Tom King
@proftomking.bsky.social
He/him. Community-engaged theater artist-educator, here to explore arts and climate justice, biodiversity, regenerative ecosystems, and an end to fossil fuel driven models of economic growth. Queer/performance/early modern studies. Somerville, MA, USA
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Tom King
@proftomking.bsky.social
· Oct 24
Research that compels: “The lifetime emissions of ~3.5 global average citizens today (or ~1.2 average US citizens) expose one future person to unprecedented heat by end-of-century.” Timothy M. Lenton et al, “Quantifying the Human Cost of Global Warming,” Nature Sustainability, 22 May 2023.
“That person comes from a place where emissions today are around half of the global average.”
While current NDC scenarios (nationally determined contributions) project a future of 2.7 ºC global warming, limiting global warming to 1.5 ºC will vastly decrease the numbers harmed.
While current NDC scenarios (nationally determined contributions) project a future of 2.7 ºC global warming, limiting global warming to 1.5 ºC will vastly decrease the numbers harmed.
This.
My write up on Hegseth: He is a Christian nationalist who wants to Christianize the military, is a credibly accused sexual predator, likely has a drinking problem, cheated on all of his wives, screams "Kill All Muslims," has 0 experience, & will get people killed.
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Christian Nationalism Isn’t Coming—It’s Here
As Senate confirmation hearings start, the Trump administration is clear they plan to decimate the wall that separates religion and state—we cannot let that happen
www.qasimrashid.com
January 25, 2025 at 4:08 AM
This.
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Trump Administration's Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, orders the State Department to freeze passport applications with the 'X' gender marker #NOH8
January 24, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Trump Administration's Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, orders the State Department to freeze passport applications with the 'X' gender marker #NOH8
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Obviously the Gender Critical movement is going to welcome any and all fascism, especially when it is harming trans people
Still grim they can claim that they're supporting material reality by claiming sex is determined at conception, which is unambiguously false, without any media pushback at all
Still grim they can claim that they're supporting material reality by claiming sex is determined at conception, which is unambiguously false, without any media pushback at all
January 24, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Obviously the Gender Critical movement is going to welcome any and all fascism, especially when it is harming trans people
Still grim they can claim that they're supporting material reality by claiming sex is determined at conception, which is unambiguously false, without any media pushback at all
Still grim they can claim that they're supporting material reality by claiming sex is determined at conception, which is unambiguously false, without any media pushback at all
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Boston boycott Tatte for not standing up for workers! @universalhub.com
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January 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Boston boycott Tatte for not standing up for workers! @universalhub.com
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To the world: Please forgive the U.S. No, that's not it. Please resist and fight the U.S. government's denialism, erasure of vulnerable populations, ignorance of science, and commitments to inequality and extractive (tech) capitalism.
After fossil fuel-fired hurricanes 🌀 Helene and 🌀 Milton ransack Southeast US & massive 🔥 🔥 burn down parts of LA, people cheer a fossil fuel president #Trump. Just surreal. 🤯
January 22, 2025 at 12:12 AM
To the world: Please forgive the U.S. No, that's not it. Please resist and fight the U.S. government's denialism, erasure of vulnerable populations, ignorance of science, and commitments to inequality and extractive (tech) capitalism.
MIRA's Know Your Rights webpage: miracoalition.org/news/know-yo...
January 22, 2025 at 12:08 AM
MIRA's Know Your Rights webpage: miracoalition.org/news/know-yo...
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MAGA doesn't give a fuck about anyone but billionaires.
January 21, 2025 at 6:22 AM
MAGA doesn't give a fuck about anyone but billionaires.
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Energy EO holds up EV charging funding to states already appropriated by Congress. If fewer charging stations get built, fewer cars will drive on electricity. This will be bad for emissions, but it will also increase gasoline use, which will raise, gasoline prices. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Unleashing American Energy – The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
www.whitehouse.gov
January 21, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Energy EO holds up EV charging funding to states already appropriated by Congress. If fewer charging stations get built, fewer cars will drive on electricity. This will be bad for emissions, but it will also increase gasoline use, which will raise, gasoline prices. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Understand and protect your rights during an ICE raid: Resources in English and Spanish
thedemlabs.org/2025/01/20/u...
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@melastorm.bsky.social @vivalavoices.bsky.social @mangata-path.bsky.social @phranklindb.bsky.social @edhirsch.bsky.social @jaynenebula.bsky.social @hardboiledblue.bsky.social
January 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Understand and protect your rights during an ICE raid: Resources in English and Spanish
thedemlabs.org/2025/01/20/u...
@melastorm.bsky.social @vivalavoices.bsky.social @mangata-path.bsky.social @phranklindb.bsky.social @edhirsch.bsky.social @jaynenebula.bsky.social @hardboiledblue.bsky.social
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@melastorm.bsky.social @vivalavoices.bsky.social @mangata-path.bsky.social @phranklindb.bsky.social @edhirsch.bsky.social @jaynenebula.bsky.social @hardboiledblue.bsky.social
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“Trump’s announcement came just 10 days after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration declared 2024 Earth’s hottest year on record, one marked by life-threatening heat waves, wildfires, and flooding around the world.” grist.org/politics/tru...
Trump unravels US climate agenda as he promises to ‘drill, baby, drill’
From declaring a “national energy emergency” to exiting the Paris Agreement, here is everything climate-related Trump did on Day 1.
grist.org
January 21, 2025 at 3:20 AM
“Trump’s announcement came just 10 days after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration declared 2024 Earth’s hottest year on record, one marked by life-threatening heat waves, wildfires, and flooding around the world.” grist.org/politics/tru...
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A bracing thought: for many public servants, just continuing to do their jobs, to send out checks, to post RFPs, to interview candidates, now constitutes an act of radical faith that the US is a nation of laws, and not of men.
The thing is, the more people keep doing just that, the more it's true.
The thing is, the more people keep doing just that, the more it's true.
Trump Day One executive order is an illegal deferral under the Impoundment Control Act.
It also seems as though Trump is (accidentally? purposefully?) demanding the US break its contracts for funding that has been obligated but not yet outlaid in saying no funds shall be disbursed.
It also seems as though Trump is (accidentally? purposefully?) demanding the US break its contracts for funding that has been obligated but not yet outlaid in saying no funds shall be disbursed.
January 21, 2025 at 5:29 AM
A bracing thought: for many public servants, just continuing to do their jobs, to send out checks, to post RFPs, to interview candidates, now constitutes an act of radical faith that the US is a nation of laws, and not of men.
The thing is, the more people keep doing just that, the more it's true.
The thing is, the more people keep doing just that, the more it's true.
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We've got four more years of Trump administration to unpack, but here's what we've got for Day One:
- an end to all wind energy permits (that includes onshore)
heatmap.news/politics/win...
- an end to all wind energy permits (that includes onshore)
heatmap.news/politics/win...
Trump Orders End to All Wind Energy Permits
The worst case scenario for the wind industry is here.
heatmap.news
January 21, 2025 at 4:28 AM
We've got four more years of Trump administration to unpack, but here's what we've got for Day One:
- an end to all wind energy permits (that includes onshore)
heatmap.news/politics/win...
- an end to all wind energy permits (that includes onshore)
heatmap.news/politics/win...
In addition to listening to @democracynow.org today, you might want to listen to the great 1960s protest singer Phil Ochs: youtu.be/K7fgB0m_y2I?... From 1965's "I Ain't Marching Any More" album.
Phil Ochs - Here's to the State of Mississippi
YouTube video by Morten Landerslev
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January 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM
In addition to listening to @democracynow.org today, you might want to listen to the great 1960s protest singer Phil Ochs: youtu.be/K7fgB0m_y2I?... From 1965's "I Ain't Marching Any More" album.
Really recommend listening to @democracynow.org podcast today, over and over again on repeat. Coverage of #MLK, resisters at Peace March. Voices informing and inspiring us to fight back. Grateful for your work! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
Democracy Now! 2025-01-20 Monday
Podcast Episode · Democracy Now! Audio · 01/20/2025 · 59m
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January 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Really recommend listening to @democracynow.org podcast today, over and over again on repeat. Coverage of #MLK, resisters at Peace March. Voices informing and inspiring us to fight back. Grateful for your work! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
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Happy MLK Jr. Day, my friends. In 1968, Dr. King spoke the following words, which are equally true today:
"The nation is sick. Trouble is in the land; confusion all around.... But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough, can you see the stars."
We must find & feed the points of light.
"The nation is sick. Trouble is in the land; confusion all around.... But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough, can you see the stars."
We must find & feed the points of light.
January 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Happy MLK Jr. Day, my friends. In 1968, Dr. King spoke the following words, which are equally true today:
"The nation is sick. Trouble is in the land; confusion all around.... But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough, can you see the stars."
We must find & feed the points of light.
"The nation is sick. Trouble is in the land; confusion all around.... But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough, can you see the stars."
We must find & feed the points of light.
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‘Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.’ — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On #MLKDay, we honor his legacy by choosing love over hate, justice over injustice, and hope over fear.
On #MLKDay, we honor his legacy by choosing love over hate, justice over injustice, and hope over fear.
January 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
‘Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.’ — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On #MLKDay, we honor his legacy by choosing love over hate, justice over injustice, and hope over fear.
On #MLKDay, we honor his legacy by choosing love over hate, justice over injustice, and hope over fear.
Joy!
Finally!
"With literally minutes left in his presidency, Joe Biden on Monday granted clemency to Leonard Peltier, the ailing Native American rights activist whom the U.S. government put in prison nearly 50 years ago after a trial riddled with misconduct and lies."
www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-bi...
"With literally minutes left in his presidency, Joe Biden on Monday granted clemency to Leonard Peltier, the ailing Native American rights activist whom the U.S. government put in prison nearly 50 years ago after a trial riddled with misconduct and lies."
www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-bi...
Joe Biden Frees Leonard Peltier
The ailing Native American rights activist has been in prison for nearly 50 years after the U.S. government lied to put him there.
www.huffpost.com
January 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Joy!
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All of us can benefit from feeling included, safe, seen and valued 📣!
These are simple but powerful concepts, and they are foundational for learning, mental health and well-being ❤️.
#InclusiveEducation #LGBTQRights #ChildrensRights
These are simple but powerful concepts, and they are foundational for learning, mental health and well-being ❤️.
#InclusiveEducation #LGBTQRights #ChildrensRights
January 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
All of us can benefit from feeling included, safe, seen and valued 📣!
These are simple but powerful concepts, and they are foundational for learning, mental health and well-being ❤️.
#InclusiveEducation #LGBTQRights #ChildrensRights
These are simple but powerful concepts, and they are foundational for learning, mental health and well-being ❤️.
#InclusiveEducation #LGBTQRights #ChildrensRights
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#OTD in 1929, we celebrate Dr. King’s true birthday—separate from the later holiday. The same issues he marched against decades ago still impact our world today.
Let’s remember his example of nonviolent civil disobedience and keep working to make his dream a reality.
Let’s remember his example of nonviolent civil disobedience and keep working to make his dream a reality.
January 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
#OTD in 1929, we celebrate Dr. King’s true birthday—separate from the later holiday. The same issues he marched against decades ago still impact our world today.
Let’s remember his example of nonviolent civil disobedience and keep working to make his dream a reality.
Let’s remember his example of nonviolent civil disobedience and keep working to make his dream a reality.
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My heart is full because people are listening to the audio version of Vol I of Jack Smith’s final report. The truth matters!
January 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
My heart is full because people are listening to the audio version of Vol I of Jack Smith’s final report. The truth matters!
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The architect of Project 2025's confirmation hearing is tomorrow. We gotta get loud about this one. Send your letters to your Senators demanding they oppose Russell Vought. Let's go. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell your Senators: Oppose Project 2025 Architect Russell Vought for Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
January 15, 2025 at 3:25 AM
The architect of Project 2025's confirmation hearing is tomorrow. We gotta get loud about this one. Send your letters to your Senators demanding they oppose Russell Vought. Let's go. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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"At key moments throughout US history, white male anger has been privileged over national security, progress or basic welfare" -- Carole Anderson
Time to re-up this article after the disturbing subservience of the GOP in Hegseth's confirmation hearing today.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Time to re-up this article after the disturbing subservience of the GOP in Hegseth's confirmation hearing today.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Will the American project survive the anger of white men? | Carol Anderson
At key moments throughout US history, white male anger has been privileged over national security, progress or basic welfare
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2025 at 4:55 AM
"At key moments throughout US history, white male anger has been privileged over national security, progress or basic welfare" -- Carole Anderson
Time to re-up this article after the disturbing subservience of the GOP in Hegseth's confirmation hearing today.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Time to re-up this article after the disturbing subservience of the GOP in Hegseth's confirmation hearing today.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m... Always happy to learn more about #gardening with native plants for diverse ecosystems and community growth. “Gardens of engagement” is the perfect term for what I’m hoping to achieve in urban spaces. #UrbanPastorals
A Way to Garden with Margaret Roach – Jan 13, 2025 – Kelly Norris on Your Natural Garden
Podcast Episode · MARGARET ROACH A WAY TO GARDEN · 01/10/2025 · 28m
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January 12, 2025 at 11:27 PM
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m... Always happy to learn more about #gardening with native plants for diverse ecosystems and community growth. “Gardens of engagement” is the perfect term for what I’m hoping to achieve in urban spaces. #UrbanPastorals
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1. Hundreds of companies who pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 4 years
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
General Mills
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
General Mills
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
10 corporations that kept their promises after January 6, 2021
After a violent mob stormed the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, hundreds of corporations took action to communicate to the public that democracy itself was more important than maximizing their po...
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January 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
1. Hundreds of companies who pledged to stop donating to members of Congress who voted to overturn the election on 1/6/21 have broken their promise over the last 4 years
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
General Mills
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
But we've identified 10 promise keepers:
Farmers
Airbnb
Expedia
Nike
Clorox
General Mills
Holland & Hart
Qurate
Whirlpool
Lyft
Shhh, don’t tell him!
Does Trump realize that the U.S. already has a military base on Greenland?? www.politico.eu/article/dona...
Trump refuses to rule out using military force to take Greenland and Panama Canal
“We need them for economic security,” says the U.S. president-elect.
www.politico.eu
January 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Shhh, don’t tell him!