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JOIN ME and DONATE TODAY TO HELP my co-worker's family and so many others: The Afghan Culture Society California set up GoFundMe to provide urgent necessities (eg, tents, blankets, & clothes) to survivors of the earthquake, Rainy season and colder weather coming... www.gofundme.com/f/support-af...
There’s a persistent myth that new solar farms don’t really help tackle climate change because panels are “made with coal” and “never pay back” their carbon debt. This is simply false. - UN: solar ~8x cleaner than gas, ~19x than coal per kWh - panels repay CO2 in 4 months; save 57x over life
The data shows that the future will be electric & renewable ... 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🌊🔋 The global energy transition is underway. And that is good for #Climate #Environment #PublicHealth #Economics interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/so...
To our enduring shame, the US wrongfully incarcerated 120,000 people of Japanese descent - more than two-thirds US citizens - between February, 1942 and December, 1945. ICE is already wrongfully incarcerating people 2x faster than that, and the Republican spending bill just tripled ICE's budget.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of health and human services, is endangering the health of the American people now and into the future. He must resign,” Senator Bernie Sanders writes in a guest essay.
🚨In partnership with @midwestadvocates.bsky.social, we filed a constitutional climate lawsuit on behalf of young Wisconsinites to hold their legislature and PSC accountable for unconstitutional laws that worsen climate change and violate their rights. Spread the word: bit.ly/wi-toolkit1
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Yes, truly incredible.
campaign poster sneak peek 👀
Tens of thousands of demonstrators in Tel Aviv called for an end to war in #Gaza and release of hostages, one of largest demonstrations in #Israel since Hamas attacked on Oct 7 2023. “Bring them all home! Stop the war!” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
If pundits would like to talk about violence, a terrorist recently shot up the CDC and another assassinated Democratic officials in Minnesota but they sort of let both stories disappear Not as threatening as motorbikes in DC I know but maybe we could circle back?
Corporatocracy
2) Unequivocally show that businesses stand WITH immigrant workers and clientele, and AGAINST Trump’s secret police tactics. Protect your community from fascist ICE raids by signing up to complete a Signs of Solidarity canvass. 👇
Slow down ICE by visiting local businesses, speaking to small business owners or store managers, and distributing signs that do two things: 1) Clearly mark "Staff Only" areas to create safe zones where ICE can’t legally operate without a signed judicial warrant.
I think there's a huge unmet demand for co-housing, which are like condos but with more shared amenities/activities.
“We need the program, and it needs to be strengthened,” says @climatecampaign's Barry Vesser about Cap and Trade. California’s Cap and Trade Program MUST cut pollution faster & protect communities. #CapAndTrade www.latimes.com/environment/...
Since the coal plant closed in 2016, researchers have tracked respiratory and cardiovascular ER visits & hospitalizations before & after the shutdown-finding dramatic improvement..an immediate 20% decrease in weekly ER visits for respiratory problems & a 40% decrease in visits for pediatric asthma
Here's Lee Zeldin delivering the regime's propagandistic, lie-filled announcement of the illegal end of Solar for All. To be clear, the reconciliation bill repealed the authorizing language and rescinded $19 million in unobligated funds, but didn't cancel ANY award agreements. x.com/epaleezeldin...
For 60 years since its passage, the Voting Rights Act has been undermined by politicians trying to make decisions on behalf of voters. It's time to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, get rid of partisan gerrymandering, and give power back to the people. www.npr.org/2025/08/06/n...
No new data centers unless they’re running on 24/7 renewable energy. Period.
Great read— moving and in some ways haunting yet totally worth it. chireviewofbooks.com/2025/03/05/w...
Wildfire burns through northern suburb of Athens as residents told to evacuate www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
A reminder: 40% of all bulk shipping is simply moving fossil fuels around. Horrors like this happen constantly. And when they don't happen, and the fuels arrive "safely", their use destroys the world we depend on.
I have a goal of adding one new visual per day at zacklabe.com/united-state..., and this one was particularly eye-opening - sea surface temperatures averaged by year for the Caribbean... 🌀🌊 Data from @noaa.gov OISSTv2.1 (downloads.psl.noaa.gov/Datasets/noa...).
The U.S. Supreme Court flunks Separation of Powers again anntelnaes.substack.com/p/scotus-flu...
ICE is the American Gestapo. And this absurd display of terrorism in Los Angeles is meant to incite fear in our communities. But the people aren’t having it. We are pushing back every chance we can—showing these fascists we will not bend, we will not break, we will stand in defiance, together.
From @weather west.bsky.social: there's growing evidence not only that precipitation extremes will increase (in general) due to climate change--but also that the most intense, rarest, & most dangerous rain events will increase faster than more "moderate" extremes. That's...not great!
Texas’s ‘flash #flood alley’ could bring even more floods in near future as Trump cuts compound with warming #climate www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This is not clicking for enough people. On top of everything else, the Texas floods are an ominous example of how flash floods are getting worse. And imo they're one of the most terrifying climate hazards bc they're fast, hard to predict, and possible in so many places at local/national scales.
Happy #WorldFireflyDay A female Common Eastern Firefly watches males flashing in the sky. If she sees a suitable mate she discretely flashes back at him. You can help conserve fireflies by turning off lights, not using pesticides, keeping some long grass, and leaving some leaves in the fall.
My FYP is video after video of pre-med students explaining how the big bill’s student loan cap will make it impossible for them to afford med school. Experts were already predicting a doctor shortage to the tune of 86k by 2036. This will make it exponentially worst. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8hFxfBL/
Congestion pricing by the # ‘s 6 months in: * 67k fewer drivers entering zone daily * Delays in Holland Tunnel down 65% * Traffic deaths down 32% so far in 2025 * $500m projected this year for MTA capital improvements * B’way attendance +12% * Subway ridership +7% So yes this program is a SUCCESS.
SCOTUS’s recent ruling restricted one of the most effective tools for challenging Trump’s unconstitutional policies. But legal experts say other, slower paths still exist. Here’s how advocates are adjusting. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/sup...
This is a time when so many people are going to make so much money off of jailing and deporting immigrants. Just obscene amounts; tens of billions will be spent on contractors in the next few years.
Preventing climate change by reducing emissions is, intrinsically & unavoidably, an altruistic act: just as more emissions hurts everyone (it's *global* warming), fewer emissions helps everyone. You are helping yourself but, whether you intend it or not, you're also helping everyone else. Now ...
Authoritarian governments are increasingly trying to undermine science to create fact-free zones where they can expand their power. Scientists are fighting back with a new anti-authoritarian handbook.
There have been claims that NOAA/NWS did not foresee catastrophic TX floods--but that's simply not true. This was undoubtedly an extreme event, but messaging rapidly escalated beginning ~12 hrs prior. Flood Watch mid PM, "heads up" outlook late PM, flash flood warnings ~1am.
Guadalupe River rose from 3 to 34 feet in ~90 minutes, & from 95 cubic feet per second to 166,000 cubic feet per second. Our worsening #climatecrisis is creating the conditions in #Texas for more of these sharp, deadly deluges. #SaveNOAA #ActOnClimate www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/c...
Can someone in the legacy media explain what the purpose of "viewed as" is in this headline. The character Shylock was anti-Semitic and the term has always been anti-Semitic. Is WaPo suggesting there is a different way to "view" it? Are they blind to anti-Semitism? Or sucking up to Trump?
Never before in the history of this nation has such a large redistribution of income been directed upward, for no reason at all
Those who vote for this Big Death Bill will make millions of people sicker and be directly responsible for over 51,000 preventable deaths a year. All just to give tax breaks to the rich.
He proposes releasing some ICE prisoners to labor on farms where the employers will “own them” and be responsible for them. Historians have spent decades meticulously proving the straight line between slavery and modern capitalism’s concept of the laborer—or we could just let them say it.
For perspective: a recent study suggested that economic savings from just a *single* well-predicted hurricane, thanks to NOAA research advancements, are on order of *$5 billion.* That exceeds NOAA's *entire proposed annual operating budget.* So much for government efficiency.
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GOP wants EV tax credit gone; it would be a disaster for Tesla arstechnica.com/cars/2025/07...
here's the truth: climate change is costing us lots and lots of money. and renewables save us money. www.theclimatebrink.com?utm_source=n...
Hungary banned anything that “promotes homosexuality,” which means Pride. However, today over 500,000 people in Budapest told the government to fuck off. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
New data show that ICE is pulling record numbers of people off the streets who have no criminal convictions of any kind. This is not just a change from the Biden admin. This is a radical tactical shift compared to Trump 1.0. These arrests are up over 1,000% from 2017. www.cato.org/blog/ice-arr...
We are completely and utterly unprepared for what is happening *right now* at ~1.5ºC of heating. Never mind what is coming, as we race headlong to crossing 2ºC. (To stand a remote chance of staying below 2ºC global emissions must fall by 5.5% in 2025 and EVERY year thereafter until 2030)
I encourage everyone to actually read the dissent. The description of what this government is doing should shock anyone with a conscience. It is unfathomably cruel, indeed sadistic. And yes, *this* is being enabled by the highest court in the nation.
Bird pics have been proven to act as an antidepressant, so here you go.
🤬😤#Scotus rules in favor of profit over people again… One step forward for #BigOil. A giant step backward for #CleanAir, #health, #cleanenergy & our #climate future. Dirty #FossilFuel firms can challenge #California’s emission limits, supreme court rules www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Nasa data reveal extreme events like floods and droughts are now • Twice as frequent • Longer-lasting • More severe Yet just when the world *really* needs to get its act together on climate collapse, it feels like we're ever more at the mercy of fools and madmen. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Senator Heinrich with a spot-on summary of the Senate Finance bill's clean energy provisions: "a slightly mitigated disaster" in contrast to the "unmitigated disaster" that is the House bill. *chefs kiss*
Will getting detained by these fascists increase his chances in the NYC mayoral election?
I hope so!! He would be a great NYC Mayor!
UNACCEPTABLE!! Stop the thugs!! Save democracy and rule of law!
Oh No!! Thank you for your outstanding leadership @bradlander.bsky.social -- hope you are OK and that you are released immediately.
“It’s the pathology of greed” - Sabrina Jacobs of KPFA on the gas and oil industry’s actions to increase profits at the expense of Californians. #StopTheOilShakedown #MakePollutersPay kpfa.org/episode/pame...
And again, they were about 15-20 times as large as the April 2009 Tea Party protests, so I'll sit back and wait for 15-20 times as many stories from political pundits explaining that this was a decisive rebuke to the sitting president that Changes Everything.
More than 200 people remain locked in prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration, without any right to trial.
Democratic senators need to stop pretending that GOP senators are their “good friends across the aisle” and realize many of them are just lying sociopaths who are actively fanning the flames of violence against them.
When I tell you Los Angeles is an occupied city/county, this is what I mean… Yesterday, ICE agents showed up to a regular Saturday swap meet with armed Marines and a military helicopter overhead, like it’s a fucking war zone.
This weekend, millions of Americans marched to resist Donald's rising authoritarianism and to declare "No Kings in America!" This Week in Wins has the highlights, from the nationwide protests to brutal new polls for Trump and another special election win for Democrats. Don't miss out on the latest.
Reminder: Republicans are facilitating a massive transfer of wealth to the richest Americans while making cuts that would rip away healthcare and food from millions of people. It's Robin Hood in reverse.
Thanks Travis Matthews
Thx @alexcole
Mr. Boelter worked at a funeral home, owned guns and had voted for President Trump last year, he said…a text message from Mr. Boelter early on Saturday morning, in which he wrote that he might be dead soon.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/u...
NEW: In the last few hours, Minnesota authorities warned people against attending protests, with a killer on the loose. This is the current view of the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul. DEFIANCE. 👏 #NoKings #50501Movement (📸 Daviss)
Trump’s provocations have turned Angelenos into pedestrians
#Boise #Idaho showing up for #NoKings
Masked agents in unmarked cars disappearing people from the street and shipping them to a dictator’s prison. Executive branch officials blowing off federal court orders, wrestling members of Congress to the ground and handcuffing them for asking a question. Smells like fascism.
Pelosi recently missed being assassinated and her husband was almost killed but mainstream media are so far gone they quickly downplayed the political murder attempts. Now another Dem leader and her husband are dead and still most of what we will hear about tomorrow is the fascist’s parade.
When Tim Walz became Kamala Harris's running mate, progressives highlighted policies passed. It could not have been possible without Melissa Hortman. -Free school breakfast and lunch -Restoring voting rights for felons -Paid leave Great piece by @gracepanetta.bsky.social 19thnews.org/2025/06/rep-...
The people, not the President, own the flag. #NoKings #SolidaritySeason
NYC #NoKings huge even with some rain
Los Angeles. Just wow.
👀👀👀 #nokings #nokingsday #resist #june14 #50501sandiego #50501CA
#NoKings
Exactly… the Hitler playbook
Sadly very believable… all part of the autocrat’s playbook… fueled by Tr*mp‘s incessant, hate speech, disregard for rule of law, and not to mention pardoning of a couple thousand thugs from January 6… horrific
Two important things to note: 1) the most significant violence we’ve seen this year was not against ICE or Trump or members of his administration, but against Democrats 2) when ICE scoffs at people asking for warrants or for identification, THIS IS WHY THEY ASK www.fox9.com/news/melissa...
Horrible… Unleashed by Tr*mp‘s ongoing hate speech, disregard for rule of law, and not to mention pardoning of a couple thousand January 6ers…
Time to reign in the hateful rhetoric. It’s leading to violence!! #NoKings! www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
We will ruin your dictator day, Donald. 👉 www.meidasplus.com/p/trump-trie...
Growing #antisemitism in the US leaves #Jewish people at greater risk of victimization by a hate crime than any other group. No politics or ideology justifies this bigotry. The choice: denounce it fully or encourage even more hate. Thx @nytimes editors. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/o...
Thanks! @theclimatecenter.bsky.social
✨New op-ed from @theclimatecenter.bsky.social in @pressdemo.bsky.social: It’s time to #MakePollutersPay for climate damages instead of working Californians.
#GVerse #Spectacular - Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov just completely wrecked #Shit4Brains again. We're loving this.
Once again, it seems to me that when a court finds the president is doing something wildly unconstitutional, it is dangerous and unhealthy that we default to “but let him keep doing it until multiple layers of review all agree.”
Here are 3 ways the Federal Government could better use the money they are wasting terrorizing LA with armed troops. 1. Pay the Tuition of Every Freshman at UCLA 2. Give $1,000 a month UBI to 11,000 struggling families for an entire year. 3. Provide $134 million dollars in wildfire recovery aid
This Saturday, rain is expected at Trump’s lame authoritarian parade, possibly even thunderstorms. On top of that, there are more than 2,100 anti-Trump protests planned across America—and at least 45 events scheduled in 15 other countries. More here:
This.
Karen Bass: "The 100 National Guard soldiers that are downtown LA are guarding one federal building, so there is no need for this...it's all part of an experiment that is taking place in Los Angeles...what happens when the federal government intervenes and takes power away from a governor & mayor?"
"Scardina says he voted for Trump and still supports many of the former president’s policies, but this isn’t what he signed up for. 'Buyer’s remorse? I don’t know, a little bit.' The detained men represented a third of his total staff — devastating in a small labor pool like Key West."
Global ocean acidification has passed safe planetary boundary threshold: Study
Court’s in session. So are we. #ICE keeps taking our people. We keep showing up. 9AM. 55 E Monroe. #50501Chicago #WeProtectUs #StopTheRaids #ImmigrationJustice #EndDetention #sisepuede
