter where you fall on the TikTok ban, the President undoing by “executive order” a law passed by Congress and upheld unanimously by the Supreme Court is an unconstitutional abuse of power.
January 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
No matter where you fall on the TikTok ban, the President undoing by “executive order” a law passed by Congress and upheld unanimously by the Supreme Court is an unconstitutional abuse of power.
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Oligarchy (noun): A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
January 20, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Oligarchy (noun): A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
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120+ Indigenous tribal leaders have sent a letter asking for Executive Clemency for Leonard Peltier
“A survivor of the federally funded boarding school system where he endured years of physical, emotional, and spiritual abuse”
ndncollective.org/120-tribal-l...
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“A survivor of the federally funded boarding school system where he endured years of physical, emotional, and spiritual abuse”
ndncollective.org/120-tribal-l...
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January 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
120+ Indigenous tribal leaders have sent a letter asking for Executive Clemency for Leonard Peltier
“A survivor of the federally funded boarding school system where he endured years of physical, emotional, and spiritual abuse”
ndncollective.org/120-tribal-l...
@ndncollective.bsky.social
“A survivor of the federally funded boarding school system where he endured years of physical, emotional, and spiritual abuse”
ndncollective.org/120-tribal-l...
@ndncollective.bsky.social