OceanBlue
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Right-wing push to dismantle the EU: Heritage Foundation’s private workshop
After seizing control of the US government, the Heritage Foundation turns its attention to the EU
By Ann Moody via @yorkshirebylines.co.uk
After seizing control of the US government, the Heritage Foundation turns its attention to the EU
By Ann Moody via @yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Right-wing push to dismantle the EU: Heritage Foundation’s private workshop
After seizing control of the US government, the Heritage Foundation turns its attention to the EU
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
March 26, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Right-wing push to dismantle the EU: Heritage Foundation’s private workshop
After seizing control of the US government, the Heritage Foundation turns its attention to the EU
By Ann Moody via @yorkshirebylines.co.uk
After seizing control of the US government, the Heritage Foundation turns its attention to the EU
By Ann Moody via @yorkshirebylines.co.uk
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there's lots of distractions, I know, but please do not look away from this. this is the ballgame right now. if this is allowed to stand, there's no turning back. it needs to be opposed with every fiber. speak up. tell friends and colleagues who may be unaware.
NEW—After a day of uncertainty on where agents took Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk, she appears to be in a Louisiana facility.
1400+ miles from Somerville, Massachusetts, where she was taken.
A judge ordered to not take her out of state without 48 hour notice. She was detained last night.
1400+ miles from Somerville, Massachusetts, where she was taken.
A judge ordered to not take her out of state without 48 hour notice. She was detained last night.
WATCH: The Moment Masked ICE Agents Arrested Tufts Graduate Student Who Spoke Out in Support of Palestine
“I can buy that badge from a fucking costume store,” says a witness to the “kidnapping” of Rumeysa Ozturk as she was on her way to break her Ramadan fast.
zeteo.com
March 26, 2025 at 11:04 PM
there's lots of distractions, I know, but please do not look away from this. this is the ballgame right now. if this is allowed to stand, there's no turning back. it needs to be opposed with every fiber. speak up. tell friends and colleagues who may be unaware.
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International students are being hunted on their campuses. For raising their voices for justice. This is pure evil.
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
International students are being hunted on their campuses. For raising their voices for justice. This is pure evil.
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FEMA built a climate mapping tool to help communities plan for extreme risks. Trump dumped it. The Guardian recreated the searchable maps and put them online. Check it out. And consider supporting the Guardian for its creativity and commitment! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Trump’s ‘climate’ purge deleted a new extreme weather risk tool. We recreated it
The Guardian has recreated a searchable climate future risk tool developed by Fema but then deleted
www.theguardian.com
March 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM
FEMA built a climate mapping tool to help communities plan for extreme risks. Trump dumped it. The Guardian recreated the searchable maps and put them online. Check it out. And consider supporting the Guardian for its creativity and commitment! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The Washington Post pulled an ad that was set to run in some editions on Tuesday calling for Elon Musk to be fired from his role in government, a group that ordered the ad said. It would have covered the front and back pages of editions delivered to the White House, the Pentagon and Congress.
Washington Post Cancels Ad From Groups Calling for Trump to Fire Musk
The newspaper told Common Cause, an advocacy group, that it was pulling its special ad, which would have covered the front and back pages of some Tuesday editions.
nyti.ms
February 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The Washington Post pulled an ad that was set to run in some editions on Tuesday calling for Elon Musk to be fired from his role in government, a group that ordered the ad said. It would have covered the front and back pages of editions delivered to the White House, the Pentagon and Congress.
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A Delta Air Lines flight from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport landed upside down at a Toronto airport Monday afternoon.
Emergency crews responding to Delta landing ‘incident’ at Toronto airport
A Delta flight has crashed at the Toronto Pearson International Airport.
www.startribune.com
February 17, 2025 at 8:32 PM
A Delta Air Lines flight from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport landed upside down at a Toronto airport Monday afternoon.
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Big, growing crowd just west of the U.S. Capitol protesting Trump, Musk and DOGE on President’s Day. “Hey Congress, grow a spine,” they shout, gathering for a rally around the reflecting pool.
February 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Big, growing crowd just west of the U.S. Capitol protesting Trump, Musk and DOGE on President’s Day. “Hey Congress, grow a spine,” they shout, gathering for a rally around the reflecting pool.
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It's going to be a long four years, especially if we make ourselves insane misreading budget documents.
This is a story where multiple things are true at the same time and it's a warning about how we consume information going forward
gizmodo.com/the-400-mill...
This is a story where multiple things are true at the same time and it's a warning about how we consume information going forward
gizmodo.com/the-400-mill...
The $400 Million Armored Tesla Story Is a Fake Scandal In a Sea of Real Graft and Horror
The State Department does a lot of business with a lot of different companies and has bought Tesla's before. But freaking out and editing a spreadsheet when it’s pointed out is weird.
gizmodo.com
February 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
It's going to be a long four years, especially if we make ourselves insane misreading budget documents.
This is a story where multiple things are true at the same time and it's a warning about how we consume information going forward
gizmodo.com/the-400-mill...
This is a story where multiple things are true at the same time and it's a warning about how we consume information going forward
gizmodo.com/the-400-mill...
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USAID's inspector general—apparently from a remote location—reports that $489 million of U.S. food aid (Food For Peace) is now stuck in ports, ships, and warehouses all over the world and is at risk of rotting and/or falling into the wrong hands.
Public health fiasco.
oig.usaid.gov/sites/defaul...
Public health fiasco.
oig.usaid.gov/sites/defaul...
February 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
USAID's inspector general—apparently from a remote location—reports that $489 million of U.S. food aid (Food For Peace) is now stuck in ports, ships, and warehouses all over the world and is at risk of rotting and/or falling into the wrong hands.
Public health fiasco.
oig.usaid.gov/sites/defaul...
Public health fiasco.
oig.usaid.gov/sites/defaul...
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I know this is off message at a time when Elon is trying to shred the public sector but the fact that <1% of NPR’s budget is federal subsidies is a good argument for NPR to stop accepting federal subsidies!
Around 35% of SpaceX’s revenue comes directly from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
Less than 1% of NPR’s budget comes from the federal govt.
February 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I know this is off message at a time when Elon is trying to shred the public sector but the fact that <1% of NPR’s budget is federal subsidies is a good argument for NPR to stop accepting federal subsidies!
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The Earth had its warmest January on record, despite La Niña conditions in the Pacific Ocean that tend to lower the global temperature. 🧐
January Was Hottest January on Record, Scientists Report (Gift Article)
Earth’s prolonged streak of abnormal heat continued into 2025 despite the arrival of La Niña ocean conditions, which typically bring cooler temperatures.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The Earth had its warmest January on record, despite La Niña conditions in the Pacific Ocean that tend to lower the global temperature. 🧐
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Tsunami warning issued for Okinawa after strong quake hits near Taiwan www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04...
Tsunami warning issued for Okinawa after strong quake hits near Taiwan
Officials urged those in affected areas to evacuate to higher ground immediately, with waves of up to 3 meters possible under the warning.
www.japantimes.co.jp
April 3, 2024 at 12:29 AM
Tsunami warning issued for Okinawa after strong quake hits near Taiwan www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04...
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A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake shook Taiwan, marking the strongest tremor to strike the nation in at least 25 years. The earthquake claimed seven lives and triggered a tsunami warning for Japan and the Philippines, which was later lifted.
#news #taiwan #earthquake #HurriyatPakistan
#news #taiwan #earthquake #HurriyatPakistan
April 3, 2024 at 10:11 AM
A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake shook Taiwan, marking the strongest tremor to strike the nation in at least 25 years. The earthquake claimed seven lives and triggered a tsunami warning for Japan and the Philippines, which was later lifted.
#news #taiwan #earthquake #HurriyatPakistan
#news #taiwan #earthquake #HurriyatPakistan
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New podcast episode is up on the Bees and Revery Radio podcast. This episode is about how to start your own pollinator garden. Let me know what you think!
January 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
New podcast episode is up on the Bees and Revery Radio podcast. This episode is about how to start your own pollinator garden. Let me know what you think!
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When even the Wall Street Journal has misgivings...
First Cracks Appear: Some Conservatives Admit We’re In A Constitutional Crisis
When even the Wall Street Journal’s reliably pro-Trump opinion page starts sounding alarm bells about the administration’s policies, something significant has shifted. When even the “th…
www.techdirt.com
February 5, 2025 at 4:44 AM
When even the Wall Street Journal has misgivings...
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Hundreds of people who work at the U.S. Agency for International Development in Washington were put on leave Tuesday evening and told that their offices would be closed for the rest of the week. | via @nytimes
Hundreds of USAID workers are suspended as turmoil deepens
The sweeping nature of the announcement exacerbated fears that most, if not all, of USAID’s humanitarian and development operations might soon be shuttered.
buff.ly
February 5, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Hundreds of people who work at the U.S. Agency for International Development in Washington were put on leave Tuesday evening and told that their offices would be closed for the rest of the week. | via @nytimes
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Ice is melting at the North Pole in midwinter.
Temperatures at north pole 20C above average and beyond ice melting point
Scientists say unusually mild temperatures linked to low-pressure system over Iceland directing strong flow of warm air towards north pole
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Ice is melting at the North Pole in midwinter.
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Elon Musk's mother moved to South Africa in the year Apartheid was created, and she and Elon left the year it ended. The last Apartheid Prime Minister, a man who refused to testify at the Truth and Reconciliation Committee, was a family friend who stayed at their home. This is not a crazy theory.
February 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Elon Musk's mother moved to South Africa in the year Apartheid was created, and she and Elon left the year it ended. The last Apartheid Prime Minister, a man who refused to testify at the Truth and Reconciliation Committee, was a family friend who stayed at their home. This is not a crazy theory.
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Horrible news for so many communities, the energy transition in general, and also early career researchers who just want to do a project they spent years planning bc they hoped it would help people 🙁
The Trump administration has issued stop work orders on DOE projects requiring community benefit plans, often seen as a vehicle for environmental justice. @jael.bsky.social has the full scoop.
Trump’s Other Funding Freeze Attacks Environmental Justice
Companies, states, cities, and other entities with Energy Department contracts that had community benefit plans embedded in them have been ordered to stop all work.
heatmap.news
February 4, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Horrible news for so many communities, the energy transition in general, and also early career researchers who just want to do a project they spent years planning bc they hoped it would help people 🙁
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A lot of people want to blame Schumer, and I'm not here to defend. He could whip more votes. But Schumer largely reflects what his caucus wants. If you want stronger Dem leadership, one good thing you can do is get your own backbencher Dem on the right side of history.
UPDATE: 8 Dems voted today to confirm yet another Trump nominee during Musk's coup: Bennett (CO), Gallego (AZ), Hassan (NH), Heinrich (NM), Hickenlooper (CO), King (ME), Lujan (NM), Shaheen (NH). If you're a constituent, don't just call - write an op-ed, protest their office, make clear you care.
The Senate takes 3 votes this afternoon:
1) Go into executive session to consider Russell Vought to be OMB Director
2) Cloture vote for Pam Bondi for Attorney General
3) Confirmation of Christopher Wright for Energy Sec
These should be 3 easy NO votes for Dems. Watch yours and provide that input.
1) Go into executive session to consider Russell Vought to be OMB Director
2) Cloture vote for Pam Bondi for Attorney General
3) Confirmation of Christopher Wright for Energy Sec
These should be 3 easy NO votes for Dems. Watch yours and provide that input.
February 4, 2025 at 1:03 AM
A lot of people want to blame Schumer, and I'm not here to defend. He could whip more votes. But Schumer largely reflects what his caucus wants. If you want stronger Dem leadership, one good thing you can do is get your own backbencher Dem on the right side of history.