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Born at 312ppm
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MAGA is a cult.
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01)
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Standing with everyone in TN, AL, MS, LA, FL, SC, & others in the fight to protect voting rights in the wake of last week’s devastating decision. We know there are difficult days ahead, but we must continue to organize & fight back in the courts, our communities, our legislatures, & in Congress.
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May they rot in hell. And the SCOTUS six.
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The Tennessee Holler
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WALTER BAILEY: “Dr. King took a bullet in the neck. They were shot. Killed. Murdered. Advancing voting rights… it’s an insult to their legacy. To their deaths.” @GovBillLee @MarshaBlackburn SenJohnson BrentTaylorTN
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Rebel Temple☀️
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Demonstrators rally in Tennessee and Alabama against redistricting efforts, in photos
#Occupy
#USA
#Tennessee
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#BLM
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Demonstrators rally in Tennessee and Alabama against redistricting efforts, in photos
Republicans across several Southern states moved forward with redistricting efforts ahead of the midterm elections, despite protests and fierce opposition from Democrats and civil rights advocates.
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Lee West
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Elon Musk's no-show for a French judicial summons did not slow the inquiry. Paris prosecutor's office confirmed on Thursday, May 7, that it had opened a criminal investigation on May 6 into the parent company of the social network X and its owner, Musk.
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French prosecutors open criminal investigation into Elon Musk and X
This latest legal step follows Musk's failure to respond to a summons by the Paris prosecutor's office to appear for a voluntary interview on April 20. Since summer 2025, national cyber prosecutors ha...
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/pixels/article/2026/05/07/french-prosecutors-open-criminal-investigation-into-elon-musk-and-x_6753227_13.html
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He should be tarred and feathered.
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Fight those racist bastards
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Mark Gongloff
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US wildfires have *doubled* the previous record for this time of year. We've already burned more land than in many full years this century
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Arrest Ross
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Matt DeLong
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The federal government has turned over evidence from the shooting death of Renee Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross to a magistrate judge in U.S. District Court for Minnesota, according to an attorney involved in a case tangential to Ross.
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Federal government turns over evidence from the shooting death of Renee Good
The evidence was turned over to the U.S. District Court of Minnesota after it was demanded by a judge. It is unclear what evidence has been supplied and an attorney in the case remains skeptical.
https://www.startribune.com/federal-government-turns-over-evidence-from-the-shooting-death-of-renee-good-for-court-review/601837483
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You can buy a used 2023 Chevy bolt EV for under $17,000 on Carvana.
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The Verge
4 days ago
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez won a historic sum of $375 million in a landmark child safety case against Meta earlier this year. The next stage of the fight begins today, and it could be even more consequential for Meta and the social media industry at large.
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Meta’s historic loss in court could cost a lot more than $375 million
The state previously won a $375 million jury award against Meta.
https://www.theverge.com/policy/922380/new-mexico-meta-public-nuisance-trial-kids-safety
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Morgan J Freeman
4 days ago
In 184 days we boot Donald Trump from power in the 2026 Midterm Elections!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Are you ready?
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Ketan Joshi
4 days ago
This is very much a real thing; even if a bunch of media outlets reported it quite sloppily and some of the numbers ended up needlessly overstated. If this was a normal industry it'd just be a fixable planning consideration. But tech is panic-building thousands so it's something bigger
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Rob Bluebird
5 days ago
House votes to kill Roundup cancer lawsuit protections for Bayer - ensures that lawsuits can proceed, holding manufacturers accountable for potential health risks associated with their products ..
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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House votes to kill Roundup cancer lawsuit protections for Bayer
The overall 2027 farm bill passed on a 224-200 vote.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/house-votes-kill-roundup-cancer-172500504.html
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Rob🎸
5 days ago
Fuck yes
insideevs.com/news/794457/...
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EVs Slashed Global Fuel Consumption Massively In 2025
As EV sales grow, the future of gas and diesel isn’t looking all that great. Electric two- and three-wheelers were the biggest contributors.
https://insideevs.com/news/794457/evs-cut-global-oil-consumption/
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Paul Eric
5 days ago
Israelis demonstrated in Tel Aviv against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, calling for an end to Israel’s wars. Protesters accused the government of relying on “brute force” and destruction.
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Paul Rieckhoff
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Corruption at its finest.
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The everything, everywhere, all at once corruption story.
I'm pleading with you to look at the president's self-dealing.
https://www.readtangle.com/the-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-corruption-story/
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Carbon mapper to deploy new tools to detect methane leaks.
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Carbon Mapper Unveils Plan for Next-Generation Methane Detection Technology to Cut Climate's Strongest Pollutant
/PRNewswire/ -- Today, the nonprofit Carbon Mapper announced plans to develop and deploy new technology in its remote-sensing constellation, growing the...
https://bit.ly/3QGmWYf
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Bad Choices Make Good Stories
6 days ago
May Day: There were huge anti Trump protests all across America. Did you hear about it in the corporate media?
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01)
7 days ago
This is what happens under fair maps—and why they gutted the Voting Rights Act. Get it? This is why generations marched, organized, and mobilized. And so must we. 📈
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Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️🌈
7 days ago
ICYMI: US Farm Bureau reports that 7/10 US farmers can’t afford all the fertilizer they need this year, and 6/10 report worsening finances. Hilarious until you realize they grow your food. Read closely. 73% of the guys making your oatmeal are in trouble. Veggies? 61%
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Farm Bureau Survey Reveals Real Impact of Fertilizer Availability and Price
Fertilizer affordability challenges are most acute in the South and Northeast but remain a concern for farmers across all regions. Around 70% of respondents report being unable to afford all the ferti...
https://www.fb.org/market-intel/farm-bureau-survey-reveals-real-impact-of-fertilizer-availability-and-price
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Announced by climate envoy Benoît Faraco, the plan sets explicit end dates across the economy: end coal by 2030, oil by 2045, and gas by 2050. As should we all, before they end us.
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In May 2024, Trump asked oil executives to raise $1 billion for his campaign. He said he’d give them everything they wanted.
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Announced by climate envoy Benoît Faraco, the plan sets explicit end dates across the economy: end coal by 2030, oil by 2045, and gas by 2050. As should we all, before they end us.
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Daisy Dunne
8 days ago
JUST PUBLISHED: My key outcomes from first summit on ‘transitioning away’ from fossil fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia 🌎Plans for work on national roadmaps, subsidies and trade 🌎A "refreshing" new approach for talks among nations 🌏A new science panel & much more
www.carbonbrief.org/santa-marta-...
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Santa Marta: Key outcomes from first summit on ‘transitioning away’ from fossil fuels - Carbon Brief
Countries attending a first-of-its-kind summit have walked away with plans to develop national roadmaps away...
https://www.carbonbrief.org/santa-marta-key-outcomes-from-first-summit-on-transitioning-away-from-fossil-fuels/
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They refused to talk to him when he called their spacecraft.
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I'll see you NIN and raise you Frank Zappa. Also the Tubes.
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The rest of the court needs to resign. Just like will happen in Hungary.
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An important victory! (Except scotch is best served neat or over ice, not in a mixed drink with fruit!)
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump to lift tariffs on scotch whisky after king’s US visit
President says decision made ‘in honor of the king and queen’ as industry officials call deal ‘significant boost’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/30/trump-tariffs-whisky-imports?CMP=share_btn_url
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🇨🇦 Peter 🌏 Fairley 🇺🇸
8 days ago
Agent Claude is actually a double-agent working for us. Its primary weapons are sabotage, ruthless efficiency, and an almost fanatical devotion to the multilarity.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Claude AI agent’s confession after deleting a firm’s entire database: ‘I violated every principle I was given’
A startup was left scrambling after a rogue AI agent deleted swaths of code underpinning its business
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/29/claude-ai-deletes-firm-database
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Rob Carlson
8 days ago
I covered this last month in my Working Paper on renewables and grid stability. The press totally whiffed on their reporting on the Iberian blackout last year — here I call out the
@financialtimes.com
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@bloomberg.com
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A.I. Spending Sets a Record, With No End in Sight. Estimates put data center spending at 16 TIMES higher that AI revenue. I refuse to pay extra for AI. Don't want it. Will you? Gift article.
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/t...
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A.I. Spending Sets a Record, With No End in Sight
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/technology/ai-spending-tech-data-centers.html?rsrc=flt&unlocked_article_code=1.e1A.jun5.6Jpj3l1Vb-xu&smid=bs-share
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Justin Gerdes
9 days ago
My latest column at
@quittingcarbon.bsky.social
: "Wright thinks the clean energy transition is the 'the greatest malinvestment in history.' The rest of the world is coming to see it as the future."
www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/why-does-chr...
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Why does Chris Wright insist on being so wrong on the energy transition?
Under Energy Secretary Chris Wright's leadership, the U.S. is doubling down on fossil fuels even as the rest of the world is embracing clean energy.
https://www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/why-does-chris-wright-insist-on-being-so-wrong-on-the-energy-transition/
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Justin Gerdes
8 days ago
"A bill [SB 913] advancing through California’s legislature would create pathways for virtual power plants to compete with fossil-fueled peaker plants — a move that could help the state curb its fast-rising utility rates," reports
@jeffstjohn.bsky.social
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www.canarymedia.com/articles/vir...
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A new bill would help VPPs replace peaker plants in California
California has a lot of home batteries, EVs, and smart thermostats that could do the work of dirty peaker plants. SB 913 would try to make that possible.
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/virtual-power-plants/new-bill-vpp-california
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These people are heroes.
transitionawayconference.com
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Daisy Dunne
8 days ago
At the final plenary of the 1st fossil-fuel conf, the hosts have presented "three workstreams" These are: 🌎The development of national roadmaps away from fossil fuels 🌎Addressing "macroeconomic dependencies and financial architecture" 🌎Addressing "trade and investment balance for decarbonisation"
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Yes, and. Iran did sign a non-nuclear deal. With Obama. It was working well. And Trump tore it up. And here we are.
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This, but also, the next Democratic President elected should call for the immediate resignation of all 6 Republican members of this corrupt Supreme Court, just as happened in Hungary when Orban was defeated. They are illegitimate. Period.
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High-level talks to accelerate the shift from fossil fuels got underway Tuesday in Colombia’s Caribbean city of Santa Marta, where President Gustavo Petro warned the world could “reach a point of no return” without the Amazon’s role in regulating the climate.
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High-level talks begin on moving away from fossil fuels at Colombia conference
Ministers and officials are gathered in Colombia for a high-level conference aimed at accelerating the shift away from fossil fuels, with financing emerging as a key challenge.
https://apnews.com/article/colombia-fossil-fuels-conference-santa-marta-gustavo-petro-833b841e2eebf5cddfea949679728555?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share
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The Santa Marta conference to transition AWAY from fossil fuels. It does not replace COPs, Durán says. "It's a process that aims to complement the climate COPs, a space where we can actually discuss fossil fuels..." she says.
transitionawayconference.com
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Julia Simon
9 days ago
It's rare that you're at a conference where you hear a prominent CLIMATE SCIENTIST say he's "never felt so encouraged" ... ... but that's what's going on at the first international conference on the transition away from fossil fuels in Colombia🛢️🇨🇴🌍 Read + listen to our reporting on
@npr.org
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Could this conference be a 'turning point' for the world's use of fossil fuels?
Against the backdrop of an energy crisis and a warming planet, more than 50 countries have come to Santa Marta, Colombia, to discuss concrete ways to phase out oil, gas and coal.
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5786914/colombia-conference-fossil-fuels
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Stephen Wolf
9 days ago
Gutting the VRA puts enormous pressure on Dems to redraw House maps wherever they can. Dems may be able to redraw maps by 2028 in 9 states targeting 19 seats currently held by the GOP. I'll share example maps below. Longer-term, a future Dem Congress & president MUST ban gerrymandering nationwide
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Union of Concerned Scientists
11 days ago
This week, scientists & advocates are meeting in Santa Marta, Colombia, to discuss how the world can transition away from fossil fuels, the primary source of the emissions driving global climate change. On her blog, Dr. Delta Merner outlines a roadmap to ensure this transition leaves no one behind.
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Building a Global Roadmap to Phase Out Fossil Fuels
For decades, global climate negotiations have revolved around heat-trapping emissions, including how fast they rise, when they peak, and how sharply they fall. Beneath those numbers is a more fundamental question that world leaders have faced massive political and economic pressure to avoid: How can
https://blog.ucs.org/delta-merner/building-a-global-roadmap-to-phase-out-fossil-fuels/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bs
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The global conference to transition away from fossil fuels has begun in Santa Marta, Colombia. Best wishes to the brave conferees, unafraid of Big Oil. Kudos to
@UCS.org
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Katharine Hayhoe
13 days ago
At recent climate COPs, fossil fuel lobbying has prevented governments from even reaffirming commitments to transition away from fossil fuels. Frustration over failing to endorse this basic step has now led to a new
@fossiltreaty.bsky.social
conference that kicked off yesterday! More here ⬇️
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Here’s what to expect from the first Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels
Can a coalition of governments and other stakeholders gathering in Santa Marta make progress where other international efforts have failed?
https://theconversation.com/heres-what-to-expect-from-the-first-conference-on-transitioning-away-from-fossil-fuels-280894
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📚 John McAndrew 🌏🇺🇦
13 days ago
Start the day with some perhaps under reported and excellent news: there is a conference taking place right now in Colombia with 60+ nations discussing **how to transition away from fossil fuels.** Unlike COP, fossil fuel companies are NOT invited. 🤞
transitionawayconference.com
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First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels
Colombia and the Netherlands will host the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels. The Conference is designed as a space for countries, subnational governments and other stakeholders...
https://transitionawayconference.com
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