Pastor Jorge Bautista was telling a Border Patrol agent "we come in peace" when the agent fired toxic powder at him, leaving him struggling to breathe. “No one should be assaulted for being out there protesting,” he says. With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social

The EPA is prioritizing review of new chemicals to be used in data centers. Experts say this could lead to the fast approval of new types of forever chemicals—with limited oversight.

A new feature on X revealed that many influential MAGA accounts are not actually based in the US. President Donald Trump has continued sharing their posts anyway. www.wired.com/story/trump-...

The Trump Admin isn't interested in public safety - they're terrorizing communities to boost numbers in a mass deportation scheme that is as inhumane as it is a waste of resources. This sort of behavior from federal law enforcement is what you might expect in a military dictatorship - not the U.S.

The Commission is referring Greece to the Court of Justice for failing to align its rules on family benefits with EU law: Rules on social security coordination explicitly prohibit any residence requirements for receiving social security benefits, incl family allowances. ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Data from the National Association of Realtors paints a painful portrait of American home buying: All-cash buyers at 26% of the market. Median age of the typical homebuyer: a stunning 59 years old. nar.realtor/research-and...

ProPublica’s @andykroll.bsky.social spent months chronicling Russ Vought’s rise from the Senate mailroom to one of the most influential players in the current Trump administration, where he has tried to fulfill his desire to put federal workers “in trauma.”

There are no "natural disasters". "'There is so much corruption': hundreds of thousands protest in Manila over missing flood funds" #NoNaturalDisasters Philippines www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666x what the average @sbworkersunited.org barista does. It would take less than one day of sales to finalize a fair contract. Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.

🌡️ Stakeholder Spotlight: Athens 30+ partners are co-creating #UrbanHeat resilience with DT-HEAT+, a #DigitalTwin predicting heat risks and guiding action—now part of the EU’s DestinE platform for climate-resilient cities. 🔍 Learn more: schub.carmine-project.eu/llm/living-l... #Climate #Resilience

Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water. grist.org/accountabili... #Oklahoma #Water #OK #Gas #Climate

No doubt about it: Climate change made Hurricane Melissa way worse. grist.org/climate/no-d... #Disaster #Hurricane #Climate #Science

Republican lawmakers, right-wing influencers, far-right extremists, and conspiracy theorists pushed anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim rhetoric after Zohran Mamdani’s victory.

Greece still has no safety system for its trains and railway system. The country demonstrates that it does not care about the safety and lives of its people. #TrainDisaster #τεμπη

The ocean has been hoarding heat. Now it is building up a massive ‘burp.’ grist.org/oceans/hey-s... #Ocean #Heat #Climate #Nature

Lipstick, manicures ... and fascism: the ugliness behind the $450bn beauty industry

Officials with New Mexico’s state emergency management agency said Thursday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency opted to withhold disaster prevention funding following deadly flooding in the Ruidoso area, a decision they are appealing. buff.ly/27KIwLi

This is corruption. #DisasterRisk

Our analysis of EPA air monitoring data shows that companies have far underestimated the pollution caused by their facilities. At a U.S. Steel plant outside Pittsburgh, monitors found benzene levels 37 times higher than estimated emissions. @lisalsong.bsky.social, 📸: @annie-flanagan.bsky.social

📢 We won! A Youth Climate Corps is in Budget 2025. Years of youth organizing secured a $40M two-year commitment. A meaningful start, but only the beginning. 👉 Read our response & stay with us as we push for what comes next: www.goodgreenjobsforall.ca

Mussels reveal growing microplastic pollution in Greece’s prized seas

New report: Building Resilience to Heat in the City of Athens, in English and Greek #ResilientCitiesNetwork #ARSINOE_EU resilientcitiesnetwork.org/building-res...

Decades of unchecked growth have turned Greece’s cities into sprawling heat traps, a new University of Athens study warns

Houston Chronicle: In Houston-area floodplain development, political donations beat science www.houstonchronicle.com/projects/202...

This is next level authoritarianism.👇 "Following the suspension of two career prosecutors, the U.S. Department of Justice quietly revised a sentencing memo in a high-profile case — removing all references to the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and President Donald Trump’s social media post."

The study focuses on 38 islands belonging to the Cyclades and Dodecanese clusters, and represents the first quantitative and cartographic analysis of how construction activity “touches” or impacts their cultural heritage. #Greece #overconstruction www.ekathimerini.com/news/environ...

The White House's East Wing construction rubble was taken to East Potomac Golf Course. It was reported that the rubble will be used to create mounds on the golf course. Read more: bit.ly/4oa2tXA

#ICYMI: Among the citizens detained by immigration agents are nearly 20 children, including two with cancer. Four children were held for weeks with their undocumented mother and without access to the family’s attorney until a congresswoman intervened. By @nicolefoy.bsky.social

NEW: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday that it will send election monitors to polling sites in California and New Jersey — a move that Democrats and democracy advocates warned may be a potential step toward the Trump administration seizing control of voting.

Pay attention -- what he means is allowing Democrats to win a free and fair election.

A new big-data tool can assess environmental conditions at the scale of individual neighborhoods across the globe. What it shows: lower-income urban communities bear the brunt of environmental burdens, even in wealthy green cities around the world. 🧪 eos.org/articles/usi...

Why is Vought’s role as Trump’s budget director so key to the president’s plans? “Every goddam thing in the executive branch goes through OMB,” a former official explained. The agency is the choke point for $7 trillion in federal spending.

Effects of antidepressants on physical health ranked for first time https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9d65nqgd5zo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

Has climate always shaped how we live in cities, or is this a uniquely modern concern? Explore this question with Dorothee Brantz on October 30th (10:30 AM) at SFU Burnaby (AQ 6229). Learn more: events.sfu.ca/event/46400-... #sfuurb @sfuhistory.bsky.social

Europe is increasingly facing climate-related hazards. Extreme temperatures, heavy rainfall, and droughts threaten human health, ecosystems, and create substantial economic losses.

Reminder: We spent YEARS reading thousands and thousands of articles on the Tea Party and how it was a true expression of the American people's will, and it never mounted anything nearly as big as Saturday's No Kings rallies. [1/3]

Our second episode from our series ‘Where is Urban Politics?’ is out now: urbanpolitical.online/98-repolitic... Josh Ryan-Collins (@jryancollins.bsky.social) and Dirk Bezemer are talking about Europe’s housing crisis, financialisation, and the urgent need to rethink the politics of home.

This is not an error. These are lies. Developers are responsible.

'Many, especially women, speak of a sense of suffocation and dread; fearing their bodies won’t cope or that a loved one will collapse' - the brutal reality for people enduring climate-driven extreme heat: share.google/zBYUeSC7k0tY...

NEW WIRED led the way in reporting on Elon Musk's efforts to dismantle the US government. My colleagues and I spoke to 100s of employees at dozens of agencies to understand what happened. This is the definitive story of DOGE as told by those who experienced it www.wired.com/story/oral-h...

First came the wildfire. Then came the scams. As extreme weather becomes more frequent, so too have post-disaster contractor scams like excessive billing and shoddy repairs. grist.org/extreme-weat... #Weather #Disaster #Climate #Insurance #Policy #Scams #Scam #Wildfire #Floods #Hurricane

Scams are rampant after natural disasters. Here’s how to protect yourself. grist.org/extreme-weat... #disaster #DisasterRelief #weather #insurance #Climate #Floods #Hurricane #Scams

Spoke to @yannquilcaille.bsky.social and @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social about their new study in Nature. They finds dozens of heat waves would be "virtually impossible" without the activity of major fossil fuel producers. Read on ⬇️ @npr.org to learn about their methodologies + why the work matters.

Director of heart surgery at major Athens hospital in Greece arrested for taking bribes. www.ekathimerini.com/news/1280475...

The Night Shift. With extreme heat making it perilous to work during the day, farmers and fisherfolk worldwide are adopting overnight hours. That comes with new dangers. grist.org/food-and-agr... #Heat #India #Agriculture #Food #Climate #Environment #Farms #Farming #Night

69% percent of Democrats and 21% of Independents are either furious or angry.

The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal. Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.

🚨BREAKING: Cleta Mitchell thinks President Donald Trump may declare a national emergency to allow him to take control of national elections. Her comments will add to growing concern that Trump is plotting a way to use his power over the military and federal law enforcement to rig next year’s vote.

20 years after Katrina, New Orleans’ levees are sinking and short on money. The city’s $14 billion flood system faces new threats from climate change, land subsidence, and Trump budget cuts. grist.org/extreme-weat... #NewOrleans #Katrina #Climate #Disaster #Weather #LA