"Fossil fuels push the world towards autocracy. Overthrow our demand for them, and we overthrow much of the current tyranny. Greener, cleaner, cheaper, kinder, fairer: what a beautiful world we could have." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/o... What else can you expect from a State under 27 years of GOP hegemony, witnessing the emasculated of social services and the conscious undermining of what used to be decent public schools. Embarrassed to have come from #Florida. #plutocracy #kleptocracy #kakistocracy

truthout.org/articles/flo... #florida #sociology @truthout.org Critical article for everyone's review. My former home state -- a state which imbued its educational system in the 1970s-1990s with teaching critical, supported theories -- is now being hijacked by .... (1/3)

This terrifying Trump plot to steal elections is already underway www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...

Trump cannot stand this one word — but he can't do anything to stop it www.rawstory.com/donald-trump... #nader #ralphnader #rawstory #impeach #plutocracy #kleptocracy #kakistocracy #autocracy

samaustin.ca/council-upda.... Councillor Austin provides detailed assessment of HRM Council's upcoming austerity kick and its true impacts. #hrm #halifax #austerity @samaustind5.bsky.social

open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p... @timothysnyder.bsky.social #smaug #hobbit #tolkien #greed #resist

DOJ busted for removing Epstein files accusing Trump of child rape www.rawstory.com/doj-removes-...

Here's the real story of the FBI raid on Fulton County, Atlanta www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...

www.rawstory.com/raw-investig... @hartmannreport.com @rawstory.com #thomhartmann #hartmannreport #kleptocracy #kakistocracy #plutocracy #idiocracy

Thousand of bulldozers on the way to flatten over 5 million acres of forest in West Papua and this is just one ship Such is the rush that even the Indonesia army has been brought in to speed up the deforestation A shameful day for Indonesia and the world

I called in artillery in Vietnam — I can tell you Trump and his henchmen are full of it www.rawstory.com/trump-venezu... #internationallaw #customaryinternationallaw #humanrights

www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-... #ncra #kakistocracy Each day, each week, this Administration proves that it can engage in more and more vile acts of sabotage to the public health and welfare. #goodtrouble #resist #climatechange #climateemergency

Here it is: the UARB's decision on Halifax Water's requested rate increase. It reads densely. Although I have not yet fully consumed it, it seems to allow the first 15.8% rate increase in January, but reduce the second rate increase in April to 7% (as opposed to 17.1%). #halifaxwater #uarb (1/2)

100 years of average January-October temperature anomalies over land areas through 2025... Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...

The auto industry will tell you the car battery is a perfect example of recycling in action. Here's the part they prefer you not see: the lead poisoning of entire villages around the world to produce lead used to make batteries in the US and other rich countries www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-trump-... #krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social #cryptocrash #kleptocracy As usual, another insight piece from the pen of Mr. Krugman. His analysis readily reflects the underlying reality of cryptocurrency: (1/2)

The EPA has approved two new pesticides with "forever chemicals" that will be used on food. The agency has also announced plans for four additional approvals. The approved pesticides will be used on vegetables such as romaine lettuce, broccoli and potatoes.

www.huffpost.com/entry/opt-ou... #opt-out #optout #ai #gmail @huffpost.com #huffpost

This .... www.rawstory.com/jeffrey-epst... @rawstory.com #epstein #releasethefiles #kakistocracy

crooksandliars.com/2025/11/fox-... Trumpcare? I revert back to the explanation provided 16-years ago by then-Congressman Grayson (D-FL) regarding the GOP health care plan: @crooksandliars.bsky.social #healthcare #gopplan #kakistocracy

"I think when we take the past and understand it, then it gives us a guide to the present," filmmaker Ken Burns tells John Avlon. "What is it that we share in common? Where are the places where we can come together? One of the places that we share is this history."

Tech billionaire flips with big bet on Trump — and the pay off is alarming www.rawstory.com/tech-billion... #paytoplay #plutocracy #kleptocracy #kakistocracy @rawstory #gildedage #robberbarrons

www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... #kleptocracy #plutocracy #kakistocracy

Rank corruption: www.notus.org/money/donald... #kleptocracy #kakistocracy #plutocracy #pardons #bribery

www.salon.com/2025/10/31/j... #johnroberts #supremecourt #scotus #cjroberts @salon.com #lisagraves Lisa Graves nails it -- Chief Justice Roberts' leadership has undermined the foundations of the Court and those of U.S. democracy.

Trump conspiracy theory blown to pieces by his own data-sharing deal www.rawstory.com/dhs-26742504...

Interesting story about Miquelon... a beautiful spot threatened by a changing climate: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Farage: epic grifter

Another reason to boycott Amazon merchandising and services (as if we needed even more): www.theguardian.com/technology/2... #boycottamazon #guardian #theguardian @theguardian.com @us.theguardian.com

If it walks like a fascist, talks like a fascist and jokes like a fascist, it's likely a… www.rawstory.com/trump-fascis...

The energy we need is this suburban dad standing out in the street -- barefoot with Blackhawks pajama pants on -- screaming at the masked goons to get the fuck out of their neighborhood.

“My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!" Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.

white house has joined bluesky click here to block all official us government accounts instantly bsky.app/profile/did:...

Planet-heating methane is escaping from cracks in the #Antarctic seabed as the region warms, with new seeps being discovered at an "astonishing rate", scientists find, raising fears that future global warming predictions may have been underestimated. edition.cnn.com/2025/10/10/c...

This morning's GFS shows the Northern Hemisphere more than 1.64°C over the 1981-2010 baseline on October 23, which is more than 2.2°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline. The Climate 8-ball is smoking. www.karstenhaustein.com/climate

No Kings, No Kings, No Kings

Great resistance speech in the final season of DS9: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVF3... #resist #nokings #resistanceisnotfutile #ds9 #deepspacenine #deepspace9

#nokings #fightforfuture #resist #protest #resistanceisnotfutile

Trump's henchmen revealed: mapping the powerful network that really rules America www.rawstory.com/2674208301/ @rbreich.bsky.social #robertreich #oligarchy #kleptocracy #kakistocracy #resist #nokings #resistanceisnotfutile

It’s not easy to give up fossil fuels, even in places where there is political leadership pushing for it. A look at how politics, economics and energy security concerns have kept the world hooked on coal, oil and gas, despite 30 years of climate talks and treaties (thread) ⬇️ buff.ly/p3Q03pQ

‘Les Misérables’ at 40: The Unlikely Story of a Hit www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/t... #lesmiserables #valjean #onedaymore #hearthepeoplesing

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“That which is hateful to you, do not do unto your fellow. That is the whole Torah; the rest is the explanation; go and learn." — Rabbi Hillel

Feeling a tad implicated, I looked up the Jewish religious organization involved: forward.com/news/386842/...

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Yet another instance of a conscientious jurist to maintain the rule of law in the United States, issuing a 161-page opinion striking down the actions of the current Administration in seizing and attempting deportation of Palestinian students. #ruleoflaw

A series of attempts by Trump’s DOJ to access voter info is prompting increasing alarm from election administrators, who warn that the federal gov't may be laying the groundwork to try to strongarm states over how they conduct their elections. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/doj-kee...

Just saying .... www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNeL... #msnbc @msnbc.com @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com #lawrenceodonnell #kleptocracy #plutocracy #kakistocracy #solidary #resistance

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... @theguardian.com #savedemocracy #solidarity Per historian Timothy Garten Ash, we have 400 days to save U.S. democracy. I believe that, nonetheless, such ability remains tenuous.

Pollard Birches - 1884 #artbots #vangogh https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/13459