James Belcher
@jamesbelcher.bsky.social
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Energy, democracy, and energy democracy. Portland, Oregon
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Although many people would be satisfied with a return to "normal", Kali Akuno (JACKSON RISING) argues that we must not squander the moment by thinking small.
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Why the general strike must demand that society be remade
Kali Akuno explains why a general strike is necessary, but should only be seen as a means to the end of the corporate, two-party system.
https://www.grassrootsthinking.com/necessary-but-not-sufficient-the-general-strike-and-the-need-for-more/
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"We cover the DNC autopsy report which was, fittingly, dead on arrival, the California mayoral and gubernatorial elections, and why billionaire Tom Steyer is winning so much support from the left despite opposing Bernie's AI data center moratorium."
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Bernie's Our Revolution ENDORSES Billionaire, DNC's PATHETIC Autopsy Report, (w/ Ron Placone)
YouTube video by Bad Faith
https://youtu.be/_Dsb2LLW6qA?si=p4_NUwuxAuJKv3d5
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If you're on your high horse over shoplifting in I LOVE BOOSTERS, climb down and read this.
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The Real Crime Isnât ShopliftingâItâs Wage Theft
Why has the media gone all in on small time scofflaws when organized financial crime is robbing people straight from their paychecks?
https://newrepublic.com/post/175343/wage-theft-versus-shoplifting-crime
about 1 hour ago
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Money on the Left
about 15 hours ago
Heterodox economist Jamee K. Moudud returns to Money on the Left to discuss his new book, Legal and Political Foundations of Capitalism: The End of Laissez-Faire?
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Legal & Political Foundations of Capitalism with Jamee K. Moudud
Heterodox economist Jamee K. Moudud returns to Money on the Left to discuss his new book, Legal and Political Foundations of Capitalism: The End of Laissez-Faire? (Routledge, 2025). The phrase âinsâŚ
https://moneyontheleft.org/2025/07/01/legal-political-foundations-of-capitalism-with-jamee-k-moudud/
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Wasserman-Schultz is being accused of carpetbagging into a majority-minority district race. And pandering. đŹ
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BREAKING! Debbie Wasserman Schultz ANGERS Black Voters!
YouTube video by Sabby Sabs
https://youtu.be/Z2SaV6nSKo8?si=CiGNEH7purs8Xa3q
about 16 hours ago
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I'm eating a green dragon.
about 16 hours ago
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Status Coup News
about 17 hours ago
đ¨BREAKING: Protesters BLOCKING ICE Vehicles Moving Hunger Strike Leader | LIVE From NJ ICE Prison LIVE NOW:
youtube.com/live/eRYCGy0...
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đ¨BREAKING: Protesters BLOCKING ICE Vehicles Moving Hunger Strike Leader | LIVE From NJ ICE Prison
YouTube video by Status Coup News
https://youtube.com/live/eRYCGy0fkCE?feature=share
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The bodega next door topped the list. 𤡠My only quibble is with calling it "quaint". It ain't. And that's part of why it'll never be a tourist destination. It's just an average convenience store withâit being Portlandâa slightly better than average bong selection.
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The Top Five Places in Portland To Avoid Tourists - Portland Mercury
What follows is one of the many articles in the Mercuryâs 2026 Music Issue. Find a print copy here, subscribe to get a copy mailed to you here, and if youâre feeling generous and want to keep these ty...
https://www.portlandmercury.com/music-issue-2026/the-top-five-places-in-portland-to-avoid-tourists/
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Jessica Pishko
about 20 hours ago
the data says housing first works but have you considered my feelings on the matter
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@pdxforall.bsky.social
is hosting a virtual forum this Wednesday on the Moda Center deal.
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Community in Action: Negotiate a better Moda Center deal
Portland officials need to slow down to negotiate a fair deal benefiting all parties We love the Blazers and support a fair public-private investment in a Moda Center renovation, but have serious con...
https://actionnetwork.org/events/community-in-action-negotiate-a-better-moda-center-deal?source=direct_link&&link_id=1&can_id=058dd6ae091d5a2c022f675e32a22106&email_referrer=email_3249800&email_subject=rsvp-who-should-pay-to-renovate-the-moda-center&
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Margaret Kimberley
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Maurice Carney of Friends of the Congo joined me on
@blackagendareport.bsky.social
to discuss the Ebola virus disease crisis and the continued exploitation of that country by western powers.
youtu.be/P_aqJHQPWok?...
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Congo, Ebola Virus Disease, and Colonial Exploitation
YouTube video by Black Agenda Report
https://youtu.be/P_aqJHQPWok?si=YWmbkaWSP17G3v5u
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"The election autopsy wouldn't have changed anything anyway." True. The DNC has proved uninterested in change for at least a decade. Until Dems ditch all big donors party-wide, they remain impervious to reform. Here's RootsAction's *2016* election autopsy. Note how little has changed.
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The Democratic Party in Crisis â Autopsy: How Democrats Lost the White House
https://democraticautopsy.org/democratic-party-in-crisis/
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"Union organizer, Chris Townsend discusses the reasons why the AFL-CIO shrinks from effectively fighting for its members and expanding the power of workers. Then, political scientist Lee Drutman lays out a system of proportional representation that would take away the incentive to gerrymander."
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Unions Hiding/A Solution to Gerrymandering
Listen now | Ralph welcomes back union organizer, Chris Townsend, to discuss the reasons why the AFL-CIO shrinks from effectively fighting for its members and expanding the power of workers.
https://open.substack.com/pub/ralphnader/p/unions-hidinga-solution-to-gerrymandering?r=18m935&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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Street Roots
4 days ago
A massive data center is the planned recipient of green energy generated by a $3.3 billion project long opposed by Yakama Nation.
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'It's not built yet': Yakama Nation fights $3.3B energy project and data center development on sacred site
Yakama Nation and its allies have been fighting to stop the project for nearly a decade. New information shows the project is intended to feed the âworld's greenestâ data center
https://www.streetroots.org/news-stories/2026/05/20/its-not-built-yet-yakama-nation-fights-3-3b-energy-project-and-data-center-development-on-sacred-site/
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Task & Purpose
12 days ago
Mental crisis didnât cause airman to self-immolate in protest of Israel, Air Force found
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Mental crisis didnât cause airman to self-immolate in protest of Israel, Air Force found
The investigation reveals new details about Senior Airman Aaron Bushnell, dating back to his years working for the National Security Agency.
https://trib.al/oGbjpSt
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Saturdays with Renee, 8am Pacific
#BookSky
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Revolution Is Mental Health! ft Lara Sheehi
YouTube video by Black Liberation Media
https://www.youtube.com/live/PGnGalaE4Go?si=89AUWTtfafg-FX1K
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#California
#democracy
#voting
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"The organisers of the Global Sumud Flotilla said in a statement on Telegram on Friday that the freed activists had reported at least 15 cases of sexual abuse while in Israeli detention."
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France bans far-right Israeli minister Ben-Gvir over abuse of activists
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said France would not tolerate its nationals being threatened or intimidated.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/23/france-bans-far-right-israeli-minister-ben-gvir
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Bill Corbett
3 days ago
sea lions > you
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juno rylee schultz
4 days ago
my favorite data centers are libraries
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Vijayalakshmi
over 2 years ago
#a_short_story_per_day
24th October 2023 A SĂŠance in the Anthropocene by Abigail Larkin (also Abby Rashid)
grist.org/fix/arts-cul...
This eco-futurist short story is full of the passion and hopefulness of youth, and is gently forgiving of our present.
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Once again, corruption in the "good" party.
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Mommy Marshal Heidi đłď¸âđđłď¸ââ§ď¸â
3 days ago
The replies to this not even controversial post are why this entire team sport political system is unsalvageable. "How dare you criticize our guy, you're a bot!"
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Labor Notes
3 days ago
If you otherwise have the fundamentals of organizing in place but are still struggling to reach more people, make sure youâre paying attention to your list and not leaving an opportunity on the table, writes
@l-l-xu.bsky.social
labornotes.org/2026/05/list...
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List-Building 101, or How to Expand Your Reach as a Troublemaker
Effective troublemakers need many skills. One of the most important, though not the most glamorous, is list-building. If you otherwise have the fundamentals of organizing in place but youâre still str...
https://labornotes.org/2026/05/list-building-101-or-how-expand-your-reach-troublemaker
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J. Mijin Cha
10 days ago
At a recent faculty meeting, someone defended the use of AI and its environmental impact by saying Google had a sustainability effort. Yeah, right. Also, I have a bridge you might be interested in.
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RootsAction figured that the DNC would either release a whitewashed 2024 election autopsy or none at all. So, as they did after 2016, they wrote their own report. Now that the DNC has released its (incomplete, botched) version, it seems like a good time to repost this. Read:
democraticautopsy.org
3 days ago
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Today at 1PM EDT Food, Development, and US Imperialism with Samantha Iyer
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh2G...
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"Before October 7th, responses were similar to the 2019 poll, but by the end of October, in reaction to the intensity of Israelâs assault on Gaza, attitudes shifted dramatically against any attempt to deal with Israel. Three years later, one can reasonably assume this hasnât changed."
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US Middle East Policies Making a Bad Situation Worse â James Zogby
One reason why US policy in the Middle East has been so problematic is because policymakers refuse to consider its impact on the needs of Arab people. With Israel, itâs a diff...
https://jameszogby.com/2026-1/us-middle-east-policies-making-a-bad-situation-worse
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s. e. smith
3 days ago
Every time I talk about conditions in the rural US I get a lot of shitty comments so I am going to tell you up front that I will simply block you, no warning, if you make a shitty comment here. If you think rural communities deserve this, if you want to screech about 'red states,' fuck off.
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"Ballot access laws make it unnecessarily difficult for independent and minor party candidates to appear on the ballot. Excessive signature requirements, early filing deadlines, restrictive retention rules, & technical compliance hurdles act as structural barriers rather than legitimate safeguards."
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Home | Voter Choice
https://www.voterchoice.net/
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"Republicans, Democrats, and independents agree: Weâve had some of the worst candidates in history. The good news? Itâs the law. And we can change the law."
#democracy
#voting
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Home | Ballots Without Barriers
https://www.ballotswithoutbarriers.com/
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Minor parties from different states working together. I like it.
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isaac
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I'm still enrolled in the SAVE Plan and the emails I get about it are increasingly aggressive. None of them mention that there is still ongoing legal dispute about the program's future. Instead they all warn that I am being charged interest and that it's in my best interest to switch plans now.
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"Since mid March, 14 detentions that may have violated Oregonâs Sanctuary Promise have been reported to the PIRC hotline. "This means that almost 21% of detentions reported in that timeframe have occurred as someone was traveling to or from local courthouses or being released from jail."
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Weekly Update - May 19, 2026 | Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition
PIRC's weekly updates for the week of May 19, 2026.
https://pircoregon.org/data-and-updates/weekly-updates/2026-5-19
3 days ago
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Canary Media Inc.
14 days ago
Where does balcony solar stand in your state? We've got a fresh update:
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/states-passing-balcony-solar-laws
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Where does balcony solar stand in your state?
Dozens of states are considering legislation to allow residents to use DIY plug-in solar. Follow the efforts here.
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/states-passing-balcony-solar-laws?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=canary
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"The judicial fight over the future of the SAVE federal student debt repayment plan has left millions of working people in limbo. "Meanwhile, many debtors are wondering what to do â should they get out of the SAVE Plan? If so, when? Is there anything we can do to push back on these changes?"
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SAVE Plan: May Update
On March 9, a group of debtors filed a lawsuit (Havens v. U.S. Department of Education) to sue the administration alleging that the Departmentâs refusal to implement the SAVE Plan Final Rule violatesâŚ
https://debtcollective.org/event/save-plan-may-update/
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Debt Collective đĽ
5 days ago
this is unironically the political ideology of many Democrats
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I rarely post anything from status quo site Politico, but they got this part very right: "The party made one thing very clear: It still hasnât formed its own conclusion of what went wrong, or where itâs headed next."
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'The report's so stupid': The DNC 2024 autopsy is roiling Democrats
Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin is already working to weather the storm.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/21/democratic-party-2024-autopsy-00931754
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Alex Zielinski
4 days ago
27+ hours later, here's where Portland city councilors landed on budget tweaks:
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Compromise in short supply in Portland city council budget negotiations
After spending 27 hours debating the mayorâs budget this week, Portland City Councilors late Wednesday tentatively approved only minor changes to public safety and parks funding, along with other smal...
https://www.opb.org/article/2026/05/21/portland-politics-city-council-mayor-keith-wilson-oregon/
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Saturdays with Renee, 8am Pacific
#BookSky
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Revolution Is Mental Health! ft Lara Sheehi
YouTube video by Black Liberation Media
https://www.youtube.com/live/PGnGalaE4Go?si=89AUWTtfafg-FX1K
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I âĽď¸ Oregon Field Guide videos.
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Rafting the John Day River: Traveling back in time through stunning geology | Oregon Field Guide
YouTube video by Oregon Public Broadcasting
https://youtu.be/isMOv7xJNMQ?si=4JMaAT8HzjG4FarX
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"We start with a discussion of the curious & controversial Jacobin piece by Holly Buck in which she opposes Bernie Sanders' data center moratorium. Why would a left publication advance a take that so obviously benefits big AI?"
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Breaking Down Jacobin's MIND BOGGLING Pro AI Article (W/ Levine, Ongweso & Regunberg)
YouTube video by Bad Faith
https://youtu.be/8SxKoYOqDNU?si=luv9x9NjT-PcvNQp
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RootsAction
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âźď¸ We needed a serious DNC autopsy. But this is almost worthless. There's no mention of the Biden/Harris administration's Israel policy that abetted the Gaza massacre. That cost votes, and helped Trump win.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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DNC releases 2024 autopsy, with chair apologizing for âcreating an even bigger distractionâ
Democratic National Committee chair Ken Martin on Thursday released the partyâs autopsy report on the 2024 election after facing intense pressure to do so
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/dnc-releases-2024-autopsy-chair-143000463.html
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The Democratic Party doesn't need to learn from its mistakes or even admit that it makes any. Running on vibes is working just fine. đ
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Prem Thakker ă
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What's going on here? In February, Axios reported that top party officials who worked on the autopsy of 2024 concluded that Kamala Harris lost significant support because of the Biden admin's approach to Gaza. But the newly-released autopsyâŚdoesn't even mention Gaza or Israel?
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Unmentioned: Ken's hand was forced by CNN's reporting. Given the choice, he wouldn't have released the autopsy at all.
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"We start with a discussion of the curious & controversial Jacobin piece by Holly Buck in which she opposes Bernie Sanders' data center moratorium. Why would a left publication advance a take that so obviously benefits big AI?"
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Breaking Down Jacobin's MIND BOGGLING Pro AI Article (W/ Levine, Ongweso & Regunberg)
YouTube video by Bad Faith
https://youtu.be/8SxKoYOqDNU?si=luv9x9NjT-PcvNQp
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The report is incomplete. Rather than complete it, it's being released in a way almost guaranteeing that it won't be acted upon.
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Read the DNCâs 2024 autopsy obtained by CNN | CNN Politics
CNN is publishing a copy of a report into why Democrats lost the 2024 presidential election conducted at the request of Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/21/politics/read-full-dnc-2024-autopsy-cnn
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"That autopsy never actually arrived. And eventually DNC Chairman Ken Martin said he wouldnât release it. "But now Martin is reversing course and releasing an incomplete version of the document."
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Takeaways from the DNC autopsy | CNN Politics
Ever since the 2024 election, Democrats have been searching for answers as to what went so wrong to possibly have re-installed Donald Trump as president.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/21/politics/dnc-autopsy-takeaways-vis
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âFor Netanyahu, the sin was not the torture or humiliation of the activists; the sin was broadcasting it to the world. Ben-Gvir, however, does not care about Israelâs external image; he performs these abuses for his domestic right-wing base, confident that Israel will face no material consequences.â
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How Ben-Gvirâs flotilla video shattered Israelâs multimillion âHasbaraâ
The Israeli ministerâs taunting of abducted activists triggers a global condemnation forcing Israel into damage control.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/21/how-ben-gvirs-flotilla-video-shattered-israels-multimillion-hasbara
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Amy Westervelt
5 days ago
I was last week years old when I learned that folks fight against air pollution regulation in India by claiming Indian people are uniquely adapted to dirty air (in part because of, amongst other things, yogic breathing đ¤Ż) Incredibly story from
@rishpardikar.bsky.social
drilled.media/news/air-pol...
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Denial and Misinformation: How Politics Weakens India's Air Pollution Response
Indian politicians have denied the severity of the air pollution crisis in the country for decades. Documents related to an update of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) show how the de...
https://drilled.media/news/air-pollution-India
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