Please support a very reasonable ask from the organzers:

Minnesota economic blackout organizers push to take demonstrations nationwide
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/22/minnesota-economic-blackout-ice?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

I get that Republicans don’t care if kids die from vaccine-preventable disease, so maybe someone should give them a report on the massive economic costs of letting contagious diseases run wild.

The very difficult solution to this is for the great mass of democratic/left/anti-authoritarian supporters in this country who are currently sending campaign donations to get involved in local activism and donate there, where they can see with their own eyes the financial needs and where money […]

On the "This is not good news" front, let's not ignore this:

‘Just not monetizable’: humanities programs face existential crisis at US universities
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/20/universities-humanities-programs?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

We need #education, not #training. And […]

One of those problems where we know the solution - but there's no profit incentive, I guess. Wonder why the #prolife community isn't pushing for solution.

World is short of nearly a million midwives, report warns […]

Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/19/back-scratching-cow-veronika-bovine-intelligence?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

https://bsky.app/profile/paulisci.bsky.social/post/3mcrx7bll7k2

The people around #trump could find ways to stop him, as some did in his first term, but they seem too #corrupt or too #power-hungry to try. That leaves #republicans in #congress as the last barrier sigh]. They owe it to the American <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/world" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">#people, & to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Greenland" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">#world, to stop Trump from acting out his […]

You know, the Climate Skeptics got it partly right. But they missed the fact that the situation is worse than predicted. The #climatemodels haven't really understood the complex, interacting impacts of the #climatecrisis. They are worse and more diverse and happening faster than expected. For […]

Speaking as a retired chemist, this is absolutely essential to help maintain California's strength in science and engineering.

On the other hand , the most valuable parts of my education (as opposed to training) came from the humanities. Yet we don't seem to recognize how important and central […]

What? Catering to a known liar and cheat's ego might not be a good idea? How can that be?

Growing sense of embarrassment at Fifa over Donald Trump peace prize
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jan/18/embarrassment-fifa-donald-trump-peace-prize?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

As expected, not as promised

How Trump’s promise to slash energy bills in half has failed across the US
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/17/trump-energy-bill-prices-increase?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

#energy #costofliving #policyfailure

Freezer uses a heat pump to move heat away from inside itself, water heater uses a heat pump to move heat inside itself, they're close to each other but not connected in any way and this makes me irrationally annoyed. They should be friends. They should be lovers

Feeling very conflicted about Bluesky, Bridgy @bsky.brid.gy, and ICE.

Bluesky folks…. I don’t know that I can connect anymore knowing that organization is going to be actively mining it. If they were on the Fediverse, I could at least block whatever […]

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More evidence it was NEVER about #drugtrafficking

AP obtains documents showing #venezuela leader #DelcyRodríguez has been on #dea radar for years

When #trump announced the audacious capture of #maduro to face drug trafficking charges in the #us, he portrayed the #strongman’s VP & longtime aide […]

https://deadder.substack.com/p/distraction

My god, this is Getty #photojournalist John Abernathy. He wrote on instagram “I was tackled by #ICE agents & surrounded by about 50 #border #police. Just for taking photos. I tossed my camera to another Photographer to make sure it wouldn't be confiscated […]

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RE: https://mastodon.social/@SeanCasten/115911152397377403

Now where have I seen this before?

‘If you’re flushing the toilet with grey water, people should know’: how China turned rain into an asset
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/16/grey-water-how-china-turned-rain-into-asset?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

So we face a serious crisis with #climatechange, where we know what has to be done and how to do it, but we chose not to invest in it.

And we know we have the resources, because trillions are being spent on speculative investments in AI, which currently is aggravating the #climatecrisis with a […]

IMPORTANT 👇
Study debunks Trump claim that paracetamol causes autism
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/16/study-debunks-trump-claim-paracetamol-causes-autism-pregnancy?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

the giraffes are pretty today

#photography

Federal officers in the #minneapolis area participating in its largest recent #us #immigration “enforcement” operation can’t #detain or #teargas peaceful protesters, a US judge in #minnesota ruled Friday.

US District Judge Kate Menendez ruled in a case filed in December on behalf of 6 MN […]

Nice!

‘Garden of Eden’: the Spanish farm growing citrus you’ve never heard of
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/16/garden-of-eden-the-spanish-farm-growing-citrus-youve-never-heard-of?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other