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A timeline cleanser: My recent newsletter is about rise of "repair cafes" around the world, where communities come together to fix each other's beloved things. The goal: reduce consumer waste, and maybe make some buddies in the process 🔧👭
insideclimatenews.org/news/1111202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/1111202...
A Growing Number of ‘Repair Cafes’ Are Popping Up Around the World to Curb Consumer Waste - Inside Climate News
Local communities are hosting events where people can bring in their broken goods for repairs—free of charge.
insideclimatenews.org
November 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
A timeline cleanser: My recent newsletter is about rise of "repair cafes" around the world, where communities come together to fix each other's beloved things. The goal: reduce consumer waste, and maybe make some buddies in the process 🔧👭
insideclimatenews.org/news/1111202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/1111202...
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This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.
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“The river seemed to come alive right after dam removal.”
These Native kids were the first to witness the mighty Klamath River's rebirth.
These Native kids were the first to witness the mighty Klamath River's rebirth.
These Native kids were first to witness the mighty Klamath River's rebirth
The removal of dams, and the river's restoration, is "a great David-and-Goliath story."
www.motherjones.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:05 PM
“The river seemed to come alive right after dam removal.”
These Native kids were the first to witness the mighty Klamath River's rebirth.
These Native kids were the first to witness the mighty Klamath River's rebirth.
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WCK is serving free meals for furloughed federal workers impacted by the U.S. government shutdown. These meals are available to federal employees and their families. Below are locations and hours. #ChefsForFeds (1/2)
October 27, 2025 at 1:25 AM
WCK is serving free meals for furloughed federal workers impacted by the U.S. government shutdown. These meals are available to federal employees and their families. Below are locations and hours. #ChefsForFeds (1/2)
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EXCLUSIVE: Our friends at @lighthousereports.com obtained a secret data trove.
It revealed a vast global surveillance empire whose tech has been used to target politicians, journalists, tech execs, and Jared Leto.
The story only gets wilder from there.
It revealed a vast global surveillance empire whose tech has been used to target politicians, journalists, tech execs, and Jared Leto.
The story only gets wilder from there.
The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you
We uncovered a massive data trove. It revealed the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.
www.motherjones.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Our friends at @lighthousereports.com obtained a secret data trove.
It revealed a vast global surveillance empire whose tech has been used to target politicians, journalists, tech execs, and Jared Leto.
The story only gets wilder from there.
It revealed a vast global surveillance empire whose tech has been used to target politicians, journalists, tech execs, and Jared Leto.
The story only gets wilder from there.
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1/ South Korean workers arrested in Georgia and subsequently deported from the US have been giving more accounts of their experiences. The deportation of over 300 workers has caused political uproar in South Korea and prompted a human rights investigation into their ordeal. ⬇️
September 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
1/ South Korean workers arrested in Georgia and subsequently deported from the US have been giving more accounts of their experiences. The deportation of over 300 workers has caused political uproar in South Korea and prompted a human rights investigation into their ordeal. ⬇️
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In the spring of 1996, lawmakers buried a rider in a humdrum bill meant to make life easier for small businesses. Thirty years later, Republican lawmakers are wielding it to quietly upend how the country manages public lands. (edited)
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/republi...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/republi...
Republicans Are Using an Arcane Oversight Rule to Permanently Dismantle Federal Land Protections
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talkingpointsmemo.com
September 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
In the spring of 1996, lawmakers buried a rider in a humdrum bill meant to make life easier for small businesses. Thirty years later, Republican lawmakers are wielding it to quietly upend how the country manages public lands. (edited)
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/republi...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/republi...
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It’s kind of comforting to learn we’ve all been in hell for a year.
The entire population of the country OD’ing on fent and being in hell together is much easier to come to terms with than a literal nazi coup by the most unserious, willfully ignorant people in the country.
The entire population of the country OD’ing on fent and being in hell together is much easier to come to terms with than a literal nazi coup by the most unserious, willfully ignorant people in the country.
September 15, 2025 at 5:23 AM
It’s kind of comforting to learn we’ve all been in hell for a year.
The entire population of the country OD’ing on fent and being in hell together is much easier to come to terms with than a literal nazi coup by the most unserious, willfully ignorant people in the country.
The entire population of the country OD’ing on fent and being in hell together is much easier to come to terms with than a literal nazi coup by the most unserious, willfully ignorant people in the country.
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My quote of the day
September 15, 2025 at 11:15 AM
My quote of the day
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In the 1980s, beach cleanups were envisaged as citizen science, aimed squarely at industrial pollution.
Meet the women who turned beach cleanups into a global movement – and what was forgotten along the way
In the 1980s, beach cleanups were envisaged as citizen science, aimed squarely at industrial pollution.
tcnv.link
September 15, 2025 at 1:13 PM
In the 1980s, beach cleanups were envisaged as citizen science, aimed squarely at industrial pollution.
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The Wild Hornets are blown away by the warm reception at our booth at the great Toronto Ukrainian Festival!🐝
Nearly a million people are expected!
We are deeply honoured to meet visitors with heartbreaking stories of family lost in the war and a veteran sapper badly wounded in 2016
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Nearly a million people are expected!
We are deeply honoured to meet visitors with heartbreaking stories of family lost in the war and a veteran sapper badly wounded in 2016
/1
September 14, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The Wild Hornets are blown away by the warm reception at our booth at the great Toronto Ukrainian Festival!🐝
Nearly a million people are expected!
We are deeply honoured to meet visitors with heartbreaking stories of family lost in the war and a veteran sapper badly wounded in 2016
/1
Nearly a million people are expected!
We are deeply honoured to meet visitors with heartbreaking stories of family lost in the war and a veteran sapper badly wounded in 2016
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In The Situation, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org discusses the ongoing politicization of the Justice Department and what a future administration could do to rebuild the department. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
The Situation: So Much Worse Than You Thought
Just how bad is The Situation at the Justice Department?
www.lawfaremedia.org
August 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
In The Situation, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org discusses the ongoing politicization of the Justice Department and what a future administration could do to rebuild the department. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
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Captain and 1st + 2nd mate of EAGLE S are charged with "outrageous destruction and outrageous interference with telecommunications + alternative criminal offenses."*
EAGLE S dragged her anchor for nine hours Dec 2024 in an attack on comms and power infrastructure of Gulf of Finland.
EAGLE S dragged her anchor for nine hours Dec 2024 in an attack on comms and power infrastructure of Gulf of Finland.
Cables saboteur suspect EAGLE S stopped in international waters 4 hours ago.
2 hours ago she started proceeding slowly north and is now firmly in Finnish territory.
I find it probable she has been arrested by Finnish navy (usually less visible on AIS).
2 hours ago she started proceeding slowly north and is now firmly in Finnish territory.
I find it probable she has been arrested by Finnish navy (usually less visible on AIS).
August 11, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Captain and 1st + 2nd mate of EAGLE S are charged with "outrageous destruction and outrageous interference with telecommunications + alternative criminal offenses."*
EAGLE S dragged her anchor for nine hours Dec 2024 in an attack on comms and power infrastructure of Gulf of Finland.
EAGLE S dragged her anchor for nine hours Dec 2024 in an attack on comms and power infrastructure of Gulf of Finland.
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Update
Top 3 Bids at 5:15PM EST
$150
$115
$100
Top 3 Bids at 5:15PM EST
$150
$115
$100
😈Baba Yaga Patch Auction😈
Be ONE of the First 3 Fellas to get @snuggledick.bsky.social & his Patch Syndicate’s NEW design!
Post bids as reply to THIS post
3 highest bids on either Bsky or X win at auction end SUN 8PM EST
So far we have 2 $100 & 1 $25.
Benefits an injured UA Drone Pilot Defender.
Be ONE of the First 3 Fellas to get @snuggledick.bsky.social & his Patch Syndicate’s NEW design!
Post bids as reply to THIS post
3 highest bids on either Bsky or X win at auction end SUN 8PM EST
So far we have 2 $100 & 1 $25.
Benefits an injured UA Drone Pilot Defender.
June 29, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Update
Top 3 Bids at 5:15PM EST
$150
$115
$100
Top 3 Bids at 5:15PM EST
$150
$115
$100
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übrigens ist das Verkehrsproblem gelöst 👍🏻
June 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
übrigens ist das Verkehrsproblem gelöst 👍🏻
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This would be the largest public lands sell-off in modern U.S. history and it's happening with no hearings, no debate, and no public input.
See what public lands would be available for sale:
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
See what public lands would be available for sale:
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
120 million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR budget reconciliation package
The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 120 million acres, including local recreation areas, wild...
www.wilderness.org
June 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
This would be the largest public lands sell-off in modern U.S. history and it's happening with no hearings, no debate, and no public input.
See what public lands would be available for sale:
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
See what public lands would be available for sale:
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
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One doesn’t have to be a Batman to fight off evil. Sometimes, it’s enough to be a man with a bat. Or a woman. Or a cartoon dog.
Let’s make a NAFO air defense unit that bonks the russian drones away a reality:
u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...
Let’s make a NAFO air defense unit that bonks the russian drones away a reality:
u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...
June 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
One doesn’t have to be a Batman to fight off evil. Sometimes, it’s enough to be a man with a bat. Or a woman. Or a cartoon dog.
Let’s make a NAFO air defense unit that bonks the russian drones away a reality:
u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...
Let’s make a NAFO air defense unit that bonks the russian drones away a reality:
u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...
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FIXED! We have launched a new geoconfirmed map for the United States tracking the ongoing potential self-coup.
It includes protests, civil unrest, military deployments, large ICE/HSI/etc deployments, police deployments, and major incidents of Constitutional due process violations.
Please amplify.
It includes protests, civil unrest, military deployments, large ICE/HSI/etc deployments, police deployments, and major incidents of Constitutional due process violations.
Please amplify.
United States 2025 Self-Coup Tracker - Google My Maps
Malcontent News
Last Updated: 10 JUN 2025 20:00 PDT
Tracking state national guard, federalized national guard, and federal troop deployments within the United States, significant areas of unrest, an...
www.google.com
June 11, 2025 at 3:25 AM
FIXED! We have launched a new geoconfirmed map for the United States tracking the ongoing potential self-coup.
It includes protests, civil unrest, military deployments, large ICE/HSI/etc deployments, police deployments, and major incidents of Constitutional due process violations.
Please amplify.
It includes protests, civil unrest, military deployments, large ICE/HSI/etc deployments, police deployments, and major incidents of Constitutional due process violations.
Please amplify.
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This is our first military fundraiser in nearly a year. One that is as timely and crucial as ever. This is our chance to stop daily russian terror. Regardless of what is decided by the powers that be, including those in charge of algorithms. So let’s:
u24.gov.ua/sky-sentinel...
u24.gov.ua/sky-sentinel...
May 26, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This is our first military fundraiser in nearly a year. One that is as timely and crucial as ever. This is our chance to stop daily russian terror. Regardless of what is decided by the powers that be, including those in charge of algorithms. So let’s:
u24.gov.ua/sky-sentinel...
u24.gov.ua/sky-sentinel...
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🙏 @kajakallas.bsky.social continues to expose russian hypocrisy, directly and unapologetically.
We truly wish this obvious point was obvious for everyone.
We truly wish this obvious point was obvious for everyone.
April 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
🙏 @kajakallas.bsky.social continues to expose russian hypocrisy, directly and unapologetically.
We truly wish this obvious point was obvious for everyone.
We truly wish this obvious point was obvious for everyone.
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A January operation in the central Californian city of Bakersfield saw dozens detained by border patrol agents operating more than 300 miles from the US southern border. Bellingcat worked with @evidentmedia.org and @calmatters.org to piece together the operation www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/04...
US Border Patrol Called Raid 300 Miles From Border 'Targeted'. Open Source Evidence Suggests Otherwise - bellingcat
US Border Patrol travelled 300 Miles for a 'targeted' operation. Rights groups say it was anything but targeted.
www.bellingcat.com
April 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
A January operation in the central Californian city of Bakersfield saw dozens detained by border patrol agents operating more than 300 miles from the US southern border. Bellingcat worked with @evidentmedia.org and @calmatters.org to piece together the operation www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/04...
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Villagers in Cameroon have denounced the use of tear gas by authorities to break up their protest on March 25 against the replanting of oil palm trees by the plantation company Socapalm on disputed land in the country’s southwest.
Read more on this
Read more on this
Palm oil company uses armed forces, tear gas against protesting villagers in Cameroon
Villagers in Cameroon have denounced the use of tear gas by authorities to break up their protest on March 25 against the replanting of oil palm trees by the plantation company Socapalm on disputed…
news.mongabay.com
April 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Villagers in Cameroon have denounced the use of tear gas by authorities to break up their protest on March 25 against the replanting of oil palm trees by the plantation company Socapalm on disputed land in the country’s southwest.
Read more on this
Read more on this
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Action item:
Via @abreezeclayton.bsky.social, here's a tool to find out if your vote is on the list of those being challenged in North Carolina, along with instructions on what you can do next/who to contact re: ballot curing.
Please share widely, especially if you're in North Carolina
Please share widely, especially if you're in North Carolina
April 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Action item:
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People need to understand the republican leaders are counting on the market to drop! Why? They are buying these low price stocks. Then they will reverse the tariffs market will spike back up. These leaders will sell and make billions! It’s called insider trading
April 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
People need to understand the republican leaders are counting on the market to drop! Why? They are buying these low price stocks. Then they will reverse the tariffs market will spike back up. These leaders will sell and make billions! It’s called insider trading