"The Trump administration wants to pull that blanket off, instead requiring protections tailored to each newly classified threatened species. "This could lead to fewer protections for struggling plants and animals," said Stephanie Kurose, deputy director of government affairs at the Center.

This is the Trump photo that was accidentally included in the Epstein file release. Once they noticed the mistake, it was quickly removed. I happened to grab a screenshot before it was taken down. 🙃

💔Biggest eco crime on Earth now ignored by western media Over 5 million acres of millions year old ancient forest in Sumatra is going to be transformed into this a lifeless desert of nothing Birds wildlife tigers Orangutan Elephant will see their homes destroyed for bio fuels Photo Mike Holston.

America First Guy wants to start a war with Venezuela, take over Greenland, make Canada into the 51st state, continue the disastrous economic trade war with allies, and keep supporting Israel's genocide. Well done, MAGA.

BLOCK this MAGA POS: @sacredoak.bsky.social

NEW: Tens of thousands of documents appearing to be from "Dataset 8" of the Epstein files went live on a Justice Department website today, only to be pulled down hours later without explanation. w/ @eorden.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

Ugh. Imagine being stationed on the USS Pedophile…

Just days after the first North Atlantic right whale calf of the 2025-26 calving season was spotted, another member of this critically endangered species—a juvenile named Division—was found so severely entangled in fishing gear that he is not expected to survive.

Scientists urge governments not to wait for global plastics treaty as pollution continues to grow phys.org/news/2025-12... via @physorg_com

The Trump admin. released final plans today that strip protections for the #GreaterSageGrouse on about 50 million acres of federal #PublicLand across eight Western states. Previous proposals over the past decade were intended to prevent #extinction of the iconic dancing bird. bit.ly/4pL6N0d

‘Blatant Act of Retaliation’: Trump Denies Colorado Request for Fire, Flooding Disaster Relief https://www.europesays.com/2651304/ ‘Blatant Act of Retaliation’: Trump Denies Colorado Request for Fire, Flooding Disaster Relief https://www.commondreams.org/news/colorado-flood by crustose_lichen

The past year in the Arctic marked the region’s warmest autumn, second-warmest winter, and third-warmest summer ever We are rapidly losing Earth critical natural air conditioning system without which global warming will be super charged eos.org/articles/ami...

When demand exceeds supply, solutions stop existing. The Colorado River isn’t facing a management problem. It’s facing a biophysical one. We can negotiate scarcity, but we can’t negotiate water that isn’t there. apple.news/A7WBOTvnyQQm...

🚨Samuel Saxon, a Cincinnati ICE supervisor, was booked Dec. 19 into Butler County Jail that holds ICE detainees, as he faced state strangulation/domestic violence charges and a federal lying count. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/ice-superv...

BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...

George Conway is running against Jack Schlossberg, Cameron Kasky, Alan Pardee, state Assembly member Micah Lasher, and journalist Jami Floyd. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

From today's new Gallup poll news.gallup.com/poll/700241/...

Said it before and I’ll say it again, #fuckchuck

TikTok has signed a deal to sell its U.S. operations to a group of investors led by Larry Ellison, the billionaire ally of Trump whose family media and entertainment empire just got bigger. n.pr/4p9IPdQ

Incredible stuff, no notes

Trump administration suspends leases for major offshore wind projects

"They will not replace me if I leave. I have to hope that by staying I can be the bridge to the next generation of wilderness rangers." wildernesswatch.org/they-will-no...

Chicago is having none of this administration's BS.

US Treasury quietly removed sanctions from several companies previously accused of supplying Russia's military - from Cyprus, Dubai, Turkey, and Finland - offering no explanation for the move.

Trump is directing his administration to begin de-naturalizing around 100-200 people per month, on top of current immigration efforts to end visas, deport illegals, and deny visa applications.

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Congress authorizes a record $901bn in annual military spending They ignore the threat of climate change and gut climate research and Dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research and instead spend billions of money on military www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

RFK Jr. has cancelled grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics because “they no longer align with departmental priorities”. The grants were on such topics as “reducing sudden infant death, rural access to health care, and mental health…” The AAP has criticized RFK Jr. That’s the real reason.

Border Patrol Bets on Small Drones to Expand US Surveillance Reach Federal records show CBP is moving from testing small drones to making them standard surveillance tools, expanding a network that can follow activity in real time and extend well beyond the border.

Arctic Earth natural air conditioning system that reflects heat back into space is in death mode Arctic thickest ice declined by more than 95% since 1980s Greenland ice sheet lost 129bn tons of ice in 2025 alone This will supercharge heating across Earth www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

WP: Trump privately spoke with his former impeachment attorney Alan Dershowitz about potentially being president for a THIRD term. He presented Trump a draft of his upcoming book called "Could President Trump Constitutionally Serve a Third Term?"

The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story. Holy. Shit. www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...

BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families. The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.

Global warming does not mean just more intense droughts, floods, wild fires, heat and storms but also the spread of even more diseases phys.org/news/2025-12...

Chancellor Merz is right: Europe can no longer depend on America. But he's wrong to say that America is pursuing its own interests. Trump is pursuing his deranged and corrupt interests, not ours.

ICYMI: Last night @jeremyfaust.bsky.social revealed that Drs. Makary and Prasad of the FDA have lied to all of us with their claims that COVID19 vaccines “killed 10 children”. The scientists that did the work found that there were ZERO deaths that they could be certain were caused by the vaccines.

Update: DOJ haw now sued 18 states. My law firm has already filed to intervene to defend voters in 13 of the first 14 cases. We are working on the remains 5. This is an insane effort by DOJ and we are a small firm. But we are committed to protecting free and fair elections in 2026. More soon.

Species are now evolving on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, turning plastic into habitat. Our ability to understand the new ecological interactions of the garbage will always lag behind the consequences. www.eldiario24.com/en/great-pac...

These are my friends @earthjustice.org great work. Support them anyway you can for our environment’s future. Gifted www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/c...

BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego Garcia, just now: "I stand here today with my head held high, and I will continue to fight and stand firm.”

Better eat your wheaties bub, I prefer Total myself..

The EPA has removed references about humans causing climate change from its website. No US government website can be trusted for science information.

Sanders: Mark Zuckerberg is building a data center in Louisiana that will use 3x more electricity than all of New Orleans. Oligarchs want YOU to pay for these data centers with higher water & electric bills. OFC, who’s going to process all the border crossing data?

Here's an excellent new essay from Wilderness Watch's Mason Parker detailing our objection to a U.S. Forest Service decision to release another 10,000 domestic sheep into nearly one third of the High Uintas Wilderness in Utah. wildernesswatch.substack.com/p/domestic-s...

Corriere della Sera: When meeting Zelensky, Meloni spoke on behalf of the WH. Her message: "Be aware that you may have to make painful concessions." Her point: Ze's position is weakened by corruption. Rome sees its role in achieving a just and lasting peace plan with priority given to US over EU.

Indianas cheating Gerrymandering is going for a full senate vote tomorrow. Please help us call our senator .. 🤬🤬

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee has become the No. 1 spender in Democratic Party primaries, pouring in $100 million in 2024 alone to attack members of Congress who spoke out against Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Their message: If you criticize Israel, we will bury you. #TheIntercept

Kitchen Nightmare: How Plastic in Everyday Objects Leaches into Food, Hurting Human Health, Environment https://www.europesays.com/2621384/ This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy…